Chapter 47: Terrifying Mission
A large ship, painted in a flashy pink, was anchored on the calm sea surface.
"When did you get it?"
Doflamingo, who had been silent until now, spoke.
"A few hours after Cracker died. I have to say, my luck isn't bad."
"Is that so."
Doflamingo didn't believe Su Xiao's words; this was clearly a lie to fool ghosts.
"You actually succeeded in blackmailing her?"
"Don't put it so harshly. It was just a fair trade."
"Fufufu, you crazy bastard, actually daring to blackmail Charlotte Linlin."
Doflamingo probably never imagined Su Xiao could successfully negotiate with Big Mom. What was even more outrageous was that Shanks had previously leaned toward Su Xiao's side.
"What, not planning to continue cooperating with me?"
"Of course... I'll continue cooperating."
Doflamingo was a smart man. After tasting the sweetness of Apollo, he only wanted more.
"Then let's continue. Still no news from Kaido?"
"He's very dissatisfied."
"Just that?"
"Yes."
Su Xiao gazed into the distance at Big Mom. Just then, a splash came from the side of the ship, and several of Doflamingo's subordinates rushed forward.
Bubu Wang, dripping wet, climbed onto the ship. As soon as he boarded, he quickly shook his body, splattering seawater all over the surrounding pirates.
"Pfft~"
Bubu Wang snorted. Seeing Bubu Wang appear, Doflamingo was utterly astonished; he had no idea this dog had followed them.
"Went smoothly?"
Su Xiao asked.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang raised his dog head, as if to say: "Who do you think I am? A little thing like that, handled in no time."
"You... what did you do again."
Doflamingo now had an instinctive aversion to any unknown events. Cooperating with Su Xiao was truly exhausting.
"He just went to explore the ocean world."
"..."
Doflamingo's fingers twitched. After a moment, he decided not to fall out with Su Xiao. First, whether he could defeat Su Xiao was questionable, and second, he desperately needed Apollo. This thing could even intimidate Big Mom, let alone other forces.
After waiting a full four hours, the Big Mom Pirates' ship finally sailed back to the Xisi Sea Area. This time, Big Mom wasn't aboard, only Katakuri and a large group of pirates.
Katakuri, carrying three large cloth bags, leaped onto the ship's railing. He tossed the three bags onto the deck.
With a clatter, a large amount of gold jewelry scattered across the deck. Among the jewelry, five sheathed longswords and a wooden box could be seen.
Su Xiao walked over to the pile of jewelry, first picking up the wooden box. Opening it, he found twelve soul crystals (large) of various shapes inside.
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Large) × 12.]
Putting away the soul crystals, Su Xiao pulled the five great swords from the jewelry pile.
[You have obtained Blood Fall (Gold, 335 Rating).]
[You have obtained Three Karmic Blades (Gold, 360 Rating).]
[You have obtained Light Inch (Gold, 372 Rating).]
[You have obtained Flower Rain: Withered Leaf (Gold, 381 Rating).]
[You have obtained White Fish (Gold, 400 Rating, Additional Attribute Attached).]
The Big Mom Pirates had indeed cut off a piece of their flesh, even bringing out White Fish, which was Charlotte Amande's personal blade.
The Big Mom Pirates could produce five famous swords thanks to Big Mom's habit of collecting treasures. If someone could loot Big Mom's treasury, it would be an astonishing haul.
The idea was nice, but without annihilating the Big Mom Pirates, breaking into their treasury was extremely difficult.
Putting away the five famous swords, Su Xiao looked at the hundreds of jewelry pieces on the deck. Gold and various gems sparkled dazzlingly in the sunlight.
Occasional sounds of swallowing could be heard from the Donquixote Family pirates. Any one of these jewelry pieces would be enough for them to squander for half a lifetime.
Clatter, clatter...
Su Xiao began searching through the jewelry, looking for any possible equipment. Among these items, he could only choose two.
Su Xiao picked up a large string of ornaments, glanced at it, and tossed it aside like useless trash.
