I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 203 202. Treasure House Restocked! Fantastic Ideas!
It's really strange to be here again in less than a day.

Still looking the same, Neptune was waiting anxiously at the gate of the Ryugu Palace.

Like just arrived.

That was indeed the case. As soon as I received a call from Jinbei and explained, I ran out in a hurry. But when I reached the door, I ran into Moses who emerged from the ground.

Gray fog spread.

All of them who were sucked into the devouring space were released.

"Huh? We're already here, less than three minutes in."

"Otohime, are you okay?"

Hearing this, Otohime was stunned. Looking at Neptune rushing towards her, she pursed her lips and shook her head slightly.
"I'm sorry to have made you worry again. Don't worry, the children and I are fine. Mr. Messer saved us again.

You must not do anything disrespectful this time."

He couldn't help but think of yesterday, when he rushed over to Otohime as soon as he saw her, completely ignoring the existence of others. He couldn't help but touch his long red nose in embarrassment.

He nodded and whispered, "I know. Wasn't it because I was too worried about you yesterday?"

Yiji rolled her eyes at him helplessly.

Neptune chuckled childishly, coughed twice, and quickly turned to look at Messer, "I'm sorry, Mr. Messer, I'm rude again."

Mercer shook his head. "It's okay. I don't think it's rude. I would do the same."

Neptune's eyes suddenly lit up, and there was a hint of recognition in his eyes when he looked at Messer.

At this time, Otohime came up to ask if lunch was ready, and Neptune shook his head slightly, because they knew that Messer and the others would come, and the cooks in the kitchen were busy at the moment.

Otohime was not surprised by this, and then she told him about the business she had discussed with Mercer. After listening to it, Neptune's eyes also lit up.

Patting his chest to indicate that it was okay.

He said directly that he would give his full support, and that all the business deals that Yiji had discussed were good things that would benefit his family.

He couldn't help but look at his capable and beloved wife with great fondness.

Seeing the burning gaze of the man beside her, Otohime blushed slightly and slapped him.

It's more like acting coquettishly than fighting.

Messer rolled his eyes speechlessly. This was the reason why he didn't want to live here. It was so sweet that it made his nose ache.

Seeing that her actions were somewhat rude, Otohime coughed and rolled her eyes at her husband:
"Since lunch isn't ready yet, let's go to the treasury. I happened to have promised to give Mr. Messer a devil fruit."

Neptune chuckled and looked at Mercer, winking ostentatiously. "Let's go. The treasure house of our Dragon Palace City is truly magnificent. Don't let it dazzle you!"

Otohime gently pulled Neptune's tail fin and said helplessly:
"At least pay attention to your image. You are not a child."

Mercer smiled and said, "Then I'd like to take a closer look. I wonder which is more spectacular, your Dragon Palace Treasure House or the Golden City on Sky Island."

Neptune, who was leading the way, was stunned. Golden Country? There was a trace of thought in his eyes. After a few seconds, he was stunned and blurted out in surprise:

"Are the Sky Island and the Golden City in the fictional adventure book 'BRAGMEN' real?"

Moses, who was following him, looked at him in surprise and asked, "Have you read that book?"

Then he nodded and said casually as he walked:
"Most of the stories recorded in Bragmen are true. The Sky Island is ten thousand meters in the sky, and the Golden City is also there.

I lived there for a while before. There was a huge golden bell above the sea of clouds, and a golden town covered with gold."

As they walked and listened to Messer's narration, the Neptune family listened with shining eyes, feeling a sense of excitement as if they were participating together.

"It's truly spectacular there, not inferior to our home at all. Ten thousand meters up in the sky, there's the Sky Island of Golden Village with its winged Sky Islanders, and ten thousand meters down in the sea, there's the Fishman Island, the Dragon Palace City with its mermaids and murlocs. The world is truly magical and mysterious."

Mercer nodded in agreement. "The world is huge, filled with all sorts of magnificent sights. If you don't see and experience them all, your life will be filled with regrets."

Upon hearing this, Neptune couldn't help but sigh: "But this sea is a bit dangerous."

"Isn't this the charm of constantly getting stronger?"

Messer said with a smile.

Neptune sighed, then laughed, "Yes, only the strong can conquer this sea, just like Roger."

Yamato, who was following, was taken aback and asked curiously:
"Does Mr. King know Roger?"

