Jewelry Bonney!

Chapter 47: Jewelry Bonney! (Seeking Follow-up Reads! Seeking Monthly Votes!)

On this turbulent sea, what is the "hardest" currency?

It's not the "Belly" issued by the World Government.

Nor is it "gold" as a precious metal.

But the seemingly unremarkable "ships"!

In the world-renowned shipbuilding city – Water Seven.

A well-preserved used ship costs around one hundred million Belly.

And for a brand new ship, the price is at least three hundred million Belly or more!

You must know that even the legendary "great secret treasure" – the Devil Fruit.

The average selling price of a Devil Fruit is only one hundred million Belly.

If you convert this according to these prices.

A brand new ship can be exchanged for approximately three Devil Fruits!

Furthermore.

The ships publicly sold by Water Seven are often wooden sailing ships targeted at Pirates and merchants.

What about the warships that the World Government and Marine Headquarters rely on to traverse the seas and maintain order?

Taking the three warships that Storm captured at once in the previous battle as an example.

These are large battleships made of steel, with four masts, dozens of cannons mounted on the front and sides, and they can even pass through the Calm Belt unharmed!

The hull length of each large warship is nearly sixty meters!

According to the knowledge Storm learned in the Naval Academy.

Large battleships like these, with a hull length of nearly sixty meters, capable of accommodating eight hundred Marines for cross-sea operations.

Each of them often costs billions of Belly to build!

Storm didn't know why the World Government? Or perhaps Marine Headquarters –

To suppress the "Tyrant" Bartholomew Bear of the Sorbeth Kingdom, they dispatched three large warships at once.

In any case, these three warships have now become cheap for Storm.

He happened to not have a ship.

When recruiting other crew members in the future, Storm can point to the warships and say –

"My ship is big and comfortable!"

Of course.

Storm couldn't "use" all three warships himself.

He didn't have any intention of "keeping one, one for display, and one for proselytizing"...

Storm planned to keep one Marine warship for his own use.

For the other two, he wanted to find a suitable "buyer" to purchase them all!

And also the hundreds of Marines on the shore, he wanted that "buyer" to redeem them all as well!

Wouldn't this be the initial startup capital for his Pirate career?

Bulldog looked at the three warships on the sea, then at the young "Pirate" beside him.

"You plan to steal these Marines' warships?"

"Not 'plan to steal', I've already 'stolen them'!"

Storm corrected Bulldog's statement, and he said earnestly.

"As Pirates, of course, we rob whoever has money!

"How much can you squeeze out of the poor?"

As soon as he said this.

Bulldog finally believed that the man in front of him was a lawless Great Pirate.

Although he didn't know how to put it, the other party's disdain for the poor made him feel a sense of relief...

Just then.

Kid and Killer, who had finished their initial inspection of the supplies on the three Marine warships, walked over excitedly.

"Boss! The Marines' ships are so big! They're packed with so much stuff!"

"Food, fresh water, cutlasses, cannonballs, and even new types of weapons and equipment I've never heard of before!"

The reports from Kid and Killer reflected their distinctly different personalities.

"Move the food that's not easy to preserve for a long time first, and you guys take some people with you..."

Storm paused as he said this.

He glanced at all the Marines he had already controlled, and the group of old men standing on the shore, shaking his head inwardly.

Clay Person!

Storm unleashed the power of the Clay Fruit, and one by one, small giants over three meters tall appeared on the shore.

He controlled these clay giants to form a queue, then waved at Kid and Killer.

"You two, take these clay people with you and move everything from the ship. Don't miss anything."

"Yes! Boss!" X2

Kid and Killer readily complied, leading a group of small giants back to the warships at sea.

Storm created more clay people, having them guard the captured Marines here.

Then he manipulated clay to grab the unconscious Bear, and another "important prisoner"—King Bekley.

Nine-Tails Fox!

A lifelike white fox leaped out from Storm's body.

Its magical appearance, exactly like in legends and stories, startled Bulldog and the other old men nearby.

"Old man, I won't be chatting with you here any longer."

Storm leaped up, landing on the Nine-Tails Fox's head and sitting down cross-legged.

"I'm going to King Bear's 'palace' now, do you want to come along?"

Palace?

How did this Pirate know where it was?

Bulldog was shocked.

He hadn't mentioned anything about a "palace" to the other party just now!

"Alright, it seems you plan to walk back yourself."

