In a vast, white, boundless space, Luo Chen's figure slowly solidified.
A giant screen of light appeared before him, listing numerous skill options available for him to learn.
[Current World: One Piece]
[Learnable Skills are as follows:
Six Powers - Shave —— 10,000 Cultivation Points
Six Powers - Iron Body —— 10,000 Cultivation Points
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Swordsmanship Series:
Introductory Swordsmanship —— 1,000 Cultivation Points
Flying Slash Swordsmanship —— 5,000 Cultivation Points (Requires mastery of Introductory Swordsmanship)
Steel-Cutting Swordsmanship —— 10,000 Cultivation Points (Requires mastery of Flying Slash Swordsmanship)
Haki-Infused Swordsmanship —— 50,000 Cultivation Points (Requires mastery of Steel-Cutting Swordsmanship and Armament Haki)
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Haki Series:
Armament Haki (Introductory) —— 50,000 Cultivation Points
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Observation Haki (Introductory) —— 50,000 Cultivation Points
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Conqueror's Haki (Introductory) —— 50,000 Cultivation Points]
[Cultivation Point Balance: 73,100]
Luo Chen's eyelids couldn't help but twitch as he looked at the number of cultivation points required for each skill.
'These skills are too expensive.'
'Each of the Six Powers costs ten thousand cultivation points, which is one hundred million Berries.'
'I only have seventy-three thousand cultivation points right now. I have to plan this carefully.'
Luo Chen thought for a moment and decided to train his Taijutsu first.
In the world of One Piece, activating any skill required stamina. It could be said that Taijutsu was his foundation.
'I can learn Shave and Moonwalk from the Six Powers.'
'Swordsmanship is also a powerful combat art, but I probably can't spare the cultivation points for it in the short term. I'll have to leave it for later.'
'Armament Haki and Observation Haki aren't really necessary in the East Blue for now. But if I enter the Grand Line in the future, I'll have to learn them.'
'So, I'll set aside twenty thousand cultivation points to learn Shave and Moonwalk.'
'The former will greatly increase my movement speed in battle, while the latter will allow me to stay airborne for short periods.'
'The remaining fifty thousand cultivation points will all be used for Taijutsu training.'
As Luo Chen was thinking, his figure had already arrived in the [Taijutsu Training Space].
Appearing before him was the same cold and beautiful woman in the tight leather suit.
She cracked her whip. "One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats, a ten-kilometer run, and practical combat."
"Given the improvement in your physique, the gravity will also increase. Let's begin training immediately."
Luo Chen nodded and began training according to his plan without delay.
Ten hours in the training space was one hour in the outside world. He could complete one round of training in that time. Fifty thousand cultivation points could support fifty hours of training.
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Forty hours later in the training space, Luo Chen was engaged in practical combat with the woman in the leather suit.
He was beaten black and blue.
The strength the woman used was clearly similar to his, but her combat experience and techniques were far superior.
"If you can beat me in practical combat, I can give you a reward."
"The sensations here are no different from the outside world."
The woman in the leather suit said nonchalantly, pulling the zipper on her chest down a bit to reveal her fair cleavage.
The corner of Luo Chen's mouth twitched. "Could you please focus on teaching and not distract me?"
The moment the woman spoke, he couldn't help but have distracting thoughts.
The woman in the leather suit gave a cold smile, and her entire leather suit vanished.
Luo Chen was stunned for a moment, then a fair-skinned fist sent him seeing stars.
"I almost forgot to train your willpower when fighting against women," the cold and stunning woman said with a calm expression, seemingly completely unconcerned about being seen naked.
Luo Chen winced. This was going to be troublesome.
Her figure was too good; he would inevitably be distracted. In the short term, it would probably be impossible for him to fight with a heart as calm as still water.
"Come on," Luo Chen said seriously. This was what made the training meaningful. This system, which trained him based on his weaknesses, was exactly to his liking.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The sound of fists meeting flesh echoed across the small green planet.
When the fifty hours were over, Luo Chen, bruised and swollen, arrived in the vast, white [Skill Training Space].
He wiped the blood from his nose, his voice muffled. "Train in the Six Powers: Shave and Moonwalk."
