Chapter 391: Wealth, Power, and Strength......
There was a moment of silence on the other side of Den Den Mushi, then came a voice, "We can agree to your conditions, as for the pure gold, you send it over as soon as possible."
"Tsk, even you guys are impatient? It seems that those of my compatriots are really desperate enough for eternal life!"
"Humph! You didn't start it?"
"Don't say that! I'm not doing this because I want to offer enough benefits in exchange for the chance to become one of you!"
"Enough of this boring nonsense, what else do you have to say?"
How can I dare to say anything? Talking to big shots like you makes my heart go 'thump', Fuffuffuffu!"
Ga-cha!
Den Den Mushi hung up, and an eerie silence fell within the room of authority, and after a few moments, a voice finally rang out.
"This guy's words, are they credible?"
"It's good if a scum like him is half believable."
"Indeed, it doesn't look like he's frustrated at all with this attitude."
"He is not the kind of person who desperately wants to become the Pirate King, it is not surprising that he will react this way."
"What he values is the meaning behind the name of the Pirate King, that guy's ambition, not the Pirate King can be encompassed by the three words."
"What he pursues is never anything but profit."
"Since the direction of the Pirate King is not possible, changing to another path, there may be a real possibility."
"That's thanks to Vice Admiral Longinus, the two setbacks three years ago and three months ago, plus this incident, may have really made him see his position."
"Since he wants to make money, let him do so, and it will cause us less trouble."
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The Donquixote family's pirate ship;
Just after hanging up Den Den Mushi, Doflamingo shrugged his shoulders and asked in a playful tone, "Don't you hate the Celestial Dragons very much? It's really rare that you would let me make a deal with them!"
"For people who can only live ten or twenty years, is there any point in living longer?" Apophis said blandly.
"Hiss!" The muscles at the corners of Doflamingo's mouth could not help but twitch, "This is really ... a thrilling declaration!"
Seeing that Apophis did not react, Doflamingo went on to ask, "You let me and Gorosei say this to make them think that I have no ambition and thus let down their guard against me?"
"Maybe, but it's more for the neutral zone."
"This is a real headache!" Doflamingo spread his hands and said, "Even with the support of you and Kaido, plus the recognition of the World Government, something like developing a trade zone is not so easy to do."
"Don't count on me, at best I can only some arms trading, this kind of thing, can not be good to take to the surface."
"This neutral zone was not originally prepared for you, you just need to be the person in charge of the bright side." Apophis said in a calm tone.
"You are planning to go down personally?" Doflamingo laughed teasingly, "I never knew you had this kind of business talent, Fuffuffuffu!"
"Not me, either."
"Then who are you going to let take control of the situation?"
"You really don't know why I'm going back with you this time?" Apophis asked, cocking his head.
"To visit Monet? Build a portal?" Doflamingo recalled the events of the past two days, then blushed slightly and asked tentatively, "That little punk who messed up my auction?"
"Not too stupid after all." Apophis commented.
Doflamingo twitched the corner of his mouth, then asked in amazement, "A character like you would fight for a punk?"
"Isn't it quite capable for a punk without any power to snatch the fruit from your auction with just some family money and operations?" Apophis said softly.
"So what if you have the ability, without strength, I can crush that little ant with one hand." The first few times he fell in the hands of Longinus, it was fine; it was, after all, a powerful character standing at the top of the sea.
But what's the matter with losing face inexplicably in a small punk?
"Do you think what I lack is strength?" Apophis indifferently glanced at Doflamingo, making the latter soak out a cold sweat, " Unless the strength is strong to my level, otherwise, for me are just a matter of one or two slashes."
"What I need is, power enough to sway the world!"
The guy named Tesoro may become an influential figure on the same level as Doflamingo in the future. Still, in Apophis' opinion, Tesoro's ability to earn wealth is what deserves his attention.
Three years to start a riot as a small gangster and snatch the Devil Fruit from the Donquixote family.
Twelve years, from scratch, from nothing to dominate twenty percent of the world's wealth.
This talent is simply the BIG-MOM level existence in the business world.
"Power enough to sway the world?" Doflamingo mused, "As good as money is, how can it compare to power and strength? Even if that punk makes more money, I can take everything from him with one word!"
"That's why I let you come to the surface. When the wealth that guy brings, combined with your background, and my power comes together, it might give birth to incredible monsters!"
Apophis knows very well that mere wealth is nothing more than a delicious piece of fat in the eyes of the big guys, and when there is so much profit that people can ignore the rules, it is the beginning of the road to destruction.
He did not believe that a person who earned twenty percent of the world's wealth from nothing would be a fool in the future scene.
The best explanation is that Tesoro sensed that the government and the Marine coveted him has grown to the point where even the Celestial Dragons can not be swayed.
The best proof of this is the simultaneous appearance of the alternate Admiral of the Marine Headquarters and the World Government CP0.
That's why Tesoro wanted to use the Straw Hat to draw out the revolutionary army's power to mediate from it; only, unfortunately, he ended up underestimating the power of Destiny's Child.
"Wealth, authority, power ..." Doflamingo's eyes glittered; of course, he knew the benefits of wealth, but he had never envisioned what it would be like when one had more than enough wealth to undergo a qualitative change.
"Sounds like a lot of fun!" Doflamingo's expression was playful.
"Yes! It does make one look forward to it!" Apophis sighed softly.
In the original path, Tesoro, who started with nothing, created that level of wealth in twelve years.
And now, with him, he is pushing the process further.
The reputation of Oka Shichibukai, coupled with the government's recognition, plus the support of Yonko, this environment, is undoubtedly too much better than the situation that Tesoro originally had to deal with it.
The future, indeed, is to be expected!
Published in Qidian, July 31, 2019
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