Chapter 2: Surprises, As Expected

After Yamanbako and the others left, the room once again fell into a state of tranquility.

Adrian sat up straight, leaning against the headboard, quietly contemplating his future plans, and taking the opportunity to delve into the attribute information on the system panel.

There's not much to say about race and NPC templates; Adrian is reasonably satisfied with both of these aspects.

The occupation is divided into main occupation and secondary occupation. According to the system prompt, once the main occupation of each person is determined, it cannot be changed again, while secondary occupations are diverse and generally have few requirements.

Currently, Adrian only has one occupation, which is "Civilian."

In theory, he should have had a "Secret Agent" profession, considering he has undergone secret agent training for so long, but for some reason, he doesn't.

But then again, even if he had the "Secret Agent" profession, Adrian doesn't plan to make it his main occupation.

The main storyline of "One Piece" revolves around the conflict between the Navy and the pirates, with interwoven subplots involving Celestial Dragons, the World Government, the Revolutionary Army, independent kingdoms, and so on. It serves as a stage for monsters and individuals with special abilities.

The profession of "Civilian" is not worthy of much attention; at most, it can be considered a symbolic status.

Adrian moved it to the secondary profession column without hesitation, and currently, the primary profession is temporarily sided.

Next is about character attributes.

Strength, agility, endurance, intelligence, charm, and luck, these are the six dimensions.

The relevant introduction can be found in any online gaming novel, or even in system attribute novels, with descriptions that readers tend to skip as a kind of "filler text." So, I won't go into detail about it here.

I can only say that, for those who understand, the surface meaning is clear.

From a data perspective, Adrian's highest attribute at the moment is [Intelligence], which is likely a result of his time travel; next is [Agility], although only two points higher than the average person, it's still quite decent; [Strength] and [Endurance] are not fully developed yet due to his body not having undergone complete maturation. Despite some training, they have not reached the average adult level, leaving significant room for improvement in the future; [Charisma] and [Luck], barring any surprises, are sufficient as they are.

[Health Points] and [Stamina Points] are both described in percentage form. Adrian quickly accepted this fact; in his perception, these two aspects belonged to the realm of incompletely quantifiable data.

After all, in a completely real world, the operation of "[I hit you once, deducting a drop of blood]" seemed odd no matter how you looked at it.

As for the yet-to-be-unlocked [Energy Points], Adrian speculated that they might be related to [Haki].

However, for the current Adrian, mastering dominance is still too distant, at least for the short term, there is no need to consider it.

[Expertise], [Skills], [Legend Points], and [Equipment] are all blank, which is understandable.

Lastly, it is important to emphasize [Level] and [Experience].

According to the system prompts, the main profession's total level is equivalent to the character's overall level, with a level cap of 120. Every 20 levels represent a bottleneck, requiring the completion of advanced tasks to continue leveling up.

The secondary profession has a level cap of 10, allowing for the improvement of character attributes but with no significant impact on the character's overall level.

According to Adrian's understanding, levels 1-20 are roughly equivalent to activities within the Four Seas; levels 21-40 are between the Four Seas; levels 41-60 represent the Grand Line Paradise phase; levels 61-80 correspond to the latter part of the New World level; levels 81-100 indicate the ranks of candidates for Admiral, ordinary Seven Warlords, the Three Calamities, and other high-ranking positions; and levels 100-120 are the ranks of Admirals, Yonko, and legends of the Great Sea.

The crucial point to emphasize is that rank does not represent everything.

You should know that even a Bandit King below level 20 might have killed more than 56 Grand Sea Emperors with levels exceeding a hundred—

Ahem!

In the relevant descriptions of the system data, "One Piece" features a diverse array of professions, ranging from all sorts, such as samurai, ninja, mountain bandits, gangs, ordinary office workers, and more. Although there is no distinction between high and low in professions, there are indeed some professions that are not suitable as main occupations.

Without a doubt, Adrian's most desired primary profession is the [Navy].

Is there a profession more comfortable than the [Navy] in this world?

Stable income, legally eliminating thieves, clear career advancement, and the most outrageous part is the freedom of will!

[Lazy Justice], [Ambiguous Justice], listen, is this the kind of justice a qualified navy should have?

A navy admiral is truly remarkable, huh?!

Damn it, the more I think about it, the more envious I become!

However, in order to obtain the main occupation of "Navy," the necessary prerequisite is to "enlist in the military," just like the requirement to obtain the main occupation of "Pirate" is to "set sail."

To be fair, in this world, the methods of obtaining these two main occupations are as simple as can be. However, for the current Adrian, the difficulty level is nothing short of a nightmare.

Three days later, Adrian is supposed to participate in CP9's internal training. However, since Adrian is under the command of the World Government, there is almost no possibility of going for the Navy.

As for setting sail next to a heavily guarded special agent island and even claiming to become a pirate...

It might be better to consider other ways to seek death...

And three days later, participating in formal training, Adrian had no other choice except for leveling up.

Relying on his current level and attributes to join the training, Adrian estimated that he would probably struggle on the training ground.

Leveling up was necessary!

But the problem was, how to gain experience?

Fighting monsters is clearly not advisable. Even if this training island has enough monsters for Adrian to choose from, being only at level 1 and lacking any battle experience, going there would just be offering himself as prey.

The chances of triggering a quest are also slim. As mentioned earlier by Yamanbako, what Adrian needs to do now is to recover his body and then participate in training.

To receive the task, it is something to be done after completing all training.

Trouble, what should be done?

Adrian rubbed the back of his head, where there seemed to be waves of phantom pain again.

[Occupation] and [Experience], clearly two simple matters, but he currently has no clue.

Why can't they give me a simpler map?

Adrian's head is heating up just thinking about it.

…

The next morning.

The clear light of dawn was flowing on the horizon, and the morning air was cool and refreshing.

After a simple breakfast, Adrian, whose physical condition had improved a lot, began to wander around the training base, getting familiar with the surrounding environment.

CP (CIPHER POL) is a secret spy agency directly under the World Government, tasked with multiple responsibilities such as security defense, military attacks, and political system work. Most of its members are orphans adopted from all corners of the world and the Grand Line.

Along the way, Adrian has attracted quite a few scrutinizing glances.

The predecessor belonged to the "transparent" type in the training base and didn't have many good friends. If it weren't for this sudden incident, hardly anyone would have known about him.

Of course, the current Adrian only gained a reputation as a "survivor." He's slightly more attractive than before, and I believe that after some time, things will return to normal.

"Dodging and turning, Adrian arrived at the library of the training base. He wanted to try his luck here and see if his guesses were correct.

'Encyclopedia of Marine Life in the Western Sea', 'Fundamental Navigation Theory', 'History of the Nautical World', 'Principles of Meteorology'..."

In the library, the largest collection is about the knowledge of navigation, followed by the endless strange species that emerge in the open sea.

Adrian pulled out a book from the shelf titled "Basic Navigation Theory." This is a fundamental book on navigation knowledge, and for novice sailors who have never been in contact with the sea, it is an excellent guide for enlightenment.

Adrian, exercising patience, carefully finished reading the first chapter of the book.

Just then, a message suddenly popped up on the system panel.

[Through reading, you have completed a basic navigation knowledge learning session. Progress in learning "Basic Navigation Skills" is 3%.]

"As expected!"