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

Although it consumes a lot of energy, it lasts for 5 hours!

Besides, awakening is usually only used in big events, so he can relax and not worry about stamina at all.

"I'm too strong. Now I'm even a little scared for Whitebeard..."

Let alone Whitebeard, even if Shanks, Kaido, and Big Mom came together, they would still get slapped twice by the Marines before they could leave!

However, these are not issues that Karl is concerned about right now. The most important thing now is to advance the Holy Light Fruit and become stronger and more invincible.

"Phew~" Karl let out a long sigh of relief and took out all the Devil Fruits he had collected over the past year, about 50 in total.

Among the more representative ones are the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Dark-Dark Fruit, the Heat-Heat Fruit, and the Cloud-Cloud Fruit (Logia type). The others are mostly Zoan type and less powerful Paramecia type.

Put the Dark Fruit back into your inventory; all that's left are offerings.

"System, begin the Devil Fruit advancement!"

"Would you like to include the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Heat-Heat Fruit, Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Zoan-type Ox-Ox Fruit (Cow Mode), Zoan-type..."

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Karl's body emitted a golden light, devouring all the Devil Fruits in front of him, and then Karl lost consciousness.

During his unconsciousness, Karl felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, feeling warm, comfortable, and light.

Karl was awakened by a system notification after an unknown amount of time.

"Ding, Devil Fruit successfully upgraded. Paramecia-type Holy Light Fruit upgraded to Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Holy Light Arbiter form."

"Any changes?"

"Ding, comparing differences, please wait..."

"Statistics complete! The following are the advanced effects."

Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Holy Light Arbiter Form.

Human form: Possesses all the abilities of the Holy Light Fruit, and the Holy Light gains thermal damage (similar to an ape), greatly enhancing its physique and regenerative abilities.

Arbitrator of Holy Light Form: The entire body transforms into holy light, immune to physical attacks and ordinary fire and lightning damage. It can travel freely through the atmosphere at "near the speed of light". Under sunlight, the stamina and injury recovery speed are increased by 500%, and it possesses all the abilities of the human form.

Devil Fruit Awakening - Divine Arbiter: Transform into a Divine Arbiter (giant size), and in the name of Holy Light, punish all evil! Effect: Can be used when HP is below 30%. After use, all attributes are increased by 300% for 30 minutes. After the duration ends, all Holy Light will be released, creating a massive explosion. After the explosion ends, the user will be in a weakened state.

Seeing this effect, Karl fell silent. Wasn't this just a combination of the Holy Light Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit?

In short, Karl now possesses a Logia-type version of the Holy Light Fruit, or even an enhanced version, since he also has the regenerative abilities of a Zoan-type.

"System, view properties!"

Host: Karl

Age: 30 (will be 31 after his May 1st birthday)

Physique: EX (Bonus for being a heartbreaker, bonus for Devil Fruit)

Perception: SSS+

Willpower: SSS+

Haki: Armament Haki MAX (hardening, binding, external projection, internal destruction), Observation Haki MAX (weakness perception)

Conqueror's Haki MAX (Intimidation, Entanglement, Observation Kill, Physical Damage)

Special Abilities: [Still as a Virgin] [Agile as a Mad Rabbit] [Father of the Sea] [Max Swordsmanship] [Fishman Arm Strength] [Iron Bones] [Rurouni Kenshin] [Desert Affinity] [Guardian of Justice]

[Heartbreaker]: Stamina: +92.32%, Stamina Recovery Speed: +184.64%

Devil Fruit - Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Holy Light Arbiter Form (Awakened)

Active Skills: Fragile (usable), Shadow Vision (already used), Awakening Holy Light Revelation (usable).

Carl breathed a sigh of relief. Seven years of slacking off had finally caught up with the fierce competition, and before he knew it, he was invincible.

"Ding! Worldline shift detected. Ultimate mission issued - [The Working Class's Counterattack]"

[The Working Class's Comeback]: Life is full of ups and downs, and we face countless challenges. If we can earn everything we deserve through hard work, who would want to slack off? Now, it's time to change all that!

Mission Requirements: Stand at the top of the world and become the "boss" who looks down on all living beings! This mission has no time limit and no penalty; the host can choose whether to complete it.

Mission Reward: Grant any one of your wishes!

Karl smiled, walked to the window, looked at the surging sea, and said softly, "The old era is beginning to end, and a new era is quietly arriving..."

"And the holy light will purify everything!"

Chapter 204 Is the Ocean Chaotic?

Marineford, Marshal's office.

"You've been at Navy Headquarters for six or seven years now, haven't you? How come you don't look any different? That doesn't make sense."

Karl crossed his legs and smiled slightly, "Haha, maybe handsome people age slower!"

Sengoku pursed his lips and got down to business: "Where do you plan to go next? You're not going to cause trouble for the Red-Haired Pirates again, are you? I heard that the Red-Haired Pirates have been running away from you lately!"

"Forget it, it's not interesting. I'll just take a break for a while and travel around."

