Chapter 83 Super Doubled
Smoothly and without obstruction, Nicholas quickly arrived at a Yalqi Man Red Tree marked with 13.
Then, he stepped into this area. Not long after entering Area 13, Nicholas found the Bar he intended to search for.
That Bar was built on the Yalqiman Tree Root exposed above the ground.
It can be said that the Yalqi Man Tree is not only astonishing in height, but even the exposed part of its Tree Root is about ten meters high. On the surface of the Tree Root sloping to the ground, a wooden staircase leading directly to the top was perfectly built.
The name of the Bar was also quite strange, 'Shaki's Rip-off BAR', seemingly openly telling incoming customers to be prepared to be ripped off.
However, considering the forces around this area, calling it Rip-off BAR didn't seem so strange. After all, compared to the Lawless Zone, Human Traffickers, Black Market, Smugglers, and Auctions, rip-offs seemed like harmless little white rabbits.
Although the name was a bit strange, in the entire Tree Root area, there was only the Bar as a solitary building.
And around other Tree Roots not far from here, there were clusters of houses built.
This also showed the unique status of this newly opened Bar in this area, as well as the Shopkeeper's methods and Ability.
At this time, two people who looked somewhat ordinary were sitting on both sides of the wooden staircase leading to the Bar. One of them was wearing glasses, with several hideous scars on his Head, and holding a bottle of Fine Wine in his hand.
The other person was sitting cross-legged there with his eyes closed, a Sword lying across his legs, seemingly engaged in Meditation.
Looking at Nicholas walking towards the Bar, the two only glanced at him and then went back to doing their own things.
After all, the other party had no hostility, which was not within their Agreement with the boss.
Passing between the two, Nicholas stepped onto the wooden staircase and arrived at the Bar entrance, then directly pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as he entered the Bar, directly in front was a simple and unadorned bar counter, without any trendy decorations. It was a simple decorating style, just like ordinary Bars on some small Islands.
Inside the bar counter, stood a tall and good-looking woman.
This woman was the owner of this Rip-off Bar - Shaki.
She was also one of the most outstanding Information Brokers on this Sea.
Shaki rested her left Elbow on the bar counter, and held a Cigarette in her right hand.
Seeing Nicholas come in, a smile appeared on her face.
"Little Nicholas, is this kind of attire Role-playing?"
"Haha, you recognized me, Sister Shaki, long time no see."
Taking off his Mask, Nicholas smiled and said to Shaki.
Shaki flicked her Cigarette Ash and joked, "This doesn't sound like something that shy little boy from back then would say. Sure enough, little boys grow up."
"Haha."
Nicholas laughed to brush off Shaki's teasing, after all, he could never out-talk Shaki.
So he sat down on one of the chairs in front of the bar counter, then looked at the various Fine Wines on the liquor cabinet behind Shaki, and said with a smile, "Sister Shaki, aren't you going to treat me to a couple of drinks?"
"My things here are all very expensive, are you sure?"
Shaki looked at Nicholas with a smile.
"No way, you're not even going to offer me a glass of Wine?"
Nicholas had a hurt expression.
"Just kidding."
Then Shaki turned around and took out a bottle of Famous Wine produced in the West Blue and two Wine Glasses, pouring a glass for Nicholas and herself respectively.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Nicholas smiled, picked up the Wine Glass, and took a sip.
"By the way, who are those two people outside the door...?"
After putting down the Wine Glass, thinking of the two people he encountered outside, Nicholas tentatively asked.
"Two Friends. After all, opening a Shop in this kind of place, you can't do it without showing some Military Force. But you, how did you get mixed up with Garp's son?"
Shaki said after swirling the Wine Glass in her hand. Regarding this, Nicholas once again understood Shaki's connections. The Strength of those two people outside was definitely at the level of a Headquarters Vice Admiral. Although there might be some gap from an Elite Vice Admiral, it was already enough here.
After all, being able to make two Powerful Figures willingly guard the door showed that the owner of this Shop probably had even greater Energy.
Shaki looked at Nicholas with interest, seemingly waiting for his answer.
"I just saw something in Dorag. Besides, Sister Shaki, don't you think this Sea is still a bit boring?"
Nicholas met Shaki's gaze.
"Boring?"
Shaki looked puzzled.
"Yeah, boring. Navy, Pirates, World Government, Celestial Dragons, Nobles of various Kingdoms. Although it seems like Pirates, Navy, and various Kingdoms are constantly at war, it's still a bit of a small-scale conflict."
"So I want to make this world more lively, and at the same time, it can help me divert some attention."
For Nicholas, neither the future Four Emperors nor the Navy with three top Logia Type Powerful Figures, nor the Revolutionary Army led by Dorag who already had reform ideas, or even the Seven Warlords of the Sea he gathered, were his greatest Enemy. His greatest Enemy would only be the World Government and the Celestial Dragons they served.
There was a fundamental conflict of interest between the two, and neither would tolerate the other's existence.
Just like Luffy, even when he initially defeated the Seven Warlords of the Sea, stormed Justice Island, released a large number of criminals from Impel Down, caused a ruckus at the Marineford War, and later defeated Ming, and formed a thousand-person Large Ship fleet, none of the major events he did made the World Government too concerned. After all, people like this appear on the Sea every once in a while.
But when Luffy began to have contact with the former Joy Boy in Wano Country, the World Government directly issued an Order to eliminate him.
And what Nicholas was going to do was far more crazy than what Joy Boy had done before.
"Listening to you say that, Little Nicholas, are you going to do something big?"
Nicholas nodded, agreeing with Shaki's statement.
Then there was a long silence between the two. In the end, Nicholas couldn't help but ask first, "Sister Shaki, aren't you curious about what the big thing I'm talking about is?"
"Not curious. For someone retired like me, I'm not interested in the big things you're talking about at all."
The smile on Shaki's face did not diminish. She took out a Cigarette Case, flicked open the lid, and asked, "Smoke?"
Then she shook her head and smiled, "I almost forgot, Little Nicholas dislikes smoking because it's bad for the lungs."
Saying that, Shaki lit another Cigarette herself, and then took out a stack of Bounty Posters from the drawer and placed them on the bar counter.
Nicholas couldn't help but look at the stack of Newspaper. The first thing that caught his eye was Roger's Photo.
And the Bounty below was 20,000,000,000 Beli.
The ones that appeared later were also all acquaintances. Like Whitebeard closely followed with 19,000,000,000 Beli, then Golden Lion with 18,500,000,000 Beli, and after that, Charlotte Linlin and her Bounty.
'Albert Nicholas, Bounty 17,000,000,000 Beli'
"Damn, the World Government is really going all out!"
Nicholas held his Bounty Poster level with his face and said with an incredulous expression.
It can be said that the World Government's new round of Bounty Posters had a significant increase in Bounty for most Pirates on the Sea. As for Nicholas, it was directly Super Doubled, and the trend of increase was quite considerable.
"Little Nicholas is now a walking treasure trove. I don't know how many people want to take your Head to exchange for Money."
"Wait, why is it my Head, not Roger, Whitebeard, and them? Their Heads should be worth more Money, right?"
"Among these people, you're the only one who looks young and easy to bully, aren't you? You little whippersnapper."
Before Nicholas could retort, Shaki slowly exhaled a puff of Smoke and said seriously, "Little Nicholas, although I don't know what big thing you're going to do, remember one thing: don't underestimate the Celestial Dragons. The former prestige of the Twenty Kings made the entire world Surrender!"
(End of Chapter)