Cursed gold coin?
Sage was taken aback, "Where's the curse?"
Bellamy thought for a moment and said, "I also heard the legend; this gold coin comes from 'Anu Country'. In the legend, that country possessed countless treasures, and dreamers went there to plunder a lot of gold. But because so many people died, the gold became cursed, and once outsiders get the gold coin, they will surely die!"
Sage froze for a moment, "When do they die?"
"That night, it's said that everyone who gets the gold coin dies at night, and nothing can prevent it."
"Aren't I alive and well?"
Sage laughed, "I've had this thing for over half a month, and it's nothing major. But as a collection, it's still quite exquisite... What's the deal with Anu Country, does it really have gold?"
Bellamy thought for a moment and said, "Legend has it, Anu Country was known as the Anu Golden Country three hundred years ago, possessing large amounts of gold. But after mining, the gold is long gone; now it's just a regular Stone Country, where locals survive by mining stones and selling them... But to me, it's just a deceptive legend!"
"I've heard it too..."
Roshio stepped forward from the crowd and said, "The so-called cursed gold coins were just a tactic to attract naive people to Anu Country, get them to spend all their money, and then leave disappointed."
"Yes, and the so-called gold curse too."
Bellamy scorned, "On the island where Anu Country is located, the ground inexplicably gets cursed every year. Rumor has it, it's because those who plundered gold committed too much slaughter there, leaving a trail of blood, thus cursing the island, turning it from gold to stone."
"But subsequent sailors and scholars verified it. The island contains numerous hidden mines, and at specific times each year, the surrounding ocean waves rebound against the island, causing echoes from those mines. It's a simple explanation. Those mines were dug by naive people who were attracted and spent all their money. They had long been buried with the passage of time!"
Bellamy rejected all legends, believing pirates should face reality. Yet he wasn't entirely dismissive; some things have been verified. After all, treasures do exist.
But this so-called Anu Golden Country, a nation on the Grand Line, is just a nation of stones, with no actual gold.
The legend from three hundred years ago is false in his eyes.
Upon first seeing this gold coin, he was startled for a moment, but now he realizes something's off.
"Captain Sage, this gold coin is definitely crafted by Anu Country deliberately, used as a means to attract people on the ocean. It's just a Stone Country, with nothing but stones." Bellamy declared confidently.
Sage chuckled, "Cursed gold coin, I thought it was the legendary eight hundred coins and Undead Skeleton... Also, where in the Grand Line is the Caribbean Sea..."
He vaguely remembers the Flying Dutchman on the ocean.
But other things, they don't belong here at all.
"But the craftsmanship is quite good; it seems ancient, bearing historical marks."
There are certainly doubts; the craftsmanship and purity of this gold coin are incredibly fine. Is it worth such an effort just to attract attention?
But that's not important, it's just a gold coin. There are always strange people on the ocean, perhaps someone simply wants to strive for perfection.
"Let's have a banquet!" he laughed heartily.
Marika had already brought the chef team, preparing the food, placing plate after plate in front of everyone at the table.
Especially on the long table before Sage, there were exquisite dishes, made with variations, showcasing her culinary skills.
The pirates opened the stolen wine, having drinking contests, halfway through they held a cup of wine in one hand, putting an arm around companions, laughing loudly.
The female pirates, halfway through, spontaneously ran to the center of the hall to dance, not professional but charming.
In the storm and wind, the finely constructed Death Star sails steadily through the turbulent waves, under the cloud-covered sky, boiling and bustling under heaven.
Noisy?
What kind of pirate if not noisy.
They continued until late at night; only then did the banquet hall on the ground floor calm down, exhausted crew members fell asleep on the ground straight away.
Lily and the others went up to sleep halfway, staying up late is the enemy of beauty.
"No one's good with booze!"
Sage poured himself one last cup, prepared to drink up and go to sleep, but suddenly, Bellamy, who had long fallen, sat up, staring at him.
This golden-haired loser can only be arrogant currently, lacking strength and unable to hold his liquor; he fell halfway through drinking.
Now he's awake...
"Want to continue drinking? Sure, I won't call you out for cheating; even if you sleep and wake up, you still can't drink as much as me!" Sage laughed.
Bellamy didn't respond, after watching Sage for a while, he suddenly turned and walked in a direction, heading straight towards the banquet hall wall, pressing tightly against the wall, steps still moving forward.
"Help, help..."
He mumbled, losing the light in his eyes, becoming dim. Then he raised his fist blankly, his forearm contracting like a spring, about to smash the wall with a punch. At such a close distance, his punch was indeed fast, and within a second, you could see the crunched-up fist, with the sprung force rushing at the wall.