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

Shanks took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Let's go!"

As the saying goes, taking a step back opens up a vast expanse, and it's definitely not because fighting with Karl is too disgusting.

"Walk slowly without sending."

Soon, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates retreated like a tide, sailing away from the nameless island.

The Redfords.

"This guy is getting more and more arrogant, sigh!"

"What can we do? If you're so capable, why don't you go and kill him?"

Beckman looked at the murmuring crew and said in a deep voice, "That guy is very troublesome. There's no reason for us to fight him. We'd better stay away from him to avoid unnecessary sacrifices."

"That's right, you haven't fought him. Once you have, you'll know that guy is simply inhuman!"

Chapter 237 Pure Gold in Hand

night.

Carl kicked the campfire, still adorned with red stars, to pieces and stood on the shore, gazing at the distant sea.

On the pitch-black sea, a dark shadow, resembling a small mountain, slowly rose, growing taller and taller.

A yellowish-green halo appeared on the sea surface, eventually breaking through the surface and shooting straight into the sky.

"Finally, damn it."

Karl took a deep breath, and his whole body radiated a dazzling white light, becoming the brightest star in the night.

Don't ask, the answer is to cater to their preferences.

Sure enough, the giant lanternfish in the distance stared wide-eyed. What is that?! It's so dazzling, so eye-catching!

So the giant lanternfish quickly swam toward the deserted island where Karl was. Although it looked slow, it was actually incredibly fast, and soon it arrived at the waters near the island.

Only then did Carl realize just how big this giant lanternfish really was.

Well, a fully-grown raven is like a mosquito in front of it, let alone Karl.

"Wow, that's a huge thing! Come on! Eat me!"

The giant lanternfish thought to itself, "What a stroke of luck!" Without hesitation, it opened its mouth wide enough to swallow the entire deserted island whole, and launched its final charge.

Closer and closer, the entire island began to tremble.

Carl held the raven in one hand, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Elbaf's Spear·Hegemony!"

The raven's platinum-gold blade shone with a dazzling golden light, even assimilating the black Haki covering it. *Whoosh!*

The night sky suddenly turned into daylight, even if only for a moment.

A golden, flying slash spanning a kilometer instantly swept across the giant lanternfish's body, slicing open its mouth horizontally, then its skull, then its body, until there was nothing left to slice.

Dried bamboo shoots with gravy.

Boom boom boom~

Due to inertia, the upper part of the giant lanternfish collided violently with the deserted island, almost leveling the entire island.

Seeing this, Carl flashed into the air and swung his sword, cutting off the glowing bait on the giant lanternfish's head.

To test its effectiveness, Carl took a small amount and placed it in his palm to feel its effects.

"Hmm? Wait, this pure gold isn't quite pure, is it?"

Carl did feel his metabolism slow down a little, but it was far from achieving immortality.

This only proves one thing: the bait for giant lanternfish does contain pure gold, but the purity is not high.

That's actually normal; this lure is a full ten meters in diameter. If it were all pure gold...

Furthermore, Carl's treasure-hunting device proved this point; the real pure gold was inside the lanternfish's belly.

"Gudong."

Looking at the bloodied giant lanternfish, Carl felt a headache coming on. He should have just let it eat him.

However, for Hancock's sake and for Aion's sake, Carl decided to risk it all, since he had divine protection that kept him separate from the flesh and blood.

......

After squeezing into the lanternfish's belly, Carl couldn't help but think of a sentence.

At the beginning it was extremely narrow, and then he became enlightened. After taking dozens of steps, he suddenly became enlightened.

This should be the lanternfish's stomach; it wasn't affected by Carl's slash, so it's very well preserved.

The tiny islands attached to the stomach acid inside were very well preserved and showed signs of life.

"hold head high!"

A dinosaur charged at Karl, but Karl didn't even need to lift a finger. Raven opened its beak and spewed out a breath of holy light, and the dinosaur turned into pale ashes in the next second, which were scattered by the wind.

"This place is really strange. The environment is so terrible, yet there are dinosaurs. No wonder it's the world of One Piece! This kind of thing is nothing."

Carl sighed and looked toward the "black hole" in the distance. The pure gold wasn't on this island; it must be deeper inside.

He vaguely remembered that there was a group of fathers and daughters here. Should he get to know them?

Forget it, let them keep the little bit of pure gold they have.

"Raven, let's go!"

"Gah!"

Soon, the raven carried Karl to the lanternfish's second stomach. The island in this stomach was similar to that in the first stomach, but it didn't seem to contain any pure gold. Even if it did, it was the kind of gold that Olga and her father had.

With no other option, Carl continued onward, arriving at the third stomach.

The third stomach was completely different from the other two. The environment here was very dark, but there was a lighthouse on the distant island ruins, emitting a soft light.

Karl's lips curled up slightly; this must be it.

boom.

After landing on the island, Karl looked around. This should be the Steel Island that disappeared more than 200 years ago, as evidenced by the surrounding buildings and ruins.

"Drip drip!"

The treasure hunter kept beeping, and the frequency was getting faster and faster, which meant that Karl was getting closer and closer to the pure gold.

Following the instructions of the treasure hunter, Karl arrived at a large door, which was bare, but this was not a problem for Karl.

Who would bother solving a mystery if it could be broken with a single punch? How boring!

bang~

The raven plunged headfirst into the stone wall, nearly collapsing the laboratory-like space.

"quack"

"Well done! Come back!"

Carl covered the raven that had transformed into a longsword and strolled leisurely into the building.

"Drip drip drip drip!"

The treasure detector's beeping grew more urgent, indicating that the pure gold was in this room, but Karl couldn't see it, so...

Carl stomped his foot, and the ground beneath him instantly cracked open, creating a large hole that revealed a hidden room beneath the surface.

After jumping down, Carlton's eyes lit up. There was a lamp on the desk in front of him, the light was yellow-green and very bright. Just by standing there, he could feel the changes in his body.

"Ding! Item [Pure Gold] has been found. This treasure hunter will automatically destroy itself soon. 10, 9, 8..."

Karl was taken aback. "You're not going to self-destruct again, are you?" So Karl quickly threw away the treasure-hunting device. Sure enough, after the countdown ended, the treasure-hunting device exploded with a bang. Fortunately, the power was not great, just like a firecracker.

With a snap, Karl crushed the lamp and took out the pure gold inside. The moment he touched it, Karl couldn't help but close his eyes, as if it were magical.

"Ding, special item [pure gold] detected, data being collected."

[Pure Gold]: After touching pure gold, the body will enter a state of "stagnation" (stem cells stop dividing, DNA degradation is prevented, etc.), thereby achieving the effect of prolonging life and inhibiting diseases. After leaving the pure gold, the body will return to normal.

“No wonder…” Karl shook his head, looking at the pure gold in his hand.

This piece of pure gold is about the size of a tennis ball, teardrop-shaped. If it were used to make rings, it could probably make thirty or forty. It wouldn't be a problem for Ain and Hancock to each wear one on their fingers.

"Phew, this stuff is not bad."

Chapter 238 Hancock's Surprise

East China Sea, Rare Animal Island.

"Camon, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I will repay you in a while."

Camon, stuck in the box, chuckled憨厚ly, "No need, no need, I'm already very happy that you can stand up again."

Sincerity is a must-win.

Mihawk was deeply moved. In this day and age, people like Camon were rare. The more Camon said this, the more he wanted to repay his life-saving grace.