The small garden on the ancient island was something Maud once told her.
Arthur played with the wine glass, looked up at Maud, who had a calm face, and continued:
"According to the survivor who brought back the Devil Fruit, the island is full of extremely threatening ancient giant creatures, as well as... two very powerful giants."
“…”
Maud feigned interest.
In fact, he knew all these things.
However, he wanted to know Arthur's motive for coming to him specifically to say these words.
Seeing Maud's strong interest, Arthur calmed down slightly. He first raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and then went on to talk about the small garden.
"Mode, the background of those two giants is very unusual. Do you know the Giant Pirates?"
"have no idea."
Maude shook her head cooperatively.
Bailey looked at Maude, and inexplicably had a subtle feeling that was quite familiar to him.
It has nothing to do with me anyway.
Bailey thought to himself, then picked up a piece of meat and started eating it.
Arthur looked at Maud and said seriously:
"That was a pirate group composed of giants a hundred years ago. They roamed the sea unimpeded, burning down villages one after another wherever they went."
"In just a few years, countless people died at their hands, which shocked the world at that time."
"And the two giants in the small garden are the captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates, namely Aoki Tori and Red Oni Broki!"
"Today, the giant pirate group led by them has fallen apart, but their wanted order with a reward of 100 million is still valid."
Speaking of this, Arthur's eyes sparkled.
Maude took a sip of wine and said calmly: "Then?"
"Two hundred million."
Arthur raised two fingers and said seriously: "Their head is worth 200 million, are you interested?"
“…”
Maud smiled and said nothing.
Arthur didn't care either, and said in a slightly bewitching tone:
"If the Giant Soldier Pirates were in good health, it would be more difficult to take away Ao Oni and Red Oni's head worth 200 million, but they are alone now, so they are very suitable to do it. "
"You and I cooperate. As long as we take some measures, it's not difficult to kill them. The bounty we will receive afterwards is seven for you and three for me. How about it?"
Is this what it was all about
Maude thought to herself, then changed the subject lightly and asked: "Do you know what the power of the devil fruit you brought back from the small garden is?"
Seeing that Maud changed the subject, Arthur was a little disappointed, but he still answered Maud's question.
"I heard it's an ancient species of animal. I don't know if it's true or not."
"Ancient species..."
Maud rubbed her chin and immediately thought of the island situation in the small garden.
Countless ancient creatures lived there, including various dinosaurs.
If the Devil Fruit in Dick City is really an ancient species of animals, and was brought back from the small garden...
Could it be that those ancient animal-type Devil Fruits were all produced in small gardens
While Maude was thinking, Jaya asked curiously: "Why don't people who go through all the trouble to find the devil fruit just eat it?"
Mod glanced at Jia Ya who was curious about this matter, and smiled: "Because some people prefer real money to unknown power."
"oh."
Jaya nodded.
Devil fruits bring power, and having power brings money.
The truth is very superficial, but it requires a process.
Therefore, exchanging the unknown power that exists in the future for money that can change your future life now is also a choice that many people will make.
On this island where money is paramount, exchanging Devil Fruit for money is the most normal thing.
"Arthur, Little Garden is not on this route. If you want to attack those two giants, you need to get a permanent pointer to the magnetism of Little Garden Island."
Maude looked at Arthur and inexplicably changed the topic from Devil Fruit to the small garden.
Arthur was stunned for a moment, unable to follow Maud's train of thought.
So, are you interested in Devil Fruits or the bounty from the Little Garden Giant
Arthur was helpless and lowered his voice again:
"During this period, many people came to the Colosseum for the Devil Fruit, but there were also many people who went straight to the small garden in order to get the bounty of the Blue Oni and the Red Oni, causing the permanent pointer of the small garden to become It’s a hot commodity.”
Having said this, Arthur showed a confident smile.
"But... I happen to have a permanent pointer to a small garden here."
"oh?"
Maude's eyes lit up and she said curiously: "The permanent pointer, we just came to the Grand Channel. We have only heard that the appearance of the permanent pointer is very similar to an hourglass, but we have never seen it with our own eyes."
