Chapter 31 - God Valley, Bringing Pain to the World Government!
"John, what was that screaming about last night?"
As soon as Golden Lion laid eyes on John, he couldn't help but ask. Last night, while he was in the middle of training, he heard a cry from the back mountain saying, "Rise again, my love."
He was puzzled at the time. Where did John have a lover?
He had intended to ask right then, but Golden Lion was preoccupied with contemplating the development of his abilities, so he decided to wait until the next day. However, he spent the latter half of the night thinking about John and couldn't focus on developing his abilities.
So he immediately went to find John, only to discover that John had already left, and he ended up suffering from insomnia that night.
"Did you hear it?"
John had carefully chosen a time when no one was around and a place in the back mountain that few people visited.
How on earth did Golden Lion hear it?
He cautiously glanced around to make sure that Renji hadn't overheard his earlier words. Then he quickly said, "You wouldn't understand. My luck is going to be really good starting today!"
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This guy must be an idiot. He himself had lost sleep over this matter last night. He was even more foolish.
Golden Lion suddenly felt somewhat ridiculous.
Indeed, spending too much time with fools does seem to lower one's intelligence.
"What are you talking about?"
Renji approached with a smile and patted John on the shoulder. He pretended not to know about what had happened yesterday, but seeing John again today, he just couldn't help but laugh.
This guy probably already had a way to die.
"Nothing, let's hurry up and go!"
Seemingly afraid that Golden Lion would reveal the matter, John quickly pulled Renji away.
He certainly didn't want Renji to know about this. Yesterday, he had said something only a fool would believe, and then he started howling at the back mountain.
In Captain Rocks' cabin.
In addition to Whitebeard and others, Kaido was also present. Upon seeing Renji for the first time, he looked somewhat resentful, clearly dissatisfied with yesterday's battle.
Rocks looked around and, after seeing Renji, Captain John, and Golden Lion enter one after another, he took out the map he had prepared earlier.
Then he pointed to an island in the West Blue.
"Surprised, aren't you? This island is not marked on the map, but there truly is an island here!"
God Valley!
This island, which is not marked on the map, was also intelligence that Rocks had managed to obtain with great difficulty.
"So what are you thinking, Rocks?"
Ochoku fell silent for a moment, then looked up at Rocks somewhat puzzled and asked.
Is there something so necessary on this island that it is enough for him to gather the great pirates of the New World?
If we follow Rocks' words, this must be a world-changing event, and they have come here for that reason. If what Rocks says is not a significant event, then they could leave at any time.
So what secrets does this island hold?!
"Hahaha, an island not on the map. Rocks, you're not going to tell me this is the so-called Raftel, are you?"
The Final Island.
Even though at this time Roger had not yet set foot on the island and made the whole world familiar with this place, as a great pirate, of course, they also knew that the Red Poneglyph could lead to the Final Island.
Golden Lion's dream was also to collect all the Poneglyphs and then head to the Final Island.
However, Golden Lion had found some before but couldn't understand them, so he gave up. At least until he found someone who could understand them, Golden Lion wouldn't waste too much time on this.
"It's not Raftel. This island is called God Valley!"
"God Valley!?"
What an arrogant name!
Upon hearing Rocks announce the name of the island, the people around were also taken aback.
An island not on the map and with the name God Valley suddenly piqued the interest of everyone present except Renji.
"So there's a lot of treasure here?"
John felt that Rocks was just a good guy, having a big treasure and still inviting him along.
There are a total of seven captains here, plus Rocks. If Rocks takes thirty percent, and the others each take ten percent, there should still be quite a lot left, right?
Moreover, his good buddy Renji doesn't care about treasures, so it wouldn't be too much to take twenty percent for himself, would it?
John was happily thinking to himself, he could always make it up to Renji with seven or eight beauties later!
"Yes, and there is a lot of treasure!"
Listening to Rocks' response, John was almost jumping up to suggest taking action right away.
