One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

Standing in front of me was a tall, purple-haired man, about 65 years old, with a resolute face and a body covered in well-developed muscles.

Seeing the dazed Karl, he frowned slightly and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Shuzo, what's wrong?"

Xiu Zuo suppressed his anger and respectfully lowered his head, saying, "Teacher Zephyr, this kid was sleeping in! I caught him!"

"Hmm, is that so? New recruit, you'd better give this old man a reasonable explanation!"

Looking at this tall, resolute man, Karl felt a slight sense of emotion.

Standing before him was the former Navy Admiral and current Chief Instructor of the Navy, Black Arm Zephyr!

The navy he trained is spread all over the world, and even his superior, that old guy Charles, was once a student of Zephyr.

Faced with Zefa's questioning, Karl swallowed hard, feeling as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast, a chill running down his spine.

With a chill running down his spine, he replied, "Reporting, sir! I was so excited yesterday that I couldn't sleep all night and overslept."

A slight smile appeared on Zephyr's expressionless face as he recalled the recruit files he had looked through yesterday. It seemed that this kid had joined the Navy at the age of 14 and had been there for 10 years.

It's normal for him to be a little excited since it's his first time at Naval Headquarters. I'm too lazy to make things difficult for him. Time is precious, and there are plenty of ways to train him later.

"Return to the team!"

Karl breathed a sigh of relief, walked into the queue without a word, straightened his back, and looked straight ahead.

Zephyr surveyed the naval formation, nodded subtly, and appeared to be in good spirits. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a tightness in his chest and began to cough loudly and uncontrollably.

"Cough! Cough cough~" Zefa waved his hand to indicate that Xiu Zuo didn't need help. He pounded his chest a few times and felt much better, but he was still a little out of breath.

"Gentlemen, from today onwards, you are my soldiers. No matter what your rank was before, in my eyes you have only one identity: new recruits!"

"For the next two months, you have only one goal. Tell me, what is your goal?"

All the new recruits, including Carl, shouted without hesitation: "Get stronger!"

Slacking off and getting stronger are not mutually exclusive. Karl just wanted to slack off and get stronger at the same time, making money while lying down. What's wrong with that?

"That's right. What I can teach you is how to become stronger. So, in the time to come, I will squeeze every last bit of your potential to make you the elite of the navy. Do you have confidence?"

"Have!"

"Very good, I believe in you. Now, cough cough~ you will follow Instructor Xiu Zuo to the training ground!!!"

Zefa had a lot more to say, but his damn asthma was about to flare up again.

He had to end the training session early and have Xiu Zuo take the recruits to the training ground to test their Dao power and see how good they were.

As Karl walked in the group, he looked up and saw the magnificent Naval Headquarters, with the word "Naval" written on the building and the naval emblem in the center.

After passing through the naval family quarters and arriving at naval headquarters, the procession stopped.

Xiu Zuo stood at the front of the line and said loudly, "Next, we will test everyone's Dao power value. Come over when your names are called! First one, Ain!"

The youthful and energetic Ain stepped out of the line and, under Xiu Zuo's guidance, punched the instrument that tested Dao power with all her might. The displayed value was 401. Xiu Zuo looked at Ain's data and said, "You are an ability user?"

"Yes, I am a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, specifically the Back-Back Fruit."

Xiu Zuo nodded, wrote down the Dao Power value after Ain's name and drew a circle, then moved on to the next person.

After about half an hour, it was finally Karl's turn. He took a deep breath, looked at the testing equipment in front of him, and prepared to strike!

486! The highest score in the entire arena. Even Xiu Zuo, who had always looked down on him, glanced at Karl a few more times. This pretty boy seemed to have something going for him!

But it's just a matter of glancing at it a few times. This kind of achievement isn't particularly outstanding. You have to know that the average naval soldier's power level is 10, and only those with a power level over 500 are considered superhuman.

The strongest of the CP9 members who infiltrated Water 7 in the future, Lucci, has a power level of 4000, while the weakest, Owl, has a power level of 800.

This was Karl's result after using attribute enhancement cards.

It can only be said that this batch of new recruits are not very strong; they are just the tallest among the short ones.

【Career Mission - Training Camp Showdown】: Successfully entered the Marine Training Camp. Reward: Devil Fruit, Paramecia-type Holy Light Fruit, has been stored in the system space. Please check.

"Gan!"

Karl muttered under his breath, knowing full well that with his luck, he could forget about getting a Mythical Zoan-type or Logia-type Devil Fruit.

But something is better than nothing. While waiting, Karl quickly asked the system and finally figured out what this Devil Fruit was.

The Holy Light Fruit is a support-type Devil Fruit. After eating it, one can use the power called Holy Light. The most basic abilities of Holy Light are two: the first is healing, and the second is enhancement.

In short, as long as Karl eats this Holy Light Fruit, he can become a caregiver, capable of healing and supporting others. For the large and powerful Navy, this ability is simply invaluable.

"This fruit...smells delicious!"

But there's no rush. Let's see if we have a chance to get a mythical beast in the future, otherwise I'll be too embarrassed to talk to people when I go out.

