Chapter 605: MMP!
In this golden city, Tesoro had a luxurious palace as his base, and Ian and his group were hosted there.
Of course, not everyone was invited; aside from Ian and a few leaders, the rest were respectfully arranged by Tesoro's subordinates to rest temporarily.
Stepping on the thick, ornate carpet, Ian and the others entered Tesoro's reception room. In the resplendent room, refined male attendants and beautiful female servants stood on both sides, bowing and greeting as soon as they saw Ian walk in.
Ian, Crocodile, and Enel didn't find it unusual, but it made Fujitora a bit embarrassed—he had never experienced such a spectacle before!
After all, even when he used to go to casinos, they were chaotic, mixed places. Tesoro's establishment was far too high-class for him...
When the servants bowed to greet him, Fujitora, though blind, could sense it and felt momentarily at a loss, unsure whether to respond.
Fortunately, Reiju and Robin exchanged a smile, walking on either side of Fujitora, each taking one of his arms to guide him forward.
Konenai held Walnut with one hand and Sugar with the other, walking behind. Seeing this, Tesoro couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, feeling that the Dragon Hunter Pirates were quite odd—they had old people and children, and... bears, two bears, one white and one black... Was this really a pirate crew?
"Please, have a seat!" After entering the living room, Tesoro sat down first and clapped his hands.
Soon, attendants and maids filed in, serving drinks and beverages to everyone.
As for Ian's drink, a beautiful woman in black personally brought it over. When handing the glass to Ian, she even gave him a slight smile, and as he took it, her little finger lightly hooked his hand...
Before Ian could react, she walked back to Tesoro's side and sat down beside him.
Ian looked at the woman, then at Tesoro. Tesoro understood and introduced her: "This is Baccarat, my secretary!"
Ian realized it was indeed her, nodded to Baccarat, and said, "Hello! Nice to meet you!"
Baccarat squinted with a smile and said softly, "Lord Ian truly has extraordinary presence. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Ian ignored her flattery. However, besides selling his gold to Tesoro, another purpose for coming to Golden Tesoro was to meet this woman, the Luck-Luck Fruit user!
In Ian's memory, this woman's ability was almost broken—she could absorb invisible luck from others for her own use. Those drained of luck became extremely unlucky, while she turned into a queen of fortune. Even without acting, her opponents would be taken out by a series of improbable events...
Ian wanted to see her to understand how her ability worked and whether she could only absorb luck for herself.
If she could only absorb luck for herself and not transfer it to others, there was no way around it.
But if the luck she absorbed could be transferred to others, then Ian would find a way to get her to give him a dose!
Don't misunderstand—by "dose," he meant having her transfer luck to him. Now that he had reached level 60 and unlocked the final card slot, he needed to draw cards and refresh the card shop extensively to select suitable cards from the vast library. With Baccarat's Luck-Luck Fruit, Ian could cross over from Africa and achieve his European dream!
Every African dreams of being European, right?
Of course, this was based on Ian's speculation. He planned to interact with this woman in the coming time to figure out the conditions of her ability.
At that moment, Tesoro spoke up: "Lord Ian, I really didn't expect you to come to my Golden Tesoro. In the war between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates, you and your Dragon Hunter Pirates made quite a splash! Now you're a famous big shot in the New World. People are guessing when you'll claim the position of an Emperor..."
"Heh, becoming an Emperor is simple!" Ian wasn't intimidated by Tesoro's flattery and laughed, saying, "Just loot your Golden Tesoro, and I'll be an Emperor in no time!"
Tesoro, Baccarat, and the surrounding subordinates were stunned by Ian's words!
Wait! Was he serious!?
Especially Tesoro, who suddenly recalled the world's speculation about Ian's Pay-to-Win Fruit ability. A chill ran down his spine!
Damn it! This might actually be possible...
Ian instantly became a mood killer. After saying this, Tesoro didn't even know how to continue the conversation, and the atmosphere grew extremely awkward.
Fortunately, Reiju chuckled and pushed Ian, saying, "Alright, stop joking. Let's talk business! Robin, Konenai, and I still want to go shopping!"
"Haha, just kidding, just kidding!" Ian laughed too. "Don't be so serious. I'm a very easygoing person!"
"Ah, so it was a joke!" Baccarat finally snapped out of it, pretending to pat her heaving chest and pouting, "Lord Ian, you really startled me!"
Though Tesoro smiled on the surface, he was cursing inwardly: MMP! Damn kid, do you even know how to talk? Can we have a proper conversation!?
Ian couldn't care less about what Tesoro thought. He waved at Zeke and the others, who quickly dragged over the five huge bundles.
They could only drag them because they were too heavy.
Tesoro was puzzled about why the Dragon Hunter Pirates brought such shabby, runaways-style bundles, but then Zeke and Dorry opened them!
With a crash and a flash of golden light, the floor of the reception hall was instantly covered with countless gold and silver vessels!
At that moment, if one word could describe it, it would be "blinding like titanium alloy dog eyes"...
Baccarat stood up, covering her red lips with a gloved hand and letting out a gasp. The surrounding attendants and maids were also stunned, their jaws nearly hitting the floor!
No one expected that the five dirty bundles dragged on the ground contained so much gold!
Even Tesoro was shocked. Though this gold was less than a tenth of what he had collected, he never imagined Ian would bring out so much at once.
"This... this is!?" Tesoro stood up, walked over to the gold items, crouched down, picked up a golden bell, and examined it closely. After a moment, he turned to Ian in surprise and said, "This gold is antique! And it looks like it's from hundreds of years ago!?"
"How is it?" Ian smiled, taking a sip of his drink. "Good quality, right?"
"Not just good!" Tesoro exclaimed in admiration. "Exquisite craftsmanship, priceless!"
"Sell it all to you, how about that?" Ian grinned. "I heard about your title as the Golden Emperor, so I came all this way!"
Tesoro nodded. He now realized that Ian's reason for appearing here was to sell this batch of gold, not to target his Golden Tesoro. That was for the best.
He often had pirates who found treasure come to sell it to him. While gold and jewels were valuable, they couldn't be eaten. What really bought things was Berry.
After a rough estimate, Tesoro was surprised to find that the gold in front of him was worth over ten billion Berry! No wonder Ian had specifically sought him out—in this world, only he could absorb so much gold at once.
Tesoro marveled inwardly. The Dragon Hunter Pirates had found such a huge treasure. He wondered where they got it—they were incredibly lucky.
But Tesoro didn't know that beside him, Enel was bleeding inside...
MMP! What treasure? This gold should have been his!
Once you join the Dragon Hunter Pirates, you're in deep. Not only was the gold that should have been his confiscated, but even his golden ark was requisitioned. Who could he cry to...