Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

Buckingham Stussy...

Crocodile glanced at the old woman at his feet.

He was about to take the other man's life, but then he remembered the "Whitebeard III" from earlier.

Crocodile frowned and crushed Buckingham Stussy's right leg with a single stomp.

click-

Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound.

Buckingham Stussy snapped out of his coma and clutched her broken leg, wailing in agony.

"Ouch! It hurts so much!! My leg!!!"

"It's so noisy..."

Crocodile raised his hand and released a wisp of yellow sand, controlling it like a whip to ensnare Buckingham Stussy's neck.

"I ask, you answer; if you utter even one more word, you can go to hell to join Rocks!"

Buckingham Stussy felt the rough, abrasive sensation travel from the skin of his neck to his brain, forcibly enduring the excruciating pain, and nodded in silence.

Of course she knew who "Lox" was.

Rocks D. Xebec, the former captain of the Rocks Pirates, a guy who's been dead for decades...

Buckingham Stussy still has a lot of money he hasn't squandered.

She didn't want to die young.

The most painful thing in a person's life is to die before spending all their money.

Buckingham Stussy wants to live.

Crocodile glanced at Ian and Mihawk beside him.

Although he was unwilling to reveal his past to outsiders.

But at this moment, there's no time to worry about other trivial matters.

"then……"

Crocodile gritted his teeth and asked sharply.

Why did the Rocks Pirates go to God Valley?

Valley of the Gods?

Ian raised an eyebrow.

So it really is related to that island...?

"The Rocks Pirates, what a nostalgic name—I'll talk! I'll talk! Don't choke me!"

Buckingham Stussy sighed. She had intended to rely on her age for a while, but the sand rope around her neck suddenly tightened, almost snapping her neck bones on the spot.

"Ahem! The reason why Rocks decided to go to God Valley was because we received a signal from God Valley!"

"We heard that a large number of Celestial Dragons have gathered at the Valley of the Gods in the West Blue, so we decided to go there!"

"Dragon people?"

Crocodile's eyes narrowed.

Why is the Rocks Pirates so concerned about the Celestial Dragons?

"Because the Celestial Dragons stole our treasure first!"

This time, Buckingham Stussy gave an answer without any hesitation.

"I don't know what that thing is for, but Lox values ​​it very much!"

"The Celestial Dragons stole it from Beehive Island, and Rocks intends to take it back from the World Government!"

"That's why we set our sights on the Celestial Dragons!"

"I remember Rocks' original idea was to capture enough Celestial Dragons and then use them to make a deal with the World Government to get that treasure back from them!"

Crocodile pressed further, "What is that thing?"

"A stone! A stone! A red stone!"

Buckingham Stussy answered quickly.

"I don't know what the stone is for, and no one else besides Lox knows what it is for."

"After the God Valley incident, the stone was taken away by Linlin—Charlotte Linlin!"

"That's all I know! I don't know anything else!"

Stone?

Red stones?

Crocodile instantly realized what Buckingham Stussy was referring to.

Over the years, Crocodile has also been pursuing ancient history in search of the elusive ancient weapon, Pluto.

In the process of exploring ancient history and searching for ancient weapons, there is one thing that cannot be ignored.

Ancient history text!

However, Crocodile was not a true archaeologist.

He had limited knowledge of ancient history and was unable to decipher ancient texts.

Crocodile only knew one thing—

All ancient history was recorded on a very special, indestructible stone!

but.

According to Nicole Robin, historical texts containing ancient scripts are mostly black.

What are those red stones...?

The main text of Red History?

"What else do you know about that red stone?"

Crocodile gripped Buckingham Stussy's neck again, threatening him forcefully.

"Speak! You're a member of the Rocks Pirates, you must know something!"

The shadow of death loomed over Buckingham Stussy.

She quickly searched through her faded memories and finally managed to find some useful information.

"Redstone! Four pieces!"

Buckingham Stussy said loudly.

"Lox once said that whoever finds the four red stones can become the king of the world!"

Four pieces of red historical text?

Crocodile noted down this crucial piece of information.

At the same time, he did not forget what Buckingham Stussy had just said—that the red Poneglyph, which once belonged to the Rocks Pirates, was first taken by the Celestial Dragons and then stolen by Big Mom Charlotte Linlin.

Is that piece of red historical text still in Charlotte Linlin's hands?

Crocodile has not yet given this issue much thought.

"last question."

Crocodile skipped over the topic of God Valley and instead talked about someone else.

"What's the deal with that Whitebeard III, Edward Weevil?"

The moment the question was asked, Ian, who was also quite interested in it, subtly activated his Observation Haki, which allows him to "read minds," and directly probe Buckingham Stussy's true thoughts.

On the surface, Buckingham Stussy sticks to her previous version of events.

"Weevil is my son! He is the fruit of my love with Whitebeard!"

But in reality, Ian had already gotten the real answer he wanted from Buckingham Stussy's heart.

This is not much different from what Ian had previously predicted.

Buckingham Stussy did indeed have a romantic relationship with Edward Newgate.

but. .

Edward Weebull was not Buckingham Stussy's child by nature!

In the year 1486 of the Sea Calendar, the God Valley Incident occurred, the Rocks Pirates were wiped out, and the pirate crew was torn apart.

Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, Beast, John, Wang Zhi... all of these people have gone their separate ways.

Buckingham Stussy also has her own personal experiences.

After the Rocks Pirates disbanded, Buckingham Stussy immediately joined the MADS organization.

Within the MADS organization, Buckingham Stussy's "clone" was born.

That was a "clone" that perfectly replicated Buckingham Stussy's appearance and even his Devil Fruit abilities—Stussy!

That is, one of the current rulers of the underworld, Queen Stussy of Pleasure Street.

After witnessing the birth of Stussy.

Buckingham Stussy's ambition as a pirate suddenly ignited.

If her genes could be cloned, creating a "clone" that is on par with her.

So, can the genes of other pirates also be used to create identical clones?

Coincidentally, Buckingham Stussy knew a very powerful man.

Edward Newgate with the White Beard!

Unlike Buckingham Stussy's Bat Fruit.

Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit power is enough to destroy the world!

If a clone of Whitebeard could be created, could she then use it to dominate the seas?

At the very least, he could become a regional overlord!

Buckingham Stussy did not reveal her ambitions to the rest of the MADS organization, but instead studied them quietly on her own.

Due to his lack of technical skill, Buckingham Stussy was unable to replicate Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, but he did manage to create at least a poor-quality copy of Whitebeard.

That is, Edward Weebull!

The so-called "Whitebeard III" Edward Weevil.

It was actually just a poor clone of the real Whitebeard.

Ian, through his Observation Haki, has seen through the fog of history and obtained the truth of the matter.

However, Crocodile couldn't see through Buckingham Stussy's true feelings.

He just felt that Buckingham Stussy was lying again...

Crocodile didn't linger any longer.

He unleashed the power of the Sand-Sand Fruit, and the yellow sand rope around Buckingham Stussy's neck tightened instantly, locking the latter's neck tightly while simultaneously drawing moisture from his body.

It only takes the time it takes to breathe.

Buckingham Stussy's body was completely drained of moisture by the sand, turning him into a dried-up corpse.

The remnants of the old era, dead.

Chapter 178 Hope for what is hopeful, wait for what is waitable!

"Sand Crocodile, you..."

Mihawk frowned almost imperceptibly as he looked at Buckingham Stussy, who had completely lost his life.

"never mind."

Mihawk had intended to say that Buckingham Stussy was Edward Weevil's mother.