[Selecting a master tutor for the host...]
[Master tutor selection complete: Rob Lucci of CP9.]
[The master tutor is a special projection and does not possess any personal will or stance. The host can train with peace of mind.]
The system's voice echoed in the white space.
Before him appeared a man in a white suit with a white pigeon perched on his shoulder. His expression was cold, like a killing machine, and his gaze was as sharp as a sword.
"Let's begin. I will guide you in your training of the Six Powers: Shave and Moonwalk."
Rob Lucci's tone was devoid of any emotion.
He glanced at Luo Chen, and a sound like an air explosion erupted from under his feet. His figure vanished as if teleporting, reappearing over ten meters away.
He was so fast that Luo Chen couldn't even catch a trace of his movement.
Rob Lucci said, "The principle of Shave is to create an explosive repulsive force by stepping on the ground dozens of times at high speed in a single instant to achieve high-speed movement. You can observe my slow-motion movements and how my body exerts force."
As his voice fell, he used Shave again.
This time, the flow of the entire space seemed to slow down, and Rob Lucci's movements as he stepped on the ground were clearly visible. Moreover, his body became transparent, revealing the movement of his muscles and bones in minute detail.
Luo Chen's pupils shrank as he observed intently.
The [Skill Training Space] did not have a time limit. As long as he hadn't learned the skill, he could keep learning.
Rob Lucci demonstrated it again and again, and Luo Chen followed along, attempting to use Shave.
In the beginning, it was basically impossible to succeed. At least ten hours passed before he successfully used Shave once.
"Continue. The success rate is too low, and the activation speed is too slow," Rob Lucci commented strictly.
Luo Chen nodded and continued to practice.
...
Seven days later, Luo Chen's physical body, sitting in the dormitory of the Marine base, awakened.
He opened his eyes, got out of bed, and moved his body, which had been sitting stiffly for seven days.
There was no discomfort.
On the contrary, the power surging within his body was a great deal stronger than it had been seven days ago.
[Host: Luo Chen]
[Taijutsu: Lv4 (Equivalent to a Headquarters Captain ≈ Pirate with an 80 million Berry bounty)]
[Skills: Six Powers - Shave, Six Powers - Moonwalk]
[Ninjutsu: Wood Style Ninja Technique Collection]
[Cultivation Points: 100]
[Next Cumulative Deposit Reward Tier: One Billion Berries]
'Spending five hundred million Berries to raise my Taijutsu by one level, reaching the level of a Headquarters Captain.'
'Two hundred million Berries to learn Shave and Moonwalk of the Six Powers.'
Luo Chen discovered that his talent for training skills was not high.
Seven days had passed in the outside world, but he had spent seventy days in the [Skill Training Space]—more than two months. He had spent basically all of it training Shave and Moonwalk.
And this was with the help of the [Skill Training Space].
Otherwise, Luo Chen suspected he might not have been able to master Shave and Moonwalk even after training for two years.
'A Headquarters Captain. This rank's level of strength is not weak at all, far beyond what a Branch Captain can compare to.'
'One slash can cut a warship in half.'
'A building tens of meters high can be demolished with ease.'
'On the surface, it's an invincible existence in the East Blue.'
Luo Chen assessed his own strength.
He looked at the sunlight and green trees outside the window and let out a light breath.
'I still need to get stronger as quickly as possible. The year is 1520, the main story has already begun. Luffy should have already set out to sea.'
'In another two years, the world will probably be in complete chaos. If I don't have enough strength, I could die in some conflict.'
'Even the Summit War will break out before long.'
'If I'm conscripted or transferred to Marine Headquarters, it won't be safe.'
Luo Chen decided that once the matter in Cocoyasi Village was settled, he would go out to sea to hunt pirates.
If the Marines transferred him back to Headquarters, he could always send a Wood Clone back in his place if it came down to it.
A knock sounded at the door.
A man's voice came from outside. "Major Luo Chen, are you in?"
Luo Chen opened the door. Outside was a Marine soldier from the 16th Branch.
The soldier reported, "We just received a message. The warship from Headquarters has arrived ahead of schedule. Captain Gal Locke has taken some men to Cocoyasi Village and is waiting for you there."