How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 303 Welcome to the Hell of the Weak!

Everyone looked at Cavendish and felt completely unfamiliar with him.

The man who once regarded splendor as everything would never have done something like spiritual cultivation, which had absolutely nothing to do with elegance and beauty.

But now Cavendish is not only diligently practicing, he is becoming increasingly engrossed in it.

"captain!"

"Don't you realize it?!"

"you……"

Cavendish's second-in-command, Gao, tried to rouse Cavendish to his senses with words, but the latter interrupted him directly.

"Of course I realize that!"

"Gao!"

"I was so naive back then!"

Cavendish looked down at his hands. His fingers, which were once as soft as a young girl's, were now not only covered in blisters but also much rougher.

If it were him in the past, he would have applied skincare products immediately and taken great care of his skin to ensure that every inch of it was flawless.

Cavendish smiled dismissively as he recalled his past self.

Fortunately, he boarded Gawain's ship.

Here he met a group of ascetics who challenged their limits, including Gin, Zoro, Chopper, and Law, and found the truth in them.

Sore blisters on the palms, large bruises on the skin, and excruciating pain as if the muscles were being torn apart...

"Is this ugly?!"

"of course not!"

"This is proof of the strong!"

"Power is truth, strength is magnificence!"

"When you are on the field, you defeat your opponent with overwhelming force and win the crown."

"All the audience will stand up and cheer for you, and your magnificent figure will be on the front page of every newspaper and magazine."

"And the foundation of all this is your extremely powerful strength!"

Ignoring the pain, Cavendish clenched his fists, a ferocity and madness unfamiliar to everyone appearing on his delicate face; even the veins around his eyes could be seen bulging.
“I have already embarked on the path to truth, and you…”

Cavendish looked around and saw only faces filled with weakness, pitifulness, and helplessness, which made him even angrier.

"Poverty! Poverty! Poverty!"

"To gain a foothold on this vast sea, to achieve a position on Knight Gawain's ship, the only way is to risk one's life to cultivate oneself, and only then is there even a sliver of a chance to succeed."

"all……"

"Starting tomorrow, you will all cultivate together with me!"

"I will personally oversee this!"

The sound fell to the ground.

Cavendish turned and left.

He recalled his practice during the day and felt that there were several parts of his body that he hadn't practiced properly.

I'm getting ready to go back to the beach and give myself a few more hours.

Squeak~!
The cabin door was pushed open.

Chopper, Bepo, Zoro, Law, and the others, who had already started warming up, turned around and saw Cavendish approaching, and they all smiled knowingly.

it is more than words.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night...

……

Whether Cavendish will be able to sleep tonight is another matter, but the group of pirates who are still standing guard outside his door, looking completely bewildered, are definitely not going to be able to sleep.

"The captain's gone mad!"

"Lord Gao, what do we do now?!"

Recalling Cavendish's near-madness just now, everyone shuddered and turned their attention to Gao, Cavendish's former second-in-command.

Cavendish is clearly quite ill, and Gao, as the second-in-command of the Magnificent Pirates, has naturally become the backbone of the crew.

However, he couldn't find a solution for the time being.

They could only remain silent.

Gradually.

Some people, under pressure, began to have thoughts of giving up:

"Should we abandon the captain?!"

"Anyway, with his abilities, he can do quite well on this ship."

"But for us, that kind of training, which is comparable to, or even far surpasses, manual labor, would be deadly!"

"I don't want to die!"

Upon hearing this, everyone distanced themselves from him, casting disdainful glances and feeling ashamed to associate with him.

"You don't really think that with our strength, we can escape from under the noses of those monsters, the Gawain Pirates, do you?!"

"Even the captain was powerless against those monsters!"

"I asked that simply because..."

Gao did not continue speaking.

In fact, he had no hope of escaping and had originally planned to use himself as bait to exchange for Cavendish's freedom.

However, this operation would not have been possible without Cavendish's cooperation.

He glanced around, then, facing the pirate's panicked face, he warned:

"do not forget."

“We are all sinners of the Kingdom of Bruchonia, and it was Lord Cavendish who gave us a second life.”

