Chapter 7: A Million Belly Pirate Ship
For seven consecutive days, Ye Jia wandered day and night within Mt. Colubo.
He had only one goal: Grind fragments + Cultivate!
Whenever he felt fatigued or low on stamina, Ye Jia would immediately consume a green, healthy, pollution-free, side-effect-free Stamina Pill. He would instantly become refreshed, his excitement reaching its peak!
With sufficient stamina, Ye Jia used it to practice Laser Beam shooting and light-speed movement training.
Even the great apes, beasts known for their speed and agility, were mere trash before Ye Jia. They were completely dominated, with absolutely no comparison possible!
Not only that, but Ye Jia found that his punching speed was becoming faster and faster.
From hundreds of punches per second on the first day to thousands of punches per second now... in just seven days, Ye Jia's strength had increased tenfold!
This meant Ye Jia now possessed the qualifications to set sail as a pirate, chase in Luffy's footsteps, and conquer the other side of the ocean.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
With thousands of punches a second, the moment the light-speed fist was unleashed, the ferocious beast died violently on the spot within a second.
"The Red-Haired Tiger isn't much either. I thought it was tough, but two shots plus light-speed punches, and it kicked the bucket immediately!"
Looking at the Red-Haired Tiger, which had been beaten until it had no breath left, Ye Jia curled his lips.
When Ye Jia first arrived in the One Piece world and learned hunting from the hunters, they had warned him a thousand times not to provoke this beast.
Because the Red-Haired Tiger had fast movement speed, high defense skin, and claws that could tear through steel, it was extremely powerful!
It could be said that in the entire Mt. Colubo, the Red-Haired Tiger was the tyrant.
Even if all the hunters went together, they might not be the Red-Haired Tiger's match.
But now...
It was hit by Ye Jia's two Laser Beams, followed by half a second of light-speed punches, and died instantly on the spot!
"Seven days. Even the Red-Haired Tiger has been found and killed by me. The entire Mt. Colubo holds no challenge for me anymore."
"It's time to set sail!"
"First, let's see how many Stamina Pill fragments I have."
He clicked on the Stamina Pill icon in his mind.
Stamina Pill (6859/30)
"I can synthesize over two hundred Stamina Pills. With this many Stamina Pills, this feels awesome!"
Accumulating over two hundred Stamina Pills in seven days was simply a massive fortune for Ye Jia, who was about to set sail.
"Let's go, time to return to the village!"
...
On the road to Foosha Village, Ye Jia was moving at high speed while carrying the corpse of a ferocious beast on his shoulder.
As Ye Jia's strength increased, his physical power naturally amplified significantly. This beast corpse weighed at least several tons, yet in Ye Jia's hands, it felt as light as nothing, not affecting his sprinting speed in the slightest.
"Makino, I'm back!"
At the entrance of the tavern, Ye Jia threw the multi-ton corpse onto the ground. With a loud boom, dust rose into the air.
"Did you do this? Little Jia, that's amazing!"
Makino walked out of the tavern, saw the beast corpse on the ground, and praised him.
"Hehe, it's a small matter! Makino, help me find some people to cook this beast. I'm treating everyone in Foosha Village to a meal!"
Ye Jia said generously.
After transmigrating to the One Piece world and being stranded in Foosha Village, he had received a lot of care from the villagers during this period.
Especially the hunters of Foosha Village; they taught Ye Jia hunting skills, allowing him to build a sturdy physique and giving him the capital to survive in this world.
Now that he had become stronger, he naturally had to repay these people properly!
"Alright!" Makino smiled.
...
At night, the tavern held a bonfire feast. The multi-ton beast was butchered and placed on the roasting racks, and almost all the villagers of Foosha Village came.
Ye Jia talked and laughed with them, clinking glasses and drinking cup after cup of beer heartily.
"Old Man Caska, I remember you know how to build ships, right?"
Ye Jia walked over to an old man wearing a black headscarf and asked while drinking.
"Little Jia, you? Do you want to go to sea?" Old Man Caska, his face slightly flushed, hiccuped and asked.
"Of course! Do you remember Luffy? His bounty is 300 million now, how amazing is that! I want to learn from Luffy and become a great pirate!"
Ye Jia clearly remembered that after the battle of Enies Lobby, Luffy had thoroughly alarmed the World Government, and his bounty was raised directly to 300 million!
Not only him, but the entire Straw Hat Pirate crew saw a massive increase in their bounties.
Now that he had the capital to go to sea, it was time to gallop across the ocean, chase Luffy's footsteps, and experience the magic of the Grand Line and the New World!
"Become a pirate? You have to think this through. The Marines are capturing pirates with all their might right now. If you become a pirate, be careful not to get caught and imprisoned by the Marines!" Old Man Caska joked.
"Did you see that beast? I took it down with one punch! Old Man Caska, rest assured, I will definitely become a very powerful pirate, stronger than Luffy!" Ye Jia said.
"Since you've decided, I won't try to persuade you otherwise. But if you want to go to sea, you need at least a ship worth a million Belly, otherwise, you won't even be able to leave the East Blue."
Old Man Caska took another swig of alcohol.
"A million Belly..."
Ye Jia felt a bit troubled.
Having lived in the pirate world for over a hundred days, a million Belly was practically an astronomical figure to him.
If he relied solely on hunting these beasts, one beast could sell for a few thousand Belly at most. He would have to hunt over a thousand beasts to get a million Belly... provided there was someone willing to buy them at that price.
"For the sake of you treating me to meat today, I'll show you a clear path."
Old Man Caska glanced at Ye Jia, seeing his troubled expression, and spoke.
"Old Man Caska, you're a real friend, tell me!" Ye Jia clinked glasses with him.
"It's simple. Haven't you become powerful now? You can choose to take on bounties! The Marines publish so many bounties; just pick one and solve it, right?" Old Man Caska said.
Ye Jia's eyes instantly lit up.
That's right!
Now that his strength had increased, couldn't he just go kill pirates and claim the bounties?
A pirate's bounty could be millions or tens of millions, and ones like Luffy were hundreds of millions. He could earn a huge sum in minutes. Was there anything faster than this for money?
"Go to Central Street. It is said that many pirates gather there every day. Some pirates are so strong that even the Marines have a headache and can't do anything about them. If you feel your strength is sufficient, go there, accept a bounty, and kill a pirate. You'd be removing a pest for the people too," Caska suggested.
There are wanted pirates in the Central Street of the Goa Kingdom?
Hearing this news, Ye Jia felt like he had just heard the destination of a great treasure.
"Old Man Caska, your words are too helpful to me. In the future, if you want to eat meat, come straight to the tavern to find me. I guarantee you'll eat until you're sick of it! Haha!"