Chapter 741: Sauron Buys a Knife
The Straw Hat Pirates also arrived the day after Vic came to Rogue Town, but they separated when they entered the town. They came to Rogue Town to make final preparations for entering the Grand Line.
No one expected Luffy, a moron, to do anything, so Luffy went alone to find the Pirate King's execution platform. That was the place where the previous Pirate King's life ended, and it had special meaning to Luffy, so he felt that he had to go and take a look.
Zoro borrowed some money from Nami and almost became Nami's servant for this, but he still needed a sword. Although a sword appeared inexplicably beside him, as a three-sword swordsman, he still lacked a sword.
The Grand Line was ahead, and he had to arm himself fully, so he borrowed 200,000 berries from Nami and went to find a weapons shop.
Nami gave some money to Sanji and went shopping alone. She didn't need to buy any weapons or anything like that, just some clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter. After all, none of them knew what the situation was like on the Grand Line, and as an ordinary person, she needed nice clothes for every season.
Usopp needs to replenish some gunpowder, nails, pepper spray and the like, and also needs to buy a better pair of goggles. He has also put a lot of thought into arming himself!
After all, as an ordinary person with average physical talent, it would be really difficult for him to survive in the Grand Line if he didn't think of a way. Even Ms. Nami is much stronger than him. He really can only rely on unconventional means!
Sanzhi took Nami's money and happily went to the farmer's market to buy some groceries (to see the beauties). As the chef on the ship, buying vegetables was also his responsibility. As for practicing and becoming stronger, he has never taken the initiative to do it. He just keeps getting stronger inexplicably. I guess he himself is also very confused!
The Straw Hat Pirates are so magical that no matter what they do, stories will happen to them.
Luffy met Smoker on the way to the execution platform. Then, under Smoker's guidance, Luffy did not go to the execution platform, but took many turns and miraculously arrived at the tavern where Roger often drank during his lifetime.
There, Luffy heard the tavern owner telling stories about the former glory of Pirate King Roger. Luffy was so excited that he trembled all over, and finally drank a glass of milk before leaving.
Zoro went to the weapon shop, but was looked down upon by the bald owner because he had too little money. Until he saw the Wado Ichimonji and Xuezou on Zoro's waist!
Especially when he saw Xue leaving, the bald boss was completely stunned. He had once sold that knife to that man at a high price. Now that man has become a famous figure in the Grand Line, and this knife can be said to be his honor.
The shop owner has always been very proud of this incident. It is a legendary story that can be written into the family tree and passed down. But he doesn't know how the knife has fallen into the hands of this green-haired boy.
"Boy! How did you get this knife?"
The bald boss pointed at the snow knife on Zoro's waist and asked unkindly, if this knife was still in Vic's hand, he would feel honored.
The ancestral knife has been used and baptized by a big shot. It is no longer an ordinary knife, but a knife with a legendary story. The background it possesses is different. But now it is held by an unknown person, so he is naturally unhappy.
"Ah! This is... is it...? I looked in the famous sword encyclopedia and found it! This is the Ryoukaito Yukisou, with a black blade and a small, random blade. It's one of the fifty Ryoukaitos. That's right, this sword is the famous Yukisou!"
Just when the bald boss was questioning Zoro, a short-haired girl wearing red-framed glasses came over. When she saw Xuezou, whom the boss was pointing at, she immediately looked up information. After finding it, she told him all the information. She was incredibly honest.
"Oh! Is its name Xuezou? I never knew its name, but today I finally know it. Thank you!"
Zoro had seen Tashigi, a girl who looked very similar to Kuina before, but because Kuina was not dead, Zoro was not that surprised to see Tashigi, and did not accidentally crush her glasses. Naturally, he did not have to go to the Navy Headquarters to work to pay for the glasses, so he went straight to the weapons shop.
"Hey! What's wrong with you? I was asking him a question, why did you suddenly interrupt? Here! This is your Shigure, I've already polished it for you, take it away!"
The bald boss became unhappy when he saw that Zoro and Tashigi were chatting and not paying any attention to him. He took out the Shigure that Tashigi had given him before and threw it to her with a look of disgust.
