Chapter 9: The Legend of Gold
"Yes, yes, you're from the Great Voyage, it's really remarkable, I heard that this place is a devil's cave, and as many people can fill it in."
"Recently, I heard that One Piece Roger, well, that person is really a hero, the problem is that his words before he died made this stable East China Sea, no, the whole world completely boiled. A small business like mine now does not dare to swagger to do business on land and sea with more sailing, for fear of being served by those who eat people and do not spit out bones. ”
"Huh? In the direction of Mount Lihuas, unfortunately, I don't have a permanent pointer for sale here. However, the place of the upside-down mountain can not be careless, if the preparation is insufficient, the eight achievements have explained there, I heard that there is a man-eating whale in that place, just waiting for the ship to fall down and open its mouth to eat. But it's also a rumor, don't laugh at the guests. ”
"You said the pirates of the East China Sea, speaking of the East China Sea, the Black Iron Pirates who were originally in full swing didn't know who they offended some time ago, and they were wiped out in just one day, that miserable. I heard that the entire dock was dyed red, and half of the town was destroyed. If you think about it, those days were Roger's execution day, and I am afraid that many big people from the Great Voyage came to witness Roger's final scene, and the Black Iron Pirates may have unfortunately provoked them. ”
"Speaking of the guest, you also came from the great voyage, hahaha, maybe I thought too much, after all, you are so young, and the unfilial son of my family who ran away from home is the same age."
"That stinky boy, you have to go to the gold thief Unan, you want to be his subordinate, Unan you know. That's the most powerful pirate in our East China Sea at the moment, with a bounty of more than 60 million Baileys. Moreover, he only robbed the gold of the wicked, and almost became the idol of many young people, and it is said that he owned more than one-third of the world's total gold! ”
On a beautiful afternoon day on a sunny day, Wren sat on a tattered oden boat, sipping out the delicious oden that did not fit the shabby storefront. Such a small shop on the sea is really rare, even Wren, this is the third time in his sixteen years of life that he has encountered it.
Although this chattering middle-aged dad is constantly challenging the limits of Wren's tolerance as if he hasn't seen anyone for decades, for the sake of delicious oden, Wren has learned to endure other people's nonsense for the first time in his life.
From the almost deadly nonsense, Wren finally heard some interesting news. While dipping the mustard sauce into his mouth, he poured delicious eggs and potatoes into his mouth, and became interested in the gold thief named Unan in the boss's words.
As we all know, the East China Sea is the weakest sea area among the four seas, and its weakness is not the evaluation of strength by those superficial young people, but the comprehensive performance of education, economy, force and many other aspects of the East China Sea has won the title of the weakest sea area in the four seas and the most peaceful sea area. And in this sea area with an average bounty of about 3 million Baileys, there is a gold thief worth 60 million Baileys, which is like stuffing a shark into a goldfish fish tank, which makes Wren curious.
While it may sound scary to account for one-third of the world's gold possession, gold as a commodity is essentially a general equivalent. There are many more valuable things than that, so the concept of a third may seem scary, but it's actually not unacceptable. It is impossible to achieve such a feat in this small place in the East China Sea, so this gold thief must have been to the existence of the Great Voyage, but for some unknown reason he returned to the East China Sea.
Come to think of it, this gold thief was also a sea thief with a considerable reputation on the Great Voyage. As for the one-third of the gold reserves, Wren showed a lot of concern.
Although I don't have much interest in mundane things like money, I can't pay by knocking out the shopkeeper every time, which is really undignified.
Therefore......
"Uh-huh, it looks like you're full, so...... One hundred and thirty eggs, seventy-one radish, fifty kelp, one hundred and eight shrimp rolls with curd skin, lettuce, goose eggs, etc.......
With the satisfaction of serving the guests wholeheartedly and the inexplicable self-touch, I saw that the uncle, who was nearly forty years old, suddenly stopped his fingers and said with great momentum.
"And the oden that I'm making with all my heart...... It's twenty-one Baileys in total, so please pay. ”
"Twenty-one Baileys, you say?!"
Wren slapped the table in shock at hearing this amount, causing the little wrecked ship to shake slightly, and this shock far exceeded the shock brought to him by Mihawk's great strength.
It was quite a shock to him, not because it was too expensive, but because ...... Super cheap!!
Unbelievably cheap!
Since he was born, Wren has never seen a dollar under 10,000 Baileys, and he doesn't even know what it looks like. In this world, it costs a hundred Baileys to even read a newspaper, and it only costs twenty-one Baileys to eat so much?! Although most of the ingredients can be caught and grown by themselves, even a fool like Wren who doesn't know the market knows it's a loss-making deal.
Just twenty-one Bailey! Just twenty-one Bailey! Twenty-one Bailey can't buy a boat, can't buy a house, can't go to the Great Voyage! But you'll get a delicious oden!
However......
Wren has no money......
The tattered sea oden shop began to move mightily, and Wren, who was sitting at the stern, was tightly bound by the iron chain of the anchor!
"Really! If you are young, you will eat and drink for nothing! Are you a man at sea?! ”
Iwazo, who was driving a small broken boat, angrily reprimanded Wren, he had been living a poor life, although on this rich sea, he relied on his own hands to have enough food and clothing, and making oden was also his hobby, but his son just couldn't stand such a poor day and ran away from home.
