Chapter 86: A New Legendary Tale

As a legendary pirate who once fought with Garp and Roger on the seas, Chinjao's strength is naturally not to be underestimated.

However, in the original Dressrosa arc, he was already an old man with white hair. Although he fought with Luffy with great fanfare, it was impossible to tell how strong he was in his prime.

Especially Chinjao's prided "conical head" was hammered out by Luffy's fist, and then kicked crooked by his grandson Sai…

This is…

Very speechless…

However, it is true that Garp specially practiced punching mountains in order to defeat Chinjao a few years ago!

Considering all the details, the only problem is likely to lie in Chinjao's "conical head" and "Armament Haki"!

The naturally endowed "conical head" gives Chinjao a head attack power that is far above ordinary people, and coupled with the possibility that he has mastered a certain advanced characteristic of Armament Haki, this is how the famous "Chinjao, the Drill" came about.

This was also Adrian's guess before he came to Kano Country.

After all, the most basic Armament Haki only has two abilities, 'Imbuement' and 'Hardening'.

As for the advanced Armament Haki.

'Ryūō' corresponds to the flow of Haki, which has a subtle link to 'Imbuement' in it.

With a gamble in mind, after learning [Ryūō] from Koushirou, Adrian quickly rushed to the Kano Country, looking for the only person who might currently be in contact with the advanced characteristics of Armament Haki, Chinjao of the Kano Country.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Chinjao's attitude being too bad, considering Adrian's previous "friendly" level of goodwill relationship with the Happo Navy, this transaction would have a great chance of being completed!

Adrian's original plan was to help the Happo Navy retrieve the treasure hidden under the Jade Ice Bed, while also receiving a 30% share of the reward and Chinjao's Armament Haki training manual.

However, things did not go as planned. Who would have thought that Chinjao would behave in that way?

After killing Chinjao, Adrian once gave up on the idea of advancing his Armament Haki.

But unexpectedly, the formidable panel not only confirmed his speculation but also listed it as a reward for his abilities.

[Black Jade]!

What a name so rich in the characteristics of Kano Country!

Just like "Ryūō" corresponds to Wano Country.

What more is there to hesitate?

Choose it!

[You have gained the skill: [Armament Haki Attribute: Black Jade]!]

Suddenly, a large amount of information about Armament Haki training techniques flooded into Adrian's mind. All those previously elusive and difficult-to-develop Armament Haki hardening techniques became easy to understand and were deeply ingrained in his mind!

After a long time, Adrian raised his right hand and focused his mind.

His entire arm was covered in black Armament Haki, but unlike the ordinary metallic black, the Armament Haki on his arm now shimmered with a gentle glow like a jade.

Adrian tapped his right arm lightly with his left index finger, and it made a loud clanging sound.

The hardness of this was far beyond what it had been before!

If he added Ryūō Haki to it, the power would be unimaginable!

After dispersing the Armament Haki from his arm, Adrian felt very pleased.

"Although my Armament Haki level is still only LV3 on the surface, with the addition of the [Ryūō] and [Black Jade], my true Armament Haki level is definitely above LV5! This is great!"

At this moment, a new message suddenly appeared on the panel.

[In recognition of your killing of the West Blue's highest-bounty pirate, "Drill Chinjao," and all the Happo Navy who witnessed the battle, you have earned 1 Legend Point!]

[West Blue Legend: Mysterious King of the West Blue!]

"That's it?"

Adrian looked at the lonely panel information and couldn't help but complain.

"This legend's description is just as mysterious as its name. It's completely empty!"

"Is it hiding under the sea or behind the mountain. You can't be going to the moon to hide, right? Why won't there be more?"

"Well, it's still a Legend Point, and it can increase experience gain by 5% in the West Blue region."

Adrian shook his head and decided not to think about it.

For now, he knew that the only way to trigger a legend was to challenge enemies. From the beginning, the [Capone Mafia] to the present [Happo Navy], one strong enemy after another, he used their lives to shape his legend...

"Um, it seems like I've grasped some genuine cheat codes? Do I still need to continue challenging all the way?" Adrian stroked his chin, lost in thought. "This seems to be my speciality…"

With a hint of greed, he pondered, "If only I could encounter similar opportunities to extract expertise and skill tasks every time I face an enemy…"

After a quick cleanup of the battlefield, Adrian approached the ice cave he had previously shattered. Peering down, he saw a vast amount of gold and silver treasures, giving him an inexplicable sense of déjà vu reminiscent of the legendary King's treasure in One Piece.

Jumping into the ice cave, Adrian soared to the top of a towering mountain of gold coins, looking at the treasure with a hint of concern.

"How should I deal with all this wealth? Strictly speaking, it's also my 'spoils of war'!"

"If only I could use Castle Fruit…"

"Continuing to leave them here, I wonder…"

"Huh? Continuing to leave them here doesn't seem to be a big problem, does it?"

Adrian tilted his head, as if realizing something.

"For him, the Jade Ice Bed was nothing more than a casual morning stroll, but for ordinary pirates, it was an utterly despair-inducing 'Wall of Sighs'!"

Unless they are a special Devil Fruit user, no one with enough energy and destructive power can break through the restrictions of the Jade Ice Bed and enter the cave below.

Here, "enough" refers to a pirate with a bounty of over 500 million!

Does West Blue have such a person?

It should be none, right?

Adrian looked around, taking in the full view of the vast Jade Ice Bed. "In other words, this place is almost like a natural safe!"

Apart from the two major flaws of too many people knowing about it and the ice layer being completely transparent, the Jade Ice Bed seems to have no other flaws.

"This characteristic… seems like it can be used for fishing?"

Adrian blinked, and suddenly one dark idea after another popped into his head.

"But West Blue seems to be difficult to attract the attention of the whole world, the operation difficulty is a bit high…"

Putting irrelevant thoughts out of his mind, Adrian casually picked a short sword with a decent appearance from the treasure. After waiting for the ice layer to completely heal, he officially left Kano Country.

Next, it's the last destination—South Blue!