One Piece: New Century Hextech Warriors

1527, the year of the Sea Calendar, the pier of Bailey Island in the East China Sea.

Uriel Sis stood on the deck of a merchant ship entering the port, holding up a passport photo in his right hand, squinting at the businessman in front of him.

"Is this photo of you?"

"it's me."

"It doesn't seem like it."

"Back then, I was very thin."

The merchant's plump face was full of smiles as he patiently answered Sith's questions, his beady eyes silently observing the navy before him.

This navy man was around 20 years old. Judging from his shoulder insignia, he was a captain. He had blond hair and red eyes, and his features were more beautiful than many of the dancers he had slept with.

What's most striking is its height, nearly three meters tall, like a little giant.

The merchant had heard that there was a captain named Uriel Sith on Bailey Island who was very powerful and had brought down many pirates and smugglers. He figured this must be the guy.

A moment later, Sith handed him back the ID photo, grinning as he said:

"I apologize for taking up your time. After all, Bailey Island is the trading center of the East Blue, and everyone who comes to the island must have their identity verified to prevent pirates or smugglers from sneaking in. Please understand."

"As naval personnel, we must protect the peace of our region!"

A sea breeze blew by, causing the navy coat behind Sith to flutter slightly, and the word "Justice" gleamed in the sunlight.

The merchant quickly said he understood and flattered Sith a few times. Just as he was about to go to the island to make a deal, Sith suddenly pulled a bag of white powder out of his pocket.

"However, after my inspection just now, I discovered what appears to be highly toxic powder, a lethal weapon, on your ship. Therefore, in accordance with the law, your cargo ship must be seized!"

what?

The businessman was dumbfounded.

Dude, you just checked the documents, where did you check the cargo on the ship?

Besides, he was just a smuggler. Although the ship was secretly carrying a batch of steel ingots, where would he get the highly toxic powder?

He sniffed, seriously suspecting that the bag only contained laundry detergent.

But he immediately realized what was happening, pulled out a bulging envelope, brought it close to Sith, and chuckled softly:

"Sir, I'm sorry, I forgot. This is just a small token of my appreciation."

Sith's expression grew increasingly serious, and he didn't even glance at the envelope.

Is this all the kind of test you're using to manage your cadres?

The merchant's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice:

"Hey buddy, I'm acquainted with a few of your branch officers in Donghai, isn't that enough? Besides, I'm only transporting apples, why don't you open the box and check!"

Who in the smuggling business doesn't have a protector? Why would they be afraid of a mere captain?

Moreover, he had already disguised himself, hiding the steel ingots in the compartments of the cargo box, so that ordinary people would not be able to find them.

Sith ignored his words and secretly activated the runes—

[Professional Assassin]

A red inverted triangle suddenly appeared above the merchant's head, but only the Sith could see it.

Sith glanced at the crates next to the merchant, then raised his fist and slammed it down.

To the astonished look of the merchants, the hardwood crates, several tens of centimeters thick, were pierced through like paper, and bright red apples scattered and rolled out, revealing the steel ingots that had been hidden in the interlayer.

Sith picked up a steel ingot, held it lightly in both hands, and said solemnly:

"Steel is a controlled commodity; this isn't just ordinary smuggling. We must crack down hard!"

ka ka ka-

A tooth-grinding sound rang out, and Sith exerted a slight force as if wringing a towel, instantly twisting and deforming the heavy steel ingot.

Snapped!

Sith casually tossed the twisted steel ingot aside, smashing a crater into the deck.

The smuggler swallowed hard and snapped to attention.

"Sir, I spoke too loudly just now, please give me another chance!"

A few minutes later.

Sith stuffed several bulging envelopes into his pocket and watched the merchant leave with a warm smile.

In order to punish smugglers, he reasonably collected a small amount of money on behalf of the navy. Wasn't that a form of justice?

"Finally, it's almost time to get off work."

He glanced at the sunset, stretched, took a French fry out of his pocket, and held it above his head.

"Gah!"

A newspaper bird swooped down and snatched the fries from his hand with pinpoint accuracy.

Before it could even feel happy, it was suddenly surprised to find that a newspaper was missing from its body!

"100 Berries a serving is too expensive; you could buy a Chopper with that money."

Sith deftly took the newspaper, muttered a complaint under his breath, and began browsing its contents.

Shocking! Revolutionary Army Senior Cadre Ginny Arrested!

