The System Seas [LitRPG, Pirate]
4.60 · 159 chapters · updated Mar 18, 2026
ActionAdventureComedyFantasy Dungeon CrawlerGameLitHigh FantasyLitRPGMagicProgressionStrategy
Why read this story?
- One of the highest rated stories in the catalogue.
- A medium-length read at 159 chapters.
- A good fit if you enjoy Dungeon Crawler, GameLit and High Fantasy.
- R.C. Joshua has 5 other stories listed here if you like their writing.
About this story
Marco trained his whole life for one thing: to become a captain.
He maxed every childhood achievement the System would let him, from diving to rigging to outrunning couriers up mountains. But when classing day finally comes, the system doesn’t just make him a captain. It makes him a Gluttonous Marauder.
On the plus side, it’s a unique class with combat perks, shipwright skills, and captain material. On the negative side, it comes with a reputation so bad he’s arrested on the spot.
Now on the run in a barely seaworthy smuggler’s dinghy, Marco sets out to prove he’s not the villain they think he is. Unfortunately, he first needs to out-sail bounty hunters, survive cursed dungeons, and feed enough victories to his ever-growing ship to outrun every danger thrown his way.
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