The reward of one billion Beli is nothing to Lin Mo.
He was not short of money to begin with.
If he had known that he would be rewarded with money, he would not have wasted his time doing something meaningless to him.
It seems that Lin Mo's emotion was detected, and the system actually explained it.
'Didi! The randomness of the random rewards is very high. It may be Supplies, it may be items, it may be jewelry and money, it may be secret skills, or it may be all kinds of imaginative treasures and weapons.'
Lin Mo replied with a smile in his heart: I don't know what kind of reward you want to receive, even if you operate it in secret.
'Didi! It's unfair.'
Lin Mo was too lazy to talk nonsense to the system. After taking away the prize money he won in the free competition except Beli given by the system, he left Gladiator Arena in full view of the public.
Compared with Lin Mo, who had just made a huge profit but was not very happy, Perona, who had made hundreds of thousands of Beli by betting, was very happy.
In order to make it easier to carry, Perona also exchanged all the Beli on his body for chips, and then rushed to catch up with Lin Mo who was walking in the direction of Gran Tesoro.
"Captain, why did you suddenly think of going to Gladiator Arena to compete?" Perona was in a good mood, jumping up and down and said, "Captain, are you still in need of something?"
Lin Mo remained silent and did not speak.
Perona was not surprised and continued to mutter, "Hey, it's okay, you make money, I make money, and you can go again after all the money is spent. Anyway, you only need to make a few casual hits, and Beli will come in endless streams."
Lin Mo said expressionlessly, "Money is an external possession."
Perona blinked and continued, "Only people who don't worry about spending money would say this. In this world, there are many places to spend money. Captain, can you guarantee that even if you do nothing, you will have endless money?"
Lin Mo wrote lightly, "Yes."
Perona almost choked with a mouthful of old blood. "Ahem, Captain, even if you are rich, you don't have to be so exaggerated, right? Even if you are rich, your usual style is too stingy."
Lin Mo glanced at Perona lightly.
Perona immediately shut up obediently.
Lin Mo continued, "I am planning carefully."
Perona's mouth twitched slightly, and then he laughed dryly, "Yes, Captain is right..."
The other side.
Ace and Herald ran away after eating the Overlord meal because they had no money.
The employees of the Ramen store chased him all the way out of the restaurant, but no matter how hard they chased him, they lost him in the end when faced with the guy who could fly.
Just when Ace and Herald stopped to rest, the fountain mouth around Gran Tesoro swished a few more times, and Golden Fountain spewed out.
Golden water mist rose one after another and fell from the sky.
Because Lin Mo had explained it, the two of them consciously chose a nearby shop and went in to escape temporarily.
At the same time, Enel, who had taken a comfortable bath, came out from Bathhouse. Golden Fountain had already finished spraying.
When passing a fruit shop, a voice came from it. "Enel, wait!"
Then, Ace walked out with Herald.
Enel glanced at him and said disdainfully, "What are you doing?"
Ace said with a smile, "Borrow some money."
"Huh?" Enel said amusedly, "Are you kidding me? Do you think this Thunder God looks like a rich man?"
"Stop pretending." Ace said disapprovingly, "Okay, I've seen it all. When you came out of Bathhouse just now, no one chased you. That means you spent money. You must be rich. Don't be so stingy. We will borrow ten thousand Beli. No, five thousand is enough."
Enel said reluctantly, "Even if I Thunder God have a little money, why do I have to lend it to you? I won't."
Ace continued, "Don't be so stingy, that's fine, I will return you ten times as much as you lend me."
Enel didn't believe it. "Oh, Naive. Do you think this Thunder God is so easy to deceive? What can you give me in return?"
Ace was not discouraged and continued, "Anyway, we are already in the same boat. Are you still worried that I can't afford to run away? Don't worry, I already have a way to make money. Lend me your money."
Enel originally didn't want to borrow it.
It can be seen that Ace looks so confident, and he can't help but wonder, "What kind of money is the money? Please explain it clearly to me, Thunder God, and I, Thunder God, will consider whether to lend you or not."
Gold City port.
Kaku took care of the hygiene on Inkman, took out a few books from his room, set up a recliner near Deck's guardrail, and placed a small round table with a pot of tea and two plates of refreshments next to it. Then he sat on the recliner and started reading.
Not long after, a Pirate ship with a Pirate Flag painted on its side with a skull and crossbones Red Nose sailed into the port and stopped next to Inkman.
On board Deck of this Pirate ship.
