Chapter 70: The End of an Old Era

The famous blades of the Pirate World are swords and weapons forged by renowned smiths, classified by quality into—

Twelve Supreme Grade Blades, Twenty-One Great Grade Blades, and Fifty Fine Grade Blades.

The Morning Star Pirates currently possess three of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades: Mihawk's Black Blade Yoru and Master Tenghu's Gambler's Fire Line.

And Ace, which Saint Saint Saiwen retrieved.

Saint Saint Saiwen's personal blade, Mengxiang Yixin, does not originate from the Pirate World but from the continent of Teyvat; it is the divine artifact of Raiden Makoto, one of the Saint Saint Saiwen Archons.

It currently ranks as Super-Supreme Grade Blade.

Though unsharpened, its strength is extremely excessive, and it can amplify Haki by one hundred percent.

To be precise, the blade is Saint Saint Saiwen's greatest strength.

The moment he saw Mengxiang Yixin, a strange light ignited in Shimotsuki Kouzaburou's eyes; just as he reached out to touch it, a force blocked him.

"This... this... it cannot be approached?"

This unsharpened katana, its blade glowing with purple light, gave Shimotsuki Kouzaburou a feeling: it is stronger than any Supreme Grade Blade; what kind of person could forge such a divine artifact?

I have never heard of it; truly, my knowledge is narrow.

To never see it with my own eyes is tragic and lamentable!

"Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, what good fortune you have."

Saint Saint Saiwen grinned: "Luck, just luck."

If that stubborn fool from the Teyvat continent had not shown off, even with a trading platform available, Saint Saint Saiwen would never have had the chance to obtain the divine artifact Mengxiang Yixin.

Eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight tons of gold is no small sum.

Except for the Golden Country of the Sky Island in the Pirate World, Saint Saint Saiwen could not think of any other world where a transmigrator could acquire so much gold at once.

And be willing to spend such wealth to purchase it.

It can only be said that fate caused Saint Saint Saiwen and Mengxiang Yixin to meet in this foreign world.

"Old man, farewell."

"Safe travels, Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen."

Shimotsuki Kouzaburou's face fell, unable to describe his mood; to observe Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's personal blade, he had not hesitated to promise his one-year-old granddaughter, Kuina, to become the other's apprentice crew member in the future.

Yet, he could not touch or grasp it.

"What a huge loss!"

"If that brat Shiro knew... sigh!"

The Donghai Dihuang set sail again, specifically heading to Windmill Village for supplies; in reality, it was to let Kuma and Jin Ni make a trip before turning back toward Reverse Mountain.

Originally, Saint Saint Saiwen planned to sail boldly into the Calm Belt, but the crew stopped him, refusing no matter what he said.

He had to give up for now.

The Morning Star Pirates' journey to the East Blue, for Kuma and Jin Ni, was equivalent to establishing a dedicated anchor point on every island in the East Blue.

This is precisely one of the reasons Saint Saint Saiwen went to such trouble and expense to invite Kuma and Jin Ni aboard.

The strategic significance is too great.

Henceforth, including the East Blue, the South Blue, and every island Kuma steps on in the future, will become the Morning Star Pirates' private garden, reachable instantly at any time.

Distance can no longer restrict Saint Saint Saiwen.

Donghai Dihuang, Library.

Saint Saint Saiwen found Nico Olvia.

"Ms. Olvia, once we return to the Grand Line, we will settle you down first, and then we will set sail."

"You know, our pirate crew is just starting out; we will surely face countless battles in the future. Robin is still young now; in a few years, if she still wants to go to sea, we will come back to pick her up then."

Olvia had also followed the Ohara scholars to sea seeking Poneglyphs and naturally knew the dangers of the Grand Line, especially the latter half, the New World.

"Thank you; if not for you..."

Saint Saint Saiwen cut her off.

"Let the past be the past."

"People must always look forward; now is not the time to reveal the truth. I hope you will live well and witness that day with your own eyes."

After settling the four Ohara scholars on the Sky Island, Saint Saint Saiwen did not worry about their ability to return to the sea.

Jumping down from ten thousand meters?

They would only smash into a puddle of mush.

