svetikya Chapter 58 The Land of Iron, The Secret Treasure of Iron
Chapter 58 The Land of Iron, The Secret Treasure of Iron
"Hmm, no problem."
Kaido readily agreed.
If he, who possesses pure gold, were to grow old one day, he would surely come to the Flower Country to retire.
The Flower King was delighted and once again invited Kaido to a banquet at the palace.
The next day.
Kaido took off from the palace in the form of a blue dragon and flew to a valley in the western part of the Flower Country.
The strongest blacksmith in the Flower Kingdom today lives in seclusion here.
The Azure Dragon descended from the sky, transforming into Kaido and landing smoothly.
A 60-year-old man with pure white hair, dark skin, and a height of 5 meters with his muscles still bulging, was already waiting for Kaido outside a courtyard.
"You're Kaido?"
The old man looked Kaido up and down.
"Your health is not bad. It's not a waste that you ate the Azure Dragon Fruit."
"Oh, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Bai."
Kaido bowed politely, after all, he needed their help and had to be courteous.
"I don't like beating around the bush, so let's get straight to the point: what kind of weapon do you want to forge, and what grade do you want it to be?"
Kaido pulled out the blueprints he had drawn earlier from his pocket, and also took Charlotte Linlin's greatsword from his system inventory.
"My weapon will be based on the blueprints. Ideally, it should be a Supreme Grade Great Sword. If that's not possible, a Great Grade Great Sword will be acceptable."
"I hope you can take a look at this greatsword and see if it can also be upgraded to the Supreme Great Sword."
Old Master Bai took the blueprints Kaido handed him and looked down at them.
"Oh, this is what you want to create."
He then took Charlotte Linlin's greatsword from Kaido.
"Its condition is average, but the material is good. According to overseas weapon ratings, it's a great sword."
Old Master Bai planted the giant sword aside and looked up at Kaido again.
"I do have the skill to forge Supreme Grade Swords, but there's a problem I need you to solve."
"Please speak, Elder Bai."
“You are too tall. According to the design of the weapon you drew, it is at least 8 meters long.”
Old Bai kicked the giant sword next to him, which was also 5 meters long.
"And this thing, it's not small either."
"Whether it's forging a new weapon for you or upgrading this sword, we'll need a very precious material."
"I'm sorry, I've already run out of materials here."
"If you want to obtain two Supreme Grade Swords, you'll have to find the raw materials yourself."
Kaido pondered for a moment. The new round of monthly trials was about to refresh. If he couldn't obtain raw materials through normal means, he might be able to rely on the power of the system.
So he asked, "Mr. Bai, what is the specific name of this material? And where can I obtain it?"
Whitebeard didn't keep anyone in suspense; he told Kaido directly.
"The specific name of the raw material is the Iron Treasure."
"Its place of origin is the Iron Country in the Western Sea."
"That was a country with highly developed iron smelting technology. The iron ingots they produced were the best in the entire Western Sea."
"Not only that, they also happen to produce a small amount of the strongest iron every year by chance!"
"This strongest iron is what we blacksmiths call the Iron Treasure, an important raw material for stably forging supreme great swords."
“Originally, our Flower Kingdom was able to obtain a small portion of the Iron Treasure every year through trade.”
"Although the quantity is small, if you save it up for more than ten years, you can barely forge a Supreme Grade Greatsword of normal size."
"Unfortunately, a minor conflict broke out between our two countries ten years ago, and we fought a battle. Since then, we have only been able to obtain this Iron Treasure through plunder."
Old Bai was very kind; instead of being a riddle-maker, he told Kaido the reason why he lacked materials.
Upon hearing this, Kaido respectfully bowed to Elder White.
"Thank you, Elder Bai. I will head to the Iron Country to seek the Iron Treasure."
After saying that, Kaido sheathed Charlotte Linlin's giant sword and transformed into a blue dragon, soaring into the sky.
The long, slender dragon body meandered through the sky, rapidly returning towards the Dragon Kingdom.
As evening fell, Kaido descended upon the palace.
"Sonny!"
She shouted, but only Charlotte Linlin and Selene responded.
"Kaido? How come he's back from the Flower Country so soon?"
"Where are the promised supplies? Has the Flower Country gone back on its word?!"
"No."
Kaido explained, "The ships transporting supplies can't fly as fast as me, and they won't arrive for another day or two. I came back ahead of time."
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
Kaido briefly explained the lack of materials.
"Where are the Sunny people now?"
“He’s busy,” Charlotte Linlin said irritably. “He’s handling all sorts of miscellaneous matters across the country right now, he’s so busy he’s constantly on the go. What do you want from him? You don’t want to destroy the country again, do you?”
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, Lingling understands me best!"
Kaido laughed and said, "The Land of Iron is so special. If the Land of Flower weren't both of us being member states, we probably would have annexed it long ago."
"Now that the opportunity is in my hands, why shouldn't I seize it and let someone else take it?"
"You're going to die, you brat."
Charlotte Linlin's beautiful eyes widened.
"We haven't even finished dealing with the Dragon Kingdom yet, and now we have to fight the Iron Kingdom? Are you planning to live in the West Sea for the rest of your life?!"
"Hmm, I never said I wanted it to be a directly administered municipality. We just need to plant flags, collect taxes, get what we need, and leave the rest to its own devices. Isn't that much simpler?"
"Come to think of it, the Dragon Kingdom could actually use this model too... Eh—?!"
Kaido seemed to finally realize something, and slapped his forehead in frustration, "Why did it take me so long?!"
Charlotte Linlin rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.
"Now that the business is already established, it's too late to regret it."
Kaido sighed softly.
But when she looked at Charlotte Linlin and Selene's still relatively flat stomachs, she felt that she hadn't done anything wrong.
A stable living environment is important for pregnant women and their unborn babies.
Therefore, conquering a country is also necessary.
"Alright, let's rest for today and gather the pirates again tomorrow."
"Wait a minute, Kaido!!"
Charlotte Linlin suddenly called out to Kaido with a serious expression.
"I suddenly realized something very serious!"
"What is it?"
Kaido was puzzled.
With their combined strength, they even managed to fend off Garin and Sengoku, so what could possibly be a serious matter for them?
"We don't seem to have a pirate flag or a national flag yet!!"
Kaido: "..."
And so, Charlotte Linlin and Selene slept very peacefully that night.
Kaido, meanwhile, stayed alone in the palace hall, constantly revising several sheets of draft paper.
As dawn broke, he finally finished coloring the two flags, one black and one white.