Infinite Begins with Giants

Chapter 987 Funeral
After wandering around the island for a long time, Ren declined the invitation of the red-haired pirates to hold a party at night, and went back to his room to rest, that is, to study the devil fruit.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but he always feels that Shanks is like the kind of American who is rich and has nothing to do. He can't live without parties and wine.

However, he is really indifferent to the party.

The redhead held a banquet, and didn't invite the dancers, young models, and singers to join in the hilarity, and just a group of old men ate, drank, bragged, and it was a waste of time.

So he declined, if he asked his daughter who is the world's top singer to sing, he wouldn't mind having a drink.

There are no girls and young ladies, just have a fart banquet.

Back at the hotel in town, he retreated for a night.

In the early morning of the next day, the sky turned pale. Ryan changed into a dark suit, took a black umbrella, and headed to the church.

After the war, Whitebeard's remains were embalmed and transported to Sphinx Island, where they were placed in the chapel of the village where he was born.

The country road was lined with green trees, because there was a light rain last night, the ground was slightly damp, and the air was mixed with the smell of soil and the fragrance of flowers and plants.

But today there is no cloud in the sky, so it should be sunny. Judging from the weather, it is a good day for burial.

Although he came early, there was still a black crowd gathered outside the church.

In addition to the Baituan people and some invited friends, many villagers also spontaneously came to the funeral.

Ren saw his maid.

She didn't wear a cheongsam this time, her black hair was tied up, her earrings and jewelry necklaces were all removed, and she was wearing a European-style black lady's suit, which formed a sharp contrast with the fair-skinned swan neck.

Her expression was cold, like a beauty in men's clothing, coupled with the heroic spirit exuding from the ends of her brows and hair, she had a different kind of charm.

"If you want to be pretty, wear soap." '

Ren could not help but think of this sentence.

Throughout the ages, some women who are confident in their beauty often like to wear black clothes. The white and smooth skin paired with dark black clothes will indeed give people a sense of elegance and extraordinary.

The Empress' appearance reminded him of the time when he first met Artoria in Fuyuki City.

At that time, Saber was also wearing a black suit, like a pure man.

However, it may be that the body is more mature and hot. The empress wears this, in addition to being heroic, she also has a little more...

Ren's gaze was slightly downward.

The waves were furious, pushing up the suit, well, this scale was really hard to restrain, he could almost hear the unbearable whine of the fabric being forcibly stretched.

Women are very sensitive to Lsp's gaze, the empress quickly noticed his wanton gaze, raised her eyebrows, and gave him a hard look.

Unfortunately, this couldn't scare him. He walked straight behind her, looked at the men, women and children nearby, and asked:
"Why are there so many villagers?"

"White Beard never treats guests, and he is very mean. This is because he sent all the money he got to the island anonymously, and it has not been interrupted for decades." The empress said calmly.

Therefore, while the island's economy is not prosperous, the roads here are well-connected, the level of public welfare and medical care is quite high, and various infrastructures are also very complete.

There is also a welfare home on the island, which specializes in adopting orphans and taking care of orphans and widows.

The money all came from a "mysterious person" funding.

The residents of the island did not know who the mysterious man was before, but now they do.

What, Whitebeard is a big pirate, scarier than a ghost?
The common people at the bottom don't care about this.

They are actually very honest, Whitebeard is the devil, at least he loves his hometown, and he has taken action, while the world government and the navy, hehe, have ignored the life and death of their group of pariahs from non-member countries.

Can "absolute justice" be eaten?

Ren nodded. The villagers are very simple and realistic.

They don't care who the ruler above them is, but they know who is really good to them.

Soon, captains such as Brother Xiao Ma, Hua Jian and Fossa came in mourning clothes.

The hearse parked outside the church has been polished brightly, the screws on the coffin have been screwed in, and the paint of the coffin is shining brightly in the sun. The square body reminds people of a stationery box that has been enlarged many times.

The coffin was transported into the church first, and at the same time the priest and the holy children also began to pray.

Margao, Hua Jian and the others stood solemnly, and then walked towards the coffin with a fluffy drape, covering the coffin, and after the prayer was over, they carried the coffin onto the hearse.

It may be that there are too many godsons of White Beard, and there are not enough places in the church. Outsiders such as Ryan and Red Hair can only wait outside.

Then, the funeral began, and the master of ceremonies arranged everyone's position in the funeral procession:

The priest led the way, followed by the hearse on the road. Brother Xiao Ma and Hua Jian were dressed in black and stood guard on both sides of the hearse. In the middle was the empress, red hair, and Ren, and behind them were the villagers...

