After stating the stakes, Neptune decisively agreed to Maud's proposal.
The tens of thousands of pirates who died in the square left behind not only a large number of sophisticated weapons, but also a small amount of money and accessories that the pirates carried with them. Taken together, it was a large amount.
And this money can be used to compensate the dessert chefs.
The things that need to be dealt with have been almost dealt with, and it's time to leave.
Before leaving Dragon Palace City, Neptune finally made a decision.
"Mr. Maude, can I lend you your flag?"
"certainly."
Maud agreed readily.
When the flag of the Mord Pirates flies over Fish-Man Island, it is equivalent to the thumb seal of a promise.
There was a tacit understanding on both sides.
After leaving the Dragon Palace City, Mod and his party landed in the Geelong Code Square.
Yesterday, there were corpses lying on the ground in the square, but today, there was no trace of blood at all.
The cleaning efficiency is amazing.
Neptune, Princess White Star, and the three prince brothers who had just woken up this morning and had extraordinary physiques, accompanied Maud and the others.
In order to show their goodwill, as the royal family, they must bid farewell to Maud and the others in person.
This approach gave Moder enough cards.
"Lafayette, how's the coating on the Hades?"
"It has been coated and ready to sail at any time."
"Um."
Maude nodded.
The group passed through Geelong Code Square and headed towards the Coral Hill in the port town.
Along the way, the streets on both sides were crowded with enthusiastic residents of Fish-Man Island.
Almost all the residents of the island came here just to say goodbye to the Mod Pirates.
Seeing the friendly attitude of the people towards Maud, the Neptune family, who are members of the royal family, had different expressions.
In their opinion, Maud may be the only human being who can make so many compatriots put down their hostility.
In this way, amid the noisy farewell, Maud and his party arrived at the port of Coral Hill.
In such a large port, only one ship, the Hades, was moored, and it looked very depressed.
In addition to the Hades, there was also Arthur standing on the shore.
He was waiting for Maud here specifically.
"Mod, sell me a devil fruit!!!"
Seeing Maud, Arthur expressed his intention out loud.
Maud looked at Arthur in surprise.
"Do you have money?"
“…”
Chapter 188 Explosive News
The base price of a Devil Fruit is 100 million beli.
Depending on the capabilities and series, the price will double.
Even so, there is a price but no market.
The places where Devil Fruits are most likely to appear are basically at auctions that are well-known and have a strong background.
However, people who are eager for Devil Fruits usually push the bidding price to a price that ordinary people cannot bear.
Thanks to Arthur's tricks, he was able to find some sellers in the underground world who were unwilling to put Devil Fruits up for auction.
It's a pity that due to bad luck, or because he was born with the insulating properties of Devil Fruit, Arthur has been struggling for so many years, but he has never been able to successfully buy a Devil Fruit.
Now, the great collector of Devil Fruits, Maud, is right in front of him, and he must consider whether this is the only chance he has to get close to Devil Fruits in his life.
In order to seize this opportunity, he was so excited that he squatted at the port in advance, waiting for Mod's arrival, and then made a request to buy the Devil Fruit.
But Maud knew that Arthur had little money now.
Although he now holds five Devil Fruits, he is not generous enough to sell them at a low price.
The most important thing is that he is not short of money at all.
Therefore, in the face of Arthur's request, Maud said "do you have money" and refused openly.
Arthur's mind cooled down, but he was eager for Devil Fruit and didn't want to miss this opportunity no matter what.
He even thought of writing an IOU to Maud, but quickly rejected it on his own.
"I have no money, but I want to 'get' a Devil Fruit from Mod. What should I do..."
Arthur's head started spinning rapidly in an instant.
In this situation, there are very few solutions that can be thought of.
As for the only more likely method, Arthur himself found it difficult to accept it.
But in the end, the desire for Devil Fruit took over.
In less than a second or two, Arthur raised his eyes to look at Maud and said solemnly: "I have no money, but I can sell this life to you!"
"Your life?"
Maud shook his head slightly. It was not that he looked down on Arthur. Based on his requirements for the members, Arthur was still far from qualified.
To put it bluntly, Maud didn't need Arthur's life at all.
Just when she was about to refuse, Maude suddenly thought of "hacking" a permanent pointer from Arthur in the bar on Leviathan Island, as well as the [Line Skills] that Arthur was proficient in, and she stopped her words in time.
Seeing Maud shaking her head, Arthur's heart sank to the bottom.
