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Chapter 333 Hopeless - Kill Moria

"Who is Ning Yuan?" Moria asked, looking completely bewildered as he put down the Den Den Mushi.

His father, an old man who lived in the Devil's Triangle all year round, spent his days thinking about how to modify zombies and never read the newspapers.

At least tell me what Ningyuan looks like, and then you just hang up the phone like that?

Forget it, nobody cares!

Moria shook his head and went back to sleep.

On the other side, Ning Yuan had just landed, having come alone this time.

He learned his lesson the hard way. It was quite awkward when he brought Nami to meet Hina last time, so this time he knew he couldn't bring one girl to meet another.

"This place is pretty eerie!" Ning Yuan glanced at the three-dimensional sailboat. The place was already eerie and terrifying, and with all the withered branches and leaves on the three-dimensional sailboat, it didn't need much set design and could be used as a horror movie shooting location.

However, after glancing at it, Ning Yuan turned his attention back to the smart network.

The Five Elders in Mary Joe Adams have started using the intelligent network too!

To be honest, Ning Yuan didn't initially intend for them to use it; he only planned for the smart network to become popular in the Alabasta region.

He later discovered that this was not realistic.

It's not that restricting the use of smart networks is unrealistic, but rather that the productivity boost from network connectivity is so significant that Ningyuan simply cannot bear to confine it to Alabasta.

Then let's just open it all up!

As for Mary Geoise, it won't be around for many more years anyway, so what's wrong with letting them experience the afterglow of technology?

"Hey!" a voice rang out in front of Ning Yuan: "Who are you? How did you get in?"

Ning Yuan looked up and saw a leopard-headed, humanoid creature hiding in the shadows, staring at him menacingly.

If someone else saw this, they would probably be terrified.

But Ning Yuan had excellent eyesight; he could see things the same day and night. He not only clearly saw the person's appearance, but also knew the person's name, abilities, and personality.

Having learned this much, he naturally felt no fear of this person.

"Ah, my name is Rick!" Ning Yuan said. "I'm a scientist. I was researching a technology called a portal, but the experiment failed, and I accidentally ended up here. By the way, where am I?"

Don't ask why he didn't give his real name; he overheard the Five Elders and Moria on the phone.

"A scientist?" Absalom was taken aback. "You're not a pirate?"

"No!" Ning Yuan said, "But since you're talking about pirates, it seems I'm still on this planet?"

"A planet?" Absalom was taken aback. "What's that?"

Ning Yuan had seen many illiterate people, but now he had seen another one.

"A planet is the world beneath our feet!" Ning Yuan said. "It's a sphere, hence the name planet!"

"Oh!" Absalom nodded, though it was unclear whether he understood.

"This is the Devil's Triangle!" he declared. "This is Thriller Bark, the territory of Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. I am Absalom, one of Moria's three freaks!"

As he spoke, Absalom scratched his head.

His duty is to find lost pirate crews at sea, lure them to the Thriller Bark area, and have Moria cut off their shadows to turn them into their puppets.

But when Ning Yuan said he was a scientist, not a pirate, Absalom was at a loss for what to do.

Then, he watched helplessly as Ning Yuan strode away with his long legs toward the center of the island.

"Hey, hey, hey, where are you going?" Absalom shouted hurriedly.

"Now that we're in the territory of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, we should at least meet the master here!" Ning Yuan laughed. "By the way, I see many stitches on your body. You weren't originally supposed to look like this!"

"Of course I don't look like that!" Absalom quickly said, "I've undergone medical modifications to become like this!"

As they were talking, Absalom suddenly felt something was off. Why was I answering his question?

Moreover, even though he looks like he's completely defenseless, why does he always give off a feeling that makes people afraid to mess with him?

"The doctor who performed your surgery is quite skilled!" Ning Yuan laughed. "However, the cellular rejection between humans and animals always exists. He can only suppress it temporarily, not permanently. Moreover, this suppression is only temporary and cannot last. Your body won't live much longer!"

