Chapter 237: The Gold Tester—999 Fine Gold!

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: The Gold Tester—999 Fine Gold!

About ten minutes later, the system notification sounded again.

[Ding! Congratulations, host. The gold tester has been successfully forged and placed in the system storage. You may retrieve it at any time.]

Hearing the system notification, Raynor did not hesitate. He silently said in his mind:

"System, retrieve the gold tester!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden device resembling a mop appeared in Raynor’s hand.

Raynor took a quick look at the instructions.

All he had to do was place the gold on the tray underneath and lift it up.

The display on top would then show the gold’s purity and its current exchange value.

Raynor scratched his head. He had not expected the gold tester to be so convenient.

Raynor went straight to the pile of gold and began picking through it.

In the end, he chose the smallest piece of gold he could find, picked it up, and placed it on the tray.

Then he pulled the ring on top upward.

The display immediately showed the gold’s weight.

The gold weighed one hundred kilograms.

Its purity was 999 fine gold.

At the current exchange rate, it could be exchanged for one billion Belly.

Raynor sucked in a sharp breath.

Just this little bit of gold was worth one billion Belly.

If that was the case, how much would more than one hundred tons be worth? He could not even calculate it anymore.

Seeing Raynor eyeing her gold, Nami walked over and flicked him on the forehead. Then she said:

"Hey, Raynor, what are you sneaking around here for? Don’t tell me you’re thinking about taking my gold."

Hearing that, Raynor immediately stepped aside and showed Nami the gold tester.

He then explained how it worked, making Nami’s eyes light up.

Nami immediately began giving Luffy orders.

She had Luffy place a huge piece of gold on the tray.

Then she had Raynor lift it.

Raynor raised the enormous piece of gold, and the numbers on the display began to roll.

The display showed that this piece of gold weighed a full ton.

It was also 999 fine gold.

Its final estimated value was one hundred billion Belly.

Raynor slightly furrowed his brow. Two hundred kilograms of gold could be sold for one billion Belly.

Yet a full ton was worth only one hundred billion Belly. Its value had dropped by nearly half.

If Nami found out, she would probably go crazy.

But when he thought about it, it made sense. Suddenly flooding the market with such a huge amount of gold would definitely cause some fluctuations in the gold market.

Besides, this machine could only calculate the exchange rate.

The actual selling price depended on many other factors.

For example, its value as a collectible or an investment had not even been taken into account.

After seeing the figures displayed by the machine, Nami’s eyes lit up.

"We’re really rich this time! I’ve never seen so much money in my life. All right, Luffy, let’s hurry and set off for the next island."

Hearing this, Luffy clenched both fists and shouted:

"Hey, everyone! We’re setting off!"

At that, Zoro immediately raised the sails, while Chopper turned the rudder.

The Straw Hat crew embarked on a new journey.

Everyone laughed and cheered, as if they had already forgotten their earlier embarrassment.

Along the way, Raynor continued teaching Luffy how to use Armament Haki.

However, if Luffy kept relying on those same old moves, then even with Armament Haki covering his attacks, he would not become much stronger.

Luffy had only reached Gear Second and could use Gear Third at most.

Only after reaching Gear Fourth could Luffy truly make full use of his Haki.

Otherwise, even if he covered Gear Third with Haki, his attacks would not become much stronger.

Luffy’s rubber pistol was giving off heat from the friction, but it still could not touch Raynor anywhere.

At that moment, Raynor suddenly flashed forward and appeared in front of Luffy.

Luffy was startled and quickly dodged backward, but Raynor used Paper Gun to jab Luffy in the neck and send him flying.

Seeing this, the members of the Straw Hat crew all looked worried, afraid that something might happen to Luffy.

After a while, Luffy climbed to his feet and said:

"I didn’t expect you to be serious. In that case, I don’t need to hold back anymore."

As he spoke, Luffy lowered his center of gravity. The muscles in his legs began moving up and down like waves.

Thin streams of steam started rising from his body, and his skin turned red.

He looked as if he had been roasted. Sanji and Zoro both wore serious expressions.

They spent every day with Luffy, yet they had never known that he had been hiding a move like this.

It certainly looked powerful.

Just then, Luffy suddenly flashed forward and disappeared from where he stood.

The next second, he appeared behind Raynor and threw a punch at him.

He was moving so quickly that even Zoro could no longer follow him with his eyes.

But under Raynor’s Observation Haki, he still dodged the attack with ease.

That was right—Raynor had only now begun using Armament Haki.

Before this, he had relied solely on his instincts to dodge.

Luffy had not expected Raynor’s reaction speed to have improved yet again.

He gritted his teeth and stared at Raynor. Then, using Gear Second, he unleashed a Rubber Machine Gun.

This Rubber Machine Gun was clearly much faster than the one before. A violent gust of wind instantly swept through the area.

The waves surged into the sky.

Seeing this, Nami immediately shouted:

"Hey, Luffy, what are you doing? Stop messing around, will you? You’re going to capsize the ship!"

Hearing this, Sanji slightly furrowed his brow and looked around before explaining:

"Miss Nami, I’m afraid this wasn’t caused by Luffy."

Before Sanji had even finished speaking, a massive wave suddenly erupted from the sea.

A huge Sea King burst out of the deep sea and shot into the sky.

Seeing the enormous squid-like Sea King, Nami’s eyes widened, and she let out a scream.

"Hey, go deal with it! If it falls down, our ship is finished!"

Hearing this, Sanji was the first to leap into action. He kicked one of the creature’s tentacles.

However, the tentacle was soft, so Sanji’s attack was like striking a pillow. It had almost no effect, and he was immediately bounced back.

Seeing this, Zoro drew Wado Ichimonji and swung his sword.

He cut off one of the giant Sea King’s tentacles.

But with Zoro’s current strength and only two swords left, fighting the enormous Sea King was still difficult.

The Sea King swung one of its tentacles and sent Zoro flying.

Just as everyone thought the giant Sea King was about to destroy the entire ship—

The giant Sea King’s head suddenly puffed up.

It took on the shape of a hot-air balloon and floated in midair.

This reminded them of the octopus Conis had given them.

After the giant Sea King rose into the sky, its tentacles suddenly stretched downward.

They wrapped around the gold and carried it into the sky.

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