A man with blue hair, Clown makeup on his face, a red and white Clown hat, a big red cloak, and a big Red Nose stood on the bow of the ship, laughing loudly with a proud look on his face, "Ah ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha, I finally found it, all the gold here is mine!"
This person who utters wild words is none other than Buggy the Clown.
Just when Buggy had begun to fantasize about the luxurious life he would have after taking over Gold City, his subordinate, Cabaji, said with a serious face, "I heard that the owner of Gold City is a very powerful guy, Captain, we'd better be careful."
"Hey, don't you think this ship parked next to us looks familiar?" At this time, a man named Galdino with a 3 on his head pushed up his glasses and kept staring at Inkman. The more he looked at it, the more familiar he felt.
Galdino is Paramecia who melted Devil Fruit User. He was once a member of Baroque Works, one of Shichibukai, Crocodile. Later, because of something happened, Garlock's studio was disbanded, and he was imprisoned in Impel Down. Then, because of Paramount War, he met Buggy and his group, who always left him speechless, and then joined Buggy Pirates.
In short, compared to Buggy's subordinates who worship Buggy without any brains, Galdino is considered to be one of the few rational beings among Buggy's subordinates.
After hearing what Galdino said, Buggy asked with disdain, "What ship?"
Then, Buggy turned his attention to Inkman, touched his chin and thought, "When you put it like that, I think this boat looks a bit familiar."
"It's Inkman." A female voice sounded, and a woman with an amazing figure, especially smooth and tender skin, and good looks, holding a cup of Red Wine in her hand, named Alvida, appeared next to Buggy in a charming manner.
Chapter 981 Gold City: Fake corpse
Alvida is Paramecia slippery Devil Fruit User. Before she became a person with abilities, she was originally a fat person with freckles on her face.
It can be said that after taking this Devil Fruit, she seemed to have undergone a full-body plastic surgery.
Alvida was also the leader of a certain Pirate group, and later followed Buggy, but she did not join Buggy Pirates, but reached a so-called cooperative relationship with Buggy.
Buggy was originally in a good mood, but after hearing the three words 'Inkman', he felt completely bad.
"It's actually the ship of that bastard Lin Mo!" Buggy touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Back in Marineford, he made us suffer a lot, and yet... wait! Isn't Lin Mo already dead? In other words, the people who drove this ship here are subordinates of Lin Mo... But, what are they doing here?"
"I must be here to have fun." Mohji, a man who has been following Buggy since the establishment of Buggy Pirates, said confidently, "Gold City is the largest and most prosperous Casino city in the world. Who comes here but not for fun? In my opinion, Lin Mo's subordinates should come here to relax and change their grief after Captain's death."
Hearing this, Buggy continued to mutter, "It makes sense... I heard that Lin Mo's Inkman is full of treasures. Since he is dead, then his treasures should be left to his Crew Member is also a waste, it is better to find a reliable person to inherit it. Ha! That's right! I am very suitable, Mohji, you go to Inkman to explore and see how many people Lin Mo has left to guard the ship."
"Ah?" Mohji was shocked and sweated profusely on his forehead, "Captain, I... I, I, I..."
Mohji was pushed out by Cabaji before he could say the word "fear": "Go quickly, don't betray Captain's trust."
The corners of Mohji's mouth twitched wildly, and he glared at Cabaji, and then at the other Crew Members on the boat who were all looking expectantly. He had no choice but to cry without tears, and bit the bullet, threw a triangular hook with a hemp rope on Inkman, and then started to climb up along the rope.
Kaku was reading a book when he suddenly heard something. He looked up and saw a triangular hook hanging on the edge of the guardrail not far in front of him.
Then, he put the book down and quietly watched the movement on the other side of the hook until a hand appeared on the guardrail. Mohji climbed up with great effort. As soon as he stood on the guardrail, when he raised his head, he met the eyes of Kaku.
Mohji was stunned for a moment, his expression gradually changed from surprise to horror, and then he yelled, "It's a fake corpse!" He was so frightened that he let go of his hands and fell off Inkman.
Buggy and his party were paying attention to Mohji's every move. They saw Mohji climbing up the guardrail of Inkman. Before they could be happy, Mohji fell from the top.
Mohji climbed onto Buggy Pirates's ship from the sea in great embarrassment.
Buggy started and hit Mohji hard on the head. "You useless guy, you can't do anything well."
Mohji burst into tears and said with great grievance, "Captain, you faked the corpse. I saw Lin Mo's subordinate who was supposed to be dead, Kaku."
