Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 5 The Wild Boar Gang

Xingyiquan is indeed quite powerful.

After checking the cargo manifest, the ship's steward counted out a stack of Berries and handed it to Guan Yi, praising, "There are 300 pieces of cargo in total. With ten people, you carried 62 pieces yourself. You're doing the work of two people. Here, I'll round it up for you. It's 5000 Berries in total. Keep it safe."

You look a little unfamiliar; are you new to our town of Sicikono?

"Yes, thank you." Guan Yi took the money, wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead, and said, "I should be at the dock for the next while. If you need any work, just call me, Uncle Manager."

“No problem. Young people are hardworking and reliable. It won’t be long before they settle down in the town.” The merchant ship manager smiled and said, “We have another shipment departing from Aomori tomorrow morning at the same time. It’s metal, steel and ironware, so it will be heavier and the price will be higher, 120 per bag. Remember to come.”

"Okay." Guan Yi turned around and looked around: "There are ships over there recruiting workers, I'll go over there first."

"Let's rest for a while..." The ship manager was only halfway through his sentence when he saw Guan Yi already running away.

He shook his head, turned and boarded the cargo ship, muttering to himself, "So what exactly is Xingyi Quan?"

Xingyiquan is a representative style of traditional Chinese martial arts, characterized by its solid stance and strong combat skills.

After practicing Xingyi Quan under a master for a year, Guan Yi is now completely different from ordinary non-martial arts practitioners. He no longer holds back and is confident that he can take a life with three punches.

But this is One Piece, and it has enough weight to hold Guan Yi back, preventing him from getting carried away.

He needs to practice boxing for at least a few more years before he can gain a foothold in the East China Sea.

If he wanted to practice boxing, he needed to earn money first, and nothing suited him better than working as a dockworker.

The foundation he built through martial arts training made him better at using his strength and controlling his energy expenditure, enabling him to carry more goods and earn more money.

More importantly, this job can also help Guan Yi practice martial arts. While moving goods, he can hone his basic skills in Xingyi Quan and strengthen his physique!
After a day of unloading over 300 items, Guan Yi earned 23800 peso. Only after unloading the last cargo ship that docked did he leisurely leave the dock and enter the town.

"Steamed buns~ Hot steamed buns~!"

"Sea monster meat! Fresh sea monster meat!"

"Warm-up ocean milk..."

The town was bustling at night, with vendors' cries and the aroma of food wafting towards Guan Yi.

Guan Yi touched her belly.

The breakfast I ate at home seemed very old due to the year-long infrastructure construction in the Kengan world. At noon, I only spent 200 Berries at the dock to buy a boxed lunch for the workers and made do with it.

Tonight, let's have something good to eat—let me try what seafood meat is all about!
A moment later, Guan Yi held a large skewer of grilled meat in each hand and began tearing into it with both hands.

The left hand contains meat from an unknown sea creature, shaped into chunks, each about the size of a child's fist, roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

The right side is like an octopus tentacle; each one weighs three or four pounds and is delicious and chewy.

Fragrant!It smells so good!

The two skewers of meat cost 2100 Berries, which was a bit expensive, but worth it!
Eating meat skewers while walking down the street.

The sounds of children's laughter echoed in her ears, and the sounds of bargaining rose and fell, giving Guan Yi the feeling of walking on a modern urban pedestrian street.

Instead of the familiar skyscrapers and bustling traffic, what lay before me was a street made of rough stone slabs and wooden planks, winding its way forward.

The streets are lined with buildings of exaggerated, almost dreamlike colors: bright yellow walls, grass-green roofs, pink window frames, and dark blue signboards. Each building resembles a child's doodle, with a distinct style, yet they are strangely crammed together, brimming with an illogical vitality!

Guan Yi gradually came to accept all of this.

I'm here in the world of One Piece!
"5000 per night for accommodation."

"Seize the young master?"

"5000 Berry a night."