To be honest, I've been quite free lately. Whenever there's a major event in the Four Seas or the New World, Karl doesn't need to get involved; Aokiji and Akainu just rush over to help.

Having probably heard some rumors, the two have been secretly competing with each other recently, which has left Karl with very little room to maneuver.

"Okay, by the way, when will the Holy Light Shells and Holy Healing Shells be delivered?"

Karl scratched his head: "Well, that depends on Hancock's opinion. You know, the production of Sky Shells hasn't been good lately. Without Sky Shells, I can't make Holy Light Shells and Holy Healing Shells, right?"

As the reputation of Holy Light Shell and Holy Healing Shell grew, Sengoku quickly guessed that it was Karl's doing, and after much persuasion, he managed to get an insider price from Karl.

Currently, a Holy Light Crypt costs 100 million Berries outside and a Holy Healing Crypt costs 800 million Berries, but the Navy's internal price is only 40% of that. As a result, a large portion of the Navy's annual budget ends up in Karl's pocket.

Including the payments from Dorrag, Karl has become the world's richest man in all, even surpassing the Golden Emperor.

However, with so much money comes a lot of expenses. Most of the Berries were used to build Sky Island, with nearly 1500 billion Berries invested back and forth, which transformed Sky Island into a vast sky nation and made it a member state of the World Government.

Of course, the emperor is Hancock.

"Hurry up! Sigh, you know, Aion is such a good girl, how can you bear to two-time her?"

"Hey! Marshal Sengoku, don't make baseless accusations! What do you mean by 'two-timing'? Aien has never complained. Why are you, an old bachelor, meddling in so many other people's business?"

Sengoku's face flushed red: "You brat! I, I have dedicated my entire life to the naval cause! I have no time for any romantic affairs!"

"Oh? Is that so? I heard from Gion-nee that you and Garp were both rejected when you pursued Advisor Tsuru back then!"

Sengoku immediately fell silent and quickly chased Karl out.

After leaving the headquarters building, Karl originally planned to visit Hancock on Skypiea, but after thinking about it, he decided against it and would do it in a couple of days. He wanted to take care of the Dark-Dark Fruit first, as it was about time.

Karl retrieved the Dark-Dark Fruit from his system space. He had heard that the Whitebeard Pirates' second division had been quite active in the New World recently, and based on past patterns, Thatch likely obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit around this time.

But now that the Dark-Dark Fruit is in his hands, so...

New World, Gran Island, Tavern.

"Come on, Captain Ace, have a drink!" Teach raised his glass to toast, and Ace, his face flushed, raised his glass without hesitation and chugted it down.

The tavern was filled with members of the Fourth Division. They had just won a great victory and deserved a proper celebration.

"Teach, thanks to you just now! Otherwise, I would have been ambushed by that guy. Here, let me toast you!"

Teach grinned sheepishly and scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Hehehe, why are you saying all this? We're comrades. Even though I'm not very strong, I would never stand by and watch my comrades get hurt!"

"boom!"

Ace slammed his glass on the bar and said triumphantly, "That's right, we're all brothers, no need for these formalities, come on, let's drink!"

The tavern was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

At the same time, a dazzling golden light flashed across the sky above Gran Island and instantly landed on the island. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Karl.

Carl could have arrived much earlier, but unfortunately the intelligence provided by the intelligence department was incorrect. Carl spent a lot of time eliminating wrong answers before finally finding Gran Island.

Seeing the pirate ship docked on the shore, Karl breathed a sigh of relief. At least his trip hadn't been in vain; he had finally found it.

"Hey, you, you, come here for a second."

Ten minutes later, a nervous-looking man walked into the tavern. He swallowed hard as he looked at the dissolute pirates inside, then silently walked to a corner and ordered a glass of rum.

The members of the Second Division didn't care much. He was just an ordinary person, not worth their attention. Being happy was the most important thing.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, a blush appeared on the man's face. He mumbled, half-drunk, "Damn Hal*s, we all found this together, and you want to keep it all for yourself."

Most of the members of the Second Division were drunk, so no one heard the man's mutterings, except for one person.

That's right, it's Teach. Although he looks drunk, his mind is perfectly clear. He immediately took it to heart when he heard the man say that he had found something.

He has been on Whitebeard's ship for almost 30 years, all for the Dark-Dark Fruit, but after all these years, he still hasn't gotten it. To be honest, if he really can't find it, he has thought about giving up his ambition and becoming a dutiful son.

But there's still a chance, so he won't let any news slip by, no matter what.

Upon hearing the man's complaint in the corner, he immediately stood up, casually sat down in front of the man, drank a bottle of wine, and drunkenly said, "Hey, what's wrong? How can a grown man be so disheveled?"

The man was startled when he saw a burly man sit down in front of him. His first instinct was to run away, but then he remembered what the handsome man had said to him, and he steeled himself and decided to just do it.

"Um, who...who are you?"

"Oh well, it doesn't matter anymore. It's all that Hallas's fault. He's so despicable. We found this treasure together... He..."