Chapter 85: Harvest and Reward

The warm corpse fell into the icy abyss, leaving only a pool of blood on the ice.

The vast Jade Ice Bed fell into a silence akin to death.

No one in the Eight Treasures Navy could believe that Chinjao, who had once ruled the seas and even rivaled the Marine Hero Garp in his day, would die in the Eight Treasures Navy's own land, at the hands of a newcomer who had just emerged in the West Blue not long ago.

The Happo Navy roared in disbelief.

"Leader Chinjao is dead?"

"This is impossible! How could Leader die? How could he die at the hands of the White Ghost?"

"Leader must have just been knocked unconscious from his injuries, just like when he was defeated by Garp before!"

Adrian ignored the Happo Navy, who had lost their leader and were now in chaos. He simply walked towards them, step by step, his expression calm.

Seeing the White Ghost approaching with his sword drawn, the Happo Navy's grunts either turned to flee in terror or gathered their courage to fight to the death.

No matter what, the outcome would not change.

After killing all the Happo Navy grunts present, Adrian left Cai Dou, who was barely an acquaintance, for last.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cai Dou…"

Mini Ghost: Withering Heart Attack!

In the next instant, a mini ghost appeared, slowly flying towards Cai Dou's chest and entering his body.

Accompanied by a not-too-strong muffled sound, blood instantly splattered from Cai Dou's chest. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, and his dying eyes were filled with hatred and regret.

Adrian slowly exhaled.

Killing the grass without uprooting the roots would only be a nuisance.

Since the end of the battle with Chinjao, the deaths of the remaining Happo Navy present were inevitable.

The panel prompts began to frantically refresh.

[You killed the pillar of the Happo Navy in the Kano Country - Chinjao (LV81), you gain 800 million experience.]

[Killing an enemy 20 levels higher, you will receive an additional 400% experience bonus.]

[You have accumulated 3.2 billion experience!]

This was the largest amount of experience Adrian had ever gained in his life!

Especially under the powerful bonus of cross-level killing, this large amount of experience was enough for Adrian to instantly upgrade his Sword Hero level to LV15!

However, after thinking about it, he still gave up this seemingly tempting idea.

One reason is that the experience required for subsequent upgrades of swordsmanship is too terrifying;

Second, as the level increases, the corresponding additional bonus for cross-level killing will decrease, and the difficulty of obtaining a large amount of experience will further increase.

After officially stepping into the Sword Hero level, it is necessary to suppress the level and accumulate experience!

However…

"Is the current Chinjao already at the strength of LV80+? It seems that the peak period Chinjao can indeed be classified as the level of one of the top second-tier powerhouses in the sea."

Adrian had a faint guess in his mind, perhaps any pirate with a bounty of over 500 million would have a level above LV80!

"If that's the case, it will be much simpler to find opponents in the future..."

However, the chain reaction caused by the deaths of Chinjao and Cai Dou did not stop there.

[You have killed the Leader of the Happo Navy, Chinjao. The Happo Navy's opinion of you has decreased. Current relationship: Mortal enemies!]

[You have killed the temporary Leader of the Happo Navy, Cai Dou. The Happo Navy's opinion of you...]

[You have killed...]

[The Kano Country's opinion of you has decreased. Current relationship: Hatred!]

[Note that when a force's opinion of you drops below Indifferent, you are very likely to be attacked by the local forces when you enter the territory of that force.]

Apart from the drastic decrease in the Happo Navy's faction affinity, the ripple effects from the deaths of Chinjao and a large number of Happo Navy members were astonishing!

In comparison to earlier when the second-in-command of the Happo Navy, leader of the Second treasure Navy, Hog, died, the overall affinity of the Kano Country had only dropped to the "Indifferent" level, which was only the first level of negative camp relations.

After Cai Dou was killed, the relationship with the Kano Country faction instantly plummeted to the second lowest level of negative affiliation: Hatred!

Only one step away from the ultimate "Mortal Enemies" status!

It seems that Chinjao, Cai Dou and the Eight Treasures Navy's prestige in the Kano Country is far beyond what the rest of the Happo Navy can compare…

Perhaps to people from other countries in the West Blue, the Happo Navy and their leader are undoubtedly a full-fledged pirate force. However, in the eyes of the local people in the Kano Country, the Happo Navy and Cai Dou are their most powerful guardians.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my hero, and nothing more.

The panel information continues to refresh.

[Random Mission: "The Dragon Without a Horn," mission completed, you gained 8 million experience!]

[You receive a reward: Randomly extract a skill or specialty from the enemy.]

[Currently randomizing… randomization complete]

[Please choose one of the following five abilities as a reward:]

[1: Happo Navy Fist] - Skill: A powerful technique that combines offense and defense. Passed down through generations in the hundred-year history of the Happo Navy, this move releases a powerful shockwave with significant attack power while striking the opponent. Ordinary shields are unable to withstand this assault. It also possesses incredibly strong defensive capabilities, rendering swords and guns ineffective against users of Happo Navy Fist.

[2: Observation Haki] - Skill: NA

[3.Drill less Head] - Specialty: A unique pointed cone-shaped skull that increases head attack power by 500%!

[4: White Ghost - Drill-less Dragon's Drill-less Bit] - Skill: Ultimate technique of Happo Navy Fist, one of the strongest moves of Cai Dou. First, wrap "Armament Haki" around the head, then rapidly charge towards the sky with the full force of the body and weight. Subsequently, concentrate the shockwaves of Happo Navy Fist on the flat head, focusing the force to collide with the opponent at a single point.

[5: Armament Haki Characteristic: Black Jade!] - Skill: A seemingly solidified Armament Haki that significantly increases one's attack and defense capabilities.

Roughly scanning, there was no sign of Conqueror's Haki.

"Too bad, Chinjao was one of the rare Conqueror's Haki users… Is it because my luck is too low? Let's see what the other rewards are… Wow, my face is really a bit black this time…"

Among the five rewards, the only specialty is an irreversible "appearance-type specialty"?

What can that weird pointy head do?

Even if it can increase head attack damage by 500%, do I really need to use my head to hit people?

"But at least one good thing came out!"

[Armament Haki Characteristic: Black Jade]!

It's worth mentioning that Adrian rushed back to the Kano Country in the West Blue instead of following his original plan to head to the South Blue. In addition to wanting to plunder the wealth of the Treasure Jade Bed, there is also another part for this!