Neptune was stunned, then smiled and said casually:

"Yes, I've known him for many years. He's an amazing man."

Xiong Bao glanced at Messier secretly.

Noticing his gaze, Messi turned his head to look at him and met Xiong Bao's innocent little eyes.

"Well, here we are."

At the end of an indoor corridor, a huge steel gate inlaid with agate and crystal appeared in front of him, which was more than 20 meters high.

There is a huge keyhole in the middle of the door.

Neptune spoke, then raised the golden trident in his hand, inserted the strange halberd head into the hole, and twisted it.

With a click, the gears inside the giant gate made a sound and the trident was pulled out.

Neptune opened the door.

Seeing Mercer's surprise, Neptune smiled and said, "This golden trident is both my weapon and one of the keys to the treasury door.

How about that, isn’t it cool? "

The corners of Messer's mouth twitched, and he looked speechless and too lazy to pay attention to him.

Seeing this, Neptune withdrew his hand that was pushing the door in disappointment. At this time, a brilliant golden light shone from inside the door.

Exceptionally dazzling.

Neptune said proudly again:

"Come in, everyone, and watch carefully."

After entering, what caught his eye were piles of golden treasures as big as hills, shining brightly. Moses glanced at them.

Then he looked towards the treasure chest in the corner at the other end, where there was the breath frequency of a devil fruit.

There are also various rare iron ores neatly classified and stacked not far away. It seems that Neptune and the others care more about these ores than treasures and devil fruits.

Neptune had been silently watching Messer. When he saw Messer looking around, the corners of his mouth rose silently.

Bringing Moses to his family's treasure house was both a thank you and a temptation.

By observing Moses' behavior and the vast amount of treasure, we can also see his character.

Because in this ocean, no one doesn't like treasure.

Mountains of gold and silver everywhere are enough to reveal a person's true nature.

But this time.

Neptune was a little confused.

Because after looking around, Messier set his sights on rare minerals.

The treasures were ignored.

The corners of Messer's mouth curled up slightly as he turned his head to look at them. "By the way, I have a quota of 500 million berries for freely choosing materials from you, right? I also have a quota for any materials I choose to forge four large swords for you?"

Otohime blinked and nodded.

Moses smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."

Ignoring the treasure beside him, Messer came to the mining area in front of him.

His eyes lit up. It was indeed the Dragon Palace City, and indeed the Dragon Palace treasure house that had been collected for hundreds of years.

Richer than I imagined.

Grade A Aquamarine (Water): This natural iron ore, formed from countless years of crustal movement in the ocean thousands of meters deep, possesses exceptional toughness and ductility. When exposed to air, it spontaneously gathers water vapor.

Dark blue irregular crystal clear mineral with dots of water droplets gathered on it.

A piece of this kind of ore bought from the Chamber of Commerce on Haiyan Island is only the size of a fist, but the one here is as big as a millstone.

After wiping the non-existent saliva from the corner of his mouth, Messier's eyes lit up.

He reached out and touched it gently, his hands moving softly, as if he was caressing a stunningly beautiful woman with an enchanting figure.

Grade A Molten Iron Crystal (Flame): Formed from natural iron ore, formed over countless years by the molten lava of a volcano 10,000 meters below the sea, this ore possesses exceptional toughness and ductility. When exposed to air, it spontaneously gathers heat.

An iron-black obsidian-like irregular crystal with crystal red lines inside, about the size of a basketball.

[Grade A Meteoric Iron Crystal (Hard)]: A natural meteoric iron ore that fell from the starry sky into the deep sea ten thousand meters deep and was formed after countless years of deep-sea washing. It has extremely strong toughness and ductility.

A silvery-white, shiny piece of metal that is as big as a human head and has an irregular honeycomb shape.

There are also a lot of grade B natural iron ore and piles of grade C ore sorted and stacked.

Mercer took a deep breath, turned back to look at Neptune, pointed at the three A-grade ores and said, "I want these three for 500 million Baileys. If it's not enough, I can pay you."

Neptune looked at Messer dumbfounded, and couldn't help but feel curious:
"Mr. Messer, do you know those three pieces of metal ores? We've been collecting them because we sensed their extraordinary qualities. However, the weapons factory in Dragon Palace City has never been able to forge them, so they've been gathering dust in the treasury. We even gave away a few beautiful pieces."

