Above Pirate King - Chapter 95
[Sunflower Vine]
[Introduction: A vine plant with strong vitality and fast growth. It can climb and extend itself on other objects to reach upward. It blooms within three months after planting, releasing intense sunlight with the sunrise and emitting faint sunlight after sunset.]
Arthur furrowed his brow slightly.
The item seemed good, as it could be planted in dark places or caves. It would bring sunlight to those areas, allowing various plants to be grown in caves!
But there was a problem; it conflicted with the Oxygen Grass!
Oxygen Grass couldn’t grow in dark places, and Sunflower Vine would lose its purpose if not planted in dark areas!
However, Oxygen Grass couldn’t withstand intense sunlight!
The two were in conflict.
After pondering for a while, Arthur couldn’t come up with a solution, so he decided to set them aside for now.
“There’s always a way when there’s a will. I’ll figure out how to use them later!” Arthur thought to himself.
He refocused his thoughts.
Next, he was going for a big draw.
A ten consecutive draw for one million Reputation points.
This was the biggest draw he had done so far!
Thinking about it, Arthur’s hand trembled slightly.
Fortunately, the ten consecutive draws always yielded good items.
At worst, he would still get something relatively good!
With that in mind, he eased his worries a bit.
“Whew…” Arthur took a deep breath, relaxed his tense emotions, and slowly pressed the draw button.
[Congratulations for obtaining a case of Enlargement Potion!]
[Congratulations for obtaining an Elixir of Longevity!]
[Congratulations for obtaining a case of Enlargement Potion!]
…
[Congratulations for obtaining a Super Deluxe Yacht!]
[Congratulations for obtaining a Heart of Transformation!]
[Congratulations for obtaining the Soul Society!]
[Congratulations for obtaining a Shadow Activation Potion!]
[Congratulations for obtaining the Thousand-Mile Flight: Mastema!]
Truly a one million points worth of draws, almost all of them were good items. Many of them, Arthur could tell were good just from their names.
But he was not in the mood to check the properties of these items right now.
His mind suddenly fell into a trance.
Slowly, he felt like he had arrived in a place that couldn’t be described or named.
Silence filled the surroundings.
Darkness enveloped everything.
Yet, he could still see his surroundings clearly.
Vaguely, he saw a spring, a spring emitting yellow water.
Above the spring, a black vortex stood in the air.
“Death!”
The word “death” inexplicably appeared in Arthur’s mind.
It seemed as if this word was the only way to describe this place.
From all directions, occasional fierce or serene souls emerged.
And the vortex seemed to have a great suction force, pulling all the souls that emerged into itself involuntarily!
Only a few could resist for a few seconds before being sucked into the vortex.
At that moment.
The place suddenly shook.
A white vortex appeared next to the original black vortex.
Arthur stared in astonishment at the words floating above the white vortex.
The words read, “Entrance for exclusive use by the Kingdom of St. Martin.”
Before Arthur could react.
Suddenly!
He was attracted into the white vortex.
In a flash.
He found himself overlooking a massive architectural complex.
And he was floating in the sky above this place, looking down.
With just one glance, he became completely captivated!
Pavilions, platforms, towers, and pavilions were arranged in an intricate and orderly manner, filled with the taste of the Kingdom of Saint Martin.
These buildings formed a circular shape, expanding outward from the center.
In the middle, there were three circular walls, and each side had a gate.
Outside the walls, there were four main regions: east, west, south, and north, each divided into eighty subdivisions, totaling three hundred and twenty divisions.
Within the walls, there were various departments, including the Gotei 13’s barracks, similar to government agencies.
Arthur could clearly feel that everything here was under his control with just a thought. Here, he was like a god, able to control everything.
After a while, he finally snapped out of the mesmerizing scenery.
He now knew where he was.
The Soul Society!
This was the first time he had drawn something like this.
Fortunately, the method of using the item had been transmitted to his mind the moment he drew it. He just needed to think about it silently!
“Check the properties!” Arthur silently thought to himself.
[Soul Society (Territory Item)]
[Introduction: After people belonging to the Kingdom die, they will be guided into this place. Those with powerful souls can cultivate and become a Shinigami. It contains templates for the Gotei 13, and the templates will automatically choose suitable individuals. (Note: Shinigami must enter and leave reality with your consent and use you as a medium!)]
Territory item?
Arthur was slightly taken aback. He didn’t expect it to be a territory item; he thought it would be a legion item.
Of course, upon careful consideration, Arthur realized that calling it a territory item for the Soul Society was not wrong either. Inside, there were templates to train Shinigami, but it also served as a gathering place for souls from the kingdom, with vast structures to accommodate them.
After people from the Kingdom died, they could engage in romantic relationships, work, and leisure activities here, essentially starting a new life.
Even talented individuals from the Kingdom, after death, could continue their research and contribute to the Kingdom’s development in the Soul Society.