"Huh?" Absalom was stunned, his expression changing drastically. "You're lying to me, aren't you?!"

"Why would I lie to you?" Ning Yuan laughed.

"But, but, that's not what Dr. Hogback, who performed my surgery, said!" Absalom quickly added, "He said his surgery was a success!"

"The surgery was indeed a success!" Ning Yuan laughed. "But the issue of rejection is no longer a surgical problem!"

Absalom's face immediately darkened.

"I've heard of Dr. Hogback, a genius surgeon, but a doctor is ultimately just a doctor, not a scientist. He may be highly skilled, but he can't defy the laws of biology!"

In fact, Absalom had no idea what a scientist was, but now he realized one thing: scientists are better than doctors!

"Can you save me?" Absalom rushed to Ning Yuan's side and asked with a tearful expression.

"Sorry, no!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "Everyone has their own expertise. I'm a mechanical and space engineer; you should find a biology expert!"

"But you can see my problem at a glance, can't you?" Absalom quickly said.

"Your question involves the most basic biological knowledge; anyone who has completed compulsory education could see that!" Ning Yuan said politely with a smile. "Excuse me, but could you show me the way?"

Absalom was at a loss for words, and like those patients who have learned they have a terminal illness, his spirits vanished instantly.

Ning Yuan patted Absalom on the shoulder. It wasn't that Ning Yuan was deliberately trying to harm Absalom, but rather that Absalom genuinely had this problem.

Even if he doesn't die at the hands of Blackbeard, he will die a painful death from surgical complications.

To be fair, although Absalom also ambushed Nami and Robin, and even went further than Momonosuke, not many people dislike him.

Everyone was shouting that Momonosuke must die, but no one was shouting that Absalom must die.

The reason for this is probably that Absalom is the Straw Hat Pirates' rival, while Momonosuke is their teammate.

Since they are rivals, it's perfectly acceptable for you to do whatever you want, and correspondingly, it's normal for the Straw Hat crew to deal with Absalom however they want.

Moreover, when watching the anime, many people probably projected themselves onto Absalom.

But Momonosuke this

Forget about that unfortunate kid.

However, to be fair, Ning Yuan had previously snatched Momonosuke's Pink Dragon Fruit!

This fruit was originally with Vegapunk, but Ning Yuan took it after obtaining the Door-Door Fruit, so this brat will never have a chance to transform into a dragon.

They walked in silence, mainly because Absalom seemed to have nothing to say. And so, the two arrived at the castle where Moonlight Moria lived.

"Come with me!" Absalom said, pushing open the castle gate.

The castle was quite large, so it was impossible for Ning Yuan to stand at the door waiting. However, to be fair, Moria's living environment was rather desolate.

There wasn't a single servant in the entire castle; the walls of the corridors were covered in cobwebs, and a few broken bones could be seen on the ground from time to time.

This doesn't look like the dwelling of a great pirate; it looks more like the dwelling of an ascetic monk.

"We've arrived! I'll go in and announce our arrival!" After a while, Absalom and Ning Yuan arrived at the entrance of a large hall on the third floor of the castle. Absalom went into the hall first and then came out again.

"Our captain invites you in!"

Ning Yuan nodded and followed Absalom into the main hall.

The hall was also in a state of disrepair, but at least the central area was being cleaned, and Moria's chair was clean.

There was a huge table in front of him, covered with fruit and meat, but the meat and vegetables were cold. It was obvious that these things hadn't been placed there recently, but he hadn't eaten a single bite.

It was obvious that Moria was not in a good mood.

"So you're that scientist Rick?" Moria asked lazily, reclining in his chair. "Why do you want to see me?"

"It's rare to pass through the territory of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Wouldn't it be impolite not to pay a visit?" Ning Yuan said with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Moria said irritably.

"Look at what you're saying! You're not crazy, why would you kill someone for no reason!" Ning Yuan spread his hands. "Besides, killing me wouldn't do you any good. I'm powerless, cutting off my shadow wouldn't do you any good, would it?"

