Ding! Detected an increase in the host's military rank. Your rank has been promoted from [Third-Class Private] to [Second-Class Private]! [Doriki Value Increase]: Energy infusion complete. Your Doriki Value has increased to 40 points! [Space Expansion]: Your Portable Space capacity has expanded to 4 cubic meters! [Map Unlocked]: Map scan range upgraded. Your combat map radius now covers 400 meters! [Basic Reward]: You have learned [Basic Swordsmanship]! [Justice Gauge]: Physique enhancement complete. Your Justice Value energy limit has expanded to 400 points! [Lottery Notice]: Congratulations, host. You have obtained one [Random Lottery] opportunity!
Once Hina completed the promotion procedures and he received his second-class private shoulder insignia, several system notifications instantly rang out in Yang Yunzhi's mind. A warm current also surged through his body, followed by comprehensive improvements to his stamina, endurance, eyesight, thinking, recovery speed, and reaction speed.
Yang Yunzhi looked at the increase in those values. His base Doriki Value had been 10; as a third-class private, it became 20; as a second-class private, it became 40. Clearly, every promotion doubled his growth—an exponential increase, so to speak.
Thus, these improvements to his base attributes could also be seen as doubling his combat strength with every military rank promotion.
The space, map, and Justice Gauge worked the same way.
However, he also noticed that the system's base attribute enhancements seemed far more comprehensive than those of the natives of the One Piece World.
The natives of the One Piece World gave him the impression that they only grew stronger without growing smarter. Even if someone had a Doriki Value in the tens of thousands and could punch a pirate worth hundreds of millions dead, they could still be an idiot.
Yes, he was talking about Garp.
As for Yang Yunzhi, not only did he feel his stamina and strength increase, but his memory, mental activity, eyesight, and reaction speed had all improved as well.
Considering that, he even suspected that his immunity, digestion, and breathing capacity had improved too. It was just that he could not directly see those attributes, so he did not feel the changes as clearly.
"So, this kind of promotion of mine can't even be called a promotion. It can absolutely be called a perfect evolution!"
After sensing the changes in his body, Yang Yunzhi began examining the newly acquired skill in his mind.
Basic Swordsmanship was not the sort of game skill that granted a certain amount of bonus sword damage. It consisted of actual techniques and muscle memory.
It included two parts: sword techniques and footwork. The sword techniques were further divided into offensive and defensive categories.
The specific sword techniques were as follows:
Thrusting: straight thrusts and level thrusts for attack. Extend the arm and thrust the sword tip forward, upward, or downward in a straight line, directing force to the tip.
Chopping: downward chops and level chops for attack. Swing the sword forcefully from above downward, or diagonally, directing force to the front end of the blade.
Rising Cut: forward rising cuts and reverse rising cuts for attack. Move the sword tip in an upward arc. Palm facing upward was a forward rising cut; palm facing downward was a reverse rising cut.
Pointing: forward points and downward points for attack. Raise the wrist and make the sword tip strike downward in a short, sharp motion, directing force to the tip.
Flicking: upward flicks for attack. Lower the wrist and sharply flick the sword tip forward and upward, directing force to the front end of the blade.
Intercepting: upward and downward interceptions for defense/blocking. Angle the blade upward or downward to intercept and block the opponent's weapon.
Hanging: left and right hanging defenses. Hold the sword upright and sweep it from the front upward, backward, or downward to deflect the opponent's attack.
Clouding: level clouding for defense/transition. Using the wrist as the axis, circle the sword horizontally above the head to neutralize incoming attacks.
There were four types of footwork in total:
Bow Stance: bend the front knee and straighten the rear leg, used for long-distance thrusts, such as a bow-stance straight thrust.
Empty Stance: half-squat on one supporting leg while the toes of the other touch the ground, used for probing or defensive counterattacks.
T-Stance: place one heel against the arch of the other foot, with both legs slightly bent. The center of gravity was extremely stable.
Resting Stance/Seated Coil: cross the legs and squat down, used for low-stance defense or downward interception techniques.
It was worth mentioning that, in the system's terms, a sword referred specifically to an Eight-sided Han Sword, not the sort of sword the One Piece World natives failed to distinguish from a saber.
And Eight-sided Han Swords seemed rather difficult to find in the One Piece World. Perhaps he would have to forge one himself, or draw one from a lottery.
"The Justice Gauge from the previous rank wasn't even full, yet I've already leveled up!" Yang Yunzhi looked at the Justice Gauge again. Its function was to grant Justice Energy whenever he did righteous deeds. Once enough Justice Energy had been accumulated, it could be exchanged for a promotion opportunity.
This function had been extremely useful in his previous life, because getting promoted there had not been easy. Ability alone was not enough; one also needed connections.
But with this Justice Gauge, it truly became a case of doing good deeds without asking about one's future, because the Justice Gauge would take care of that future.
Yet in the One Piece World, this Justice Gauge seemed rather useless. After all, in this world, only strength mattered, not background.
And every time Yang Yunzhi was promoted, he received a higher-level strength bonus.
For example, he was currently a second-class private, yet he possessed 80 points of Doriki, comparable to a first-class private. That meant he never lacked the strength needed for promotion.
Fortunately, Justice Value could also be used for lotteries. However, he had only just enlisted and had not done anything righteous yet, so his Justice Value was still empty and he could not draw anything.
Lastly, there was the one lottery opportunity.
This lottery opportunity was exceptionally precious. Even if one cleared the entire One Piece World, there would only be seventeen lottery opportunities in total.
As for the lottery from the Justice Gauge, it was naturally different from the lottery gained through promotion.
Promotion lotteries could draw items from countless worlds, while Justice Value lotteries could only draw things native to One Piece.
"System, Three Pure Ancestors, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Buddha Tathagata, Qingyuan Miaodao True Lord, bless me so I draw something good. I'm not asking for an innate spiritual treasure or Pangu Blood Essence. A postnatal spiritual treasure would do!" Yang Yunzhi clasped his hands together. At a time like this, do not talk to him about materialism. That stuff did not work.
After letting out a long breath, Yang Yunzhi said softly, "Lottery!"
The next second, the system interface transformed into a sky full of stars.
Within the river of stars, countless lights of white, blue, purple, gold, rainbow, and other colors shimmered.
"What is this?" Yang Yunzhi asked.
"A lottery animation, to increase immersion!" Little Bean said.
"You made this?" Yang Yunzhi asked.
"Yes!" Little Bean replied.
Yang Yunzhi froze for a moment before remembering that after his promotion, his Personal AI had upgraded as well. He asked, "You can take over the system now?"
"I can only take over the UI interface. The core functions of the backend system cannot be accessed!" Little Bean said.
"That's not bad either. You can take over the UI as a second-class private. Once I'm promoted to General, maybe you'll be able to take over the entire system!" Although Yang Yunzhi said that, he could not help but wonder whether Little Bean might be the previous system assistant pretending to be a newbie.
Just like how Heavenly Principles disguised herself as Paimon to raise the Traveler's favorability.
But there was no need for that. He was not the type of protagonist who suspected the system. It had sent a poor loser like him to another world, let him dominate everything, and even allowed him to build a harem.
He did not have enough time to thank System Daddy. Why would he suspect it?
Forget it. None of that mattered, because the lottery animation had ended.
The next second, Yang Yunzhi saw a completely white pearl appear before him.
"What is this?"
"Congratulations, host. You have obtained Kekkei Genkai · Byakugan!"
"Woohoo!"
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