Thanks to the friendly neighborly information provided by Sunny, Maude selected ten targets from the many neighbors.
The first target, needless to say, was Red, whom Maude had sniped. The second target was Gadden, who had just been assassinated.
However, Maude did not expect Gadden to come with a buy-one-get-one-free deal, which was a pleasant surprise.
In terms of physique, the two muscle-bound men sleeping together tonight were clearly superior to Wat and Red.
But the benefits Maude gained were not as noticeable as the first two.
Maude had anticipated this.
He understood that the Hunter’s Log’s benefit model was similar to accumulating experience points.
It’s like a new player in a game who can easily level up a couple of times just by slaying a few slimes at the start.
However, the experience points gained from slimes decrease as the level increases.
Afterward, he would have to hunt higher-level or equally matched targets to maintain a steady growth in experience points.
For example, if Maude were to kill a monster like Kaido or Big Mom at his current stage, the physical benefits would skyrocket.
But that’s something only to dream about.
Of course, Maude could continue to hunt slime-level targets. Though the rewards would decrease, quantity could lead to qualitative changes.
He had done something similar before.
In the Hunter world, he used his position in the punishment organization to execute many death row prisoners personally.
During that period, he farmed experience points like crazy until the benefits at that stage dropped to zero.
However, while this method allowed for risk-free experience farming, it also significantly consumed the notebook’s blank pages.
Using this method in the Hunter world was acceptable, but it seemed like a waste of potential in the One Piece world.
Because exceptional Nen users were rare in the Hunter world, while strong individuals were abundant in the One Piece world.
That’s the fundamental difference between the two.
In other words,
The number of potential targets in the One Piece world far exceeded that in the Hunter world.
So, even if Maude had considered buying slaves to farm experience points, he wouldn’t have implemented it recklessly.
Returning to the weapon shop, Maude washed up and went to sleep.
Days passed by.
Maude had already taken down the third, fourth, and fifth neighbors on the eve of the auction.
It was somewhat disappointing that, although the bounty on nearby neighbors wasn’t low, the quality of the experience wasn’t as high as expected.
After all, the bounty assessment isn’t solely based on strength but also on the severity of their crimes and the threat they pose.
These neighbors, with average strength, clearly fell into the category of having committed numerous heinous acts.
This meant that, despite several hunts, Maude’s physique only barely increased from fifteen times that of an average person to twenty times.
Nevertheless, Maude was quite satisfied.
He believed that with his current capital, he could venture to the outer circle of the auction.
A new day dawned with clear skies.
Almost a month of auction hype had drawn people from all over.
There were pirates, people from the underworld, daring bounty hunters in disguise, and even undercover Navy operatives.
This grand event caused the inner bay of Mad Hatter Town to be packed with ships, with various flags fluttering in the sea breeze.
Seeing this, any Navy officer would inevitably think, “If only we could take them all out at once.”
Despite the crowds overloading Mad Hatter Town, Thor’s weapon shop business remained sluggish.
That day, the shop opened as usual.
Sunny sat at the counter, staring blankly at the door.
“It’s the end of the month…”
Her mind was filled with thoughts of the Devil Fruit at the auction.
However, she knew it was something she couldn’t obtain.
Thor rarely skipped his morning exercise at Flower Street.
Maybe it was because the place was now overcrowded, or perhaps he suddenly remembered his duties as a mentor.
Today, he finally gave Maude an entry-level training plan.
“Why leg training?” Maude’s legs were bound with some dark, heavy metal.
It was quite heavy, and Maude wondered where Thor had found these weights.
He had thought that a sniper would focus more on hand stability training, so he was curious why Thor wanted him to start with legs.
“Do you know the highest realm of a sniper?” Thor responded to Maude’s question with another question.
“No, I don’t.”
“Listen up, the highest realm is not needing to run after a shot.”
“Uh?”
“Do you know the next level down?”
“No, I don’t.”
“Not needing to run after ten shots.”
“Uh?”
“Do you know the level below that?”
“Just say it.”
“Running after one shot.”
“Uh?”
“And there’s another level below that, do you know?”
“…”
“Running at the first sign of trouble.”
“Uh?”
Maude was bewildered.
Is this really the sniper realm in the One Piece world? No, this must be something Thor made up.
But somehow, it seemed to make sense.
Thor took a puff of his pipe and continued, “What level do you think you’re at now?”
Maude hesitated and softly said, “Running at the first sign of trouble?”
“There you go.”
Thor’s eyes widened.
Maude had nothing more to say.
At that moment, he began to understand these realms.
So he obediently started his leg training.
He thought to himself that he shouldn’t end up training to be Usopp and accidentally turn into Sanji.
The influx of people made the already chaotic Mad Hatter Town exceptionally lively today.
Gunfire frequency was high, like a series of celebratory cannons echoing throughout the town.
Bloodshed and killings became the norm.
Such chaos didn’t cause any major disturbances, instead, it led to a complete pirate carnival.
On the main street of Gamble Street.
A group of men in black suits, generally tall and strong, marched in formation down the street.
Leading them was a relatively short middle-aged man.
This man wore a black hat, and a striped suit and had a cigar in his mouth.
Despite his short stature, he exuded an intimidating aura.
And the tall and strong subordinates behind him followed his lead.
“Damn, it’s Capone ‘Gang’ Bege!”
“Do you want to die? Get back quickly.”
“These guys kill without blinking an eye!”
Seeing the gang in formation, the crowd on the street quickly retreated, making way for them.
On the other side.
On the main street of Liquor Street.
Lying on the ground were more than a dozen people who had died from knife wounds.
In front of these corpses was a man with pale skin, wearing a black top hat and holding a cane.
He walked away casually, whistling and rhythmically twirling his cane.
People on both sides of the street watched him leave in horror.
“What just happened?”
“It seemed to happen in an instant…”
“I remember now, that man is Lafayette, the ‘Demon Sheriff’!”
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