Angel investor in the One Piece world

Chapter 73 Cooperation! With Bucky

"I see,"

Damian nodded slightly, his domineering aura fading. "Is the government planning to purchase the weather equipment we manufacture?"

That was no surprise.

"It's fair to say that anyone who truly understands the exceptional skill of the Moretti family would find it impossible to resist those amazing gadgets, right?"

CP5 chuckled and flattered, "Since it can rain, it can certainly wind, and naturally, it can thunder. What the government needs are more comprehensive tools, or rather, weapons!"

"It's not cheap."

Damian said with a smile.

"Mr. Damian, the weather equipment you sell in Alabasta costs one million Berries per set. If it's a more comprehensive weather weapon that meets the government's requirements, then we can offer one and a half million Berries."

CP5.

"Too low."

Damian replied without hesitation, "Making weather devices more functional can't be done with just 500,000 Berries."

He held up three fingers, "Three million Berry a set."

This is simply ripping off idiots.

Even including labor costs, a stripped-down version of a weather gun and cloud generator would cost around 200,000 Berries.

Even if all the features were added, it would only cost a maximum of 300,000 Berries.

But a big dog like the World Government should be slaughtered when necessary.

"this……"

CP5 hesitated for a moment, "Isn't this a bit too expensive?"

"Is it expensive?"

Damian smiled. "There are finished products in the manor right now. You are welcome to go and experience them."

CP5's eyes lit up. "Then I won't be polite!"

We need to inspect the goods first.

"Wait a minute!"

Smoker, who had been forced to his knees by Damian's Conqueror's Haki, finally raised his head. The naval captain's eyes were practically bloodshot. "You bastard! Does this mean the government doesn't care about anything else, but now they want to do business with the Moretti family?"

"Mind your position, Colonel Smoker!"

CP5 was getting impatient. What should they do if they delayed the task assigned to them?

"This is the government's decision! Do you want to stop it? Why don't you call Marshal Zhan Guo and have him call the government to stop this deal?"

Normally, he wouldn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of a Marine Headquarters colonel, but this mission was supposedly issued from CP0!

What is CP0?

Celestial Dragons' exclusive agents!

This mission was issued from the sky!

Even a naval admiral has no right to stop it!

Smoker's face turned ashen.

"Colonel Smoker was also acting in the name of justice."

Damian laughed and said, "Don't be too demanding."

"Did you hear that, Colonel Smoker!"

CP5 said coldly, "Mr. Damian is so magnanimous, do you still want to cause trouble?"

Smoker nearly ground his teeth to powder.

"If you calm down, come with me now to test the new weapon."

CP5's tone softened, since he had no need to have any conflict with Smoker, who was said to have a good relationship with Admiral Aokiji.

"Your navy should also equip it with these later."

Smoker's chest heaved violently as he stared intently at Damian, saying nothing.

Then, shortly thereafter, at the training ground behind the main house.

"That's truly amazing!"

CP5 repeatedly pulled the trigger of his weather gun towards the target under the dark clouds, firing a bullet that immediately attracted lightning that struck the target.

Smoker, standing nearby, was also somewhat lost in thought.

"There are actually weapons like this?"

Tashigi voiced Smoker's thoughts perfectly: "They can even manipulate the weather! That's amazing!"

Smoker had to admit that if the Navy could equip itself with this kind of equipment, it would be twice as effective in dealing with pirates!

Moreover, it is said that Damian has an even more powerful weather ship!

"Compared to my value to the world government, what you care about is insignificant."

Damian crossed his arms and said casually.

What does a deal with the Seven Warlords of the Sea even count for? The government has been trading with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, all along.

So what if we acquire two banks? That's too insignificant, isn't it?

As for opening a bank in the area where my friends work, nobody cares. What's the big deal?

"..."

Tashigi was a little scared and instinctively hid behind Smoker.

Smoker stared intently at Damian. "Don't get too cocky! I'm watching you! You'd better not give me any openings!"

"Whatever makes you happy."

Damian didn't care at all.

What can one Smoker do?

If you really want to cause trouble, then find an opportunity to get rid of him.

It's a bit of a shame that I can't get his purple-level rebate, but there's nothing I can do about it. Smoker doesn't seem like the type to accept my investment anyway.

On the other side, CP5 had already laid down their weapons and were communicating with someone using Den Den Mushi.

"...Yes, I've experienced it, it's incredible! The ability to control the weather in a small area at will!"

He said this.

He quickly ran over and handed the Den Den Mushi to Damian. "Mr. Damian, my superiors would like to speak with you."

"Hello there."

Damian took the Den Den Mushi and greeted it in a friendly manner.

"Three million Berry for a set of weather weapons is indeed not cheap."

A deep voice came from the other end, it was unclear whether it came from CP0 or an official from the World Government's central command, "But we can accept it."

"However, there is one additional condition."

"Please speak."

Damian enjoys dealing with straightforward people like that.

"Can you mass-produce those ships that control the weather on a large scale in Alabasta?"

Individual weather devices are just tinkering; what the government really wants are ships that can truly alter the weather on a large scale!

"There are no technical problems."

Damian said, "But it's in the materials."

"Those of you who have Dr. Vegapunk certainly know that to create an island cloud that can support ships sailing in the sky, a large amount of Seastone is needed."

"Hai Lou Shi?"

It's quiet over there now; they must have gone to ask someone.

Soon, the voice came again, "We can provide seastone; you can pay for it."

"Thank you so much."

Damian smiled sincerely.

Seastone is extremely precious, and its main source is Wano Country.

He spent a great deal of time and money to build the Sky Sword, but in the end he only obtained enough Seastone to make a small piece of Island Cloud.

Although the government will definitely control the amount of sea stone provided based on the number of ships ordered, it doesn't matter, there will always be ways to save money.

How quickly can we expect to see the samples?

"No rush, there's something I need to clarify first."

Damian said, "The mass-produced weather ship will definitely not be as good as my ship in terms of performance."

Why?

"Because of energy, there isn't a sufficiently strong power supply. I have a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit under my command, so he has almost unlimited energy. Do you have that too?"

There was another pause on the other end of the phone. "No problem. We can make up for the quality with quantity. How quickly can we expect to see the finished product?"

"One month."

Damian Road.

Shipbuilding speed in this world is just ridiculously fast. The Thousand Sunny was completed in just one week. Although the shipwrights in Loguetown can't compare to those in Water City, their speed is not slow either.

"Okay, the Seastone will be sent to Loguetown immediately."

The person there said, "The exact price will be determined after the boat's performance is tested, is that alright?"

"certainly."

Damian nodded with a smile. "By the way, could you ask Colonel Smoker to stop bothering me? He said he'd keep a close eye on me, which is pretty scary."

"I'll make him keep his distance from you. Also, have my people bring back the first batch of weather equipment. You should have quite a few in stock, right?"

"no problem."

Damian casually remarked, "If the money is there, the goods will be there."

"Um."

The other end of the phone hung up.

Damian smiled and handed the Den Den Mushi back to CP5, then glanced at Smoker.

The naval captain's facial muscles were twitching, and his face was as red as erupting lava.

So the next step is to build a larger-scale factory.

Whether it's for building weapons, ships, or combat robots.

Fortunately, the family has plenty of funds.

Meanwhile, in a certain area of the East China Sea.

Akin stood at the bow of the large ship, looking ahead through binoculars.

On the sea ahead, a ship is fleeing at high speed.