One day later.
The Flower Kingdom and the Mulberry Kingdom are still raising money from various naval families and Daimyo clans to pay the exorbitant ransoms.
After all, a ransom of tens of billions couldn't possibly be paid by the king and general themselves.
The various factions and groups argued for a long time before finally managing to raise that much money.
They only managed to raise the money quickly after the morning News Coo arrived and they saw the detailed news, learning about the power of the Goa Empire.
This completely extinguished the idea of 'saving people without paying'.
This news also prompted major world powers to reassess the strength of the Goa Empire.
Wang Shi of King of Exile, known as the Emperor of Exile by Morgans, was so powerful that he could instantly behead thousands of pirate samurai.
The scene of the blooming blood was captured by the reporter in a way that was both terrifying and 'beautiful'!
There are also the Imperial Twin Marquesses forcefully suppressed the pillars of the Flower Kingdom and the Daimyo of the Mulberry Kingdom.
Imperial Marquess Aramaki and Imperial Marquess Yixiao.
Morgans also gave Aramaki another nickname: Marquess of Impalement!
After all, the fact that this Aramaki pierced so many pirates into the air and sucked them dry was truly visually striking.
Marquess of Impalement Aramaki, this fearsome reputation is well-deserved!
Perhaps Aramaki will be promoted to the Duke of Impalement in the future.
He became the new generation of Grand Duke of Impalement.
Legend has it that among the Twenty Kings, there was a notorious Grand Duke of Impalement who left a significant mark on history.
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Guided by Sai, Wang Shi and his group finally arrived at a remote, frigid Winter Island.
This is the territory of the Happo Navy, and above it is the treasure trove where their ancestors hid their money— the Treasure Ice Mountain.
There were also some Happo Navy patrolling the perimeter.
After being unable to open the treasure himself, and with his own strength diminished and the Happo Navy facing a shortage of capable men, Chinjao the Drill was even more worried that others would covet their treasure.
We had to increase protective patrols.
But these lackeys were no match for Wang Shi and his men.
With a single burst of Conqueror's Haki, he annihilated almost the entire patrolling navy, and the remaining elite warriors were all banished by Wang Shi.
Sai didn't even have time to plead for mercy.
"Don't worry, I'll release them all once we've taken the treasure."
Seeing the flustered Sai, Wang Shi spoke calmly and led everyone directly onto the island.
Sai could only grit his teeth and continue leading the way.
'They only brought one ship, and even if it were fully loaded, they couldn't carry away the treasure—it's that guy who can float ships.'
Damn, I wonder how many things this guy can float.
'If only they couldn't open the Treasure Ice Mountain.'
Sai, who was leading the way, was also a little reluctant to part with his family's treasure.
After all, the current Happo Navy needs this money to grow.
But Chinjao's life is more important.
Now Sai can only hope that these guys won't be able to empty the treasure trove, leaving some funds for the Happo Navy.
"Treasure! Treasure! This is so exciting!"
Nami, dressed in thick winter clothes, was breathing out white mist, her eyes already shaped like Belly's, and she looked extremely excited.
I wonder how much money is in the treasure that His Majesty is so interested in.
After all, even Redemption Aramaki and Ikko's billion Belly seemed very casual, as if they didn't care about such 'small money'.
Despite spending so many years stealing at sea, she still hadn't managed to scrape together 100 million Belly.
"With its centuries-old history, the Happo Navy probably has a treasure trove worth hundreds of billions of Belly."
Capone Bege's eyes gleamed; even he was tempted by so much money.
So that's why Wang Shi appointed him as the head of the transportation team.
"Hundreds of billions? We're rich! We're rich!"
Nami shouted excitedly, completely ignoring the cold weather, her eyes only fixed on her desire for money.
"Actually, our ancestors had both glorious and low periods, and the treasures they accumulated may not be as much as you imagine."
Sai spoke dryly, saying that during the glorious era, they frantically saved money, and during the low period, they took money from the treasure trove to develop, rather than always saving money in it.
If they had a treasure worth hundreds of billions, they'd be rich.
Even the world's richest Gild Tesoro, only has 500 billion Belly in standing funds on the Gran Tesoro.
Many Affiliated Nation's royal families and national treasuries cannot even come up with 10 billion Belly, requiring a nationwide mobilization to collect and raise funds.
"Even if it's not several hundred billion, a few hundred billion or a trillion will do."
Nami licked her lips. Even if it was only 10 billion, it would still be a fortune.
"If a pirate family can plunder so much treasure, how much Heavenly Tribute Celestial Dragons, the Celestial Dragons, plundered from the entire world?"
His smile was filled with pity for the common people, and he thought about how his country had been constantly waging wars for the sake of Heavenly Tribute, which ultimately led to the country's demise.
He felt even more repulsed and disgusted by those parasitic Celestial Dragons.
The Celestial Dragons are demons who leech off the people of the world.
Wang Shi didn't speak, but urged Sai to lead the way quickly.
Not long after.
They arrived at a vast expanse of solid ice, as smooth as a mirror.
"Your Wang Shi, this is our treasure trove below. The precious jade ice under this extreme weather is so hard that even normal Armament Haki cannot break it."
Only the secrets of the Hasshoken, passed down through generations by the pillars of our Happo Navy, can unlock this power."
Sai cautiously approached Wang Shi, wondering if Wang Shi group would kill him, their guide, if they couldn't break through the Jade Frost.
"If normal Armament Haki isn't enough, then just use a more powerful Armament Haki."
"Yixiao, split it open for me!"
Wang Shi spoke calmly, his Supreme Grade Swords wielded with a smile, imbued with a powerful Armament Haki.
If even this can't be opened, doesn't it mean that Yixiao, an Admiral- level powerhouse, is inferior to Chinjao's Armament Haki cone-shaped head?
Is the tip of the Chinjao harder than the Supreme Grade Swords, or is the Chinjao's Armament Haki stronger than Issho's?
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
With a smile, he slowly drew the Jidao Huoxian, and a thick layer of Armament Haki instantly covered it, transforming it into a jet-black sword.
"One Sword Style: Extreme Tiger!"
With a smile, he suddenly swung his sword, unleashing a purple slashing wave.
With a violent earthquake, before Sai's stunned eyes, a sword mark hundreds of meters long cleaved out an ice crater tens of meters deep.
Golden light emanated from the ice pit.
"It's gold, so much gold!!"
Nami shouted excitedly; if the ice pit hadn't been so deep, she would have jumped right in to embrace the mesmerizing gold.
Even Baby5, Nojiko, Kaya shouted excitedly.
Capone Bege and Van Augur's breathing became much more rapid.
"Just one cut?"
"Could it be that his strike is even stronger than the secret technique of our Hasshoken?"
Sai's eyes were filled with disbelief and confusion. Could it be that their family's centuries-old martial arts skills were no match for a casual slash from this nameless blind man?
He accepted it if a casual strike from Marine Admiral or one of the Four Emperors could break through the Treasure Ice Mountain.
But this blind man was completely unknown; he had never even heard of him.
"I laugh, let's just activate gravity and float all the treasure up here."
Wang Shi saw the mountain of gold and treasure, his eyes narrowed and he smiled faintly.
With Xiao and Capone Bege around, they can simply float and transport everything into the warehouse without wasting time making their subordinates work hard to load and move it.
I wonder if Chinjao and Sai thought that Wang Shi's warship couldn't hold all that gold and treasure?
This will likely disappoint and Despair them.