Year 14 of the Sea Calendar, one year after Gol D. Roger's execution, the Great Pirate Era begins!
West Blue Marine Branch 104 Naval Base.
A ray of sunlight pierced through the thick curtains.
The room was a mess, with various clothes scattered about, as if narrating the passion of last night.
Allen slowly opened his eyes.
With a high nose bridge, sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and a head of golden Broken hair, his deep, star-like eyes gave his slightly youthful face a maturity and firmness that belied his age.
He looked at the mature woman sleeping soundly with her head on his arm, a smile playing on his lips.
The noblewoman of the Navista Kingdom, S...
The taste was simply incredible...
Allen shook his head, dismissing his thoughts, and slowly withdrew his arm.
He skillfully picked up the bun beside him.
The noblewoman was still asleep.
Only a soft "Mm..." could be heard.
Allen ignored her and got out of bed.
His bare upper body, with several gruesome scars and well-defined muscles, gave him a wild edge.
He walked to the round table, poured a fine red wine into a goblet, and then lit a high-grade cigar.
Allen sat on a nearby lounge chair, feeling the dual stimulation of alcohol and tobacco, which cleared and invigorated his somewhat groggy mind.
He put down the wine glass, picked up the newspaper beside him, and casually flipped through it.
"A great pirate war broke out in Wano Country, with the Beasts Pirates and Moriah's Pirate Crew clashing fiercely in Ringo. Moriah suffered a crushing defeat, fleeing Wano Country in disarray and becoming a pawn of the great pirate Kaido!"
"The Marine successfully captured 'Devil Descendant' Douglas Bullet. After his defeat, Bullet was imprisoned in Impel Down!"
"The great pirate Kaido attacked Marine G-5 Branch, resulting in the heroic sacrifice of 1 Marine Vice Admiral, 3 Commodores, and countless soldiers, totaling 1089 Marine personnel!"
"The Great Pirate Era has arrived! The number of pirates this year has sharply increased, more than 5 times that of last year. Is it the decay of morality or the distortion of human nature!"
...
Allen's eyes narrowed after reading the newspaper, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"...It seems Gol D. Roger's influence is still too great, isn't it?"
"In just 3 years, I've gone from an ordinary Third-Class Marine to a Marine Branch Colonel!"
If it weren't for the advent of the Great Pirate Era, with pirates as numerous as carps crossing a river, the achievements from capturing them would be endless.
It was also Gol D. Roger who made Allen realize which timeline he was in.
That's right, Allen was a transmigrator.
Of course, like other transmigrators, as a standard feature for transmigrators, he also had a cheat. What he possessed wasn't a system, but a golden finger.
The golden finger's ability was to see the health bars and statuses of all things. By killing or defeating them, he could obtain and pick up rewards and attributes, with rewards being random.
When Allen woke up and found everyone with a health bar above their heads, he thought he had transmigrated into a game world.
After a little inquiry, he discovered it was the world of pirates.
Ever since transmigrating to this world, he had rationally planned his development path.
The first path: become a pirate. Freedom is truly free, but the risk is too great when weak. Besides dealing with the Marine, one also has to watch out for infighting among pirates.
The second path: join the Revolutionary Army. The Revolutionary Army was just beginning to form. Although joining now might allow him to become a cadre, Allen deeply understood the hardships of starting a business.
The third path: join the Marine. Although relationships within the Marine were complex, it was at least safe in the early stages. As long as Allen was given time to develop, with his golden finger, he would be able to stand at the pinnacle of the world.
After careful consideration, Allen chose the third path.
After 3 years of accumulating achievements, he finally climbed to his current position.
The West Blue, as the most prosperous of the Four Seas, held vast wealth in the hands of kingdoms' nobles and wealthy merchants, which also stirred human greed.
Many pirates went to sea to plunder wealth, committing all sorts of atrocities like burning, killing, and looting.
Underground mafia forces also constantly fought over wealth.
Therefore, the West Blue also became the sea area with the highest piracy rate.
It was now the second year since Pirate King Gol D. Roger surrendered and was executed.
Although several famous great pirates were imprisoned in Impel Down, great pirates like Whitebeard Edward Newgate, "Beast" Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin were aggressively seizing territory in the New World.
The World Government also began recruiting powerful pirates to balance the pirates in the New World, and the framework of the Seven Warlords of the Sea slowly took shape.
Although he now had some strength to protect himself, what if he encountered a powerful enemy?
So Allen always lived very transparently.
Since he had the rare opportunity to transmigrate, of course he wanted to see the scenery from the highest peak, and of course he wanted to live a life of enjoyment and pleasure. Shouldn't he thoroughly enjoy what he hadn't enjoyed before in this world?
Money, power, women... only children make choices, okay?
Allen declared, "I want it all!"
Corrupt or scoundrel, do whatever makes you happy!
Of course, there must still be a bottom line.
...
Over the past 3 years, every time Allen encountered pirates, he personally participated, not letting go of any rewards.
Allen found that the stronger the opponent, the rarer the rewards dropped; basically, the best rewards from ordinary opponents were attribute points.
Allen looked at his palm, and his own health bar and status were displayed.
HP: 5657 / 5657
Constitution: 183.12
Strength: 196.86
Agility: 201.01
HP, which represents one's vitality. If the health bar is emptied, one is basically gone.
As for the other three dimensions, they were like the character stats in a game.
These values do not represent one's combat power; they can only be said to be basic combat power, without the enhancement of Devil Fruit, Haki, or secret techniques.
Allen didn't know the upper limit of his basic human attributes, but currently, there was no one stronger than him in the Naval Base.
At this moment, a glowing orange-yellow orb at the foot of the bed caught Allen's attention.
Allen, with a smile on his face, slowly got up and walked towards the orb, reaching out to touch it.
"I knew it, there were some before..."
At this moment, a very simple set of numbers flashed before his eyes,
"Constitution + 0.02"
Allen had discovered this by chance, and after continuous verification, it was finally confirmed!
After several hours of "combat" last night, the other party was defeated.
It's only reasonable to get rewards for defeating an opponent, right?
Although it was only 0.02, which seemed insignificant, this noblewoman was just an ordinary person.
What if it were a powerful woman?
The improvement would be unimaginable.
Just as Allen was still immersed in his strength increase.
A mature woman's voice, tinged with a pleading tone, came from the bedside.
"Al... Allen Colonel..., I really can't go on, let... let me rest for a while."
Allen came to his senses. It turned out that when he was picking up attributes, he accidentally touched the noblewoman's ankle.
"...Mavia, what are you saying? It's easy to misunderstand, you know."
"We had a pure 'discussion' all night about the pirate threat in the Navista Kingdom."
Although Allen said this just to coordinate their stories, Mavia couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Saying that in front of me? Pure? Does that mean I'm clean and naked?
She then pulled away her ankle, which was being toyed with, and looked at Allen with a somewhat shy expression.
"Then... then, Allen Colonel, can I 'discuss' with you again tonight?"
Allen scrutinized the noblewoman before him. Even covered by the blanket, her delicate curves were not concealed.
He couldn't help but sigh.
"Alas... Madam, not tonight, I'm afraid."
Mavia was about to say something else when a knock on the door interrupted her.
"Thump... thump... thump..."