Hearing this, Moses couldn't help but look at him, and said speechlessly:

"You're giving away this pure, natural raw material that can be used to create a supremely sharp sword? You're a spendthrift."

Neptune blinked and smiled nonchalantly, "It's alright. We can't use it anyway, and it's not worth much. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Mercer looked at him strangely. He was stupid and had a lot of money, yet he kept giving gifts.

Moses waved his hand and refused:

"I'll use all my credits to exchange for these three metal ores, and get another batch of first-level ones. Then, I'll forge your sons' four large sword weapons for you."

Blinking, Neptune curled his lips when he saw Mercer's firm tone. He was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others.

"Yes, as you wish."

Messier didn't say much. The gray fog spread out, swallowing up the three A-grade iron ores, and then picked out what he needed from the B-grade ores on the side.

"By the way, what kind of weapon does your son want? Tell me now. Also, do you have the materials to make life cards on Fishman Island? If you do, please purchase enough for a thousand people. Oh, and where is the place where you forge weapons here?"

Without turning back, Messer began to speak of his forging needs.

The three Shark Star brothers immediately spoke excitedly, saying that there is no boy who doesn't like to wield swords and guns.

"I want a trident." "I want two swords, the kind with rapiers."

"I want a knight's sword."

"I also want a weapon. Could you please help me reforge this trident? I want it to be passed down as a royal weapon. It would be even better if it were of the quality of the Supreme Blade."

Neptune licked his face and smiled as he spoke along with his sons.

Messer glanced at him and nodded.

Yiji then added, "The materials for the life cards are available on the island. I'll send someone to buy them soon. As for forging weapons, there's a professional forging room in Ryugu City."

After hearing her words, Moses began to swallow a large amount of metal ore again.

This family is all big, so forging weapons is a waste of materials.

After selecting the materials, Messer smiled and said:

"Okay, I'll forge the weapons for you the next day."

Otohime was standing next to a treasure chest and said with a smile, "Mr. Messer, the devil fruit is here. I just checked, and we don't have many at home. We only have three at the moment.

Two of them were left over from the past, and one was recently added to the treasury."

The corner of his mouth twitched. Why did he hear such a boastful tone?

Walk up to her.

Bai Xing was also here, reaching in and grabbing it out.

Various colors and shapes.

Sitting on the ground, Meng Meng said like offering a treasure:

"Master Messer gives it to you."

Messer smiled and pinched the little girl's cheek, then looked at the devil fruit in her hand.

[Animal. Cat-Cat Fruit. Ocelot Form (B)]

[Superhuman System. Draw Fruit (A)]

[Parahuman Ton Crushing Fruit (A)]

Three devil fruits, the parahuman type is pretty good.

Mercer thought about it and picked up the Absorbing Fruit. The effect of this fruit was very special. Through physical contact, it could absorb the various physical conditions of the target creature and bless itself.

For example, physical strength, power, agility, or vitality.

In short, it has a very powerful fruit ability that can weaken the opponent.

Seeing that Messer had already chosen the devil fruit, Otohime blinked and smiled:
"I see you seem to like devil fruits very much, so as a reward for forging weapons for my husband and children, I will give you the remaining two."

Neptune on the side smiled and said, "Yes, you saved Otohime twice, and I didn't thank you properly yesterday. Whether it's a devil fruit or a treasure here, as long as it's what you like, you can take it."

Now that they had said this, it would be too hypocritical to be polite anymore, so Messer took the two remaining devil fruits from Shirahoshi's hand.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Shirahoshi and asked, "Do you like cats?"

Bai Xing was stunned, tilted his head, and said cutely:

"Is it like Lord Mercer's black cat form?"

After saying that, he nodded, smiled happily and said, "I like it very much."

Seeing this, Messer smiled and rubbed her head, but didn't say much.

Bai Xing looked at Messier a little confused, but was too obedient to ask any more questions.

Looking at Neptune, Mercer smiled and said:

"I feel like I'm in pretty good shape now. Take me to the forging room."

Neptune hesitated:
"Lunch is being prepared. How about we go after we finish eating?"

"No, weapon forging requires inspiration. Now that I feel the need, I don't want to wait any longer. Delicious food can be enjoyed anytime.

