CHAPTER 369: CHAPTER 70: RETURN AND ASSESSMENT

Su Xiao was amused by the situation; Nami had eaten sticky mochi after swallowing the alchemy bomb, causing the two to stick together.

Previously, Nami didn’t know it was a bomb, so such things were unavoidable.

"Can’t the bomb be taken out?"

Nami looked desperate.

"No, it can be taken out. You have your companion venture for the trade, and I’ll help you remove the bomb. It’s a fair trade."

Su Xiao contemplated for a moment and took out several U-shaped iron bars.

Clang, clang...

Su Xiao used the U-shaped iron bars to secure Nami’s limbs. The bars sank into the cement of the rooftop, restraining Nami.

"Hey, what are you doing? Isn’t this supposed to be a fair trade?"

Nami struggled, but it was in vain.

"Just preventing you from struggling. You wouldn’t like what’s about to happen next."

Su Xiao took out several tools from his storage space.

"What... what is this?"

Nami looked at the rubber tube in Su Xiao’s hand, stunned. There were some unknown metal substances on the tube.

"Open your mouth."

"No, I won’t."

Su Xiao nodded, put down the rubber tube, and drew out Dragon Slash.

"What are you doing now? Don’t scare me."

"If you won’t agree to a gentle way to remove the bomb, then we’ll use a more direct method."

Nami immediately opened her mouth. A while later, sobbing sounds came from the top of the building, occasionally accompanied by a pitiful cry.

More than an hour later, Nami squatted on the rooftop, her face ashen. She felt completely out of sorts.

Not far from Nami, an alchemy bomb lay discarded on the ground.

Nami was no longer as afraid as before. Su Xiao had done nothing overly excessive so far.

The bomb had been removed, and the man had left the rooftop. Now, only a dog was left, and Nami began considering how to escape.

Buzz~.

A barely visible thread wrapped around Nami’s arm. Feeling the sharp sensation, Nami dismissed the thought of escaping.

Su Xiao returned to the rooftop and looked into the distance, where several large military ships appeared along the coastline.

The ships stopped far from the City of Seven Seas and lowered a small boat.

Seeing this, Su Xiao took out his telephone worm.

"The item is under the trash can on the fourth street. Go get it."

After speaking, Su Xiao hung up the telephone worm and took out the Spider Queen. The active cooldown time of the optical infrared detector’s 8x scope had ended, so Su Xiao activated it directly.

Through the scope, Su Xiao saw Zoro heading towards the fourth street, who quickly retrieved the Netherworld blueprints.

Su Xiao glanced at the remaining time, half an hour left. He had already completed the main quest, and fortunately, the Netherworld blueprints hadn’t disappeared, making the trade much easier.

"Boruru, boruru, boruru."

The telephone worm rang; it was Zoro calling.

"I got the item. What do I do next?"

"Go to the coast to the south for the trade. I’ll contact you later."

Su Xiao hung up the telephone worm, and another one rang; it was a call from the Navy.

"We’ve arrived. Where are you?"

It wasn’t Sengoku’s voice. Sengoku needed to stay at the Navy Headquarters, and Su Xiao recognized the voice’s owner. It was Kuzan, a Natural Devil Fruit User, not someone Su Xiao could contend with now.

He aimed the scope towards the military ship. Kuzan was standing on the deck of a warship, holding a telephone worm.

"Where I am doesn’t matter. Hand the item over to Roronoa Zoro."

"No, you must come in person."

"Are you dreaming?"

Kuzan didn’t speak further.

"Roronoa Zoro has arrived. Let’s make the trade."

Su Xiao aimed the scope at the coast, where Zoro and a female Navy officer met. They seemed to know each other.

Su Xiao dialed Zoro’s telephone worm.

"Hold up the item."

Zoro looked around, seemingly searching for Su Xiao’s location, and lifted the items in his hand, which were a booklet and a piece of wood the size of a fingernail.

"Okay, now leave the coast immediately."

Five minutes later, boruru, boruru, boruru... the telephone worm rang urgently; it was Kuzan.

"Where is the page with the Netherworld King Power Core?"

It seemed the Navy had consulted an expert in this matter. Su Xiao scanned the area with his scope and saw a familiar figure: Vega Punk.

"I’ll tell you the location in five minutes. I need to verify the goods."

