As everyone cheered for Nox, the backstage staff moved piles of Berries and treasures onto the arena.
And those piles of Berries and treasures also shifted many people's attention from Nox to the piles of treasures and Berries.
The glittering treasures, the overwhelming aura of wealth, made countless people around the World envious, wishing they could rush over and claim all of it for themselves.
"My goodness, how many Berries and treasures are there?"
"I'd be rich! If I were there, I'd definitely rush up and grab it all!"
At this moment, everyone around the World watched the Berries and treasures being continuously moved in.
Those piles of Berries and treasures practically blinded everyone in the World!
The audience present was even more dumbfounded; if they hadn't seen the Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates suppressing the crowd, they would have wanted to directly start robbing.
"The First World Swordsmanship Competition has officially concluded. The next World Swordsmanship Competition will be held in Sea Calendar year 1502. The specific time will be announced by the Limitless Pirates then."
"Now, please welcome the top eight contestants to the stage to receive their rewards."
"First place in the Sword Art Tournament, Nox, will receive 10 billion Berries and a Supreme Grade Sword, Riefu Ryusui."
"Second place, Roger, receives 8 billion Berries and a Great Grade Sword, Ryukoh."
"Third place, Redfield, receives 6 billion Berries."
"Fourth place, Wang Zhi, receives 5 billion Berries."
"Fifth place, Rayleigh, receives 4 billion Berries."
"Sixth place, Golden Lion Shiki, receives 3 billion Berries."
"Seventh place, Genryusai Shigegoku, receives 2 billion Berries."
"Eighth place, Silver Axe, receives 1 billion Berries."
As the beautiful voice finished, Nox and the other eight contestants all came before the rewards.
To make the rewards look more substantial, they were half Berries and half treasures, which completely appealed to the audience's greedy hearts.
The total amount of treasures and Berries here added up to thirty-nine billion. Such a vast sum was irresistible to anyone.
This made everyone around the World remember the Limitless Pirates' wealth and extravagance, and how important the World Swordsmanship Competition was!
"Hahahahaha, so much treasure! It's my first time getting this much!"
Roger saw his pile of treasures and Berries, immediately dove onto it, hugged it, and rolled around a few times.
"Roger, this is being broadcast to the whole World right now, can you not be so embarrassing?"
Seeing his Captain's foolish behavior, Rayleigh couldn't help but rub his forehead.
Although their Pirate Crew were indeed poor, there was no need to show it, right? Couldn't he roll around after moving it back to the ship?
Didn't you, Roger, say you didn't like treasure before? Why are you acting so disgracefully now?
"Hahahahaha, take it all! It's yours. If you can't carry it all by yourself, call your companions to help you. I'm not helping you carry it, anyway."
Nox laughed.
"Captain, Captain, I'll help you carry it!!!"
As soon as Nox finished speaking, a red-nosed little guy from the audience stands, who looked about seven or eight years old, excitedly ran over and dove onto the pile of treasures, rolling around just like Roger.
How was this carrying? It was clearly hugging and rolling!
"Buggy, didn't you say you came to carry the treasure? Why are you rolling around?"
Shanks, with his red hair, also ran over from behind.
Seeing this scene, Rayleigh completely gave up on persuading them. He decided it was better to quickly move the treasure back; they couldn't keep embarrassing themselves here, especially not in front of the whole World!
"Marco, when we get back, gather some detailed explanations of Rokushiki and Limitless Sword Style. You should all practice them. If you don't practice, you'll be eliminated in the future!"
Standing on the deck, Whitebeard looked at the Battle Pyramid not far away and said.
How could Whitebeard not know the purpose of the Battle Pyramid?
With this Battle Pyramid, people within the Limitless Pirates who want to fight will come here, and fighting is the fastest way to increase strength.
Given time, the Limitless Pirates will produce waves of elite fighters, which will steadily increase the Limitless Pirates' strength.
Although their Whitebeard Pirates and the Limitless Pirates are not considered hostile due to the relationship between Nox and Whitebeard, who can say what will happen in the future?
Most importantly, Nox had told him before that Life Return could alleviate the backlash caused by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Whitebeard knew the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit all too well. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit is very strong, but the backlash is also severe. Now, he is at his peak and not afraid of any backlash.
But as he gets older and his physique declines, the old accumulated hidden injuries combined with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's backlash will be fatal.
He didn't care before because he hadn't considered what would happen in over a decade, but after Nox's reminder, he felt that this matter should best be resolved in advance, otherwise, he might not be able to protect his child in the future.
Life Return is an ability to control the entire body through willpower after training body art to the extreme. Whitebeard hasn't mastered the technique of Life Return yet, but if he wanted to, it shouldn't be difficult.
"Whitebeard, I understand. I will work hard to Training and become stronger when we get back."
Marco understood Whitebeard's implied meaning.
"Whitebeard, I will also train hard. I will participate in the next World Swordsmanship Competition and let the whole World know that our Whitebeard Pirates also have powerful swordsmen!"