"For now, we can only take it one step at a time and wait for the right opportunity to restore Lord Cavendish's rationality."

A bald pirate paced back and forth nervously, still feeling somewhat uneasy.

"What about the cultivation after that?!"

"I don't want to die, nor do I want to become like Lord Cavendish now."

"That's terrifying, it's like the soul has been corrupted!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. They couldn't imagine what had happened to Cavendish that caused such a drastic change in his personality, which even seemed to have distorted his character!
"Captain Cavendish... is he really the same captain we know?!"

"Becoming a cultivation fanatic is really... really not okay..."

Mentioning Cavendish's sudden change, even Gao couldn't help but swallow hard, feeling utterly horrified.

But what he knew even more clearly was that this was the only path he had to take.

No sleep for one night.

The blinding sunlight gradually streamed in through the porthole, illuminating the faces of everyone in the aisle.

Gao, still half asleep, opened his eyes and saw Cavendish looking disappointed.

"captain……"

Cavendish frowned and said:
“You should call me Lord Cavendish now. The captain of this pirate crew is only, and will only be, Knight Gawain. And you are too complacent, Gao.”

"If the enemy had wanted to take your things, they could have just thrown a bomb into the crowd and done it."

After saying this, Cavendish woke everyone up.

Looking at the group of people who were filled with fear, it was clear they hadn't listened to what he had said yesterday.

Cavendish shook his head in disappointment, but was unwilling to give up. His former companions spoke up:

"rest assured."

“People are different. Your physique is no match for mine, much less for the elite members of the Gawain Pirates.”

"Therefore, your training content is merely the most basic long-distance running."

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Sea voyages are physically demanding, and everyone present was once Cavendish's subordinate.
Even if their physical abilities are not as good as those of the top monsters in the New World, they are still far superior to ordinary people, even in a mere long-distance run...

"Such a long run?!"

A few minutes later.

on the beach.

Gao and the others were strapped with sandbags weighing nearly 100 pounds each, and the sand beneath their feet was completely wet, leaving a deep pit with every step.

Not to mention the constant impact of waves. Getting your clothes wet is a minor issue; the real danger is that the weight of the sandbags increases dramatically once they get wet!

Feeling the weight on their bodies, and glancing at the endless beach, everyone wore expressions of profound grief.

There's no other way, let's run!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
on the beach.

The chaotic sound of running filled the air.

The pirates who were originally under Cavendish's command began running towards the rising sun, pushing their bodies to their limits.

Seeing this, Cavendish also jogged slowly alongside the group.

With each step he took, the weights on his body clanged, and his footprints on the beach went deep up to his ankles.

Cavendish's weight was clearly much greater than everyone else's!
on the deck.

Rayleigh's coating work hadn't even started yet; he was sitting to the side, leisurely sipping his drink.

Looking at Gao and his group on the beach, and then at Bepo and the others beside him who were all fanatical and seemed to be out of their minds, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"As expected, even within the Gawain Pirates, there are quite a few normal people."

"Not everyone is a fitness fanatic with muscles in their brain!"

Just saying.

Rayleigh felt a strange gaze fall on him, and when he turned around, he saw Gawain with an expressionless face.

When the gossip was overheard by Rayleigh, even with his thick skin, he couldn't hold back for a moment.

He gave an awkward smile, raised his hand and shook the wine jug, then drank again without any self-awareness.

Gao Wen didn't bother with it.

The coating work is nearing completion; it will be finished in two or three days at most, so a little more time won't make a difference.

Rayleigh isn't really his subordinate, so it's not good to exploit him too much. If he wants to slack off, then let him slack off.

……

soon.

The group's strength began to wane, and their pace slowed down.

Some of the weaker individuals were already panting heavily and had fallen behind the main group.

Seeing this, Cavendish couldn't help but offer encouragement:
"When you surpass your limits, experience that unimaginable feeling, and appreciate the wonders of spiritual practice, you will thank your present selves for your hard work!"

Cavendish's words, however, had the exact opposite effect.

Looking at the contorted expression on his face, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and inwardly cried out:
That kind of thing is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable!

time flies.