The ingredients brought today were almost eaten by Wren alone, so he had to close the store early to collect the ingredients.
"Listen up! Man, you have to live in this world with dignity! Therefore, clean your own stains by yourself! You are not allowed to go until a thousand plates are filled! ”
"Stain...... Well, tsk, I see. ”
Ren, who was unexpectedly stimulated to his self-esteem, responded to Iwazo's reprimand weakly. I haven't washed the dishes before, but if I use the shock wave of the Eight Punches, I should be able to wash away any oil stains cleanly, right?
"Huh?!"
Suddenly, Wren's lazy expression changed instantly, and he saw a blue-white beam of light in the distance across the sea, rushing straight towards the small broken ship!
"What kind of attitude do you have! Listen, I went wrong at a young age......"
"Uncle!"
Without waiting for Iwazo to respond, Wren let out a loud shout and struggled to break the chain! Then he lunged on Iwazo, knocking him into the water, and when he was done, as he turned back to prepare the beam, a powerful shockwave overturned the poor little wrecked ship. Then he blew up the boat and the small sailing boat that Wren had "borrowed".
This blow also did Wren a small favor by blowing the thousand plates to be washed to pieces.
"Wow! Perfectly blown to pieces! Captain Golden Dragon! ”
From the lookout of the mast, a sailor with a telescope excitedly shouted to the captain below.
"Uh-huh, ahem, uh-huh...... The effect of this Devil Fruit is not bad, but it is a bit of a drain. ”
As a result, the rum handed over by his subordinates, wearing a golden armor, and a tall young man with red hair raised his head and poured a large bottle!
It was a three-masted ship sailing on the sea, and there was nothing remarkable about it except that the bow was a dragon head made of pure gold. And that dragon head was forged after all the ship's possessions were exchanged for gold.
The red-haired young man named Adrago is a pirate who has been sailing in the East China Sea for two years, and is famous for his love of gold and the fact that he treats everything else like dung, and because of his strong physique and appearance, he is known as the Golden Dragon. And recently, it is said that this golden dragon seems to have gone crazy all over the world to find clues to the gold thief Unan, is it possible that this fool who only has gold in his eyes can't see the gap between himself and the gold thief?
All this is just because during a recent naval battle, among the captured loot, Adragor accidentally obtained a Devil Fruit!
This demonic power made the golden dragon lose his mind, and the invincible magical power made his ambition swell a little, and even the sea thief Unan didn't let go of it.
Today, he was just here to practice the power of this sonic fruit, and there happened to be a small broken boat that didn't have long eyes passing in front of him, and the golden dragon who regarded the small broken ship as a target did not hesitate to shoot a mouth cannon!
"Me, my ship......"
Holding on tightly to a plank to prevent himself from sinking, Iwazo stared blankly at the small boat that had accompanied him for many years and was also where his home was, and when he looked at the ship with the pirate flag in the distance with fearful eyes, he suddenly remembered and seemed to scan the surroundings!
Where's that kid who eats and drinks for nothing?!
All Iwazo remembers was that after he was pushed into the sea by the boy, the boy was hit by a blue-white shockwave along with the ship......
Without thinking too much, Iwazo took a breath, let go of the plank, and dived into the sea again!
The water-based rock reservoir soon found Wren sinking with him in the sinking pile of debris, only to see that after he swam over, he laboriously pulled out the shards of the motionless Wren and floated to the surface of the water before the air ran out!
"Phew! Ha! ”
Seeing that there were no planks to grab around, Iwazo swung his legs desperately and dragged Rayne's body to prevent him from sinking. And Wren was also dragged by Iwazo inexplicably weakly after choking on a mouthful of seawater.
"Hey! Boy, how long are you going to lie down! Don't tell me you can't swim! ”
"No...... I don't know, what's going on...... Body...... I don't have the strength to ......."
Wren, who lost his strength inexplicably, said helplessly.
"Woo......"
Iwakura swam desperately, trying to find a plank to lean on, but Iwazo, who was carrying a man, could only use his physical strength for nothing. When he runs out of energy, both of them will sink.
"Huh? Captain! Captain Golden Dragon, there are still two alive over there, what should I do? ”
"Oh?"
Pouring a bottle of rum, the golden dragon casually dropped the bottle and let it shatter on the deck. When he looked through the telescope and saw the constantly struggling Iwazo and the motionless Rennes, he frowned a little unhappily, and under his own blow, the two of them were still alive, which was undoubtedly a very shameful thing.
"Hmph, I'll be a little happier if I'm caught up in the shockwave like that......"
With a hint of anger, the golden dragon raised his arms and opened his mouth to send them on their way with a sonic cannon!
The sailors on the lookout picked up the binoculars excitedly, ready to see the power of their boss again!
And when he lifted the binoculars, it was dark......
When the sailor was a little overwhelmed, he almost stopped breathing with a casual turn of his face!
I saw a huge pirate ship twice as big as their three-masted ship coming to a stop behind them, and the figure of the huge ship was obscuring the sun!
And there are fifty such ships!
The pirate flag fluttering in the sea breeze only conveyed one message.
The arrival of Unan, the gold thief!