Chapter 66: Surprise and Unexpected

East Blue, Windmill Village.

As the hometown of the Marine Hero Garp, Windmill Village lies far from the entrance to the Grand Line and major trade routes, rarely invaded by pirates.

Being called the weakest sea further proves that the East Blue is relatively safer.

This is also why Saint Saint Saiwen originally sent Luo Jie's wife, Rouge, to Windmill Village.

Taking advantage of the night's cover, Saint Saint Saiwen sneaked into Garp's old family courtyard, confirmed the location, retrieved a shovel from the system warehouse, and began digging for treasure.

The Supreme Grade Blade Ace, with a system direct-sale price of ten thousand points, is equivalent to a full ten Senzu Beans.

But given Saint Saint Saiwen's trait as a pirate merchant king, he would list it on the trading platform at least five times the price, focusing on not scamming poor brothers, only scamming rich brothers' points.

An excited heart, trembling hands.

However, when he dug out the wooden box and opened it, the thing floating into his line of sight made Saint Saint Saiwen freeze in place, his joy instantly frozen on his face.

Inside the wooden box, there was no Supreme Grade Blade Ace, only a wooden carved toy sword.

"This... how did it turn into wood?"

Sensing movement behind him, Saint Saint Saiwen just turned around and saw a black gun barrel sticking out from the door, along with Rouge, whose face flashed first shock and then joy.

"Saint Saint Saiwen?"

Seeing the shovel in Saint Saint Saiwen's hand and the wooden box on the ground, Rouge covered her belly and laughed.

"Mr. Garp specifically instructed that when you come back and dig this up, I must tell you: Kid, surprised? Unexpected?"

Saint Saint Saiwen finally realized that the sword Ace he had buried had been swapped by the old man Garp.

"Indeed a surprise."

"Saxi burida na, Sister-in-law Rouge."

Rouge put away her long spear: "Come in and sit for a while, I'll pour you a cup of tea."

The long-awaited Supreme Grade Blade, swapped into a wooden sword by the old man Garp, filled Saint Saint Saiwen's heart with a strong sense of frustration.

This old man is too damn cunning.

Is listening to the voices of all things really this useful?

I, the young master, have noted this grudge.

"Sister-in-law Rouge, how exactly did Mr. Garp discover it? I clearly buried it so deep."

Two years ago, worried that Garp's Observation Haki would discover the sword Ace, Saint Saint Saiwen had specifically buried it very deep, never expecting it would still be found by Garp.

Rouge's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.

"It counts as an accident."

"A while back, Mr. Garp came back, and little Ace, for some reason, kept going to that place to dig and dig, and then was dug out by Mr. Garp."

Hearing this, Saint Saint Saiwen sighed.

What a huge loss, at least a loss of tens of thousands of points.

"Sister-in-law, are you used to living here?"

"It's quite good." Rouge pointed to little Ace sleeping soundly in the crib: "The old village head, Sister Dadan, and others have taken very good care of us."

"I heard Ace is Mr. Garp's grandson, and Marines from nearby Marine Branches occasionally send some daily supplies."

Saint Saint Saiwen took out one hundred million Berries in loose change, placed it on the table, and said: "Sister-in-law, this is pocket money from me, your uncle, for the little guy."

Rouge did not refuse.

Before Luo Jie surrendered, he had specifically told her that they were all family, so she shouldn't be polite with Saint Saint Saiwen.

After chatting for a while, Saint Saint Saiwen gently pinched little Ace's chubby cheeks, then stood up to take his leave.

"Sister-in-law, my current identity isn't suitable for staying here too long; in the future, regarding my wanted posters, please be careful, don't let little Ace see them."

"And don't say things like wanting to become a pirate."

In the original timeline, Ace wanted to become a pirate because he lost his parents young, knew his lineage and thought he was a bloodline of evil, and was raised by the bandit Dadan by Garp with no one to guide him.

Now, Sister-in-law Rouge is alive.

Saint Saint Saiwen had also repeatedly instructed Sister-in-law Rouge and Garp not to tell Ace about Captain Luo Jie.

If so, and Ace still became a pirate like in the original timeline and joined the Whitebeard Pirates, then Saint Saint Saiwen would truly have nothing to say.

If he could choose back then, Saint Saint Saiwen wouldn't want to become a pirate either; he actually wanted a formal position more.

Rouge said with a smile.

"When Ace is a bit older, Mr. Garp plans to personally teach him to become a Marine, and with you and Mr. Garp here, I feel very reassured."

Looking at Sister-in-law Rouge's anticipation for Ace's future, Saint Saint Saiwen didn't dare say much more; it was precisely because Garp would personally teach him that it made people feel more panicked.

Garp has already raised a leader of the Revolutionary Army; in the future, barring accidents, there will be a grandson who will clamor to become the Pirate King.

"I'm leaving first, Sister-in-law. If anything happens, remember to contact me anytime; I can get back very quickly."

Rouge hurriedly said.

"That sword is still in the yard; Mr. Garp buried it in one of the other three corners."

"Nani?"

Saint Saint Saiwen seriously suspected this was the old man Garp putting on airs, preparing to use Sister-in-law Rouge's mouth and the name of the sword Ace to tease him once more.

This old man is simply detestable.

But he had to try.

What if it's true? After all, it is one of the twelve Supreme Grade Blades, worth Saint Saint Saiwen personally getting his hands dirty to... dig through the yard for the old man Garp.

"Didn't Mr. Garp say exactly which one?"

Rouge shook her head: "He only said it was buried in one of the corners; I don't know exactly which one."

"Alright." Saint Saint Saiwen picked up the shovel.

Moments later, inside the wooden box in the first corner, Saint Saint Saiwen opened the note inside, which had a grinning face drawn on it.

Damn it, old man Garp.

I've decided: I'll snatch the Dragon's wife later. From now on, there will be no Monkey D. Luffy, only Barzab Luffy.

Saint Saint Saiwen cursed and grumbled as he filled in the first two pits, then moved to another corner to keep digging.

Old man Garp, just wait for me.

Clang~

The sound that rang in his ears made Simon hurriedly open the wooden box; inside lay none other than Captain Luo Jie's blade, the Supreme Grade Great Sword Ace.

"Huh? It's actually real?"

Before digging, Saint Saint Saiwen had only been trying his luck; in his heart, he actually believed Garp had already taken the blade Ace and hidden it away.

Who would have thought this old man still had a childlike heart.

Not bad, your grandson is safe.

With the blade Ace recovered, Saint Saint Saiwen was in high spirits and decided to leave not even the last corner untouched, treating the whole thing as leveling Garp's courtyard.

As expected, there was another wooden box.

But unexpectedly, inside the wooden box was not a wooden sword, but a book left by Garp with a note stuck to the cover—

【Kid, if you dug this up, count yourself lucky.】

And when Saint Saint Saiwen opened the book, his eyes, previously full of curiosity, suddenly burst with a blazing glow; inside the pages, written in a crooked hand, were the words:

【Wuxian Quan Gu · Impact...】

【Sea Bottom · Fall...】

【Infinite · Wuxian Quan Gu...】

"Hiss, Mr. Garp, what is this for?"

No one answered the doubts in Saint Saint Saiwen's heart; only the line on the last page, as if across ten thousand mountains and rivers, seemed to be speaking face-to-face with Saint Saint Saiwen—

【After you master it, remember to tweak it a bit.】