(Brain storage point)
(Deposit your brain and claim Three-Color Haki and Divine Departure)
Ocean Calendar 1498.
East Blue, Loguetown, in front of the execution platform, countless people crowded together, fixing their eyes firmly on the execution stage.
"Brat, move aside for me!"
A hulking, fierce-faced pirate slapped Lin Ye, who was blocking his path, to the side without a second thought.
His eyes stared fanatically at the kneeling figure upon the execution platform.
"Pirate King, where did you hide your treasure..." A roar tore from his throat, and the area beneath the execution platform fell silent.
A loud shout rang out from behind.
Lin Ye clutched the back of his head as unfamiliar memories slammed through his mind, blending his past life's memories with those of this world.
Time-traveled?
This was the world of One Piece?
Then where was this?
Lin Ye jerked his head up, looking at the kneeling figure on the execution platform.
Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King!
The overlord of the seas, a powerhouse who reached Laugh Tale and became the Pirate King.
Yet just one year after becoming the Pirate King, he was about to be executed right here.
"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahaha, do you want my treasure?" The laughter rose from low to high as Gol D. Roger raised his lowered head, his voice echoing across the entire plaza.
"If you want it, I'll give it to you! Go find it, I left all my treasure in that place!"
In the plaza before the execution platform, everyone stared in shock at Gol D. Roger.
Across the entire plaza, only the words Roger had just spoken reverberated.
The two executioner soldiers beside Roger cried out in alarm, immediately raising the execution spears in their hands and piercing the Pirate King's body.
Lin Ye witnessed all of this.
As the spears pierced Roger's body, a fierce cheer erupted before the execution platform.
The treasure of Gol D. Roger, what kind of sight would that be?
At this moment, in the hearts of many, the execution of Gol D. Roger no longer seemed to matter; what mattered more was the Pirate King's treasure.
"The Great Pirate Era has begun."
Listening to the cheers in his ears, Lin Ye thought to himself, looking back up at the high platform.
On the execution stage, beside the corpse of the executed Roger, several transparent bubbles condensed.
The moment Lin Ye's attention shifted to these bubbles, they seemed to have a life of their own, flying straight toward him.
In the blink of an eye, they reached in front of Lin Ye.
He instinctively raised a hand to block them, and the bubbles melted directly into his palm.
[Picked up Conqueror's Haki: Current level 1] [Picked up Armament Haki: Current level 1] [Picked up Observation Haki: Current level 1] [Picked up Divine Departure: Current level 1] [Picked up Voice of All Things: Current level 1]
A rapid series of notification sounds made Lin Ye's eyes widen.
A golden finger?
A thought stirred in Lin Ye's mind, and a long stream of information surfaced in his head.
[Lin Ye (Cooldown: 24 years)] [Ten years and one month old] [Abilities: Trait Pickup, Shatter Traits] [Conqueror's Haki: Level 1] [Armament Haki: Level 1] [Observation Haki: Level 1] [Divine Departure: Level 1] [Voice of All Things: Level 1] [Blank Trait: 0]
This is a trait-pickup system?
Lin Ye was pleasantly surprised.
The One Piece world was extremely dangerous, especially for the weak.
After learning what kind of world this was, Lin Ye had felt anxious in his heart, but now, with a cheat in hand, he had the ability to determine his own destiny.
Three-Color Haki combined with Divine Departure, plus the Voice of All Things.
This already provided the foundation to grow stronger.
With his mind withdrawn, Lin Ye had already made a decision.
His gaze swept across the surrounding crowd, hoping to see a few familiar faces.
But he found none.
Instead, the fanatical looks on the faces of those around him made Lin Ye's heart tighten somewhat.
The Marines would not sit idly by.
This public execution of Gol D. Roger was originally meant to deter the ever-increasing number of pirates, but now Roger had pulled this stunt.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye turned and squeezed out through the gaps in the crowd while studying the newly appeared cheat.
From the panel, traits could be upgraded.
And the material for upgrading traits should be this blank trait.
It was just that this blank trait...
Lin Ye focused his attention on two abilities.
Trait Pickup: When a living being dies nearby, there is a probability that their abilities will manifest as one or several traits. When your gaze sees these traits, you can pick them up. Shatter Traits: According to the trait's own quality, shatter it into varying quantities of blank traits.
The two abilities were very straightforward, and the goal was for him to pick up traits and then upgrade them.
Lin Ye tried to upgrade Conqueror's Haki and immediately received a prompt.
Upgrading Conqueror's Haki to Level 2 requires Blank Trait x2. Do you wish to upgrade?
Lin Ye directly confirmed.
Insufficient blank traits.
So that was how it was.
Lin Ye completely understood.
He also roughly knew how he was going to grow stronger.
Go to places where people died often, or create death with his own hands.
The stronger the person, the greater the probability of dropping traits, since they manifested from their own abilities.
Ordinary people might also drop them, but the probability would probably be much lower.
Thinking this, Lin Ye had already squeezed out from the crowd.
There were quite a few others doing the same as Lin Ye, obviously having thought of the situation that might occur.
And this time, Lin Ye saw a few familiar faces.
The young Flamingo wore an arrogant smile on his face, muttering to himself as he walked.
On the other side, a kid wearing a straw hat pressed down on it, shading his entire face.
There was also a young man with eyes like Hawkeye walking out with a calm expression.
Lin Ye watched these people leave with narrowed eyes and did not linger.
Just as he turned into a side alley, a gunshot rang out from the plaza.
The cheers stopped abruptly, replaced by chaotic shouts and angry roars.
The Marines had made their move.
Lin Ye thought to himself and quickened his pace.
But footsteps came from behind him.
Lin Ye's heart sank, and he turned to look at the person chasing after him.
"Kid, get out of my way!"
A familiar voice and a familiar tone.
It was that person from earlier, or rather, a pirate.
A cold glint appeared in Lin Ye's eyes. He stopped directly and stood in the middle of the alley.
"You're courting death!"
The fleeing pirate did not recognize Lin Ye, but seeing that a child like him dared to block his escape route, he directly drew the sword hanging at his waist and slashed straight toward Lin Ye's face.
Lin Ye's gaze sharpened as Conqueror's Haki emanated from his body.
The incoming blade froze in midair, and the pirate holding it wore a face full of terror.
He actually did not pass out; was level one not enough?
Seeing the scene before him, Lin Ye raised his hand and took the blade.
"Divine Departure!"
Conqueror's Haki coated the blade, and then a flying slash erupted from it, cutting right through the terror-stricken pirate and carving a deep fissure into the wall beside them.
Anyone in Loguetown with sensitive perceptions was startled at that moment.
Conqueror's Haki?
Red-Haired Shanks, who was sorrowfully departing, paused in surprise.
What was this?
The captain's Divine Departure?
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