Chapter 469 The Taste of Money
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"Okay! I still want to chat with you for a while, but since you're in a hurry, there's nothing I can do!"
"Crack!"
"Uncle Nose Hair, here is your pass, please keep it. I wish you a happy time in the Golden City!"
The young man said with a smile after handing over the pass.
"This...isn't...never mind!"
Rayleigh snatched the ID and didn't want to explain any more. He put on his sunglasses, waved his hand and entered the checkpoint.
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"hehe!"
After Reilly walked away, the staff opened the drawer and saw that it was filled with photos of people and a large stack of wanted warrants, all of whom needed special attention.
The one the young man was looking for was on the top of a large stack of wanted posters! The Golden City stopped near the Sabaody Archipelago. In addition to the fact that there were many rich people here and it was close to the holy land of Marijoa, there was another important reason: it was waiting for this old gambler!
He took out the bounty order and compared it with the photo he had just taken, then said with a smile.
"Luckily I have received professional training, otherwise I would have almost failed to recognize him. It is indeed Silverbaz Rayleigh! Haha! This guy finally showed up! It's great to be able to help Master Tesoro and Master Stella!"
The young man said happily.
His hometown was originally just an ordinary, remote and dilapidated village in the Grand Line. Due to its remoteness, it was a little poor, but the pirates could still make ends meet with hard work. But later, a group of pirates who had no dreams occupied the island and ruled over a dozen small villages and towns on the island, including their village. Every month, each person had to pay a life-buying money. Those who had no money would be captured, and the young ones would be sold as slaves, and the old ones would be killed directly.
Just when everyone was in despair, the powerful Lord Tesoro and the gentle Lady Stella appeared in time to save them. They allowed all of them to settle on the Golden Tesoro, provided them with shelter and arranged jobs for them, so that everyone could live a good life.
I can never repay your kindness for giving me a new life!
The guy hung up a sign saying "service suspended" and quickly picked up the communicator to start dialing.
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"Hahaha, this is crazy! How many Baileys would it take to build such a golden city on the sea! So enviable! This is ten or a hundred times more spectacular than the Golden City of Shandora!"
Rayleigh, who had officially set foot in the Golden City, stared at the incredible scene in front of him with wide eyes.
(Ger said that the effect can be achieved by gold plating. Only a fool would choose to make it entirely of solid gold, which is not only a waste of materials but also deadly heavy.)
"It's so luxurious! The air really is filled with the smell of money!"
Looking at the gold powder falling from the sky, Rayleigh used his lung capacity to the maximum and took a few deep breaths like a vacuum cleaner.
I thought to myself that these are all real gold. If I collect more, I can sell the boogers I pick out of my nose as gold when I go back. Since my nostrils are not big enough, I may not be able to get rich, but I can definitely buy some money for a few drinks.
It was Raleigh’s first time in Golden City, but he didn’t need to ask for directions. There were signboards everywhere, and as long as he could read, he wouldn’t get lost. Every place called a “bus stop” had free shuttle buses to take people to Golden City and the hotel.
"That's great. The rides are free."
Rayleigh nodded and muttered to himself.
However, he did not choose to take a car. He came here to see what this golden city that suddenly appeared out of nowhere was. Of course, he would be able to discover the problem better by walking and observing slowly.
"It's true! This ship!!
Rayleigh frowned and said with a serious expression.
"Why did the Ship of the Oath Noah appear here? And it was transformed into this state?"
He went to the Final Island with Roger and learned the truth about the world and the prophecy that Joyboy's reincarnation would appear in more than 20 years.
Captain Roger opened the Great Pirate Era in the last moments of his life, wanting to create a better start for the Child of Destiny. The elders of the Roger Pirate Group retired from the world, secretly waiting for the Child of Destiny to appear and help him complete the unfinished mission 800 years ago.
And now Roger has only been dead for two years, and we don’t even know if Joyboy’s reincarnation has had any milk. Why didn’t the Oath Ship, which hasn’t completed its mission, stay in Fishman Island, but instead became an entertainment city?
"Is this also destiny? Oh, it seems that Joyboy is a happy boy who can bring laughter to the world! It seems reasonable that the ship of promise Noah turned into an entertainment city that can bring happiness to people before fulfilling his promise with the mermaid princess."
Just as Rayleigh was immersed in his self-consistent reasoning, he was suddenly interrupted by a childish voice.
"Hello! Uncle Hu Zi, buy a flower for your girlfriend. This is a golden rose that is unique to our Golden City. It will never wither and symbolizes eternal love. She will definitely be very happy when she receives it."
"Ok?"
Rayleigh looked down at the sound.
I saw a little girl wearing a red beret, pulling her clothes to sell something, holding a basket of golden roses in her hand.
"Look, I'm alone, so I don't seem to need to buy flowers. Sorry, little girl!"
Rayleigh placed his hand on the girl's head and patted it gently before smiling.
He had carefully observed the little girl and saw that her clothes were new and clean, and she had a work permit with the Golden City logo hanging around her neck. Her little face was round and rosy, with an innocent smile on her face. She didn't look like a refugee who needed help at all, so Rayleigh had no intention of buying her roses.
"Really not going to buy one? Uncle Beard, even if you don't have a partner, you can buy one as a souvenir. Others will know at a glance that you've been to Golden City and that you're a handsome uncle with money and status! Your type is popular in the sea now, maybe you'll find a partner soon!"
The little girl continued to promote the product without giving up.
Reilly was a little surprised. He didn't expect that a little girl who looked only 8-9 years old could be so eloquent and good at business.
"Hey, Xiaolin! You can't force a sale!"
Just when Rayleigh was still hesitating whether to buy a flower to give Xia Li a little surprise, a boy who was also selling flowers but was older, about thirteen or fourteen years old, ran over. He pulled the little girl aside and apologized to Rayleigh.
"I'm sorry, sir, for the inconvenience. My sister is still young and ignorant, please forgive her."
The boy's attitude was sincere but neither humble nor arrogant.
"Brother, I didn't, I didn't force you to buy or sell!"
The little girl said aggrievedly.
"Haha, you don't have to apologize. I misunderstood. It was indeed me who wanted to buy one as a souvenir. She didn't pester me to buy it."
Riley said with a smile.
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