In the qing country ghost story world,
countless outsiders mysteriously appeared in dozens of large towns.
The locals, already on edge from the zombie plague, were initially terrified, thinking they were rebellious factions and bandits.
Unexpectedly,
they showed no interest in the unarmed locals.
Instead, they bravely charged out of the thick city walls, returning each time with a full haul of various zombie body parts, which looked extremely frightening.
"I want to report something!"
Just as Straw Hat Luffy casually shared a bun from his pocket with a beggar by the roadside,
a system prompt appeared.
He had gained enough town favorability to trigger a hidden quest from the beggar.
[The Jiang Family in the north of the city is skilled at making wax figures and is a prominent local gentry, but faint zombie growls can often be heard from their large mansion in the middle of the night.]
Reward: None
Remarks: This is just a rumor caught by a nameless beggar. Offending a wealthy family in the city rashly may lead to a decrease in town favorability.
"Is it a hidden quest, Luffy?"
Nami's eyes lit up, as if turning into the shape of money, her orange short hair constantly swaying with excitement.
Zoro also slightly opened his eyes, his hand resting on his scabbard, his thumb unconsciously pushing out the hilt.
Usopp and the mascot Chopper were drenched in sweat.
Recently, the two had been terrified by the rotting, shriveled, man-eating, bloodthirsty zombies.
The Otherworld... was simply too terrifying!
Robin covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "I've heard news about this town related to the Jiang Family. Apparently, the Jiang Family has married six times, and each bride has died suddenly on their wedding night. There is indeed something suspicious."
"Wedding night?"
Usopp reached out and covered Chopper's mouth, saying, "Children shouldn't ask about such things."
"In that case, let's go and fight some zombies!"
Luffy ignored Zoro's furious expression, his arm suddenly stretched out, grabbing the sword box on his back,
and pulling out the peach wood sword inside.
"Stop it, Luffy! That's a rare peach wood sword I bought for 20,000 reward points, crafted from century-old peach wood!"
Zoro was furious, gritting his teeth, and punched Luffy in the face.
He carefully retrieved the century-old peach wood sword and kept wiping it.
Peach wood that absorbs Yang energy, when crafted into a sword, has a strong suppressive effect on zombies.
Especially century-old peach wood,
it's an excellent grade.
"In the future, I'll inevitably encounter monsters of various attributes. Three-Sword Style can no longer satisfy the path of a Swordsman. I need to forge famous swords that can adapt to all environments!"
Although century-old peach wood is full of Yang energy, it's still a wooden sword and can break easily.
Zoro couldn't bear to lend it to Luffy to play with.
"Stingy."
Luffy picked his nose and pulled out a pair of gloves infused with peach wood heartwood powder, putting them on his hands.
Nami exclaimed, "When did even Luffy..."
It was fine for the sword-obsessed Zoro; he'd buy any expensive, long-shaped item.
Had Luffy changed his ways too?
He usually preferred fighting bare-handed...
"Zombie Baby!"
Before Nami could ask, Luffy impatiently clapped his fists together,
his expression excited.
"The Straw Hat Crew wants to raise a game pet! Otherwise, even if I become the Pirate King, I won't be happy!"
Luffy rubbed his hands together, dragging the Straw Hat Crew towards the north of the city.
In the past,
even items that could make him stronger couldn't fully attract Luffy; his dream was to gather his crew and become the Pirate King.
Not the strongest in the world.
Although becoming the Pirate King requires great strength, it's not absolutely necessary.
But now, the newly appeared pet system struck a chord with Luffy.
The Straw Hat Crew not only needed a navigator, a cook, a musician... but also a game pet!
"Are you..."
Nami felt a bad premonition when she heard Luffy's words and quickly asked.
Luffy smiled happily, showing his inventory to his companions.
His reward points were less than four digits, and in the first inventory slot, over a hundred pet fragments lay lonely.
"Wow, Luffy, where did you get so many pet fragments?"
Usopp hadn't realized the situation yet, looking at the pet fragments in Luffy's inventory in shock.
The Pollution Monsters they had hunted recently only yielded about seventeen or eighteen pet fragments per person on average.
Even if they added all of them up, it wouldn't be as many as Luffy currently had.
Bang!
Nami, furious, couldn't help but punch Luffy hard, saying with sharp teeth, "Idiot, did you sell all your valuable items?!"
The hunting rewards from the Reincarnation Game,
most belonged to individuals, and a portion would be used as the Straw Hat Crew's public funds.
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were the main combatants of the Straw Hat Crew, and they hunted the most Pollution Monsters and zombies.
Since the Kaido incident ended, they should have had at least 300,000 reward points.
When it came to money, Nami's mind worked very fast. She shrieked, "You exchanged 200,000 reward points for just over a hundred pet fragments?!"
"I didn't exchange them..."
With a bruised eye socket, afraid of Nami's anger, Luffy quickly explained, "You can only buy one pet fragment per day, I didn't exchange them..."
"I bought them from a Merchant player, hehehe!"
Bang!
Nami's face turned green; not only did her anger not subside, but she almost died of rage.
She had just checked the latest market prices two days ago, and the price of one pet fragment had already been inflated to double, 5,000 reward points.
Which meant,
this idiot Luffy had wasted a full 500,000 reward points!?
Nami's chest heaved violently with anger, a smile on her face as she asked, "Where did you get the money?"
Luffy scratched his head blankly, saw Nami's smile, and thought the navigator had calmed down, so he laughed loudly, "Money? I sold all the materials and equipment I had saved up..."
Zoro and Sanji tacitly turned their heads, as if they didn't know Luffy.
Usopp covered Chopper's eyes.
Robin also picked up a document, [Zombie Compendium], pretending to read it, covering her face.
Thump, thump, thump!
A continuous series of thumping sounds echoed through the wide street.
Because of the zombie plague, there were no pedestrians on the street, so the echoes carried far.
"Honestly, he always acts recklessly when you're not looking, that idiot Luffy."
Looking at the bruised and swollen Luffy, Nami sighed helplessly.
Even if it were treasure, if Luffy spent it recklessly on parties, she wouldn't be this angry.
But these were reward points; in a sense, reward points were something that could fulfill all wishes.
The World Government, Navy Headquarters, noble factions, great pirates...
The Pirate World was far more perilous than before. If they squandered reward points recklessly,
let alone their companions' dreams, even the entire Straw Hat Crew would fall behind in this magnificent era of games. That's why she was so serious about beating Luffy.
After all,
the price of pet eggs was too expensive. For a lone wolf pirate crew like them, with no forces under their command,
the best approach was to observe first, and then follow suit after the large factions made mistakes.
Who knew Luffy would be so straightforward?
Nami covered her head, wanting to make up for the loss in time, and said, "Sigh, the money's already spent. Everyone, let's pool together and help Luffy buy the pet egg!"
Following the principle of not wasting,
the Straw Hat Crew handed all their scattered pet fragments to Luffy. Since the reward points were already spent, they might as well see what effect the pet egg had.
[Successfully exchanged for Pet Egg (Zombie Baby)!]
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