Chapter 137: Quest Settlement! 3 Legend Points!

"Oh my! Adrian, you're such a troublemaker!"

Within the lead-gray castle shaped like a pocket watch.

Adrian was lounging on a red sofa, legs crossed, observing the situation at Sabaody Archipelago through the eyes of a mini ghost.

Just recently, he managed to successfully evade the search by Admiral Sengoku and CP0 members by taking refuge in the castle within the body of the ship spirit.

Upon hearing Rumi's words, Adrian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Troublemaker, you say?"

Rumi hovered in the air momentarily, her head tilted, then she fluttered around Adrian before whispering softly.

"Actually, this experience feels more exciting than most of the adventures I've had before…"

Adrian nodded in agreement, then opened the quest panel and chose to claim all rewards.

At that moment, the first prompt that appeared on the panel was about legend.

[You have gained 3 Legend points!]

"Three points?"

Adrian was slightly puzzled. He distinctly remembered that the previous challenge tasks only offered two points of reputation.

He continued reading patiently.

[Paradise Reputation: Battle against Admiral—Your battle against Buddha Sengoku in the Sabaody Archipelago has become widely known among the people, spreading further as time goes by. The Admirals are the top-tier powerhouses on the seas, and your confrontation with the Buddha of War did not end in defeat. This battle will become a legendary feat spoken of by people throughout the Grand Line Paradise stage!]

[Paradise Reputation: Strongest Supernova—As a rookie pirate with a bounty exceeding one hundred million Berries, you successfully arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago. From cutting down the Yarukiman Mangrove, defeating the Marines Vice Admiral, to mercilessly harming Celestial Dragons, and calmly escaping the clutches of an Admiral, people on the seas now consider you the strongest supernova in history!]

[World Reputation: Adversary of the Celestial Dragons—Rules are meant for those who cannot survive without adhering to them; winners, on the other hand, never believe that rules can bind their footsteps! Gods? Offspring of creators? Merely humans wearing crowns of arrogance!]

Adrian's eyes sparkled, a sense of understanding filling his heart.

"Ah, I see!"

"The two legend points are rewards for the S-rank challenge quest; Legend: Battle against Admiral and Strongest Supernova."

"The event descriptions for these two legend points also mention Sengoku."

"And the last and most precious one, World Legend: Enemy of the Celestial Dragons, should come from the tormenting Saint Rosward."

"The world has suffered from the Celestial Dragons for a long time!"

"It's rare for someone who can still remain unscathed after brutally tormenting a Celestial Dragon to appear. Naturally, I would gain the corresponding legend!"

And to get three points of legend at once…

This is something Adrian has never experienced before. It's enough to prove how terrifying the impact of what he did before was!

"Once the news birds of the World Economic Journal spread this incident throughout the seas, I think my reputation in the seas will surely increase!"

Although Adrian himself doesn't care much about his reputation, it must be said that sometimes, especially in this sea where strength is paramount, fame is indispensable!

However, the first legend point…

In the battle against the Buddha Sengoku, he didn't fall behind…

Hmm, I never thought that one day, the cold and indifferent system panel would actively praise me!

It's like having a glow on my face!

Feeling delighted, Adrian continued scrolling down to check the mission rewards.

[S-level Challenge Mission [Battle Against the Buddha] completed!]

[You gained 2.32 billion experience!]

This immense experience points reward was second only to the experience gained from defeating Chinjao in a higher-level challenge.

If Adrian hadn't spent the experience points on leveling up his secondary professions like [Doctor] and [Pirate] earlier, he could have used this opportunity to jump directly to the advanced level of 80.

Unfortunately…

There is still a significant gap in experience points needed to reach the full level 80.

"If I had just given Borsalino a swift death, would the experience points for leveling up have been enough?"

A peculiar thought popped into Adrian's mind.

"Forget it, forget it. After all, he is a People's Artist, a veteran in the Marines. We still need to show some respect…"

The real anticipation for Adrian lies in the upcoming rewards!

