A long-lost mechanical voice sounded in the ears of Dar, who was mingling in the crowd.
“Ding…
host has completed the system task.”
“Ding…
Items have been distributed to the system inventory.
Please check them.”
“Ding…
Detection that the host has left the novice period.
System upgrading…”
Overcome with excitement after completing the system task, Dar hurriedly left the scene, arrived at an uninhabited sea area, and focused his thoughts.
The next second, a massive object made entirely of xuanjin, emitting a cold metallic luster, appeared out of thin air and landed heavily on the sea surface.
Like a ten-million-ton boulder crashing into a calm lake, the massive hull instantly stirred up towering waves dozens of meters high.
The sea surged and roared, sweeping outward in all directions, causing even the distant horizon to ripple violently for a long time.
Dar looked up, instantly stunned by the creation before him, and hurriedly pulled up the system panel to check the information on this giant ship:
xuanjin ark
Total length: 328 meters
Total width: 86 meters
Empty displacement: 60,000 tons
Core power: Large vibranium reactor, capable of absorbing solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, and all other external energy to replenish consumption, never shutting down.
Anti-gravity engine system: Supports hovering in the air, vertical takeoff, and supersonic flight, with speeds reaching up to Mach 10, capable of both flight and deep-sea travel.
Attack system: Ark main cannon — Concentrated Ark Beam Cannon.
AI assistant: Inactive · Unnamed
“Holy crap!!”
Dar let out an unbelievable exclamation on the spot, his hands and feet trembling with excitement, “This…
this, this, this is basically an aerial aircraft carrier!
This is too outrageous!”
Suppressing his wildly beating heart, he exerted force on his legs and leaped, landing steadily on the smooth and hard deck of the xuanjin ark.
His fingertips brushed against the cold hull, the touch feeling incredibly thick.
He curiously crouched down, clenched his fist, and slammed it onto the deck surface with all his might.
“Hum—”
A low metallic hum sounded.
Centered on his fist, a pale blue energy shield instantly spread out, then silently dissipated.
Looking at the deck again, not even a scratch or a dent remained; the defensive power was truly terrifying.
Dar was crouching with his butt in the air, lying on the deck carefully studying the hardness of the xuanjin material, when a clear and soft electronic synthesized voice suddenly came from behind him, interrupting his actions.
“Mr.
Sikes Dahl, hello.
I am the ship’s AI assistant.
Activation is complete, awaiting your instructions.”
Dar turned his head sharply.
Under the glaring sun, a translucent blue light figure floated in mid-air.
Its outline was blurred, but one could clearly feel the orderly sense of an intelligent program—isn’t this the same type of smart butler as Iron Man’s Jarvis?
He subconsciously reached out and gently touched the blue phantom.
The next second, a translucent holographic operation interface popped up right in front of his eyes:
[AI Assistant Customization Panel]
■ Gender Selection ■ Body Type Selection ■ Voice Type ■ Image Setting ■ Naming
Dar’s eyes lit up; there was naturally no need to hesitate for such a good thing.
His fingertips slid quickly across the interface: golden wavy hair, pointed elven beast ears, a standard anime-style devilish figure, long legs in silk stockings, and exquisite, beautiful features…
In just a moment, the image of a blonde, blue-eyed, charming beast-eared girl completely solidified and stood clearly before him.
“I’ll just call you Angela,” Dar blurted out.
“Master!” The young girl bowed slightly, her voice sweet and lively.
“Binding is complete.
Do you need me to explain all the functions and operation methods of the xuanjin ark?”
Under Angela’s guidance, Dar spent over half an hour thoroughly figuring out the details of this aerial aircraft carrier: apart from the infinitely powerful Ark Beam main cannon, there were no other secondary weapons for now.
However, the space inside the ship was extremely vast, with bedrooms, training rooms, leisure halls, energy rooms, and storage compartments all available.
It was fully equipped with living facilities and combat support, making it a completely mobile sea and air fortress.
After touring the cabin, Dar walked straight into the spacious professional training room.
With a thought, a fruit that was black and purple all over, with strange patterns covering its surface, appeared quietly in his palm—this was exactly the other reward from the system task, the Explosion-Explosion Fruit.
