This Is the Real World

When Su Xiao previously obtained the Worn Flintlock, he received many prompts.

However, the dagger he obtained now had no prompts, no specific data, and no indication of whether it could be sold.

This led Su Xiao to speculate that when he obtained the Worn Flintlock earlier, it was a combination of luck and perhaps a deliberate arrangement by Reincarnation Paradise.

It meant that he could obtain weapons, but he had to bear certain risks; this should be the law of Reincarnation Paradise.

As for the dagger in his hand, it clearly did not fall into this category. The dagger was very sharp and he could use it, but he could not take it out of the One Piece world, nor could he exchange it for Paradise Coins.

This was only natural. If anything could be sold for Paradise Coins, then the currency mechanism of Reincarnation Paradise would be nothing more than a joke.

Driving the somewhat disobedient horse, Su Xiao gradually approached the city gate, and the guards had already come into his line of sight.

Having suddenly changed masters, the old horse was clearly not following commands, which put Su Xiao in a difficult position. He had never handled a horse before, but with the guards right in front of him, there was no room for him to retreat.

With a tug on the reins, the horse snorted and stopped in its tracks.

Su Xiao stopped voluntarily to undergo inspection. Based on his guess, it was relatively lax when leaving the city, but entering the city was definitely not that simple.

Several guards walked up. Although their demeanor seemed lazy, their eyes were as sharp as a hawk's.

"What's going on? Back in the city so early today?"

The guard's familiar attitude made the hair on Su Xiao's body stand on end.

These guards might know the identity of the Black Market Merchant, and the two parties might even have a financial relationship; things were getting complicated.

"Sir, I just left the city today, and I got robbed by Toby's forces, ugh~."

Su Xiao's voice was very muffled and accompanied by bouts of retching. His voice was different from the coachman's, so he did this on purpose.

Coupled with the stench of sewage on his clothes, the guards did not suspect him and even moved a distance away from Su Xiao.

"What? Toby? Are they looking for death? They even dared to rob you? Doesn't he know your identity?"

The guard in front of Su Xiao was clearly a bit angry, but another guard on the side said:

"Boss, that guy Toby has been expanding his forces very quickly lately. According to my informants, Toby just wiped out Roger's forces. Now, apart from the Bluejam Pirates, no force in the Terminal Station surpasses Toby."

"Just let it go like that? What about the money?"

The guards looked at each other. Although there was unwillingness in their eyes, they had no way to deal with Toby, who was hiding in the Terminal Station.

"You... forget it. If this happens again next time, you don't have to come back. Just 'live' in the Terminal Station."

Su Xiao pretended to nod submissively, but his eyes remained very calm.

The more critical the moment, the calmer one must be. Many failures occur due to getting carried away before success.

Su Xiao drove the horse, and the old brown horse moved forward reluctantly.

Just before Su Xiao left, a guard leaned over to look under the cart to ensure no one was hiding there; this was a common method for refugees to sneak into the city.

Su Xiao had never thought of hiding under the cart, but rather directly finishing off the coachman and taking his place. Although this method was risky, it exploited the guards' blind spot in surveillance.

The garbage cart gradually passed through the city gate and drove forward steadily—three meters, five meters, ten meters.

"Carlos, wait."

The shout of a guard came from behind. Su Xiao's pupils constricted, but he immediately returned to normal.

"I've already arranged your nephew's matter. Bring enough 'sincerity' and you can report to the guard team today."

The guard held one hand high, rubbing his thumb and middle finger together. That so-called 'sincerity' referred to money.

Su Xiao nodded hurriedly, making a gesture to thank him, but let out continuous retching instead.

"Hurry up and go, it stinks to death. I can smell it even from this far away."

Of course, Su Xiao would not miss such a good opportunity. He picked up the whip on the side and lashed the old horse's rear.

"Crack~."

A crisp sound rang out, and the old horse let out a mournful cry, its pace clearly quickening.

The infiltration was a success. Su Xiao had safely blended into the capital of the Goa Kingdom.

Although he had safer ways to infiltrate the capital, those required time, and his time was not abundant right now.

Moreover, from the fragments of the guards' conversation, he had obtained a lot of useful intelligence.

First, the current time point was before the original protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, set sail—meaning it was either Luffy's childhood, or Luffy had not even been born yet.

The basis for this conclusion was the Bluejam Pirates mentioned by the guards earlier.

If Su Xiao remembered correctly, the Bluejam Pirates were the pirate crew that fought against young Luffy, Ace, and the others in the fire in the original story.

In the original story, the Bluejam Pirates were used by the king of the Goa Kingdom to personally ignite the Terminal Station, after which they were abandoned and left to fend for themselves in the fire.

And the second point was a very unexpected gain; perhaps this gain was the key to the success of Su Xiao's mission.

Just now, because of the guard's words, Su Xiao was overjoyed: "I've already arranged your nephew's matter. Bring enough 'sincerity' and you can report to the guard team today."

It seemed this was some kind of deal the deceased Black Market Merchant had made with the guard on duty, using money to buy a position in the guard team.

If Su Xiao impersonated the nephew and entered the guard team, it meant he was one step closer to his assassination target.

Although doing this was very risky, it was the best way at the moment. Reincarnation Paradise had not arranged an identity for him; he was just an undocumented outsider.

Su Xiao drove the carriage through the streets of the capital of the Goa Kingdom. Since he had only just entered the outer perimeter of the capital, this area was merely a residential district for commoners.

The streets in the commoner district were reasonably tidy, and both sides were filled with vendors hawking their wares.

Large groups of commoners strolled leisurely through the streets, making the entire city appear bustling and lively, though some wore expressions of sorrow and hurried along with anxious looks.

The only difference between these commoners and the refugees outside the walls was that they did not go hungry, yet they still struggled on the edge of subsistence.

The world of One Piece was in an era of turmoil, filled with war and roving pirates, so the living conditions of the commoners were relatively poor.

Passing through the noisy streets, Su Xiao felt as if he were in another lifetime, as if this were not a mission world but a real world, where everyone was a flesh-and-blood human rather than a so-called NPC.

It was evident from the guards earlier that their vigilance was not low; had Su Xiao not been well-prepared and quick to adapt, he might have already been exposed.

In a mission world, one must never underestimate anyone, Su Xiao warned himself inwardly.

However, the priority now was to find a place to wash up, and he also needed to open the [Treasure Chest (White)] he had obtained earlier; he had to utilize every resource he could.

At only LV.1, Su Xiao found it truly difficult to move an inch in this LV.6, Nightmare-difficulty world.

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