Multiverse Skill System

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Chapter 29, Anyone else want to try?

After a few quiet days, Yi Shuihan finally met the person who had been arranged to come.

There are 32 people in total, 24 men and 8 women, all around 20 years old. At this age, their strength is quite remarkable, comparable to Luffy in the early stages. They are the true elite of the Navy.

Even without Yi Shuihan, they would all be at least generals in the future, and most of them would be more than just major generals. Becoming a lieutenant general wouldn't be too difficult, and a few of them have the potential to become generals.

The fact that they assigned such a group of people, who could be considered the future of the navy, to Yi Shuihan shows that they have a lot of confidence in him.

As Yi Shuihan sized up his future subordinates, these people were also sizing up Yi Shuihan.

“So young, even younger than us. What are they thinking, putting us under his command? If we don’t have the ability, I, Xiong Er, won’t obey.” The speaker was a burly man with broad shoulders and a thick waist, his voice undisguised.

"This is going to be interesting. Xiong Er is a well-known brute who only respects those stronger than him. Moreover, his strength is said to have broken through the colonel level and reached the rank of major general, which is the same level as this guy."

Yi Shuihan's appearance is indeed too deceptive. Who would have thought that a boy of such a young age would actually be a terrifying general, and one who could surpass a general at any time?

Everyone else was just watching the show and no one spoke up to stop Xiong Er's provocation.

It is, after all, a world where the strong are respected, and even the Navy follows this principle, though it is usually concealed a little.

Those who can come here are all geniuses, and geniuses are often unruly. If Yi Shuihan were replaced by a general like Zefa or a senior lieutenant general, they would all be obedient and would not have any complaints.

Yi Shuihan is a different story. He's just a kid who's even younger than them. Getting these geniuses to listen to him is a stretch. If Yi Shuihan really had the ability, they might not do anything, but if he's defeated, then openly resisting won't work, and they'll definitely have to feign compliance while secretly disobeying him.

There are exceptions, though. A few people who already knew about Yi Shuihan's background had different ideas. They had no complaints about working under Yi Shuihan and were even happy to have such an opportunity. They knew how great Yi Shuihan's future was, and that having this experience under Yi Shuihan would definitely bring them great benefits in the future.

Why didn't they stop it? It's entirely because they also knew this was inevitable. If Yi Shuihan didn't demonstrate his strength, how could the others submit? This would be detrimental to his future management. Conversely, wasn't this also an opportunity for Yi Shuihan—an opportunity to quickly establish his authority and subdue this group of people?

Yi Shuihan naturally knew what was going on. Instead of being angry, she was quite happy and even felt a bit of goodwill towards Xiong Er.

"If you're Xiong Er, then has Xiong Da come?" Yi Shuihan teased.

"Uh, how did you know my older brother was here too? My older brother, me, and Brother Qiang came together." Xiong Er looked at Yi Shuihan in astonishment, then turned to look at the other person.

There really is a Xiong Da? Yi Shuihan was just saying it casually, he didn't expect there to actually be one. Not only that, what's with Qiang Ge? Bald Qiang?

Well, Yi Shuihan quickly realized he was overthinking it. There was indeed a Xiong Da, but he was not a big man like Xiong Er at all. On the contrary, he looked more like a scholar with a bookish air about him. He was of average height and his eyes were full of righteousness.

As for Brother Qiang, he wasn't bald at all; he was a handsome man with long purple hair and a pretty face. Even Yi Shuihan found it hard to believe that someone like him could be a navy officer.

Without dwelling on the issue, Yi Shuihan directly stated his attitude: "I'll show you my skills. Well, how about this: I'll stand here without moving an inch using only one hand. If you can make me move even a fraction of an inch, you don't have to listen to what I say from now on."

Yi Shuihan's words were like a pebble thrown into water, creating a huge ripple.

"What? Did I hear that right? He said one hand, and if he moved it, I could stop him from doing what he said."

"Playing tricks, is this the legendary strategy of retreating to advance, forcing us to retreat without a fight?"

"He thinks he's a master just like that? He'll be in for a beating soon enough."

Xiong Er wasn't stupid, so when he heard Yi Shuihan's words, he thought that Yi Shuihan was underestimating him, and immediately shouted angrily, "I don't need you to give way, I can beat you down with one hand."

Yi Shuihan didn't say anything, but simply beckoned with his right finger, instantly igniting the entire audience. He was serious.

This time, Xiong Er was truly enraged. His enormous body displayed astonishing agility, revealing his ferocious nature as he charged towards Yi Shuihan.