"It does look like an hourglass."
Arthur took out the small garden's permanent pointer from his pocket.
"Hey, it's more exquisite than I imagined. Can you show it to me?"
Maud stretched out her hand towards Arthur naturally.
Arthur didn't think much and put the permanent pointer into Maud's stretched out hand.
Maude took the permanent pointer and put it in her pocket more naturally. Then she picked up the wine bottle more naturally and poured a glass of wine for Arthur.
It was as if he had never received the permanent pointer just now.
"???"
Arthur looked at Maud blankly.
On the wine table, the only sound left was the sound of Bailey chewing meat.
"Maud?"
"Um?"
Maud looked at Arthur in confusion, as if to say: What's going on
The corner of Arthur's mouth twitched and he reminded: "The permanent pointer you just put away...is mine."
"What permanent pointer?"
“…”
Arthur looked at Maud with an incredulous look and said word by word: "The permanent pointer of the small garden!"
"Oh, that's what you're talking about. Why, do you have a permanent pointer to the small garden?"
Maude slowly cut a piece of steak and said calmly: "Speaking of which, I've been coming to the Grand Channel for a while, but I haven't even seen the permanent pointer. Alas..."
"???"
Arthur looked at Maud silently, as if he was meeting Maud for the first time.
Then, he looked at the other people at the same table.
Meeting Arthur's gaze.
Lafayette was leisurely sipping the signature liquor in the pub.
Jaya concentrated on cutting the steak for Bailey.
Jim and Bailey only care about eating meat.
Betty, the little tour guide, almost buried her head under the table.
“…”
Arthur was speechless for a long time.
Within the tavern.
One man stood up, paid the bill and left.
After leaving the tavern, the man walked into a dark alleyway, raised his hands and rolled up his sleeves, revealing a watch-shaped phone bug.
After dialing a number.
The man lowered his voice and said, "Bacardi Mod is on Leviathan Island."
Chapter 59 Trafalgar Rowe
Stained canvases were hung above the alleyway. They were staggered and blocked most of the light from the [Hanging Lamp Vine].
The man wearing an khaki coat and a top hat of the same color walked into the darkness, lowered his head slightly and looked at the watch-style phone on his wrist.
"knew."
Two seconds later, a deep male voice came from the other side of the phone.
Subsequently, the communication was disconnected.
The man in the coat closed the cover of the watch phone bug and pulled down his sleeves to hide the presence of the watch phone bug.
"Use Devil Fruit as the prize for the competition..."
The whisper of a man in a coat sounded in the alleyway.
The voice sounded very hoarse, mixed with a hint of feminine sharpness.
"It's going to get lively."
The man in the coat raised his hand and gently pressed the brim of his hat, looking back in the direction of the pub.
Only a few people know that the person behind the Colosseum in Dick City is actually the king who lives in the royal capital on top of the whale's head and rarely comes down to Dick City.
However, during the monthly beast fighting competition, the king will definitely not be absent.
And this time, in order to make the competition more lively, the king even did not hesitate to use a Devil Fruit as the competition prize.
In addition, a prize pool of 50 million Beli has also been established.
Such a generous prize did attract many outsiders.
In just a week or so, the pier specially prepared for people from outside the island was almost full of boats.
You know, within the open mouth of the whale on Leviathan Island, the largest area is the "U"-shaped port.
Even so, such a large port still cannot handle the influx of foreign ships.
The continuous influx of outsiders has caused the sales of the shops in Dick City to rise sharply.
Afterwards, it is unknown how much tax money will be contributed to Ahab's treasury.
The man in the coat stared in the direction of the tavern, then withdrew his gaze after a moment and walked into the shadows.
Inside the tavern.
Maud's influence gradually faded.
The pirates who gradually let go began to drink heavily and chat loudly.
After a while, the crowd became loud again.
Most of the things they talked about were about the beast fighting competition half a month later.
What makes them so keen on it is not only the unknown type of devil fruit, but also the bonus with a base price starting at 50 million beli.
If you can win the championship, you will suddenly have power and wealth.
At this time, Arthur was very tired.