Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 9 The way forward
The town of Sicikono is located in the heart of the East Sea, the Kingdom of Oycot, and the Konomie Islands, enjoying a unique geographical advantage.

Surrounding it are more than 30 islands of varying sizes in the Konomie Islands, 22 of which are inhabited and form a cluster of villages and towns. The town of Sicikono is a sea transport hub for these 20-plus villages and towns, with a port larger than that of an ordinary town and a well-developed maritime transport system.

In addition, the Navy's 16th Branch is stationed not far northeast of Sicico, which makes the area quite safe and secure, and few pirates dare to cause trouble there.

Of course, another reason is that on the edge of the Konomia Islands, in a village called Cocoyasi, a group of top-notch pirates in the East China Sea are already stationed.

Arlong the Fishman and his gang!
Ordinary pirates would dare not cause trouble here.

For all the reasons mentioned above, the dockworkers in the town of Sicicono had a fertile ground to survive, and the merchants were willing to hire fewer highly paid sailors and leave the cargo handling work to the laborers.

As the largest builder in the Konomie Islands region, Aomori House usually spends a considerable amount of money on hiring laborers, and the Wild Boar Gang and the Iron Rod Gang have always been a headache for them.

They do the easiest jobs but refuse to take less pay. They even occasionally slack off, delaying transportation and damaging some goods, and they can only accept the consequences.

These guys can't accomplish anything, but they can cause trouble. Once you mess with them, they're like a leech, impossible to get rid of. Even large trading companies are powerless against them.

That morning, the manager of Aomori House was shocked to learn that the Wild Boar Gang and the Iron Rod Gang had fought fiercely the night before and merged into a "Laborer Gang." Some of his underlings came to the door to discuss business, and he felt as if the sky was falling.

If the two factions can still check and balance each other, then if they were to merge into one, wouldn't they be the ones checking and balancing each other?

Helpless, he could only invite the laborers' gang into the shop, where he met a dark-skinned, simple-minded gang member.

"Um... hello."

The younger brother's arm was still wrapped in bandages. After stammering for a while, he greeted us and then, as if remembering something, pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket.

“Our boss said, ‘From today onwards, laborers will be divided into two levels of work, with 30 kilograms as the dividing line, namely light work and heavy work.’”

The manager of Aomori's expression changed slightly: "You're even planning to do the heavy lifting work?"

The younger brother didn't answer, but continued reading: "For light-item handling, please have your company pay 20% of the total remuneration as a deposit to the Laborers' Guild, as funds for the Laborers' daily operations and as bonuses for outstanding workers in the monthly handling work."

In return, we will strictly manage all the laborers in the labor force. If they harm the interests of the business, they can be reported to the labor force, and the leader will punish them—including but not limited to fines and not assigning them work for a certain period of time.

The manager of Aomori was taken aback.

Bonuses? Management? Punishments?

A gang?
That sounds so absurd.

"In addition, the laborers' guild will intervene in disputes between merchants and laborers outside the guild to prevent theft of goods and wage disputes as much as possible. We hope that we can work together to build a more beautiful town in Sicikono!"

Building a beautiful town?
The Aomori official was even more dumbfounded. How did this sound like a set of pre-written lines from Oycott officials?
real or fake?

On the other hand, if the laborers could really do what they say, the port freight would be much less troublesome, and all we would have to pay is 20% of the fee for handling light items? No, even that fee comes from the laborers who choose to handle only light items!
In other words, we don't actually need to do anything? The Iron Rod Gang and the Wild Boar Gang merged, and it became an organization ten times more organized?

No, neither Iron Rod nor Wild Boar seem like the kind of people who would do such a thing!
"Who's your boss? It's not Iron Rod or Wild Boar, is it? Can I meet him?"

"Uh... Boss Ian doesn't want to be too conspicuous, he even told us not to casually mention his name." The underling couldn't find the answer to this question in the manuscript and replied blankly.

"Ian?...Which Ian?!"

The manager of Aomori was shocked, remembering the young man who had just arrived in the town of Sicikono a few days ago, who was very efficient at moving goods and whom he had high hopes for.

He said he had studied something like that?

Xingyiquan, yes, that's what it's called.

Is Xingyi Quan really that powerful?!
The underling in front of him was even more astonished: "How do you know our boss's name is Ian?!"

……

East of the town, an abandoned garbage dump.

After Guan Yi finished practicing the last form of the Twelve Forms of Xingyi, the Bear Form, his clothes were soaked with sweat.

As he learned more, the time he needed for his morning exercises increased. Fortunately, he no longer needed to carry goods at the docks, because he had become a gang leader and had become 'capital'.

With just a little time spent managing the gang, he could pocket a steady stream of Baileys. It wasn't unreasonable for him and the hard-working laborers who were willing to do heavy lifting to take a 20% cut of the income from those who relied on the gang's reputation and preferred to take lighter jobs.

