How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 325 Golden Spirit
eternal life? !
They could even use this to gain control of that thing in Mary Geoise, thereby acquiring the ability to rival or even surpass Lord Im!
When the thought crossed his mind, Shamrock's breath caught in his throat, and his heart began to race.

just.

The next instant, Shamrock suppressed the thoughts in his mind.

Regardless, the essential tools for achieving the immortality ritual are still in Britannias, and the conditions for completion are not yet in place.

He took a deep breath and immediately calmed down.

Look around.

All I could see were dejected faces and an emotion in their eyes that was hard to define—whether it was fear or anger.

Since the Battle of God Valley more than 30 years ago, the Knights of God have never suffered a defeat. Even when facing the remnants of Rocks' forces, who are now the Four Emperors Whitebeard and Kaido, they have never shown any signs of weakness.

However, in the past few days, it has suffered a series of setbacks.

First, Karin, as the captain, suffered a great loss at the hands of Shanks. Then, his own troops were defeated in battle against the knight Gawain.

Although the injuries inflicted by Gawain were not fatal, what was truly deadly was that many members of the Knights of God no longer held the invincible belief they once had, and even harbored a faint fear of Gawain.

Mental setbacks will directly lead to a decline in dominance, and individual combat strength will be severely affected.

Thinking of this.

Shamrock's eyes were incredibly solemn. After a moment of contemplation, he made a decision:

"Ghost Man Akin has been kidnapped by that woman. It's not hard to predict that Knight Gawain will launch a lightning attack on Britannias next."

"Our best chance is to defeat Britannias before then and take control of the Heart and Bone ability users."

"Even if Knight Gawain is crazy, he wouldn't dare to directly attack the World Government or even Mary Geoise."

soon.

The Knights of God on the beach set sail again, their airship riding on clouds manifested by the Giringom Relic, speeding away into the distance.

In the blink of an eye, the airship disappeared into the clouds, its speed far exceeding that of ordinary pirate ships.

Using his abilities, Kiringom Saint controlled the ship's trajectory, but his gaze frequently fell on Shamrock, his expression complex and his thoughts unreadable.

Hey!
A member of the Order of the Gods, wielding a sword, plopped down next to Saint Qilingom.

He was the one who had fought Zoro before.

Recalling the previous battle and the pain from the wound Gawain had left on his body, his face was filled with confusion:

"Lord Chiringom, I don't understand."

"If Lord Garin wishes to gain immortality and escape the limitations of lifespan, he only needs to bow down to Lord Im and seek his blessing. He may even gain a body that is almost immortal."

"Why do this..."

He paused, then gritted his teeth and said:

"A completely meaningless thing!"

Gao Wen's slash almost shattered his confidence, and he was still in shock.

Saint Qilingom glanced at the wound on his chest from which black smoke was billowing, and said meaningfully:
"Not everyone is willing to become a slave and entrust their life and death to others, especially for those born kings. They would never bow down to the stronger unless they had no other choice."

The member of the Knights of God's pupils contracted, and he abruptly turned to look at Shamrock.

The moment he met the latter's gaze, he felt his breathing quicken, for he had realized what Garin was trying to do.

But now that he's already on this path, there's no going back.

Im will not tolerate any form of betrayal, even if one unknowingly boards a pirate ship.

Did the people on this ship truly know nothing, or did they already have some guesses but know they couldn't turn back?

He didn't know this, but he did know that only if Garin Shengying controlled the treasure of Mary Geoise would he have a chance to survive.

on the deck.

Everyone remained silent, quietly wiping their weapons.

The wind howled all around, pure white clouds swept by, and the chill in the wind seeped into my lungs.

……

a few days later.

Ah Jin slowly opened his eyes, feeling utterly weak.

He looked down and saw the sea stone shackles binding him, as well as two metal nails piercing his shoulder blades.

The wound was red, swollen, and inflamed, with foul-smelling blood oozing from it.

These are signs of infection.

However, this was not a big problem for Akin, who was physically strong and almost inhuman.

What truly puzzled him was his current situation.

"In the end what happened?!"

Akin's memory is still stuck on the battle between Gawain and his gang and the Knights of God.