Wait a minute!
Something seems off?
Arthur’s expression turned strange as an image suddenly appeared in his mind. A person with desperate eyes stared at him and said in a stern voice, “I will never let you go, even in death…”
Hmm… Upon reflection, it seemed fitting!
After working hard for the Kingdom throughout their lives, they would expect that death would be the end of it all. But the Kingdom wouldn’t even let them rest in peace and demanded their continued service!
Arthur shook his head, dispelling the image from his mind, and continued studying the Soul Society.
After carefully exploring the Soul Society, he didn’t find anything else that attracted his attention.
“Exit!”
In a blink of an eye!
He returned to his study once again!
Shortly after his departure, the Soul Society received its first visitor…
…..
“My name is Hitsugaya Gojuro, a shipworker from the St. Martin Kingdom.”
“My life has been a tragedy.”
“When I was eight years old, my parents passed away due to illness.”
“They left me alone to take care of my four-year-old sister. We survived by foraging wild vegetables and doing odd jobs to earn some money.”
“But because I was young, I couldn’t do much work, so we often went hungry.”
“Fortunately, the shipworker next door took pity on us and often helped us out.”
“That’s how we managed to survive for eight years.”
“Later, thanks to the recommendation of the kind shipworker next door, I finally obtained a stable job as a shipworker!”
“With this job, our lives slowly improved. Although the salary was meager, my sister and I could eat our fill every day and even save a little money. For us, it was enough!”
“However, the good times didn’t last. One year later, my sister fell ill. It took five years to cure her, and during that time, we spent all our money and accumulated a large debt to our colleagues at the shipyard.”
“Although my colleagues knew about our situation and didn’t rush us to repay, I couldn’t help but feel guilty.”
“So, in addition to my shipworker job, I took on multiple part-time jobs. I worked until midnight every night and got up before dawn to work again.”
“It took ten years to repay the debt!”
“Later, my sister got married, and I also married and had a child. I could finally let go of the burden of multiple jobs and live a good life!”
“I named my child Toshiro, a powerful name. He was born in winter, hence the first character in his name, “?” (To). As for the lion child (??) part, lions are strong creatures, and I wanted my child to be as strong as a lion.”
“But things didn’t go as planned. I thought my life would gradually improve, but my son Toshiro didn’t turn out as strong as I had hoped. Instead, he developed a rare illness at the age of three.”
“He needs to take a large amount of medication every day just to survive.”
“Because of that, I had to resume working multiple jobs, and I accumulated a significant amount of debt again.”
“Seeing how hard I was working, my colleagues and friends advised me to give up on this child and have another one, so I wouldn’t have to endure such hardships.”
“But… but… at the moment when I heard my seven- or eight-year-old child lying in bed, with white hair covering his head, calling me “Daddy,” I silently vowed that even if it meant death, I would never give up on my child!”
“And so, twenty years passed.”
“Later, when King Arthur ascended the throne, my good days finally arrived.”
“Because I was an old employee of the shipyard and had a difficult life, the Kingdom provided me with various allowances, easing my burden.”
“Later, due to my significant contributions to the study of Conquerors, the Kingdom rewarded me generously. My son’s medical expenses would also be covered by the Kingdom.”
“I also received a large sum of money, finally paid off my debts, and improved my previous life.”
“But perhaps I wasn’t destined to enjoy a comfortable life!”
“Because of years of multiple jobs, my health deteriorated day by day.”
“Just a few days after the good times began, I was lying on my deathbed, barely breathing.”
“Before dying, as I looked at my son lying beside me on his own sickbed, I felt regret, sorrow, and reluctance. In the end, I found solace because I had given my all to him in this lifetime.”
“In that moment of death, I sighed with relief. I had spent almost all my time working in this life, and now I could finally rest and no longer work!”
“After death, my soul was pulled by an inexplicable force and arrived in a dark, lifeless place.”
“I suppose this is the place of reincarnation!”
“It is said that after people die, they enter here and go through the six realms of reincarnation before being reborn.”
“Well!”
“I hope that in my next life, I can have a good birth and not have to work so hard.”
“And at this moment, I noticed something that made my brain freeze. In the distance, there was a yellow spring, above which a black vortex hovered, with a white vortex beside it.”
“What baffled me was the writing on the vortex.”
“Exclusive entrance for the Kingdom of St. Martin!”
“As an old shipworker who made contributions to the Kingdom, I naturally knew some of its secrets, such as the fact that the Kingdom had territories in the sky and steam trains passing beneath it.”
“But I never expected that the Kingdom would be so powerful!”
“They even had a specialized entrance to the land of reincarnation!”
“In the next moment, I was sucked into the white entrance.”
“In a flash, I found myself in a vast city filled with the essence of Wano Country.”
“I was stunned by the scene before me.”
“After a while, I snapped out of it and suddenly realized a question.”
“Do I have to work to survive in a place like this?”
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