One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

After spending a few days in the new Kingdom of Women, Karl had to return to Navy Headquarters.

This also means that he will be extremely busy for the next period of time, busy traveling everywhere. Just kidding, how much time can killing pirates take him!

The main thing is to get on the road, okay?

Sengoku slapped a stack of bounty posters in front of Karl and asked with a half-smile, "Here, these are your next targets, mainly the Four Seas... well... other seas besides the East Sea. These pirates aren't considered particularly powerful. Are you sure you're okay with that?"

Karl took a deep breath and asked sincerely, "Can't I really go alone? Sailing a warship is just too slow!"

Sengoku shook his head: "No, do you really think your mission is to kill pirates? Or pirates with bounties of less than 100 million?"

"But..."

"Stop talking. Your mission is to make pirates fear you, to make the people feel safe when they see you, and to make the title of naval hero truly deserved!"

Carl sighed helplessly and had no choice but to accept it.

As the Holy Light slowly departed from Crescent Bay, it headed towards the Western Sea.

Three months later, the West Sea was cleared. Karl had killed a total of 143 pirates and captured 1704 pirates, achieving remarkable results.

The title of naval hero Karl resounded throughout the West Sea. The pirates who had narrowly escaped death trembled in fear, afraid of Karl's name and daring not to cause any trouble.

They were just small-time pirates in the West Blue; how could they have ever seen power from the New World?

Karl got to experience the thrill of a max-level character dominating the newbie village. No wonder Garp runs to the East Blue whenever he has free time! It was really awesome!

However, this is just the beginning. Next, there's the South China Sea and the North China Sea. As for the East China Sea, we only need to deal with one pirate crew, the Krieg Pirates. But Karl is too lazy to go, so he just calls Smoker and tells him to go get some fresh air instead of staying in Loguetown all the time.

Three more months passed, and it was now the year 1518 of the Sea Calendar. The South China Sea had been cleared, and Kidd hadn't been encountered. He probably had run away beforehand, so he was lucky.

Three more months passed, and Karl's hometown—the North Blue—was cleared out. All the pirates had been loaded onto transport ships and were about to be sent to Impel Down.

With this journey completed, the mission that Carl called the "hero's journey" was finally finished.

For nearly 10 months, the name of naval hero Carl was constantly in the newspapers, and even Carl himself was starting to find himself annoying.

Thankfully, there's no Wang Lao Er in this world, otherwise, how many juicy scandals would have broken out?

Beihai, Branch 108.

"Boss Charles, thanks to you for your help these past few days. Otherwise, with my small group, it would have been really hard to find those scumbags."

Major General Charles, whose hair had long been bald, laughed heartily, "Hahaha, it's nothing, it's nothing. You're a soldier I personally trained, what's wrong with helping out? Otherwise, we'll become too formal! Come on, cheers!"

ping~

Carl downed the red wine in his glass in one gulp and said with a smile, "By the way, Boss Charles, have you been in any trouble while I was away?"

Carl suddenly remembered that many of the future supernovas seemed to come from the North Blue. Law, Hawkins, and Drake shouldn't be counted, as the Navy's high command knew something about his situation.

Charles was taken aback, then shook his head: "No, there were a few pirate crews that were very popular not long ago, but they disappeared without a trace a week before you came to the North Blue."

"Oh? Those few?"

"One is the Heart Pirates, and the other is the Hawkins Pirates."

"By the way, the captain of the Hawkins Pirates is a Devil Fruit user. He can tell fortunes and avoid danger. He was the first to run away."

Karl shook his head helplessly, unconcerned; he would take action when the time came.

......

Malinvando.

"You're back? How are you feeling?"

Karl curled his lip: "It's a bit boring. They're just some small fry who don't even dare to land on the Grand Line."

Sengoku chuckled and patted Karl on the shoulder: "But the effect is quite good. Now your influence is even greater than mine as a naval admiral!"

"Really? Does that mean I can move around freely from now on?"

"No."

"cut!"

"Don't just sit around now that you're back. There's something I need you to handle."

Karl raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? The Four Emperors are making a move?"

"No, it's Alabasta. The dancing fan incident was exposed not long ago, which caused public outrage and even sparked a rebellion."

"Alabasta... a rebellion? That doesn't seem to be under our navy's jurisdiction, does it?"

Sengoku looked at Karl meaningfully and said, "The Navy does not participate in the internal affairs of the World Government's member states, but this is a requirement of the World Government. They specifically requested you to go. Do you know why?"

"why?"

Sengoku snorted dismissively: "It's still about the attack on Mary Geoise last year. Three families of the World Nobles were lost, and the casualties were heavy. So they intend to invite the Nefertari family to live in Mary Geoise and become a member of the World Nobles."