He couldn't help but recall his memories before he lost consciousness.

Scenes unfolding in the abandoned port replayed before his eyes, finally settling on a pure white figure.

Ah Jin only remembered that the woman suddenly appeared through a door that was open in mid-air, and then pointed at him with a finger. His memory ended there.

"Which woman did this? Was I knocked unconscious or something? What happened?!"

"However, with the captain's strength, even if the opponent is the Knights of God, escaping shouldn't be too much of a problem."

After calming down, Ajin began to look around at his surroundings.

With the help of the scattered light, he could roughly make out that he was in a basement.

The walls on all four sides are solid, except for a small opening about the size of a bowl at the bottom of the front, through which light shines in.

"Is he imprisoned?!"

"Anyway."

"Let's figure out a way to get out of here first."

Akin barely managed to raise his hand, grab the steel nail embedded in his shoulder, and strain with his fingertips, trying to pull it out by force, but only felt a piercing pain.

It was as if they were trying to forcibly pull their own bones out of their bodies.

"Um--!"

Ah Jin snorted coldly, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

But at that moment, a laugh with a hint of self-mockery reached my ears.

"it's useless."

"This sea stone nail, specially treated by Britannias, is completely embedded in your collarbone. To remove it, you would have to break your own bones."

Even if you do that, you still won't be able to break free of the shackles that bind you.

"We were really careless this time."

Upon hearing this, A-Jin turned his head to look at a corner of the cell.

The light was blurry.

He could barely make out a tall man with a full head of golden curly hair, slumped awkwardly in the corner.

If Gawain were here, he would immediately recognize the man as Tezzolo, who controlled 30% of the world's currency and was known as the "Golden Emperor."

"Showtime~!"

Tesoro snapped his fingers as usual, then limply lowered his arm.

From Akin's perspective, one can barely see that Tesoro also has seastone metal studs embedded in his shoulder, clearly indicating that he is also a prisoner here.

Tesoro's gaze fell on Akin, and he immediately became interested.

The person in the distance was a size larger than himself, and his aura was terrifyingly strong. Even with his abilities restricted, he couldn't conceal his astonishing killing intent.
Even if their combat strength is not as good as mine, it probably isn't much weaker.

More importantly, he vaguely felt that he had seen this figure somewhere before.

Tesoro asked tentatively:

"Judging from your attire, you don't seem to be from Britannias."

"Pirates?!" Akin nodded, his Adam's apple bobbing, and gave a name:
"Ah Yin."

Isn't it? !

Tezzo breathed a sigh of relief.

Right.

Although Oni-jin is a subordinate of Knight Gawain, he is from the East Blue after all. Even if he grows up quickly, he could not possibly reach a level that even he himself fears in such a short period of time.

Surely not everyone under Knight Gawain's command can grow at a rate that defies logic, just like him?
That's not just extraordinary talent, that's a true monster!
I thought about it.

Tezzo also casually gave a name:

"Zorro".

"I thought you were working for some infuriating man. If you're not, that's really great."

"That's infuriating?!"

"Ah, a man from the East Sea."

Tezzoro nodded, a hint of disdain in his voice:
"Although they made a name for themselves, they forgot their original intentions, forgot what they should cherish most, and even became a lackey of the World Government, living a lowly and despicable life."

"Um?!"

Akin was taken aback, feeling that the man Tesoro was talking about seemed strangely familiar.

He flipped through his memories but couldn't find any similar entities appearing in the East China Sea in recent years.

Perhaps it was ten or even more than a decade ago, when the pirates were active in the East Blue.

Ajin echoed with two lines:

"Pirates who abandon their beliefs and even forget what they cherish will not go far on this sea."

"After all, the stronger one's belief and the purer one's will, the more powerful one's domineering aura will be, and vice versa."

"The person you're talking about has forgotten his roots and won't go far down the path of domineering."

Tesoro paused for a moment, even forgetting to reply.

Having met countless people, he considered himself to have an unparalleled understanding of human nature, and naturally he could tell that there was no falsehood in Ah Jin's words, only genuine agreement.

"You think so too?!"

"of course."

Ajin nodded, his expression calm:

"My captain is such an extremely pure being."