True to his word, he delivered a slap, but no one dared to underestimate its power. Xiong Er once had a record of smashing a giant bear with a single slap.

Weak, too weak! However, in Yi Shuihan's eyes, such power was ultimately too weak, and the speed was too slow, so he couldn't muster any interest in it.

"Blocked it? So easily." He thought Yi Shuihan would dodge or struggle to block it, but he didn't expect Yi Shuihan to grab it like a chicken claw and make a giant hand twice the size of his own.

"Such great strength, I can't break free." Xiong Er instinctively tried to break free, but Yi Shuihan's hand didn't move at all. Instead, he felt an incomprehensible force emanating from Yi Shuihan's small body.

Seeing that he could not break free, Xiong Er used his other hand to slap Yi Shuihan from another direction.

Yi Shuihan said with one hand, and it was clear that he couldn't handle it all now, so he had to tough it out.

"The outcome is already decided. If he weren't so arrogant, he would still have a chance. Now, one hand is clearly not enough!" a navy officer said, shaking his head.

"Ouch, that hurts!" With a cry of surprise, everyone realized that the situation was not as they thought. Xiong Er's slap had hit Yi Shuihan, but it had no effect at all. On the contrary, it looked like his hand was hurting.

Yi Shuihan smiled. This force wasn't even enough to tickle!

"What are you made of? How can you be so hard?" Xiong Er looked at Yi Shuihan in disbelief, unable to understand why Yi Shuihan, who had taken his palm strike, was completely unharmed.

Yi Shuihan suddenly lifted Xiong Er up, effortlessly raising the nearly 400-pound man into the air with one hand.

Amidst the gasps and stunned expressions of the crowd, Yi Shuihan gently tossed Xiong Er into the air.

This throw sent Xiong Er flying a hundred meters into the air before he landed yelling.

"I'm going to die!" Xiong Er's horrified voice rang out. He thought he was going to crash to the ground, but he didn't feel that way. He was grabbed by Yi Shuihan again.

then,

"what!"

"Ah! Help!"

After a full 10 minutes, Xiong Er, who had experienced dozens of freefalls, finally passed out, while the others looked at Yi Shuihan with fear in their eyes.

"Anyone else want to try!"

There was total silence.

Chapter 30, A well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man.

That's terrifying! What kind of superhuman strength is this?! Such a big person is completely weightless, allowing him to manipulate him at will. And despite doing such horrific things, he acts as if it's perfectly normal. How dark must this person's heart be?

No, I must never offend him again, and I absolutely cannot become the second Xiong Er.

Everyone shuddered as they looked at Xiong Er, who had been casually tossed to the ground by Yi Shuihan. It was too pitiful. Compared to before, Xiong Er was now a completely different person. His body lay irregularly on the ground, unconscious, but still twitching, with white, unidentified substances oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Nobody wants to give it a try? It's very simple, I only have one hand!" Yi Shuihan looked exactly like a strange uncle trying to lure a child, but it seemed a bit awkward because their ages should be opposite, and their roles were completely reversed.

No matter what Yi Shuihan said, no one else stepped forward. This serves as a warning to others!

He curled his lip in boredom. "This is so boring. I finally came up with a fun way to play, but nobody's cooperating."

"How could they possibly cooperate?" It was as if the veins on everyone's foreheads were bulging. They had truly experienced Yi Shuihan's unreliability firsthand.

Rather than be played with like toys by Yi Shuihan, they would rather fight pirates, even if it meant risking their lives.

"Alright, that's all for the future arrangements. I'll let you know when I start my cultivation, and then you can come and train. As for how you train yourselves, that's your business." Yi Shuihan didn't have the time to actually teach them. Besides, their previous training methods might have been even better.

"That's it?" Everyone looked at each other, completely surprised that after all this time, this was all they wanted to ask. Yi Shuihan seemed to have no intention of caring about them at all.

"What? Do you want me to lay down some rules and regulations for you?" Yi Shuihan's expression was somewhat subtle. "If that's what you're thinking, I can satisfy you. I can provide whatever you want, like 1001 military regulations, the Eight Honors and Eight Shames spirit, and so on."

I can understand the 1001 military regulations, but what the heck is the "Eight Honors and Eight Shames" spirit?

"Um? No need! Let's just stick to the captain's original plan." A young man with blue curly hair said cautiously, and the others nodded vigorously in agreement.