"The Neferutari family, isn't that the royal family of Alabasta? How could they..." A thunderclap resounded in Karl's mind, and dead memories began to assault his brain. He remembered.

I really liked the character Vivi when I watched the anime, so I specifically looked up her background. It turns out that the Nefertari family behind her is one of the Twenty Kings who founded the World Government.

"800 years ago, after the kings of 20 countries united to form the World Government, they moved to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise with their families. Only the Neferutari family insisted on staying in Alabasta and ruling their own kingdom."

"In other words, they are descendants of the world's nobles. Now you should understand why the world government wants to get involved in this matter, right?"

Karl nodded: "I understand, but... if I remember correctly, Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is stationed in Alabasta, right? Could he be the one who did this?"

"As I said, the World Government's intention is not to touch Crocodile for now. The main task is to get the Nefertari family to reconsider their relocation to Mary Geoise."

Sengoku didn't trust the Seven Warlords of the Sea at all, so naturally he suspected Crocodile. However, the World Government seemed to have other intentions and seemed quite happy to see a rebellion break out in Alabasta.

Karl scratched his head: "Then what's the point of me going? I don't know how to negotiate. Shouldn't the World Government send someone to negotiate this themselves?"

“That would seem too deliberate, so they came to us. Anyway, go talk to Cobra about moving to Mary Geoise and investigate Crocodile... Do your best!”

"Okay! I'll set off right away!"

Chapter 195 Alabasta

Having just returned, Karl immediately boarded the warship and set off for Alabasta.

That's life in the navy; you're either on the move or on your way to the move.

Throughout the journey, Carl pondered the World Government's intentions and why they had sought him out.

Thinking about it carefully, it's quite simple. He's already considered one of their own by the Five Elders, a naval hero who obeys their every command.

Garp would never do something like destroying a country with a force comparable to the Buster Call, and as far as he knew, Garp would never participate in the Buster Call or do dirty work for the World Government.

Although Karl didn't participate in the Buster Call, he did similar things.

As for the World Government's intentions, Sengoku explained it quite clearly: the Nefertari family's relocation to Mary Geoise was obviously to replenish the population and make the number of World Nobles seem less meager.

However, they were hesitant to send people to invite him, as it would be awkward if they were rejected, and it might also make Cobra suspect that the rebellion was orchestrated by the World Government.

So they sent Karl over to sound him out first. Given his status, it wouldn't arouse suspicion; if he agreed, great, if not, they'd deal with it later.

And most importantly, Karl is a member of the Navy, and the Navy cannot interfere in the domestic affairs of member states of the World Government. Even if Karl went to Alabasta, he would have no reason to help them resolve the rebellion.

If Cobra is unable to quell the rebellion, he will have no choice but to seek help from the World Government. At that point, they can decide how to negotiate.

After figuring all this out, Karl shook his head helplessly. Sure enough, those who play politics have dirty hearts.

Forget about that. I'll take advantage of the remaining day or two of sailing to develop my abilities and try to unlock the fruit's advancement as soon as possible.

......

"Ding~ Devil Fruit awakening progress has reached 75%, reaching the third stage. Development plan is being derived..."

"Derivation successful!"

[Holy Light Emitted]

Development method: Long-term use of holy light permeates the whole body, making the whole body "holy", greatly increasing the intensity and duration of holy light on the body surface, thereby making the holy light materialize and radiate outwards, and shaping it according to the host's will.

Skill Expectation: After releasing Holy Light, the host will acquire Holy Light mimicry abilities, including but not limited to: Holy Light wings, Holy Light materialization...

Upon seeing the system's deduced result, Karl was shocked. He had actually had this idea before, but the holy light he condensed each time was ethereal. He never expected that there would be such an operation.

Wouldn't that make him a holy being?

"But, I like it!"

Without hesitation, Karl began experimenting, and the progress was encouraging.

Perhaps due to the long-term use of holy light, his degree of "sanctification" was actually quite high, especially his upper body. Except for a certain area, the degree of sanctification below the waist was far less than that of his upper body.

Karl immediately decided to "bathe" in holy light every day, in order to sanctify his entire body as soon as possible and transform his fighting spirit into a horse—no, into wings of holy light!

So, when evening came, Carl's lounge was brightly lit, like a small sun, quite eye-catching.

The following afternoon, in Tamarisk, Alabasta.

"Look, a warship is coming! Is the navy here?"

"Wait, let me see... This, this is the Holy Light! This is the ship of the naval hero! Could it be that the naval hero has come to help us quell the rebellion?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Navy can't interfere in the internal affairs of member states. Navy heroes are here to catch pirates, of course!"

"But...but don't we already have Lord Crocodile?"

As soon as Carl stepped off the port, he was surrounded by enthusiastic civilians. Nelson and the others had to act as bodyguards, blocking the crazed women in front of Carl, a situation that was both painful and pleasurable.