52 52. The whereabouts of Pure Gold. Whitebeard’s opening move.
│3rd Person POV│
[Grand Line, New World, Moby Dick…]
"Oh, is this Ron? You look really young."
Morgans looked at Ron in surprise.
He didn't expect that someone in the Whitebeard Pirates actually knew the information about Pure Gold.
And this person was not Whitebeard, but the new Supernova Ron, who was chosen as Whitebeard's successor.
For a moment, Morgans' face became more playful and expectant, and he didn't interrupt others from questioning Ron.
After all, he also wanted to know whether the information Ron knew was correct and complete.
"Ron, you can say what you know without any hesitation!"
Whitebeard was also curious about Ron's knowledge and as such, he reassured him.
"Yes!"
After agreeing, Ron organized the information in his mind, took a deep breath, and started, "Pure Gold, an extremely special treasure. As far as I know, there is nothing special about Pure Gold itself, but it has an extremely terrifying effect!
"It is capable of halting the aging of anyone close to it, effectively making them immortal, and the stop in aging also means the stop of any sickness spreading in the body.
"Even a sliver of it has an equal amount of power.
"Its value even exceeds the Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits. It said that just an ounce of it can buy the whole world.
"There is almost no stock of it in the whole world, except maybe the World Government."
"What!?"
"Halting aging!?? Immortality!!!????"
"Stop any sickness from progressing!?"
After listening to Ron's words, Marco and the others all had their minds explode.
They had guessed that Pure Gold was of huge value, otherwise, Morgans would not have dared to say such words and would even come to Whitebeard for a deal.
But they never expected that the value of this Pure Gold would be so terrifying.
Halting aging. Stopping further progress of any illness. Just these two effects were great news for Whitebeard.
As long as Pure Gold can be given to Whitebeard, the old Whitebeard may return to his peak in the near future, and there would be no more worry about his advanced age.
He would continue to maintain the title of the Strongest Man in the World and maintain the transcendent status of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Do you really mean what you said?"
"Ron, does Pure Gold really have such an effect?"
In an instant, Marco and the others didn't care about anything else and quickly gathered around Ron and asked for confirmation.
After all, this matter was related to the future of the entire pirate group, and even more importantly, the future of Whitebeard himself.
"It is true!"
However, before Ron could finish speaking, Morgans on the side spoke first: "Pure Gold does have such an effect. Because of this, I have the confidence to do business here. Whitebeard, how about it, do you agree?"
After saying that, Morgans looked at Whitebeard with piercing eyes, his eyes full of expectations.
Pure Gold! This thing was of great value, and if the news spread, it could shock the world.
But this kind of information was not unique to him. Although he got it first, it would be spread out eventually.
But this time the duel between Whitebeard and Ochoku was different.
This was definitely something that no one else could participate in. No one from the Beasts Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, Red Hair Pirates, World Government, or the Marines would come here.
Beehive Island was in the hinterland of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Anyone who dares to break in would start a war with the Whitebeard Pirates. Without precise information that Whitebeard was weak because of his age, no one would offend Whitebeard rashly.
So, this information could also throw the world into turmoil.
As long as Whitebeard agrees, this news would be enough to make the World Economy News Paper a lot richer, and even expand his influence by a huge margin.
However, Whitebeard did not answer at this moment.
Although Pure Gold was tempting.
But he knew very well that this battle was not going to be simple.
If he couldn't crush the Ochoku Pirates by a huge advantage, it would inevitably cause various hidden dangers and turmoil.
"Pops, please agree!"
"Pops, we must get the information about Pure Gold!"
"Dad, we must get the Pure Gold."
Seeing this situation, Marco and others became anxious.
However, they all knew that if Morgans recorded their battle, this matter would become more troublesome and the situation would worsen if they revealed some weakness.
But for the sake of Pure Gold's information and to extend Whitebeard's life, they no longer cared about so much.
"Okay!"
Looking at the anxious Marco and others, Whitebeard took a deep breath before agreeing.
He also understood the thoughts of Marco and others, and he was more aware of the value and role of Pure Gold to himself.
'If there really is Pure Gold, then I can continue to protect the Whitebeard Pirates, but if not, then after this incident, I am afraid that the Whitebeard Pirates will fall into huge turmoil, or may even split…'
Thinking of this, Whitebeard looked at Morgans and said, "Tell me the location of the Pure Gold."
"Alright!"
Nodding, Morgans smiled even more. Whitebeard agreed, which was great news for him.
Without any hesitation, Morgans said directly, "Heavenly Tribute!
"Among the Heavenly Tribute sent to the World Government three months later, there is a mask made of Pure Gold.
"The news has been confirmed, and many people in the Underworld are waiting and peeking at its existence.
"The most important thing is that this news has been blocked by various Kings of the Underworld, and no one else will know about it, including the big pirates of the New World.
"If you want it, you have to go to the Red Line and steal it when it is transported in three months. Otherwise, you will lose the possibility of seizing that thing."
Heavenly Tribute! Pure Gold mask!
After listening to Morgans' words, Marco and the others all frowned.
If this was the case, then this matter was extremely troublesome, and even trying to steal that thing was extremely difficult.
After all, it would appear three months later.
No one knew how many people would know this information and how many people would be involved in this matter.
'I have to find a way to tell Pops about the Giant Footballfish Bonbori once this matter is over.' Ron thought to himself as he could also imagine the difficulty of obtaining the mask of Pure Gold in the Heavenly Tribute.
"I see."
However, Whitebeard nodded calmly after listening to Morgans words, and then said, "You have done your part of the deal, Morgans. Now, it's my turn to do my part of the deal.
"Prepare yourself!"
While speaking, Whitebeard stood up suddenly and walked straight to the bow area of the ship.
Before anyone could react, Whitebeard assumed a pose with his fists crossed in front of his chest.
With a wide smile on his face, he punched the air beside him.
Crack— Crack— Crack—
The sound of shattering resounded, and everyone could clearly see the space beside Whitebeard exploding at this moment.
Seeing this scene, Marco and others were refreshed and all of them were extremely excited. They knew what was about to happen in the next few moments.
Ron was also excited at this moment as he got to see Whitebeard's opening move at the Marineford with his own eyes.
This was a killer move of Whitebeard executed by using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power that could set off a super tsunami!
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A/N: "GURARARARARA~!!! Sengoku! My beloved Son better be unharmed!"
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