Yi Shuihan gave a half-smile, which made everyone's hearts skip a beat. Some secretly blamed the guy who had acted foolishly earlier for insisting on asking that question.

Fortunately, Yi Shuihan was just trying to scare them. "Is there anything else you want to ask? If not, you can continue."

Everyone shook their heads.

"Alright, there are 32 of you. Divide into 3 groups, 2 groups of 11 people each and 1 group of 10 people each. Each group will choose a group leader. I will notify the group leaders if anything happens, and then the group leaders will be responsible for notifying each of you. You can decide on the group leaders yourselves. I'll tell you tomorrow."

These words created a somewhat awkward atmosphere. Many people's eyes lit up, revealing their determination to get the team leader position. Apart from acquaintances, everyone else was seen as a competitor and became wary.

Logically speaking, a squad leader who only manages 10 people is not worth the effort of these colonels to fight over, since each of them previously had hundreds of people under their command.

He only had a few hundred ordinary soldiers under his command. How could they compare to the prestige of ten colonels of the same rank? They were not even in the same league.

It's like an ordinary pirate crew, such as Krieg's crew in the East Blue, which has 2000 men. It sounds impressive, but they're still being slaughtered by Hawkeye.

Having a lot of people is useless if the quality is poor; it's all for naught. However, if you change the scenario, and a pirate crew with 11 Marine Headquarters Colonels of similar strength is something even Hawkeye has to take seriously, then it's a completely different level.

Yi Shuihan, who was watching the undercurrents below, was not surprised. He originally wanted to use this opportunity to see how capable these people were. As for who the group leader would be in the end, it didn't matter to him. He could even arrange for someone to take over the position if he didn't like someone.

It's certainly not bad to have power in your hands. You can change the way people are with just a casual word. No wonder so many people have pursued power since ancient times.

"There's a saying that goes, 'Power is strength.' Without the guarantee of power, power is just a paper tiger, useless. But with power, power will follow. It's just a matter of whether you want it or not." With this in mind, Yi Shuihan became even more determined to become the strongest.

Without paying attention to what these people would do next, Yi Shuihan began his cultivation for the day.

Meanwhile, Yi Shuihan was already at another training ground, all for the purpose of helping these new elites improve their strength.

Yi Shuihan's departure greatly disappointed the young men who had hoped to absorb the energy of heaven and earth; some were even distraught for most of the day before they recovered.

As the white mist enveloped Yi Shuihan, several members of the main faction who had already heard about the matter immediately put aside their competition for group leader and began to cultivate, leaving those who were unaware of the situation stunned.

Fortunately, everyone was smart and quickly noticed the difference.

"What is this? It feels so good, like my body is being massaged."

"Ah! I understand, this is the purpose of our visit. In this kind of environment, it's impossible not to improve our strength. Quickly get into a state of cultivation."

Soon everyone entered a meditative state according to their own cultivation methods, and for a moment there was no noise except for breathing, which seemed a bit eerie.

When Yi Shuihan finished his cultivation and opened his eyes, he found that everyone was looking at him with a kind of fanaticism. He was slightly taken aback, then smiled and nodded.

Is it really necessary? Such a strong reaction to eating leftovers?

Indeed, compared to Yi Shuihan, the others only subconsciously absorbed a little bit of the high concentration of heaven and earth energy; calling it scraps is an exaggeration.

If anyone knew what Yi Shuihan was thinking at this moment, they would definitely curse him out. This is a case of the well-fed not knowing the hunger of the starving! Even in this passive state, it was already paradise for them. They could feel their strength increasing at all times, although it was very small, but there was no feeling more fascinating than this.

Chapter 31, Rescuing the Great Prison

"So the three group leaders are Tsukishima Kuma, Descartes, and Tsukishima Mieri." Looking at the three group leaders who had been chosen after going through many battles, Yi Shuihan had to admit he was impressed.

The election process was completely different from what Yi Shuihan had imagined, but upon closer examination, it made perfect sense.

First of all, this election is not based on merit, or more accurately, it is not based on force.

Among the three group leaders, Xiong Da relied on the advantage of numbers. After all, his younger brother Xiong Er and another person, Qiang Ge, together made up a considerable force in a small team of only 11 people, and it was easy for them to organize a team of 11 people.

Descartes, on the other hand, relied on his own status. His father was said to be a lieutenant general with real power in headquarters, and he also had several uncles who were lieutenant generals. Although he did not have the background of a general, he was enough to serve as a squad leader.

