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As soon as they landed, Sanji came to say goodbye to Damian.

"Brother Damian, I need to go back to Barati first."

The blond boy said, "At least we should tell the old man first."

Damian understood this perfectly.

After all, Sanji originally only came to help out; who could have imagined that he would officially join the Moretti family?

It's time to go back and formally say goodbye to Boss Zeff and the others.

Damian asked someone from Moretti's caravan to escort him.

Unfortunately, with Nami absent, no one but Damian can freely control the Sky Sword.

After seeing Sanji off, Damian finally had time to check on the family's development during this period.

It should be said that during this period, the Moretti family's businesses experienced explosive growth.

We must thank those friends who were transferred from Rogge.

With the support of family funds, they diligently recruited many more partners.

As a result, Moretti Banks sprang up on the islands covered by their naval bases.

Although those islands are generally not as wealthy as Loguetown, they are all member states of the World Government, and their citizens are certainly relatively wealthy.

In addition, Moretti's fleet became the main logistics channel for these islands, earning even more than several banks. As a result, the old steward Tyrone decisively expanded the fleet and purchased ten more ships.

In addition, the Gangri Maru also took advantage of the expansion of the fleet to officially leave Loguetown and gradually began to circulate in the East China Sea, where it was naturally very popular and in short supply.

To put it bluntly, in just this short period of time, the family business has expanded by almost half.

Damian was very satisfied.

This is only what's on the surface.

Meanwhile, the pirate alliance wasn't idle either.

According to Kuro's report, they have recruited several more powerful pirate groups, greatly expanding the size of the alliance.

In addition to the expansion, several well-known merchant caravans in the East China Sea were attacked.

Although the results are not yet obvious, it won't be long before the Moretti family's fleet becomes the largest merchant fleet in the East China Sea.

I had just finished reviewing these documents when a certain guy came knocking on my door, unable to wait any longer.

"President Damian! The research on the new drug has yielded results!"

Mr. Allen, the chief researcher at Moretti Pharmaceuticals, brought Damian his latest research findings.

He showed Damian a small box containing several pills.

"This is the energy pill I developed based on the Power Pill!"

Allen's face glowed with excitement. "Just one pill will greatly replenish my energy! Even if I'm extremely tired, I can recover immediately!"

Has the research yielded results so quickly?

Damian raised an eyebrow. "It's been tested? What were the side effects?"

"Four rounds of testing have already been conducted!"

Allen beamed, "The effect is excellent! The only side effect is that you can only take one at a time, and it's best to use it only once a day, otherwise your body won't be able to handle it."

Damian nodded slightly, indicating that there were virtually no side effects.

Are you looking for energy-boosting medications?

The navy or pirates would probably welcome it, right?

[Ding! You have received a rebate: Berserk Potion - Human Version (Redeemable)!]

Damian's expression turned somewhat strange.

Another berserk potion?

Last time it was Allen, and it was also the berserk potion.

However, that time it was for animals.

This time, however, it is being used by humans.

Damian withdrew the rebate.

As expected, it also requires a drug called IQ as a raw material.

It can't be built until the Golden Lion is found.

If it could be manufactured, this drug would be all the rage in the world, wouldn't it?

"Then let's start mass production."

Damian said to Allen.

"Yay!"

Allen cheered with joy.

He owns a 10% stake in Moretti Pharmaceuticals, and the more profitable the company is, the richer he becomes.

Allen excitedly returned to the company to prepare for mass production.

Having finally finished dealing with everything, Damian was ready to get down to business.

He plans to build a robot factory.

With slight modifications to the shape and structure of the Bica robot, it could be sold as a weapon.

It shouldn't be too difficult to sell.

Since it's mass production, all the necessary machine tools and equipment need to be designed first.

This is where mechanical engineering comes in handy. This time, Damian didn't need to hire outside engineers; he could do it himself.

Just as Damian was about to begin drawing, visitors arrived outside the Moretti family manor.

A man with white hair, two cigars dangling from his mouth, and an arrogant expression rode a three-wheeled motorcycle at high speed, followed closely by the navy personnel.

"Colonel Smoker! Wait for us!"

The girl with short blue hair and glasses was slightly out of breath and couldn't help but speak.

