Pirates: Start with an island

The next day.

The sun was shining and the sky was cloudless.

The azure blue sky was like a huge oil painting, and just a glance at it was refreshing.

On the deck.

William was wearing a black shorts and black trousers with tight legs. His expression was serious and his jaw was slightly moving.

The next second, a loud and solemn voice sounded.

"Stand at attention!!!"

Swish--

The sound of shoes stepping on the deck was uniform.

The next second, Lina and Henry stood in a row, their backs straight, their hands close to their trouser legs, and their eyes looking straight ahead.

William nodded repeatedly after seeing this scene: "Not bad, you can stand so neatly in the first time you stand in line, it seems that I underestimated you three before!"

Hearing this, the corners of Henry and Lina's mouths rose to varying degrees.

Even Wen Na, a shy girl, couldn't help but bend her eyes. It was obvious that William's praise was very useful to them.

"Don't be happy yet. Although your performance is good, if you want to become my apprentice and crew member, this performance can't meet my requirements, so-"

At this point, William paused, looked at the expressions of the three people, and then spoke again:

"Today I will give you a task, and this task is also a test of whether you are qualified to be my apprentice and crew member!"

As soon as these words came out, Wen Na and Henry's expressions changed.

They looked at each other in surprise, and they all saw the doubts in each other's eyes!

There are still tests to be a crew member?

Then why didn't you say it before?

Wen Na suddenly felt a little nervous! Because this condition seemed to be aimed at only her, if she didn't pass the test, wouldn't she be kicked off the ship by William at that time?

William took in the expressions of Henry and Winna, and chuckled, saying, "Don't worry, I won't kick you off the ship even if you don't pass. The task I give you is not that difficult to accomplish!"

Hearing this, Henry and his sister breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, stop thinking about it!"

"Then I'll announce the task!"

"Let's start with Lina!"

William's eyes fell on Lina.

"Yes~"

Lina responded loudly.

"Lina, your task is still the same as before, running around the deck! But this time, the number of laps will change."

"Starting today, increase from 500 laps a day to 800 laps! During this period, you are not allowed to do anything else except eating, do you hear me!"

William attaches great importance to Lina's training. This girl has a good talent, and she is less than ten years old, which is the time to lay the foundation. William doesn't want to see this girl waste her talent in vain.

"Got it!"

Lina hung her head and replied weakly.

Originally, she thought her task was to run laps, and she was secretly delighted for a while, but she didn't expect William to increase the number of laps she ran, which made her a little unhappy.

However, although she was unhappy, she did not refuse, and the reason for not refusing was not because William was her savior, but because she knew that William was doing it for her good.

"Very good! Then it's your turn, Henry!"

"Yes!"

Henry was a little excited. Since he heard that the content of the task was to run laps around the deck, he had completely put his mind at ease and no longer worried about not being able to pass the test.

After all, when he lived in the Kingdom of Outlander before, he had to run dozens of miles every day because of work.

Just when Henry was complacent, William's words instantly shattered his fantasy!

"Henry, your task is to run 1,500 laps around the deck every day, do 50 push-ups, and swing the sword 1,000 times! Do you have the confidence to complete it?"

"Huh? Why is there such a big gap between my task and Lina's?"

Henry asked unconvinced.

William had anticipated Henry's question.

"Now is not the time for you to ask questions. You have to do whatever I say. If you don't want to accept this task, then don't mention it again in the future as you told me about your idea of ​​becoming my apprentice! Because you are not qualified!"

"I..."

Henry's cheeks were flushed. He wanted to refute, but when he thought that he couldn't become my apprentice if he didn't accept the task, he didn't have the courage to refute. Ever since he saw William's volley glare last time, he has been thinking about it. Therefore, in order to learn it, Henry gritted his teeth and fought directly.

"I accept!!!"

"Very good!"

"Then it's you, Wen Na, next!" William's eyes went from Henry to's body and fell on Winna.

At this time, Winna's two little hands clenched her trouser legs very tightly. She was afraid that her task would be the same as her brother's. That level was impossible for her to complete!

"Winna, your task is to run around the deck a thousand times every day. You can't rest except for eating. Did you hear it clearly?"

After all, she was the navigator on his ship, and she was a girl. William didn't want to put too much pressure on her.

When she heard the content of her task, Winna was relieved. If it was just running around the deck, she could still stick to it if she gritted her teeth!

"Okay, the tasks have been assigned, and now it's time for science!"

"Ask any questions now, I'll answer them all I know!"

Hearing this, Henry raised his hand first and asked excitedly: "Brother William, can you tell me what you did to those navy officers at the dock? Why did they suddenly faint? Is it really because you glared at them?"

"Well - do you still remember?"

William looked at Henry with a bit of amusement. It seems that if he doesn't explain to him, he will be pestered and asked all the time in the future.

"Okay, then I'll explain to you why!"

Hearing this, Henry and Winna were a little excited, and even Lina showed an interested look and came over.

"To put it simply, it's Haki!!! Haki is the potential power in everyone's body, which is divided into Armament Haki and Observation Haki."

"Armament Haki... blah blah."

"Observation Haki... blah blah."

"In addition to these two types of Haki, there is another kind of Haki, that is Conqueror Haki. This kind of Haki is not something that everyone can awaken. Only one person in a million may have Conqueror Haki, and I used Conqueror Haki to make those navy faint with just a glance at the dock."

"Do you understand?"

After listening to these explanations, Henry seemed to understand a little bit. Observation Haki can predict the enemy's moves in advance through the flow of air, and Armament Haki is a defensive Haki.

As for Conqueror Haki, it is what Henry is most interested in.

But when he heard the awakening conditions mentioned by William, his hope of learning it was instantly reset to zero.

That's an existence that only one person in a million people may awaken!

Henry doesn't think he has the conditions.

Although he can't awaken Conqueror Haki, he can awaken Observation Haki and Armament Haki!