Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

"That blind uncle who likes to gamble, right? I fought him in Dressrosa before. He was indeed a good opponent. It would be great if I could meet him again."

Zoro was also quite impressed with Fujitora.

"Won't it cause problems if a naval admiral appears in a place like that?" Vivi frowned.

“Gran Tesoro is a neutral zone, so theoretically anyone can go there. Besides, Tesoro has close ties with the Celestial Dragons, so even the Navy is reluctant to mess with him.”

Kuzan explained, "On the other hand, it is precisely because it is a neutral zone that the admirals can appear there, without violating the Navy's regulations, and at the same time, they can monitor the pirates' movements."

Sanji asked, "That's a Marine Admiral. It's impossible for them not to fight if they meet, right?"

"Let's fight then."

Luffy and Zoro spoke almost simultaneously.

Then I suddenly realized that things weren't so simple, and it looked like I was about to steal the spotlight from my rival!

"I wonder if any of the Four Emperors have ever been here."

Luffy laughed and said, "I don't think Kaido and Big Mom are the kind of people who like to come to places like this. I'm afraid I'm the only one who comes here."

"You know you're the Emperor of the Sea now, so watch your image, hey."

Nami rolled her eyes. "But if we don't cause trouble, there shouldn't be any problems. We're here to spend money, so that place should be quite popular."

As for gold?

You can ask for the money back before you leave after you've finished using it!

Luffy said, "But isn't that guy tied to the Celestial Dragons? He doesn't look like a good person. I'd better not run into him."

Celestial Dragons?

It's not like I haven't killed before.

Having seen so many Celestial Dragons in all their forms, Luffy's fondness for these creatures has completely vanished. He's fine as long as they don't provoke him, but if they do come at him, well, let's see who comes first with his fists.

I thought it would be very close, but we ended up sailing quite a distance. As night fell, the color of the sea changed from azure to deep blue, eventually merging into the inky black of the night sky.

The golden outline gradually grew larger, and finally, as the Sunny approached, it was perfectly revealed.

That was a boat.

A ship larger than anyone could have imagined.

What does a total length of 10,000 meters mean?

A typical pirate ship is considered good if it's over ten meters long; even the Sunny is only a little over fifty meters long.

The ship in front of us, the Gulan Tezolo, is over two thousand meters wide and ten thousand meters long.

It no longer resembles a ship; it's more like a city floating on the sea.

The entire ship was bathed in golden light.

The main structure of the ship was covered with thick gold decorations, the sails were woven from gold thread, and the top of the mast was inlaid with a huge luminous gemstone.

Most extravagantly, a palace made entirely of gold stood in the center of the ship, radiating a dazzling light in the night that could illuminate dozens of nautical miles around.

In the sky, countless golden powders slowly drifted down, like endless golden snow.

The entire giant ship was shrouded in this golden snowscape, so extravagant that it seemed unreal.

"Is this Gran Tesoro? How much would it cost to build a ship like this?" Nami exclaimed.

The Merry and the Sonny sailed in together from the entrance without any congestion.

This place is too big.

Pass through the archway and enter the inner waterways of Guran Tezoro.

Towering buildings lined both sides, their surfaces covered in gold decorations, while the streets were teeming with all sorts of people.

There were elegantly dressed nobles, fierce-looking pirates, smartly uniformed naval soldiers, and jewel-adorned merchants.

We've arrived at the Golden City!

Chapter 525 Celestial Dragon? A Precise Encounter with the Fierce Star Luffy

"On the other hand, this scene really does look beautiful."

Even someone like Luffy, who isn't particularly interested in scenery, could praise it as beautiful, which gives you an idea of ​​what a scene it must have been.

Everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the air as fine golden powder fell little by little.

The crowd stretched out their hands, watching this scene with some surprise.

Gold dust fell on people's hair, shoulders, and arms, giving everyone a golden halo, as if they were wearing a golden gown.

