As soon as Fang Yi opened the system shop, he immediately understood what the points he had earned earlier were for.
That was because the few items available in the shop were all priced in points.
"Lottery tickets cost 200 points each! So after I found the Poneglyph earlier, I got rewarded with five lottery tickets!"
Although Fang Yi couldn't easily compare the other items, the fact that lottery tickets were available in the shop gave him a good reference point.
Besides the lottery tickets, there were also Skill Experience Scrolls in the shop—something Fang Yi urgently needed. However, they were quite expensive, costing the same as the lottery tickets at 200 points each. In other words, 200 points could be exchanged for a small amount of skill proficiency, which Fang Yi felt wasn't very cost-effective.
Especially for his Precision skill—it just wasn't worth it.
These days, his basic training alone was enough to trigger several experience gains per day, and that was without even entering real combat yet.
However, gaining experience for Evasion was much harder, mainly because it required him to get hit to improve. That was exactly why, so far, his Evasion skill had only reached fifteen proficiency points.
Aside from those two items that Fang Yi was most interested in, the shop also sold various other items, like purified water, rum, and food. But these held no appeal for Fang Yi, so he simply ignored them.
After browsing through all the available items, Fang Yi thought it over and directly exchanged his points for five lottery tickets. Lottery tickets were the most valuable option for now, and exactly what he needed urgently.
If he wanted to strengthen himself quickly, improving his skills was the fastest and most effective way. Of course, if he could get something like the Power Inheritance again, that would be even better.
Although consuming such items was extremely painful, the effects were undeniably powerful.
Counting the lottery tickets he had already collected from merchant ship exchanges, Fang Yi now had ten lottery tickets in total. However, he wasn't planning to use them just yet. He decided to wait until there were items he needed on the prize wheel before drawing.
The next morning, the Oro Jackson set sail again, heading toward their next destination.
Fang Yi returned to his daily training routine.
As his time on the Oro Jackson lengthened, not only did his strength grow steadily, but his behavior also became more and more like a true pirate.
Whoosh!
An unknown bird soaring through the sky was struck by Fang Yi's arrow, falling straight down.
"Woof! Woof!"
Before Fang Yi could even speak, a small figure darted out from beside him—it was Wangzai.
After roughly a month, the little dog had grown considerably. It could no longer perch on Fang Yi's head like before.
Along with its growth, its speed had also increased remarkably.
Everyone had discussed Wangzai's origins before, but none of them could make sense of it. After all, no one had ever heard of a dog species that hatched from an egg, especially an egg fished up from the sea.
In the end, they simply let the matter go. The little fellow had been living on the ship all along and had become a part of their crew.
Still, perhaps because Fang Yi was the one who fished it up—or maybe because he was the first person Wangzai saw—the dog remained closest to Fang Yi, always sticking by his side. Many of the crew were quite jealous of this.
Over the past month, Fang Yi's strength had increased significantly. He had now completely mastered Yamon's bow, and in battle, he was no longer the insignificant rookie hiding in the corner to ambush enemies like before.
During their month-long voyage, they encountered both pirates and marines. While Fang Yi couldn't yet take on enemies independently, he was already able to provide meaningful support in battles.
However, throughout this month, they had neither found another Poneglyph nor located anyone who could read the ancient language.
Still, Fang Yi remained consistent in his efforts, checking in daily with Roger, Rayleigh, and Jabba to gain system points. On average, every three or four days, he could accumulate enough for a tenfold draw. Yet for some reason, he felt that the chances of drawing new skills had been steadily decreasing.
In this month alone—plus the dozen or so lottery tickets he had saved up earlier—he had performed a total of ten tenfold draws. But in all those draws, he only obtained two skills. The rest were miscellaneous items that kept piling up.
"Alright, go ahead and take this to the head chef. Tell him to give you an extra meal! I've finished today's training—I'm heading to take a bath."
Patting Wangzai, who had retrieved the fallen bird, Fang Yi chuckled as he spoke.
Wangzai didn't hesitate, clamping the bird in its jaws and trotting off toward the kitchen. It knew the way there all too well!
After his bath, Fang Yi didn't go back to the deck immediately. Instead, he opened his character panel:
Name: Fang Yi
Gender: Male
Skills:
Precision (LV.2) 89/300: 20% chance for your attacks to hit with perfect accuracy!
Evasion (LV.1) 43/100: 10% chance to completely evade enemy attacks!
Divine Protection (LV.1) 12/100: Automatically avoids a fatal blow (can only trigger once per month).