Persuading Olvia was easy; instead, when little Robin heard they would be separated temporarily, she neither cried nor made a scene, merely pressing her lips together and staring at Saint Saint Saiwen with grievance.

Saint Saint Saiwen instantly surrendered.

"Robin, when you are twelve, we will come back to take you to sea. By the way, you can write a letter to Saulo; I will deliver it for you."

Places like the New World are not for children to tread; the three little ones on Luo Jie's ship back then had no choice.

Buggy and Shanks grew up in the Luo Jie Pirates since childhood; Saint Saint Saiwen boarded at nine to become a cook, which was to activate the system.

If one could choose, who would wish to wander and suffer?

Hearing Saulo's name, Robin nodded quickly.

"Mm."

Among those who survived the Ohara Buster Call were not only Robin and her mother but also Saulo, the former Marine Giant Vice Admiral, who was specially frozen by Kuzan.

"No rush; write slowly."

From Windmill Village to the Grand Line, it spans almost the entire East Blue; the journey is very long.

Returning to the captain's cabin, Saint Saint Saiwen specifically copied selected parts from the book given by Garp. When taking Robin back to the Sky Island, he would hand it to Conis to serve as a training manual for the Cloud Guard.

The Sky Island serves as Saint Saint Saiwen's base.

Although the population is less than twenty thousand, combined with the Sky Island's special shells, it counts as a powerful force.

Perhaps even in the future, should the Great Sea be submerged, the Sky Island will become the last paradise.

The Sky Island itself possesses a Heart Net, which is the cultivation inheritance of Observation Haki; the Armament Haki cultivation experience recorded by Karp perfectly fills the void of lacking Armament Haki.

The Lei Yun Guard is one of the reserve grand fleets of the Morning Star Pirates; the stronger they are, the stronger the forces under Saint Saint Saiwen's command will be in the future.

After finishing the transcription, Saint Saint Saiwen stretched lazily.

His peripheral vision happened to catch sight of—on the Grand Line map, the island he had marked with a question mark: Little Garden.

This is a massive island that still preserves the landscape of the prehistoric era; aside from the Giant Warrior Pirates' captains Dorry and Brogy on the island...

... there are also rare species such as dinosaurs.

Saint Saint Saiwen particularly wanted to go to Little Garden to catch a dinosaur as a pet; occasionally use it as a mount, and in moments of utmost emergency, it could even serve as emergency food for the pirate crew.

Whether it is strong or not doesn't matter; as long as it is cool, that's enough.

If the pirate crew captures some strange Devil Fruit in the future, they can just feed it to the pet; wouldn't that boost their combat power?

Marshall D. Teach of the Blackbeard Pirates was able to eat a Mythical Zoan; naturally, a dinosaur can do so as well.

Let alone a dinosaur, even if it were just a duck, Saint Saint Saiwen was confident he could cultivate it into a powerful duck mastering dual Haki.

He, after all, is a prestigious cheat!

World Economic News Agency.

"Big news, this is big news."

Morgans looked at the photo in his hand, his face wearing an infinitely kind smile: "Truly the man I bet on, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen!"

Morgans could already imagine how shocked the world would be upon learning the news that the legendary pirate Golden Lion, who had just escaped the Impel Down underwater great prison, had been captured alive by Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

This is Golden Lion!

The first pirate to escape Impel Down, hailed alongside Luo Jie and Whitebeard as one of the three legendary pirates, was actually captured alive by Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the newspapers are going to sell like crazy."

"Increase the print run, we must increase the print run!"

Morgans personally wrote the news release and titled it: The End of the Old Era, the King of the Next Era.

"Who in the future dares to question me?!"

Scanning the entire Great Sea, only he, Morgans, saw Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's potential; he had been building hype for him since two years ago and staked the agency's hopes for the next twenty years entirely on Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

Although initially it was just to increase newspaper sales, creating a gimmick through exaggerated descriptions to attract buyers, facts proved he was very far-sighted.

Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen truly did it; he did not disappoint his well-intentioned efforts.

"The second sea legend has ended; of the three legendary pirates, only Whitebeard remains!"

Morgans clenched both fists, so excited his eyes turned red as he looked up and howled.

"Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, charge!"