However, the others all had looks of dissatisfaction on their faces because they didn't particularly care about treasures. While having them would be nice, if it was just about some treasures that gathered everyone together, then they would obviously not be satisfied.
"Mamamamama, you bastard Rocks, did you gather us here just for some treasure?!"
Charlotte Linlin's face flashed with a hint of discontent, and then she also asked bluntly without any politeness.
Golden Lion, who was standing nearby, didn't say anything, but his expression was clearly not good either.
"No, treasure is just one part of it. The reason God Valley doesn't appear on the map is that this island is a hunting ground for the Celestial Dragons!"
Celestial Dragons!?
How did this get involved with the Celestial Dragons?
"Hahaha, you bastard Rocks, you're not planning to take us to kill the Celestial Dragons, are you?"
Although Golden Lion felt that he had enough courage.
If Rocks really intended to do that, he would think that Rocks had gone mad.
Although great pirates may seem glamorous, compared to the entire Marine and the World Government, they still fall short.
"That's right, to kill the Celestial Dragons!"
Rocks said, with a hint of a maniacal smile flashing across his face. He had been planning this for a long time.
However, he always thought that killing just one or two Celestial Dragons was meaningless.
If you're going to do it, do it big!
"Do it! As long as there's profit, even the Celestial Dragons are fair game. We need to become richer than them. Money is power, let's make money!"
John had already been blinded by the vast amount of treasure.
He had originally harbored some worries in his heart, but then he thought, wasn't the purpose of his sailing out to sea for a bit of treasure?
What was the use of robbing the poor? How much money did those poor people have? Rob whoever had money!
From this perspective, the Celestial Dragons were the best targets, weren't they?
Anyway, with Rocks around, he could just follow behind and grab some money, and if anything went wrong, Rocks would take the blame.
"Gurarara, has this guy Rocks gone mad?"
Whitebeard scratched his hair, feeling that this pirate crew seemed to have lost their minds.
He wasn't afraid of the World Government, but it seemed quite unprofitable to completely fall out with the World Government just for some treasure.
"No, don't talk about that yet. Let me first explain the situation of the God Valley to you, and then you can decide!"
Rocks shook his head, not in a hurry. They didn't know about the God Valley yet, so their reaction was quite normal.
"Alright, go ahead."
Renji was actually curious too. Although he had seen some of the plot in his previous life, the matters concerning the God Valley had not been fully revealed.
Rocks' attack on the God Valley would definitely not be just to kill Celestial Dragons.
"First, let me talk about the background of the God Valley. The God Valley is a hunting ground for the Celestial Dragons, and the targets of their hunting are people. They set up some prizes on top of that, and those prizes are all top-notch Devil Fruits as well as some treasured swords and the like.
At the same time, there is also an item there. If we can get our hands on it, then we can also stand against the World Government in the future. And currently, only I know about this news. Even the World Government doesn't know that I have already found out about their God Valley.
If we land there at that time, then all these things will belong to us - top-notch Devil Fruits, various treasures and other items. In short, this will be the only opportunity since we set sail, perhaps the only one in our entire lives. If we miss this chance, I believe you will all regret it. If we succeed, you won't have to fear the World Government anymore.
You can still sail under the flag of the Rocks Pirates, you can form your own pirate crews, and we will still be a pirate alliance. You can each go and fulfill your dreams."
With pirates, it was all about the benefits. As for saving the people there?
Rocks felt that no one would believe him if he said it.
However, there was another reason that Rocks had not told the others.
It was the Will of the D that he had comprehended!
Rocks understood that he would eventually become an enemy of the Celestial Dragons. The main reason for bringing these people along was that he could use them to fight against the Celestial Dragons in the future.
D is the natural enemy of the gods, and the gods are naturally the Celestial Dragons. Since they would become enemies sooner or later, it was better to take this opportunity to eliminate some of the Celestial Dragons' strength.
Moreover, he had heard that there were treasures of the Celestial Dragons there!