"Huh?" Buggy looked in disbelief, "The deaths of Lin Mo and Kaku were on the headlines of the newspapers, how could you still see him!"
"It's true." Mohji pointed at Inkman and continued, "I really saw him, really, look, he is right there!"
Mohji suddenly called out, and everyone turned their attention to Inkman.
Sure enough, Kaku had arrived at the guardrail at this time, looking at Buggy Pirates's crowd with an indifferent expression.
After a few seconds of silence, several people on Buggy's side screamed.
Even Buggy's face was full of disbelief, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground in shock.
Galdino and Alvida both had a lot of cold sweat on their foreheads.
Buggy's Crew Members are going crazy.
"That's Kaku! Am I not dazzled? Isn't he already dead? Why is he here?"
"It's so scary, ah ah, it's a fake corpse, it's a fake corpse!"
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! The newspapers have published it. He is already dead. How can he still be alive? Could it be that he is a ghost?"
"Ah? If he is a ghost, what about Lin Mo? Isn't Lin Mo also a ghost?"
"It's too scary. What should we do? Captain, what should we do? Do we want to leave here?"
Buggy's subordinates immediately focused their attention on Buggy, waiting for Buggy's decision.
Because in their eyes, Buggy is like a god-like existence.
Buggy himself was also shocked, but under the extremely expectant gazes of many of his subordinates, he could only pretend to be calm, touching his chin as if he was thinking seriously, but in fact he was panicking.
Although he didn't know what to do next.
Taking a deep breath, Buggy pretended to be calm and said, "Why panic? So what if they faked the corpse? Hey! Kaku, give me back the triangular hook!"
Buggy said timidly and forcefully.
Just as he finished speaking, Kaku had pulled off the triangular hook hanging on the edge of the guardrail of Inkman and threw it off the boat. Then he checked the place where the triangular hook had been hung and found no traces. Then he gave up and turned back to his lounge chair to continue reading.
Although Kaku didn't take Buggy and the others seriously at all.
But his behavior directly caused the Crew Members under Buggy to explode.
"I'll go! Am I right? He actually cooperated with us Captain!"
"You are truly worthy of being the person I swear to follow to the death, long live Captain Buggy!"
"Even ghosts are afraid of Captain. Captain is indeed the strongest. Captain, I will follow you for the rest of my life! You will be a bull and a horse, even if you die!"
Originally, Buggy was still thinking about luck, but now, after being blown away by Crew Members, he felt like he was floating. He put his hands on his hips and laughed shamelessly, "Ah hahahaha, he's just a charlatan. Even if Lin Mo himself is here, you have to listen to me. Boys, come off the boat with me, and I'll take you to eat and drink!"
At this time, Crew Member from Buggy asked strangely, "Then we don't care about Inkman?"
Buggy blinked, then showed a serious look and continued, "Idiot, Inkman is here, can he still escape? Wait until I return in triumph, and then deal with this ship."
"Roar! So that's it, Captain is indeed far-sighted and Captain is mighty!"
"Long live Captain Buggy!"
"We swear allegiance to Captain!"
With extremely high-pitched shouts, a large number of people followed Buggy and got off the boat.
Alvida had long been used to it and followed him disapprovingly.
Galdino glanced at Inkman again. Although he felt a little strange, the atmosphere among everyone had already risen so high that no matter what he said, it was useless. After all, this kind of thing had happened not once or twice in this journey.
Helplessly wiping cold sweat, Galdino didn't even bother to complain, sighed lightly, and got off the boat.
Chapter 982 Gold City: Provocation
There is one absolute rule in Gold City.
Anyone who is cheated here is a loser.
Therefore, many people who come here for the first time will fall deeper and deeper into the trap after they taste the sweetness, and then they will be heavily in debt and forced to stay and work to make money to pay off the debt. If they really can't afford it, their children and grandchildren will have to continue to work here until all the money they owe is paid off.
Of course, these tricks can only deceive those who have just arrived and are unaware.
Lin Mo took Perona and used the money he won from Arcade and Gladiator Arena to walk and play in the direction of Gran Tesoro.
Because I was not in a hurry, I only walked less than one-fifth of the distance until night.
Then, Lin Mo booked two rooms in a five-star hotel and checked in temporarily.
the other side.
After Ace persisted, Enel reluctantly lent him five thousand Beli.
Then, Ace took Enel and Herald into a nearby small Casino.
"The way you talk about making money is gambling?" Enel asked funnyly.