Ding! [Second Phase of Training Camp Begins]: During the training phase, accumulate 400 hours of "slacking off".

Reward: 10 Advanced Attribute Enhancement Cards.

Special skill: [Swift as a Rabbit], reduces stamina consumption by half while in motion.

Karl swallowed hard. There was nothing more to say, so he started setting up the stall!

Chapter 3 Limited time mission

"Power level test complete, everyone follow me!"

The Dao Power test ended quickly, and only three recruits stood out among the new recruits.

The first one is Karl, who currently has the highest Dao power value. The next two are two Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users, Ian and Binz, with 401 and 451 respectively.

Upon learning that he was actually the tallest person in the entire arena, Karl was filled with regret. He should have just thrown a random punch. Now, he had become the scapegoat, which greatly increased the likelihood of him getting extra attention and made it harder for him to slack off.

Ding! [Daily Task Released (Training Camp Phase)]: During daily training, accumulate 8 hours of slacking off. Reward: 2 specified attribute enhancement cards, 2 random extra rewards.

"Holy crap, the daily rewards in the training camp are doubled?!" Karl could only marvel at how impressive this career mission truly was!

"Ding! Warm reminder: The currently bound profession is Navy. The rewards for career missions and daily missions will increase as the host's military rank increases."

"Please correct your attitude, host. Slacking off is not the same as giving up!"

That's right. For Karl, slacking off is just a means to an end; getting stronger is the goal!

Kuzan, the horse-faced man, may always look sleepy, but he's a real go-getter when it comes to work. This attitude of taking it easy when he can and getting things done when he needs to is something Karl should learn from.

Even though Aokiji maintained this negative attitude after the Ohara incident, it did not affect Sengoku's appreciation for Kuzan as he approached retirement, and he even recommended him to succeed him as the next Fleet Admiral.

What a model of slacking off! This is it!

Unfortunately, he was interfered with by the World Government and defeated by the King of Scrolls, so he withdrew from the world of slacking off in despair.

Thinking about it, Karl couldn't help but recall the Holy Light Fruit he had just obtained; this fruit seemed particularly suitable for him!

No, no rush. There are too many people now. Even if we wanted to eat, it wouldn't be now.

With mixed feelings, Carl arrived at the training ground with the new recruits, where Instructor Zephyr had been waiting for a long time.

Once everyone had arrived, Zefa took the roster from Xiuzuo, glanced at it casually, and set it aside. He then shouted at them, "Attention!"

"I hereby declare the 24th Marine Training Camp officially open! Everyone, right face, run 50 laps around this training ground! Begin now!"

At a command, all the new recruits obediently began running laps around the parade ground.

Taking this opportunity, Ze began to study the information of each new recruit, and occasionally exchanged views with Xiu Zuo. When he saw Karl's information, he couldn't help but ask a question.

"Huh~ that kid who was late earlier is actually the strongest among this batch of recruits?"

"Teacher Zefa, yes, even I am very surprised. This pretty boy, no, this kid looks so weak, but I didn't expect him to be so strong."

Zefa nodded and patted Xiu Zuo on the shoulder: "Keep a close eye on this kid, he still has potential to be tapped!"

On the track, Carl ran in the middle of the group with a bitter expression. He swore that he was definitely slacking off, but the time he spent slacking off didn't accumulate at all.

Karl was getting increasingly anxious. If things continued like this, he might not even be able to complete his daily tasks. Did he have to fake illness to skip training in order to slack off?

But that won't work! This isn't military training in Karl's original world; faking illness isn't that easy.

If he were to be exposed, given Zeff's attitude towards Kizaru, it could very well lead to a deterioration in his relationship with Zeff, and he might even be expelled from the training camp!

After all, he's not Kizaru. Kizaru is a powerful Logia-type Devil Fruit user, while he's just a Marine with mediocre talent.

An ordinary marine who doesn't work hard to train and only thinks about slacking off and avoiding training, does he think he can just coast along at the Navy Headquarters?

"Host detected to be in a predicament of slacking off. Time-limited task issued: find the perfect way to avoid this training within 10 minutes."

Reward: Active Skill [Frail and Delicate]: After using this skill, lifespan -3 days, defense -100%, chance of injury/illness +1000%, and gain a critical injury immunity (immunity to fatal injuries/illnesses and their aftereffects) for 3 minutes. PS: Can only be used once every three days.

Carlton's eyes lit up, and he felt hopeful about life again. The "slacking off system" is so thoughtful!

The right to slack off!

Although it requires spending time, it's only for three days, and it's not used frequently, not to mention that random rewards will increase the lifespan.

But the question is, what method can he use to perfectly avoid this training?

"Tsk tsk~"

With only ten minutes left, Carlton suddenly felt immense pressure, his gaze began to wander, and before he knew it, he saw Ain steadily moving forward in front of him. He had an idea!

I choose you! Aene!

This girl's power is the Rewind Fruit; if Karl remembers correctly, her power can make people "shrink".

If he were to turn into a child, would Zephyr have the nerve to make a little kid run fifty laps?