By the way, please prepare a copy of each of your nails for me later. If it is useful, you can send someone to buy the materials for the life card now."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Mercer, Neptune looked at Otohime helplessly:
"You take Mr. Mercer with you. I'll arrange for someone to do the shopping."

As he spoke, he handed the weapon in his hand to Messer and was swallowed by the gray mist.

……

After a while, they arrived at a huge building in the northeast corner of Dragon Palace City.

This place is far away from the palace complex of Ryugu Palace.

Quiet.

Forge room.

Looking at the complete facilities and the blazing fire inside, Messer nodded with satisfaction.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Yamato Eri and said, "After you two finish your meal, go get the materials they acquired. Come together. I have an idea that requires you."

Yamato grinned and said:

"no problem."

Eri said in a soft voice:

"Okay brother."

Then I ignored them.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, in the devouring space, pieces of rare metal ores were swallowed and refined by the gray fog, especially the three A-grade ores.

Half an hour later, he looked at the various minerals in the devouring space that had been refined into fluid essences.

Aquamarine and meteoric iron crystal are very compatible, and are then combined with a series of mineral essences through special proportions to form a fusion.

Messer looked at a one-meter-diameter piece of Grade A metal alloy in the space.

Cut off a piece of suitable volume from it.

At the same time, the Cold Dew Dagger in the devouring space was devoured by the gray fog and refined into its essence, which then merged with the separated alloy.

Then, the remaining life materials with their own life breath frequencies in the corners of space once again merged with the alloy.

These steps are completed one by one.

Messer stood up, took out the A-grade alloy, and placed it on the forging alloy anvil in front of him.

The dark red, high-temperature, domineering flames penetrated the material and calcined it. After a moment, the casting hammer, wrapped in the armament color domineering aura, began to forge rhythmically.

Integrate the texture inside the material and gather the cold dew spirituality that already has its own life breath frequency.

With the continuous folding and forging, an unprecedented experience emerges. As the weapon continues to take shape, the spirituality gathers, as if facing itself.

time flies.

A blue, black, crystal-like metal sword with delicate water patterns all over it gradually appeared in front of him.

Total length 123.8 cm.

Blade width 4.3 cm.

0.8 cm thick.

The hilt is 23.8 cm long.

The sword guard is square, with a diamond-shaped cross-section in the middle, thin at both ends and thick in the middle, and both sides are carved with water flow patterns.

Quenching! Tempering! Polishing!

The weapon's spirituality stabilized, and holding it in my hand gave me a strange feeling of being an extension of my limbs.

The two words "Hanlu" are engraved on both sides of the sword near the hilt.

Holding the sword in his hand, Messer's mouth curled up.

"Identification"

[Cold Dew Sword (A)]: Possesses exceptional toughness and ductility. When placed in air, it spontaneously gathers moisture from the air, plundering the wielder's aura and vitality, condensing them within the sword.

Mercer curled his lips, holding the cold dew in his hand as if it were an extension of his limbs, without any feeling of having his domineering power plundered.

It seems that the effect of this plunder is on others, not oneself.

It is the characteristic of the demon sword inherited from Hanlu.

The gray fog swallowed up the cold dew and merged back into the body.

Soon, Yamato Eri and the others came over with the materials.

After telling them his idea, Messer first swallowed Eri and merged them, controlled the growth of her nails, and used the life card material to create a life material with the frequency of both of their life breaths after the two of them merged.

The reforged Scarlet Sakura Sword of Eri is still forged as an inscribed weapon, and the internal phenomena and veins of the weapon remain unchanged. After the weapon is successfully forged, the two of them dissolve their fusion.

As expected by Messer, the Crimson Sakura Knife felt like an extension of the life force in the hands of both men.

As time passed, after merging with Yamato, he reforged Yamato's mace, Frost.

Grasping it still gives you the feeling of an extension of your limbs.

In the devouring space, he looked at two of the weapons, the Crimson Cherry Knife and the Frost Stick.

The two devil fruits were decomposed, and the power of the devil fruits was infused into the two weapons respectively. Mysterious spiral "Tangcao" patterns appeared on the weapons.

The fruit of the Scarlet Cherry Blade.

The ton-pressure fruit of the Frost Stick.

As for why Hanlu was not given the devil fruit, it was because Messer had a better idea.

after one day.

The Neptune family delivered their famous swords and weapons.

That's it.

Moses was free.

(End of this chapter)