The motorcycle stopped because we had arrived at our destination.

Smoker jumped out of his car, swung open the manor gate without ceremony, and strode inside. "Damian's back, isn't he? Tell him to come out and see me!"

The guards at the gate tried to stop the approaching marines, but Smoker casually pushed them aside, causing them to fall to the ground in a sorry state.

"Colonel Smoker..."

The girl with glasses quickly caught up, "This won't do! Trespassing—ah! Glasses!"

Halfway through her admonition, her glasses suddenly slipped off her nose and fell to the ground. The clumsy female sailor hurriedly squatted down to look for them.

Captain Smoker, the current highest-ranking officer at the Loguetown Naval Base, smirked.

"Sergeant Tashigi is right, Colonel Smoker."

Beside him, a man in a black suit who had followed at a leisurely pace said with a smile, "There's no need to start an unnecessary conflict."

Smoker just snorted and didn't bother to pay him any attention.

Just then, Tyrone, the Moretti family's old butler, came forward. "So it's Colonel Smoker. What brings you here in such a menacing manner?"

"Get that brat Damian out here!"

Smoker didn't have a good impression of Damian, his fellow countryman.

The relationship between Morettia and the Barto Club, the dominant gang in Loguetown, is no secret.

Bartolomeo's reputation in the underworld of Loguetown is extremely bad; he's known as the Ogre. Yet, even someone like him calls Damian "Big Brother," which speaks volumes about what kind of person Damian is.

Not only that, Damian has also gotten involved with Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and they are said to have become business partners.

Smoker scoffed at those so-called legitimate pirates, and coupled with some things he had investigated since taking control of Loguetown, he naturally didn't have a friendly attitude towards the Moretti family.

Butler Tyrone's expression had turned quite cold. "This is not the attitude a guest should have, Colonel Smoker. The young master is not a criminal, and there is no need for him to cooperate with you."

"Whether someone is a criminal or not is up to us to decide."

Smoker has always had a fiery temper, and he dares to yell at even the old men at headquarters. How could the old butler's words possibly frighten him?

"If you don't want to lead the way, then get out of the way."

Without a word, Smoker was about to shove the old butler aside and continue walking toward the manor house.

The man in the black suit sighed helplessly.

That works too.

The suggestion above is to make contact with Moretti Damian, and let Smoker, that hothead, test Damian's abilities. That wouldn't be a bad idea.

"Colonel Smoker, if you intend to force your way in, then please forgive our rudeness!"

The old butler took two steps back.

"Mr. Enel, I need your help."

It's a bit late to go back to the main house to call for help, but the young master said that no matter where in Loguetown you call for Mr. Enel, you will get a response.

On the roof of the manor house.

Enel is sitting here cross-legged, eating an apple.

Although he didn't leave his house, his Observation Haki had been extended throughout Loguetown by the enhancement of electromagnetic waves, allowing him to listen to every sound on the island at will.

To be honest, Enil is quite curious about Qinghai.

Therefore, he heard the old butler's voice immediately.

The man who considered himself a god immediately showed an expression of utter disgust.

They actually started ordering him around!

What is that?!

but.

Enel's expression changed again, showing considerable resentment.

Who told him to lose?

"Divine retribution".

His right arm transformed into lightning, and he flicked it casually.

"Um?"

Smoker, who was walking alone, suddenly looked up as lightning struck from above.

boom!!

The brilliant pillar of lightning blasted a large hole in the ground, sending smoke billowing out.

"Colonel Smoker!"

Tashigi screamed in terror.

Oh?

The man in the black suit's eyes lit up. Was this Moretti's weather weapon?

"How dare you attack the navy! Now you can be sentenced!"

Amidst the smoke, swirling white clouds rose and quickly reformed into the shape of Smoker, the naval captain sneering.

"Oh right!"

Tashigi belatedly patted her chest, looking relieved, "Colonel Smoker is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user!"

"Nature-based?"

Lightning descended from the sky, coalescing into the likeness of Enel before the incredulous gazes of the Marines and the man in the black suit. He looked mockingly at Smoker, "You're a Logia type too?"

"...No way?"

The man in the black suit immediately broke out in a sweat; this was no weather weapon at all!

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"