Chapter 229: The Fanatic Fandom Brought by the Eternal Lion

When is a person at their most miserable?

Heartbreak? Heartbreak counts for nothing.

Failure? Failure is a rehearsal for success.

Due to differing cognitive and tolerance thresholds, everyone defines misery in their own way.

For the Golden Lion, the most miserable thing in life is: knowing full well that pure gold can extend life and longevity, yet being unable to find pure gold.

That helplessness of seeing hope yet being unable to grasp it is truly infuriating.

Fortunately, now that Saint Saint Saiwen has finally found pure gold, the Golden Lion is rushing frantically toward Inazuma.

And for Saint Saint Saiwen,

the most miserable thing is when the pure gold ring goes on the trading platform, only for the platform to be filled with curses...

【Shisui's Eyeball: One million points. Seller's note: Damn, the crooked merchant Wang has struck it rich; even pure gold has been found, do you still need accessories?】

【Imperial Seal of the Heirloom: Ten million points. Seller's note: Big brother, my boss is Qin Shi Huang; you wouldn't want future generations to still have to learn English, would you?】

【Red Wolf's Frying Pan: Ten million points. Seller's note: Crooked merchant Wang, look at me】

【Aphrodisiac Immortal Bean: Ten thousand points. Seller's note: Crooked merchant Wang, those who can afford pure gold don't need it, and those who need it can't afford it...】

Saint Saint Saiwen understood that the Dragon Ball user spoke with reason.

For things like pure gold, indeed, those who can afford it don't need it, and those who need it can't afford it.

Although the pure gold ring is priced at only one million points, among the users of the trading platform, there are probably very few who have a balance of one million points at any given time.

Even Saint Saint Saiwen does not have that many points.

One can imagine that the pure gold ring, priced at one million points, is a luxury item after achieving point freedom.

Before achieving point freedom, improving one's strength clearly takes higher priority than extending life and longevity.

However, there are actually not many users on the trading platform who have reached a state of point freedom.

For instance, Warhammer Girl and the Dragon Ball user might have better choices than pure gold.

And those who need pure gold do not have enough points in hand to purchase it.

This results in the pure gold ring having extremely high popularity; it not only tops the product popularity chart, but countless onlookers leave comments while no one places an order to buy.

There is even someone claiming to be a subordinate of the Laozu Sect hinting to Saint Saint Saiwen: The Laozu Sect needs pure gold; you figure it out.

Figure out your sister.

Let the Laozu Sect speak to me personally.

Saint Saint Saiwen lay on the sofa and complained.

"System Bro, the quality of this generation of transmigrators is truly average; they can't even cough up a mere one million points. Now I guard a mountain of gold... unable to cash it in."

As for selling at a discount?

How could I possibly lower the price? Selling the pure gold ring cheaply would be tantamount to a massive loss.

Saint Saint Saiwen planned to wait a few days, first raise the price of the pure gold ring by 30%, and then sell it at a 20% discount, achieving a win-win for both merchant and customer.

Actually, this was to give users from other worlds more time to save up one million points.

Coincidentally, time is the one thing Saint Saint Saiwen lacks least.

After signing the contract with the old man Imu, the Five Elders dared not issue orders, fearing they would be replaced by Saint Saint Saiwen and thus lose their immortality.

The Marines dared not continue to target the Morning Star Group.

Saint Saint Saiwen has plenty of time to build his power, until the day he has a hundred percent certainty of victory, when he will raise the banner and overturn the table with the World Government.

On the third day after returning to Inazuma, the Golden Lion descended from the sky to the Shogun's Mansion.

"Captain, Captain."

"The ring, give me the ring quickly."

The Golden Lion is different from the rest of the Morning Star Group; as a powerhouse active since the Rocks era, the Golden Lion is already in his fifties.

He is currently at the tail end of his prime.

If pure gold were found a few years later, even if the Golden Lion could ascend to the Eternal Lion, he would no longer be the Eternal Lion in his full strength.