Storm patted the Nine-Tails Fox beneath him, and it immediately started moving towards the interior of the island.

"Then I'll be leaving now!"

"Wait—wait a moment!"

Bulldog quickly raised his hand and shouted.

"Please take me back with you!"

Bulldog made up his mind.

If what the young Great Pirate had just said was true.

If he was really going to Bear's "palace"—the church where Little Bonney was hidden.

Then Bulldog would stop him, even if it cost him his life!

But if what he said was a lie.

If he hadn't found Bear's "palace," but King Bekley's palace—

"King Bekley??"

Just as Storm pulled Bulldog onto the Nine-Tails Fox, Bulldog caught sight of another familiar face beside him.

It was none other than the former King of the Sorbeth Kingdom, Bekley!

This Great Pirate!

Bulldog looked at Storm's retreating back, completely bewildered.

He captured Bear, and now he captured King Bekley...

What exactly did this Pirate want?

The Nine-Tails Fox moved with astonishing speed.

Before Bulldog could react, the Nine-Tails Fox had taken them deep into the island where the Sorbeth Kingdom was located.

Under Storm's control, the Nine-Tails Fox stopped steadily in front of a small church with a rather peculiar appearance.

Unlike the decoration and layout of a normal church, every window of this small church had been sealed shut.

Storm could imagine.

Under such strict protective measures, absolutely no natural light could enter the church!

Storm jumped down from the Nine-Tails Fox, and then put down Bear, Bulldog, and King Bekley.

The moment he set them down.

Bulldog suddenly swung his cane, smashing it forcefully towards Storm.

"You Pirate!"

"Old man, that's quite rude of you, isn't it?"

Storm frowned slightly as he looked at the limp cane.

"You can stay outside with that King too!"

Before Bulldog's cane could hit Storm.

The Nine-Tails Fox's fluffy tail gently coiled around Bulldog, binding his body.

When the Nine-Tails Fox's tail withdrew, Bulldog had, like King Bekley, turned into a clay statue.

Storm slowly walked towards the church, carrying the still groggy Bear.

Creeeak--

With the sound of a door opening.

Storm slowly pushed open the church doors from the outside.

The moment he stepped into the church.

A short, stern-looking figure rushed out from the shadows of the church.

She had pink hair that reached her waist, and her tender face was adorned with a few gem-like fragments.

"Die!"

The short figure leaped high into the air, raised her right leg, and unleashed a "heavy kick" towards Storm.

However, the Strength of her kick was even less than that of Bulldog's cane.

Storm, with quick reflexes, grabbed the short pink-haired girl's ankle and lifted her upside down with one hand.

"Little girl, what are you doing?"

Storm dangled the short pink-haired girl, shaking her vigorously. Small, fragmented "weapons" fell from her body.

Crosses, garlic, candlesticks, bricks...

Storm's eye twitched.

"The local residents are really too impolite!"

Dizzy from Storm's actions, the short pink-haired girl couldn't help but let out squeaks.

Her voice reached the ears of the man beside her.

The Bear, who had been unconscious moments ago, suddenly opened his eyes and got up from the ground.

"Bonnie!"

The Bear looked at his daughter, who was "controlled" by Storm, and nervously raised his right hand, wanting to save her.

But Storm was too close to his daughter.

The Bear ultimately just raised his hands over his head and gave Storm a French salute.

"Let Bonnie go! I'll agree to anything you want!"

"Dad!"

Jewelry Bonnie dangled in mid-air, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey, you guys are making it sound like I'm some kind of scumbag!"

Storm held Bonnie's ankle and gently swung her towards the Bear.

"Bartholomew Bear, spend more time with your 'daughter'!"

"Bonnie!"

Seeing Bonnie flying towards him, the Bear disregarded everything else and immediately raised his hands to catch his daughter.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine!"

Bonnie curled up in the Bear's embrace, trying hard to hold back her tears.

"That uncle just now--"

Storm, standing nearby, immediately shot her a cold gaze.

"Hmm?"

"That person just now--"

"Tch!"

Bonnie mustered her courage and continued.

"That person just now didn't hurt me."

The Bear personally checked Bonnie's body and found that she indeed had no injuries, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked up at Storm, recalling what the other man had said earlier.

"You, what did you mean by that just now?"

"Don't you know?"

Storm casually molded a clay figurine of Jewelry Bonney and poked her face.

"Your daughter has a terminal illness."

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