Werther woke to the cry of an eagle. He had no idea how long he had been asleep.
Blinding light streamed through an air hole in the ice cave.
The first thing Werther felt upon waking was comfort. His body and mind felt at ease.
He was brimming with energy, and power surged through his body.
Werther felt as though he could smash a mountain with his bare hands. He was also hungry enough to eat an ox.
Ignoring everything else, Werther picked up the Pocket Watch that had fallen beside him and took out a great deal of dried meat and Red Wine.
One mouthful of wine, one mouthful of meat. By the time he stopped, Werther had eaten dozens of pounds of dried meat and drunk more than twenty bottles of wine.
Werther had never been so hungry. When the hunger first hit, he had even wanted to gnaw on the ice around him.
Eating his fill after nearly fainting from hunger might have been the happiest feeling in the world.
With his hunger dealt with, Werther turned his attention to his body.
Its condition was so good he could hardly believe it.
Then Werther remembered something. His expression changed, and he immediately opened his Ability Panel.
Stored Life Force: 0!
That round zero made Werther's mouth twitch. He vaguely remembered that before falling asleep, he had never stopped strengthening his body.
But what was done was done. Spending all five million Life Force on Physical Strength was not a bad outcome.
If his Constitution had been stronger, strengthening his Armament Haki this time would never have left him in such a sorry state.
Still, to be safe, he had chosen to strengthen Physical Strength afterward, since doing so might heal his injuries.
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