It has a luxurious feel to it.

Even if it's just gold dust, the sky is covered in gold; how much money must that have cost?

No wonder it's the place with the most gold in the world.

"Gold! It's gold!"

Near the entrance, a pirate who was clearly visiting for the first time shouted with ecstasy. He frantically reached out to catch the gold dust, tucking it into his clothes as he tried to collect as much as possible.

Free gold!

There's gold everywhere here!

Wouldn't it be easy to make a fortune by simply picking up a few scraps?

Once you go in, you'll have the money to spend. No wonder this place is called the biggest entertainment center; it's practically giving away free money, so the foot traffic isn't that high.

People have little resistance to free things.

Many of the first-time visitors around him were in a similar situation; some even took off their coats and used them as bags, hoping to fill them with more gold dust.

After all, judging from the current situation, this gold dust is scattered all day long. Even if each person only collects a little bit, the total amount will be astronomical.

"fake."

Nami, watching this scene, suddenly uttered a sentence.

"Huh?"

Bai Xing blinked her big eyes. "How did Nami know? You didn't touch any of that gold powder."

Has Nami's judgment of the Gold Saints reached that level?

A single glance is enough to draw a conclusion.

Nami, hands on her hips, declared confidently:

"Because if I were the master of the Golden City, I would absolutely not be willing to squander it like this."

This reason surprised everyone.

It wasn't because of technical discernment or any special ability, but rather based on the most basic and profound intuition of a person who loves money.

A truly wealthy person would never be willing to give away their wealth to others for free!

Just like Nami.

Why would I give away my own money for free?

Damn it, don't underestimate how stingy rich people are with their money.

The richer they are, the more stingy they become.

"No matter how rich they are, this kind of operation of sprinkling gold dust into the sky all day long is too outrageous."

Nami continued, pointing to those who had clearly been there many times before, "You can tell by their reactions. People who have been there several times don't even bother to look at the gold dust and just walk straight in. If the gold dust is real, they would go to pick it up even if they had been there a hundred times."

Indeed, on the ships that passed by the Sunny, some well-dressed gamblers seemed oblivious to the shower of gold dust.

Their eyes were fixed on the direction of the golden palace in the city center, as if there was something there that could defy fate.

That makes perfect sense.

Vivi nodded in agreement. "Even with the world's gold reserves, such unlimited squandering would eventually deplete them. The reason the ship's owner is never worried is that the gold dust is practically worthless."

"It's probably some kind of special chemical powder mixed with a luminescent substance."

Robin pondered for a moment, "But it's certainly convincing enough to make a show of things."

The others weren't as excited, after all, there was a golden monument on the Going Merry, and everyone knew how heavy it was; that gold could buy countless countries.

The Sunny was docked in a spacious berth.

There are already quite a few boats moored here, including small sailboats for ordinary tourists and several warships that are clearly of naval design.

The crisscrossing blue stripes on the hull indicate that they belong to the Navy Headquarters.

"A naval warship just sits here so openly?" Sanji frowned.

"I just said this is a neutral zone."

Kuzan said, "Theoretically speaking, as long as no one fights on the ship, the Navy is also bound by rules here, and the same applies to pirates."

The group disembarked.

Apart from the taciturn bear, there wasn't even anyone left behind.

Many people have already noticed Luffy and his crew.

The main reason is that this group of people has been making too much of a splash lately.

They were involved in every major event, and it seems that the Sea Emperor's arrival here was indeed a first.

Kaido doesn't like gambling; he likes gambling with his life. He's always out looking for fights, so he doesn't have time to come here.

The older woman spends most of her time having children and is too lazy to gamble here.

As for Whitebeard, who values ​​money more than his own life, the only one who might be here is Shanks.

"Straw Hat Luffy, the new Emperor of the Sea, if we could defeat him here..."

A gaze swept across Luffy from afar, accompanied by a low chuckle.