Aside from the huge changes within the kingdom.
The biggest changes in the entire kingdom were happening to Aurelius and the others within the Royal Palace training ground.
At this moment, inside the training ground, Aurelius had finished his kendo training and was sitting aside, resting to recover his stamina.
Looking at Dylan and the other three who were still training hard, Aurelius gradually withdrew his gaze.
With a thought, a screen visible only to Aurelius appeared before his eyes.
[King's Treasure]
[King]: Helios Aurelius (8 Years Old)
[Combat Power]: C+ (Commodore Class) ~ B+ (Rear Admiral Class)
[Physique]: C+
[Abilities]: Top-tier Swordsman, Geppo (Moonwalk), Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)
[Haki]: Conqueror's Haki (Low Level), Armament Haki (Intermediate), Observation Haki (Advanced)
[Devil Fruit]: Vampire Fruit (Intermediate)
[Noble Phantasms]: Great Grade Sword Sea Burial (Sea Burial Swordsmanship), Dual Haki Training Manuals, Basic Swordsmanship Training Manual, Identity Card Noble Phantasm
Looking at the various contents on the attribute screen, Aurelius couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Sure enough, with my ordinary human bloodline, even after eating a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, the transformation of my physique is still somewhat slow."
"However, perhaps because the Vampire Fruit focuses on speed, my speed is now very fast."
"Tsk... Possessing three types of Haki, possessing Swordsman-level swordsmanship, possessing the Vampire Fruit, yet after two years, I'm only at Commodore-level combat power."
"As expected, those novels from my previous life where people max out their levels in minutes and become invincible instantly are all lies."
"In this world where physique is supreme, a powerful body is the foundation of everything."
"Even if swordsmanship is high, without a good physique, one can't unleash many Flying Slash Attacks."
"However, the awakening of Conqueror's Haki was indeed a surprise."
Thinking of this, Aurelius recalled the time he awakened Conqueror's Haki.
Over the past two years, Aurelius hadn't just been immersed in cultivation.
Aurelius had also participated in the kingdom's development.
He even combined his vision from his previous life to propose a large number of novel policies, making the kingdom more prosperous.
As the only heir to the kingdom, during his participation in state affairs, he gradually developed an aura of majesty.
And when this aura of majesty reached its peak, Aurelius awakened Conqueror's Haki.
Perhaps due to the different direction of awakening, Aurelius's Conqueror's Haki was somewhat different from others in the original work from his previous life.
Aurelius's Conqueror's Haki naturally carried a strong aura of majesty. When the grand, just, and majestic golden aura enveloped people, it would involuntarily give rise to thoughts of submission and even worship.
Shaking his head slightly, Aurelius continued to look at the attribute screen before him.
"Aside from those, I have to thank the spies from the World Government's CP organizations for the Taijutsu (Body Techniques) skills."
"Tsk, interrogating the Rokushiki (Six Powers) out of them enriched the cultivation methods within the kingdom. Not bad, not bad."
Thinking about this, the corners of Aurelius's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
Then, he looked at the progress of the last two types of Haki.
"Observation Haki is fine. Having cultivated it for so long, and it being the main cultivation project, it's not surprising to reach the Advanced level."
"However, due to my physique, although I possess Armament Haki, the amount isn't much."
"Fortunately, I learned the two techniques of Hardening and Imbuing. Later, after setting sail, I won't be afraid of Logia fruit users."
Reaching out to rub his chin, after familiarizing himself with his attributes, Aurelius closed the attribute screen that had been open for a year.
Then, Aurelius slowly raised his head and looked at Dylan and the other three who were still training hard in the training ground.
[Dylan]
[Combat Power]: D+ (Captain Class)
[Skills]: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Chilly-Chilly Fruit, Rokushiki
[Eli]
[Combat Power]: B- (Rear Admiral Class)
[Skills]: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Mad Lion Fruit, Rokushiki
[Hio]
[Combat Power]: B- (Rear Admiral Class)
[Skills]: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Tibetan Mastiff Fruit, Rokushiki
[Orton]
[Combat Power]: B- (Rear Admiral Class)
[Skills]: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Cloud Elephant Fruit, Rokushiki
As Aurelius focused his gaze, simplified screens suddenly floated out from Dylan and the other three who were sweating in the training ground.
This thing came from a glasses-type Noble Phantasm that Aurelius coincidentally fused two years ago, discovering its function.
[Noble Phantasm]: Translucent Glasses
[Type]: Active Effect Noble Phantasm
[Category]: Inherent Noble Phantasm
[Release]: Can query the approximate strength of a person. Note: The greater the gap between one's own strength and the target, the more inaccurate the query information.
The Translucent Glasses were a glasses-type Noble Phantasm Aurelius fused unintentionally.
Over the past two years, as Aurelius became more adept at using the King's Treasure.
Nowadays, Aurelius didn't need to take out some Active Effect Noble Phantasms to use them.
Even if they were placed inside the King's Treasure, Aurelius could release the effects of Active Effect Noble Phantasms remotely.
Looking at the simple attribute panels of Dylan and the others, Aurelius couldn't help but rub his chin.
During this period, because Dylan was immersed in developing the ability of the Chilly-Chilly Fruit and couldn't extricate himself, his strength was slightly worse.