Guan wanted to leave.

The purchasing power of a pele is similar to that of a yen. This small town hotel charges me 5000 yen a night.

"So expensive? Can't you make it cheaper?"

"This is the price for everyone on this street. I'll refund you if you find a cheaper place. If you think it's too expensive, you can stay longer, 30000 Berries a week."

"...Never mind, I'll stay one night. There's a shower in the room, right? Take me to see it."

If it weren't for concerns about safety while living under a bridge and the desire to take a shower, Guan Yi would never have spent 5000 Berries. He was willing to spend money on food, but where to sleep? Wherever he slept, it didn't matter.

As night deepened, lying on the tatami mat costing 5000 Berries a night, Guan Yi pulled up the plan.

[Sustaining the infrastructure construction for another year requires 100000 Berries.]

[Wealth: 16600 Pele]

I also spent 100 Berries to buy water.

"I need to earn more tomorrow and try to save an average of 20,000 Berries per day. That way, in four days, I can save enough for the second infrastructure project of 100,000 Berries!"

……

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Guan Yi crawled out of bed and stood up in the Three-Body Stance.

The year spent at his master's house instilled in Guan Yi good martial arts habits. He practiced the Three-Body Stance for half an hour, and also learned the Eight Extraordinary Hands, the Twenty-Four Methods of Correction, and the Five Elements Fist, completing his daily morning exercise routine without fail.

After completing the entire set, Guan Yi adjusted her breathing, but her expression was somewhat surprised: "Why does this set feel so much easier?" Not long after, when she had breakfast and started carrying goods, Guan Yi's feeling became even more pronounced.

"It's not an illusion, my strength has increased?"

Such a noticeable difference would normally require at least a month of training, but Guan Yi only carried the goods for one day and slept for one night.

Over the next two days, Guan Yi's feeling became even clearer. Originally, carrying four bags of goods weighing sixty or seventy pounds on his shoulders would make Guan Yi's steps heavy and he seemed to be struggling, but now he felt that he could carry a fifth or sixth bag.

In just three days, his strength increased by at least 20%, which is equivalent to half a year of training at his master's house!
I don't know why, but it's a good thing.

At dawn, Guan Yi's cannon fist brought up a howling wind, and when he finished the move, his momentum was fierce and imposing!
[Wealth: 71300 Pele]

This is the morning of the fourth day since arriving in the world of One Piece, and Guan Yi's savings are very close to his goal.

With a little effort, you can earn enough money today!
Upon arriving at the dock, a captain who was recruiting immediately recognized him: "Ian, over here!"

Ian is Guan Yi's pseudonym. The pronunciation is similar to his character "意" (yi), making it easy to remember.

After three days of carrying cargo, Guan Yi had become quite well-known among the dockworkers for his efficiency and steady work, and most of the captains and supervisors knew him.

"Here it comes, is it still mud and ash? 100 Berries a bag?" Guan Yi walked over quickly.

“Yes, there’s only 120 bags today. You can handle it all by yourself, right? I’ll give you an extra 10 Berries per bag, so that others don’t get their boat full of dust.”

13200. Guan Yixin calculated for a moment, then smiled broadly and said, "No problem, thank you, Captain!"

Then, he grabbed two 60-pound bags of mud and ash in each hand, placed them on his shoulders, and kicked his right foot diagonally downwards, hooking it under another bag of mud and ash. He then lifted it up sharply, making the mud and ash spin and fly up, landing steadily on top of the other four bags of mud and ash!

What is a professional football player?

Despite the intense exercise and pressure, his back didn't bend much, demonstrating his mastery of the solid and void aspects of Xingyi Quan's San Ti Zhuang (Three-Body Stance)!
"Five bags at a time, two minutes per trip, guaranteed to finish within an hour!"

The captain of the ash transport ship exclaimed in amazement, "Ian, with your skills, haven't you considered becoming a merchant ship escort for a major trading company? There are very few pirates harassing the Konomie Islands, so there's no need to worry about it being dangerous."

