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Chapter 148 Capital to the top
On this sea, how far can you go without ambition?
this moment.
Lafayette has been waiting a long time.
Although good things are worth waiting for, I am afraid that waiting too long will cause them to wither, rot, and cease to exist.
Fortunately, this fear did not become a reality.
At least, at the time, I followed the choice I made

Suddenly, what Saul said to himself in the woods flashed in my mind.
“Huh
”
Lafayette grinned, took off his top hat, lowered his arms and threw his arms in front of him, and gave Maud a gentleman’s salute.
Different from the dullness in the past, this time the salute was quite solemn.
Afterwards, there was no further expression, and no swearing oath to the extreme.
After saluting, Lafayette put on his hat again and immediately met Maud’s gaze.
The two stared at each other silently for a moment.
Some words do not need to be said a second time.
Maud also showed a smile.
Humans are not omnipotent.
There are things you are good at and things you are not good at.
So, just as Lafayette needs the future possibilities he has, he also needs Lafayette’s power.
Navigation, foresight, and strategy are what Lafayette can bring to him.
Like a competent guide, let him not take too many detours.
“Guide
”
Maud’s thoughts suddenly merged into such a name.
This blurted name directly penetrated Lafayette’s last line of defense.
Guide.
This is Lafayette’s self-proclaimed position, and it is also his identity as a navigator, and the meaning of the fruit’s ability.
Before that, he had not revealed this to Maud.
At this moment, Maud himself said the words “leader”, but it made Lafayette feel inexplicably moved.
“Lafayette, the title of Sheriff Devil is still a bit too earthy, why don’t you change it to a Guide, I think it’s pretty good.”
“
”
Lafayette’s mouth twitched slightly, and the emotion that just came out of his heart was like a Faded like a tide.
Looking at Lafayette’s reaction, Maud chuckled.
“Lafayette, I can’t guarantee whether I can go to the highest point in the future, but I do have the capital.”
With that, Maud looked at Moo who still had one breath left. There is one thing that is worth verifying a moment.
Lafayette nodded.
What is capital.
It’s not something that can be answered with just one question.
But

Lafayette glanced at the jet-black notebook in Maud’s hand.
Intuition tells him that this may be the capital that Maud said.
He was very much looking forward to this, and always did.
As Saul had said to him.
Maud is special.
Lafayette believed, and was willing to lower his profile and wait for Maud’s response.
If things go wrong, it’s just a matter of changing places.
So, he is here.
Maud drew his quill from the spine of the Hunter’s Notes, opened the pages, and wrote Moo’s name in the space above the horizontal line.
After writing, Maud removed the Hunter’s Note in front of Lafayette and Bailey.
In the eyes of Lafayette and Bailey, the dark notebook was like disappearing out of thin air, without the slightest sign.
“If it’s not a devil fruit
”
Lafayette’s eyes flashed with strange colors.
This phenomenon of appearing and disappearing out of thin air, apart from the Devil Fruit ability, Lafayette really can’t think of other possibilities.
But he wouldn’t question what Maud said.
Since it is not a devil fruit, it can only be the capital that Maud said.
Lafayette watched Maud’s next move silently, without interfering.
After Maud removed the hunter’s note, he jumped straight to the sea, stabbed Moo’s vital point with a sword, and then stepped on the moon step back to the shore.
Returning Chidori, who had shed the blood stains, Maud calmly watched Moo and took his last breath.
There is no gain whatsoever.
“Sure enough
”
Maud was already mentally prepared.
After all, this is a hunter’s note and not a beast’s note.
“Go, go and receive the spoils. As for the notes, we’ll talk about it later.”
Maud strode towards the Arlong’s territory.
He knew Lafayette wanted him to explain, but it wasn’t the right moment.
Lafayette nodded lightly, and habitually played a few sticks with his crutches, then put his hands behind him and quickly followed Maud.
Bailey looked back at Moo’s body and swallowed secretly.
On Maud’s shoulder, he thought to himself: “This much meat can’t be wasted later!”
The　two walked towards Arlong’s territory one by one, as if they didn’t see the three of Nami in the distance.
At this moment, Nami and the others looked at Arlong’s corpse as if in a dream.
The shadow that had been shrouded in Cocoyasi Village for a long time was dispelled in this way.
This result is both random and sudden.
The three of Nami couldn’t calm down their inner emotions.
When she came back to his senses, the boy who defeated Arlong Pirates had already entered the territory.
“If only
 come earlier.”
Nojiko’s eyes drooped down, as if a precious picture flashed in her crystal clear eyes.
“It’s incredible
” Genzo raised his hand and pressed down the brim of his hat, suppressing the rushing joy in his heart, and said solemnly, “I’ll go and inform others.”
“I’ll go too.”
Nojiko silently looked back at the territory eyes.
Arlong Pirates are gone.
They want to tell everyone the news as soon as possible.
So that everyone
 is freed from long-term repression!
Nami walked to Arlong’s territory without saying a word.
Her deal with Maud isn’t officially over yet.
“Nami
”
Genzo subconsciously looked at Nami.
Nojiko held Genzo’s shoulder and whispered, “Let’s go to inform others first.”
Genzo glanced at Nojiko and nodded silently.
Just a few of them are not enough to thank Maud for defeating Arlong Pirates.
Arlong Territory.
The tower-like building has five floors and occupies a large area.
The overall look and feel, is majestic, but it is also imposing.
Maud did not look at the murloc corpses on the ground and came to the gate of the building.
Lafayette and Bailey followed.
Maud pushed open the door and walked in.
“Let’s find it separately, Arlong Pirates should have a lot of assets, enough for us to change a big ship.”
Maud said to Lafayette Bailey, and took the lead to the room where the treasure and money might be placed.
With their current small sailboat, with Lafayette’s ability, it may not be a problem to cross the Upside Down Mountain.
But after entering the Grand Line, don’t even think about sailing with a small sailboat.
And in the East Blue Sea, if you want to get a large amount of money to buy a ship or build a ship in the shortest time.
Then, Arlong Territory is definitely the best place to go.
Getting the property of Arlong Pirates is also one of the main reasons for Maud to come here.
Lafayette went straight to the stairs.
Maud starts on the ground floor, then he starts to search down from the top floor.
Bailey was also excited, and disappeared in a flash.
However, what he was looking for was not the treasure, but the kitchen.
Lafayette followed the stairs to the top floor and started searching.
Soon.
He came to a special room, which was stacked with a large number of charts.
Near the window, there is a table with all the tools.
“This is
 a survey room?”
Lafayette glanced at the charts around him.
As a navigator, he suddenly became interested.