The intermediary activity was legal and compliant.

In addition, he also made a windfall.

[Wealth: 2437280 Pele]

This was the wealth accumulated by Wild Boar Hall, the former leader of the Wild Boar Gang, through exploiting the laborers; it was all confiscated by Guan Yi. This guy had been the gang leader for too long and was unwilling to submit to Guan Yi's command, so he left Xixicono, and his whereabouts are unknown.

No wonder everyone wants to be a pirate; robbing money is much faster than working honestly! As for Alvida, her gang was short-lived, and she was so caught up in the praise from her underlings that she didn't really get any money out of them; she spent it all on food and dressing up.

Guan Yi didn't take the remaining three or four dates from her.

because……

Boom!
With a heavy thud, Alvida entered from outside and threw a large box on the ground, causing the ground to groan in pain.

"What you want."

Behind her, four laborers were working hard, two to a box, slowly placing the box on the ground.

Guan Yi stepped forward to inspect the box, which was filled with heavy items: dumbbell plates of various sizes, weight locks, resistance bands, stone blocks... collecting them all wouldn't be easy.

If you don't want to work at the docks carrying cargo but still want to quickly increase your strength, you'll naturally need to have all the necessary training equipment.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Guan Yi gave each of his four underlings a tip of two hundred Berries, and amidst their expressions of gratitude, gestured for them to go back to their work.

Alvida's bruises had faded considerably. Standing to one side, she said in a low voice, "It's a deal, Ian. I'll work for you, manage the laborers' gang, and I can challenge for the boss's position at any time."

"Okay, as long as you can beat me down, I'll call you boss. But... let's do it once a week, it's too much trouble to fight every day."

"no problem!"

I'll make these bastards learn how to appreciate my beauty! This belief of Alvida's was almost becoming a demon. Looking at Guan Yi bending over, piecing together the barbell, a sudden thought struck her—

It doesn't seem to say that we can't fight again now, nor does it say that we can't launch a sneak attack?

You were too careless, Ian. Did you think I wouldn't attack you just because my weapon wasn't with me?!
The next instant, she swung her fist wide, as if to unleash all the anger she had felt from last night until now, and slammed it hard into Guan Yi's back.

This is a punch she throws with ease, enough to wield a spiked club weighing fifty or sixty pounds. It can shatter a wooden box and break an ordinary person's spine!
Guan Yi did not dodge. Sensing the approaching attack, he simply arched his back, mobilized all his muscles, and formed a bear-like shape to protect his abdomen and uproot mountains!
Bang-!
With a dull thud as the fist struck flesh, Guan Yi's bear-like form was broken, and he staggered forward. However, by twisting his ankle, he regained his balance and did not fall to the ground.

Alvida was shocked. How could this be? I hit him, but I didn't send him flying?!

The next moment, Guan Yi turned and pounced on her, punching her repeatedly in the face.

"what--"

Damn it, you slapped me in the face again!

Alvida screamed and fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face, whether from pain or sorrow, it was hard to tell.

"Okay, that's all for this week."

Guan Yi moved his shoulder, lost in thought. It hurt, but it wasn't serious enough to be considered injured.

Is this really possible?

Last night, when Guan Yi caught the wooden box thrown by Alvida's little brother in his bear form, and the box shattered while he was completely unharmed, a thought flashed through his mind—the bear form, which gathers all the strength of its muscles, straightens its neck and spine, and charges forward for defense, isn't that just the Iron Body from the Six Styles of the Navy?!
With this association, the monkey shape resembles a paper drawing.

The sparrow shape evokes a sense of walking on the moon.

The eagle-shaped and chicken-shaped objects bear marks from finger guns.

The tiger form was even more intense. Yesterday, the first one to face the tiger form, Alvida, still felt weak in the knees when she saw Guan Yi. She said that when attacked, Guan Yi was like a fierce tiger, letting out a terrifying roar.

But Guan Yi was certain that he hadn't suddenly yelled like that while he was fighting.

It was the aura he exuded when simulating the tiger form that caused the underling to hallucinate and have auditory hallucinations. And this aura, when extended further, is nothing more than Conqueror's Haki.

This is a bit of an exaggeration, but Guan Yi feels that he might be able to use Xingyi Quan to draw inferences from one another and recreate the powerful moves of these pirate worlds, or even create his own unique moves.

While Kengan's power level is slightly weaker, his martial arts skills can indeed "help" One Piece.

As long as I train myself and my physique keeps up, these things will be my capital to widen the gap with opponents of similar level—this may be the correct way to approach the support plan.

Guan Yi assembled the barbell and stretched it a bit.

So before honing your physical skills, let's improve your technique first...

[Spending 500000 Berries to extend infrastructure construction for another year!]

(End of this chapter)