Chapter 53: Naval Strength Enhancement!

Garp and Aokiji, who had just arrived at the city park, immediately turned their attention and saw that Zephyr and his two students were already there to coincide with them.

"Sensei" Aokiji immediately greeted respectfully.

"Oh? Zephyr. Have you completed the mission you have?" Garp asked calmly while eating the snacks owned by him. These snacks are snacks obtained by him at the bandit camp. The whole snack was taken away by Garp and nothing was given to Aokiji.

"We just finished it and want to go to report at this time" Zephyr nodded and stared at Garp strangely, "Is the monster you are fighting quite powerful?"

"Not bad. He can be invited to warm up, ahahahaha" Garp ended with a laugh as he pushed the snacks held by him at the moment, "Do you want to?"

Zephyr raised his forehead and asked, "Did you buy it?"

"No" Garp shook his head, "Our mission is the extermination of bandits and there are many spoils of war that we got and one of them is these snacks. Oh, yes, Kuzan. I think the equipment we didn't use could be given to Zephyr and his two students. Aren't there three pieces of equipment that we don't use at the moment?"

"Unused equipment?"

While listening to Aokiji's explanation, Zephyr took some snacks given by Garp because they hadn't eaten anything at this time.

"Arara, Sensei. The mission to carry out the extermination of the bandit camp is a pretty good mission" Aokiji said calmly, "In addition to us, we can get a fairly high amount of rewards. We will also get bonuses from the items in the bandit camp. It just so happened that by the time I and Garp-san managed to kill all the bandits that were the targets of our mission. We went to their camp and got a large amount of stuff there"

"Oh? What are you guys getting?" Zephyr asked with interest.

"A large number of coins worth 2 gold coins and 25 silver coins, 2 pairs of level 1 uniq quality gloves, 1 level 1 uniq quality shoes, 2 pairs of level 1 normal quality clothes, 1 pair of pants of normal quality level 1, a large number of mid-size Physical and Energy Healing Elixir, as well as iron ore that can be used to upgrade and create weapons in the Blacksmith"

"So much!" Ain and Binz exclaimed in surprise.

"I and Garp-san have already shared the price of the spoils of the two of us and the normal-level equipment we are not using at the moment" Aokiji immediately took out the three normal-level pieces of equipment that were inside his storage space and handed it to Zephyr, "Sensei, this is the equipment. This equipment can help you increase the defenses you have"

Zephyr was disrespectful to refuse the gift, especially since this was a gift from his disciple. Zephyr also knew that they currently need this piece of equipment to improve their effectiveness in battle. Zephyr then immediately took the shirt and handed the other shirt to ain while the pants were given to Binz.

"You two use this"

"Okay, Sensei!"

Binz and Ain were also very happy to get this gift. With this equipment, their status will increase even if it is only a little bit. They can also save their coins in the future.

"Sensei, it's best if you want to take a mission, just do it in the village area," Aokiji said calmly, "The comparison of taking mission rewards in the city and also in the village is quite far away from the reward. Although the missions that can be done are also quite limited. However, there are some basic missions such as collecting medicinal plants and also other missions that are not too difficult to have a fairly high reward."

"Those missions are very boring," Garp said with a frown, "It's best not to take on such missions. Compared to that mission, it is better to have a combat mission. The amount of rewards obtained is also more than those boring missions."

Ain and Binz nodded in agreement even though they didn't make a sound. They had also experienced the mission of collecting medicinal herbs and it was quite boring. Compared to carrying out these missions, they prefer to carry out hunting missions or battle-related missions.

"Not everyone is like you, Garp," Zephyr said flatly and continued, "How many mission rewards will you two get? Do you guys just complete one mission or take two missions at the same time?"

"We took two missions at the same time" Aokiji replied, "One is an annihilation mission and the other is a medicinal plant collection mission. The total number of mission rewards if totaled is 50 silver coins and 5000 Exp points"

"5000 Exp points? Doesn't that mean..."

Aokiji nodded and said, "At the time of this reporting, at least we have already risen to level two and the plan is that in the future the two of us will take on a lot of annihilation missions, especially camp-related missions. There are many gifts that we can find there"

"Go up to level two..."

"It's amazing..."

Ain and Binz were quite surprised to hear this. While in their current case, although they took four missions at once, they still did not level up. This relates to the number of rewards they get.

