Angel investor in the One Piece world

Damian really didn't expect to complete an orange-level investment task so easily.

In just a few words.

However, his words might be very important to Ace.

This guy, until the moment he died, didn't know why he came into this world.

He also said that if Sabo hadn't died, and if he hadn't had to take care of Luffy, he wouldn't want to live anymore.

Ace genuinely felt that he was deeply sinful and that he shouldn't have been born into this world.

Ultimately, it was Roger who was too irresponsible, and even the hero Garp was indeed incapable of taking care of children.

After all, this is a world of shonen manga, and everyone is pretty straightforward. Who would have thought Ace would be so complicated?

However, this very distortion has actually made things easier for me today.

The second orange-level investment task is here, so here comes the reward!

In the blink of an eye, the same tree that Nami grew back then has already borne fruit.

[Ding! You have received a rebate: Dragon Charm (available for redemption)!]

Dragon Talisman?

Is it the dragon talisman I imagined?

One of the twelve talismans?

That would be a loss.

If we get a dog talisman or a horse talisman, wouldn't we be invincible?

Thinking this way.

Damian smiled and said, "It seems you've figured it out."

"That's right! I'm going to become the Pirate King! And then correct the world that bastard created!"

Ace shouted loudly.

Above his head, the investment tree gleamed, seemingly awaiting the next outcome.

very good!

"very good."

Damian chuckled. "Looks like I don't need to invest in you anymore."

"That's enough!"

Ace said, "Nothing more is needed!"

But does the orange-haired Ace already deserve to have a dream like becoming the Pirate King?

To be honest, his chances of achieving his dream are rather low.

Especially when Luffy is involved.

Given the choice between the two, Damian would naturally choose Luffy.

That guy was clearly at least at the gold level.

Even if Luffy is no good, he still has Blackbeard.

While Damian was pondering, Ace bowed to him rather solemnly.

"Thank you, Damian, thank you so much! Also, I'm sorry about the pharmacy incident; I'll reimburse you for the money."

He had specifically learned etiquette from Makino, and knew that he should express his gratitude when he received help from others, and apologize when he did something wrong.

"I've said it before, I'm an investor."

Damian said, "If you must thank me or apologize, just don't make me lose money."

"Hahahahaha!"

Ace burst into laughter, "Just you wait! Damian! I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

Damian sensed a completely different kind of high spirits in Ace at this moment.

So the Spade Pirates regrouped and prepared to set off again.

Damian also kept his promise.

He invested money in Deus and Michal, provided Scal World Economic Society with their contact information, and even helped the Spade Pirates find a chef.

The other three's missions, like Ace's, cannot be completed in a short time.

However, the cook, Bangsi, immediately gave Damian a sword technique called the "Ox-Dissecting Knife Technique."

Damian can now cut off all the flesh from a person's body without damaging the bones, which is not bad.

After resupplying, the Spade Pirates set sail for the Reverse Mountain Canal, their ship filled with laughter and joy.

"Damian's such a good guy! I thought he was going to kill us! He even gave us so much money!"

"And he's so handsome! I wish I could marry him!"

"Bonsai, stop swooning. Do you think he'd even look at you? Don't you see how many beautiful maids he has at his estate?"

"Scalle, you looking for a fight?"

Captain Ace felt an unprecedented sense of ease and joy watching his playful companions.

"Let's go, my men! The Grand Line is just ahead! An unprecedented adventure awaits us!"

Meanwhile, Damian was finally able to take a good look at his harvest.

……

Damian floated on the sea not far from Rogge Town.

He looked down at the small talisman lying quietly in his right hand.

A red dragon is engraved in the center of the octagonal talisman.

Although it is made of stone, the surface of the talisman is strangely shimmering.

One of the twelve talismans that the Great Demon Lord is so proud of, the Dragon Talisman representing explosion, is right in your palm!

Damian grasped the talisman.

When he opened his palm again, the talisman was already embedded in his palm.

Damian clenched his fist again, without feeling any discomfort. It seemed that only the Dragon Talisman had this special ability, which was quite interesting.

He opened his right hand, aiming it at the sea below.

The next instant, flames erupted!

Dragon Blast!

A violent burst of flames erupted like a fire dragon, crashing onto the sea below.

boom!

A brilliant burst of flames exploded, instantly blasting a huge crater into the sea. A massive roar rose into the sky, and the entire ocean surged and churned.

Its power is quite astonishing.

Damian's right hand trembled repeatedly, unleashing a series of explosive flames that instantly caused the entire sea to boil.

