Chapter 31 - God Valley: Bringing Pain to the World Government! (Please keep reading. )
"John, what were you yelling about last night?"
The Golden Lion couldn't help but ask the moment he saw John.
He was cultivating last night when he heard a voice from the back mountain say, "Resurrect, my love."
He was puzzled at the time; where did John have a lover?
He had wanted to ask then, but at that moment, Golden Lion was still thinking about developing his abilities, so he decided to wait until tomorrow to ask. However, he kept thinking about John throughout the latter half of the night and couldn't concentrate on developing his abilities.
So he immediately went to find John, but John had already left. He couldn't sleep that night.
"You heard it?"
John had painstakingly chosen a time when no one was around and a back mountain that few people visited.
How the hell did Golden Lion hear him?
He cautiously glanced around, and after confirming that Bai Ye hadn't heard what he just said, he immediately replied, "You don't understand, my luck will be very good starting today!"
"..."
This guy must be an idiot. He himself had lost sleep over this yesterday, and he was even more idiotic.
Golden Lion suddenly felt a bit ridiculous.
Indeed, spending too much time with an idiot really does affect one's intelligence.
"What are you talking about?"
Bai Ye walked forward with a smile, patting John's shoulder. He pretended not to know about yesterday's incident, but seeing John again today, he couldn't help but want to laugh.
This guy, he's probably already on the path to his own demise.
"Nothing, let's hurry up and go!"
Seemingly afraid that Golden Lion would blurt it out, John pulled Bai Ye and quickly left.
He didn't want Bai Ye to know about it. Yesterday, he had said only an idiot would believe it, but then he started wailing in the back mountain.
In Rocks's Captain's cabin.
Besides Whitebeard and others, Kaido was also there. The moment he saw Bai Ye, he looked somewhat indignant, clearly still upset about yesterday's battle.
Rocks looked around, and after seeing Bai Ye, Captain John, and Golden Lion enter one by one, he took out the map he had prepared earlier.
Then he pointed his finger at an island in the West Blue.
"It's surprising, isn't it? This island isn't marked on the map, but it truly exists!"
God Valley!
This island, not marked on any map, was intelligence Rocks had painstakingly acquired.
"So, Rocks, what exactly are you thinking?"
Wang Zhi was silent for a moment, then looked up at Rocks with some confusion and asked.
Was there something so essential on this island that it warranted gathering the great pirates of the New World?
If it was as Rocks said, this must be a world-changing major event, and they were here for that. If what Rocks said wasn't a major event, then they would leave at any time.
So what secret did this island hold?!
"Gurarararara, an island not on the map, Rocks, you're not going to tell me this is the so-called Laugh Tale, are you?"
The Final Island.
Even though Roger hadn't landed on the island yet and made it known to the whole world, as a great pirate, he naturally knew that the Red Poneglyphs could lead to the Final Island.
And Golden Lion's dream was also to gather all the Poneglyphs and then go to the Final Island.
However, Golden Lion had found it before, but couldn't understand it, so he chose to give up. At least until he found someone who could understand it, Golden Lion wouldn't waste too much time on it.
"It's not Laugh Tale; this island is called God Valley!"
"God Valley!?"
What an arrogant name!
Upon hearing Rocks reveal the island's name, the few people around were also surprised.
An island not on the map, and bearing the name God Valley, suddenly piqued the interest of everyone present except Bai Ye.
"So there's a lot of treasure here?"
John felt that Rocks was simply a good person; he even called him for a big treasure.
There were a total of seven Captains here, plus Rocks. If Rocks took 30%, and everyone else took 10% each, then there should still be a lot, right?
And his good brother Bai Ye didn't like treasure, so it wouldn't be too much for him to take 20%, right?
John thought happily, at most, he'd compensate Bai Ye with ten or eight beauties later!
"Yes, and there's a lot of treasure!"
Listening to Rocks's answer, John was just short of jumping up and saying they should act now.
