Chapter 2 Mogdo-Ryan
Mogordo-Ryan.
Level: 10 (25%)
Swordsmanship: Tianshin Style Swordsmanship (Master) (Skill levels are: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Master, Grandmaster)
Haki: Observation Haki (Advanced) Armament Haki (Advanced) Conqueror's Haki (None)
Ryan Mogordo, a modern man, found himself in this world the moment he closed his eyes while watching the One Piece anime.
Fortunately, he transmigrated with a system; unfortunately, the system showed his level as 0, with 0/100 experience points.
However, he didn't know how to acquire experience points.
Luckily, the system came with a gift package, which contained a swordsmanship style, 'Tianshin Style Swordsmanship.' Opening the package automatically granted him the Tianshin Style Swordsmanship.
Relying on the system's swordsmanship, Ryan began practicing from a young age. One day, during an accidental sword practice, he unexpectedly killed a wild chicken that jumped out, and the system prompted him that he gained 1 experience point.
He tried killing another wild chicken, and sure enough, the system panel showed that his experience points increased by 1.
Thus, Ryan became the 'Chicken Slaughtering Demon' of his birth island! He only stopped when he later killed other animals and found that they also increased his experience points.
After his experience points were full for the first time, he leveled up to 2 and discovered that his physical fitness had significantly improved, and he had unlocked other moves of the Tianshin Style Swordsmanship.
And so, when he was 16, his parents fell ill and passed away. At the same time, the East Blue Marine began conscription, so Ryan signed up to join the Marine.
In those years, by hunting various animals, his level reached 5. At the same time, the wild animals on his island were practically gone, leaving only small animals like rabbits and wild chickens.
This was also when Ryan discovered that after increasing in level, the experience points gained from hunting weaker animals would continuously decrease until they reached 0.
After his level reached 5, Ryan stopped killing wild chickens and rabbits because they no longer gave him experience points.
Thus, after years of effort, his level reached 5. After careful consideration, he decided to join the Marine. Most Marines fight to protect the people, regardless of the Celestial Dragons.
Ryan also detested Pirates. Except for a few Pirate Crews, most Pirates, under the banner of pursuing dreams, acted recklessly, bringing immense fear to the common people.
At the same time, the Marine is also a very powerful force in this world. Joining the Marine and slaughtering other Pirates would easily increase his bounty and make him pursued by the Marine. However, joining the Marine, on one hand, his strength is not yet great, so he can hunt Pirates, quickly grow stronger, and incidentally rescue some civilians attacked by Pirates. On the other hand, hunting Pirates to gain experience points is also more convenient.
Therefore, he joined the Marine. With the physical fitness brought by level 5 and his excellent swordsmanship, he quickly stood out, and his position rose very fast.
Leveraging the Marine's intelligence on Pirates, Ryan quickly adapted to his strength and began attempting to hunt weaker Pirates.
Through repeated hunts, and with the help of Marine intelligence, he succeeded time and again.
Thus, his continuous hunting of Pirates over these years also earned him a great reputation in the 153rd Branch.
The Marines' evaluation of him was: a Marine who hates evil as if it were his personal enemy and upholds justice.
At the same time, his rank also rose from Third Class Seaman to Captain. This return trip was due to the base sending news of his promotion.
As the number of Pirates he hunted increased, not long ago, his level reached 10. Using the achievement points gained from each level-up, he raised his swordsmanship to Master level.
Achievement points are provided by the system with each level-up and can be used to increase the level of one's skills.
Each level-up comes with 1 achievement point. Having reached level 10 over these years, he only had 10 skill points.
Ryan had been practicing Tianshin Style Swordsmanship since childhood. Until he was 15, the system still showed his Tianshin Style Swordsmanship as Intermediate. From then on, he understood that he was not a swordsmanship genius with extraordinary talent.
However, over the years, he continuously researched the system that came with his transmigration and finally achieved some results. Below each skill, there was a translucent '+' sign. Clicking it would display the skill points required. Ryan clicked it once under his Intermediate swordsmanship and found that his swordsmanship improved to Advanced. The profound mysteries of Tianshin Style Swordsmanship constantly appeared in his mind, and his body felt as if he had practiced swordsmanship for many years.
Upon discovering this function, Ryan finally fully understood the greatest function of his golden finger.
So Ryan directly used skill points to increase skill levels. 1 point upgraded it to Advanced, but to upgrade to Master level, it required 2 achievement points.
Ryan directly upgraded his swordsmanship to Master level.
As for the next higher level, Grandmaster, it showed that his physical fitness was not yet sufficient for the upgrade.
But even so, his swordsmanship had reached the level of a Sword Master.
Ryan reached level 10 using only 3 skill points, leaving him with 7 skill points.
This level 10 upgrade unlocked the Haki option. The initial level of Haki was Beginner. He directly upgraded Haki. Haki, as displayed by the system, is an Advanced ability, requiring 2 points for each upgrade. Ryan spent 4 skill points to upgrade Haki to Advanced.
At this point, his Haki could already be coated on swords to form black blades, and his Observation Haki had greatly improved. Looking further, upgrading Haki to Master level required 4 points, while Grandmaster level Haki required a high 8 skill points.
Exiting the system, Ryan felt the power brought by the system's ability enhancement.
"I need to thoroughly master this now, otherwise, I might make mistakes in combat," Ryan murmured to himself.
The skills enhanced by the system only raised the attainable upper limit and the basic lower limit. The actual use still required his own effort to skillfully master the enhanced abilities to truly reach the skill's level.
At this moment, Ensign Anton ran over and saluted Ryan, saying, "Captain Ryan, during this return voyage, we annihilated the Mondo Pirates. Your contributions have increased again! I've already sent the information about the Mondo Pirates being eliminated by you back to the Branch!"
"Good! You've worked hard, Ensign Anton."
"It's my duty," Anton also said excitedly.
This return voyage was originally for Ryan to go back to the 153rd Branch to receive his promotion to Major, but along the way, they also eliminated the Mondo Pirates, who had a bounty of 8 million Berries. He also gained a lot from this battle. After the information was sent, the Branch had already decided to promote him to Lieutenant Colonel.
Moreover, Ryan was always generous to his subordinates. Every time he annihilated Pirates, he would distribute most of the bounty to his subordinates, so the Marines on the Warship all held Ryan in high regard.
In these years, after joining the Marine, Ryan initially hunted Pirates with low bounties. Although he gained some prominence in the East Blue's 153rd Branch, he was still not very famous throughout the entire East Blue.
Furthermore, Colonel Smoker, who guarded Loguetown, the Pirate King's hometown, prevented a large number of Pirates from going to the Grand Line, and his side attracted most people's attention.
The impression of Ryan was merely that of a somewhat famous Marine.
This was also the reputation Ryan had deliberately cultivated over the years. This vast sea was truly magnificent, with great figures emerging endlessly. Without sufficient strength to stand out, when dealing with the ruthless Pirates of the Grand Line, one could easily be buried in the sea at any time.
Ryan's strategy had always been to develop quietly and make a fortune in silence.