The Old Man Must Be a Good Person!

[Favorability Quest: Gain Charlotte Linlin's favor.]

[Reward: For every 10 points of favorability gained, cell activity will be slightly increased. At 80 favorability, Armament Haki will be rewarded. At 100 favorability, advanced Armament Haki technique, Internal Destruction, will be rewarded.]

[Base Favorability: 0]

[Current Favorability: 10 (Friendly)

Charlotte Linlin: This is a nice old man who gets along well with Mother.]

Magnus had already intended to recruit Charlotte Linlin into his crew. Even if the system hadn't issued a quest, he would have actively sought to gain her favor.

But who would refuse the chance to become stronger?

Haki was secondary. He hadn't spent his fifty-plus years in vain; he was proficient in not only Armament Haki but also its advanced application, Internal Destruction.

Compared to the rewards of Haki, He was more interested in the rewards for increased cell activity.

After several consecutive rewards, Magnus had gradually realized the immense power of this reward.

The most direct manifestation was that his metabolism had quickened. His once loose skin had become smooth and elastic, his appetite increased, and he looked several years younger compared to two months ago.

Setting sail again at the age of seventy, what bothered Magnus the most about age? Wasn't it lifespan?

Who knew how many more years this seventy-year-old man could live?

Even with his old injuries healed, age remained a hard obstacle.

If he hadn't already eaten a Devil Fruit, he would have sought out the Bat-Bat Fruit that the future "Lone Red" would pursue, just to regain his youth.

Now, without the Bat-Bat Fruit, as long as his cell activity continued to increase, he had the possibility of regaining his youth.

"You must be Linlin. My name is Magnus, captain of the White Wolf Pirates. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"And everyone from the Orphanage of Lambs."

It had to be said that even in his old age, Magnus retained some of the charm from his youth. Even as an old man, he was a handsome old man.

When he smiled, there was no trace of the ruthlessness of a pirate; instead, he resembled a kind and amiable old man from next door.

"Ah, are you the captain of the White Wolf Pirates, sir?"

Charlotte Linlin hadn't reacted yet, but the giant little girl beside her, with a headscarf wrapped around her head, covered her mouth in surprise.

"Everyone says you're one of the most powerful pirates on this sea."

"Haha, I can't believe people are still talking about me after all this time? But I can't claim to be 'the strongest' anymore. To become the king who rules this sea, I still need to get stronger!"

If nothing else, Harald, the current king of the Giant race, was not inferior to him in strength.

Moreover, Harald was in his prime. Ten years was but a blink of an eye for the Giant race. Ten years ago, Magnus could fight Harald to a draw, but now, that was uncertain.

However, Magnus didn't feel discouraged because it was just the beginning.

He would grow stronger gradually.

First, he would reclaim his peak strength, and then surpass it.

In any era, the legend of the "Pirate King" circulated among pirates. The pirate who reached the final island was the Pirate King!

But to reach the final island, one not only had to stand out among numerous pirates and obtain the "Poneglyphs" but also possess the strength to break through the Marines' blockade.

Being able to defeat a Marine Admiral was the minimum requirement.

Let alone now, even in his prime, Magnus was still a considerable distance from that level. He could protect himself, but defeating one was impossible.

"My name is Gulz. I love little people like you the most!"

Although she was a little girl, she was fully three times Magnus's height. She looked at Magnus with sparkling eyes, as if she had found a fun toy.

"Gulz, don't be so rude!"

Magnus had been in the village for a while when Ripley finally arrived, carrying the Black Pearl.

"Old man is my captain now. You have to respect him like you respect Grandpa Yaruru and Grandpa Yoruru!"

Thump!

After setting down the Black Pearl, even with the stamina of the Giant race, carrying a sailing ship larger than herself for dozens of kilometers left her slightly out of breath.

"Captain?"

Gulz tilted her head, then her eyes suddenly widened.

"You mean, Sister Ripley, you've joined Captain's pirate crew? Didn't Grandpa Yaruru and Grandpa Yoruru ask you to join the Giant Soldier Pirates?"

"Tch, who knows when those two captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates will return?" Ripley shrugged. "Are they never coming back, and I'm supposed to wait for them forever?"

Besides, she had only heard the two old men from the Giant Soldier Pirates boast about their glorious history. She hadn't seen it with her own eyes. How could it be as real as the living example of the White Wolf Pirates?

Gulz said with a worried expression, "Sister Ripley, you'll get scolded like this."

"Heh heh, I don't care! I'm a crew member of the White Wolf Pirates now. If you want to scold me, ask my captain first!"

Ripley shoved Magnus forward, leaving him looking helpless.

"Ripley, you're just drawing trouble to me."

"What does it matter? No one in Elbaf can beat Captain anyway."

Ripley looked as unconcerned as a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.

Suddenly, she heard a voice.

"Ripley!!!"

An old giant, sword in hand, ran towards her furiously.

"You brat, hurry up and go back with me!"

"No way!"

Facing the old giant's attack, Ripley quickly used Magnus as a shield and played a game of "King Qin绕柱" with the old giant, making him so angry he was blowing his beard and glaring.

Several times, he really wanted to just kill the little person in front of him with a single sword strike.

How dare she abduct his adorable great-great-granddaughter!

"Bokakakaka, Yoruru, don't make a fool of yourself in front of our guests. Ripley has grown up, and her choices are her own."

Compared to Yoruru, whose beard was like a waterfall, Yaruru, with his fluffier beard, seemed much more open-minded and easier to get along with.

"Heh heh, Grandpa Yaruru is the best!"

"But, it's about time we called Doruy and Brogy back. It's been almost thirty years, hasn't it?"

"Forty years!"

"Bokakakaka, forty years just slipped by!"

The old giant roared with laughter. For them, whose lifespans were several times that of ordinary humans, thirty to forty years was nothing.

"Hey, Yoruru, Yaruru, are you just going to stand here forever?"

Noticing Linlin staring blankly to the side, Magnus had no choice but to forcibly interrupt their conversation.

The little girl's eyes were practically glowing green.

It was obvious she was hungry.

As everyone knew, there was only one way to gain Charlotte Linlin's favor.

"Let's eat quickly."

As soon as he spoke, the text on the system panel flickered slightly.

[Charlotte Linlin Favorability +30.]

[Current Favorability: 40 (Close)

Charlotte Linlin: Grandpa must be a very good person!]