"Lipri, do you really want to board my ship?"
"Of course, how many times have you asked along the way? Anyway, we have agreed before. If something happens, I will just leave you and run back to Elbaf."
Lipri said with a grin, "Now we are going to steal branches from the Adam tree, right? I know where it is. I will lead the way for you."
"Who told you it's stealing? It's a fair trade!"
Monger, who was sitting on Lipri's shoulder, jumped up and hit Lipri's head hard.
"It hurts!"
Lipri said with an unhappy face, "Stinky old man, don't hit my head casually, I'm not a child anymore."
"Haha, sorry, sorry."
Monger stood up on Lipri's shoulder.
"Almost done, wait a moment."
"You can't do it at this level?"
"No way, Rocks's foundation is too poor. Even if he has talent, he has to work harder to catch up with others."
This is why few pirates can make a name for themselves when they are young, unless they are the type with extraordinary talent. Simply having talent cannot be directly transformed into strength.
Lipri turned her head and saw a figure in a mess following far behind.
You know, Lipri is a 20-meter-tall female giant, and her legs alone are more than 10 meters long. If she takes a casual step, ordinary people will have to run several steps to catch up.
Because Lipri learned that the rainbow of Elbaf would not be built for at least a week, Monger gave up the idea of taking the rainbow bridge directly to the giant village.
He planned to go directly from the bottom of Elbaf to the middle layer of Elbaf.
The way, of course, is to hike.
The mountains and hills that the giants can easily climb over, for Rocks, it takes a lot of effort. It's okay for a short time, but for a long time, even if Rocks has experienced more than a month of training by Monger before, it's a bit unbearable now.
Monger himself has slowly risen from humble beginnings, and he knows very well that too much is as bad as too little. Excessive exercise is not exercise, but life-threatening.
However, thinking of the previous conversation with Lipri, Monger had a new idea.
Pressure alone is not enough.
You still have to give some motivation.
It is commonly known as giving a sweet date after a beating.
"Here!"
Looking at Rocks who was panting heavily after stopping, Monger threw a kettle over and said with a smile: "Boy, are you cursing me in your heart now, thinking that when you grow up in the future, you will take revenge on me fiercely."
Hearing Monger's words, Rocks was shocked and thought to himself how this old man's reaction was so sharp, and he discovered it.
Seeing Rocks's expression, Monger knew that he had guessed it, and couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, I knew that you are a vengeful kid, and you still feel resentful for me forcing you to join the group."
As the future overlord of the sea, how could Rocks be willing to be inferior to others, so Monger never thought that he could easily subdue Rocks from the beginning, even if Rocks was young.
"Well, I'll give you a chance."
Monger grinned with a malicious smile: "In the end, this sea is all about strength. Do you think your current strength can defeat me and Lipri?"
Rocks was stunned for a moment, thinking of Monger's swordsmanship of cutting the sea with one knife, and thinking of Lipri's strength and speed when she attacked Monger before, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Although he was very unwilling, he really couldn't beat either Monger or Lipri now.
"Don't look at the fact that there are only three of us in the White Wolf Pirates now, but as long as I'm here, no one dares to underestimate our White Wolf Pirates."
"In this sea, if you don't have strength, you will be bullied, if you don't have strength, you will be plundered, and if you don't have strength, you can't even protect yourself."
"Strength is wealth!"
"Strength is dignity!"
"Strength is everything!"
Monger's voice was deafening, and Rocks couldn't help but clench his fists.
"So, I'll give you a chance!"
"With your current strength, you can only be a trainee in our White Wolf Pirates, but the identity of a trainee is not static."
Ever since he had the qualifications for Conqueror's Haki, Monger has swept away his past decline and moved closer to the attitude when he first came to this world.
In the past, there was no system, and there was no qualification for Conqueror's Haki, which was fine. The qualifications determined the upper limit, and even if Monger tried his best, there was no way to change it.
But now the system is there, and the qualifications for Conqueror's Haki are also there.
So what if he is the Chosen One?
So what if he is the protagonist?
Under the same conditions, when has Monger ever been weaker than others in his life?
"Rocks, Lipri!"
Monger looked at Rocks and Lipri, and said loudly: "From now on, we have a new rule in the White Wolf Pirates!"
"No matter who it is-"
"As long as you can defeat me head-on, you will be qualified to become the captain!"
"Rocks, you are just an intern of our pirate group now, but if you beat Lipri one day, I will let you become a formal member of the pirate group. If you beat me, it's okay for the captain to let you be the captain?"
"Lipuri, you too, don't take advantage of the talent of the giants and ignore Rocks. If you lose one day, don't come to me and cry!"
If it was a few years ago, Monger set this rule, not to mention others, even he himself would think that he was looking for an heir.
But now it's different.
He found a group of crew members with unparalleled talents, let them chase him behind him, spur himself on, and never slack off at any time.
Is there anything more exciting than being the future overlord of the sea, the captain of the future Four Emperors?
Let alone the Four Emperors.
What about the future Pirate King?
This era belongs to him, to him, Monger!
At this moment, Monger was in high spirits, and even the domineering aura in his body surged violently, like a dormant dragon for a long time.
Finally, he was going to break out of the abyss.
Rocks was also excited. He
originally thought that Monger would suppress him all the time. Even if he wanted to teach him something, he would keep some tricks and not give him the chance to challenge.
But now, Monger's words directly overturned his guess.
Monger was not afraid of his challenge at all!
In this case, what was there for him to worry about?
Rocks clenched his fists, looked at Monger, and shouted with high morale: "Old man, this is what you said, don't deny it when you lose!"
"Haha, you can beat me, why are you still afraid that I will deny it?"
Rocks thought about it and agreed.
"Old man, keep going, I think I can keep running!"
Rocks didn't feel tired at all now. As long as he could beat Monger, he could replace Monger as the captain of the White Wolf Pirates.
In this case, the faster he gets stronger, the better!
"Don't call me old man all day long!"
A finger fell from the sky and almost crushed Rocks.
"Can you just call me old man? You have to call me Captain Monger! And you are just an intern now. You have to beat me first before you are qualified to challenge the captain. Don't forget, I am much stronger than you now. Maybe I will beat the captain before you challenge me."
"Old man, am I right?"
Looking at Lipri's smiling expression, Monger gave Lipri a slap on the spot.
"Whether you or Rocks, be more respectful. What's wrong with being seventy years old? For the giants, it is the age when they should strive for success!"
Monger cursed.
"Since you want to challenge me, then run for me. Lipri, you go and carry the Black Pearl over here, and run with the weight!"
Originally, Monger planned to stop the ship on the coast of Elbaf and let Mado take care of it, but now Rocks and Lipri are motivated, so they just carry it back to the giant village.
Don't cause trouble for Mado.
"Yes, Captain!"
Lipri saluted Monger, and then showed a laughing expression again.
"Captain, we are both working hard in training, what about you?"
Lipri looked at Monger on her shoulder and said jokingly, "As a captain, you should lead by example, right?"
"Ahem~"
Monger couldn't help coughing when he heard Lipri's words. He was so old, how could he still exercise like a young man?
Monger was about to refuse.
But his system didn't give him a chance to refuse.
[A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step! ]
[Success is one percent of talent and ninety-nine percent of sweat. At the age of eighteen, how can you sleep without working hard? ]
[Daily task: training. ]
[Task requirements: 1,000 weighted push-ups, 1,000 weighted sit-ups, 1,000 weighted squats, and 100 kilometers of weighted running. ]
[Reward: physical recovery, slightly increased cell activity! ]
Monger: "."
Are you kidding?
(End of this chapter)