Selling his life to Mord, even becoming Mord's slave, is the only way Arthur can think of to get the Devil Fruit from Mord.
But even so, it still failed.
Recalling the bad experiences in the past, Arthur felt like he was going into depression.
"Come on board, I'll give you a chance to show your 'value'."
Just when Arthur's heart was filled with despair, Maud's sudden words were like the dawn breaking through the dark night, making Arthur's whole heart come alive instantly.
He suppressed his inner excitement, his eyes filled with bright light.
"Boss, I won't let you down!"
After spending many years in the underground world, he changed his name to Boss Maud.
Maude said expressionlessly: "I haven't recognized your 'value' yet, so don't rush to call me boss, and don't be too happy too soon."
"If the 'value' you embody cannot meet my requirements, I will let you off the ship as soon as possible. On the other hand, if you can embody a value that satisfies me, even giving you a Devil Fruit for free is nothing. .”
Hearing Maud's words, Arthur restrained the light in his eyes and nodded heavily.
Around him, everyone in the Mord Pirates, even if they did not agree with Arthur's ability, would not object to Mord's decision.
"Come on board."
Maud strode towards the Hades.
When he was on Leviathan Island, Maud was severely short of funds in order to build a ship, and it happened that Arthur sent him the permanent pointer of the small garden.
Due to lack of funds at that time, Maud had no choice but to resort to some tricks and steal the permanent pointer of the small garden directly from Arthur.
Afterwards, Mod collected two waves of experience points in the small garden, and also mastered crucial hegemony skills.
It was these things that made Maud willing to give Arthur a chance.
If Arthur can get his approval, then he doesn't mind giving the [Thread Fruit] to Arthur.
Arthur looked at the back of Maud walking towards the Hades, his fighting spirit burning like a raging fire.
"I will definitely seize this opportunity!"
Arthur muttered to himself.
Under the watchful eyes of the Neptune family and many residents of Fish-Man Island, Maud and his party boarded the Hades one by one.
After a while.
The sails of the ship were raised, and the flag pattern of the Mod Pirates painted on the sails swelled together with the sails, becoming quite three-dimensional.
Maude stood at the side of the ship and looked calmly at Neptune and others on the port.
From today on, he has one more commitment to fulfill.
To do this, he has to become stronger, strong enough to fulfill all the promises he made.
Whether it's from Fish-Man Island or Big Bear and Sunny...
The Hades slowly left the port and headed for the deep sea outside the Fish-Man Island.
As the Hades continued to rise, the Fishman Island below gradually turned into a small point of light.
Lafayette and Jim were tense and focused.
One of them is a navigator and the other is a helmsman, responsible for the safety of the entire team.
Even after completing a successful voyage to Fish-Man Island, they still did not relax at all in the deep seabed 10,000 meters below.
In comparison, others were much more relaxed, enjoying the wonders of the deep sea outside the bubble wrap while drinking wine.
The Hades rose slowly and steadily until it successfully caught the upward current, and its climbing speed instantly increased several times.
"That way there won't be any problem."
After successfully sending the Hades to the upwelling current, Lafayette's pressure eased a lot.
Following the rising current, the voyage was smooth.
In the end, the Hades jumped out of the sea like a flying fish, and immediately fell heavily, causing large waves.
After jumping out of the sea, the scene before everyone's eyes was a thunderstorm, strong winds, and rough waves on the sea.
"Rumble—"
In the sky with surging black clouds, a deafening thunder suddenly sounded, and thunder and lightning flashed across the thick black clouds.
"Pretty bad weather."
Maude came to the bow of the ship and looked up at the lightning-thundering sky.
His calm look was in sharp contrast to the busy crew behind him.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Maude's eyes narrowed slightly.
On the sea directly in front of the Hades, a cyclone visible to the naked eye appeared.
Maud had seen this kind of cyclone many times during his voyage, and it was a precursor to the formation of a tornado.
Maude was about to remind Lafayette when she saw that the originally slender tornado cyclone had unreasonably expanded several times in just one or two seconds.
Every second that passes, the tornado cyclone expands at an alarming speed and rolls up a huge amount of sea water at the same time.
"Good guy."
A flash of surprise flashed in Maud's eyes.
Although he had seen waterspouts many times in the Grand Channel, this was the first time he had seen a waterspout with such abnormal expansion speed and scale.
This is the new world...
Therefore, it is best to take the empty road in the future.
at the same time.
Somewhere high in the sky with clear weather.