Chapter 383: Luffy: Can't You Think of a Way? I Want a Pet!

In the 【Qingguo Guishi】 world,

countless outsiders inexplicably emerged within dozens of large towns.

The locals, already on edge from being tormented by a zombie plague, were initially terrified, thinking they were rebellious insurgents and bandits.

Unexpectedly, they had no interest whatsoever in the unarmed locals.

Instead, they would recklessly charge out of the thick city walls, returning each time laden with spoils, carrying various zombie limbs, which looked extremely terrifying.

"I want to report this!"

Just as Luffy, wearing his straw hat, was casually handing out the steamed bun from his pocket to a beggar by the roadside,

the system prompted him.

He had obtained enough town favorability to trigger the beggar's hidden quest.

【The Jiang family in the north of the city specializes in making wax figures and are local gentry, but faint, low growls of zombies can often be heard coming from within their grand mansion in the middle of the night.】

Reward: None. Note: This is merely a baseless rumor from a nameless beggar; rashly offending wealthy households in the city might lead to a decrease in town favorability.

"Is it a hidden quest, Luffy?"

Nami's eyes lit up, as if they had turned into money, her short orange hair shaking constantly with excitement.

Zoro also slightly opened his eyes, his palm resting on the scabbard, his thumb subconsciously pushing the hilt out.

Usopp and the mascot Chopper were covered in cold sweat; during this time, the two of them had been scared out of their wits by the zombies that reeked of rot, had shriveled skin, and were bloodthirsty man-eaters.

"Another world... it's just too terrifying!" Robin covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "I've heard news about this town and the Jiang family. It seems the Jiang family has taken a bride six times, and each bride would die suddenly on the wedding night; there is indeed something suspicious."

"Wedding night?"

Usopp reached out to cover Chopper's mouth and said, "Children shouldn't ask about that."

"In that case, let's set off and go fight zombies!"

Ignoring the look of fury on Zoro's face, Luffy suddenly stretched his arm and grabbed the sword case on Zoro's back,

pulling out the peach wood sword inside.

"Cut it out, Luffy! That's a rare century-old peach wood sword I bought for 20,000 Reward Points!"

Zoro was furious, gritting his teeth, and punched Luffy in the cheek, carefully snatching back the century-old peach wood sword and wiping it incessantly.

Peach wood, which absorbs Yang energy, creates swords that have an extremely strong restraining effect on zombies.

Especially century-old peach wood, which is top-tier.

"In the future, I'm afraid I'll inevitably encounter monsters of various attributes. Three-Sword Style can no longer satisfy the path of a Sword Master; I need to forge Famous Blades that can handle all kinds of environments!"

Although the century-old peach wood is full of Yang energy, it is still a wooden sword and could be snapped if one isn't careful.

Zoro couldn't bear to lend it to Luffy to play with.

"Stingy."

Luffy picked his nose and pulled out a pair of gloves infused with peach wood heart powder, putting them on his hands.

Nami said in surprise, "Since when did even Luffy..."

The sword-obsessed Zoro is one thing; no matter how expensive the item is, as long as it's long and thin, he'll buy it.

Could it be that Luffy has changed his nature too?

Doesn't he usually like to fight with his bare hands...

"Zombie baby!"

Before Nami could ask, Luffy had already impatiently smashed his fists together, his expression excited.

"The Straw Hat Pirates want to raise a game pet! Otherwise, I won't be happy even if I become the Pirate King!"

Luffy rubbed his hands together, dragging the members of the Straw Hat Pirates toward the north of the city.

In the past,

even items that could make him stronger couldn't fully attract Luffy; his dream was to gather his crew and become the Pirate King.

Not the strongest in the world.

Although becoming the Pirate King requires great strength, it isn't a necessity.

But now, the newly appeared Pet System struck at the bottom of Luffy's heart. The Straw Hat Pirates shouldn't just have a navigator, a cook, a musician... they should also have a game pet!

"Don't tell me you..."

Hearing Luffy's words, Nami had an ominous feeling and hurriedly asked.

Luffy smiled very happily, showing his inventory screen to his companions.

With Reward Points not even reaching four digits, over a hundred pet fragments lay lonely in the first inventory slot.

"Whoa, Luffy, where did you get those pet fragments?"

Usopp hadn't realized the situation yet and looked at the pet fragments in Luffy's inventory in shock.

The Pollution Monsters they had been hunting recently only yielded an average of seventeen or eighteen pet fragments per person.

Even if they added them all together, it wouldn't be as many as the pet fragments Luffy had now.

Bang! Nami was furious and couldn't help but punch Luffy hard, baring her teeth as she said, "Idiot, did you sell everything valuable?"

Most of the hunting rewards from the Samsara Game belonged to individuals, while a portion was taken out as public funds for the Straw Hat Pirates.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were the main combat force of the Straw Hat Pirates, and they hunted the most Pollution Monsters and zombies.

Since the end of the Kaido incident, that adds up to at least 300,000 Reward Points.

When it came to money, Nami's brain worked very fast, and she shrieked, "You spent 200,000 Reward Points just to exchange for a hundred-something pet fragments?!"

"I didn't exchange them..."

With a bruised eye, Luffy hurriedly explained, afraid that Nami would be angry, "You can only buy one pet fragment a day, I didn't exchange them..."

"I bought them from a merchant player, hehehe!"

Bang! Nami's face turned green; not only was she not appeased, but she was almost angered to death.

She had just investigated the latest market price two days ago; the price of a single Pet Egg fragment had already been bid up to double, five thousand Reward Points.

In other words,

that idiot Luffy wasted a whole fifty thousand Reward Points!?

Nami's chest heaved violently with anger, but with a smile on her face, she asked, "Where did you get the money?"

Luffy scratched his head in confusion, and seeing Nami's smile, he thought the navigator had calmed down, so he also laughed loudly: "Money? I sold all the materials and equipment I had saved up before..."

Zoro and Sanji turned their heads in tacit agreement, as if they didn't know Luffy.

Usopp covered Chopper's eyes.

Robin also picked up a document titled 【Complete Zombie Illustrated Guide】 and pretended to read it to cover her face.

Bang, bang, bang! The sound of continuous pounding echoed through the spacious street.

Because of the zombie cholera, there were no passersby on the street, so the echoes traveled very far.

"Honestly, you act recklessly the moment I look away, you idiot Luffy."

Looking at the bruised and swollen Luffy, Nami sighed helplessly; even if it were treasure, she wouldn't be this angry if Luffy had squandered it on a banquet.

These are Reward Points; in a sense, Reward Points are things that can make any wish come true.

The World Government, Marine Headquarters, Noble Group, great Pirates...

The current Pirate World is far more perilous than before; if they squander Reward Points recklessly, let alone the dreams of her companions, even the entire Straw Hat Pirates will fall behind in this magnificent game era, which is why she beat Luffy so seriously.

After all,

the price of a Pet Egg is too expensive; for a lone Pirate crew like them without any forces under their command, the best way is to wait and see, and follow the trend only after the major player factions have made their mistakes.

Who knew Luffy would be so straightforward.

Nami held her head, wanting to make up for the loss in time, and said, "Sigh, the money is already spent; everyone, let's pool together and help Luffy buy the Pet Egg!"

Based on the principle of not wasting anything,

the Straw Hat Pirates handed all their scattered Pet Egg fragments to Luffy; since the Reward Points were already spent, they had to see what kind of effect the Pet Egg would have.

【Exchange for Pet Egg (Zombie Baby) successful!】

(End of chapter)