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Chapter 483: Lost Zhang Jie

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"Na na, since you are so cooperative..."

Seeing that Cricket was so sensible, Amazon's smile became even brighter:

"Then let's just charge you 1 billion Extols."

"How much?"

Shoujou almost jumped three feet high when he heard this number.

What is the concept of 1 billion?

The bounty of several Pirate Emperors on the sea is only four or five billion Berries.

Everyone with a bounty exceeding 1 billion Berries is a big pirate who is famous on the sea and can dominate one side.

They just pass by and want to charge 1 billion, even if they go to rob, it's not that profitable!

"Calm down, calm down."

Zhang Jie raised his hand to suppress the restless Shoujou.

The currency system of Sky Island is different from the currency system on the sea, they have their own set of currency system;

converted from the actual purchasing value, 1 billion Extols is roughly equivalent to 100,000 Berries,

although it is still a bit expensive, it is not how outrageous it is.

Getting Zhang Jie's explanation, the restless Shoujou calmed down.

As for how Zhang Jie knew this information?

For the fact that Zhang Jie knew some mysterious information, he had already been relieved.

A Warlord of the Sea who can contend with Pirate Emperors, it is normal to have his own information channels.

Zhang Jie calmed down Shoujou and looked at Amazon.

Different from the kindness on the surface, this is a very cunning old lady,

very good at fishing law enforcement and stabbing in the back, is a smiling tiger-style insidious character.

When the Straw Hat crew arrived, she informed them that the entry fee was 1 billion Extols per person.

When Nami said she had no money, she pretended to be generous and hinted that "it's okay to accommodate if you have no money," letting them pass.

In fact, she used the "Express Shrimp" to send the Straw Hat crew to the God's country,

and immediately used a Den Den Mushi to report to the priest, calling them "illegal immigrants," setting a trap.

If it weren't for the fact that Wang Lufei and the others' strength was still okay at the time, they would have had to go to the Sky Island prison for a few days.

Zhang Jie said slowly to Amazon: "Although 1 billion Extols is relatively not much, we don't have local currency."

Amazon jumped up: "Then aren't you still penniless?"

"Yes."

Zhang Jie nodded.

Although he had a little bit of Berry savings, unfortunately, although it can be converted in theory,

in the actual transactions of Sky Island, residents only recognize Extols.

After all, for Sky Island residents, Berries are the currency of the Blue Sea and cannot be used directly.

And if they can't be used, Berries are no different from a pile of waste paper, I'm afraid they are too hard to wipe their butts.

So although he had money, he couldn't pay the

"Sorry, we have a reason why we must go up."

Cricket gave an apologetic smile, and together with Masira and Shoujou, they subtly surrounded Amazon.

To be able to survive for decades on Jiayadao, an island teeming with pirates, without ever capsizing,

he is not a villain who commits every evil, but he also has flexible bottom lines when appropriate.

"You, you!"

Looking at the few burly men who seemed ready to take action, Amazon's voice began to stutter.

She is just an old woman, aged and frail; was this kind of display really necessary?

"I, I'm warning you, I work for the great God.

If you dare to harm me, the great God will not let you off!"

Amazon retreated hurriedly while warning Cricket and the others in a sharp tone.

"The great God?"

Hearing this title, Cricket, Masira, and Shoujou all laughed.

Their own strength might not count for much, but Zhang Jie, who stood behind them,

is a top-tier powerhouse standing at the very pinnacle of the ocean's power pyramid; what kind of person would dare to call themselves a god in front of him?

Even the World Government, which has ruled the ocean for eight hundred years, wouldn't dare!

"You, you!"

Seeing that Cricket and the other two were unperturbed, Amazon blurted out everything:

"I'm telling you, the great God is a magnificent existence capable of destroying islands!

If you offend him, none of you will leave the Sky Island alive!"

"Stop!"

Zhang Jie waved his hand to stop Cricket and the other two.

"Yes, my lord."

Although they were puzzled, Cricket and the others retreated.

In any case, they only intended to force their way through the Gate of Heaven and had no intention of harming this old woman, Amazon.

Who told them that passing through the Gate of Heaven required money, and Amazon didn't accept Berries?

They had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

Once they had Exas later, they would certainly pay the full fee for passing through the Gate of Heaven.

Zhang Jie walked slowly to Amazon and asked, lowering his head:

"Does the god of your Sky Island use the power of lightning, and is he called Enel?"

Amazon was surprised: "How does a Blue Sea dweller like you know the divine authority and divine name of our Sky Island's god?"

'Divine authority and divine name?'

Zhang Jie looked up at the sky, speechless; has this Enel cosplayed as a deity to the point of obsession?

How did he even come up with such chuunibyou things as divine authority and divine names?

The Pirate World is not a world like DND, which has orthodox ways to ignite divine fire,

hold up a divine kingdom, transform into stars to sit high above the astral realm, and possess weak divine power, low divine power,

medium divine power, high divine power, or even great divine power equivalent to the world itself—a world exclusive to gods.

Claiming to be a god here, apart from making the title sound a bit more chuunibyou,

will not result in the birth of miraculous powers like faith energy or the practice of a path.

Oh, he seemed to have forgotten that 'God' is not just an honorific for a great existence with unimaginably great power;

on Sky Island, it has always been used as a title for the supreme ruler,

just like the president, king, or emperor of other countries; it is just another title for the person with supreme power.

Although still respected and lofty, it is no longer unimaginable.

Gan Fall, who was driven from power by Enel and whose strength is simply unsightly, was also a 'God' before.

Well, to be honest, Gan Fall's existence simply lowers the lower limit of the title 'God,' severely damaging its prestige.

"Th-this lord, since you know our great Sky Island god,

I am willing to open a convenient door for you this once."

Although she was a bit puzzled that since Zhang Jie knew their Sky Island's 'God,'

he still didn't have their Sky Island's currency and couldn't even produce a mere 1 billion Exas,

Amazon, feeling she had found a way out, still took the opportunity to step down, a fawning smile on her face.

"No need."

Zhang Jie waved his hand, feeling somewhat dispirited, and refused Amazon's 'kindness.'

It wasn't that he was afraid Amazon would try to entrap him again and report him behind his back.

He was truly feeling a bit lost.

The moment Amazon said the god of Sky Island was Enel, his main goal for coming to Sky Island had already failed.

Although he was also quite interested in the legendary Golden City of Shandora and Sky Island,

and admired dream-chasers like Cricket who persisted in their dreams for decades without giving up,

as someone who, if not exactly someone who wouldn't get up early without profit, was still someone who tirelessly pursued everything beneficial to himself,

Zhang Jie naturally could not have run so far specifically for the Golden City, Sky Island, and Cricket's group,

rushing non-stop from the New World to Jiayadao ever since leaving the territory of Big Mom's Totto Land.

The only thing on Sky Island that could attract him so much was that legendary strongest Devil Fruit—the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

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