manynovel 17: Beehive Island
17: Beehive Island
The dilapidated stern ship hoisted its patched sails and slowly sailed away from the waters off Baokuang Island.
"Auro! Can all this gold be used to make a golden cake?"
Lingling pointed to the ever-flowing golden fountain, her eyes sparkling.
"There are indeed trace amounts of gold in the human body, but you can't eat gold."
Auro flicked Lingling's forehead in exasperation, causing her to jump away with a cry of "Ouch!"
"This gold can be used to reinforce the Golden Dawn again, and then I'll make you a golden long-handled axe."
"The Golden Axe!"
Lingling instantly forgot about the cake and excitedly raised her hand: "Yes, yes! I want the sparkly kind!"
Gails smiled and shook her head, then walked over to Oro and looked at the nautical chart in his hand: "Are we going to Mermaid Island next?"
"We are still far from Mermaid Island; we have to pass through at least a few more islands."
Oro looked up into the depths of Treasure Island, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"Besides gold, there are other rare metals here. We'll leave after we've dug enough."
......
Two months later.
"Wow! It's so lively! Is this the One Piece Park?!"
Lingling lay on the ship's railing, looking at the densely packed pirate ships with their various flags in the harbor, and exclaimed in amazement.
Even the air near the sea is filled with the smells of alcohol, barbecue, and blood.
"It's lively, a bit too lively."
Oro frowned slightly. They hadn't even entered the port yet, but just looking out from here—
Theft, robbery, fighting, murder, and almost every other crime can be found at this port and dock.
There were even three pirate ships fighting each other inside the port.
"Hey! Look at the harbor! There's a fat sheep!"
"Wow! What a huge ship! It's even bigger than the noble ship I robbed last month!"
"Whoever's strong enough goes up and gives it a try; if it's an easy target, we'll be rich!"
"..."
As the Golden Dawn drew closer to port, more and more pirates were drawn to the magnificent appearance of this giant ship.
A dozen or so pirate ships of various sizes surrounded them from all directions. The pirates on board had greed in their eyes, like sharks that had smelled blood.
"How can the pirates here be so stupid? They just surround any nice-looking ship they see. Aren't they afraid of dying?"
Lingling leaned on the railing, watching the pirate ships that were closing in, then looked down at the giant axe in her hand.
Was her axe not big enough?
She couldn't understand how these people, who couldn't even reach the gunwale of the Golden Dawn, dared to cause trouble.
"This world is never short of people, especially not of arrogant fools."
Oro glanced at the pirate ship at the front. The captain had a face full of scars, his breathing was chaotic, and he hadn't even mastered the basics of Armament Haki.
Too lazy to waste time, he clapped his hands, and a large amount of gold poured out from the gaps in the deck, turning into gold chains as thick as bowls, with sharp gold spikes at the top of the chains, which then shot towards the pirate ships at extremely high speed.
"Quack! Oh no! This is a tough one! Retreat!"
The moment the captain of the first pirate ship shouted, the golden chains were already wrapped around him.
With a "crack," the hard oak plank was pierced like paper, the chains tightened suddenly, and the entire ship was instantly shredded into pieces!
The other pirate ships were in similar condition, with wood chips flying everywhere and screams and the sound of hulls tearing apart filling the air.
In just a few dozen seconds, the dozen or so pirate ships that had surrounded them were reduced to wreckage.
Oro raised his hand and recalled the golden chain. The seawater clinging to the chain dripped down the golden veins and formed small puddles on the deck.
Without even glancing at the pirates struggling in the sea, he turned to Gails and said, "The outer harbor of Beehive Island is too shallow. The Golden Dawn can't get in and has to stop here."
"Gails, you stay on the ship. Lingling and I will go see if there are any permanent pointers, and while we're at it, we'll find the anti-poison ferns you're looking for."
"I have set up a lot of traps around the ship. If anyone can break through my traps, you should immediately abandon ship and dive into the sea. Remember, your safety is the most important thing."
Gails nodded, took out a cloth bag and handed it to Lingling: "There's some dried meat I made inside. Eat some if you're hungry, don't always stare at those stalls. Also, don't fight if you encounter danger, wait for Orogo."
"Okay!"
Lingling took the cloth bag and casually stuffed it into her arms, but her eyes unconsciously glanced at the bakery on the shore with the "Molten Chocolate" sign.
Oro and Lingling transferred to a small wooden boat and slowly approached the dock.
As soon as they reached the shore, several subtle gazes swept over them. But when Lingling unintentionally released a trace of Conqueror's Haki, those people instantly turned pale and took several steps back.
Although it was only a slight hint of Haki, it was enough to terrify these aspiring pirates who had never even encountered Haki before.
"Get out of the way!"
Lingling waved her arm impatiently and rushed straight towards the bakery.
Auro followed behind with a sense of helplessness, the golden threads at his fingertips quietly wrapping around the iron pillars of the dock, and then extending along the cracks in the ground to the corners of the surrounding buildings, forming an invisible net, ready to deal with any emergencies at any time.
Inside the bakery, under the warm yellow light, the owner was trembling as he placed a money bag on the counter, the bag containing a pitifully small amount of pegoons.
Two menacing-looking pirates stood in front of the counter, with a crooked "King" character embroidered on their cuffs.
"You think you can get rid of us with this little bit of money?"
One of the pirates kicked over a flour sack next to him, scattering white flour all over the ground, which landed on his black boots and looked particularly glaring.
"Our boss said the protection money has to double this month! Otherwise, we'll tear down this lousy shop and smash your oven!"
The boss was so anxious he was almost crying. He clasped his hands together and begged for mercy: "Brothers, there haven't been many customers lately due to the port wars. I really can't gather that many!"
"How about I give you the lava chocolate cake I made today?"
"Chocolate? You fucking try to fob me off..."
"Clang!"
Suddenly bursting in, Lingling slammed the axe to the ground, causing the plates on the table to jump.
"Don't bully the bakery owner!"
Lingling glared at the two pirates, her eyes filled with anger, her cheeks slightly flushed with excitement.
"Also, the lava chocolate cake you mentioned, is it the kind you see in the shop window?"
The two pirates were stunned for a moment, exchanged a glance, and then burst into laughter, their laughter full of mockery:
"Where did this little brat come from? She's not even fully grown yet, and she dares to meddle in adults' affairs?"
One of the pirates glanced at Linlin's giant axe, looking quite arrogant:
"Little girl, let me tell you, we might not be able to beat you, but in this world, being good at fighting isn't enough!"
He tugged at his sleeve, revealing the character "王" (king) on it to Lingling.
"Do you know who we are? Do you know who protects this street...?"
"Snapped!"
The pirate was interrupted again, but this time it was himself who interrupted.
To be precise, it was his own right hand.
"Why did you slap yourself?"
The pirates standing nearby were somewhat bewildered.