The firing interval isn't long; although it's far from the speed of a machine gun, it's still a continuous fire.

nice one.

Like Stormbreaker, Damian had already obtained information about the Dragon Charm the moment he received it.

The maximum power of a dragon talisman is determined by the user's strength.

The stronger the user, the greater the maximum power that Dragon Blast can unleash.

In other words, it's upgradable equipment.

However, that's not the key point.

The key point is that the Dragon Talisman consumes no resources to unleash its explosive flames.

It wouldn't deplete Damian's physical strength, nor his mental energy, and certainly not his magical power.

In other words, the Dragon Talisman can unleash Dragon Blast almost infinitely.

Talismans all seem to have similar properties.

It looks impressive at first glance, but it's even more impressive upon closer inspection.

After all, what if we didn't use it for fighting, but instead used it for power?

Could it be that the legendary infinite energy has actually appeared?

Damian was worried about how to power the ship that was about to be completed.

Conventional energy sources cannot unleash all of that ship's capabilities.

He even wanted to go to the Sky Island and capture that god to use as energy—for someone who had mastered advanced meteorology, this wasn't impossible.

But now, a more convenient and powerful energy source has emerged.

Magic is truly an unreasonable thing!

Well then, let's hurry up and build that ship.

The general outline of the ship on the Connie family's side is already complete.

The components for our weather system are almost finished. Now all we need to do is build an energy system specifically for the Dragon Talisman before we can begin the final assembly.

To be honest, energy systems are not Damian's forte, and have almost nothing to do with meteorology.

However, the dragon talisman is the energy source itself; all else is to take care of the supporting equipment.

The town of Logue has no shortage of engineers like this.

When this very interesting ship was nearing completion, Colonel James and his son returned.

Upon returning to Loguetown after more than a month apart, the old colonel immediately brought his beloved son to Moretti Estate to visit Damian.

"Thank you so much, Damian!"

Upon meeting, the old colonel sincerely thanked Damian.

"Oh?"

Damian asked with great interest, "So, it went very smoothly?"

"At first, that rat colonel vehemently denied it."

Lieutenant Riel almost couldn't wait to speak, "Heh heh, and then we found over a billion Berries in cash in his house!"

"The level of corruption in the East China Sea Navy is something I never imagined."

The old colonel also sighed, before getting involved with Damian, he was also an upright and honest navy officer who always adhered to the code of justice.

"Colonel Rat is just a representative. Using him as a lead, we arrested four branch base leaders in one go, and nearly a hundred mid-level officers from various branches."

Colonel James sighed more and more as he spoke, "How can justice be upheld when we're surrounded by these scoundrels?"

Damian was not surprised at all.

Of course, there are many people in the navy who are willing to risk their lives for justice and for the civilians, but there are countless corrupt officials in the lower and middle ranks of the navy.

Even Colonel James was corrupted by himself, let alone the branch officers who had never been to headquarters and had always just stayed in the East China Sea.

"The more serious the situation, the greater the credit will be."

Damian just said that with a smile.

"Thanks to you,"

The old colonel's face instantly broke into a smile. "Riere has been promoted three ranks and is now a lieutenant colonel at headquarters. He has been transferred to the intelligence section of the Naval Headquarters."

"Even before my retirement, I was temporarily promoted one rank, and headquarters allowed me to retire with the rank of brigadier general."

The old colonel was beaming with joy.

While his son's promotion brought him joy, his own promotion made him even happier.

Brigadier General is only one rank higher than Colonel, but their retirement benefits are quite different, since Brigadier General is a senior officer in the true sense.

"Congratulations."

Damian smiled and congratulated the father and son.

Intelligence Section?

It was originally thought that after the old colonel retired, Mr. Riel would be of no use.

I was pleasantly surprised by the result.

"We'll be heading to headquarters soon."

The old colonel's expression became more serious. "The new base commander should already be on his way."

Is Smoker coming back?

That guy is much harder to deal with than the old colonel.

But it doesn't matter, Smoker can't change anything about Loguetown now.

Damian was more curious: did Tashigi really look that much like Kuina?

But before that.

I gave the old colonel a deep look. Since he's retiring, he should do something for me one last time.

"Colonel James, with so many naval officers falling from grace this time, those branches must be short-staffed, right?"

Damian smiled and suggested, "The marines in Loguetown are so excellent, why not recommend them to headquarters to fill these vacancies?"

"..."

The old colonel stared at Damian in astonishment.

The knowledgeable old man unconsciously swallowed.

What exactly does this man want to do?