One Piece: Start Collecting Nicolo

At least in terms of wealth...

"Fufufu... Looks like we've reached a consensus."

Doflamingo raised his glass and said, "I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

Caesar picked up the wine glass, gestured in the air, and drank it all in one gulp, rarely giving Doflamingo a good look.

"Next, should we also talk about the issue of world government?"

Putting down his wine glass, Doflamingo brought up the past again.

Due to the shortage of seastone resources, the pressure from the world government is imminent.

"We don't want the position of Shichibukai anymore, but we must give you the money and food you deserve!"

Caesar wiped his mouth and said, "Well? I've already made the biggest concession."

"Um…"

Doflamingo was silent for a moment. "You should know that the World Government doesn't care about resources or the Seven Warlords of the Sea. What those guys value most is actually Seastone."

"Seastone can be exported, but sales won't increase in the short term. Kaido has already wreaked havoc on Wano Country. If this continues for five years at most, Wano Country will be completely wiped out."

Caesar shook his head, saying that the taxes from Goose City had been collected ninety years later.

"As the King of Dressrosa, you should be well aware of how much resources and financial revenue a country with a healthy economy can generate, not to mention that Wano Country is already a country rich in resources."

"Is this so..."

Doflamingo frowned and secretly cursed Kaido for his short-sightedness.

He is also a villain, and although he has harmed many citizens, at least the national GDP has increased, and the annual tax revenue is not small.

Before he came, Dressrosa was a notoriously poor country, and the whole country had to tighten its belts to get enough gold!

They clearly occupy a key route at the entrance to the New World, are so close to Fishman Island, and have such convenient transportation, yet they are still in such a miserable state...

Nowadays, people look at the former King Liku with disdain, and poverty may be one of the factors!

As for Kaido's behavior of drinking poison to quench thirst, it is basically on the same level as King Riku.

If he were to occupy the natural fortress in Wano Country that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the capital in his hands would at least increase by ten times!

Chapter 47 Gambling Fight

"That's it."

Although Doflamingo was anxious about the situation in Wano Country, he had no other choice.

"But... I can only hold out for a year at most. No matter what happens next year, the people down there should at least have enough to eat."

"That's no problem. Seastone is a huge source of income. Otherwise, if I just sit there and eat up all the resources, it would be a real headache for me."

Caesar nodded and said, "By the way, there should be a lot of merchant ships from Wano Country passing through here later. Don't let your people rob them."

"Then I'll take care of you anyway."

Doflamingo chuckled softly, his mood finally changing for the better.

"Speaking of which, I wonder what kind of devil fruit you prefer? I'd like to pay close attention to it. Also, the prices of different types of fruits...is there a rough range?"

"Mythical beasts, nature-type, superhuman-type, and finally, animal-type."

Caesar clenched his fist. "Mythical Beast and Nature-types, minimum 1.5 billion each! Superhuman and Ancient-types, minimum 500 million each! Ordinary Animal-types, minimum 200 million each! How's that for?"

"1.5 billion? You're really willing to spend money."

“That’s just the basics.”

Caesar shook his head slightly: "If you have the ability to get the Sparkle-Spark Fruit, I am willing to buy it for 10 billion!"

"Fufufufufu... Ten billion? The Pikachu Fruit?"

Doflamingo burst out laughing. "That sounds exciting, but the person who has achieved his current ability is quite a difficult person to deal with."

It’s hard to say who is the strongest among the three admirals of the navy today, but the most difficult one must be Kizaru!

Fight, can't beat.

Run, can't run away.

Even if we really fought, this guy would disappear a thousand meters away in the blink of an eye.

And in terms of personality, this guy is also the most unpredictable one.

Doflamingo would rather provoke Akainu than get too involved with this kind of guy.

"What a pity! That's my favorite fruit."

Caesar sighed slightly: "If there is no choice, who would be willing to eat an animal?"

Doflamingo suddenly fell silent.

You'll die if you don't pretend, right?

Then let me ask you!

Did my Thread-Thread Fruit say anything?

Am I not a person with special abilities?

Am I a person with special abilities?

Am I a person with special abilities?

"Rumor has it... Devil Fruits choose their owners."

Doflamingo's tone seemed a little regretful: "Isn't the Vampire Fruit pretty good? Compared to the String-String Fruit..."

"It should be said that some of your characteristics attracted the String-String Fruit."

Caesar said calmly, "I heard you have a knack for puppet strings? I guess you really enjoy manipulating the fate of others, right?"

"Fufufu... Your Excellency is really good at judging people."

Doflamingo's heart trembled. It seemed that his information was no secret to Caesar. No wonder this guy looked so confident.