Before Kuzan could respond, Su Xiao hung up. The Navy was so confident in the transaction because the City of Seven Seas was currently inescapable. Kuzan could freeze this area, sealing both sea and land.

Nami stared blankly at Su Xiao’s back. It seemed she was looking at a major villain boss orchestrating the entire situation.

Su Xiao took out the telephone worm to contact Zoro.

"Come to the rooftop of the third building in the central district."

Zoro didn’t reply, changing from walking to running.

Three minutes later, a gasping Zoro arrived at the rooftop where Su Xiao was.

"Hand over the items."

Zoro hesitated for a few seconds before eventually tossing the two items to Su Xiao.

[You obtained the Great Sword Master’s Swordsmanship Insights.]

[You obtained the World Tree’s Branch.]

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[Great Sword Master’s Swordsmanship Insights]

Quality: Dark Purple

Type: Knowledge Scroll

Effect: After use, it will enhance swordsmanship or blade techniques by 5 levels (limit of under Lv.20).

Rating: 170 (Note: Dark Purple items have a rating between 151 to 260; the higher the rating, the more valuable the item.)

Introduction: This insight comes from the Great Pirates Golden Lion.

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[World Tree’s Branch]

Quality: White (World Level)

Type: Unknown

Rating: ???

Introduction: Concentrated World Source.

Selling price: 20% World Source (This item hasn’t been refined and cannot be taken out of this derivative world.)

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Both these items were exceptionally precious, and Su Xiao learned one thing: a quality higher than Purple is Dark Purple. He’s never seen any Dark Purple items or equipment in the trading market before; this level is truly rare.

Putting away the Boundary Line, Nami regained her freedom.

"The transaction is complete. Let’s see what fate has in store for us. By the way, Admiral Kuzan is here."

Zoro and Nami quickly left, and Su Xiao sat on the rooftop, lighting a cigarette.

By selling the [World Tree’s Branch], he initially intended to ’extort’ Reincarnation Paradise, but now it seems more reliable to seize it from the nobles. The previous [World Tree Ring] was specially processed, which is why it was so valuable. Perhaps he has already used up his luck.

With the plan completed, Su Xiao chose to return to Reincarnation Paradise.

Kaka, kaka, the sound of freezing echoed, and a chilling figure appeared on the rooftop where Su Xiao was. Kuzan had arrived, with golden lights flashing in the distance, likely Kizaru preventing Su Xiao from escaping.

"Naval Admirals are truly terrifying."

Su Xiao’s body gradually became transparent. Kuzan’s expression changed as he instantly appeared in front of Su Xiao, reaching for his neck.

Kuzan grabbed at nothing, and Su Xiao vanished from the spot.

[Teleport complete, Hunter returning to the exclusive room,]

[The exclusive room is an absolute safe point; no one can enter except the Hunter allows it]

[Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise, beginning settlement of derivative world rewards.]

Derivative World: One Piece

Difficulty: Lv.3～?? (Open-world, difficulty varies by area).

World Source obtained: 41.3%

Number of tasks completed: 7. (Main quest×5, side quest×1, hunt quest×1.)

Comprehensive evaluation: S. (Note: The rating ranges from E- to S+. The comprehensive evaluation is calculated based on the total World Source obtained and the number of tasks completed.)

Starting collection of the World Source...,

World Source collection completed, beginning reward calculation.

Rewards obtained: 25 attribute points (including those acquired in the derivative world), 26,000 Paradise coins.

The comprehensive evaluation is S; the current Hunter’s level is Lv.9; Hunter level+4, raised to Lv.10. (Note: The Hunter hasn’t passed the First Tier examination; the current maximum level can be raised to Lv.10.)

The Hunter’s level has reached Lv.10, increasing storage space to 10 cubic meters.

The Hunter’s level has reached Lv.10; the next world will conduct a Second Tier advancement examination for the Hunter.

Note: The Hunter has received S-level evaluations three times, S-×2, S×1, receiving a special reward; storage space increased by 15 cubic meters.

Settlement complete, rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter’s Brand.

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Su Xiao opened his eyes in the exclusive room, looking at the various items in his storage space. This time, he truly hit the jackpot.

If he converts all these items into strength, his power will increase by at least half, if not more.