Chapter 168

Chapter 168

After storing his belongings in the Castle space, Buggy and Hancock did not immediately return to Kuja City in the Grand Line. Actually, as far as Buggy was concerned, he wanted to go straight back.

But Hancock was unwilling. The space fragment she had just obtained contained a castle, which, in other words, was the future new home for her and Buggy.

As the mistress of the house, Hancock was very focused on the decoration and arrangement.

Unlike Capone Bege who used it for combat, Hancock was managing the space fragment in her hand as a love nest. The interior decoration and furnishings needed to be completely redone.

And obviously, it was impossible for just Buggy and Hancock to complete the renovation of a castle.

Therefore, finding people was a must. Then they had to buy decorative materials and so on. For the renovation, Hancock would certainly not find people from the outside. Kuja City had plenty of experts in this area, and only her own people could make Hancock feel at ease.

However, the materials and design concepts could not be solved by relying on the single island of Kuja.

Therefore, Buggy accompanied Hancock all over the world. First, they looked for a master designer. After the design was finalized, the two began to collect building materials.

Hmm, this required a large sum of money. Ever since emptying the City of Gold, Buggy had never had much of a concept of money. Suddenly needing a large sum of money made Hancock ready to just go out and rob someone.

But Buggy persuaded her to stop. Although pirates lived by robbery, Buggy genuinely disliked targeting civilians for such activities. Obviously, they still needed money. If they weren't targeting civilians, they could only set their sights on other pirates.

Speaking of rich pirates, two people flashed through Buggy's mind. One was Gild Tesoro, who had eaten the Gold-Gold Fruit. A trip to Gran Tesoro, and casually robbing a bit of money would definitely be enough for his renovation fees.

However, having just pulled off a big job and just sent his brothers and sisters on vacation, it was not suitable to recall them again. So, Buggy temporarily gave up on the idea of visiting the largest casino in the world of pirates.

The only option left was the other target.

A few days later, in the New World, on the Ice Continent, Buggy and Hancock arrived here using Moonwalk.

"Brother Buggy, what are we doing here?" Hancock looked at this island full of icebergs and snowfields, somewhat puzzled.

"Let's go. This island is not as simple as it looks. You'll understand when you walk in," without saying more, Buggy led Hancock on a leisurely walk into the center of the island.

After entering the center of the island and looking at the treasures spread all over the ground beneath her feet, even Hancock, who had seen the City of Gold, couldn't help but be dazzled.

"Brother Buggy, this is?" Hancock immediately asked Buggy.

"This is the Jewel Ice Sheet. It's the treasure ground of the Happo Navy of the Flower Country. Several generations of wealth are all accumulated here," without having seen it himself, Buggy also hadn't expected the wealth accumulated by the Happo Navy to be so vast.

"Just buried under the ice. Is there something special about this ice layer?" It had to be said, Hancock was very smart and saw the extraordinariness of the Jewel Ice Sheet at a glance.

"One must be proficient in Armament Haki and concentrate the Haki on a single point to attack this ice sheet to be able to open it. And one must be able to open the ice sheet to be qualified to become the leader of the Happo Navy," nodding, Buggy replied.

"It's a pity this qualification is completely useless against Brother Buggy," pursing her lips, Hancock said with a smile.

"In the future, they won't need this qualification anymore," looking at these treasures, Buggy planned to empty the place out.

"Are we going to empty it?" Hancock asked Buggy.

"Just for the renovation material costs, using a small half should be about enough. But then there are the wedding preparations, which also cost money, especially a grand wedding. Since we're already here, we might as well take care of it all. We'll just have to inconvenience the Happo Navy," after speaking, Buggy pressed his hand on the ice surface, and a huge crack immediately opened up.

Going down to the treasure ground, neither Buggy nor Hancock made a move. The Castle-Castle Fruit had a feature where it could automatically absorb or spit out designated objects according to the user's thoughts. And this feature, without a doubt, solved the major problem of Buggy and Hancock's labor shortage.

In just half an hour, Hancock had collected all the wealth accumulated by the Happo Navy for several generations into the castle.

"Let's go!"

With the treasure in hand, Buggy and Hancock did not linger and left the Ice Continent directly.

A few days later, when the people of the Happo Navy came to the Ice Continent for a routine inspection, they were all stunned by the sight of the empty space beneath the Jewel Ice Sheet.

Heaven-shaking cries and wails immediately echoed across the sky of the Ice Continent.

Two months later, after purchasing all the decorative materials, Buggy and Hancock leisurely returned to Kuja City.

Seeing the two of them return, Shiliew, who was chatting with Sandersonia, immediately came up to greet them.

Looking at the current Shiliew, Buggy felt that he didn't recognize this guy at all.

The gloomy man from the prison, the cold face was now completely gone. What he wore was not the general's uniform of the past, but a wild denim outfit, which made him look much more sunny and cheerful.

"Shiliew, has your spring arrived?" Buggy couldn't help but ask.

"Uh... Captain, did you come back just to joke with me?" Although there was not the slightest hint of shyness on his face, under his dark skin, an abnormal blush still flashed and disappeared.

"I came back to find helpers to do something for me."

Hearing Buggy say this, Shiliew immediately became interested.

"Does the captain need me?"

Tilting his head and considering for a moment, Buggy still shook his head and said, "This trip is for treasure hunting, not killing, so your help is not needed. However, there is a place where your help is needed."

"What do you need me to do?" Shiliew was a little disappointed when he heard that he was not needed, but who knew that Buggy would need him in the blink of an eye.

"Kuja floating in the sky of the Grand Line is always a problem, especially when encountering bad weather. So I want to discuss with Sandersonia to see if we can move Kuja City to a higher place. Of course, regardless of whether this proposal passes, I need you to go with Sandersonia to conquer a place. I plan to build a church in that place and then invite many friends there to witness my wedding with Hancock."

After Buggy finished speaking, Shiliew immediately patted his chest and said, "Captain, don't worry. With me, there will definitely be no problem."

"Of course there can't be a problem. After all, the people there are too weak. Strictly speaking, they are not even qualified for you to make a move. You are just going to let them see what true high-end combat power is, so they don't get any other ideas. As for making a move, it's better to leave it to Sandersonia and her warriors," Buggy glanced at Shiliew and then said unhurriedly.

"Then Captain, where is that place?" Shiliew nodded and continued to ask.

(End of Chapter)