Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Sheathing his sword, Shiliew then kicked the Sea King Elephant's head upwards from below. At the instant his foot made contact with the head, jets of blood spurted from its neck. Before everyone's eyes, the giant elephant head was kicked high into the air by Shiliew.

His figure disappeared again. Shiliew instantly appeared next to the Sea King Elephant's head. His sword swung again, and another slash was unleashed, cutting the tusks off at the root.

Kicking out again at the Sea King Elephant's head, the work of separating the head and the tusks was complete.

A few seconds later, accompanied by the creation of giant waves, the body and severed head of the Sea King Elephant finally fell into the sea. The difference was that the body fell where it was, while the head was kicked some distance away by Shiliew, falling into the waters of the East Sea.

As for the two giant tusks, they remained in mid-air after being touched by Sandersonia.

With the hunt complete, they could return to Kuja City.

As for the Amber Lead pigment from the North Sea, Buggy was in no hurry. After all, the movement speed of a Marine warship was far inferior to the Kuja Pirates who could fly through the air. He estimated they hadn't even passed through the Southwest Tunnel yet.

In any case, Hancock had already established the contract. As long as they reached the White Town, these toy miners would start digging. Even if Buggy and Hancock weren't there, he believed the Five Elders wouldn't fail to satisfy their deal. The Amber Lead pigment would definitely be prepared at the very beginning.

So Buggy and Hancock just needed to wait until the time was about right, then go directly to the White Town to pick up the goods and leave.

As for the time in between, Buggy planned to continue researching the method of refinement.

Soon, half a year passed. Buggy, who still felt he was a little bit off, stopped his research, took Hancock, and once again left the Sky Island, heading for the North Sea.

Buggy believed that the Amber Lead pigment from their deal was already prepared.

Half a month later, Buggy and Hancock, who had rushed all the way to the North Sea, found that things were not like that at all.

The person in charge they first met not only didn't give them the Amber Lead pigment but instead had the garrison directly surround him and Hancock with weapons.

The King of Hell is easy to see, but the little ghosts are hard to deal with. At this moment, Buggy finally understood a bit of the meaning of this sentence.

But understanding was one thing; it didn't mean Buggy would acquiesce to this situation continuing.

He had Hancock directly make a move, turning the bastard who dared to provoke him into a toy. After adding him to the mining army, Buggy finally saw the Amber Lead pigment from their deal in the warehouse.

After Hancock had collected the Amber Lead pigment, Buggy left the White Town with a cold face alongside Hancock and returned directly to the Sky Island.

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a year and a half had gone by.

As the year when everything began in the original story, the Sea Circle year 1520 was undoubtedly of considerable significance in the history of pirates.

Ever since Buggy came to the world of One Piece, although many things had changed, the year 1520 still held extraordinary significance for the entire world, because several world-shaking major events would happen this year.

Standing in Kuja City, looking up at the high clouds where the Golden Bell had once fallen, a pure white cloud ladder had already connected that place with the Sky Island from bottom to top.

On top of the clouds, a project that had been ongoing for nearly two years was still in progress.

However, looking at the nearly completed project, a rare look of anticipation appeared in Buggy's eyes.

"Brother Buggy, the Heavenly Sanctuary is finally almost complete," Hancock came to Buggy's side and said to him.

"Yes, after waiting for two years, it's finally almost finished. It's about time to send out the invitations, right?" Buggy turned his head and asked for Hancock's opinion.

"Brother Buggy, there's no hurry. Let's talk about it after the sanctuary has been completed and inspected. After all, after it's finished, the interior still needs to be decorated a little. We can't be careless at the very end," Hancock looked at the sanctuary in the clouds, her eyes full of anticipation.

"For the past two years, it has been hard on you and Sandersonia," Buggy stroked Hancock's head and said gently.

"It wasn't hard at all. For this sanctuary, everything is worth it," Hancock didn't feel it was hard at all. On the contrary, she was very happy. After all, this was the place where her wedding would be held; she had to be very attentive.

"After so many years of delay, I can finally give you a perfect wedding," Buggy sighed with emotion.

"Brother Buggy, why didn't you let me change those criminals back after we returned last time? You said I would understand if I just waited. Now that I've waited for a year and a half, you should tell me, right?" Hancock was a little embarrassed to continue Buggy's topic, so she changed the subject and asked another question.

"To be honest, with you around, it would have been all too easy for us to mine the Amber Lead. There was no need to go to Impel Down to make a deal with the Five Elders. After all, our demand for the amount of Amber Lead was too low. But I still did it. And there were two reasons for doing so. One was to prevent our own mining from attracting unnecessary trouble. The second was to leave that batch of miners for the World Government."

"But why do that?" Hancock asked, somewhat confused.

"It was still to divide the strength and energy of the World Government. If you just pay attention to the news for the past two years, you will see that the news centers mainly revolve around three places: the Northeast Tunnel, the Southwest Tunnel, and the White Town. Huge benefits will inevitably trigger disputes. If there was only one place, who would dare to touch the tiger's butt that is the World Government? But with three appearing one after another, it will drive people crazy. No one will spit out the benefits they have obtained. Even if the Five Elders see through my scheme, they won't be able to spit it out. You must know, the interest groups behind them will not allow them to make such a decision. The greed of the Celestial Dragons is known to all.

Even without the matter of the White Town, the two tunnels had already put the World Government at the forefront of the storm, engaging in open and secret struggles with the major powers of other seas. The mining of the Amber Lead in the White Town has further intensified the conflict between the World Government and the powers of the North Sea. No matter how you look at it, this deal is a bargain. Although the Amber Lead mine has always been guarded by troops sent by the World Government, every time it's transported outwards, the Marines have to fight a battle with various pirates or guys disguised as pirates. An Admiral can't be doing escort duty all the time, and a Vice Admiral is not an ever-victorious general. Although right now there have only been injuries and no deaths, I estimate it won't be long."

Hearing Buggy say this, Hancock's eyes immediately lit up.

"Then Brother Buggy, if we give it another push, will it accelerate the deterioration of the situation?" Hancock asked with great interest.

(End of Chapter)