[You have received a reward: Randomly extract a skill or specialty from an enemy]

[Currently in progress... Extraction complete]

[Please choose one of the following five abilities as your reward:]

[1: Advanced Martial Arts - Skill: Advanced version of basic martial arts]

[2: Hardening - Skill: Increases physical resistance]

[3: Dragon of Documents - Skill: Advanced calligraphy skills]

4: Firm Will - Skill: Increased resistance to abnormal mental states

5: Buddha Nature - Specialty: Enhanced understanding of Buddhist scriptures, you are more likely to gain the favor of certain types of people

"Oh well..."

After reading through all of the ability choices, Adrian couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.

The admirals of the Marines had countless abilities, and top-tier abilities definitely made up a significant portion of them.

Logically speaking, he should have been able to draw at least one or two good skills or specialties.

But these five choices seemed a bit too weak…

And that only specialty…

It was actually Buddha Nature!

"I'm here in the One Piece world, why would I want to eat vegetarian food and meditate?"

After careful reflection, Adrian felt that he had found the real reason.

In the course of his battle with Sengoku, he hadn't been able to inflict any significant damage on the other party.

Although he successfully dragged out the battle for half an hour, he spent most of the time dodging.

The mission reward is linked to the difficulty of completing the mission, which makes sense!

Setting aside irrelevant thoughts, Adrian began to carefully observe the five abilities derived from Sengoku.

Among the five options provided by the panel,

Buddha Nature was the first to be eliminated by Adrian.

Although it is a specialty, it's a useless one!

And 'more likely to get the favor of a certain type of person'…

Why not just say it's the favor of the monks!

But Adrian didn't read the Buddhist scriptures, nor did he need to compete with the nuns for the abbot master, so he naturally wouldn't choose this specialty.

Advanced fighting was also naturally excluded.

After all, Adrian himself is a high-level swordsman.

Even if he doesn't use swordsmanship to deal with the enemy, the next option would be Ghost Fruit.

As a non-Zoan Devil Fruit user, hand-to-hand combat is simply out of the question, right?!

The third option, "Hardening," was also eliminated.

Adrian has a maxed-out "Ghost Body."

The effects of "Hardening" are most useless to Adrian.

In the end, Adrian was hesitating between the two options of "Dragon of Documents" and "Resolute Will."

In today's battle, Sengoku's Buddha's Roar, which was infused with Conqueror's Haki, left a deep impression on Adrian.

Even though he recovered quickly, the mental shockwave caused by that top-tier Conqueror's Haki was still unavoidable, causing him to briefly lose focus.

Although Adrian's intelligence attribute is very high at this time, his mental resistance is still not quite up to par when facing the domineering aura of top-tier powerhouses like Sengoku. "Resolute Will" can handle this situation well.

As for "Dragon of Documents"…

Adrian's hesitation is due to the suspicion that this ability might lead to the opening of a new side job: calligrapher.

In the beginning, when Adrian continuously unlocked new secondary professions in Ohara, he never considered looking for scholar-type secondary professions.

As a result, the upper limit of secondary professions has been reached, the difficulty of unlocking subsequent secondary professions has greatly increased, and experience penalties for upgrading have also come along…

After thinking for a moment, Adrian still chose Resolute Will.

After all, it was just Adrian's speculation that Dragon of Documents could unlock Calligrapher, and the possibility was there, but it was not reliable.

In comparison, the effect of Resolute Will is intuitive and obvious!

[You have acquired the skill: Resolute Will!]

A needle-like piercing pain came from the depths of Adrian's soul. At this moment, his consciousness seemed to turn into a block of iron, being roasted in the scorching flames, and being placed under the hammer of a million tons of steel for tempering…

After a long time, a cool feeling washed over him, just like drinking ice water in the scorching summer, and Adrian's heart finally calmed down.

After checking the panel again, and looking around the castle, Adrian was satisfied.

Half a Yarukiman Mangrove tree trunk, three points of legendary status, the skill Resolute Will, Swamp Fruit, Liquid Fruit, Swordfish Fruit, Great Sword Twenty-One Works · Shuxue, and potential influence gains…

The Sabaody Archipelago trip was a complete success!