Chapter 399 Good intentions
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On the bird's nest.
"Don't fall behind, catch up! Faster, faster, faster! Don't stop, gogogo! Only 200 laps left!"
Instructor Ajin was seen carrying a huge barbell that was enough to bend the barbell. He was running in front and urging his students on as if he was carrying a load.
behind,
A group of sweaty "primary school students" were doing weighted running while carrying backpacks that were many times heavier than their own weight.
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"Come on! There are only ten laps left! ...The last lap!"
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"Okay, now you should practice more on your own initiative! Don't try to be brave. If you think you are good enough and want to break through and become stronger, then keep up!!"
Ajin shouted loudly, determined to completely drain the physical strength of these little devils!
Fortunately, this is the world of pirates, and this level of training can only be considered a bit intense. If it were on a planet with insufficient spiritual energy, it would definitely be corporal punishment and abuse, and everyone would have to fight to the death with Principal Gel.
Thousands of students were working hard and persevering. No one was willing to give up. However, there was still a certain gap between people. Gradually, some people could no longer run and had to fall behind.
“Hahaha, well done! I’m really surprised that so many people can still keep up. Let’s see who can make it to the top ten today!!”
After running another two hundred laps, seeing that there were still a hundred people behind him, Instructor Ajin continued to squeeze the last bit of physical strength out of the students.
"Hahaha! I can't take it anymore, Pedro, come on!"
The chubby white bear Jie Bo finally couldn't hold on any longer.
"I can't run anymore."
The youngest one, Pokmus, also fell behind.
Of the three little fur tribe members, only Pedro can still hold on.
However, he seemed to be in good condition at the moment. Although leopards were not good at long-distance running, that only meant that they could not run for too long at full speed. At this speed, it was like a walk for him, so it was not too difficult for him to run longer. However, it would be difficult for him to outrun his older companions from the cattle, sheep, horse, mule and fur tribes who were good at weight-bearing and endurance running.
"Damn it! These guys! Won't they get tired?"
Hody Jones, who had once again become the last hope of the merman tribe, was already panting like a dog. Looking at the classmates who kept passing him, he bit them with his two rows of great white shark's triangular teeth. He wanted to catch up, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead and he had to use all his strength every time he lifted them.
“Hehehe, isn’t this Hodi Jones who won first place in the around-the-island swimming competition yesterday?”
Hearing a rough contralto voice coming from beside him, Hodie Jones didn't even want to look at it.
The speaker was a Duffy girl with brown hair, a ponytail and a strong physique.
"Go away and leave me alone, Alina."
Hodie Jones found it difficult to speak.
"Tsk, I'm just concerned about my classmates. I'm afraid someone might faint from exhaustion later!"
"Hody Jones, you are a fishman who lives in the water. It is normal that you cannot run faster than us who live on land. Swimming in the sea is your strong point."
Seeing that Hody Jones was at the end of his strength, Alina kindly advised him.
"It's been hundreds and thousands of years! Because of the appearance of Boss Gel, we the fishmen finally have the opportunity to live openly on land! Do we have to choose to return to the sea just because we are better at swimming and not good at moving on land? We can just slowly become good at what we are not good at!!"
Hodie Jones said this in a firm tone, and then he dragged his heavy legs and continued to run forward unsteadily.
Alina stood there in a daze, not realizing why she was being lectured.
Alina, who was left out, said with an unhappy look on her face.
"Humph! Damn it! Who cares about you? Just faint now!"
"Pfft!"
As soon as Alina finished speaking, she saw Hodi Jones in front of her fall straight down.
"Hahaha, you deserve it. You're just being stubborn!"
The girl taunted as she stepped forward, picked up the unconscious Hodie Jones and walked towards the infirmary.
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You can scout the spot when going out, but you must never be late for fishing.
Beach side.
Two figures, one sitting and fishing with a fishing rod.
"Are you okay? Why don't you take your medicine? I have a lot of Great Rejuvenation Pills stored in the clinic in Kurokas. I think they haven't been used up yet."
Captain Gel looked at Enel, whose left hand and right foot were still in plaster and bandages, and said with concern.
"Captain, take it. If you didn't take the medicine, how could you get up today and still be able to move one hand and one leg?"
Enelu looked at the sea calmly, as if he had already let go of everything, and then he said with a smile.
"I am the least injured. Franky, Jinbei, and Arlong may have to stay in the hospital for a day or two before they can get out of bed."
"You're so cruel? Don't worry, I'll talk to your instructor later. You really don't know the severity of your actions. How can you beat people so badly that they can't take care of themselves every time?"
Captain Gill said righteously.
Enel shuddered when he heard this, he turned to look at Gel and asked.
"Captain, you said the same thing last time. What on earth did you tell Instructor Barrett? I feel like we've been beaten even worse since you talked to him last time!"
"Is there such a thing?"
Enelu nodded aggrievedly.
"I told him that he can't just beat them blindly. Just pursuing quantity is not enough. We also have to focus on quality. Famous teachers all use one stick for flowing cherry blossoms, two sticks for tyranny, and three sticks for awakening. It's not about hitting more, the key is to be fast, accurate and ruthless, so that one punch can produce results."
Gel looked at the sky and said as he recalled.
"Forehead…"
Enelu was silent, then he opened his mouth to request.
"Captain, I think we should just forget it. You should stop trying to persuade him. We can just train like this now. We can handle it! Look at me. I look badly injured, but actually I am not light at all. But the next day, it didn't affect my fishing. I am very satisfied with this."
"Really? Don't you really need me to scold him?"
"No need! Really not, Captain. Instructor Barrett only used a slightly heavier blow for our own good. He couldn't have any bad intentions. He just wanted us to experience the thrill of actual combat better and earlier, and the feeling of being killed if we're not careful. It was all his good intentions, and we benefited a lot from it!"
Enelu said hurriedly.
"Well, if you say so, then I'm relieved and won't talk about him this time."
Gel said with a pleased smile.
"Uh-huh!"
Enelu turned his head and silently shed two lines of tears.
Gel smiled secretly, took out the gummy candy, thought about it and chose to disassemble it.
Decomposition successful!
Gained skill [Gummy Man]: The body can be changed into various shapes like gummy candy. (Usage: Oral.)
The fishing rod and the enhanced version of "Retractable Love" actually produced a child.
"Come on, Enelu, eat this. The captain can only help you up to this point. Develop this ability well and give Instructor Barrett a surprise next time!"
"Captain, what is this?"
Aini looked puzzled.
Gel didn't waste any time and stuffed the skill ball into his mouth.
Enel felt the changes in his body, then looked at his arm that had turned into green fluid, and the smile on his face became increasingly unbridled.
"This is it! Hehehe! Don't worry, Captain, I will practice hard and master this power as soon as possible. I will make Instructor Barrett pay during the next training! I can't wait!!"
"Come on! You can do it!"
Looking at the silly child who had rekindled his hope in life, Captain Gear encouraged him seriously.
But I was laughing in my heart.
You'd better wish you good luck, kid. In order not to discourage your enthusiasm, the captain will not tell you that your colleague Katakuri next door has already developed the ability of his fruit to awakening and learned the observation Haki to foresee the future, but in the end he was still severely beaten up by your instructor Barrett.
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