But the others all had some dissatisfaction on their faces, because they didn't particularly care about treasure. While having some was fine, if you said it was just for some treasure that everyone was gathered, then they clearly wouldn't be satisfied.
"Momomomomo, Rocks, you bastard, you gathered us here just for some treasure?!"
Charlotte Linlin's face flashed with a hint of displeasure, then she asked directly and unceremoniously.
Although Golden Lion next to her didn't speak, his expression was clearly not very good either.
"No, treasure is only one aspect. The reason God Valley doesn't appear on the map is because this island is a hunting ground for the Celestial Dragons!"
Celestial Dragons!?
How did Celestial Dragons get involved again?
"Gurarararara, Rocks, you bastard, you're not going to take us to kill Celestial Dragons, are you?"
Golden Lion felt he was already bold enough.
But if Rocks really intended to do that, he would only think he was crazy.
Although great pirates seemed glorious, compared to the entire Marine and World Government, they were still far inferior.
"That's right, we're going to kill Celestial Dragons!"
Rocks said, a wild smile flashing across his face. He had been planning this for a long time.
However, he always believed that killing just one or two Celestial Dragons was meaningless.
If he was going to do it, he was going to do something big!
"Let's do it! As long as there's treasure, then even Celestial Dragons are fair game! We need to become richer than them. Money is power, let's get rich!"
John's eyes were already blinded by the vast amount of treasure.
Originally, he had some worries in his heart, but then he thought, wasn't the whole point of him going out to sea for a bit of treasure?
What's the point of robbing poor people? How much money do those poor people have? Rob whoever has money!
Looking at it this way, aren't the Celestial Dragons the best target?
Anyway, with Rocks around, if he just followed along and snatched some money, Rocks would take the fall if anything went wrong.
"Gurururururu, Rocks, are you crazy?"
Whitebeard scratched his head, feeling that this pirate crew seemed to have gone mad.
He wasn't afraid of the World Government, but to completely break ties with the World Government just for some treasure seemed very unprofitable.
"No, don't say anything yet. Let me first explain the situation of God Valley to you clearly, then you can decide!"
Rocks shook his head, not in a hurry. They didn't know the situation of God Valley yet, so such a reaction was quite normal.
"Alright, speak."
Bai Ye was actually very curious. Although he had seen some plot details in his previous life, the matters concerning God Valley had not yet been fully revealed.
Rocks's attack on God Valley would definitely not be just to kill Celestial Dragons.
"First, let me tell you about the background of God Valley. God Valley is a hunting ground for the Celestial Dragons, and their hunting targets are people. They will set up some prizes for this, and those prizes are all top-grade Devil Fruits, as well as some treasured swords, etc.
At the same time, there is also something there. If we can get it, then we can also contend with the World Government in the future. And right now, only I know this news; even the World Government doesn't know that I already know about their God Valley matters.
If we land at that time, then all these things will belong to us: top-grade Devil Fruits, various treasures, and other items. In short, this time will be the only opportunity, perhaps the only one in our lives, since we set sail. If we lose this opportunity, I believe you will definitely regret it. If we succeed, you won't need to fear the World Government.
You can still fly the Rocks Pirates flag and sail outside, you can form your own pirate crew, and then everyone will still be a pirate alliance. You can each go and fulfill your dreams."
What needed to be discussed with pirates was profit. As for saving the people there?
Rocks felt that no one would believe it if he said it.
However, Rocks had another reason he hadn't told the others.
That was the Will of D he had awakened!
Rocks understood that he would one day become an enemy of the Celestial Dragons. The main reason he brought these people along was so that he could use them to deal with the Celestial Dragons later.
D is the natural enemy of the gods, and the gods are naturally the Celestial Dragons. Since they would eventually become enemies, it was better to take this opportunity to eliminate some of the Celestial Dragons' power.
And he heard there was a secret treasure of the Celestial Dragons there!
Although he didn't know what it was, Rocks wouldn't let go of this opportunity.
