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Faster than Morgan...

...was a loud 'boom' of air bursting.

It was a violent whip kick from Su Ming after he spun in place!

"Waaah!—"

With a cry of pain, Morgan's eyes bulged as his body was sent flying backward, crashing through the base wall behind him with a loud bang!

Rumble!—

A corner of the base, unable to withstand the weight, collapsed.

A large amount of construction debris piled up like a burial mound in front of the base gates.

"Cool!—"

Su Ming retracted his foot and brushed off non-existent dust from his leg.

A whip kick with 14 points of Physique.

It delivered over eight tons of explosive leg power; kicking an adult Asian elephant to death would be effortless!

However...

A dignified Marine Captain wouldn't be kicked to death by Su Ming in one blow.

But this was exactly what Su Ming wanted.

Kidding aside, no matter how trashy Morgan was...

...he was still a legitimate Marine Captain on the World Government's payroll!

If Su Ming killed him now, he really wouldn't be able to get anything done for the next month.

The dust cleared.

Accompanied by the continuous rolling of rubble...

...a sturdy figure rose, hunched over in a rather pathetic state.

"Tsk tsk!—This vitality is a bit cheat-like. If the MTs from Azeroth next door saw this, they'd probably be drooling!"

Nourished by the flesh and blood of Sea Kings...

...the powerhouses of this world are able to gradually develop various incredible transcendent physical techniques!

From this perspective, a month in the One Piece World dungeon, if managed properly, would yield long-term benefits far richer than the world of Azeroth!

Cough!—

Cough, cough!—

After several violent coughs, feeling the sharp pain in his chest and abdomen...

...Morgan stared at Su Ming with bloodshot eyes:

"Bastard! You dare attack me? You're dead! I'll definitely chop you into mincemeat!"

With a wild roar, Morgan raised his battle-axe and charged toward Su Ming with large strides.

The axe blade swung down!

Su Ming stylishly shifted his body slightly to the side.

Boom!—

The battle-axe split the road and embedded itself into the ground.

Su Ming stepped on the back of the axe, then quietly equipped the crimson guard leg armor unit and leapt up with a knee strike!

Duang!—

A sharp pain hit his jaw; before the confusion in Morgan's eyes could fade, his body uncontrollably took flight into the air.

His gaze became vacant.

Morgan felt his brain go numb and his vision go completely black!

Boom!—

Glancing at Morgan lying flat on his back, Su Ming turned and left.

As he walked away, the crimson guard leg armor unit had already returned to his inventory space.

There were too many eyes around.

The design of the crimson guard was too eye-catching.

As for Morgan...

Emmm...

Having taken a knee strike from Su Ming, Morgan's iron jaw was shattered. No matter how hard that thing was, it couldn't be harder than the alloy leg armor Su Ming had temporarily equipped!

Su Ming knew even better that, at the very least, this old geezer had a severe concussion and wouldn't be able to take care of himself for the rest of his life!

Watching the receding back of the unknown Second Lieutenant...

...on the execution ground...

...Luffy and Zoro looked at each other in bewilderment.

They couldn't understand what that internal strife was all about.

However...

Luffy's thought process had always been peculiar; in the time it took to scratch his butt, a brilliant idea popped into his head!

"Hey, hey! Zoro! That Marine just now was so interesting. How about we invite him to join our crew!"

"Idiot!" Zoro said with a face full of black lines, snapping back irritably, "He's a Marine!"

"Eh? We can't?"

Luffy was like a deflated balloon, instantly losing his energy.

With veins bulging on his forehead, Zoro cursed, losing his cool:

"Of course not, you bastard! Do you want to be thrown into prison?"

"Is that so? That's a pity then." Luffy looked slightly disappointed, but soon returned to his grinning self. "But then again, that Marine really is something else!"

After a moment of silence...

...Zoro gently stroked the three long swords at his waist, his expression solemn:

"Yeah... that guy is terrifyingly strong!"

Even so, the fighting spirit and desire to draw his sword against a strong opponent made him itch for action.

Unfortunately...

...now was not the time.

Gurgle!—

"So hungry..."

Patting his empty stomach, Zoro could only temporarily suppress the fighting spirit in his heart.

Chapter 46: midnight rose! Set Sail

The weather was fine, and the sky was cloudless.

The waters surrounding Shells Town were as clear as a vast, boundless turquoise.

The silhouettes of seagulls followed the merchant ships about to enter the port, their ethereal cries sounding like a symphony of freedom.

At the harbor pier...

...Su Ming's figure was submerged deep in the shadows.

At the horizon where the sea met the sky...

...a small boat carrying two reckless men was sailing toward the boundless sea.

No navigator, no doctor!

Even the boat they used to go to sea was tattered and worn.

More importantly, of the two involved, one was a rubber-head and the other was a naturally gifted lost soul.

So...

...Su Ming never intended to say hello to these two!

Finding it troublesome was one aspect.

The bigger reason was that if he wanted to achieve his goals in the coming month, following the crew's flow clearly wouldn't work.

In just one month's time...

...whether the Straw Hat could even solve the issue of Nami joining was a big question mark.

As for Su Ming himself...

...the dungeon's name was enough to explain the situation!

The latter half of the Grand Line was his target!

Su Ming had every reason to believe that the Achievement System he had just activated would definitely bring him unexpected surprises once he truly reached the New World.

So...

...here's the problem!

What should Su Ming, all alone...

...do to reach the New World within a month?

First!

You must have your own ship!

If it were other players, they would either spend money to buy one or have no choice but to hitch a ride.

Su Ming was different.

He was a Creation Scholar with L6 Creation Skill.

[Skill: Creation L6]

[Category: Rule]

[Attribute: Universal Affinity +30]

[Effect ①: Creation Illustrated Handbook]

[Effect ②: Master Planner]

[Effect ③: Transcendent Bestowal]

Similar to the mechanism of the Gathering Skill, the L6 Creation Skill had deeply integrated all previous effect bonuses.

He just needed to reach L7...

...to take it a step further and unlock the fourth skill effect.

However, L6 Creation was sufficient for now!

Target: Small to medium-sized sea vessel.

Requirements: Improve storm resistance, increase sailing speed, and reduce operational difficulty.

Combining the knowledge in Su Ming's mind and using the supplies in his inventory as a reference, a design for a wooden sea ship 30 meters long and 12 meters wide was soon produced!

A pure white radiance flowed from Su Ming's palm.

Creation activated!

Wood *220!

Iron Ingots *110!

Beast Hides *40!

Copper Core Cables *30!