The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

This is absolutely something Bucky would do!

Just as John was imagining the image of Red Nose sweating profusely while digging, the entire island suddenly trembled.

Rumble

Immediately afterwards, thick smoke billowed from the summit of the active volcano located in the heart of the island, and scorching red lava gushed out from it.

Upon seeing the lava, John's mind went blank for a moment, and he instantly thought of "fire."

"Fire Illuminates the Chest" refers to the point where the lava fire from a distant volcanic eruption simultaneously illuminates the inside of the chest cavities of two skeletons, and the point where the beams of light from the fire intersect!

Immediately, John transformed into lightning and shot towards the point where the two beams of fire intersected.

The moment it landed on the spot, it felt a wind blowing from both sides. Following the wind, it looked out to see the eye sockets of the sea king skeletons on both sides.

The point where the fire beams intersect perfectly coincides with the point where the wind beams intersect!

"So smart?"

John stroked his chin, feeling somewhat incredulous.

Olbia simply took a quick look around and solved the puzzle by taking into account the surrounding environment.

Clang

The sound of clashing metal exploded, and with the signal of a volcanic eruption, the two giants, Dorry and Brogy, once again began a fierce battle of equal strength.

Euryale walked toward John with her hands behind her back, and seeing him standing in the spot indicated by the riddle, her eyes smiled:

"Congratulations, Captain. You have solved the puzzle with thirty-seven minutes left before the time limit."

"That's really impressive!"

Are you trying to appease a child?

John muttered to himself, but still proudly raised his chin; the emotional value he was providing was fantastic.

"It's alright, I didn't use many brain cells to crack it."

“Yes, that’s right.” Olbia nodded, coaxing John in this way.

In the distance, a volcano erupts and giants clash; the two gaze at each other for a long time, creating a unique and poignant scene.

After burying the treasure, the two were preparing to leave and return to their ship when a rough laugh rang out:

"Crack! Olbia, so this is your partner? Not bad at all!"

“Thank you for taking care of my crew.” John nodded to Brogy.

While Eurythia was talking to the giant, he was secretly watching.

Indeed, they are of the same ilk. Although they are both bookworms, Nicole and her son both have an exceptional talent for dealing with people.

"You are welcome!"

Broggi waved his hand magnanimously and threw the roasted Tyrannosaurus Rex thigh meat wrapped in leaves in front of the two men.

"I'll treat you to meat!"

"Then I'll treat you to drinks."

John glanced at Dorley standing in the distance, then raised his hand and waved towards the sky.

Under the questioning gazes of the two giants, the sky turned slightly red, and a comet with a long, fiery tail crashed down from the heavens.

"A meteorite?!"

Brogy and Donley were startled and quickly grabbed their weapons to get into fighting stances, trying to intercept the falling meteorite.

The meteorite suddenly hovered in mid-air, casting a scorching heat that revealed the true form of the enormous, golden barrel.

"This is……"

"My wine storage barrel."

John controlled the enormous golden barrel to separate in mid-air, transforming it into two bowls filled with amber wine that floated in front of the two giants.

"Try it, my homemade deep-sea fruit wine."

"Then we won't stand on ceremony!"

Brogy and Dorry immediately realized that the purple-haired man was a Devil Fruit user, and they immediately picked up the golden bowl and drank heartily.

"Ah! It's so sweet!"

"Good wine! It quenches my thirst!"

Although the fruit wine wasn't as strong as the two preferred, they still praised its taste highly, which greatly satisfied John, the winemaker.

Seeing how well these two giants could provide emotional value, John's eyes lit up, and he gave back:

"Gentlemen, do you know Harald?"

"Harald?!"

Brogy and Donley exclaimed in unison.

"Of course I know him, he is our prince of Elbaf!"

Chapter 209 Are they sick?

How did you come to know Harald?

Do you know Harald?

Brogy and Dorry each uttered a question, then turned and glared fiercely at each other.

"I'll go first!"

"I should have spoken first!"

These two old rivals are about to start arguing over who should ask the first question.

Just as they have been fighting here for over seventy years and will continue for the next hundred, back then it was only to see who could capture the longest and largest Sea King, now they will duel again for who can ask the question first.

Watching the two giants arguing and banging their foreheads together, John was more interested in their address of Harald: "Prince."

If you do the math, that makes sense. Brogy and Donley left Elbaf more than seventy years ago.

Harald is only a little over 130 years old now; subtract the more than 70 years he was a child back then.

It's normal that he didn't succeed to the throne as king of Elbaf.

Let the two giants argue, John spoke, his voice booming like thunder:

“I have met Harald a few times. He is now the King of Elbaf and is deeply loved by the giants.”

"but……"

"But what!"

The suspense in the words immediately attracted the attention of Brocky and Dorry, who even forgot their argument and stared intently at John.

John stopped teasing and got straight to the point:

"Harald and Elbaf have recently run into some trouble. Because he wants to join the World Government and help Elbaf establish friendly relations with the outside world, Harald is currently working for the Five Elders."

"Working for the World Government...?"

Brogy and Dorry exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

As captains of the once-powerful Giant Warrior Pirates, the two knew the true nature of the World Government and were well aware of the evil lurking within the Five Elders.

Harald will definitely suffer losses if he deals with the World Government!

but……

"This is the king's choice, and there's nothing we can do about it."

Broglie shook his head, thinking that John wanted them to persuade Harald, but as citizens of Elbaf, they could only support the royal family's choice.

"Do not."

John waved his hand, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"I have received information that the World Government wants to establish a military force composed of giants by controlling Harald."

"This matter has both advantages and disadvantages. But given your personalities and values, it should be entirely detrimental and without any benefit."

"Therefore, when Harald learns of the World Government's true purpose, he will vehemently reject the idea of ​​turning the giants' subjects into an army."

"And what happened to him after he refused the World Government...?"

John didn't say what he meant next, but he believed Brogy and Dorry would understand.

As expected, Brogy and Donley's expressions turned extremely ugly. They never expected that such a big thing would happen in Elbaf while they were dueling.

Suddenly, the wine lost its sweetness, and the meat lost its flavor. The two men stood there restless, wanting nothing more than to find Harald and get some answers.

However, their Den Den Mushi (snail phones) have all died of old age during the more than seventy years of fighting, resulting in no way to contact Elbaf at present.

"We have to leave."

Brogy looked at Dorry seriously, and the latter nodded.

"what!"

"Oh, right."

John suddenly remembered something and reminded the two who were preparing to say goodbye.

"Tell Harald that Lockes sends his regards. He can contact us anytime if he needs help."

"I'll pass on my greetings, thank you!"

Brocky nodded to John and walked heavily toward the island's shore with Dorley.

Having stayed at home for decades and become disconnected from the outside world, they didn't know who the man in front of them was, let alone how much weight his seemingly casual words, "Contact me anytime if you need help," carried.

"I did not see any ships on the island capable of carrying giants."

As he watched the two giants depart, Eurythia remembered a very serious problem.

John smiled slightly and gave a thumbs up:

"They must have swum back to Elbaf. That's impressive."