“After training for a bit longer, once my physical attributes reach 1500, I won’t have to worry about continuous blood loss,” Hals said as he continued his body training.
Each session of body training was extremely painful.
Hals wanted to use a Numbing Potion, but it would render the training ineffective. So, he could only rely on Healing Potions and large healing potions to alleviate some of the pain.
A few hours later, Hals went to get lunch, as it was already noon.
The dining hall had changed significantly.
For instance, everyone was always discussing the plots of those books. In the dining hall, some people read novels while eating, and some even brought their books to the dining hall, accidentally staining them with curry.
“This chapter is amazing. I never expected Doflamingo to be that kind of person,” one naval officer remarked as he read in the dining hall, much to the frustration of those who hadn’t read the novel yet.
“Indeed,” agreed a female naval officer. She glanced at the chapter he was reading and suddenly felt a bit of disdain.
“You pervert, how can you read this kind of thing?”
The chapter the officer was reading involved a Crocodile in his female form being overpowered by Doflamingo. The descriptions were vivid, making readers blush.
“Why can’t I read it? ‘Not Hawkeye’ wrote it for people to read. I just don’t understand you women. Why do you all like reading about men with men?”
“Hmph, ‘Not Hawkeye’ already said through Ivankov that relationships between the same gender are true love, while opposite gender relationships are for reproduction.”
“So what? In the first book, ‘Tyrant Ivankov Fell in Love with Me,’ it said that love often begins with physical attraction, respect for each other’s talents, compatibility in personality, and ultimately, a lasting union because of mutual goodness. This means that physical appearance is very important,” the male naval officer argued, slamming his hand on the table.
“And you men are just the worst!” the female officer retorted, covering her face in disgust.
“Look at these people, all pirates and revolutionaries. Where’s the goodness in that?”
She truly despised her colleague.
“Well, they’re all villains, so they stick together,” the male officer responded, embarrassed like a student caught red-handed.
A crowd had gathered to watch them, making both officers feel awkward.
“What are you looking at? Is your meal finished? If not, keep eating. If it is, leave the dining hall. Don’t take up space,” they both shouted, sounding like strict Japanese supervisors berating their subordinates, creating a hierarchy of disdain.
As the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp, a prized student of Teacher Zephyr, and someone Aokiji frequently visited, Hals naturally wasn’t afraid of being scolded. He was just there to get food. If anyone dared to give him trouble, their promotion path would be over.
It wasn’t that there was any corruption in the Marines, but simply because Hals hadn’t bothered with the two officers. These situations were commonplace for him. The two officers were unfamiliar faces, likely newly promoted to Marine Headquarters from other regions.
If they tried to mess with him, they would likely face severe consequences.
Hals ignored everyone and went to get his food.
“Excuse me,” Hals said, gently nudging the person in front of him.
“Oh, sorry, go ahead,” the person immediately moved aside.
Hals grabbed ten bowls of curry and walked off.
Of course, this was because he used his wind magic to create a small whirlwind to carry the bowls.
The crowd parted for him again.
People used to comment on Hals’ large appetite, but after he learned plant magic and established a vegetable garden at Marineford, those comments stopped.
Hals now provided a quarter of Marine Headquarters’ vegetable supply for free as a way to give back to the Marines. This significantly reduced the Navy’s expenses.
Although they initially offered to buy the vegetables, Hals, who had made a fortune from his novels, was now wealthy. If he used his wealth to place bounties on the heads of the Four Emperors and Luffy, it would only be a small expense for him.
Hals now possessed 1% of the world’s wealth.
After earning so much money, Hals decided to auction off his original manuscripts, making even more.
Each manuscript fetched hundreds of billions of Beli.
A portion of this money was deposited with the world’s richest man, Gild Tesoro, the Gold-Gold Fruit user who owned 20% of the world’s wealth.
Hals often forgot his name.
But he trusted Tesoro with his money.
Although Tesoro wasn’t the wealthiest yet, he was already a billionaire.
Actually, it was because Tesoro ran a bank alongside his entertainment business, so Hals deposited his money there and cast a Dark Magic spell on him.
Subjugation.
Tesoro wouldn’t touch Hals’ money and would notify Hals if there was an issue. Hals could then inform his grandfather.
However, most of his money was stored in his own space. Unlike other countries’ currencies, Beli never got reissued.
Hals’ income was split 40-60 with Morgans.
Morgans initially proposed a 30-70 split, favoring himself.
Hals was displeased.
Since they were negotiating face-to-face, Hals used dark magic on him.
Dark Magic: Subjugation.
Morgans, with his weak soul, was immediately affected.
Dark Magic: Subjugation forces a weak-souled person to submit in certain matters but can be purified by light magic.
As a result, Hals became one of the world’s richest individuals, wealthier than even the Celestial Dragons.
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