Archer Mingcheng (3)

Fanxin arrived there as quickly as possible. Then, looking in that direction, he discovered it was a huge luminous pearl.

The luminous pearl emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the entire area.

"Hehe, what a windfall!" Fanxin chuckled, immediately picking up the luminous pearl. Then, he placed the luminous pearl and the composite metal into the Diamond Space.

At the same time, he gave the Diamond Beast an order: they must not eat those two things.

If he didn't give those guys the orders, he was sure that by the time he returned to the surface, both of those things would be gone, becoming food for the Diamond Beast.

After finishing his business, Fanxin didn't leave immediately. Since such a valuable item as the luminous pearl had appeared here, there must be other treasures as well. Having finally managed to come down here, he naturally wanted to search as much as possible.

Just as he expected, after searching for a while, he found quite a few more treasures. Although they weren't as valuable as the luminous pearl, he could definitely exchange them for a lot of gold coins on the market.

He wasn't short of gold coins; if he ran out, he could simply steal them. But why would he ignore the treasure right in front of him?

He collected all those treasures and put them into the Diamond Space.

After a while, he realized there was nothing of value on the seabed. So he immediately left the seabed and returned to the surface.

Back on the ship, he took out everything he had found on the seabed and placed it on the deck for the Little Black Cat to choose from. He then went back to his room, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and only then came out.

"How much of it is useful?" Fanxin asked curiously as she came onto the deck.

"I've already sorted them. Those over there are useless to me, you can exchange them! But these things are all useful to me, I plan to use them on the super warship," the Little Black Cat said, pointing to the two piles of goods.

"Hmm, you want the luminous pearl too? What do you plan to use it for?" Fanxin glanced at it, but his decision was meaningless to the Little Black Cat, because he was helping the Little Black Cat build a super warship. He would spare no effort to find and give the Little Black cat whatever materials it needed.

However, he didn't quite understand why the Little Black Cat wanted the luminous pearl. Although the luminous pearl was valuable, it was just an ornament. He felt it wouldn't be of much use to the super warship.

"Hehe, I plan to use it on top of the warship, so that when night falls, we can see the surrounding scenery," the Little Black Cat chuckled and said.

"I see. Then we're going to have more and more trouble in the future," Fanxin said with a wry smile.

Such a valuable item as a luminous pearl, and the Little Black Cat just left it outside. Unless someone is blind, they can definitely see it. Isn't that just blatantly telling others, "We're rich, come and steal it if you dare!"

People die for wealth, birds die for food; those who go to sea to become pirates are basically after treasure. Of course, he wasn't after treasure, but for other purposes. However, if there's profit to be made, he wouldn't hesitate to take action.

"What's there to be afraid of? That's exactly why I wanted them to come," the Little Black Cat said dismissively.

"Hmph, you brat, you really think we're your top thugs!" Fanxin shook his head helplessly, though he was dissatisfied. However, he didn't take the luminous pearl back.

He sat at the bow of the boat, looking at the newspaper, which he had recently bought from a seabird.

"Hmm, a wanted poster?" Fanxin opened the newspaper, looked at it for a moment, and suddenly something fell out of the newspaper. He picked it up, glanced at it, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Hey, boss, what are you laughing at?" Langyue asked when he saw Fanxin chuckling.

"Ah, it's our old friend. He's wanted by the police," Fanxin said.

"Old friends? We don't have many old friends!" Upon hearing this, Langyue pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Oh, right, it's the Straw Hat Boy, isn't it?"

"Yes, Luffy is wanted, with a bounty of 30 million. It seems he's done quite a few thrilling things while we were apart. Even the Navy can't ignore his existence anymore," Fanxin nodded and said.

When he set sail, he never intended to become a pirate. Therefore, the Navy didn't pay him any attention. That's why he hasn't been wanted by the Navy yet. If he had decided to become a pirate back then, he believes he would be wanted by now.

"Hehe, then we'd better hurry, or that kid will steal the spotlight, that won't do," Langyue said with dissatisfaction.

"Hmph, what's the rush! One day, we'll be famous all over the world," Fanxin said confidently.

He will no longer be content with being just an ordinary pirate; he wants to become the most famous pirate on the Grand Line, someone everyone will fear. Only in this way can he protect the Soul Clan and prevent others from bullying Soul Clan.

"Okay, I'll wait." Langyue nodded and said.

"Well, next, we're going to a place Sea Heart Island. We'll be staying there for a while," Fanxin said suddenly, taking out a map and looking at it.

"Why?" Langyue asked, puzzled.

"Because that place is rich in all kinds of ores, and I need ores," Fanxin said.

The reason he needs ore is because the Diamond Beast inside the Diamond Space need it. The Diamond Beast like to eat hard things, and if he doesn't satisfy their needs, he'll be in trouble.

"Oh, whatever, as long as there's a fight, that's fine," Langyue said nonchalantly.

"I want ore too, the more the better," the Little Black Cat, who was busy working, said immediately after hearing their conversation.

It needs to refine composite metals from the ore. The more ore it has, the more composite metals it can refine. In this way, it can greatly accelerate the speed at which it builds super warships.

"Okay, okay." Fanxin Xin nodded, offering no objection.

After that, he didn't say much and just kept reading the newspaper. The newspaper reported on some recent events in the world. For example, the Revolutionary Army had occupied a new country. And a new pirate had risen on the Grand Line.

Fanxin read with great interest, and only stopped after he had finished reading the entire newspaper.

He glanced around and realized it was already dark; it was evening. Suddenly remembering something, he immediately put down the newspaper and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook.

Everyone's been very busy lately, and he didn't have much to do. So, this task fell to him.