Hawkeye (Non-Upgradable): Enhances your vision, granting you eyesight akin to an eagle's.
Life Skills:
Music (Beginner): Basic musical knowledge and introductory instrument skills—still just at a beginner's level.
Shipwright (Beginner): Your hands are more dexterous, but you can only make simple repairs on ships.
Navigation (Beginner): You can navigate at sea, but are still prone to getting lost.
Among his recent gains, Divine Protection and Hawkeye were his biggest rewards this month, not to mention the unexpected life skill, Navigation, which had proven quite practical for him.
His first skill, Precision, had finally leveled up to LV.2 as well. Its effect had doubled from a 10% to a 20% chance of perfectly accurate attacks, making his strikes far more threatening.
As for Divine Protection, he hadn't dared to trigger it yet. Though it had a 100% success rate, it only activated in response to a fatal blow. He wasn't bold enough to risk that just for testing. The 12 experience points in it were from Skill Experience Scrolls he had used.
After ten tenfold draws, he had collected enough fragments to synthesize a Medium Skill Experience Scroll, instantly boosting Divine Protection by ten proficiency points.
His last skill, Hawkeye, couldn't be upgraded—but it had brought him the greatest benefit by far.
Thanks to its dynamic vision enhancement, Fang Yi had seen tremendous improvement in his archery and even in close combat. His overall vision had sharpened significantly, allowing him to see farther and more clearly than before.
These days, Fang Yi no longer bothers using Skill Experience Scrolls on Precision. He focused all of them on Divine Protection instead, since the other two skills could still be improved through regular training—but he wasn't about to intentionally get himself nearly killed just to level up Divine Protection.
Besides his skill gains, his inventory had also expanded considerably. For example, his long-coveted Sun Piercer Bow was now just one fragment short of being fully assembled.
He had collected plenty of other fragments too, including rare pieces for Haki (Conqueror's, Armament, and Observation), though he hadn't gathered many of those yet.
More importantly, aside from the Power Inheritance he had obtained previously, he had also drawn a Speed Inheritance item this month. After consuming it, his speed had increased dramatically—both in terms of reaction time and movement speed—making Fang Yi even more eager for such items.
Unfortunately, even after ten tenfold draws, he had only obtained that single inheritance item—its drop rate was even lower than that of skills.
After scanning through his inventory, Fang Yi took out a casual outfit and changed, then closed his system interface and stepped out onto the deck.
"Woof! Woof!"
Upon seeing Fang Yi, Wangzai dropped the meat bone in its mouth and barked twice, as if inviting him to join in the feast.
"You go ahead—I'm not going to fight you for food!" Fang Yi grinned, patting Wangzai's head before strolling toward the bow of the ship to enjoy the sea breeze.
"…Hm? What's that?"
Just as he reached the bow, Fang Yi spotted a small dark dot on the horizon. But with the sky already dimming, he couldn't make it out clearly.
"Golan! You up there? Check what's ahead!"
Fang Yi shouted toward the top of the mast.
Golan was a tall, lanky crew member who always wore an infantry helmet—he served as the ship's lookout and usually kept watch from the mast.
However, when Fang Yi's shout was met with silence, he realized Golan probably wasn't at his post—likely down in the cabin drinking with the others.
Lookouts weren't stationed at the mast around the clock. Most of the time, they simply roamed the ship with telescopes at hand, only climbing up to the mast for close inspections when they spotted something suspicious.
Seeing no response from Golan, Fang Yi quickly climbed up the mast himself and grabbed the telescope mounted there to get a better look.
"Captain! There's a battle ahead! Pirates attacking a merchant ship!"
As soon as he confirmed what he saw, Fang Yi immediately shouted toward the cabin.
His first shout had already caught the attention of several crew members. By the time Fang Yi climbed up the mast, Roger and the others had already rushed out from below deck.
"Xiao Yi, which pirate crew is it?" Rayleigh called out to him from the deck.
Fang Yi froze, then scratched his head in embarrassment—he didn't recognize the pirate flag. After all, he had only been in this world for less than two months.
"Let me take a look."
Without him noticing, Golan had appeared right behind him, smiling as he spoke.
"Sorry!"
Fang Yi quickly moved aside, giving up the best vantage spot to Golan.
Being a lookout wasn't easy. A competent lookout needed to recognize all the infamous pirate flags at a glance, so they could immediately report them to the captain, allowing the captain to assess the enemy's threat level.