"Then why was you chosen by the vampire fruit?"

"Like I said, I just wanted to live a stable and long life."

Caesar's face turned cold: "Whenever I mention this, I can't help but want to beat you up."

Doflamingo's expression froze as he tripped over the hole he had dug.

Caesar raised three fingers: "Three days, I want to see that artificial fruit."

"Don't worry, as long as that thing is indeed in Punk Hazard."

Doflamingo was not panicked at all.

He received news from Caesar Kulang that the research on artificial devil fruits had failed and the World Government would not continue to spend time on this aspect.

It's just a failed product, it's not difficult to get it.

After the two of them had a simple meal, Doflamingo's mind became active again.

Now that a consensus had been reached, he completely gave up the idea of ​​controlling Caesar.

After all, Caesar is really rich and is really willing to spend money!

Moreover, Caesar's money is all in the space he carries with him. He cannot harm him without Sucrose's ability, and he cannot get the money by using Sucrose's ability. There is even the risk of failure.

What he has to do now is to earn as much profit as possible from Caesar.

"Come to think of it, this is your first time in Dressrosa, right?"

Doflamingo said cheerfully, "How about I entertain you for the next two days?"

"Okay."

Caesar nodded. He also wanted to see what Doflamingo could do.

Soon, the two came to a building that resembled the ancient Roman Colosseum.

On the high platform, Caesar looked at the two gladiators fighting in the arena below, feeling rather bored.

"That's it?"

"Fufufu, don't be anxious..."

Doflamingo chuckled softly from the King's seat. "Who do you think will win between these two?"

"A fight?"

Caesar's observation of the Haki swept over him and he lost interest even more.

The two people in the field are of similar strength, and both have a bounty of over 100 million, which is far from the lineup in the original plot when fighting for the Flame-Flame Fruit.

"Are all the people competing here slaves?"

"Well... there are all kinds of people."

Doflamingo said, "There are gamblers who have lost everything, pirates who have been reduced to slavery, and some who seek to challenge themselves. These two guys in the field are both new pirates who once tried to challenge me for the position of Shichibukai."

"That's it..."

Caesar thought for a moment and said, "I'm not interested in a simple gambling fight. How about trying something more interesting?"

Doflamingo looked intrigued. "Oh? I'd love to hear more about that."

Caesar raised his index finger and pointed at a pirate on the stage, a flash of scarlet gathered at the tip of his finger.

With a hissing sound, a blood bullet shot out and instantly pierced the pirate's shoulder.

However, the next second, the pirate's eyes turned red, and the wound on his shoulder healed rapidly. He bowed slightly to Caesar and then quietly retreated to the sidelines.

"What a coincidence! My fruit also has the ability to control others."

Caesar looked at Doflamingo and gestured for him to come in.

"Fufufu, is that so?"

Doflamingo suddenly became interested and pointed his finger.

An almost transparent thread shot out, and the other pirate in the field froze and just stopped where he was.

Caesar looked at Doflamingo and said, "One hundred million berries, how about that?"

"I'm at a disadvantage."

Doflamingo swept his observation Haki over the gladiator controlled by Caesar in the field, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. He had never heard that the vampire fruit had the ability to control others.

Although the Devil Fruit encyclopedia is widely circulated, it actually only contains descriptions of the most basic abilities of the fruits, otherwise it would not be published at all.

The most famous ability of the vampire fruit is eternal youth and immortality. In comparison, the ability to control blood is not so noticeable.

"Your Excellency only needs a thought, but I need to rely on strings to control it. Look, that guy is still resisting, fufufufu..."

Doflamingo said this, raising his ring finger slightly, and the man he controlled immediately rushed towards Caesar's followers, brandishing a greatsword.

"But just consider it as a token of your appreciation. After all, this is your first time visiting me."

Chapter 48 Why Are You So Fragile?

Clang——

The broadsword and the long sword collided, and the two slave gladiators fought each other again.

Doflamingo's hands seemed to be dancing on the keys of a piano, his fingers flying, controlling the poor creature who had become his puppet, and rushing towards Caesar's followers at a risk of his life.

puff!

Two muffled sounds were heard at the same time, and the long sword and long knife penetrated into each other's bodies at the same time.

Doflamingo curled his lips and said, "What a shame! It looks like a draw."

"No, how could that be?" Caesar shook his head slightly.

As soon as the words fell, something strange happened.

The follower controlled by Caesar in the field suddenly raised his head, his pair of scarlet eyes flashed with bloodthirsty cold light, and he opened his mouth wide and bit his opponent's shoulder.