"What about you guys?" Garp immediately asked while still eating his groaning food, "How many missions did you take, and how many rewards will you receive?"

"More or less than you guys," Zephyr said calmly and there was no feeling of embarrassment at the time of saying it. Earlier also Zephyr had stressed to take the first mission was not too difficult, especially the need for them to adapt to the conditions of their power in this world, "We took four missions and three of them were medicinal plant collection missions as well as one material collection mission from horned cows. Although the number of our missions is more than that of you, the rewards we get are relatively small"

"It was affected by the pick-up location," Aokiji said calmly, "As long as Sensei takes the mission in the village, the amount of reward exceeds the reward obtained by me and Garp-san"

"We will do it in the future" Zephyr paused and continued, "By the way, what are the plans for the two of you after this? Take the mission back or do something?"

"The plan is that Garp-san and I will go to the Emiya Blacksmith Store," Aokiji said calmly, "We both want to equip all our equipment and Garp-san wants to ask to make a special weapon for him."

"Emiya Blacksmith Shop?" Zephyr raised his forehead.

"It was a Blacksmith Store with a fairly complete product. The owner of the shop is also one of the people who are quite famous in this dungeon and also one of the people who became a teacher on the training ground. It just so happened that when we first came here, we collected information related to where we supplied equipment and the like. We found the place and made it a place to buy our equipment."

Aokiji paused and continued, "How about you guys come with us Coincidentally, we can take you to see the place for us to supply"

"That's a good idea" Zephyr nodded and continued, "Let's go back and take the mission rewards we have done"

They nodded and all of them immediately returned to the guild.

Guild.

By the time they returned to the guild, Ars had sensed their existence and also knew about the success they had achieved. Ars immediately stopped the activities carried out by him and greeted them, "Welcome back. Want to take the mission reward?"

"Sure" Garp grinned excitedly, "Finally this old man can rise to level 2"

"Ars" Zephyr immediately called Ars and said, "What about Gion and Momonga's party? They have already completed the mission they performed?"

"Not yet" Ars shook his head and said, "It seems that they are struggling with the mission they are doing"

"Trouble?" Aokiji raised his forehead, "What mission was taken by them?"

"Momonga and Yamakaji take on the mission of collecting foodstuffs from horned cows as well as collecting medicinal plants while Gion and Vergo previously took the mission of extermination of the Goblin camp and the collection of medicinal plants. However, they supplemented their mission back with the collection of foodstuffs from horned cows" Ars paused and continued, "It just so happens that they all returned to the guild but not because of the success of the mission. They were killed on the mission and their equipment fell which caused them to have to get new equipment again"

"Killed?" Ain was very surprised to hear this.

"They were killed? It's unbelievable" Aokiji was even surprised to hear this.

It was not without reason for them to be surprised. The four of them are the Vice Admirals after all. They have experience and abilities that can overcome enemies whose strength is higher than theirs.

"Did something happen to them?" Zephy asked, frowning.

"You can ask them directly later. However, Momonga and Yamakaji likely got an ambush while Gion and Vergo made a mistake in assessing the strength of their enemies"

Zephyr, who heard this, sighed and was quite disappointed, especially Momonga and Yamakaji. They were both students under the tutelage of Zephyr. Zephyr once taught them to always be vigilant no matter the situation. However, the two of them forgot about this.

"Bwahaha, Zephyr, you heard. It seems that you have to improve your teaching so that they can understand that they can't let their guard down in any situation."

"Shut up Garp!" Zephyr shouted irritably at this.

While Garp himself didn't care and continued to eat his food.

"Alright. I have confirmed that it is related to your mission rewards. Please check your status panel. It should be that the mission reward has already been entered at this time"

The five of them immediately entered the status panel and immediately checked the rewards they got.

Zephyr, Ain, and Binz of them received a reward of 833 Exp points along with 8 silver coins and 66 bronze coins. While the biggest rewards are obtained by Garp and Aokiji who have currently upgraded their level to level 2 and get 15 free points that they can use to improve their status.

"Arara, Garp-san, which status do you want to improve first?" Aokiji asked with interest while glancing at Garp.

