One Piece: From the Rocks Era to King of the World

Chapter 218 World Kendo Tournament
"Brother Qingjiao, Brother Ashura Tongzi, and Brother Howard, when will you ask the senior brother to give you a sword strike and then be elected as a core cadre?"

Kalu looked at Qingjiao and the others beside him and asked.

"Give it another two years, my cone head isn't hard enough yet!"

Qing Jiao touched the head of his sword and said, although he had made great progress in the past year or so, when he saw Li Yuan's sword, he knew that he could not block it yet.

"When I become a great swordsman, that will be the time for me to become a core cadre!"

Ashura Douji said firmly that he was the most powerful cadre in the Wuji Pirates before, and now that Barrett has become the latecomer, he is not jealous at all, but it makes him more motivated.

Barrett is so strong and improving so quickly, how can he slack off?
"Hahahaha, Kalu, for me, it might take another ten or eight years."

Howard's talent is not as good as those monsters, and he can have his current strength mostly by relying on the power of the impact fruit.

However, he relied too much on the power of the fruit, and even with all the resources of the Wuji Pirates, his progress was still very slow. But at least he was still making progress, so he himself did not dare to guarantee that he could become a core cadre.

"Captain, are there any positions higher than the core cadres in our Wuji Pirates?"

After Barrett used Life Return to suppress his injuries, he walked up and asked excitedly.

This was not just what Barre wanted to ask, all the pirates present wanted to know.

"Hahahaha, of course there is. I didn't want to say it at first because there wasn't even a core cadre, so I didn't say it."

"But now Barrett has been promoted to a core cadre. I believe there will be more core cadres in the future."

"So above the core cadres, I will establish a deputy captain position!"

"The deputy captain is above the core cadres, and his benefits are double those of the core cadres. In other words, the deputy captain can get a salary of 16 million Baileys every month, plus various benefits!"

Li Yuan loudly announced the position benefits above the core cadres.

"Captain, what are the requirements to become a deputy captain?"

Barrett continued to ask.

"Hahaha, you want to be the vice-captain? Then you need to fight me. If you can last six hours without being defeated under my full strength, you can become the vice-captain of the Promise Pirates!"

Li Yuan smiled.

"Oh my god, is the test for the position of mate so difficult?"

Hearing Li Yuan's words, the 200,000 people present were all stunned.

Just now, Li Yuan's full-strength sword made Barrett lose his fighting power and almost died.

If I fight Li Yuan with all my strength, how many swords will I have to block?

They shuddered at the mere thought of it.

"Captain, I will definitely become a deputy captain in the future!"

Others think it is impossible, but Barrett is very determined that he can do it.

"Hahahaha, Barrett, I'm waiting for that day to come!"

"Now, to celebrate the promotion of three new officers and one core officer in our Wuji Pirates, let's hold a party!"

Seeing everyone so happy, Li Yuan immediately started shouting again.

"Banquet, party!!!"

"Have a party!"

When they heard that the banquet had started, the cheers of the 200,000 people present became even louder.

As I said, pirates, no one doesn’t like banquets!
The news of Barrett's promotion to core cadre and Kalu, Kano and Raditz's promotion to cadres quickly spread from the Wuji Sea.

As a legendary pirate group, the Promise Pirates have attracted the attention of all pirates in the New World and even all forces in the world, and its core members are remembered by all major forces.

The personnel changes in the Wuji Pirates have naturally attracted the attention and fear of many forces.

After all, the cadres of the Wuji Pirates are really strong. The ordinary cadres are guys who can withstand a full-strength attack from the top fighters and remain alive, and the core cadres are even monsters who can withstand a full-strength sword attack from Li Yuan and still stand up.

This promotion mechanism clearly reflects the principle of strength supremacy. No one dares to look down on any cadre of the Wuji Pirates, as they are all people who can survive under Li Yuan's sword.

"Hahahahaha, we can't let the Wuji Pirates take all the limelight. Pass the order down, the system of our Feikong Pirates must also be reformed."

"The officers will compete based on their strength, and whoever wins will be ranked higher!"

After reading the newspaper about the Wuji Pirates, Golden Lion immediately decided to rearrange the captains' numbers.

Not only the Hiku Pirates, but other pirate groups such as the Whitebeard Pirates also followed suit and revealed the leading figures within their own pirate groups.

However, just half a month after Barrett was promoted to a core cadre, another shocking news came out from the Wuji Pirates, and it was news that affected the whole world!

"The Wuji Pirates will hold a world kendo tournament on the Venice Island in the Wuji Sea in three months. We hereby invite all swordsmen from all over the world to participate in the kendo tournament. This tournament will elect the world's greatest swordsman!" "The first place winner of the kendo tournament will receive 100 billion berries and a supreme sword, the second place winner will receive 80 billion berries and a sword, the third place winner will receive 60 billion berries, the fourth place winner will receive 50 billion berries, the fifth place winner will receive 40 billion berries, the sixth place winner will receive 30 billion berries, the seventh place winner will receive 20 billion berries, and the eighth place winner will receive 10 billion berries!"