Although he didn't know what they were, Rocks would not let this opportunity slip away.
"Top-notch Devil Fruits."
Kaido fell silent. He had lost badly yesterday. In his view, if he had a top-notch Devil Fruit, he definitely would not have lost to Renji.
"I'm in!"
Kaido directly expressed his stance, and besides, he was not afraid of killing Celestial Dragons.
"Mamamamama, of course I want to go for such a good thing too!"
Charlotte Linlin's eyes twinkled, and she also made her calculations in her heart. She needed Devil Fruits, and she wanted all her future children to consume them.
Since the hunting by the Celestial Dragons had prizes, those prizes naturally could not be junk.
"If there are swords, then I'm in too!"
Ochoku had always wanted to get himself a new weapon. If there were Supreme Great Swords, he felt that this operation would be well worth it!
"Hahaha, what is that thing you mentioned, Rocks?"
Compared to the others, the most ambitious Golden Lion was more concerned about the item that could stand against the World Government.
"I'm not quite sure."
Rocks shook his head. He wasn't very clear about it and couldn't answer the Golden Lion's question.
"Hahaha, then let's go. There are treasures anyway!"
"Gurarara, I'll go too."
Whitebeard was different from the others. He had already established his own dream. He wanted to gather some war orphans and form his own pirate crew.
So, according to Rocks' words, the people the Celestial Dragons hunted in the God Valley this time should be a group of pitiful individuals. Whitebeard wanted to go and see if there were any children he could take in.
Then, Silver Axe also expressed his agreement. Since they could continue sailing in the New World under the flag of the Rocks Pirates later, and they could just use the flag to form their own forces, of course he would not refuse.
As Rocks had said, there would definitely be many treasures this time. Everyone set sail for these things. He hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit either. If he could get a top-notch Devil Fruit, just like Renji, his strength would definitely be able to reach another level.
"What about you, Renji?"
Rocks turned his head and looked at Renji. Everyone else had spoken, only Renji was still thinking.
"Go, why not?"
The God Valley, at worst, they could just run away.
In fact, everyone was thinking of making a quick profit and then fleeing.
Like Kaido and Big Mom, after obtaining the Devil Fruits, they just ran away directly.
Although at first they might have been waiting to see, if Garp and the Roger Pirates hadn't come, then they would probably have joined the battle, but after seeing Rocks fall into a disadvantage, the others ran away directly.
In the entire original story of the God Valley, the Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido were all very quick runners. Only John and Silver Axe died here.
However, Renji's going to the God Valley was not the same as theirs. If he could get a top-notch fruit, that would be fine, but if he couldn't, he didn't mind.
Renji had the idea of leaving the Rocks Pirates, but before he left, he had to do something big, and he also needed to get Rocks' body cells. Later on, he could use Edo Tensei to resurrect directly, although he didn't know if there was a Yellow Spring here.
Moreover, in the God Valley, Renji also wanted to recruit his first true crew member.
Bartholomew!
The man with the Liberation Hand, who had the title of Tyrant, yet did the gentlest things.
Besides, Renji was not going to go easy on the Celestial Dragons. In this operation, he would kill as many as he could, and if he couldn't kill them, he would just run away.
After all, he could go directly to the Sky Island. At worst, he could just come down when the time was right in the future.
It's not like the World Government could come to the Sky Island to capture him, right?
"Very well, then it's settled!"
Rocks laughed loudly.
Since everyone agreed, he could start preparing for the God Valley.
This time, he was going to give the World Government a big surprise!
Then, everyone would know the terror of the Rocks Pirates.
However, before that, he had one more thing to do. Thinking of this, Rocks also shifted his gaze to a few people. He had a secret mission that needed to be completed.
After a glance, Rocks finally focused his eyes on Renji.
Obviously, he thought that Renji, who had eaten the Goro Goro no Mi, was currently the most suitable person to complete this mission: "Renji, I have a mission for you. You must complete it before the God Valley incident!!!"
(End of chapter)
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