Chapter 145: Isn't It Unfair That Whoever Spends More Money Is Stronger?

The Black Cat Pirates had long since turned over a new leaf, no longer the weak pirate crew they once were.

Now, Jango and the Cat Brothers alone were already 【Lv. 10】 players, and while the crew members under their command were blank-slate accounts, their levels were not low either, and with several pieces of green-tier armor and weapons on their persons, they could easily defeat most pirates in the East Blue.

It was just that for the sake of earning Reward Points, they were focused on managing Black Cat Pirate Island, so they did not continue to go out burning, killing, and looting, and their reputation remained obscure.

After all, how much money could one make from robbery?

……

Goa Kingdom.

Outlook, who had been lying leisurely inside the palace, sat bolt upright and looked at the floating text.

The queen serving by his side knelt down, trembling with fear.

With an anxious expression, Outlook ordered the guards beside him: "Quick, send the Knights out to sea; we must become the winners of the event!"

"Prepare a fast ship for me as well."

"May I ask, what is this game event?"

The king, kneeling in a corner of the palace, watched the arrogant Outlook suddenly become so nervous, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes.

Some time ago,

Outlook had been nothing but an inconspicuous minor Noble of the Goa Kingdom; after returning from a voyage, he had inexplicably possessed powerful strength, and even the guards around him had become unusually valiant.

The shameless minor Noble had organized his guards into the Goa Knights, used force to occupy the palace, and forced the king to abdicate; he was only waiting for the World Government to respond before the king would be deposed.

Outlook's expression turned abruptly cold as he said: "Do you want to die?"

The one who wants to die is you!

The king respectfully buried his head on the ground, concealing the grief and indignation on his face.

Since the other party cared so much about the suddenly appearing game event text, it was very likely that the sudden power and the text were related.

After Outlook and the Goa Knights left on a fast ship, the king also reacted quickly, summoning his loyalists to set sail one after another.

……

Loguetown,

known as the town of beginnings and endings, is the last island in the East Blue before heading toward the Grand Line.

Whether merchant ships or pirate ships, all need to stop here to resupply food and fresh water.

Likewise, as the execution site of the Pirate King, it still retains the blood-stained execution platform, which ensures this island is never short of tourists and travelers who come to see it.

Navy, pirates, and merchants gather here... making Loguetown one of the most prosperous towns in the East Blue.

"Colonel Smoker!"

The door to the office at the Navy base was pushed open.

Tashigi, wearing glasses and with a sword at her waist, rushed in and reported anxiously: "In the sky over the East Blue, inexplicable black text has appeared."

"I know."

Smoker nodded, looking seriously at the Den Den Mushi hanging on the wall.

What it was broadcasting was the scene near the Game Trial Tower.

Countless ships had already gathered together, and one could see not only pirate ships but also luxurious state ships from various kingdoms of the East Blue, as well as warships from Navy bases across the East Blue.

They maintained a safe distance from one another.

"A user of the Illusion Fruit, or a user of the Projection Fruit?"

Smoker frowned, pondering the mastermind who had caused such a stir in the East Blue.

However, the more he thought about it, the more impossible it felt.

Whether pirates or Navy, he had seen many ability users, and even he himself was a Logia fruit user.

But for most people, the abilities they released could at most affect the area around their bodies.

Slightly stronger ability users, like himself with the top-tier Logia Smoke-Smoke Fruit, could at most spread the released smoke to two streets away.

He had heard that guys standing at the pinnacle of the world, like the Marine Admirals and the Four Emperors, could shatter islands when they fought.

But that was already the limit.

He had never heard of anyone activating an ability with a range as absurd as this.

Not two streets,

not an island,

and not a kingdom,

but the entire East Blue!

Countless sea areas, countless kingdoms, countless islands—although it is called the weakest sea, its range is not the slightest bit smaller than the other oceans.

After a moment of silence, Smoker packed his essentials for going to sea and said: "Report to Marine Headquarters first."

"Eh... yes!"

Tashigi was somewhat surprised;

Colonel Smoker, who had always been a maverick, almost never contacted Marine Headquarters, disliking that Marine Headquarters often issued meaningless orders that restricted him.

This was the first time in history.

It also showed that the game event that suddenly appeared in the sky over the East Blue was not simple and had reached a level that Smoker took extremely seriously.

……

"Master, is this really okay?"

Delicious food stuffed A Fu's mouth, her cheeks bulging on both sides like a hamster hoarding grain.

She looked at the image projected by the Den Den Mushi;

around the Game Trial Tower, thousands of ships had already gathered, all waiting for the start of the game event.

Fang Yi laughed: "Since the Pirate World Consciousness wants a slaughter, then let's put this slaughter inside the Samsara Game, and all the origin energy will be absorbed by me."

Within the scope of the Game Trial Tower, it can all be regarded as an extension of the game space.

The entire Trial Tower has already been modified into nine layers of space.

The Pollution Source of the Pirate Novice Village is a Soul Snatcher of the Yanluo Hall faction.

Yin Spirits.

Their greatest characteristic is the ability to possess bodies.

Fang Yi directly opened a passage to the Soul Snatcher area, connected it into the Trial Tower, and threw all the Yin Spirits into the Nine-Layer Trial Tower.

The higher the tower level, the stronger the combat power of the Yin Spirits.

The ninth layer connects directly to the Soul Snatching Hall where the Pollution Source 【Soul Snatcher】 attached to the body of the Sea King resides.

A Fu ate another five plates of seafood fried rice, revealed a look of sudden realization, and said, "In that case, those powerhouses from the Pirate World will be able to hunt down the Soul Snatchers very quickly."

In the kitchen,

Sanji, with sore arms, erupted with intense fighting spirit; it had been a long time since he had encountered such a voracious diner, and this was a challenge to himself.

"Since it is a Samsara Game, what it requires is Absolute Fairness."

Fang Yi shook his head and said, "The Novice Village is the soil used to cultivate players; if strong people are allowed to easily crush others by relying on their real-world strength, there is simply no point in cultivating them."

A Fu glanced at the players rubbing their hands in the Den Den Mushi image, had a bad premonition, and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"

"Simple."

Fang Yi curled his lips and said, "Players from the Ninja World constantly consume Reward Points to bring game equipment back to reality."

"Players from the Pirate World are the exact opposite!"

"Most Pirate players can only start climbing the tower from Lv. 1; those few who possess powerful abilities in reality need to consume Reward Points to bring their own abilities into the Samsara Game if they want to pull ahead of others!"

"For example, Mihawk; if he wants to bring his real-world Sword Skill and Haki into the game, he can only consume Reward Points to perform a soul-binding!"

A Fu looked at his master in disbelief and said weakly, "Master, isn't this a bit unfair, or should I say... dark?"

Players have to pay money just to use their own abilities from reality?

"Dark? This is what is called fairness!"

Fang Yi knocked her on her white-haired head and said, "Whoever pays more Reward Points has the advantage; isn't that fair enough?"

"If Mihawk spent tens of thousands of Reward Points and his game starting point was on the same level as Buggy's, that would be what you call unfair!"

(End of this chapter)