Bountiful Harvest

After laughing heartily, Beiyuan Heng calmed down and looked back at the panel.

[Name: Beiyuan Heng]

[Profession: CP9 Agent]

[Traits: Tenacity (White), Little Foodie (White), Swordsmanship Basics (White), Great Strength (Green), Agility (Green), Perseverance (Green), Genius (Blue), Six Powers Peak (Blue), CP9's Strongest Genius (Limited)]

[Draws: 1]

[Strength], which enhanced physical power, had become [Great Strength], further increasing his body's strength.

[Swiftness] had also advanced into [Agility]. His movement and reaction speeds had improved further, while he could now move with greater flexibility.

His profession had finally changed as well, from "Agent Trainee" to "CP9 Agent." He was officially part of the organization now, no longer a temp worker.

And because his profession had changed once, Beiyuan Heng had gained an opportunity to draw a trait.

His trait, [Little Foodie (White)], had been drawn through his profession when he had first entered the North Blue training base.

[Little Foodie (White)]: You loved eating and ate somewhat more than ordinary people. Your eating efficiency improved, your food intake increased, and you could absorb energy from food more easily.

It was not as though Beiyuan Heng had never considered showing off an extraordinary appetite to evolve this trait.

But in One Piece, practically everyone was a big eater.

Only after obtaining this trait had Beiyuan Heng's appetite reached the level of those people, let alone evolved further.

There was no need to say much about [Genius (Blue)] and [CP9's Strongest Genius (Limited)]. Both his upper and lower limits of strength had been raised considerably.

He felt that every day, he was stronger than he had been the day before.

His gaze fell to the bottom of the panel, where he had one chance to draw a trait.

[Little Foodie (White)] had improved him significantly, allowing him to absorb the energy in food within a very short time and indirectly helping him master "Life Return."

"What will I draw this time?"

Beiyuan Heng took a deep breath and focused his mind on the number of draws.

There was no flashy lottery interface. The "1" displayed on the panel slowly faded, replaced by a "0."

[Draws: 0]

A new change appeared in the traits section.

[Refreshing as a Spring Breeze (Green)]: Every action you took gave off an approachable air. When dealing with others, they would instinctively feel favorably toward you and find it easier to believe what you said.

"Refreshing as a Spring Breeze..."

Beiyuan Heng frowned.

"This trait isn't very useful..."

Although he was in an intelligence organization, this was not the kind of conventional spy work that required social interaction. They handled the dirtiest, most exhausting jobs. Where would he need to deal with people?

Beiyuan Heng shook his head and looked at himself in the mirror. There seemed to be an extra hint of kindness between his brows.

After thinking for a while, Beiyuan Heng left the cabin and came onto the deck of the warship.

"Beiyuan Heng."

A crisp female voice called out from behind him.

He turned around and saw that it was Kalifa, with her golden hair.

"What is it?"

Seeing Beiyuan Heng looking at her in confusion, Kalifa's face reddened slightly as she said,

"Nothing. I just feel like you're a little different today..."

The corner of Beiyuan Heng's mouth twitched. "Maybe you're imagining it."

With that, he continued toward the deck.

On the deck, Lucci, Kaku, and the other CP9 members were training.

Their training consisted of the most basic Six Powers, and their instructor was Laskey.

Beiyuan Heng had finished his training long ago, having started early in the morning.

But Lucci seemed to have been provoked somehow and kept asking Beiyuan Heng to spar with him.

Beiyuan Heng was naturally willing.

No matter how strong Lucci was, it could not change the fact that he had lost to Beiyuan Heng.

The stronger Lucci became, the more it highlighted Beiyuan Heng's own strength.

This training had continued for several days, and its drawback had gradually begun to show.

The food on the ship was almost gone!

On this Marine warship, aside from their superior Laskey, only Beiyuan Heng, Lucci, and Kumadori had mastered "Life Return."

Kumadori mainly used Life Return to control his hair, so his energy consumption was not particularly high.

But for people like Beiyuan Heng and Lucci, who sparred every day, the energy they consumed could only be replenished through food.

Their stomachs were like bottomless pits, with baskets upon baskets of food being poured into them.

At last, before the food was completely depleted, they arrived at Enies Lobby.

Enies Lobby, the court directly under the World Government.

Though it was called a court, it actually acted solely according to the will of the World Government. Anyone brought to Enies Lobby had already been deemed a criminal, and throughout its eight-hundred-year history, it had never issued a verdict of innocence.

Criminals would only be escorted through those empty courtrooms before finally reaching a cold, enormous steel gate: the Gates of Justice. Those who passed through it generally never returned, symbolizing the absolute justice of the World Government.

The island also housed the "Tower of Justice." Its interior was extremely complex and contained many secret passages, as well as the offices and assembly hall of the various CP9 members.

It could be said that this was the headquarters of Cipher Pol.

And while Enies Lobby was nominally a department directly under the World Government, on the same level as Cipher Pol, it was more like an affiliate of Cipher Pol.

Its duty of judging criminals seemed more like a secondary responsibility.

Led by Laskey, the CP9 squad passed through the underwater passage beneath the Bridge of Hesitation, bypassed the courthouse in the rear, and arrived directly at the Tower of Justice.

Tower of Justice, CP9 assembly hall.

Spandine sat in the stone chair that symbolized the commander of CP9.

Beside him stood someone who looked remarkably similar to him.

It was his son, Spandam.

As early as the Ohara incident, Spandine had wanted his son to take over his position.

But Spandam truly lacked ability. Only through extensive connections had he barely managed to climb to the position of CP5 commander.

After bringing the new generation of CP9 into the assembly hall, Laskey returned to Spandam's side and stood quietly behind him.

"Welcome, everyone!"

With every CP9 member he saw, Spandine's smile grew broader.

These talents would all become the foundation he left behind for his son...

"Ahem, let me introduce myself. I'm Spandine..."

He coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention to himself, then abruptly changed the subject and patted Spandam beside him.

"This is my son, Spandam, the current commander of CP5..."

Lucci, Kaku, and the others looked puzzled.

What did the commander of CP5 have to do with them...?

Beiyuan Heng, meanwhile, knew exactly what kind of people these two were and did not pay them any attention at all.

Seeing that no one responded, Spandine's face reddened, and he gave up on continuing to introduce his son.

"Honestly, Laskey is so sensible. Why don't these brats understand anything?"

"I'll just have Spandam approach them privately."

"You've rested enough during the past few days on the ship, haven't you?" He pulled a document from a drawer and took out the confidential report inside. "There is already a new mission that requires the government to uphold justice."