One Piece: From the God Valley Era

Wano Country, the City of Flowers.

Acnoya held the Den Den Mushi, leaned back in his chair, and answered the call. But he noticed something keenly: the Den Den Mushi didn't change its appearance.

The Den Den Mushi on one side changes its appearance during a call, showing the caller's face.

But since it didn't appear this time, one thing can be confirmed.

The person who made the call used an anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi (snap mob), not a regular Den Den Mushi.

Upon hearing the voice coming from the Den Den Mushi, he was shocked, yet also somewhat understanding.

"Hey, isn't this Satan from the Five Elders? You actually called me? The sun must have risen in the west." Acnoya couldn't help but tease after hearing Satan's voice. "Excuse me, have you filled the vacancy for the Five Elders yet?"

"If I can't make up for it, I can volunteer."

But Satan's next words left Acunoa speechless.

"Yes, that's what Lord Im thinks too. I can send someone to pick you up now, and I'll even write about it in the newspapers. How about that?" Satan got straight to the point.

"..."

Satan, this is a day we can't have a conversation about.

I was just joking, why did you take it seriously?

Acnoya could tell that Satan was telling the truth; they genuinely wanted to bring him into the World Government and make him a Celestial Dragon.

Not all of the Celestial Dragons are the original twenty kings.

Some joined from outside and became Celestial Dragons.

The prerequisite is that you have enough ability.

Acnoa's strength is sufficient to join the World Government.

As for the Five Elders and Celestial Dragons who died?

What can be done now that we're already dead?

We can't expect the Five Elders, Lord Acnoya, to pay with their lives for you, can we?

"Alright, Satan, stop joking with me and tell me why you're here." Acnoya didn't want to continue this topic and asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Satan didn't continue the topic. He knew very well that Acnoya could never become a Celestial Dragon.

Why would someone who is destined to be the ruler of the world become someone else's dog?

Satan is proud, but not stupid.

"We want to resume our trade with you, or more precisely, with Wano Country."

"A deal involving seastone?" Acnoya raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, we need seastone from Wano Country. If you'd like, we can still calculate the price according to the usual rate," Satan said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Acnoya stroked his chin, thinking to himself, "They need Seastone from Wano Country. I remember Seastone is also found in other places. Could it be...?"

"That makes sense; the seastone from Wano Country is of high purity."

Wano Country is truly a blessed land.

It's easy to defend and difficult to attack, possesses a considerable number of mythical beast species, and also has high-purity Seastone...

Now, this precious land belongs to him.

"A trade is possible," Acnoya nodded.

The quarries in Wano Country have not been shut down and have continued to operate.

It would be very difficult to sell these large quantities of seastone without trading with the World Government.

There are many countries in the New World, and many pirates, but these people don't need that much Seastone. Even if they used it themselves, they wouldn't need that much.

Therefore, trading with the World Government is the best option, as it can exchange for money and other resources.

This incident also reminded him that the Kozuki clan were stonemasons who carved the Poneglyphs and possessed the skill of processing Seastone.

It's necessary to press them for details, including the ledgers for the transactions involving sea stone.

Kozuki Oden and Kozuki Sukiyaki are not dead yet; they are still hanging there, and they have food and drink, so they won't die anytime soon.

He did this in order to completely dismantle the Kozuki clan's rule in Wano Country.

"Then let's do it the way we always have?" Satan asked.

"No, of course the price will go up, it'll go up... three times!" Acnoya grinned.

He originally wanted to raise the price tenfold, but after thinking about it, he was afraid of scaring these guys, so he decided to postpone the transaction. Otherwise, the money would just rot in the pot.

So let's raise the price by one-third.

That's how it will be for now, and it will increase year by year thereafter.

"..." Satan paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "This price... is acceptable!"

He didn't haggle, because the highest price they negotiated was ten times the current price.

Three times the price is nothing to them, but it far exceeds the market price and is even much higher than the black market price.

But they are the world government, and they have money!

Their principle is to solve problems with money whenever possible.

"I think I've gone too low," Acnoya said, stroking his chin. "But whatever, this price is fine."

"As for the timing of the transaction, three months from now, is that alright, Satan?"

Three months later, Wano Country stabilized, and there was no need to worry about the World Government causing trouble there.

However, given the nature of the World Government, they might already be preparing to cause him trouble.

After all, he hasn't fully established himself in Wano Country yet, so causing trouble now is the best option.

So... we still need to be wary of the World Government.

"No problem, our ships will come to Wano Country and bring you your wealth," Satan said.

"Okay, then it's settled. Is there anything else?"

"That's all. If you're willing to become a Celestial Dragon, we can still talk."

"That won't be necessary."

Acunoa shook his head and hung up the phone.

Become a Celestial Dragon, and that'll be the rest of your life.

All I want in this life is to never eat beef.

Satan let out a long sigh as he watched the Den Den Mushi hang up.

The negotiations went smoothly; the only thing to watch out for is the transaction three months from now.

It would be troublesome if Acnoya attacked him.

Hopefully, what he fears won't happen.

He immediately went back to report.

at the same time.

Acunoa also summoned Stussy.

"Stusi, put down the Kozuki Sukiyaki. I have some questions for him," Acnoya said.

"Kozuki Sukiyaki? Why?" Stusi asked curiously.

"The ledgers and technology related to the sea stone transactions should be in the hands of Kozuki Sukiyaki, and I need to get my hands on them."

"So that we don't get fooled by Satan later."

He didn't know the price of the deal between the World Government and Wano Country, so he needed to find out the price first, followed by the technology of Seastone.

In the original story, the beasts possessed this skill, capable of carving bullets from such a hard mineral as seastone. How could they do that without some craftsmanship?

He's got his hands on all the beasts; now he needs to get his hands on them.

Let's start with Kozuki Sukiyaki.

"Trading Seastone, the World Government has contacted you?"

"Yes, just now, Satan called to ask about the deal, and I agreed, but the price is three times the current price."

"What do you think about using their money to build our country?"

"Very good, but the World Government should be prepared."

"That's natural, but we need time, and so does the World Government. It's a matter of who is better prepared."

"But I feel the advantage lies with me!"