"I'm considering it; I might go later."

Guan Yi agreed and strode towards the boat.

"Okay, you can contact me if you want to go, I'll recommend someone." The captain was kind and reassured, and went to prepare other things for the voyage.

One hour later, Pele's score was +13200.

Guan Yi wiped his sweat, but instead of resting, he continued looking for other work. He took on another job loading a ship in the morning, and unloaded two ships' worth of cargo in the afternoon.

Although she didn't earn as much as she did on her first trip, she still made a total of 26000. After deducting the cost of lunch and water, Guan Yi's savings reached exactly 11!
"That's enough. After deducting the cost of accommodation, we can still have a good meal tonight to replenish our energy."

Having worked so hard, Guan Yi finally felt a bit tired today and decided to go eat first.

Just as he was about to leave the dock, two people suddenly stopped him.

"You're Ian?"

One of the men had slanted eyes, and the other was dark-skinned and overweight; both had rough skin, like laborers exposed to the wind and sun at the docks.

But Guan Yi had never seen them.

"It's me...you're looking for me?"

“We’re from the Wild Boar Gang.” The slanted-eyed youth sized him up and said, “Our Wild Boar Boss heard that a new guy recently came to the docks. He’s very efficient. You must be the one, right? The boss has agreed to let you join the Wild Boar Gang. From now on, you won’t have to work so hard at the docks looking for work. The Wild Boar Boss will arrange everything for you!”

Guan Yi had indeed heard about the Wild Boar Gang from his fellow laborers over the past three days.

That was one of the two major labor gangs that occupied the docks of the town of Sicico. The boss, Wild Boar, was quite capable. He had gathered a group of underlings and monopolized more than half of the easy and profitable jobs at the docks.

The merchant ships coming and going were unwilling to offend this local tyrant, and the local merchants were too lazy to provoke him either. It wouldn't cost them much money anyway; they could tolerate even slightly slower or worse work. Other odd jobs were even less likely to mess with the Wild Boar Gang, considering that none of the goods they'd been carrying in the past few days had been lighter than fifty pounds!

Although Guan Yi really wanted to complain, he couldn't believe that there were such gangs and organizations in the One Piece world.

"Hello, Wild Boar Gang, hello both of you."

Guan Yi asked politely, "I've long heard of Boss Wild Boar's reputation, but I never thought I'd have the chance to join the Wild Boar Gang. Hmm... what am I supposed to do?"

Satisfied with Guan Yi's attitude, the slanted-eyed youth said, "You have money on you, right? Pay the 80,000 Berry joining fee, come with us to see the boss, and just follow the boss's instructions."

"Ba Wan?" Guan Yi's expression remained unchanged.

Fine, fine, you're trying to rob me by estimating the wages I've earned these past few days. You're so ignorant, you underestimated me. You should have just asked me for 100,000!

"Gentlemen, let me ask you something first. If I don't want to join the Wild Boar Gang and don't want to pay any money..."

As Guan Yi spoke, he noticed that the two men's faces turned cold, and they glared at him with hostility. They continued to say, "You'll be unhappy, you'll come and beat me up and rob me, and the Wild Boar Gang will cut off my way of working at the docks, right?"

The slanted-eyed youth sneered, "You're smart!"

"Of course, all my teachers have praised me like that," Guan Yi said. "Smart people never waste time, so let's skip the intermediate steps."

Trying to rob me? I'll just start fighting!
As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Yi suddenly took a step forward and threw out both fists! The fierce punches in his hands took no more than 0.2 seconds to strike the faces of the slanted-eyed youth and the fat, dark-skinned youth!

Bang!Bang!
The two were careless and failed to dodge.

Then came two muffled thuds, two screams, two spurts of blood from their noses, and the two men collapsed!
After finishing his work, Guan Yi strode away.

(End of this chapter)