Zephyr and others who had finished checking their status immediately retracted the status panel and then stared at Garp and Aokiji who were still opening their status panel and at this time they were in the process of selecting the status upgrade.

"Of course! I will use my free points for strength. I want to quickly regain my strength and let the monsters in the dungeon feel my meteorite iron fist, Bahahahaha..."

"You have to balance your status, Garp," Zephyr said flatly, "Don't just focus on one status but balance it. At least your defense and speed are improved. Don't forget, although you have strong strength, your speed is slow. You can't possibly hit your enemy. Speed and defense also seemed to relate to our stamina. If you don't improve both, you won't be able to use your abilities freely"

"I know, I know. You don't need to lecture. Zephyr, you look like Sengoku"

Zephyr immediately grimly listened to this but quickly calmed down knowing there was no point in arguing with Garp.

Garp and Aokiji immediately upgraded their status and this is their current status.

Name: Monkey D. Garp

Level: 2

Status Information:

Strength: 13 (+10)

Defense: 9

Speed: 8 (+10)

Free Points: 0

Finance: 0 white gold coins 1 gold coin 38 silver coins 0 bronze coins.

Exp: 0.3% (25/7500)

List of Abilities

· Conqueror's Haki (SS)

· Armament Haki (S)

· Observation Haki (A)

· Rokushiki (A)

Equipment:

· Uniq gloves - Level 1 (Strength +10)

· Uniq Shoes - Level 1 (Speed +10)

Name: Kuzan

Level: 2

Status Information:

Strength: 12 (+10)

Defense: 9

Speed: 9

Free Points: 0

Finance: 0 white gold coins 1 gold coin 37 silver coins 0 bronze coins.

Exp: 2.4% (180/7500)

List of Abilities

· Armament Haki (S)

· Observation Haki (A)

· Rokushiki (B)

· Hie-Hie no Mi (SS)

Equipment:

· Uniq gloves - Level 1 (Strength +10)

Garp and Aokiji focus their status points on their strength. They are people who specialize in battle and they also want to get their strength back soon. Both of them also have the ability Rokushiki which can increase their speed and defense. Therefore, they do not focus on defense and speed but on their strength.

"Hee~ There is already a level 2 one, huh? It should be that the two of you are currently ahead of Rayleigh's ranking and the others are related to the list of adventurers with the highest level. When the list may have been updated, you can check the update now."

Garp's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this. He thoughtlessly returned to the dungeon followed by Aokiji and others. They are also quite interested in anyone whose name has currently entered the ranking list. Even Zephyr is quite interested in this.

Dungeon, first floor, Atlantis City, City Park.

Garp and others who had returned to the dungeon immediately approached the wall where the ranking list was carved by the time they arrived there. As said by Ars, the ranking list for the [Supreme Level Adventurer List] has changed compared to before.

"Bwahaha, I finally managed to dethrone Rayleigh from his position. Unlucky! How could Kuzan rank first?"

"Ara? Did I rank first?"

"I'm ranked fifth? It's amazing!" Binz exclaimed excitedly at the sight of his name engraved there above the ranks of people who were stronger than him.

"Am I ranked sixth above sensei?" Ain was also quite surprised by her current ranking.

"It was the result of the hard work of the two of you before."

Zephyr himself doesn't care much about his current ranking issues. But, still, see his name on the ranking list. He was quite happy. The ranking list itself can be seen by everyone. This can increase the prestige and status possessed by the person.

[List of Highest-Ranking Adventurers]

1. Kuzan Level 2

2. Monkey D. Garp Level 2

3. Rayleigh Level 1

4. Boa Sandersonia Level 1

5. Binz Level 1

6. Ain Level 1

7. Boa Hancock Level 1

8. Boa Marigold Level 1

9. Zephyr Level 1

10. Gion Level 1

This ranking position itself will not be long before it is destroyed by Rayleigh and others. Especially they are currently close to where they carry out missions with generous rewards. At this time, Mihawk had succeeded in killing the bandit leader and was currently walking towards the bandit camp to retrieve the spoils of war.

If it is outside, Mihawk is unlikely to be interested in the spoils of war or something. Mihawk's wish is just a sword. However, in the dungeon money is the main thing even for him even though money is a must-have for him. Therefore, after successfully killing the bandit leader, Mihawk immediately went directly to the bandit camp to pick up his spoils of war.