The ceremony is a little more complicated.

It was the first time for Ren to attend a funeral, and it was rather novel, but not boring.

The customs of OP's world are complicated and peculiar. To be honest, he can't tell whether these rituals are Western or Eastern.

Speaking of Western style, women, such as the "Ice Witch" Whitey Bay, wear sackcloth and filial piety, which is a bit like an oriental style.

Let's talk about the customs of the East, the priest is invited, and the ceremony is also held in the church.

Oh, by the way, where there is a church, there is faith, and there are gods.

To Ren's surprise, the God believed by the priests on the island is similar to the Yahweh (Jehovah) of Christianity, at most they have changed their vests.

"Damn it, there are people here who believe in Christianity?" Ren muttered in a low voice.

He thought that even if there was a religion, those who believed in it would still be the existence of the "Sun God" Nika.

The empress glanced at him, and said indifferently: "This is very strange? The architecture of Amazon Lily is in the style of ancient China, not to mention Wano Country, where the samurai ronin culture is popular in the Far East island country."

Ren: "..."

This is true.

He really doesn't remember the architecture of the Windless Daughter's Island in ancient Chinese style, but it's clear at a glance what Wano Country looks like.

Ren complained: "No wonder Momanosuke and his father Kozuki Oden are so disgusting."

"Momonosuke?" The empress was taken aback.

She didn't know who Momanosuke was, but Kozuki Oden, the daimyo of Wano country, knew.

Not knowing what to think of, a sneer appeared on her face:
"Kozuki Oden, who also mixed with Whitebeard, was the captain of the second team before Fire Fist Ace, but I didn't see him learn a little wisdom from Whitebeard.

No-brainer, naive can be, and the one who dies in the end has no dignity and value, far worse than Roger and Whitebeard. "

"I thought you had been to Wano Country and would praise him." Ren shrugged.

"What are you bragging about? Praising how he moved himself, and then being played to death by Kaido with some completely unrefined schemes?"

Ren: "..."

It's too sharp, and it can be seen that she is still very realistic and insidious.

Winners and losers, she ridiculed the losers without mercy.

At noon, the scorching sun had already illuminated the sky, and the scorching sun began to scorch the earth, and the temperature continued to soar every moment.

Ren followed the empress, and the funeral procession crossed fields, streets and grasslands, and finally came to a small hill.

Dig a hole, put down the coffin, fill it, cover it with loess, erect a monument...

Even if he was a generation of heroes during his lifetime, after his death, the curtain will just end under this ordinary ceremony.

After watching this, Ren became more determined to become stronger.

Ordinary people have limits, if you are magnificent and brilliant, you will end up as a pink skeleton; if you are a generation of arrogance, sitting on thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, you will eventually turn into a pile of loess...

So, I'm not a human anymore... Ahem.

The fifth-level sanctuary is actually not considered a normal human being. Whitebeard has a fifth-level combat power, but does not have a fifth-level life level, otherwise he can live at least 500 years.

Ryan now has a lifespan of 500 years, but he is still not satisfied.

Among other things, the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows is immortal and can live until the day the planet ends, so he doesn't want her to be a widow.

The funeral was carried out in an orderly manner. Although it was cumbersome, there were no accidents.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the old woman Miss Bajin ran away with Edward Weibull, without even a ghost.

As for Whitebeard's other old enemies, none of them dared to take the lead today.

Red hair, empress, king of demons, this lineup is enough to frighten anyone. If Kaido dares to make trouble, he will end up being stewed in a pot and made into a green dragon soup.

When the tombstone was erected, Ren went over to light a stick of incense, burned some paper money, and simply worshiped, and what he should do was over.

After all, he was just an outsider, and he had nothing to do except come and witness.

After worshiping, Ren walked to the grass beside him, patted Brother Xiao Ma on the shoulder, and asked:
"Where's Ace?"

"His body hasn't healed yet...will not show up for a while."

Brother Xiao Ma looked at his father's grave with sadness and nostalgia, and explained.

Fire Fist was still on an isolated island in the first half of the great route. He actually wanted to attend the funeral, but was stopped by Lei Li and Joz. For safety reasons, they resolutely refused to let him go.

The situation is still unclear now. Before the public opinion of the war on the top is completely subsided, the navy and CP agencies will definitely try to kill him.

"Then he has become a lot more stable." Ren said with emotion.

In exchange for his previous temper, Raleigh couldn't stop it. Ace's character of a little brat would definitely rush to Sphinx Island regardless, just like he insisted on rushing to kill Chigou...

