Although the “Little Hawk Flying Dagger” was just a way to bluff people, as the “store’s treasure,” it was indeed crafted to be quite sharp.
To let the pirate leader witness the power of this blade, Vivi combined her “Chain” skill with “Weapon Throwing” techniques.
With a flick of her finger, the Little Hawk Flying Dagger spun rapidly twice in her palm before she hurled it far away.
A flash of white light streaked across the thirty-meter gap, and a tree as thick as a bowl was sliced clean in half.
The move was swift and ruthless.
With a flick of Vivi’s wrist, the ring on her pinky finger pulled the transparent thread, making the throwing knife trace a beautiful arc as it was pulled back to her.
This move was a martial art that Vivi’s predecessor excelled in, called the “Peacock String Saw.” It emphasized speed, precision, and ruthlessness.
The attack was relatively stealthy and could often achieve victory through surprise.
After gaining quite a few combat attributes, her strength had further improved.
While she was still incomparable to the likes of the Three Admirals or the Four Emperors, in the eyes of these mob-tier pirates, this move already seemed somewhat mysterious and unpredictable.
“Clang!” The pirate leader was startled and instinctively drew his long sword.
The other pirates grew tense, and a few even had shifting gazes, seemingly looking for an escape route.
“Ohohoho—!
Don’t be nervous, don’t be nervous.
I’m just testing the blade for you.
Well?
Are you interested in buying this Little Hawk Flying Dagger?” As Vivi spoke, she gestured for the pirates to look at the sign in the distance that read “Prince’s Magic Props and Special Items Store,” implying that her shop was a legitimate business and they shouldn’t get the wrong idea.
Her demonstration was effective, and combined with the high quality of the throwing knife, the pirate leader eventually bought it for 1.8 million Berries.
As their boss shelled out the money, the remaining pirates also became enthusiastic.
A burly pirate, who looked to weigh at least three hundred pounds, pointed at a cable on the shelf and asked, “What’s that?
A tattered old rope?”
Vivi put on a somber expression: “That is a cable left behind by the Golden Lion after the Battle of Edd War.
There are only three left in the world.
Listen closely; you can still hear the clamor of the naval battle on it.”
Was there?
The pirate frowned and listened intently, not noticing the young girl in front of him rhythmically stomping her feet twice on the ground.
The dull thuds, combined with the general noise of the town, sounded quite like a great naval battle to the biased ears of the pirate.
Vivi lowered her voice: “Some say that when the Golden Lion was defeated by the Pirate King Roger, he hid the location of his Treasure Trove collection inside one of the cables near him.”
No matter how priceless a historical artifact might be, it was just junk to a pirate.
But if it involved treasure, the value was completely different.
Several pirates’ eyes lit up, seemingly thinking about how to avoid the eyes and ears of those around them to find this great Treasure Trove alone.
Another pirate pointed at an umbrella placed high up, which was riddled with several large holes: “Was that also left behind from the Golden Lion’s naval battle?”
Vivi gave him a “you’ve struck it rich” look: “That is the weapon Patrick Redfield, the Red Count, used to defeat Fleet Admiral Sakazuki!
Did you know?
He is the only legendary pirate in history to have defeated a Fleet Admiral head-on!
After the Red Count was captured, his weapon was lost at sea.
This!
This is the very weapon he used to defeat the Fleet Admiral back then!
It’s said to hide the secret of his invincibility.”
The last pirate, a scrawny man, pointed at a dusty, fist-sized hairball and asked what it was.
Vivi’s tone took on a mysterious air: “That is a Lucky Rabbits Foot.
It once belonged to Red Hair of the Four Emperors.
Shortly after Red Hair lost it, his arm was bitten off by Sea Kings.
Think about the implications…
what a miraculous twist of fate…”
Vivi wasn’t worried at all about those famous people coming to cause her trouble.
What was there to fear?
The boss of our Baroque Works is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
What does you wanting to hit someone have to do with a lowly Ms.
Wednesday like me?
If you have a problem, go find Crocodile!
Whether you want to gang up on him or challenge him one-on-one, feel free!
It doesn’t matter even if you beat Crocodile to death!
The wealthy pirates began shopping.
Vivi boasted grandly about every item.
In her words, those pieces of junk were either “famous blades” or “spoils of a great Captain.”
All spoils, including the pirate ships, belonged to Baroque Works.
However, according to the unspoken rules of the trade, anything earned before making a move belonged to oneself.
Vivi didn’t hold back at all; she wanted to squeeze every last Berry out of the pirates.
It didn’t matter how much she sold, because after a round of transactions, these items would return to the Whiskey Peak warehouse tonight anyway…
The rope suspected of containing treasure clues and the tattered umbrella containing the legendary pirate’s great secret both sold for high prices, earning Vivi 900,000 Berries and 1.2 million Berries, respectively.
The remaining pirates were mostly interested in the Lucky Rabbits Foot that Red Hair had once worn.
Golden Lion, Red Count—those were pirates of the older generation.
The young pirates of today had never even heard of them.
But they did know Red Hair, who had just joined the Four Emperors last year.
Piracy is an incredibly superstitious profession; they’d rather believe such things than not.
Plus, the rabbit’s foot really wasn’t expensive—at least cheaper than the tattered rope or the broken umbrella.
“Fixed price, 300,000 Berries!” Vivi had a conflicted expression, as if she had made a very difficult decision.
The remaining items, whose purposes were truly hard to explain, were also sold through bundled promotions using VIP shopping cards and further discounts.
The so-called “Prince’s Value Adventure Bundle,” consisting of a fruit knife, bandages, and a tattered treasure map, was sold for ten thousand each, and nineteen were sold in one go.
“Ohohoho—” The young girl hoodwinked them with a beaming smile, while her pet duck Karu squatted on the ground counting the money.
Wealthy pirates have their ways of playing, but pirates with no money are also customers and shouldn’t be turned away.
“Warriors of the sea who are temporarily short on cash, do not fear!
We provide a variety of games.
The core idea is simple: it’s all to let you earn money!”
Vivi gestured for her subordinates to bring out two leather suitcases, filled to the brim with crisp new ten-thousand-Berry bills.
Stacks of currency were laid out together, looking quite enticing.
“Come on, this money-giving game is called Paper Slap Game.
Each person gets a paper tile.
As long as you slam your tile down and flip ours over, you get ten thousand Berries.
If you lose, you can choose to pay, or just let me give you a slap.
It’s not very hard; it’s just a light slap for the sake of the game.
The damage is minimal, and the insult is also minimal…
Do you all understand?
It’s simple, right?
What are you waiting for?
The time for the men of the sea to change their fate has come!
Come and play!”