Vista said firmly.
"gura rara rara, as long as you think you've done well enough, Whitebeard can protect you."
After the World Swordsmanship Competition ended, people from the major Pirate Crew also left one after another.
However, many swordsmen chose to stay on Venice Island, staying at the Battle Pyramid.
Because the Battle Pyramid is a place where they can hone themselves.
After the World Swordsmanship Competition concluded, the Battle Pyramid became a true battle sanctuary.
Here, each floor corresponds to a level of combat power, from the first floor to the seventeenth floor, the higher the floor, the higher the combat power.
If you want to battle on a higher level, you need to fight your way up from the first floor, one floor at a time.
Each battle yields a certain amount of points. Only by reaching a certain number of points can you proceed to battle on a higher floor. The higher the floor, the more points you get per battle.
Points can be exchanged for Berries, used for consumption within the Battle Pyramid, and even exchanged for various rewards released by the Battle Pyramid, including famous swords, Devil Fruit, firearms, ships, treasures, and more.
It can be said that for anyone strong who wants to fight while also earning a large amount of Berries, coming to the Battle Pyramid is the best choice.
Those who want to hone themselves, those who want to become stronger, those who want to change their destiny through battle, all came here after hearing about the rules and system of the Battle Pyramid.
After the World Swordsmanship Competition completely established the reputation of the Venice Battle Pyramid, as soon as the rules of the Battle Pyramid were announced, countless people from all over the World wanted to come to the Battle Pyramid.
And the Limitless Pirates, relying on the Battle Pyramid as a money-making tool, could be said to be simply sitting back and collecting money.
Although they initially invested one hundred fifty billion Berries to build it, then further offered thirty-nine billion Berries as rewards for the World Swordsmanship Competition, and even sent tens of thousands of people to the Battle Pyramid to handle various affairs.
They spent so much in human and material resources, but it was all worth it. Now, in just one or two years, they can earn back everything they spent before, and everything after that will be pure net profit.
Fish-Man Island:
This special Fishman habitat located ten thousand meters deep underwater is also the only unofficial passage from the first half of the Grand Line to the New World.
With the arrival of the Pirate era, more and more Pirates pass through Fish-Man Island to reach the New World, especially with the recent hosting of the World Swordsmanship Competition, the flow of people through Fish-Man Island has increased exponentially.
The consequence is that Fish-Man Island has suffered the impact of the large influx of people, resulting in heavy losses every day.
Coupled with the arrival of many slave-catching groups, capturing many Fishmen and merfolk to sell, it has made Fish-Man Island even worse.
In Ryugu, King Neptune looked at the worsening situation on Fish-Man Island and felt utterly powerless.
"Queen, what do you think we should do? How about we ask those great Pirates for protection? I know the Whitebeard Pirates somewhat, perhaps we can use the power of the Whitebeard Pirates to deter those Pirates."
Neptune sighed.
Fish-Man Island had certainly sought help from the World Government, but the World Government always said they would send the Marine to protect Fish-Man Island, yet every time the Marine came, they just took a look, caught a few Pirates, and left.
The Marine's explanation was that they had no obligation to be stationed on Fish-Man Island long-term.
"The Whitebeard Pirates' territory is in the back of the New World, while our Fish-Man Island is at the very front of the New World; the two are too far apart."
"Furthermore, there are many great Pirate Crew in the New World now, and the Whitebeard Pirates' deterrent force is insufficient to protect our Fish-Man Island, unless Whitebeard himself comes to live on Fish-Man Island, but that's impossible."
Queen Otohime shook her head and said.
Although Otohime was very saintly and naive, she did have analytical ability; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to become Queen.
"According to the Queen, then only the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates can protect us. Which one should we choose? Will they agree to our request after we choose?"
Neptune continued to ask.
"I heard that the Captain of the Limitless Pirates, Nox, strongly dislikes slave-catching groups, so all slave trading has been abolished within the sea areas ruled by the Limitless Pirates, and all slave-catching groups are not allowed to enter the Limitless Pirates' territory, otherwise they will be wiped out by the Limitless Pirates."
"Furthermore, the Limitless Pirates also have a Fishman Vice Captain named Gerald, who has been following Nox since the Rocks era. I heard he used to be a slave."
"Gerald also came back to Fish-Man Island and stayed for a while before. I think we can use Gerald's connection to express our Fish-Man Island's goodwill to Nox of the Limitless Pirates."
Otohime analyzed carefully.
Compared to the Flying Pirates, the Limitless Pirates are a more suitable choice for Fish-Man Island; this is Otohime's analysis.
"In that case, then let's choose the Limitless Pirates. We hope the Limitless Pirates can help our Fish-Man Island."
Neptune said.
Their Fish-Man Island is truly weak and cannot independently maintain Fish-Man Island in this Pirate era.
Although Fishmen are naturally stronger than humans, they have never had any advantage in terms of high-level combat power. Some powerful Pirates can defeat all the Fishman soldiers on their Fish-Man Island!