One Piece Dragon King - Chapter 3

Hals was sitting on a giant boar, which was as large as an adult Asian elephant, if not larger.

This giant boar seemed very docile and obedient.

Maybe it had something to do with the lumps on its head.

Or perhaps it was because Hals had used a terrifying gorilla as a meal the previous day.

Hals patted the lumps on the boar’s head. The boar felt pain but didn’t dare to move. The lumps were caused by Hals’s blows.

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

So little.

Hals needed 100 negative emotions to buy the only item in the system shop.

[Pain Elixir] 100 Negative Emotion Points

The [Pain Elixir] caused a creature to feel a certain amount of pain. It only made the creature feel pain without amplifying it or causing physical harm or other negative effects. The pain lasted for an hour unless the creature had some resistance to pain.

Of course, Hals wouldn’t use this on himself.

The effect was excellent.

Hals had tried it on a wild boar. After making the boar drink the elixir, it twisted and convulsed in agony, providing Hals with plenty of negative emotion points.

Unfortunately, animals didn’t provide much, and Hals didn’t know how much a human could provide.

Additionally, he could only store 50 bottles of the Pain Elixir.

Hals took out a Pain Elixir from his storage space.

It was a glass bottle filled with purple liquid. The bottle was sturdy and couldn’t be broken. A black skull adorned the surface, sealed with a wooden cork. Once used, the bottle would disappear.

A pity, as Hals had hoped to sell the bottles.

Well, there was no point in dwelling on it.

Hals had been studying his system recently.

He found that an animal could give him a maximum of 100 negative emotion points. Making a creature unhappy yielded some points, but insects had no effect.

Killing an animal provided 100 negative emotion points; otherwise, it would never reach that number.

Stronger animals gave more negative emotion points.

Hals didn’t dare venture deep into the forest, though he could handle everything there.

But one must always be cautious, right?

Hals became the king of the forest’s edge, understanding little of what the animals roared about, but he could defeat any of them in a fight.

He was constantly working to squeeze negative emotional points from these animals.

Now he had accumulated 980 negative emotion points.

Hals pinched the lumps on the boar’s head hard.

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

…

“Host’s negative emotion points have reached 1000. New items unlocked. Go check the shop.”

Hals smelled a merchant’s ploy.

But he felt the system was quite practical. After all, one bottle of [Pain Elixir] could yield 400 negative emotion points.

Had he discovered this earlier, he would have far more than 1000 points now.

As night fell, Hals had the boar carry him to the beach.

Then he rewarded the boar with a bottle of [Pain Elixir].

“Thanks for the ride.”

Hals watched the boar convulse in pain on the ground.

Giant Boar: “…”

Is this your way of showing gratitude? You must be a demon.

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

“Negative Emotion from Giant Boar +10”

…

The points came every ten seconds, totaling 500 seconds and providing one point per second.

Hals started a fire easily, having found a lighter on the merchant ship.

And some cigarettes.

Hals didn’t smoke.

He took out some meat from his storage, quickly butchered it, and began roasting it over the fire.

For some reason, Hals found his roasted meat quite tasty, at least not bad, though he wasn’t sure why.

Hals’s daily intake was huge; he ate enough meat to equal an entire sheep before feeling satisfied.

Hals looked up at the bright moon and clear starry sky, free from pollution and smog.

Hals didn’t wish to go back. He desired power, and becoming a dominator in the world of One Piece was more appealing than living on Earth.

Clenching his fists, Hals began his training.

Hals could train using [Dragon’s Body Refinement Technique · Basic] and [Dragon’s Meditation Technique · Basic].

[Dragon’s Body Refinement Technique · Basic] involved vibrating his body at a certain frequency, causing minor damage, which his strong vitality would repair, making his body stronger.

[Dragon’s Meditation Technique · Basic] was just ordinary meditation, at least, that’s what Hals thought.

He hadn’t tried it yet.

It was said that training [Dragon’s Body Refinement Technique · Basic] required stripping off all clothes, though Hals didn’t know why; he just followed instructions.

After some thought, Hals decided to train with [Dragon’s Body Refinement Technique · Basic].

It seemed more practical.

Hals removed his clothes, folded them neatly, and set them aside.

To activate [Dragon’s Body Refinement Technique · Basic], Hals just opened the panel and clicked on it.

Suddenly, Hals felt a vibration from within his body, spreading throughout.

At first, it felt okay.

But soon, Hals felt intense pain.

Pain, pain, pain, all over his body.

“Ah—”

A long howl pierced the night, scaring away many birds and beasts.

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