"Seven days before the Kendo Tournament begins, the Wuji Pirates will hold a Pirate Expo, where powerful devil fruits, a large amount of arms, famous swords, jewelry, medicine, steel battleships, and other things will be auctioned!"

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The news about the Wuji Pirates spread all over the world in a short time through the newspapers of the World Economic News Agency.

There were also photos of the already built Venetian Pyramid of Battle in the newspapers. The Pyramid of Battle that soared into the sky made people feel how small they were just by looking at it.

In order to let everyone clearly feel the grandeur of the arena, Li Yuan specially asked someone to record a video using Den Den Mushi and send it out.

In the video, many pirates walked into the arena. People were like ants in front of the grandeur of the arena. Even the giants who were more than 20 meters tall were like dwarfs in front of the arena.

"The World Kendo Tournament invites swordsmen from all over the world to participate, just to select the world's greatest swordsman?"

"This is such an exciting thing. This is a grand event that many swordsmen dream of. If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

In a sword gym in the West Sea, Hawkeye Mihawk's master Dwight Roberts looked at the newspaper in his hand with a strong light in his eyes.

"Master, will you participate in this World Kendo Tournament?"

At this time, the 13-year-old Hawkeye Mihawk looked at his master expectantly and asked.

"Yes, how can I not participate in this kind of competition that is only for swordsmen? Mihawk, go and get ready. We are leaving for the New World Venice Island now."

Dwight Roberts put down the newspaper in his hand and said excitedly.

Although he is old, his heart is still young and his hands can still hold the hilt of the sword tightly.

"I heard that the Wuji Pirates occupied Wano Country, but we have nothing to do with Wano Country anymore. This has nothing to do with us!"

"But I can't miss the World Kendo Tournament!"

In Shimotsuki Village in the East China Sea, Kozaburo said firmly.

"Hahahaha, father, you are right. We have nothing to do with Wano Country anymore. If we can't go and see this prosperous world, we will regret it."

Koshiro was so excited that he had already started packing his luggage to go out to sea.

"Hahahaha, the World Kendo Championship? I'm afraid Brother Li Yuan is organizing this competition just to promote himself. But is he really so confident that he won't be defeated by us?"

Roger laughed as he looked at the newspaper in his hand.

"Captain, he's really not afraid. He's the only great swordsman in the world who can use three kinds of sword intent at the same time. Even you and I can't use two sword intents at the same time."

"And the rules of the kendo competition have been made clear. Swordsmanship is the main thing, and Haki is secondary. Devil fruit abilities are not allowed to be used. Under these conditions, he is really not afraid."

Reilly said.

"I say, what are you guys nagging about here? You two are both great swordsmen, so of course you have to participate. Even if you can't get first place, if you come back second or third, you can get 140 billion Baileys. That's 140 billion Baileys, enough for us to make a fortune!"

Jabba said excitedly that their Roger Pirates would not go out to rob, so they were all poor.

The rewards of the World Kendo Tournament simply dazzled them. Their pirate group hadn't received so many Baileys in more than ten years!
"Hahahaha, Jabba is right. In order to get the reward, I have decided to find an island to practice my swordsmanship. When the kendo competition starts, I will take first place!"

Roger laughed.

"Hahahahaha, the World Kendo Tournament? I'll participate then. It's a good opportunity to hone my swordsmanship. Ever since I got the Floating Fruit, my swordsmanship has been left further and further behind by that guy Li Yuan!"

After Golden Lion got the news, he also had the idea of ​​honing his swordsmanship.

All his strength lies in swordsmanship and fruit ability. Originally, his swordsmanship was stronger than Li Yuan's, but as he was distracted by the devil fruit, his swordsmanship has now been completely surpassed by Li Yuan, which makes him a little unhappy.

Navy Headquarters:

"What do you think about this?"

After everyone present had read the information, Cyborg Sora asked.

The Marine Headquarters also attached great importance to the news released by the Infinity Pirates, so they held such a meeting.

"If this kendo tournament is successful, the Wuji Pirates will gain a lot of benefits. Most importantly, the reputation of this fighting pyramid will be established. It will become a holy place for fighting in the future, providing a place for the crew of the Wuji Pirates to fight continuously, which will increase the overall strength of the Wuji Pirates."

Although Zefa has retreated behind the scenes, this time Cyborg Kong still called Zefa over for a meeting. Zefa immediately saw the benefits of the Fighting Pyramid, which has great similarities with the elite training camp he is now taking over.

The only difference is that his elite training camp allows the navy to grow through teaching and learning, while the Fighting Pyramid allows the navy to grow through continuous battles.

"Should we send someone to participate?"

Garp asked excitedly.

This kind of world-class kendo competition must be very exciting, but unfortunately, if it was a martial arts tournament, he would have signed up directly to participate.

(End of this chapter)