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Chapter 231: From Bitterness to Sweetness, a Bountiful Harvest
🕑 Added 2025-10-05 11:03:58 +0000 UTCChapter 231: From Bitterness to Sweetness, a Bountiful Harvest
As was his custom, before he started shopping, Shane checked his points balance.
[You have sacrificed Sengoku's Golden Buddha Foil. You have gained 3500 points.]
It was a piece that had flaked off during their fight. Sengoku didn't use a signature weapon like the other top tiers, so Shane had to make do with what he could get. After subtracting the 2000 points he'd spent to find Blackbeard, his current balance was exactly 66,000. A lucky number. Maybe his luck would hold...
He opened the market page.
[Sunflower Shooter Seed]
[Type: Special Item]
[Price: 1200 Points]
[Description: A special plant seed from the world of PvZ. Cannot attack, cannot produce sun, but is really nice to look at.]
[Seller's Note: Wabby wabbo!]
"?" Shane, a toothbrush in his mouth, tilted his head. You're seriously trying to sell this? For that much?
Next!
[Iridium Sprinkler]
[Type: Tool]
[Price: 4800 Points]
[Description: An automatic irrigation tool from the world of Stardew Valley. Purchase includes 24 Iridium Sprinklers and one pair of Lewis's purple shorts.]
[Seller's Note: Aaaah! I saw that three-headed hellhound sword from the pirate world last time but I was too busy mining and forgot to buy it! I hope it shows up again, ugh!]
See? My stuff is popular, Shane thought, spitting out his toothpaste. Still... a farmer who wants a legendary sword? Stay out of my shop, please.
Next!
...After scrolling through several more pages of junk, he was starting to lose hope. He washed his face, trying to scrub off the bad luck, and looked at the next item. Finally, something good—
[Solar Flare]
[Type: Training Manual]
[Price: 8900 Points]
[Description: A powerful crowd-control technique from the world of Dragon Ball. By gathering ki in the hands and releasing it in a sudden flash, it creates a light as bright as the sun, temporarily blinding all enemies in the area.]
[Effect is greatly reduced if the enemy is wearing sunglasses.]
[Seller's Note: An extreme rage and sense of injustice has awakened my Super Saiyan bloodline. I just killed Vegeta and I'm on my way to Frieza. Thank you, thank you, I take back everything bad I ever said about my pirate-world counterpart.]
A very expensive, but very useful control ability. He had plenty of attack and defense, but this was something he was missing. Of course, it wouldn't work on Kizaru... "Why is he thanking me?" Shane wondered. First, he hates me, now he's grateful. What the hell is going on in that guy's world?
Into the cart! Next!
[Sakabatō]
[Type: Weapon]
[Price: 600 Points]
[Description: From the world of Rurouni Kenshin. A sword with a reversed blade, once wielded by the legendary Battōsai. It was abandoned when he vowed to never kill again.]
[Seller's Note: No comment. Connection lost.]
Another sword. It was cheap, and probably on par with his Masamune. He didn't need it, and neither did Kuina. But... it was only 600 points. He bought it. Maybe a future crew member would be a swordsman.
[Toad Summoning Technique]
[Type: Training Manual]
[Price: 4000 Points]
[Description: A secret art from one of the three great sage regions in the world of Naruto. Allows the user to sign a blood contract with a trusted animal companion and summon them to their side from anywhere in the world for 2000 points.]
[Seller's Note: This is so boring. I transmigrated too late. It's the Boruto era. All my favorite girls are already married.]
Useless to most people, but perfect for him. He had two pets. It had been a few months since Mochi had evolved into Gatomon. It wouldn't be long now until she could become Angewomon...
Bought! Next!
[Hopter]
[Type: Flight Item]
[Price: 600 Points]
[Description: A future-tech item from the world of Doraemon. A small propeller that can be worn on the head and controlled by thought. Top speed of 80 km/h, with an 8-hour battery life.]
[Seller's Note: Time flies. It's been five years since I started exploring Gian's... place.]
Shane didn't get the reference, but he didn't care. Every man has a little boy inside him who dreamed of having a Hopter. He'd just have to make sure no one saw him using it...
[Groudon's Land Creation Secret Art]
[Type: Training Manual]
[Price: 25,000 Points]
[Description: The exclusive ability of the Legendary Pokémon and God of the Land, Groudon. Allows the user to spend points to raise land from the sea, creating new islands or continents.]
[The size of the landmass is determined by the number of points spent.]
[Seller's Note: I always hear the Dragon Ball guy complaining about the pirate-world guy. I've never gotten any of his stuff. What's it like? I'm so curious.]
Shane's pupils contracted. 25,000 points. The most expensive item he'd ever seen. And it had no direct combat application. In any other world, he would have skipped it. But in this world... a world that was destined to be swallowed by the sea... The Celestial Dragons on their Red Line, the Ark Noah... it was all coming. He was one of the "tall ones" now. It was his responsibility to hold up the sky.
"Bought," he said, his voice firm. The points were a small price to pay to save billions of lives. And... it would be useful for building his new territory.
Speaking of which, his crew had been busy. In the time he had been away, they had already taken control of the five unclaimed islands in the Wisteria Sea. And Whitey Bay, out of gratitude, had ceded her own island to him as well. That just left the last one, still held by the Beast Pirates. Jack and Robin had been sent to deal with it. He should be getting a report soon...
He checked out, his total spending coming to 39,100 points, leaving him with a balance of 26,900. It had been a good haul. He went to the training room to start mastering his new abilities. The Solar Flare was his top priority.
...
That night, a blinding light, as bright as the sun, filled the training room. "Solar Flare!" Shane said, a satisfied smile on his face. He had already mastered the basics. A few more days, and he'd be able to use it in a real fight.
Just then, he saw Nami running down the hall toward him, a panicked look on her face...
