In a modern city lined with towering skyscrapers, Bane and Zoro walked down the streets.
As they passed a gold shop, Bane stopped and led Zoro inside.
"Boss, I've got some gold I want to sell." Bane casually placed a finger-length piece of gold on the counter.
Naturally, this gold was some "junk" Bane had casually picked up from Golden City Shandora, which he kept within his Darkness Power.
After a quick transaction, Bane received a large amount of cash and left the gold shop with Zoro.
"Sure enough, gold is hard currency in any world," Bane remarked.
Gold held considerable value in The Empire, and it was the same in Pirate World. It was no different here.
That was right. Bane and Zoro were no longer in The Empire. After some testing, they had confirmed that they could not return to their original Pirate World anytime soon. They had then begun discussing whether to remain in The Empire and train in secret, or visit another world to see if they could gain something new.
Considering how unstable and dangerous The Empire was, Bane and Zoro ultimately decided to head for a new world.
Thanks to their experience with Pirate World, Bane felt that if they got lucky, they might reach a familiar world. That would surely give them a greater advantage than staying in The Empire. Besides, the mysterious halo originally stored enough energy to open the World-Crossing Gate three times, so they had room for error.
If the world they chose proved too dangerous or unfavorable to them, they could simply leave again. After all, the mysterious halo within Bane was dazzlingly colorful, and it had quite a few colors to choose from. At worst, they could remain in The Empire, keep a low profile, wait until they