Then, in her haste to take over Shi Yu, Tashigi stumbled and knocked over a knife rack, which made the boss even more upset. He cursed at the boss, saying that the rack was so far away, yet she could still walk over and knock it over. He suspected that Tashigi did it on purpose.
"This snowball suddenly appeared next to me. I was in a coma at the time. I don't know where it came from. It's very strange!"
Zoro covered his forehead with his hands when he saw that Tashigi ran so far and knocked down a shelf. As expected, she only looked a little bit like Kuina, and everything else was completely different. However, he still told the store owner about Xue Zou.
"Is that so? If he gave it to you, you really wouldn't be able to find it..."
"Boss? What are you talking about?"
"Oh! Nothing!"
The bald boss seemed to have thought of something and muttered something, but his voice was not loud and Zoro could not hear it clearly, nor could he ask.
"You only have 200,000 Baileys, which can only buy two ordinary standard swords. I see you have another sword on your waist. Can you show it to me?
This is... How about this, I'll buy this knife for 500,000 Baileys, and then you'll have 700,000 Baileys, and you can buy two better quality knives, what do you think?"
The bald boss saw that Zoro didn't even know that Xue Mo was gone, and at first glance he was an ignorant layman. He also knew that the man in front of him must not recognize the big sword and Dao Ichimonji in his hand, so the shop owner planned to buy them at a low price to show off his store.
Zoro saw the sword Wado Ichimonji when he first came in, but there was also a set of Snow Straw hanging there, so all his thoughts were on Snow Straw, until he thought of something and remembered the better famous sword Wado Ichimonji.
"Are there any other famous swords? Let me see! This is...,
Looks so familiar. This is Wado Ichimonji, one of the twenty-one great swords. The scabbard and handle are both white, simple and plain. It looks ordinary, but it is a well-known sword that is worth more than 10 million berries. 500,000 berries is too cheap! Boss! I am willing to pay 1 million berries to buy it!"
Just when the bald boss was trying to trick Zoro, Tashigi rushed over and started flipping through the famous swords illustrations while comparing them with the Wado Ichimonji in the shop owner's hand.
Apparently Tashigi often looked through the illustrated guide to famous swords. She knew what kind of sword it was, what its appearance was, and on which page it was. She quickly found the page with Wado Ichimonji, reported the information on it, and stated its value straightforwardly.
The bald boss wanted to beat the little navy girl to death, but he didn't dare. He just felt uncomfortable that he couldn't stand her but couldn't get rid of her. He thought that Tashigi had ruined his chance of getting a bargain, but there was no way Zoro would sell the Wado Ichimonji to him. No matter how much money he offered, this sword represented the agreement between him and Kuina and was priceless!
"Boss! I only have 200,000 yuan. What kind of knife can I buy?"
"The ones in that bucket over there are 200,000 Baileys each, take your pick!"
Zoro only has 200,000 Beli, so he can only buy an ordinary sword to make do. As for the rest, he can think about it when he reaches the Grand Line. He is not very picky.
The shop owner was also very bored. He couldn't make much money from maintaining Tashigi's swords, and a sword worth two hundred thousand dollars was not profitable either, so he just pointed to a big wooden barrel full of swords and showed it to Zoro, then rested his chin on his hand, thinking about something, and waiting for Zoro to come to him to settle the bill.
"Boss! There's nothing I like here. Is there anything else?"
"Then go to that wooden barrel and pick it up. There are 100,000 Baileys in it."
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"Boss! Anything else? I'm still not satisfied."
"What a hassle! There's a bucket over there, and it's filled with 50,000 Baileys a bunch. How come the more I pick, the cheaper they get? I've wasted my time today!"
Zoro didn't care about the boss's attitude, he just came to buy a knife. He walked to the big wooden barrel and started to choose. Although the swords inside were all standard, the style, color and shape of each knife were different, so he still had to choose carefully!
Then, after Zoro grabbed the handle of a knife, he was stunned. The knife seemed to have consciousness and gave him a scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, as if telling him that if he couldn't even bear this, just get out and don't disturb his sleep!