"Top-grade Devil Fruit…"
Kaido was silent. He had lost badly yesterday. In his opinion, if he had a top-grade Devil Fruit, he definitely wouldn't have lost to Bai Ye.
"I'm in!"
Kaido directly expressed his stance. Besides, he wasn't afraid of killing Celestial Dragons.
"Momomomomo, of course I want to go for such a good thing!"
Charlotte Linlin's eyes flickered, and she had her calculations in mind. She also needed Devil Fruits. She wanted all the children she would give birth to later to eat Devil Fruits.
Since it was a Celestial Dragon hunt with prizes, the prizes naturally couldn't be trash.
"If there are treasured swords, then I'll go too!"
Wang Zhi had always wanted to replace his weapon. If there was a Supreme Grade Meito, he felt this operation would be very worthwhile!
"Gurarararara, Rocks, what is that thing you're talking about?"
Compared to the others, the most ambitious Golden Lion was more concerned about the thing that could contend with the World Government.
"I'm not sure."
Rocks shook his head. He wasn't very clear about that and couldn't answer Golden Lion's question.
"Gurarararara, then let's go! There's treasure anyway!"
"Gurururururu, I'll go too."
Whitebeard was different from the others. He had already established his dream: he wanted to collect war orphans and form his own pirate crew.
So, in God Valley this time, according to Rocks, the Celestial Dragons' hunting targets should be a group of pitiful people. Whitebeard wanted to go and see if there were any children he could take in.
Then, Silver Axe also agreed. Since he could continue sailing in the New World under the Rocks Pirates' flag later, and could even just fly the flag and establish his own force, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
As Rocks said, there would definitely be a lot of treasures this time. Isn't that why everyone went out to sea? He hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit either. If he could get a top-grade Devil Fruit, just like Bai Ye, his strength could definitely reach another level.
"What about you, Bai Ye?"
Rocks turned to look at Bai Ye. Everyone else had expressed their stance, only Bai Ye was still thinking.
"Go, why not go?"
God Valley, at worst, they could just run away.
Everyone was actually planning to make a fortune and then run.
Like Kaido and Big Mom, after getting their Devil Fruits, they just ran away.
Although they might have been observing at first, if Garp and the Roger Pirates hadn't come, they would most likely have participated in the battle. But after seeing Rocks fall into a disadvantage, the others just ran away.
In the original story of God Valley, Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido all ran incredibly fast. Only John and Silver Axe died there.
However, Bai Ye's reason for going to God Valley wasn't the same as theirs. If he could get a top-grade fruit, that would be good, but if he couldn't, he didn't care.
Bai Ye had thoughts of leaving the Rocks Pirates, but before he left, he had to cause a major incident, and he still needed to get Rocks's body cells. He would use Edo Tensei to revive him later, although he didn't know if there was a Pure Land here.
Moreover, in God Valley, Bai Ye also wanted to recruit his first true crewmate.
Bartholomew Kuma!
The man with the Hand of Liberation, known as the Tyrant, yet doing the gentlest things.
Besides, Bai Ye wouldn't tolerate the Celestial Dragons. In this operation, he would kill as many as he could. If he couldn't kill them, he would just run away.
Anyway, he could go directly to Sky Island. At worst, he would just come down later when the time was right.
The World Government wouldn't actually come to Sky Island to arrest him, would they?
"Excellent, then it's decided!"
Rocks said with a laugh.
Since everyone had agreed, he could now prepare for God Valley.
This time, he was going to give the World Government a big surprise!
By then, everyone would know the terror of the Rocks Pirates.
But before that, he still had one thing to do. Thinking of this, Rocks's gaze fell on a few people. He had a secret mission that needed to be completed.
After a glance, Rocks finally fixed his gaze on Bai Ye.
Clearly, he believed that Bai Ye, who had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, was currently the most suitable person to complete this mission: "Bai Ye, I have a mission for you. It must be completed before the God Valley incident!!!"