Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 312: The Sword Tournament Concludes

"Láidé, you're really in a sorry state!"

Hades joked, looking at Láidé's returning figure.

"Heh!

Can't run away from it."

Láidé wasn't discouraged, his heart was very peaceful.

His gaze was fixed on Genryusai Shigekuni, who stood at the center of the Arena, becoming the focus of the World.

Strong is strong, weak is weak.

Genryusai Shigekuni was stronger than him, so his victory was expected.

Being able to battle to this extent, he was already very satisfied.

But this second place wouldn't sound good when spoken aloud, and it was even less perfect for the proud Láidé.

Hades had already heard the underlying meaning.

Twelve years later, Láidé would still participate in the second Sword Tournament.

By then, facing a Láidé whose strength had grown further, no one would be his opponent.

The same went for Genryusai Shigekuni.

Regarding this, Láidé had absolute confidence.

When Láidé decided to participate in the second Sword Tournament, the outcome seemed already destined.

By then, Roger would most likely be gone.

Who else could stop him?

In Hades' heart, it would only start getting interesting from the third tournament onwards.

But that was a matter of the future.

Right now, the World's Strongest Swordsman had been born.

The World's Strongest Swordsman had been born.

This matter didn't need Hades to announce it or make the final judgment.

The entire World was celebrating.

Newspapers around the World were continuously printed, ready to be delivered to the entire World.

These clever Newspaper Reporters had prepared two plans from the start, publishing whichever person won.

Even though countless people had witnessed the process and results of this Sword Tournament, it would still sell like hotcakes.

Thus, this Sword Tournament, which had lasted for nearly four months, had entered its final stage, but it wasn't over yet.

On the second day, those precious rewards would change hands.

This was also a moment filled with expectation.

At the same time, tens of billions of Beli would also be directly distributed.

The Sky Arena officials would give them a Black Card.

Through this card, they could spend freely within the Sky Arena.

The amount spent each time would be recorded until they ran out.

Of course, they could also exchange all this Beli for cash, if they had the ability to take it away.

If they didn't want to be targeted, they could also deposit it into the Dark Bank.

A booklet contained information about all the Sky Arena rewards, divided into several grades.

The first grade was, of course, the Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword and a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

If they didn't need it, they could also exchange for two billion Beli.

This grade could only be obtained by the final victor.

The value of other rewards was considerable.

When they saw something they liked, they would tell the Sky Arena staff, and someone would specifically retrieve it for them.

Without a doubt, Genryusai Shigekuni chose the Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword "Shura".

As for the others, they either chose a Famous Sword, precious Sword Forging Material, or the Sword Dao Notes provided by the Kronos Kingdom.

Compared to those physical items, the Sword Dao Notes clearly held greater significance.

They were helpful for improving one's swordsmanship and could also be left to descendants.

Like John, who didn't fancy these things, he directly exchanged them for treasure.

The distribution of rewards also became a topic of conversation among the spectators.

There were also quite a few people who chose Devil Fruits.

To enhance their strength, if they felt they didn't have strong enough talent in swordsmanship, eating a Devil Fruit was clearly the best method.

On The Great Sea, Devil Fruits were still very precious and hard to come by.

Some people who wanted Devil Fruits would also secretly plot transactions with these Swordsmen, asking them to help choose the desired items.

As for these mutually agreeable matters, the Pluto Pirates didn't care.

Of course, there were many people making moves in the dark.

The Swordsmen who could make it into the Sword Tournament were basically Sword Masters.

Their strength wasn't weak, but that was all.

Apart from those top-tier Monsters, some greedy Pirates had already targeted them.

These were all walking money bags.

For the many Pirates in the New World, how could they easily let them go?

Even in the New World, tens of millions of Beli was a huge sum, especially since many Pirates couldn't hold onto money.

Once they got a sum of wealth, they would quickly spend it all.

According to hidden information, it seemed that even some Pirates and Underworld Forces had united, preparing to hunt down some powerful Swordsmen who achieved high rankings and possessed large amounts of Beli.

In the Pluto Sea Area, they would receive the protection of the Pluto Pirates.

Once they left, their life and death would be determined by destiny.

In this situation, powerful Swordsmen would directly fight their way out.

Those with slightly weaker strength would withdraw their money and deposit it into the Dark Bank, or simply spend it all at the Sky Arena before leaving.

Even though the Sword Tournament was gradually concluding, many Swordsmen still decided to stay at the Sky Arena for training and sparring with various Strongmen.

The Sky Arena's rewards held great attraction for them.

If their ranking in the Sword Tournament wasn't ideal and they didn't get the desired reward, they could still obtain it at the Sky Arena through points.

Especially Famous Swords.

Although there seemed to be many, in reality, many Sword Masters still used ordinary Swords.

This was something countless Swordsmen yearned for, even if it was just a Skillful Grade Sword.

If their hometown was in the Four Seas, it would be much more convenient.

They could directly ride an Island Turtle through the Calm Belt to the North Blue.

The hosting of the Sword Tournament made the Sky Arena even more popular, turning it into a super arena Holy Land renowned throughout the World.

Of course, the impact of this Sword Tournament was far more than just this.

In the Four Seas, fewer people were like frogs in a well.

They truly realized how terrifying the Strongmen of The Great Sea were.

With their horizons broadened, they also gained higher pursuits.

Without a doubt, the overall strength of the Great Sea would increase.

More Swordsmen would also emerge on The Great Sea.

The Sword Dao Dojos that gained fame through the Sword Tournament would attract countless Swordsmen who wanted to become stronger.

The Sword Tournament had concluded, but the exciting battle scenes from the Sword Tournament would be talked about by everyone.

Factions left Paros Island one by one.

More Lone Wolves chose to stay for a while longer.

The Roger Pirates left early; their adventure was still ongoing.

However, he still had a battle to fight with Shiki and Newgate.

This had nothing to do with Paros Island anymore.

Hades wasn't very interested in knowing how the battle went.

The Sky Arena was already on the right track, and Paros Island was still under construction.

Shiki didn't refuse Hades' request.

The development of the Flying Pirates required a large amount of funds, especially the Intelligence Agency, which was a money pit.

The massive scale also required a large amount of funds to maintain.

The current Flying Pirates didn't have the supply from numerous Underworld Forces like they did during the Rocks Pirates era.

The main source of revenue was still the protection fees from the nearly three hundred Islands they occupied.

Although this was a large sum of funds, it was clearly not enough for Shiki, who was eager for rapid expansion.

Although several Superpowers had decided to support the development of the Flying Pirates, this support was subtle and couldn't be detected by the Flying Pirates.

If the Flying Pirates didn't live up to expectations and a better option emerged, they could also cut their losses in time.

At least some people thought Byrnndi World was quite good.

He was clearly hostile towards the World Government, a bit foolish, and relatively easier to control.

After a transaction, he used the ability of the Float-Float Fruit to remotely move two uninhabited Islands designated by the Pluto Pirates.

The total area of the two uninhabited Islands reached two hundred and forty square kilometers.

Their addition allowed Paros Island to officially break the one thousand square kilometer mark.

(end of chapter)