Chapter 175 The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
"The Rocks Pirates?"
Shanks' tone was filled with doubt, after all, the disbandment of the Rocks Pirates was decades ago. With the World Government's deliberate information blockade and the tacit cooperation of the three Emperors of the Sea, the name Rocks had almost disappeared from the seas.
Moreover, Shakya? That's not Ms. Shakya's name. There's also Flame Flower, the former Empress of Amazon Lily. Didn't she return to Amazon Lily to atone for abandoning her subjects after failing to win over Captain Roger?
A historical feast, a historical feast… Violet’s heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
She quickly switched her character to [Twin Sister] and immediately took out [Flower of Abigail] to try to awaken Rosinante.
It failed!
The Abigail Flower, in full bloom, remained quiet, showing no reaction whatsoever to Violet's calls or provocations.
Because of the character's own affinity for the soul, and the blood connection between Violet and Rosinandi that is like that of siblings, Violet is certain that at this moment, the [Flower of Abigail] is empty, there is nothing inside.
Rosinante is in trouble? No, no, she didn't even retrieve the Flower of Abigail after entering the Underworld. She and Shanks were both fine when they went in, so how could Rosinante be so unlucky?
Meanwhile, the group of guys who were arguing about who was the most beautiful woman had escalated from arguing to fighting. The once sparsely populated beach gradually attracted a crowd of onlookers because of the two fighting.
Violet gave Shanks a wink, and Shanks incredulously pointed to himself, earning a "what do you think?" look from Violet.
Shanks shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked towards the two fishermen arguing with a smile: "Haha, I think I hear you arguing about who is the most beautiful woman in the world."
"I'm very interested in this topic. Would you like me to give you my opinion? Well, on the condition that you introduce these two ladies to me properly."
Seeing that Shanks' charisma had made him the center of attention on the stage, attracting everyone's gaze, Vale quietly went behind a gray-white reef, took out materials, and began to build a tombstone.
[Handmade Tombstone Completed]
Violet quickly lay down under the cover of the rocks to fall asleep, but opened her eyes a few minutes later with a heavy heart.
Rocks has disappeared.
With a guess in mind, Violet took out a few Berries from her pocket and was about to walk towards those people when she caught a glimpse of the casting time below the Berries out of the corner of her eye. She paused for a moment, then flicked her wrist, and the handful of Berries in her hand turned into a gleaming gold coin.
Violet walked toward the two fishermen who had been arguing, and when she got close enough to hear them clearly, she couldn't help but twitch her lips.
She glanced at the fishermen who had already put their arms around Shanks, looking like kindred spirits who wished they could become sworn brothers on the spot, and felt a deep admiration for Shanks' ability to make friends.
"May I buy this newspaper?" Violet handed them the rather heavy gold coin in her hand. "This is my payment."
On the high seas, at least in the era that Violet was familiar with, gold coins circulated only among certain refined nobles and those who walked the black or gray lines.
These gold coins were made for Violet by Tesoro using his Devil Fruit powers. They were heavy and exquisitely designed, featuring abstract artistic outlines of R'lyeh and beautiful scientific machine patterns.
Tesoro made a total of twelve sets of these gold coins for Violet, specifically so that she could showcase the R'lyeh style when needed.
With the value of these gold coins, there would be more than enough to buy a newspaper as heavy as Shanks's.
"No, I won't sell!"
"What?"
Violet looked at the guy who was clutching the newspaper tightly to his chest, unable to believe that he had just refused her monetary offer.
Violet put the gold coin back into her palm and silently glanced at her fist.
A few minutes later, Val was sitting on the rocks flipping through the newspaper when Shanks stood beside her, looking wistfully at the deserted beach.
"Those guys were terrified of you." In Shanks's memory, Val was a pretty good person, without any of the arrogance of a strong person. She was fair and just to all kinds of guests, and was even willing to lend a helping hand to some islands that were attached to the R'lyeh route.
Therefore, Violet's reputation across the entire ocean can be described as quite good.
He thought Vera would use her skills to persuade them, and well, she did persuade them. Her words, "Either sell me the newspaper, or I'll beat you up and you give me the newspaper," convinced them completely.
Vera said matter-of-factly, "I am a wanted criminal."
"Bad news, Shanks." Before Shanks could even wipe the sweat from his brow at Val's self-perception, Val laid out one of the newspapers in front of him, so he could see the enlarged and bolded text on it.
The Davy Back Fight game returns! The Rocks Pirates achieve a ten-game winning streak and gain another powerful and evil ally!
Davy Back Fight is an ancient game among pirates. The only requirement of the game is to fight and win by any means necessary. The two sides can compete in any form, and the winner can take anything from the loser, including crew members and pirate flags, as spoils of war.
"It seems we've traveled back in time several decades."
Therefore, all of Val's attempts to summon the ghosts of Lox and Rosinante ended in failure, because in this timeline, the former was still alive and well, while the latter had not even been born yet!
As a young woman who had just come of age, Val looked up at Shanks, who had a stubble on his chin, was wearing a wrinkled white shirt and floral pants, and clearly already had an uncle-like air about him.
"It's your time to shine."
Shanks touched his chin, then touched his chin again.
He looked at Vera seriously and said, "Is there such a possibility?"
"I wasn't born at this point in time?"
