boyutpedia Chapter 1123: Undecided Celestial Dragons (3)
Chapter 1123: Undecided Celestial Dragons (3)
Zhou Ning looked at them calmly, not surprised by their loss of composure, because only those who have lost their freedom know how precious freedom is.
After removing the slave brands from all the slaves, they came up one by one to express their gratitude to Zhou Ning, who accepted their thanks. There were 476 slaves in this batch, and due to the preferences of the Celestial Dragon nobles, most of them were giants or merfolk.
Due to the unique characteristics of the One Piece world, a significant number of these slaves were former pirates. With Zhou Ning's tacit approval, several slaves took control of the slave ship and continued on its designated route. As for Panther Godzilla, Zhou Ning let it swim in front of the ship, pulling it forward with a look of grievance.
Because according to the pirates, the ship cannot deviate from the course at will in the doldrums, otherwise the ubiquitous magnetic force and complex ocean currents will make the ship completely lost.
The leader of this group of slaves was a fishman named Doyle who looked like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and had a funny mustache. He was originally the leader of a medium-sized pirate group, but was defeated in a fight with another pirate group and was sold into slavery.
From Doyle, Zhou Ning learned that the sea area they were in now was the sea area that led directly from the South China Sea to the Sabaody Archipelago. He had no idea about the terrain of the One Piece world. In order to maintain his aloof image, he could only pretend to understand. After giving a few instructions, he walked down the cabin with a calm expression.
Because at this time, Zhou Ning felt that the "Greenbeard's Pirate Gloves" that had been dormant in his inventory began to stir.
These gloves are a special item from "Jackie Chan Adventures" that automatically gravitate toward treasure. However, Zhou Ning had previously visited the treasure houses of the Church of the God of War and the Church of Asceticism, and the gloves showed no reaction. It seems that, just like in the anime, these gloves only attract gold and silver treasures, and fail to recognize more profound things.
At this point, the slaves also began celebrating, lighting bonfires on their own. Giants, murlocs, fur-bearing tribes, and humans joined together in a feast. They laughed and cried, celebrating their freedom, and praised Zhou Ning in unison. However, this praise was not enough to achieve immortality.
"The laughter of people in the One Piece world is really weird."
Zhou Ning was not so petty as to care about their celebration. He just complained silently in his heart. His ears were filled with "hehehe", "kehehe", "shy giggle", "fufufufu", and "giagiagia", which could be called a laughter museum.
After arriving at the second-floor cabin, Zhou Ning took out the "Greenbeard's Pirate Gloves" from the inventory. The next second, the gloves seemed to come alive, making excited gurgling sounds, and rolled and crawled towards the cabin on the bottom floor, crawling back and forth anxiously in front of one of the locked cabins.
Zhou Ning raised his right hand and pressed it against the door. The lock on the door fell to the ground by itself. Then, Zhou Ning's gaze froze.
In front of him was a mountain of 10000-beli Skeleton Yogis and a pile of gold and jewels. Greenbeard's Pirate Gloves gave a sharp cry of joy, pounced on the pile of gold and jewels, and stuffed the jewels into his gloves.
Zhou Ning grabbed Greenbeard's Pirate Gloves without hesitation and stuffed it back into the inventory regardless of its struggle.
After coming to the world of One Piece, Zhou Ning's luck seemed to have returned. He had never thought that this slave ship could transport so much "sky gold".
The so-called "celestial gold" refers to the annual tribute paid by the member states of the World Government to the Celestial Dragons, the "World Nobles." Each of the 170 member states will deliver this treasure to the government navy's escort ships; the celestial gold will be delivered to the seat of the World Government, the sacred land of Marijoa, the home of the Celestial Dragons.
Three-quarters of this batch of heavenly gold is colorful berries, but one-quarter is gold. Even in the Apocalypse World, gold is a hard currency. Zhou Ning roughly calculated that based on the ratio of 3 ounce of gold to 4 Victa, if all of this gold and jewelry were exchanged, the total amount would be approximately equivalent to 1 million Victa.
This is fate, surprises often come so suddenly.
Zhou Ning loaded all the gold and berry into the inventory. The gold can be taken back directly, and the berry can be processed during the time he stays in the One Piece world. If it can be exchanged for gold, it can be exchanged for gold. The part that cannot be taken away can also be exchanged slowly. After all, you can come to the other world more than once.
Just like the world of Teigu Legend, the One Piece world could be considered a separate base. In this case, these slaves might be of considerable assistance. Who says a single spark can't start a prairie fire?
After returning to the deck, Zhou Ning looked at the slaves who were still celebrating, raised his voice slightly, and said with a smile:
"You also know that I just killed a Celestial Dragon. It would be dangerous to continue staying on this ship. You can choose to disembark directly in the Sabaody Archipelago. I respect your wishes."
Having just experienced the ecstasy of regaining their freedom, the group of slaves looked at each other in bewilderment. They also realized how much trouble killing the Tianlong people would cause. Finally, Doyle broke the silence and bowed deeply to Zhou Ning.
"Sir, could you allow us to discuss this first?"
Seeing Zhou Ning nodded in agreement, Doyle pulled them to the other side of the deck for discussion.
A half-giant swallowed hard and said:
"Doyle, you are the wisest among us, what do we do now?"
Doyle was silent for a moment and said:
"My advice is that if you still have family, go home directly. If you don't have family..."
Doyle's eyes revealed a hint of determination, and he looked at the others and said:
"In the one month from the South China Sea to here, do you know what we lost?"
Seeing the others looking confused, Doyle said in a deep voice:
"We have lost our dignity, and now we have a chance to take it back with our own hands."
"A man who can single-handedly defeat an entire escort fleet in an instant. I've seen Kaido, the King of Beasts, do just that. A man who dares to kill a Celestial Dragon, with such courage and strength, is enough to become the next Emperor of the Sea, enough for me, Doyle, to risk everything to follow him. Even if the enemy is the Navy Government, it doesn't matter. At most, I'll just give my life back."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"
"We'll listen to you!"
"This is a true seaman!"
"What are the Celestial Dragons?"
"Maybe we can become a squad leader too?"
The slaves were talking to each other, making it very lively. Zhou Ning's mouth curled up slightly as he listened to them. He just felt that people's joys and sorrows were not the same. How could they compare him with Kaido? What kind of vision was that?
But then again, the painting style of the One Piece world is really unique and very passionate.
Not long after, Doyle came back to Zhou Ning and said respectfully:
"Sir, there are less than 100 of us ready to disembark early. The rest are all willing to follow you and become your subordinates. Even if the enemy is the Celestial Dragons, it doesn't matter. We are ready to die in battle."
Hearing Doyle's answer, Zhou Ning smiled and nodded:
"I promise, you won't regret your decision."
Doyle smiled with joy, and the slaves around him started howling. After they quieted down again, Doyle said softly:
"Sir, my suggestion is that we change direction now. The Sabaody Archipelago is very close to the Navy Headquarters, Marineford. Once the news of your killing of the Celestial Dragons reaches the Navy Headquarters, it could trigger a siege by the Vice Admirals or even the Admirals at any time."
Isn't this just right? Zhou Ning pressed his hat on his head and said calmly:
"It doesn't matter. Even if all the generals come together, I can guarantee your safety. This is my promise."