As for Tsukishima Mieri, she was chosen as the group leader because she was the most sociable of the girls. Compared to the men, these girls did not seem to value the position of group leader as much.

"Captain Han, could we have them go to one of the other two groups?" Tsukishima Mieri asked. This was the result of their discussion. There were only two men out of ten people, so it would be better to have an all-female team.

Yi Shuihan had also thought of this, so he readily agreed, as it was a trivial matter.

The following days were rather monotonous. Yi Shuihan did nothing else but cultivate. As for his nominal subordinates, they were naturally happy with this. Thanks to the cultivation environment created by Yi Shuihan, everyone's strength improved significantly. Although they did not directly jump to a higher level, if this continued, in just half a year or even a few months, these colonels would at least grow to the level of major general.

If this continues for several years, becoming a lieutenant general will not be a problem at all. This is based on their average talent. The most talented ones will probably break through to lieutenant general in just a few months, at most a year.

As Yi Shuihan's strength and domineering aura grow stronger, his influence on the outside world will also increase, and the time limit might be shortened again.

A month later, Yi Shuihan's Armament Haki, or the skill called Body Haki on the skill bar, had reached the minor mastery level. It would probably take half a year or longer to reach the major mastery level, which was a long and slow process.

Of course, although Yi Shuihan's domineering aura is only at the minor level, it is stronger than that of an average person at the major level, and in some ways it is comparable to perfection. It's just that he uses it for much less time than a person with perfect domineering aura. It is estimated that when it grows to the major level, it will be able to completely rival and surpass perfection.

"Even I have to admire my own genius. If you really think about it, this speed is enough to grow from an ordinary person to a strongman comparable to a general in just one year!" Yi Shuihan also started to be narcissistic.

On this day, the monotonous cultivation finally became unbearable for Yi Shuihan, and he wanted to find something else to do. After all, before coming to this world, he was just an ordinary person. At first, he could endure loneliness because he had no strength, but now that he basically had the ability to protect himself, his heart began to wander.

"Young man Han, you've got something to do." Zefa, whom he hadn't seen for a while, suddenly appeared in front of Yi Shuihan and said with a serious expression.

A hint of excitement flashed in Yi Shuihan's eyes; he had been wanting to do something for a long time.

But what could be going on at this time? And why am I being asked to go? Where are Kizaru and the others?

Yi Shuihan's doubts were quickly answered: "Some things have happened in the New World. Garp and Kizaru have already gone there. Now, only one admiral-level combatant is left at Marine Headquarters. I really can't leave, but there is something that I have to send an admiral-level officer to handle."

At this point, Zefa's expression turned unusually embarrassed, since according to the agreement, now was not the time to send Yi Shuihan out.

"The Golden Lion has escaped from Impel Down, and now Impel Down is in chaos. We just received news that we need reinforcements."

It turns out that the Golden Lion escaped. The timing is about right. If that's the case, then a heavyweight figure is indeed needed to suppress it.

In the original story, there is no general who went there, or rather, the terrifying poison dragon in the prison ultimately succeeded in suppressing the group of criminals who tried to escape.

“I understand, we can set off now.” Yi Shuihan did not hesitate. He also wanted to see the legendary prison where no one had ever escaped, even though the legend had just been broken.

If you don't visit the prison that houses some of the most vicious criminals, you've wasted your life.

Zefa was very pleased with Yi Shuihan's answer, but the situation was urgent, so he didn't say anything more and left with Yi Shuihan.

"I thought it would just be me, but I ended up having to bring you all along." On a warship, Yi Shuihan said helplessly. He hadn't expected that Zefa would actually ask him to bring his 32 colonels along, saying it was for training.

"Captain, are we really going to Impel Down?" one of the team members asked excitedly. They were all very much looking forward to this legendary place, and they especially admired Yi Shuihan because they knew that he was going to help suppress the rebellion.

The colonel's strength was really nothing in the prison, but fortunately, Yi Shuihan didn't expect them to be of any help. Besides, these kids were somewhat useful for navigation, so he just treated them as a group of mascots.

Because they used the Navy's special passage, they arrived at the Great Prison in a very short time. The battle was still going on, and the smell of blood could be smelled even from a distance.

"I sensed it, the aura of a powerful being." Yi Shuihan's body trembled slightly with excitement. It had been a long time since he had relaxed his muscles and bones. He couldn't go all out at the Marine Headquarters, but this time he could finally fight without any scruples. As for what would happen to the Great Prison after the battle, that was no longer his concern.

Chapter 32, You Are Already Dead