The Golden Lion is anxious, very anxious.

So anxious that while the Perfect Lion ship was still floating in the sky, the Golden Lion rushed non-stop to Saint Saint Saiwen's presence.

"Senior, after putting on the pure gold ring, your body will be frozen at this very second."

"Captain, I know."

The Golden Lion held a cigar in his mouth: "My lifetime prime is just like this."

Not only does he not reach Saint Saint Saiwen's current level of power, he is not even as good as the peak Rocks.

Although there was some unwillingness in his heart.

But without a noble birth, without a powerful bloodline, relying solely on a mortal body to reach this step, the Golden Lion is quite satisfied.

At least compared to Garp and Sengoku, he, the Golden Lion, will forever remain at his prime.

When Garp and Sengoku grow old and feeble in the future, the Golden Lion will definitely go over personally to chat and nag with Garp and Sengoku.

Let you two ganging up on one before.

Now I will take on two.

Thinking of that beautiful scene, the Golden Lion finally couldn't help but burst into strange laughter.

"Jehahaha~"

Using the power of the Float-Float Fruit, Saint Saint Saiwen gently pushed the pure gold ring toward the Golden Lion.

"Senior, just laugh to yourself."

"Don't make it known to the world."

If news of Saint Saint Saiwen possessing pure gold leaks, the seas will welcome an even more turbulent era; the temptation of immortality far exceeds the fear of the Morning Star Group.

Not only the Navy and the pirates, but even the Celestial Dragons of the Holy Land Mary Geoje would be tempted.

The Five Elders might not care.

After all, the Five Elders signed a Deep Abyss Contract with Imu and have already obtained immortality.

How many like the Five Elders are there on the Grand Line? The rest, including the God Knights, would all be tempted and take action.

Saint Saint Saiwen is not afraid of making enemies of the world; he simply feels there is no need for it.

Low-key development is the true way.

"Jehahaha!" Shiki grinned.

"Captain, I'm not stupid."

If everyone could maintain their peak, wouldn't that mean nothing has changed from before? How would he, Shiki, go and take revenge on Garp and Sengoku?

Shiki put the pure gold ring on his left ring finger, handling it with an oddly excessive degree of care.

"Captain, great kindness needs no thanks."

"By the way," Shiki said, slightly awkward.

"I recruited a promising prospect, but that kid is your fanatic fan. He insists on meeting you before he agrees to join the Flying Pirate Crew."

"Interesting." Saint Saint Saiwen's eyes lit up.

Fanatic fans are good. The fanatic fans Saint Saint Saiwen currently knows of are Yuzhi Xiliu and Morgans, both with loyalty maxed out.

"Bring him over."

As he spoke, Saint Saint Saiwen's Observation Haki extended toward the high sky, but he only saw a group of unknown pirates on the Perfect Lion.

And one... oversized little shota.

Truly the world of pirates; this little shota's height and youthful face were completely mismatched.

Before long, Shiki returned, with a four-meter-tall giant behind him.

"Captain, his name is Jack, and he is eight years old."

The Ship King Jack?!

No wonder Saint Saint Saiwen hadn't noticed anything unusual earlier; unless the Ship King Jack opens his mouth, there are almost no Fish-Man traits on his entire body.

Perfect, another Warlord-level combat power.

Most importantly, the Ship King is brave enough.

"Not bad, but isn't eight a bit young..."

Before Saint Saint Saiwen could finish speaking, Shiki already anticipated trouble; the kid Jack had been spotted by the Captain.

For the sake of the pure gold ring, Shiki muttered grumpily.

"Captain, I only have one Gild Tesoro under me right now... be a decent person."

"Here, the Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit." Saint Saint Saiwen handed the Gold-Gold Fruit to Shiki.

"It suits Gild Tesoro very well."

"Jack is still young."

"Let him train with Lei Li and Barrett for a few years first; then I'll send him over to assist you."