Shocking! The Sea Train is Nearing Completion, Tom is to be Executed!

One year after Fisher Tiger's attack on the Holy Land, do you still remember the shock?!

……

Sith closed the newspaper, feeling as if his head was about to go numb from the shock.

It is now the year 1527 of the Sea Calendar, 10 years since Roger was executed. But the sea has not calmed down; instead, it has slowly drawn back the curtain on a new era.

"I absolutely have to farm gold like crazy to get into Hextech!"

Sith thought to himself.

Uriel Sith, a despicable outsider, has been in this world for 20 years.

In his past life, he had just finished playing a Hextech ARAM game when a large truck suddenly rushed into his bedroom and told him that it was a god who was in charge of sending people to other worlds.

Then Sith was born as a baby in the East Blue and grew up in the home of a naval couple.

Unfortunately, his parents died in a mission to arrest illegal slave traders. Sith was adopted by one of his parents' comrades and naturally entered naval school when he grew up. He quickly showed his extraordinary talent and became a captain at the age of 20.

Incidentally, that comrade's name was Bellmere.

After graduation, Sith could have stayed at headquarters, but he voluntarily applied to be stationed in the East Blue, which many people did not understand.

But only he knew that this ocean was about to face the end of the world, and that the seemingly weakest East China Sea was actually full of hidden talents. He thought that the right way to go was to first get acquainted with the main characters and then develop steadily.

He doesn't have a divine fruit, nor is he the 200x Effort King; this is the safest way to survive the apocalypse.

More importantly, this also made it easier for him to protect Bellemere and the others at any time.

Unexpectedly, his system awakened not long after he arrived in the East China Sea.

This is a Hextech system with Hextech runes from various versions. Sith can spend 100 million Berries to draw three Hextech runes each time, and then choose one to put into a slot for equipment.

There is a limit to the number of slots. He currently has three slots given by the system, and it will cost 10 billion Berries to unlock new slots. If he unlocks 10 slots, he can also upgrade the system.

The system is quite thoughtful; as long as he touches Bailey or treasure of equivalent value, it can automatically absorb and store it, making it convenient to extract and upgrade Hextech runes.

Thinking of this, he brought up the system panel.

[Master: Uriel Sith]

[Hextech Slots: 3, unlocking new slots requires 10 billion Berries]

[Currently equipped runes: Tank Engine LV1, Professional Assassin LV1, Blunt Blow Power LV1]

[Currently held runes: Tank Engine (Gold), Professional Assassin (Silver), Blunt Force (Silver), Infernal Dragon Soul (Silver)]

[Abilities: Ripple Fist, Finger Pistol, Tempest Kick, Paper Drawing, Shave]

[Remaining Pelés: 114514]

His ability to easily detect smuggled goods and break steel bars was naturally due to the effects of the Hextech runes.

[Tank Engine LV1: Increases HP by 5% and increases size by 5% for each enemy of similar strength defeated. Upgrade requires 10 billion Berries]

[Professional Assassin LV1: Marks hostile targets within a certain range. Attacking targets deals an additional 10% damage. Upgrade requires 5000 million Berries]

[Blunt Strike Power LV1: Instantly increases strength by 15%, upgrade requires 1 million Berries]

[Infernal Dragon Soul LV1: Attacks that hit enemies trigger an explosion and create flames. Upgrade requires 1 million Berries]

He had just used his [Professional Assassin] ability to sense the merchant's hostility towards him, deducing that the merchant was either a pirate or a smuggler. So he simply smashed the box and easily discovered the smuggled goods.

The [Blunt Strike Power] granted him immense strength, allowing him to easily snap steel ingots and severely subdue his opponent.

It's worth mentioning that the system runes are clearly adapted to this world; not only are their effects slightly different from the original, but they can also be upgraded by spending money.

Everything about it is great, except it's a money pit.

Of these runes, the [Tank Engine] was a gift from the system, while the other three were obtained through gacha pulls, costing a whopping 300 million Berries, leaving him with almost no savings from his years of hard work.

So even though he embezzled, extorted, and accepted bribes... he was a good navy man!

All of this is for the purpose of becoming stronger, and then doing what I want to do in this world full of bloodline theories.

He was about to absorb the Bailey from the envelope when he suddenly heard a crisp sound behind him.

"Uriel Sith, you've violated military discipline again!"

A beautiful pink-haired female navy officer was walking towards them in high heels.