One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

But now, her mother nodded subconsciously.

Not only her, but the common people on both sides of the street seemed to understand why those nobles were so respectful to Gige. With the power to flatten a mountain with a mere glance, destroying a country would probably be just a thought away.

Isn't the one who possesses this power the legendary god?

However, they were wrong. Before this, the nobles only revered Gigg's identity; they were just as bewildered by the power Gigg displayed.

Is this the power of the Admirals, who are known as the highest fighting force in the navy?

In the face of such a person, even the most valiant army would probably be nothing but a joke.

Giger looked down at Betty and smiled.

"I'm just a passing naval officer."

Betty blinked and asked,

"Navy? If I become a navy officer, I won't be afraid of those fierce nobles anymore, right?"

These words made the naval soldiers behind him blush with embarrassment. They thought to themselves, "Kid, the person standing in front of you is a naval admiral! We can't compare ourselves to him!"

Giger responded:

"No, becoming a naval officer is just giving you an opportunity; it's up to you whether you can seize it."

Betty nodded thoughtfully, while Giger turned and left, the word "Justice" fluttering in the wind behind him. Betty watched Giger's retreating figure and suddenly called out,

"Big brother, you still haven't told me your name!"

Darkseid Giger.

Betty silently repeated the name in her mind, then jumped out of her mother's arms. By this time, Gigg and his group had already left. She watched Gigg walk away and said...

"I want to become a valiant navy officer like my big brother Giger when I grow up!"

She had barely finished speaking when her little head was smacked. Her mother said, somewhat annoyed,

"Just shut up for a bit. Do you even know how big of a mess you've made?!"

Betty put her hands behind her head, looking aggrieved, and said...

"I didn't do it on purpose! Humph! I'm going to be a navy officer!"

"Okay, okay, Mom didn't stop you, but there are no crybabies in the Navy~"

Betty sniffed hard, then raised her little hand to wipe away her tears, and mumbled,

"Okay, but Mom, you can't hit my head anymore. The Navy definitely doesn't want idiots!"

......

Led by a group of nobles, Gig and his companions arrived at the royal palace.

The king first ordered his men to bring up the prepared celestial gold. After Spandam inspected it, he immediately ordered the celestial gold to be delivered to the ship moored on the shore.

As for whether anyone along the way would covet the gold from the sky, Spandam was not worried about that at all.

Just kidding, Lord Jigsel just flattened a mountain in front of so many people. Anyone who dares to have any wicked thoughts is really asking for trouble.

Next came the banquet that the king had prepared especially for Giggs and his entourage.

At the banquet, the nobles went to great lengths to flatter Gig, and the ladies looked at him with such adoration that they could practically wring water out of their eyes.

The king talked about how hard he had tried to collect enough heavenly gold, but Gigg had no interest in any of that. He just chatted and laughed with Lucia and Ginny who were on his left and right.

But then the dragon suddenly asked a question.

"Your Majesty, I would like to know, does paying such a large amount of Heavenly Gold have a significant impact on your life and the lives of these nobles?"

The king was taken aback, thinking the dragon was testing him to see if he was complaining about the abundance of gold in the sky, so he said...

"It's not a big deal, and we're happy to pay the Heavenly Gold, after all, our Kingdom of Goa is one of the member states!"

The dragon looked directly into the king's eyes and said,

"On the way here, the people of your country didn't seem very wealthy to me. I wonder what His Majesty thinks about this?"

"Um, this..."

The king was speechless for a moment, cursing in his heart: Where did this fool come from? Isn't it only natural for commoners to live in poverty? If the money in the sky isn't going to be taken from them, why would it be taken from me?

Long sneered, wanting to press further, but Jig suddenly put down his chopsticks and said calmly,

"Alright, Major General Long, you've talked too much today."

As soon as Giger opened his mouth, Long swallowed back what he was about to say and lowered his head, remaining silent.

Seeing the dragon, this hothead, get his comeuppance, the king felt a great sense of satisfaction. He already didn't have a good impression of Garp and his son, because these two were also his subjects, yet they had never given him, the king, any face.

