sea calendar 1500.
Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The palace was resplendent, filled with golden artifacts, and furniture made from the Treasure Tree Adam, including tables, chairs, beds, and cabinets, were scattered throughout.
In a corner, a giant tank stood tall, with four mermaids nestled within.
The previously silent palace echoed with a low murmur:
“Ross, huh…”
Ross stared blankly at the young man in the mirror, momentarily at a loss for words.
The young man in the mirror had a clean, fair face with distinct features, exuding a cold and stern aura.
His dark, deep eyes shimmered with a captivating light, and his entire being radiated an aristocratic demeanor.
He had transmigrated, or rather, his memories had awakened, and he had directly become a Celestial Dragon.
This was simply too good!
However, his identity was a bit awkward.
His name was Jaygarcia Ross Saint, a standard Celestial Dragon name, and his grandfather was Jay Garcia Saturn Saint, one of the current Gorosei, and also the first Gorosei to be removed from power in the original Pirate King story.
Although his grandfather’s removal did not affect the Jaygarcia Family, the Celestial Dragons were the antagonists.
The Celestial Dragons were descendants of the 20 kings who founded the World Government, considering themselves “descendants of the creators,” and were the privileged class that controlled the World Government, residing in the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
However, as time passed, or perhaps because the usurpers were not good people to begin with, the current Celestial Dragons, besides being a symbol of power and nobility, were also widely regarded as demons in human skin.
The story of the Pirates, from its initial theme of adventure and freedom, later evolved into the story of Luffy overthrowing the World Government.
And unfortunately, his current identity represented the World Government.
These thoughts were fleeting, and Ross quickly cheered up again.
No matter what, transmigrating to the Pirate King world and becoming a Celestial Dragon was considered a perfect start.
Anyone who transmigrated into a Celestial Dragon would have no reason not to be happy, right?
This kind of second-generation identity, born at the pinnacle, was definitely what most people dreamed of.
As for the Celestial Dragons committing evil, setting aside whether his moral views would change now that he was truly a Celestial Dragon, if other rich second-generations forced good people into prostitution, would you then not want to be a rich second-generation?
Moreover, Ross had no such worries at all.
In his previous life, he had been a workhorse; if he had to be a saint in this life, wouldn’t his transmigration be in vain?
The only minor drawback now was that ordinary Celestial Dragons generally had little strength.
Ross’s current body had died from excessive indulgence, and his current physical condition was even worse than that of ordinary people in the Pirate King world, barely enough to walk on his own.
“Ding! Defeat System devoutly serves you!”
“Defeat System? What function?”
Hearing the pleasant system prompt, Ross felt even better.
“Host: Ross”
“Strength: 63/100 (G+, even a Marine is stronger than you)”
“Overall Rating: A (Relies entirely on identity when out and about)”
“Abilities: None”
“Skills: None”
“Note: Defeating an enemy grants a reward of the enemy’s overall rating minus 1.
Killing or crushing an enemy grants a reward of the enemy’s current overall rating.”
“Note: Each person’s current rating can only grant one kill or crush reward, and the defeat reward does not conflict with the kill/crush reward.”
“Is there a difference between ‘crush’ and ‘defeat’?”
Ross was puzzled for a moment, but as he thought about it, he suddenly realized:
“So that’s what ‘crush’ means!”
“I… will… kill you!”
Suddenly, a weak voice sounded beside Ross.
“Hmm?”
Ross narrowed his eyes and looked back, seeing a beautiful woman with an outstanding figure, currently tied to the bed, with only her mouth able to move.
The beautiful woman was naked, covered in bruises, all of which were Ross’s personal handiwork.
He hadn’t fully understood the situation when his memories first awakened, so he had played a bit too much.
However, the beautiful woman, Erika, was no ordinary woman.
She was a female pirate with a bounty of 5 million, originally the wife of a great pirate with a bounty of 100 million.
Because of her outstanding beauty, Ross had taken a liking to her while passing through the Sabaody Archipelago.
The result was obvious: her husband and the entire pirate crew were annihilated, and she was brought to Ross’s palace.
This incident did not even cause the slightest ripple on the sea; such was the power brought by the Celestial Dragons.
“Time to try out the system!”
“Erika”
“Overall Rating: E-”
“Bastard…”
“I will kill you!”
“No!!!”
The beautiful woman’s hateful cries were incessant, as she continuously attacked Ross with a weapon in her hand.
Half an hour later.
Ross finished his practice, standing up refreshed in body and mind.
Feeling his overflowing stamina and the newfound gun skills in his memory, he felt the world was even more beautiful.
“Completed E-rank crush!”
“Strength +100”
“Special Reward: E-rank Gun Skills”
“Host: Ross”
“Strength: 163/300 (F-rank, Marine strength)”
“Skills: E-rank Gun Skills”
It was a pity that characters of the same rank could only be crushed once, otherwise he could have leveled up rapidly.
With a smile on his face, Ross leaned his head close to Erika’s ear:
“Was that comfortable?”
“Bastard, either kill me, or I will definitely kill you!”
Erika glared at Ross furiously, her mind already consumed by hatred.
“Too bad, wrong answer!”
Ross shook his head regretfully, picked up a platinum pistol from the nearby table, and pressed it against the beautiful woman’s ample chest.
Bang!!!
Blood red bloomed, and her beauty instantly turned to withered bones.
“Completed E-rank kill!”
“Reward: None (Crush reward already obtained)”
Ross’s expression didn’t change at all; he simply tossed the gun aside.
If love couldn’t blossom in a day, then he wouldn’t be polite.
It was a pity that the crush and kill rewards conflicted; otherwise, he could have gotten another wave of rewards.
Ross walked to the palace entrance and calmly called out.
“Gernica!”
As soon as his voice fell, the young, slender Gernica, dressed in a white suit, appeared before him in a blink, kneeling on one knee with his head bowed as low as possible.
“Gernica”
“Overall Rating: B-”
“Ross Saint! Please command!”
Even though Gernica’s face was covered with white markings, anyone could see his excitement.
Ross knew Gernica, not because he was a CP0 recently promoted from CP9, temporarily responsible for guarding the Jaygarcia Family.
But because Gernica had appeared 20 years later, and even participated in the final battle between Kaido and Luffy.
Although he was easily killed, he had at least shown his face.
To be selected into CP0 at this point in time was enough to show that Gernica was promising at a young age.
It was a pity that 20 years later, he was still only around Vice Admiral level, probably just B+ level, which indicated that Gernica’s potential was a bit low.
“Clean up the palace inside; I don’t want to see any dirt.”
“Understood!”
Gernica walked into the palace indifferently, and soon came out, carrying a bed tightly wrapped in a white cloth, and left.