Tom Cat?

After watching the battle, everyone had only one thought: This kid was terrifying!

He had overwhelmingly defeated two people, then won over two more. People saw not only strength in him, but vision as well.

After a brief silence, the entire place erupted in unparalleled cheers to celebrate Lin Qi's victory.

Momousagi and Chaton had left at some point.

Lin Qi, who had won, did not leave. Instead, he used the Four Times Body Tempering Scroll (one week) and began refining and training his body.

He spent the morning training.

After lunch at noon, he attended Elite Camp classes in the afternoon, followed by Teacher Zephyr's special training at night.

It was worth mentioning that after the previous pirate extermination operation, Smoker had become less of a troublemaker and more diligent.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

In front of the Marine dormitory building, a voluptuous beauty approached.

"Boss Lin Qi, Big Sis Hina is here to see you."

Ever since he had defeated the four people who came to provoke him, the attitudes of those around him had changed somewhat. One could see it from the way his roommates addressed him.

Hina had somehow learned of yesterday's events early that morning and had come to apologize.

"I'm sorry. I already warned them not to come trouble you again."

"It wasn't like you sent them. It has nothing to do with you."

Lin Qi had just washed his hair, and the top of his head was still damp. He casually rubbed it with a towel, somehow looking even more handsome than usual. Hina's eyes lit up at the sight.

"Besides, if anyone should apologize, it should be me. After all, I did something so excessive to you."

Meeting Lin Qi's gaze and recalling what had happened that day, Hina felt her red lips tingle. Embarrassed, she turned her head away.

"Don't bring that up again. I didn't take it to heart."

"You didn't take it to heart?" Lin Qi raised an eyebrow.

"No... that's not what I meant." Hina's face turned bright red. Clearly, for someone with no experience in love, this matter had touched upon a blind spot in her knowledge.

After struggling to organize her words for quite a while, Hina finally said seriously, "You saved Hina's life. Please don't say such distant things anymore."

Seeing the mature woman standing before him looking so flustered was utterly adorable. Lin Qi decided to stop teasing her; if he kept going, she might catch fire.

"Haha, I'll stop teasing you. I understand what you mean."

"You're awful." Hina glared at Lin Qi, half reproachful and half coy.

"Since you're not angry, can Hina ask you a question?"

"Go ahead."

"What does 'simp' mean?" Hina parted her lips slightly. "Today, someone from our Elite Camp came and told Hina that he would never be Hina's simp again."

There was another sentence Hina did not say: because Miss Hina was the woman Boss Lin Qi had set his sights on.

Lin Qi immediately knew it was Yosef and the others. Holding back his laughter, he said, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"What's the truth, and what's the lie?"

"The truth is..."

After he explained what "simp" meant, Hina shot him a huge eye roll, looking utterly captivating.

"You're too mean. I thought it was actually some kind of compliment~"

"Hahahaha~" Lin Qi burst into laughter.

His dormmates listened to the laughter outside the door with great envy.

Boss Lin Qi was not only incredibly strong, he was also a master at wooing girls.

After having breakfast with Hina, Lin Qi ran into an unexpected person when he returned to the dormitory to get something.

Marshal Sengoku!

Sengoku the Buddha, Garp's best friend, upheld justice that ruled over all. Later, he was also the one who personally devised the plan that destroyed one of the Four Emperors, the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Marshal Sengoku." Lin Qi hurriedly gave a military salute.

Faced with the greeting from an unfamiliar Marine, Sengoku merely smiled.

Everyone knew that although Sengoku was not yet a marshal, the current marshal, Kong, had already designated him as his successor.

Furthermore, Kong had already handed all the duties of Marine Marshal over to Sengoku, while he himself spent all day lying around in the sun.

Once the transfer order came through and Kong left, Sengoku would become the true marshal.

At first, Sengoku would modestly say that he was not yet a marshal, but after being called that often enough, he became too lazy to correct people.

"You are... Lin Qi?"

The more Sengoku looked at the Marine before him, the more familiar he seemed. Then he suddenly remembered.

On the night Lin Qi had followed Zephyr to exterminate pirates, the files on him, Hina, and Smoker had already been placed on Sengoku's desk.

The next day, while having tea and chatting with his old friend Zephyr, he had discussed this Marine. He remembered that Zephyr had given him an extremely high evaluation.

Over time, Sengoku remembered Lin Qi.

This kid was far more handsome than in his photograph.

"Lord Sengoku, you know me?" Lin Qi looked flattered.

"Of course I know you. You're a genius of our Marines. Keep working hard, and protect the country and its people in the future."

Sengoku encouraged him aloud, but inwardly he thought that since Zephyr praised someone so highly, perhaps he could try making contact with him.

There were many factions within the Marines as well.

For example: the Hawk Faction, the Dove Faction, the Neutral Faction, and the Fence-Sitter Faction.

"If I remember correctly, before joining the Marines, you worked on a farm, didn't you? Then you must know how to shear sheep."

"Yes, Marshal." Lin Qi did not understand why Sengoku had suddenly brought this up.

"If possible, I would like to ask you to shear my pet Goat. Its wool has grown too long."

As if worried that Lin Qi might misunderstand, Sengoku added, "That goat is involved in confidential matters, so it would be best to have someone trustworthy shear it."

By confidential matters, do you mean you feed every document you finish reading to the Goat? That goat really is full of ink—literally.

Lin Qi mocked inwardly, but respectfully replied, "It is my honor that you trust me, Marshal. I am willing."

Sengoku looked at Lin Qi with satisfaction. This child truly had justice in his heart. He was neither arrogant nor impetuous, a fine prospect indeed.

At that moment, the system's voice suddenly rang out.

A new Life Choice has begun.

Choice One: Shear the Goat normally. Reward: 500 Points.

Choice Two: Shear the Goat into an outrageously cool look. Reward: Swordsmanship Experience Book.

Choice Three: Shave the Goat bald on top. Reward: Companion Tom Cat.

Seeing the mission and rewards this time, Lin Qi was completely stunned.

This system could even produce living creatures?!

Seeing Lin Qi standing there with his mouth open without saying a word for so long, Sengoku thought he had changed his mind. That was understandable; young people had lofty ambitions, and shearing sheep was work for servants.

"It's fine if you're unwilling. I can find someone else to help."

Seeing the duck that had nearly reached his mouth about to fly away, Lin Qi excitedly grabbed Sengoku's hand. "No, Marshal! Since it involves confidential matters, please let me handle this sacred mission!"

Sengoku: "..."

Why had this child suddenly become so excited?

Sengoku led Lin Qi to the marshal's office and pointed to the Goat beside the desk. "That's the Goat. The tools are in the box. Don't touch the documents on the desk. I'll be stepping out for a while."