Moria's lips twitched slightly. "You're absolutely right."

What is this called? Because it's so useless that it has no value whatsoever?

No, he's not useless, he's a scientist!

Absalom knew nothing about scientists, but Moria was not.

He was a prominent figure in the New World back then, so of course he knew about a very powerful scientist in the New World named Vegapunk, who was later recruited by the World Government.

To be fair, Moria did consider recruiting a scientist to work for him, but scientists were indeed rare these days, so Moria had to settle for a doctor instead.

I never expected that one day a scientist would actually come to me on his own initiative.

However, Moria wasn't too excited. After all, Ning Yuan looked too young. Even if he was a scientist, how much ability could he possibly have?

After thinking for a moment, Moria asked, "You say you're a scientist, what can you do?"

"There are so many!" Ning Yuan laughed, "We can reach for the moon in the heavens and catch turtles in the five oceans!"

"Huh?" Moria was taken aback. "You can do all that?"

Ning Yuan smiled and nodded: "The prerequisite is that there must be enough funds!"

Moria was speechless.

"You should understand the implications of scientific research, right?" Ning Yuan added, "Do you know why Vegapunk joined the World Government? It's because private research is too expensive; he simply couldn't afford it, and the World Government happens to be the richest power in the world!"

"If you're so short of money, why don't you go and join the World Government? Why come and join me instead?" Moria asked.

"First of all, I have no reputation!" Ning Yuan said. "Even if I could join the World Government, they wouldn't give me the corresponding benefits!"

"Secondly, I never said I came to seek refuge with you!"

"Others, upon hearing the name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, would turn tail and run, but you come straight to me, and say you're not here to join me?" Moria laughed and said, "I know the temperament of you people. Because you're capable, you're arrogant, and you feel it's a disgrace to rely on others! That's why I'm willing to fund your research, and publicly declare that we're cooperating, not that you've come to join me!!"

Ning Yuan remained calm, showing no sign of excitement.

Moria was a little nervous, but he continued, "Only if you can show me your worth!"

Ning Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Does improving your pirate crew's combat strength count?"

"How much will it improve?" Moria's eyes lit up as he asked excitedly.

"Ten times, a hundred times!"

Moria was taken aback, and instead of being so excited, he became less agitated.

"Ten times, a hundred times? Are you kidding me? Even if I awaken Oz, my strength can't possibly increase tenfold!"

"I know a little about your abilities!" Ning Yuan didn't directly answer Moria's question, but instead turned to Moria's ability: "The Shadow-Shadow Fruit allows you to cut off other people's shadows, stuff them into corpses, and then revive and control the corpses!"

"That's right!" Moria nodded. His abilities weren't exactly a secret, after all, he was once a pirate who roamed the seas.

"So, the more corpses and shadows you have, the stronger you become?" Ning Yuan asked again.

"Yes!" Moria nodded. "And then? What are you trying to say?"

"You anchored your ship in the Devil's Triangle area because pirates frequently pass through here, and you believe that the pirates' influence is stronger!" Ning Yuan continued.

Moria was getting impatient: "If you're here to show off your brains, then this is enough!"

"Don't rush!" Ning Yuan waved his hand and asked with a smile, "By the way, why don't you try using an ordinary person's shadow?"

"Since you already know my abilities, why ask such an idiotic question?" Moria said irritably. "What strength can an ordinary person's shadow have?"

"Of course we have the strength!" Ning Yuan laughed. "If they can't wield a knife, can't they at least wield a gun? As long as they can raise a gun and fire bullets, then they have the strength!"

"Huh?" Moria was taken aback, then Ning Yuan continued, "As for the corpses, that's even simpler. You might not know, but right now in the East Blue, the World Government and the Revolutionary Army are at war, and a single battle can leave behind more than a thousand corpses!"

"With guns, corpses, and shadows, you can assemble a zombie army that fears neither death nor battle!" Ning Yuan said, "Could an army of 100,000 armed soldiers increase your strength tenfold?"