A while ago, he was worried because of his insufficient melee attack power and lack of large-scale destructive means.
Now, this fruit was truly a timely help.
When watching anime in his past life, he had determined that the Explosion-Explosion Fruit was a severely underestimated god-tier fruit: any part of the body could be turned into an explosive, the attacked position would instantly detonate, it came with an unsolvable “thorns” effect, and he himself was completely immune to explosion damage.
Every attack carried explosion damage, and even if he couldn’t win, he could pull the enemy down with him by detonating himself with full power.
Even Deidara next door would be drooling with envy.
Dar did not hesitate; he brought the Explosion-Explosion Fruit to his mouth and took a big bite.
The fishy, foul taste of the Devil Fruit that he had expected to be hard to swallow did not appear.
Instead, it carried a hint of sweet fruit fragrance, and the texture was unexpectedly good.
Only then did he remember that the fruits produced by the system had long since had all side effects removed, and even the taste had been optimized.
Although eating one bite was enough to gain the ability, in his past life, Dar had heard rumors that the more of the fruit you eat, the easier it is to awaken.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, holding the mentality that it was better to believe it than not, he gobbled up the fruit, eating even the stem and peel clean, leaving nothing behind.
A few seconds later, a violent yet gentle energy surged down his throat into his limbs and bones, flowing through his whole body and perfectly fusing with his flesh and meridians.
Dar clenched his right hand, rubbed his thumb and index finger together forcefully, and snapped his fingers.
“Bang—!!”
A violent explosion went off at his fingertips.
The raging airwave instantly swept through the entire training room; the tempered glass trembled, and the metal floor rippled, but Dar’s fingers were completely unharmed, without even a hint of burning sensation.
This was the Explosion-Explosion Fruit, the most bugged ability: ignoring explosion damage.
Feeling the power within him that could detonate everything at any moment, a confident arc appeared on the corner of Dar’s mouth.
From now on, his biggest shortcoming had been filled.
“Ding…
System upgrade successful.
Beating System 2.0 is now online.”
The familiar electronic synthesized voice sounded in Dar’s mind once again.
Dar had forgotten about the system upgrade due to his previous excitement, so he hurriedly opened the system panel.
Beating System 2.0
host: Dar
Age: 15
Height: 218 cm
Armament Haki: Max Level +
Observation Haki: None
Conqueror’s Haki: None
Skills: Finger Pistol, Armament Domain.
Fruit Ability: Explosion-Explosion Fruit
Faction: Pirate
Pirate Crew: Not established
System Prompt: The host has left the novice protection period.
Beating the weak will no longer provide Armament points.
Main Mission: Become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
System Reward: Armament Haki · Manifestation
“Nice!
After the system upgrade, there’s even a character attribute panel.”
Looking at his attribute columns for Observation Haki and Conqueror’s Haki, Dar felt a bit annoyed.
It’s already System 2.0, so why does it still only increase Armament Haki?
Is it different from Armament Haki?
Do Observation Haki and Conqueror’s Haki need me to awaken them myself first?
That’s a pain~”
He continued to look down.
Damn it!
I’ve left the novice protection period?
Beating the weak is ineffective?
Then how strong do they have to be to not be considered weak?
Don’t mess with me!
System!
The system remained unchanged in response to all changes, silence speaking louder than words.
…
However, things having reached this point, Dar had no choice but to accept reality and continue reading.
Main mission: Become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Who are you looking down on?
As a noble cheater, I’m going to be looked down upon by my peers, okay?
Who among them isn’t aiming for the Four Emperors?
Complaining aside, the mission still has to be completed, not to mention this unfathomable “Armament Haki · Manifestation.”
Just the fact that if I don’t complete the main mission, the main mission won’t refresh, is unbearable.
Maybe there will be good things later on.
Thinking that in the future he would be the man who becomes one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he must have a resounding name for his pirate crew and a domineering nickname.
That one from before, I don’t know who came up with it, Carved Fur Dahl—damn it!
I still feel depressed thinking about it now.
But it’s not a big problem.
As long as he is strong enough, there will be plenty of mighty titles.
As for the name of the pirate crew, he’d wait until he recruited some crew members.