Twenty minutes later, Dewey walked out of the naval base.
There was a pair of eyes watching him from behind, and Dewey couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness on his face.
Apparently, his refusal left a bad impression on Smoker.
Before leaving, Dewey was warned by Smoker not to become a pirate, otherwise if he was met by Smoker at sea, he would be in trouble.
In Smoker's eyes, Dewey must have his own ambitions since he was able to kill a dragon with a bounty of 20 million at such a young age and refused the invitation to join the navy.
So when he saw Dewey's refusal, Smoker felt that this guy would most likely become one of the garbage in the sea.
As for continuing to be a bounty hunter, that is impossible.
Bounty hunters are just a group of weaklings.
The strong will breed ambition. Ambitious guys will either become revolutionary soldiers or become garbage in the sea.
If Dewey was not still a bounty hunter with no criminal record, Smoker would have eliminated all future troubles long ago. How could he ever treat him well?
"Is this guy really a dove? He should be more of a hawk!"
Dewey couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder after Akainu became the Admiral of the Navy, he was promoted to Vice Admiral of the branch in just two years."
Back at the dock, Dewey discovered that Nami and Kalina had not returned yet.
In Rogue Town, Dewey was not worried that anything would happen to the two women, and waited for them directly under the boat.
Not long after, two women were seen approaching from a distance.
Behind them, there were several strong men with bare upper bodies, some carrying wooden barrels full of food and water, and some carrying large bags full of items.
"Just put your stuff on the deck."
Kalina directed the laborers.
Nami took out a glass ball from her pocket and asked Dewey, "Is this it?"
Dewey was a little surprised and said, "They're actually selling it?!"
"It's quite expensive, 300,000 Baileys, hundreds of times more than a compass."
Nami looked pained and said, "We were ripped off, but we can't bargain."
"Thanks a lot."
Dewey patted Nami's shoulders and handed her the black box in his hand: "There are a total of 20 million Baileys in it. I'll give it to you."
"Very good!"
Nami hugged the black box tightly and entered money-grubber mode.
"Hey, hey… little thief, you have to remember that half of the money here is mine."
Kalina on the boat seemed to be worried that Nami would take it all for herself, so she quickly reminded her.
"cut!"
Hearing this, Nami couldn't help but curl her lips.
Seeing this, Dewey smiled but said nothing.
By this time, the workers had moved all the things onto the deck.
After paying the reward, Dewey and the other two set sail and headed straight for the entrance of the Grand Line while it was still early.
On the deck, Dewey, who had already moved food and water into the cabin, sat on the armrest of the ship's side and summoned a virtual panel that only he could see.
Check the system notification sound that sounded a few days ago when the Arlong Pirates were slain.
[Ding! You gain 2 experience points.]
[Ding! You gain 2 experience points.]
[Ding! You gain 2 experience points.]
[Ding! You get 5 experience points.]
[Ding! You gain 4 experience points.]
[Experience points: 15]
"…"
The moment Dewey's eyes fell on the experience column, a piece of unfamiliar information flooded into his mind.
That is a [Friendly Reminder] from the game system.
How to obtain experience points and how to use them.
As long as you defeat or kill an enemy of similar strength to yourself or one with a certain reputation, there is a certain chance of gaining experience points.
"The second way to gain experience is to "kill monsters and level up"? "
Dewey muttered.
Yes, the second one!
The first one is "exchange".
After Dewey obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit, a prompt sound rang in his mind.
[Ding! Do you want to convert the devil fruit into 100 experience points? ]
"One experience point is equal to 1% proficiency, and 100 experience points can strengthen one's physique once… In other words, one devil fruit can be used to upgrade the Flame-Flame Fruit or swordsmanship once, or to strengthen the body once."
Dewey said with burning eyes, "It seems that experience points are the only shortcut for me to reach the top of the world in four or six years."
"We must get that devil fruit!"
After that, Dewey started to add points.
Perhaps it was the reputation of "Overlord of the East China Sea" that Dragon and his three cadres all triggered experience rewards. A pirate group worth 20 million Baileys actually provided Dewey with 11 experience points, and the remaining 4 came from Colonel Mouse.
By adding all the experience points to basic swordsmanship, Dewey's basic swordsmanship level instantly soared to [Level 4 5%].
A feeling of insight gained from days of hard practice emerged in Dewey's mind as the points were added.
At this moment, Dewey's understanding of swordsmanship increased a lot invisibly.
It can be seen from this that the increase in experience points is not a forced growth, but an equal exchange.
"Interesting…"
Perhaps due to the limited number of experience points, Dewey's feeling did not last long. It disappeared before he had time to immerse himself in it.
It's like an illusion!
After closing the virtual panel, Dewey did not add any points to the Flame-Flame Fruit.
A natural devil fruit that can give you extremely powerful strength after eating it.
The level 0 of the Flame-Flame Fruit corresponds to the level just eaten.
The level 3 Flame-Flame Fruit is enough to dominate the East China Sea, and even in the Grand Line, as long as Dewey does not encounter enemies with conflicting attributes, seastone, or enemies who can use domineering, he can still move around freely.
Instead of upgrading the Flame-Flame Fruit, it is better to upgrade your swordsmanship and comprehend "Steel Cutting" as soon as possible.
As long as he can perform a "Flying Slash", Dewey's strength will reach another level, which is even stronger than if the Flame-Flame Fruit was raised by several levels.