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Neither Valerie nor Shanks are the kind of intelligence personnel who are good at organizing and collecting information, but the two of them can still come up with a few decent ideas.
At Shanks's suggestion, Val built a new armored ship and took Shanks to a larger, more prosperous island where information flowed more quickly, in an attempt to find the exact time from media such as newspapers and wanted posters.
Before Vera lay a thick stack of newspapers. Only after reading them did Vera understand why the fisherman had resolutely refused when she offered him gold coins worth far more than a single newspaper.
Because that newspaper contained a photo of Jacques Schiak, the world's most beautiful woman, the object of desire for men and women all over the world!
"She resigned from her position as captain of the Kuja Pirates."
The island where she and Shanks landed was indeed somewhat isolated; the newspaper they stole was already several months old. However, this is understandable; Shanks was a woman who dominated the aesthetics of an entire era, and many pirates even set sail hoping to catch a glimpse of the Kuja Empress from afar.
Therefore, any newspaper with a photo of Chakjac, whether it was a blurry back view or a distant photo where even his figure was not clearly visible, would sell out within hours of its release, becoming a collectible for his admirers.
Besides, their debate about who is the most beautiful woman in the world was meaningless to outsiders. Because in everyone's eyes, the title of the most beautiful woman in the world undoubtedly belongs to Sharon Jacques!
Her beauty was so striking that even Rocks and his powerful crew could not resist it. Just one glance at her would make them weak in the knees and unable to move. With just a slight smile from her, everyone would willingly offer her whatever she wanted.
Vera: "...Why does it feel like the art style of this story suddenly changed from a farming novel to a Mary Sue novel?"
Just then, Shanks, who had gone out to make friends, returned to the room.
"The timeline is basically set. The Rocks Pirates have been established for several years. They have occupied Beehive Island and used it as a base to create a paradise for pirates and villains."
"Newgate, Linlin, Kaido, Shiki, and others have participated in dozens of heinous incidents that have shaken the entire seas as members of the Rocks Pirates."
Shanks looked at Val: "What's your plan?"
Suddenly transported to the past and cut off from his fleet and important companions, Shanks showed no signs of panic. Instead, he was quite interested in this adventure through time.
He shouldn't have been born yet at this point in time, but Beckman was born. If you think about it, this guy is probably still a little kid who hasn't even learned to walk yet.
Shanks: "Pfft!"
Vera: "...What are you laughing at?"
Shanks' lips curled into a wide grin: "I remembered something happy."
Violet: "..."
“I have a plan.” Wilton paused, then shared his thoughts with Shanks. “Let’s apply to the Rocks Pirates.”
After the [Historical Feast] event started, Violet did not receive any quest prompts. Based on past experience, this means that they need an opportunity to start the quest.
This opportunity could be a specific point in time, or it could be going to a particular place or meeting a particular character.
In this era, among the forces active on the seas, the Rocks Pirates are undoubtedly the perfect protagonist crew template, and Violet believes that by following them, she has the greatest chance of getting a mission.
Shanks: "Why are you so skilled... But that is indeed an idea."
Shanks is unaware of the game and the mission, but rationally speaking, following the Rocks Pirates is the easiest way to understand their current situation and find a way to return to the original timeline.
In fact, if Shanks were to speak, he would prefer to join the Roger Pirates with Violet, but the problem is that if they were to stay here for a long time, Shanks might end up on the same ship as his baby self.
...This is so awkward. He wants to see Beckman as a baby, but he doesn't want to see himself as a baby.
"If we want to join the Rocks Pirates, we can head to Beehive Island now."
Shanks didn't think it would be difficult for him and Violet to join the Rocks Pirates. Rocks had almost no requirements for his crew except for strength, and in terms of strength, he and Violet were much stronger than Kaido at this time.
As the main base of the Rocks Pirates, the epitome of evil in the current era, Beehive Island is quite easy to find out.
This island is teeming with pirates and wanted criminals, and incidents of deception, murder, and betrayal occur frequently. Every morning, no fewer than a dozen corpses are cleared from Beehive Island, burned, and thrown into the vast ocean.
Having successfully "persuaded" two pirates who had fought to the death and obtained information about the Rocks Pirates' movements from their "gratitude," Violet and Shanks headed towards the center of Beehive Island.
They were lucky; the Rocks Pirates had just completed a robbery of donations from a temple called "Corruption," which made everyone in the Rocks Pirates, from the captain to the trainees, a fortune enough to squander for several months.
The main members of the Rocks Pirates, including Rocks himself, spent this period on Beehive Island enjoying banquets and alcohol.
With an expressionless face, she bypassed layer after layer of pirates. The pirates' original task was to keep the fools out so as not to disturb the enjoyment of Rocks and his crew. However, with Violet's deliberately aura, they didn't even have the courage to look her in the eye, let alone step forward to stop her.
The once-fierce, dark-skinned pirates were now as docile as pet dogs, retreating to both sides and clearing a path to the very center, just as they had done to welcome Violet and her companions.
The pirates who were drinking by the campfire stopped what they were doing and watched as the young woman with a scholarly air stood a few steps away, meeting their gazes without flinching.
“Lox,” she said, her dark eyes reflecting the colors of the campfire, shining like black glass scorched in flames.
"I want to join you."
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Author's Note: A new dungeon is now open!
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