He rushed in and saw that the rice was already cooked and five dishes were already prepared.

"Hehe, sorry, I went too far," Fanxin said with an awkward smile.

"It's alright. We didn't want to disturb you since you were watching so intently. Go wash your hands! Dinner will be ready soon," Ren Fang said with a smile.

Fanxin nodded and quickly washed his hands. Then, he sat down at the table and waited patiently.

"Oh, right, Fanxin, we need to find a place to dock; we're running out of food," Ren Fang suddenly said, remembering something.

They stayed on that deserted island for several months. During those months, if Langyue hadn't caught fish every day, they would have run out of food long ago. Although a lot of vegetables were planted in Wolf Valley, they weren't ripe yet and couldn't be touched.

"I know. I've already headed towards Sea Heart Island. I should be there in two or three days," Fanxin nodded and said.

"That's good." Ren Fang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Soon after, the food was ready. The Su sisters brought the food to the table, and everyone sat down to eat.

Three days later, Fanxin's ship arrived not far from Sea Heart Island.

The island is called Sea Heart Island because its shape resembles a human heart, and it is located in the sea. Therefore, people named it Sea Heart Island.

Upon arriving near Sea Heart Island, Fanxin immediately set sail without hesitation. He planned to buy ore, while Ren Fang and the others were going to the market to shop.

However, just as they were about to reach the shore, countless cannons suddenly aimed at them, ready to fire at any moment.

Fanxin, the Little Black Cat, and Langyue immediately stood at attention, ready to strike at any moment.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Fanxin shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, this is our territory, you can't just come in like that." Just as Fanxin finished speaking, a man in a black overcoat slowly walked out from behind the cannon. He was wearing a black overcoat and a black top hat, was obese, had a mustache, and looked somewhat sleazy.

He arrived at the edge of the island, looked at Fanxin, habitually stroked his beard, and said with a smug look.

"Your territory? What's going on here? Isn't Sea Heart Island a mineral trading market?" Fanxin asked.

"Three months ago, Sea Heart Island was indeed a mineral trading market. However, it's no longer so, because we've taken over it." The man in black smiled and said, "If you want to trade minerals, that's fine, but first, pay ten million gold coins! Oh, I forgot to tell you, that's just the entry fee. If you want to buy minerals, you must pay extra."

"Ten million gold coins? Why don't you just rob someone!" Fanxin shouted in dissatisfaction. He could buy a lot of ore with ten million gold coins, but here, he could only exchange them for an entry ticket, which made him very unhappy.

"Hehe, kid, this is our territory. You'd better behave yourself and follow our rules, or else..." The man in black chuckled, looking at Fanxin, and said.

"Oh, what else can I do?" Fanxin asked curiously.

The man in black pointed to the cannons behind him and said, "Otherwise, I'll use the cannons to blast you all away. Do you understand?"

"Oh, I see!" Fanxin smiled dismissively upon hearing this.

Seeing Fanxin's nonchalant attitude, the man in black felt that Fanxin looked down on him and made him lose face. He snorted and shouted, "Boy, you'd better hand over ten million gold coins and apologize to me, or else you'll regret it."

"Tch." Fanxin scoffed, looking at Langyue, and said, "Take care of them. I don't have time to wait."

Langyue nodded, went to the bow of the ship, and said, "You have offended our captain. Our captain said he will kill you all. Now prepare to die!"

"This is outrageous! Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!" The man in black was furious when he saw Langyue spouting such arrogant words. He shouted, and soon his brothers all attacked, pointing their cannons at Langyue.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom...

In no time, countless shells hurtled towards Langyue.

Langyue glanced at it, snorted lightly, and didn't care at all. It then made its move, creating a giant air wolf that swallowed all the Anxie cannonballs whole.

Then, it instructed the giant air wolf to throw the cannonballs next to the man in black.

The man in black was so frightened he wet himself and scrambled away as fast as he could.

Although he escaped, the cannons were not spared; they were all destroyed by their own bombs.

Of those who fired the cannons, some died, some were injured, and some simply ran away.

Fanxin gave a light hum and immediately went ashore. Then, he made arrangements, having Ren Fang, Langyue, and the Little Black Cat follow him ashore, while the rest of them went into Wolf Valley.

"Let's put the ship on the seabed!" Fanxin said. This is the territory of a band of bandits. If their ship is left here openly, they will surely be destroyed by those guys. They only have one ship, so their ship cannot be destroyed for the time being.

The Little Black Cat nodded and immediately took action, concealing the ship.

After taking care of everything, they headed towards Sea Heart Island.

As Fanxin walked along, he noticed many miners, all chained up like prisoners. They were being watched from above, and any miner who dared to slack off would be punished without mercy.

Many of the miners were beaten until their bodies were covered in blood; it was a truly pitiful sight.

Fanxin frowned slightly, somewhat angry, and said, "Damn it, how could they be so ruthless to ordinary people? These guys are too despicable."

"Fanxin, help them! They'll be tortured to death if this continues." Ren Fang looked on, her face extremely grim.

Her village had also been occupied, so she deeply understood this kind of pain. She couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw similar things happening before her eyes.

"Ah, don't worry! I will, but we need some time," Fanxin said. "I must help these people stand up for themselves. Only when their confidence is firm will things be easier. That way, they will fight with all their might for their homeland in the future."

He helped them, which was fine, since he was there to buy ore. He wouldn't have felt comfortable robbing ordinary people. But this place was now a den of scoundrels. So there was no need for him to pretend to be reserved; he could just start robbing them. Therefore, he was bound to fight those despicable guys sooner or later. Even if Ren Fang hadn't said anything, he would have already taken action.