Eli, Hio, and Orton, on the other hand, constantly tempered their bodies, developed their Zoan Devil Fruits, and diligently practiced Taijutsu.
This allowed the three of them to reach Rear Admiral-level strength now. Although they were only at the entry-level of Rear Admiral, it was already impressive.
As for Aurelius, because he learned many things, and his physical training wasn't as extensive as Eli and the others, his strength in his normal state was also at the Commodore level.
However, with Aurelius's top-tier Swordsman skills, if he truly exploded with power, his strength could also reach the Rear Admiral level, perhaps even stronger than Eli and the others.
It was just that due to insufficient physical strength, he couldn't maintain the explosive Swordsman slashes for long.
Retracting his gaze, Aurelius began to ponder his future development.
It was now Sea Circle Calendar 1508. Over the past two years, not many major events had occurred, but one left a deep impression on Aurelius.
Over the past two years, the newspapers reported mostly on the increasing number of pirates and attacks on certain kingdoms.
Aside from that, the most sensational event was the Fish-Man Fisher Tiger burning down Mary Geoise.
This incident wasn't heavily reported in the newspapers; at the time, the newspapers only suspected a fire at Mary Geoise.
After all, for an incident that damaged the dignity of the Celestial Dragons, the Five Elders would definitely manipulate public opinion.
However, coincidentally, an intelligence agent happened to be lurking near the Sabaody Archipelago at that time.
After a series of secret inquiries, intelligence was transmitted to the Kingdom's Intelligence Department.
Thus, Aurelius also received news of this matter from the Intelligence Department.
Nowadays, with the Great Pirate Era underway, pirates were becoming increasingly rampant.
Not only that, but some opportunities from the original work were slowly starting to appear over time.
According to the memories in Aurelius's mind, the closest opportunity was the Ope-Ope Fruit located on Minion Island in the North Blue.
In the original work, quite a few forces participated in the Ope-Ope Fruit incident on Minion Island.
But now, with Aurelius's foreknowledge, if he planned carefully, the Ope-Ope Fruit could be obtained.
In addition, after two years of dull cultivation, it wouldn't be so fast to make great progress anymore.
What he lacked most now was experience, real combat with real swords and guns.
Moreover, his Sea Burial Swordsmanship had now been cultivated to the level of a Top-tier Swordsman.
If he wanted to break through to become a Great Swordsman, Aurelius could step into it at any time.
But Aurelius didn't want to follow the path of others. So, lacking the Kendo of other swordsmanship schools, Aurelius could only remain stuck at the Top-tier Swordsman level for now.
To walk his own path of Kendo, Aurelius now needed to collect more swords from swordsmen or secret manuals from other swordsmanship schools.
Therefore, facing this bottleneck, there was only one way to achieve a quick breakthrough.
That was... to set sail!
Yes, raise the sails and navigate, venturing into the great sea!
After setting sail, he could collect various Devil Fruits to build the Kingdom's legion of ability users, and also collect swordsmen's swords to improve his Kendo.
After reaching a bottleneck in strength, only under fierce combat like storms could strength be improved as quickly as possible.
"Your Highness~"
"Your Highness~ Your Highness~~~"
At this time, calls interrupted Aurelius's contemplation.
"Hmm? Finished training?"
Looking at Dylan and the other three before him, Aurelius subconsciously asked.
Hearing this, Dylan and the others looked at each other. Dylan took a step forward and answered respectfully.
"Your Highness, the four of us have finished training."
"Your Highness has been sitting here all morning. It is now lunch time, which is why I interrupted Your Highness."
Hearing Dylan's words, Aurelius was slightly stunned.
He had just been pondering for a while; did time really pass so quickly?
Subsequently, Aurelius didn't say much, nor did he stand up. He spoke to Dylan and the others.
"Dylan, Eli, Hio, Orton."
"Currently, my strength has basically reached a bottleneck."
"To achieve a quick breakthrough, dull cultivation alone is not enough to satisfy me."
"Therefore, I plan to set sail."
Hearing this, Dylan and the others were slightly stunned, then looks of joy appeared on their faces.
"Your Highness, please take me with you!"
"Ah, Your Highness, please make sure to take me. I can protect Your Highness."
"That's right, that's right. I can handle all other miscellaneous matters."
"Your Highness, take me along."
Looking at the expressions on Dylan and the others' faces, Aurelius smiled slightly.
"I will definitely take you along."
"Now that you are all following me in cultivation, I can't just leave you behind."
"So, for this voyage, I will definitely bring you."
Hearing this, Dylan and the others were instantly overjoyed.
Seeing this, Aurelius spoke with a serious expression.
"However, remember one thing: setting sail is not playing house."
"Sailing on the sea, people can die at any time."
"Pirates, storms, sea disasters, and so on. You must be prepared to face everything."
Hearing this, Dylan and the others looked resolute.
"Your Highness, rest assured. We are prepared for everything."
Seeing their appearance, Aurelius nodded gently.
Then he stood up and patted some fallen leaves off his body with both hands.
"Then, I'm going to discuss this with Father. You go have lunch."
After speaking, Aurelius turned and left, walking towards the royal dining hall.
Behind him, watching Aurelius's figure disappear, Dylan and the others also turned and left the training ground one after another.