"This!" Moria's eyes widened in disbelief. It seemed... it really could!

wrong!

Moria shook his head: "Do you know how much a gun costs? Arming 100,000 people? Where would I get the money?"

Moria is still rich. Every year, countless pirate ships stray into the Devil's Triangle. Moria cuts off the traces of these pirates, and the money naturally goes to him.

This amount of money is sufficient for a pirate crew of only three or four people, but it is far from enough to support an army of 100,000.

"That's why I said you don't understand how to use your ability!" Ning Yuan said. "Why should you pay for the guns? Ask the Revolutionary Army for them!"

"Why did the Revolutionary Army give me a gun?" Moria asked, bewildered.

"Because you're helping them fight!" Ning Yuan shrugged.

"Why should I help them fight?" Moria was even more confused. I have absolutely no connection with the Revolutionary Army!

"Didn't you want to increase your strength?" Ning Yuan continued, "You help them fight, they give you guns, and after the war, they reap the rewards of victory, while you reap 100,000 guns. Isn't that a very profitable deal?"

Moria fell into deep thought, as if that made sense?

"No!" Moria shook his head. "You only said where the guns came from, but you haven't said where the shadows came from! There are 100,000 shadows! Do you expect me to slaughter a town of 100,000 people?"

Although Moria didn't care about that, his status was different now.

It's not that becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea makes it inconvenient for him to kill people; the main issue is that he now has an adopted daughter.

He didn't want Perona to think he was a cruel person.

"It's simple, just let the Revolutionary Army provide them!" Ning Yuan shrugged. "Anyway, with a single command, the shadow can return to the body. Isn't that the same as letting these soldiers control corpses to fight?"

"To fight without losing our lives, I think the revolutionary army would be very willing to make this exchange!"

Many characters in the One Piece world haven't developed the correct way to use Devil Fruits.

Clearly, Moriah was one of them.

In Ning Yuan's view, the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, like the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, is a strategic-level fruit.

The difference is that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit relies on the advantage of location, while the Shadow-Shadow Fruit relies on the advantage of people.

As long as there are corpses, the user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit can have their army fight with shadows, eliminating the risk of injury.

This is a nightmare for the enemy.

Go ahead and kill someone. Your opponent is just a corpse anyway. Even if you blow the corpse to pieces, it's just a shadow returning to its original form.

If you die, your corpse will be used by others, who will then rise up and continue fighting against your comrades.

What is this?

This is the fourth natural disaster!

Moria pondered for a long time, then looked at Ning Yuan: "So, you were sent by the Revolutionary Army?"

"No!" Ning Yuan shook his head.

"Still lying? Your intentions are obvious!" Moria chuckled. "Since it's all war anyway, why shouldn't I fight for the Navy? I'm one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

Ning Yuan said speechlessly, "Would you dare use this kind of strategic capability in front of the navy? If you dare to expose this method to the navy, do you believe you'd be killed the very next day after using it?"

"Even if you're one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, don't forget, strip away that title, and you're still a pirate!"

After the Marineford War, the Five Elders wanted to remove Moria from his position as a Shichibukai, citing his lack of ability.

He may indeed lack the strength, but we can just capture him and lock him up in Impel Down. Why bother to kill him?

Is it possible that the Five Elders know the correct way to use the Shadow-Shadow Fruit?

After all, this fruit isn't something new; perhaps some brilliant and capable people in history have used it.

"This!" Moria was stunned for a moment, then his face quickly turned violent: "You reminded me, I'm a pirate!"

"Huh?" Ning Yuan was taken aback. "You mean...?"

"Why should I fight for the revolutionary army just to acquire these 100,000 guns!"

"Just plunder any country, and you'll have enough money to buy it, right?"

Moria looked at Ning Yuan, opening his massive, fang-filled mouth: "Moreover, once we find a town with 200,000 inhabitants, slaughtering all its residents will give us 100,000 corpses and 100,000 shadows!"

"If the population were larger, my military strength could be even greater!"