After this life-and-death test, Huoquan became more calm and forbearing, knowing how to measure.

It is really not suitable for him to show up in public at present, just release the news that he is still alive. Otherwise, even if the CP organization's influence network in the new world is severely damaged and people have to be transferred from the first half, CP0 will continue to act and carry out assassinations.

At that time, there will definitely be a lot of moths, and today's funeral may not be held so smoothly.

Afterwards, the empress, the members of the red-haired pirates, and the villagers also lined up to worship one by one, until the clouds dyed half of the red hair until the end.

There will be commemorative events in the next few days.

Because there is no such enemy as the Blackbeard Pirates, and they plan to go dormant for a while, the White Tuan naturally has more time to deal with Whitebeard's funeral.

Of course, Ren and the Empress will not participate in the following activities.

As for the red hair, he said that he would stay here for a few more days... Well, Ren once suspected that the red hair pirates had nothing to do at ordinary times and panicked.

When the crowd started to return, a group of reporters with notebooks and pens suddenly rushed out of the crowd, blocking the way.

How could a creature like a reporter miss the funeral of the world's strongest man, the great pirate Whitebeard?
It was very rare for the group of sharks who had endured until the funeral was completely over to rush out after smelling blood.

Of course, maybe they are so honest because they are afraid that Lao Bai has too many sons, and they like to wield knives and guns.

But at this time, patience has reached its limit. For the sake of news, sometimes reporters are really bold, braver than soldiers.

"Margao, Whitebeard is dead, may I ask if you will take over as the captain? Will the Whitebeard Pirates be renamed the Phoenix Pirates?"

"Why didn't Firefist Ace attend the funeral? Did he really recover? Where's Diamond Jozi?"

"Edward Weible called himself Whitebeard II and threatened that he was Whitebeard's biological son. Is it true? Will you give him Whitebeard's inheritance?"

Little Ma: "..."

(￣￣;)

Seeing the dozens of reporters surrounding him, Brother Xiao Ma had a black line on his face.

Seeing how honest they were before, accompanying them all the way, and enduring until the funeral was completely over, he didn't just walk away.

"The Whitebeard Pirates will not change their name... I am the deputy captain, and Ace will inherit the captain's position."

"Ace has recovered... As for where, I'm sorry, it's inconvenient to disclose."

"I don't want to say more about Bai II. Father never said that he would leave the inheritance to him."

Brother Xiaoma still answered some questions depending on the situation.

In addition to him, the two heavyweight pirates, Red Hair and Ryan, were also surrounded by reporters. Of course, there were also reporters who tried to block the Empress, but they got nothing.

"roll!"

With a cold face, the empress glared at those greasy middle-aged reporters, and said, "If you dare to get close and aim at random, I will goug your eyes!"

The interview is fine, but the eyes of these people... Hehe.

Reporters: "..."

Really irritable.

On the other hand, the redhead's attitude was much better. Facing the reporters who surrounded him, he looked very graceful, with a calm smile on his handsome face with 360 degrees of no dead ends.

"Shanks, I heard that you have a good relationship with Ren. Will the Red Hair Pirates and the Lionheart Pirates ally?"

"It is rumored that Kaido will challenge the Demon King, what do you think?"

"Are you married?"

……

All kinds of problems were thrown away in one go.

For the Four Emperors, the reporters knew his temper and were extraordinarily bold.

"The Red Hair Pirates will not ally with anyone."

"Kaido challenged Ren? Although I don't know the inside story, I think he was ill-considered. Maybe the next time he will attend is his funeral..."

"It's not convenient to disclose such a private matter as marriage."

"You asked me about the scar on my face, it was indeed scratched by Black Beard Ticky... well, that is an impressive man, full of ambition, but unfortunately he met Ren, and it would be a shame if he was killed. normal."

"Ren is more sinister and vicious than Blackbeard? Cough cough, I didn't say that."

Not far away, Ren was also surrounded by reporters and couldn't get away.

"How do you feel when you know that you are called the strongest man in the world?"

The middle-aged reporter stared at him and asked, "Calm, happy, or excited?"

"Do you think that, like Whitebeard, being the strongest man in the world is very happy?" Ren said with a vicissitudes of life.

"I understand. Actually, you are not happy, right?" The reporter sighed and began to imagine, "It must be very tiring and stressful. In the future, you will have to face the challenges of countless people, so you can't relax..."

"Do not."

Ren shook his head and said, "I mean... it's really happy to be the strongest man in the world. You can't even imagine the happiness of being the strongest man."

Reporters: "..."

Red hair:"……"

Little Ma: "..."

(End of this chapter)