The group's physical strength was nearing its limit, and their pace gradually slowed down.

Seeing the situation, Gao, who was in charge, finally couldn't bear it:
"Captain, if they keep running like this, their bodies won't be able to hold up..."

Cavendish remained unmoved:

Believe in yourselves, you can do it!

"By taking another step beyond your own limits, you can experience the feeling of standing on a cloud!"

Gao sighed inwardly.

They assumed Cavendish had lost his mind due to his recent training and mistakenly believed that everyone else had a superhuman physique like him.

Unexpectedly.

The bald pirate suddenly stopped, his eyes glazed over as he was about to collapse, but he managed to regain his footing at the last moment.

boom!
He stomped a large hole in the sand, and felt an indescribable power surge out of his body once again!
"What's happening? My body feels so light, am I going to die?!"

He subconsciously thought he had died from exhaustion, only to turn around and find everyone looking at him with astonishment.

So what the captain said was true? He wasn't lying to me?!
He tried to take a step. The sandbags on his body were still heavy, but the power within him seemed to surge out endlessly, supporting his body, which was already on the verge of its limit, as he took one step... and another!
till the end.

The bald pirate was completely exhausted and collapsed on the beach.

He struggled to his feet, and when he looked up, he saw Cavendish's approving gaze:
Welcome to the hell of the weak!

"Newcomer!"

"Yes, the ship... no, Lord Cavendish!"

The bald pirate licked his lips.

Although it was only for a moment, he fully experienced the feeling Cavendish had described as being on a cloud.

My body felt as light as a feather, and new power surged from every pore, pushing me to surpass my limits!

one more time!
Just once!
The bald pirate silently told himself that without Cavendish's prompting, he took the initiative and started running along the beach, leaving everyone behind in an instant.

At this moment.

His face showed the exact same expression as Cavendish's...

Madness, obsession!
It's like being possessed!
"Damn it, Arnold, he was saying yesterday he was afraid of dying in this kind of training that's like forced labor, but today..."

Gao couldn't understand what was happening, but he could sense that something extraordinary had definitely happened to the bald pirate Arnold!

The same change that happened to Cavendish!

The practice continues.

With Cavendish spurring them on, no one dared to slack off even when they were on the verge of their limits!
soon.

The second, third, fourth...

More and more pirates are emerging who are pushing their limits and squeezing out new power.

The expressions on everyone's faces gradually shifted from initial shock to numbness, and finally, when the change happened to them, they instantly became fanatical...

"This frail body actually contains so much power!"

"This feeling is incomparable to any of the hundred women who were naked in front of me!"

"One more time! Just one more time!"

Gradually.

The crowd gradually became chaotic, but this was different from the chaos that had occurred before due to exhaustion.

They raced and ran wildly on the beach, eager to experience the feeling of pushing their bodies beyond their limits once again, and more and more people got into the zone.

Even Gao felt it at the very end; his body was pushing beyond its limits, his brain was releasing dopamine like crazy, bringing him extreme pleasure!
"Awesome!"

……

It was past noon when everyone finished the first lap around Forest 013.

Standing on the deck, Rayleigh, who was leisurely applying a coating to the Lionheart Knight, was drawn to the commotion in the distance and couldn't help but look up.

A large group of frenzied pirates came running wildly from the distant beach!

Their steps were unsteady, their bodies trembled from exhaustion, yet their eyes were filled with such joy!
"Um?!"

"Aren't Gawain's group's officers all training near the Lionheart Knight?!"

Rayleigh instinctively mistook the people running towards him from a distance for the already crazed Crowe and his group, but upon closer inspection, he saw Cavendish and a host of unfamiliar faces.

Bang!

The hammer in Rayleigh's hand fell to the ground.

"Wait a minute, are these the same new recruits who seemed relatively normal this morning? How come they've become like this after just one morning?!"

Realizing this, Rayleigh raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and his hands and feet became much more nimble as he worked.

It's a bit windy here, I need to finish this job quickly, otherwise I'll end up looking like that...

I mean, it would be bad if we missed the departure time for Gao Wen and his group, after all, I'm not someone without professional ethics.

(End of this chapter)