"From the very beginning, he knew what he wanted, he was never confused, and he had the confidence to conquer everything."

"If you admire this kind of existence, then you and the captain will inevitably have a lot in common."

"Your captain?!"

Tesoro slowly sat up straight, his tone revealing a hint of disbelief.

"Ah, a man who is so upright that he doesn't seem like a pirate, yet he has a spirit as pure as gold!"

"Correct!"

"A spirit as precious as gold!"

"Yeah……"

Tesoro couldn't help but swallow, but doubts arose again.

Knight Gawain?

No, it can't be that much of a coincidence.

Ah Yin's strength was already extremely close to his own, and for such a man to be so convinced, the captain he spoke of must be even stronger than him, or even far superior.

Such combat power would be enough to tear apart a large chunk of flesh even in the New World ruled by the Four Emperors, and it's not impossible for him to become the fifth Emperor of the Sea.

Such an existence is just right to serve as the military support for the Golden City!
For the first time, he felt that being schemed against in Britannias, losing a large arms order, and even offending Doflamingo, who was entrenched in Dressrosa, as well as Kaido of the Beasts behind him, and being imprisoned himself, was not a good thing.

"If possible, I'd like to meet with him. Perhaps there's a possibility of cooperation between us."

Ah Jin naturally had no reason to refuse.

This man named Zorro was clearly no ordinary person.

Leaving aside the powerful aura, even an unintentional movement was enough to reveal an aura completely different from that of ordinary people.

Either rich or noble!

For Gao Wen to expand in the New World, this is precisely the time when he needs talent!
Thinking of this.

Ajin even felt a strange sense of guilt about his act of lying about his identity.

However, since things have come to this, we can only accept the situation and explain later when there is an opportunity.

"This is exactly the time when we need collaborators."

"That would be great."

Tesoro nodded, inwardly blaming himself.

Ah Yin was so honest, yet I was wary of him just now; that's an insult to this man.

Alas~!

Since things have come to this, we can only accept the situation and explain later when there is an opportunity.

Recalling how Bakara had advised him to set aside his prejudices and cooperate with that detestable man, Tezzolo sneered inwardly.

See that!

There is no shortage of people with great potential in this world. Even if you are looking for a collaborator, you don’t necessarily have to choose that disgusting man!

For example, the captain that Ah Yin mentioned is an extremely good person, completely different from the knight Gawain.

This is the kind of man who deserves our resources!

The more you think.

Tesoro couldn't help but admire it more and more.

It is said that after great calamity comes great fortune, and isn't this great fortune right before our eyes?!

Akin glanced around, recalling the information Tesoro had just revealed, and frowned slightly:
"You just said this is Britannias?!"

"Yes."

Tesoro nodded:

"Judging from your reaction, you were probably also ambushed by that woman."

The image of Zhen Zhende appeared before A Jin's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

He believed himself to be quite strong, even on this vast ocean, he could be considered a powerful figure, and ordinary Shichibukai would be no match for him.

But he lost consciousness the moment he faced that woman, which can only mean that her abilities are even more bizarre than imagined!
Besides Gawain and Kro, others will probably also be affected!
The intelligence must be transmitted back!

Thinking of this.

A Jin's eyes hardened as he placed his hand once more on the stone nail piercing his collarbone, his eyes bloodshot.

"and many more!"

"You're going to die!"

Realizing what Akin was about to do, Tesoro couldn't help but try to dissuade him, but Akin was already deaf to his words.

laugh--!
With a muffled groan, warm blood splattered and landed on Tesoro's face. A sea stone nail, studded with bone fragments and flesh, was casually tossed into the shallow water by Akin.

Dang Cang——!
The crisp sound echoed through the cell.

Tesoro stared blankly at the scene before him, and couldn't help but ask:
"Why did you have to go to this extent?!"

Ajin was pale, drenched in sweat, and one arm hung limply at his side as he explained:
"Given the captain's personality, he would definitely come if he knew I had been captured and brought here. I must send back information about that woman before then, otherwise more of my companions will be betrayed by her."

Tesoro's breath caught in his throat:
"Is it really necessary to go to this extent? Are you so sure he'll come to rescue you?!"

"Of course!"

(End of this chapter)