Chapter 62 The old man is very bad
During his retirement, Rayleigh was actually very idle. Every day he just gambled and drank, and did some work as a coating craftsman to earn some money for alcohol. Sometimes when he lost a bet, he would even sell himself to pay off his gambling debts.
If there is anything else to do, it is to read the newspaper or listen to Xia Qi talk about any new pirates worth paying attention to.
Last month, Rayleigh met Shanks and learned from him that the boy named Luffy in the East China Sea might be the one they were waiting for.
At the same time, Shanks also mentioned a powerful girl, a special cat, and an ordinary boy.
The powerful girl refers to Altria, who possesses the qualities of a king, has superb swordsmanship and the ability to hide her weapon.
The strange cat refers to Tom. Facing Shanks' domineering Haki, he dared to show his fangs and claws to him just by puffing up his fur. He is more ferocious than the King of the Sea.
The strange thing is that the girl with the qualities of a king and the strange cat are actually centered around that ordinary boy. Shanks can't see anything special about him. Judging from what he perceives with his observation Haki, he probably can't beat the monkey on their ship.
After hearing the news, Rayleigh just kept it in mind and asked Xia Qi to pay more attention to the information in this regard.
A month later, Rayleigh discovered that the other party had just opened a small pub and lived like an ordinary person.
The biggest thing he has ever done is catching a robber with a bounty of 8 million and several human traffickers. The most famous one is the cat pianist.
Rayleigh couldn't understand why this "Running Tatsuya" looked like he was only 18 years old at most, but he lived like an 80-year-old retired man?
Until today, Xia Qi told Rayleigh that the incident of the house flying into the sky yesterday was not an exaggeration but a true story, and the person who did it was suspected to have the ability to become invisible.
The user of the Transparent Fruit, this was his first thought, and then he thought of what Shanks said, that Artoria could hide the weapon in her hand, so could she also make people invisible?
It can only be said that it was a coincidence that although he guessed the wrong direction, he found the right person.
Having nothing to do and being somewhat interested in this tavern, Raleigh strolled here.
"Do you know each other?" Zhang Da also looked at the boatman who was arm in arm with Reilly, his eyes twitching. This seemed to be one of Goodman's bad friends.
If Rayleigh's identity is exposed in the future, he can brag for a year, "I was close to Pluto Rayleigh and even exposed him to his face, but I didn't get killed in the end..."
The boatman introduced, "This is Rayleigh, a coating craftsman. His skills are impeccable and he can drink a lot, but unfortunately he is a gambler and loses everything easily."
Rayleigh was not angry at all when his shortcomings were exposed. He started chatting with him directly: "It's Midirri. I made some extra money yesterday, enough for drinking for now. Do you have any business recommendations recently to help me earn some money for gambling?"
"Yes, not only that, but the other party is very generous. It depends on whether you dare to accept it." The business that can make the ship worker say this is usually the business of coating pirate ships. This matter is not easy to talk about openly, and there is a possibility of being defaulted in doing this kind of business. The advantage is that the profit is really high. The income from coating a ship is several times that of a merchant ship.
"If there's anything you dare not take, just tell us where and when." There is no business that Rayleigh dare not take. It's okay if they don't owe him the money, but he can earn more if they owe him the money. Even if the Pirate King comes to coat the film, he dares to go - he will just work for nothing.
Midirri patted his shoulder and said, "Since you said so, come to the dock in three days and I'll take you there. Remember to buy me a drink later."
"No problem." Rayleigh agreed readily.
Zhang Da just watched as the black broker introduced a business to the retired pirate right under his nose and then walked away.
"Are you so bold?" Zhang Da was also very curious. Even if they spoke very obscurely, it would still be easy to hear the problem. Is it really okay to discuss this kind of business in a pub like a crowded place with many eyes?
Rayleigh smiled and explained, "The Navy usually doesn't care about this kind of thing. Even if someone reports it, they will only do a symbolic inspection to show their attitude, unless it's a particularly vicious criminal."
Before Zhang Da could figure out the trick, Rayleigh explained, "You know, using a coated ship to cross the Red Earth Continent from below has a 50% mortality rate. No matter how strong you are, you can't guarantee a 100% safe passage. The Navy would rather half of the pirates die in a shipwreck, so why would they stop the coating?"
"It seems to be true?" Zhang Da also nodded, but he didn't believe that no matter how strong he was, there was a 50% chance of death. There were so many people in the Evil Generation, and none of them died because of the deep sea.
Not to mention anything else, the domineering color alone can prevent many sea beasts from invading.
There were fewer and fewer people in the tavern , and in the end only one person, Rayleigh, refused to leave.
Zhang Da also began to think about what to do if he didn't give the money. Altria was wondering what his purpose was. Tom and Rui Mengmeng just looked at him eagerly. They both wanted to get off work.
Rayleigh asked abruptly, "What are your plans for the future, Tatsuya-kun?"
"What plans?" Zhang Da asked, not knowing what was going on. Was this old pirate trying to guide me in my career planning? Did he need me to write a 3,000-word plan?
"With all your powerful strength, are you content to just run a pub?" As Rayleigh spoke, white light reflected on his glasses.
It's night time now, and the lights in the bar are clearly dim...
Zhang Da also understood a little bit of what he meant. Was he trying to encourage him to go out to sea? This old man was very evil.
"You are so powerful, but you are still here coating people for a living. What can I do with my two skills?"
Rayleigh smiled. He knew my strength but still said he didn't know me: "I am old now. When I was young, I have seen everything I should have seen and understood everything I should have understood. But you are still young. You should go out and see the world."
Zhang Da disagreed: "There are so many young people, why do you have to persuade me?"
"I just heard about you from a junior, and I came to see you today when I had some time." Rayleigh looked at him, "Sure enough, no one in your tavern, from you the boss to the waitress, is an ordinary person. Even the weakest one is strong enough to defeat those naval captains in the branch."
"Don't put the navy against us without permission." Zhang Da also said, "Who are the younger generation you just mentioned?"
"Red hair, Shanks."
“…” It was indeed him, but he didn’t risk his arm on me, so why did he mention me to Rayleigh?
Seeing that Zhang Da didn't say anything, Rayleigh prepared to use his ultimate move: "Why can the slave trade exist? Why are there so many pirates? Why can the Celestial Dragons be so high and mighty? Don't you want to know the truth about this world?"
In Rayleigh's opinion, since this young man would take action against human traffickers, rescue slaves, and was willing to do good deeds, he did not join the navy.
Knowing his identity, yet still being able to chat calmly for such a long time, it is very likely that he has no special prejudice against pirates, but he must be dissatisfied with the World Government.
It’s just that he is still young and may not know what to do, so he needs some correct guidance.
