Chapter 266: Food Craving Syndrome Caused by Pure Gold

Charlotte Lingling knew exactly what Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen was accounting for.

Wan Guo and the Morning Star Crew had rarely clashed before, except two years ago when the Morning Star Crew went to Marineford and Krieg led troops to the Hive Island.

Charlotte Lingling accepted this.

There was no help for it—being a pirate meant: admit your mistakes, stand straight when beaten.

Wan Guo misjudged the situation and attempted to seize the Hive Island—that was indeed the first fault.

Fine, let's settle the account.

After all, Wan Guo is no match for the Morning Star Crew.

With the sheer mass of the Conqueror's Haki that had recently ravaged the seas, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen alone could have wiped out Wan Guo without needing the Morning Star Crew.

Just like Marineford was erased.

"Alright, we should settle it."

It wasn't that Charlotte Lingling was reasonable or polite, willing to pay for past mistakes or offer compensation—it was simply that the situation favored Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

If anyone else had come today, Charlotte Lingling would have sliced them into minced meat with the Emperor Sword and fed them to the dogs.

But today it was Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

Then she must be reasonable.

Because Charlotte Lingling understood: if Wan Guo wasn't reasonable, the other side's fists and feet were no slouches either.

How could such a scourge arise on the seas—no weaknesses anywhere, utterly flawless?

Roger, what kind of monster did you raise?

"I have a good idea—listen first, Senior."

Negotiation and cooperation are nothing but a stick followed by a sweet date—the stick Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen already delivered; now it's time for the sweet date.

Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen sat down on his own.

"Wan Guo has excellent ability users who provide food ingredients—how about we partner to open a factory?"

"Wan Guo provides the people; I handle external sales."

Food-type Devil Fruit users can produce unlimited food as long as they have stamina—the profits here were immense, and Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen was extremely envious.

"Nani?!" Charlotte Lingling froze.

She never imagined Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen would propose such a form of compensation.

It seemed implausible at first glance, but upon closer thought, it might actually work.

Unlike the frequent famines on the seas, Wan Guo possessed seven food-type ability users and had never lacked food since its founding.

Rather than let them idle,

it would be better to generate more profit for Wan Guo.

The profits Inazuma earned from seastone trade—who on the seas didn't envy that?

Had the Morning Star Crew's prestige not been so high, Inazuma would have long been targeted by pirates of the New World.

"How do we split it?"

"Of course, fifty-fifty."

Fortunately, Charlotte Lingling wasn't stupid—she didn't ask the foolish question of "who gets five," or else Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen would have reevaluated the feasibility of cooperating with Wan Guo.

"If so, what about the previous account?"

"What account?" Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen asked in surprise: "Didn't Krieg go to the Hive Island to deliver gifts?"

"How could anyone ever mistreat a guest?"

Charlotte Lingling smiled on the surface but cursed inwardly nonstop: You've taken all the good and bad words for yourself!

If I weren't outmatched, I'd have kept you here today as a stud—twenty pregnancies over the next twenty years at minimum.

Forget it, forget it.

With this cooperation established, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen would find it hard to invade Wan Guo in the future—that was the real reason Charlotte Lingling agreed.

Why did Charlotte Lingling think this way?

Who on the seas didn't know Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen kept his promises and was Heavy on Emotion?

"Secondly, I'd like to make a deal with you, Senior."

"A deal?" Charlotte Lingling grinned, her belly fat jiggling: "Is it seastone?"

Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen smiled and casually pulled out a pure gold ring.

This was precisely why he had previously stunned everyone nearby, including the Den Den Mushi.

"A pure gold ring of immortality."

Thud—the sound of swallowing saliva rose; Charlotte Lingling's eyes glowed green, her gaze utterly fixed on the ring in Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's hand.

As a great pirate from the Rocks era, Charlotte Lingling had once heard legends of pure gold.

But after years of searching, the World Government had never found pure gold, leading more and more people to believe: pure gold existed only in legend.

Yet Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen had found it.

No wonder even the proud and unruly Golden Lion was willing to join the Morning Star Crew—it was because of this.

That Golden Lion really picked a thick leg to cling to.

Charlotte Lingling's breathing grew increasingly rapid; her face flushed with strange anger and agitation.

Seeing this, Katakuri hurriedly warned.

"Master Barzab."

"Mother's Food Craving Syndrome has flared up."

At that moment, Charlotte Lingling was already screaming.

"Cake... I want cake!"

"Give me the cake!"

Saint Saint Saiwen looked at Katakuri: "Where is the cake?"

Katakuri, expressionless, said: "Mr. Big... was knocked unconscious by your shock."

"Alright." Saint Saint Saiwen raised his fist, covered in dual-colored Haki, liquid lightning, and blazing Xiong Xiong flames, preparing to first knock the rampaging Charlotte Lingling unconscious.

The Food Craving Syndrome, cause unknown.

When an outbreak occurs, the patient develops an intense craving for specific food; if they do not eat the desired food, they fall into endless rage and begin destructive behavior.

If the outbreak lasts too long without satisfaction, it can even cause the patient to waste away.

"Head of the Saint Saint Saiwen... please go easy."

Katakuri's expression was extremely conflicted: he wanted to stop his mother who was having an episode, yet feared his mother couldn't withstand Saint Saint Saiwen's punch.

That colorful fist was unsettling.

Only Katakuri could distinguish: Conqueror's Haki coating, Armament Haki Flowing Sakura, an unknown purple liquid, and crimson flames.

Truly the Mythical Zoan Lei Shen form.

Moreover, it is said Captain Saint Saint Saiwen possesses immense strength; even Mother's Iron Balloon physique, as strong as it is, probably couldn't withstand this punch.

The Golden Lion, who was restraining the rampaging Charlotte Lingling, muttered in dissatisfaction.

"If you two keep chatting, Whole Cake Island will be gone."

Recalling the famous scene of his good brother Shanks in the future, Saint Saint Saiwen activated his Conqueror's Haki.

Several red-black lightning bolts appeared, like chains sealing off all directions around Charlotte Lingling; then Saint Saint Saiwen lightly gripped the hilt of Mengxiang Yixin, and the red-black lightning suddenly grew far more formidable.

The great hall walls instantly sprouted dense cracks, and even the ground began to fissure.

Seeing this, Katakuri suddenly had an absurd thought: The Morning Star crew has such a powerful captain to guide their Conqueror's Haki cultivation.

How truly fortunate.

This must be the strongest Conqueror's Haki in the world today.

If he were not Mother's child or his siblings' older brother, he too would have chosen such a captain.

In less than a moment,

Charlotte Lingling called out weakly.

"S-stop..."

After having the privilege of experiencing Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's Conqueror's Haki and regaining clear consciousness, Charlotte Lingling finally understood: why Kaido had broken down.

Conqueror's Haki of such quality used for defense simply cannot be broken through.

Once Saint Saint Saiwen withdrew his hand, Charlotte Lingling plopped down on the ground: "Katakuri."

"Go get some food for Mother."

After sending away the only conscious person in the hall, Katakuri, Charlotte Lingling finally looked at Saint Saint Saiwen.

"What price must I pay to obtain the Pure Gold Ring?"

Charlotte Lingling was so regretful: Why couldn't this kid Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen have found the Pure Gold decades earlier?

If she had possessed the Pure Gold in her youth, would her youth not have been lost forever?

Saint Saint Saiwen did not quote a price directly, merely saying one sentence.

"I have high hopes for Katakuri."