Unfortunately, Garp, the Vice Admiral of the Headquarters, was far more powerful than the King of this small country. He also couldn't afford to offend Dragon, the second-generation leader. He could only curse in his heart, but dared not have a conflict with either of them.

Finally, someone has managed to subdue these two!

The king rose from his chair, seemingly intending to pour Giggs a drink himself, but before he could even get close to Giggs, he was startled into freezing in place by a glance from Lucia, who was standing next to Giggs.

Lucia had already realized that Gigg didn't like the king, so she wouldn't let him get close to Gigg.

The king gave an awkward laugh, picked up the wine bottle, and sheepishly sat back down in his seat.

By the way, his seat was at the bottom right corner of the round table; someone who didn't know better might have thought that he, the king, was in charge of receiving the dishes.

After the banquet, Gig did not choose to stay overnight at the palace. He returned to the ship in the afternoon, and the king and nobles escorted him to the port.

The fact that Gig didn't stay overnight was definitely good news for this group, because they realized that Gig was not someone they could curry favor with.

Moreover, Gigg's move during the day was truly terrifying; they were genuinely afraid of Gigg and wished they could get rid of this great god as soon as possible.

The ship carrying the heavenly gold slowly sailed away from the shore, and the king had already begun to grin. However, at that moment, a minister rushed over, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand.

"Your Majesty! A message has arrived from the World Government!"

Upon hearing this, the king quickly took the Den Den Mushi and dialed the number, while the nobles also pricked up their ears to listen.

Spandane's sinister voice rang out.

"General Black Dragon just said he's very satisfied with your Goa Kingdom..."

These words immediately filled the king with joy, but before he could rejoice for long, Spandam's next words plunged him into an icy abyss.

"So he decided to exempt the commoners of the Kingdom of Goa from taxes for three years. The royal family and nobles will share the burden of the Heavenly Gold for the next three years. I see you are all quite wealthy, so this shouldn't be difficult for you, right? By the way, you are not allowed to have any designs on the commoners, or you will no longer be able to be king!"

Chapter 141 Dragon in Action

Without waiting for the king's reply, Spandam hung up the phone and turned to Gig with a fawning smile.

"Lord Giger, do you think there's anything wrong with what I just said?"

Giger smiled and nodded, saying,

“You’re right, Spandine. You’ve had a tough journey.”

Upon receiving Giger's praise, Spandam immediately blushed with excitement and was speechless for a moment.

He also felt that this was very strange to him. He didn't know when it started, but a compliment from Giger made him even happier than if he had been promoted.

He would fawn over any Celestial Dragon, but he never fawned over Jig as enthusiastically as he did over Jig.

Zig was indeed unlike any of the Celestial Dragons Spandam had ever seen. If one had to say, in Spandam's eyes, Zig was a truly charismatic Celestial Dragon.

The fact that licking Giger actually brought him great pleasure is truly unbelievable.

Little did Giger know that Spandane was already obsessed with licking himself. Seeing that Spandane hadn't said a word for a while, he waved his hand and said,

"You can go out now. I will give you the reward you deserve after we return."

Spandam jumped to his feet and shouted,

“Gig Saint…”

"kindness?"

"Uh, General Black Dragon! This is what I should do!"

After shouting, Spandam immediately left the room and gently closed the door. He never hesitated to leave when Giggs told him to.

After Spandine left, Ginny, who was sitting next to Giger, immediately threw herself into Giger's arms and whispered,

"Brother Jige, I like you so much!"

Lucia remained silent on the other side, simply holding Gigg's hand.

Giger gently pulled the two women into his arms, and Ginny didn't seem to mind.

"Don't think too highly of me. I just don't want a bunch of idiots to lose this world."

Ginny shook her head in Giger's arms and whispered,

"Brother Jige, you once said that a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions!"

Giger chuckled at Ginny's remark and couldn't help but pinch her little nose, saying...

"It's rare that you can remember that sentence."

"Hehe, I've kept everything Brother Jig in mind!"

Even Lucia was amused this time, but at the same time felt a little guilty, since she had been secretly eating...