"Rick, you've done a great job! From today onwards, you'll be my first mate. When I become the Pirate King, you'll become a great figure like Pluton!"

Ning Yuan was speechless.

To be fair, he didn't intend to kill Moria, after all, Moria and Perona were like father and daughter.

Ning Yuan wants to marry Perona, so isn't Moria his father-in-law?

Therefore, Ning Yuan plans to give Moria a chance to redeem himself. Although you were once a pirate, as long as you join the Revolutionary Army, turn over a new leaf, and create a new world in the future, there may be one more person in the highest position for you.

But it's such a pity!

Moria is a pirate, and the pirate's mindset and values ​​are deeply ingrained in his genes.

Ning Yuan's methods to enhance his strength not only failed to guide him onto the right path, but instead fueled his ambition and awakened his fighting spirit?!

What idiom would be used to describe such a person?

Hopeless!

How can such a person be changed?

Yan Shuangying has already given the answer.

That is death!

Ning Yuan silently took out the Desert Eagle: Judge from his pocket.

"Why are you pointing a gun at me?" Seeing Ning Yuan's action, Moria was first taken aback, then burst into laughter: "You're not going to kill me, are you?!"

Absalom, who was standing next to him, also burst into laughter.

A pistol might scare ordinary people, but even a Karami like Absalom isn't afraid of a pistol, let alone Moria.

His physique is extraordinary; even automatic rifles can't penetrate it!

"I had no choice!" Ning Yuan sighed. "If I really let you slaughter the town, wouldn't I become an accomplice?"

"You're the kind of person who can propose using an army of 100,000 zombies. Would someone like you care about this?" Moria sneered.

"What's wrong with someone like me?" Ning Yuan retorted, "My original intention was for order! As long as order can be achieved, using some brutal methods is acceptable; in fact, the more powerful the methods, the faster order will be achieved!"

"And someone as restless as you is a natural enemy of order!"

Moria was completely stunned.

In his entire life, he had heard of people wanting to become the Pirate King, people pursuing treasure, and people pursuing beauty, but this was the first time he had ever heard of someone pursuing order!

Do you seek order within the framework of a world government?

Who do you think you are?!

I think my dream is already great, but all I want is to become the Pirate King!

"You're a strange scientist!" Moria shook his head. "But I can understand. You're too young, with unrealistic hopes for this world. But let me tell you, this world is beyond saving. The order you're hoping for will never come!"

"I never place my hopes on others!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "An orderly life requires us, who yearn for order, to create it ourselves!"

"If we simply kill all the ambitious people in this world, order will naturally follow!"

"With you, and that piece of junk you're holding?"

"With just me and this broken gun!" Ning Yuan nodded slightly and said, "In your pirate crew, you, Absalom, are guilty of heinous crimes and must die."

"Say something before you die, Perona is watching!"

Moria's smile faded.

He sensed that the young man seemed to be serious.

Moria certainly wasn't afraid of Ning Yuan; he just felt a little regretful.

This was a young man with dreams, but he was going to die at his hands.

"Ten, nine, eight!"

Moria certainly didn't think he would die, so he didn't intend to say any last words. He wanted to see how Ning Yuan would kill him.

"Seven, six, five!"

"Four, three, two, one!"

Ning Yuan sighed and fired directly.

"Bang!"

Moria was shot between the eyebrows and fell to the ground.

Absalom was about to make a sarcastic remark when he suddenly sensed something was amiss.

When they turned around, they found Moria lying on the ground.

"No, something's wrong! How could this be?" Absalom jumped up in alarm. "Weren't you supposed to be weak and helpless? What's with that gun, huh?"

After he finished speaking, he slumped to the ground in despair.

The gun was already pointed at him, so he roughly understood why Moria had died.

A wave of immense fear washed over him. For a moment, Absalom forgot to resist and to run away. He just stared blankly at the dark muzzle of the gun in front of him, then dejectedly raised his hand: "Spare me."

Bang!

Unfortunately, there was no accompaniment.

(End of this chapter)