Chapter 1324 - 35: It Really Is Irresistible

Chapter 1324: Chapter 35: It Really Is Irresistible

Su Xiao and Doflamingo stood in front of the window, watching Jack gradually walk away.

"If I were you, I would never choose to cooperate long-term with the Beast Pirates. How do you ensure your rightful interests from these guys?"

Su Xiao shook his head, indicating he couldn’t understand, ---.

"Out of necessity."

These simple four words from Doflamingo revealed countless hardships.

Does it seem like Doflamingo is being exploited by Kaido? In reality, is that really the case? Of course not. By cooperating with Kaido, Doflamingo actually gained substantial funds and channels.

If you only look at the artificial Devil Fruit transactions, then Doflamingo might not even recover the costs, but through operations with Caesar, underground channels, etc., Doflamingo could instead earn a large sum from Kaido.

More importantly, Doflamingo often used Kaido’s reputation to do some shady things. With so many benefits gained from Doflamingo, Kaido could only turn a blind eye to such matters.

"I’ve contacted the auction at Shapodi Archipelago. A famous sword will be delivered to Dressrosa shortly."

Doflamingo was making a painful sacrifice; the short-term acquisition price of a famous sword is very high.

"Materials to be supplied. A great broadsword, five Apollos."

"Deal."

Obviously, Doflamingo is quite a good collaborator, used to working with various forces like the Four Emperors, the World Government, and even the other Seven Warlords.

That night, Jack left Dressrosa. He didn’t leave because the deal fell through, but rather because there was a change at Kaido’s side. A mysterious force attacked the territory under Kaido’s control, severely injuring one of the other two of the Three Disasters, while the other is searching for that mysterious force.--

When everyone thought Jack had already left, surprisingly, his fleet returned to Dressrosa the next morning.

On a cool early morning, the first rays of sun slowly rose.

Jack, with a somber look, walked down the street, and pedestrians avoided him within a 5-meter radius.

A half-hour later, Jack arrived in the villa area, headed straight to the fourth floor, and kicked open the large iron door without knocking.

Bang!

The loud noise woke Sugar on the first floor of the villa. Wearing only her underwear, she crawled under the bed, possibly thinking a bomb had gone off upstairs.

Sugar had originally moved to the underground port, but it was too humid, and with her frail physique, she returned to the villa within two days.

In the fourth-floor room, after a loud clatter when the iron door hit the ground, Jack entered with three subordinates.

Su Xiao was making an alchemy bomb when Jack suddenly kicked the door open, which puzzled him. From Jack’s expression, he didn’t seem to be causing trouble.

Jack strode to the workbench, slammed a long fabric bag onto it, then stood silently.

Su Xiao picked up the bag, opened it, and inside was a sheathed long knife—a great broadsword.

This great broadsword, named [Pupil Thunder], was not among the top 21 great broadswords, but it was indeed a great broadsword.

Su Xiao checked [Pupil Thunder]’s attributes; it was a high-rating weapon of golden quality, with a rating of up to 384 points.

Given [Pupil Thunder]’s quality, if it were among the top-ranked great broadswords, it could even reach legendary level.

Pirate World’s famous swords have a trait: their usage requirements are very low, but to unleash their true power, a certain level of sword skill is needed.--

For instance, to unlock the power of [Pupil Thunder] in Su Xiao’s hands, a sword skill of specialization level Lv.30 or above is necessary.

But the equipment requirements for [Pupil Thunder] are astonishingly low: only requiring a Power of 20 points, Agility of 15 points, Stamina of 13 points, and a sword skill level of Lv.5 above.

By bringing this blade, it was clear that Jack wanted Su Xiao to make him an alchemy bomb. This is how cooperation among villains works: no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

Jack gave the famous sword before Doflamingo did, which Su Xiao didn’t expect. Despite seeming unreasonable at times, Jack could be surprisingly ’straightforward.’

"Five pieces."

Jack opened his large hand.

"As it’s our first cooperation, I’ll make six for you, but... what about the materials?"

"..."

Jack didn’t speak. He had tried to find the materials needed for Apollo but was unsuccessful.

Doflamingo could provide these materials due to his position as a leader in the Underground World. In the New World, Doflamingo’s procurement channels were even superior to the World Government’s.

Doflamingo could find substitutes for Sun Remains and Fire Gold, but that didn’t mean Jack could. The night before, Jack fed two underground mafia leaders to the dogs but still didn’t get even 1 gram of Sun Remains.

"So, you didn’t find any materials needed to make Apollo?"

Su Xiao realized that Jack planned to trade with just a famous sword.

"Yes."

Jack did not threaten anymore, knowing such tactics were useless against Su Xiao.

"Doflamingo seems to have obtained many sets of materials for making Apollo."

Upon hearing that, Jack immediately stood up and left the room with his men, an extremely bullheaded man.

"That guy, he won’t say I was the one who told him this, right?"

Ten minutes later, Doflamingo tossed six sets of materials for making Apollo to Jack, veins bulging on his forehead.

As Jack turned to go upstairs, Doflamingo cursed under his breath, mumbling words like ’Bai Ye’ and ’sooner or later.’ Jack... really is straightforward.

In the eyes of outsiders, villains always put on a stern face, appearing high and mighty. But is this true in daily life? The answer is not really.

In Su Xiao’s view, Doflamingo is a conspirator or hero, full of smiles but plotting unknown schemes in his heart, while Jack is a straightforward man, willing to do whatever he desires regardless of success, even at the cost of his own life.

If Kaido were to take Jack to attack the Navy Headquarters, Jack wouldn’t even blink; he’d just nod and follow Kaido to attempt ’two-man trekking Navy Headquarters,’ only to get hammered by the Navy’s strongmen.

Four hours later, a ’fireball’ in Su Xiao’s hand was compressed to the size of an apple, the fiery red exterior slowly fading, and the internal structure stabilizing.

"Whew～"

Su Xiao let out a long breath, the sixth Apollo successfully made.

"Activate it 30 seconds before use. Once activated, Apollo will inevitably explode after 30 seconds."

Though Su Xiao could terminate the activation process of Apollo, others couldn’t, as it required a deep understanding of Apollo’s internal structure.

After making six Apollos consecutively, Su Xiao was left with only 2,000 Mana Points, having spent 3,000 Mana Points. He gained a famous sword, which seemed to be a profitable deal.

Jack stored the six Apollos away, his gloomy expression eased considerably.