It was only on this day that Kenji finally understood why Brogy and Dorry, the previous Captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates, could duel for a hundred years over who caught a bigger fish.
They even specifically chose a place where no one could find them, to prevent anyone from disturbing the duel.
These Elbaph Giants were almost fanatical in their attitude towards combat.
"My great-grandfather watched dogs fight at the village entrance at 48, and I'm watching Giants fight at the village entrance at 66…"
Kenji had been watching Giants fight for several days when he suddenly thought of this, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.
"If I could travel through time and space, I'd definitely have to interact with my great-grandfather, haha."
Although such a comparison was a bit insulting to Giants, these Elbaph Giant warriors in front of him were indeed like humanoid beasts, warlike and unafraid to fight. Daily brawls were like routine activities for them.
Sometimes, Kenji would even describe some of the particularly crazy Giant warriors as "mad dog fighting."
And guess what?
Those Giants who were described this way didn't feel ashamed, but rather proud.
Other Giants then expressed: We also fight quite fiercely, why only "praise" XXX?
Kenji was almost at a loss with these martial arts fanatics.
It's no wonder Jaguar D. Saul, a Giant from the South Blue, was so dismissive, calling the Giants of Elbaph a "barbaric race."
Based on the current situation, these Giants are indeed quite barbaric, giving the impression that their 'brains are filled with muscles.'
In reality, the Elbaph Giants only saw some improvement in their barbaric customs after receiving the vast knowledge inheritance from 'Scholar Island' Ohara and hiring Jaguar D. Saul and others to establish libraries and educate their descendants.
But it was only a slight improvement.
However, all in all, Kenji's days living in Elbaph were quite pleasant.
Although these Elbaph Giants are muscular, they are also simple-minded.
After spending a long time dealing with them and getting used to it, Kenji actually quite liked the way these Giants did things—no complicated twists and turns.
If they disagreed, they'd just grab their weapons and fight.
At least there was no deception, right?
Moreover, Kenji hadn't been watching Giants fight for so many days for nothing. He also took the opportunity to learn their sword techniques.
Thanks to the powerful comprehension brought by the [Hand-to-Hand Combat (Light Gold)], Kenji learned all of their moves in just one day.
The remaining days were merely for optimizing the techniques he had already mastered.
No matter how powerful a technique is, its effectiveness depends on actual combat.
Actual combat can reveal any awkwardness in applying the moves.
During this period, Kenji also discovered something interestingm when the Elbaph Giants taught sword techniques to children, they would choose the Adam Tree as the final test target.
The sword technique instruction process was nothing extraordinary. In fact, from Kenji's perspective, the teaching content lacked standards, being quite haphazard.
Fortunately, the Giants are naturally warlike, and even the young boys have great combat talent, quickly picking up various combat techniques.
When these young Giants have practiced for a long time and mastered various sword techniques, they are taken to a final testing ground.
It was actually a spot near the main trunk of the Adam Tree.
Because the main trunk of the Adam Tree was too enormous, even Giants with bodies one or two dozen meters tall appeared as tiny as ants when compared to it.
The Giants brought the children here to test their sword skill level using the main trunk of the Adam Tree.
The entire process was very simple: chop the tree!
They could use any sword technique. As long as they could leave a sufficiently clear mark on the main trunk of the Adam Tree, they passed.
This assessment method was somewhat simple and crude, but it did align with the Giants' way of doing things here.
And as Kenji watched the young Giant boys in the distance, using all their might to grab swords and chop the tree, he felt that the scene had a strange quality to it.
Chopping the tree like this for one or two years might be fine, but if it continued for thousands of years, wouldn't they risk cutting down the Adam Tree, their very home and source of survival?
"The Adam Tree is the foundation of Elbaph, right? Don't they worry about doing this…?" Kenji asked Loki, who was watching nearby.
"If you keep doing this year after year, what if one day…"
"Hehehe! You really are an outsider, you just don't understand!" Loki seemed to find Kenji's idea very funny, and he laughed.
"That's the Adam Tree! It's been there since who knows how long ago."
"It has experienced more wars than we've had meals!"
"Countless wars, countless powerhouses haven't been able to leave much of a mark on the Adam Tree, let alone these brats!"
Hearing this explanation and seeing Loki's confident expression, Kenji raised an eyebrow.
"So, this tree can never be destroyed?"
"Hahaha! Destroyed? Of course not!"
Loki laughed so hard he bent over, as if he had heard something extremely ridiculous.
Not just Loki, but other Giant villagers nearby also burst into laughter, finding Kenji's words very amusing.
"There's no creature in this world that can destroy the Adam Tree."
"Hey! Ignorant Marine, even if all of us perish, the Adam Tree will still continue to exist!"
"Don't you know that the Adam Tree is famous worldwide for its toughness?"
"Let me tell you! Even a tiny piece taken from the Adam Tree is said to sell for hundreds of millions of Berries in the outside world!"
Listening to the Giants' various explanations, Kenji also recalled some memories about the Adam Tree.
"Hmm, I think Roger's ship was built using a part of the Adam Tree as raw material, right?"
Kenji rubbed his chin, looking up at the incredibly huge Adam Tree in the distance, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Roger's ship was indeed very tough and durable… Alright, it's decided."
"Before leaving Elbaph, I'll also build a warship using the Adam Tree as raw material… Even if there's no time, I must at least get enough raw materials."
Kenji originally wanted to build the warship right here in Elbaph, but then he reconsidered, as Elbaph's shipbuilding technology didn't seem very good.
What the Giants built weren't ships at all. They were 'unfinished houses,' far from the refinement of human seagoing vessels.
And looking at the whole world, where is the best shipbuilding technology?
Water 7, find a craftsman!
Just as Kenji secretly made up his mind, a palace guard suddenly came to convey Harald's invitation for an audience.
(End of Chapter)
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