When he grabbed the fifth string of jewelry, his hand paused. He pulled out a pendant from the pile. This item was equipment, quality unknown, unverified, but it was definitely equipment.
After flipping through all the jewelry, Su Xiao casually dropped a ring set with a ruby. Among these items, there were seven pieces of equipment. He chose two pendants based on instinct.
After the Demon Hunter Set was upgraded to Demon Hunter King, the set now only occupied one equipment slot, so Su Xiao could choose a pendant suitable for himself to enhance his strength.
Su Xiao took out the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit and tossed it to Katakuri. Katakuri caught the fruit, stared at it for a few seconds, then turned his left arm into mochi, sweeping all the jewelry on the deck away.
From boarding to leaving, Katakuri didn't say a word. Su Xiao was the same. The two were mortal enemies, irreconcilable. Verbal threats were meaningless.
Katakuri didn't immediately return to Big Mom's territory but headed straight for Dressrosa. His subordinates were still surrounding Dressrosa; without his personal order, they would never withdraw.
At five o'clock that evening, a large ship painted in flashy pink sailed into Dressrosa's port. A large group of pirates was waiting at the dock.
Doflamingo walked to the bow, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"The war is over."
Doflamingo's low voice uttered these words, but they drew cheers from the large group of pirates. Their 'hellish journey' had ended.
At the same time, the Big Mom Pirates surrounding Dressrosa Island began retreating to their ships. One by one, the large vessels sailed away from Dressrosa's waters.
As soon as these pirate ships left Dressrosa's waters, Su Xiao received a notification from Reincarnation Paradise.
[Hunter has completed Promotion/Main Mission: Defense Battle (Third Ring).]
[Announcement: The Dressrosa Sea Battle has ended. Contractors may choose to return to Reincarnation Paradise at this stage.]
[Announcement: If contractors return to Reincarnation Paradise at this stage, the settlement reward for the derivative world will be reduced by 15%, except for third-rank contractors.]
[Announcement: All third-rank contractors will return to Reincarnation Paradise in 5 minutes.]
[Announcement: Result of the Dressrosa Sea Battle: BIG MOM Pirates win. All contractors in the BIG MOM faction gain +500 Pirate Prestige.]
[Announcement: Due to the end of the Dressrosa Sea Battle, killing personnel from either side will no longer grant Pirate Prestige. Pirate Prestige can only be obtained through side missions/small plot events/hidden missions, etc.]
[Announcement: This is the current Pirate Ranking for this stage.]
[First Place: Bai Ye (Third Rank), Pirate Prestige 15906 points.]
[Second Place: Shallow Dream (Fifth Rank), Pirate Prestige 14800 points.]
[Third Place: Withered Slaughter (Fifth Rank), Pirate Prestige 13575 points.]
[Fourth Place: Performer (Fifth Rank), Pirate Prestige 4360 points.]
[Fifth Place: Forest (Fifth Rank), Pirate Prestige 3700 points.]
Nearly all third-rank contractors would return to Reincarnation Paradise. Only fourth-rank and fifth-rank contractors remained in the Pirate World.
Su Xiao did not receive a return notification. On the contrary, he received the fourth ring of the mission. He wasn't experiencing the derivative world normally this time; he was undergoing a promotion assessment here. The promotion mission naturally wouldn't be forcibly interrupted.
Su Xiao had already obtained 15,906 points of Pirate Prestige. By bombing Big Mom's territory, he gained a large amount of Pirate Prestige, but the suddenly rising Shallow Dream was hot on his heels, only a little over 1,000 points behind.
The war was over, so killing personnel from either side could no longer grant Pirate Prestige. From now on, obtaining Pirate Prestige would be at least several times more difficult.
After checking the Reincarnation Paradise notifications, Su Xiao examined the fourth ring of the promotion/main mission. His expression gradually darkened.
"This is... asking me to go die, isn't it."
PS: (Didn't prepare much today, only managed to write three chapters. Will add more tomorrow.)