Chapter 500: Tezoro x Golden City

Since then, merchants have gained more confidence in the [Kingdom of the Netherlands], and there has been a constant stream of people traveling to and from the [Red Earth Continent Tunnel].

Even though each ship had to pay tens to hundreds of thousands of baileys, merchants still flocked to the city.

Merchants would love to be able to safely enter other waters by spending a little money.

The charging business of the [Netherlands Kingdom] is booming. The [World Government] and other forces are envious, but can only stand back.

Near the tunnel entrance, the [Kingdom of the Netherlands] has deployed heavy troops, as if they regard the [Red Earth Continent Tunnel] as a forbidden delicacy.

No matter how the World Government, the Navy, pirates and other forces attack it, it always stands firm.

After [Red Soil Continent Tunnel] stabilized, Xia Jieren withdrew his gaze and no longer paid attention to it.

Now, he has more important things to do.

"Kerrigan, when will the Devil Fruit arrive?" Xia Jieren rubbed his hands and asked expectantly.

"We'll be there at 2pm this afternoon!" Kerrigan's eyes were full of smiles. "I can tell you which Devil Fruits there are first."

"No need!" Xia Jieren raised his hand to stop him, "Then there will be no fun in opening the blind box."

Hearing this, Kerrigan pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally it was two o'clock in the afternoon.

A [Skyship Bug] slowly descended, with six wooden boxes on it, containing [Devil Fruits].

Xia Jieren rushed forward impatiently, his eyes full of anticipation.

"This batch of devil fruits all look great!" He said excitedly as he opened the wooden boxes one by one.

Kerrigan nodded. "That's true."

Xia Jieren took a deep breath and picked up a purple [Devil Fruit].

This [Devil Fruit] emits a mysterious glow under the sunlight.

"This is..." Xia Jieren observed the fruit carefully, and a strong desire surged in his heart.

Xia Jieren shook his head violently, suppressing the desire in his heart.

He deeply memorized the characteristics of the [Devil Fruit] and engraved its appearance in his mind.

Then, he picked up the [Devil Fruit Illustrated Book] that had been prepared beside him and began to read it carefully.

While one could ask Kerrigan directly, that would take away a lot of the fun.

"Got it... Got it... This is it, [Natural Type·Mist Fruit]!" Not long after, Xia Jieren shouted excitedly.

Xia Jieren stared intently at the mysterious [Mist Fruit], his face filled with joy and excitement that were difficult to conceal.

In addition to his joy, Xia Jieren turned his attention to other [Devil Fruits].

“[Paradox-type·Niffler Fruit]...[Dog-Dog Fruit·Normal Type·Jackal Form]...[Paradox-type·Telekinesis Fruit]...[Dragon-Dragon Fruit·Ancient Type·Tyrannosaurus Form]...[Monkey-Monkey Fruit·Normal Type·Macaque Form].” Xia Jieren murmured and counted, the smile on his face growing brighter.

"Haha~, what a great harvest... Great!" Xia Jieren happily stroked the [Devil Fruit] in front of him, unable to hide his excitement.

Next, he returned to the collection room with the six newly acquired [Devil Fruits] and placed them one by one.

After admiring it for a while, Xia Jieren left.

Xia Jieren has a strong army and horses under his command, so he doesn't need these [Devil Fruits] for the time being.

However, he still ordered his forces to continue collecting [Devil Fruits].

Apart from satisfying his own collecting hobby, it is a waste and too dangerous to leave mysterious things like [Devil Fruits] scattered across the sea.

Xia uses force to break the ban!

“It’s all for the peace of the sea!”

Thinking of this, Xia Jieren felt that the red scarf on his chest became brighter.

Feeling that he had done a good thing, he hummed a little tune and left the collection room.

Three days passed in a flash.

[World Government] didn't cause any trouble, and the sea was unusually calm for a few days.

Today, an unexpected person came to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

"My Lord, Gild Tesoro wants to see you!" Kerrigan came to Xia Jieren and reported.

"Gild Tesoro?" Xia Jieren was a little surprised when he saw the familiar figure on the screen.

Gild Tesoro, he is the future "Golden Emperor".

Xia Jieren had no idea what he wanted from him.

Immediately, Xia Jieren asked, "What is his purpose?"

Upon hearing this, Kerrigan quickly searched for relevant information.

After a moment, she replied: "According to the intelligence, it should be for the 'Golden City' project."

"Before coming here, Tesoro went to the [New World] to lobby the [Four Emperors]."

"Oh!" Xia Jieren suddenly realized.

The "Golden City", also known as the "Gulan Tezoro", is a giant ship 10 kilometers long with a town on it. It is the world's largest entertainment city and an independent country and demilitarized zone recognized by the government.

Of course, there is not even a hair left of the "Golden City" now.

Tezulo was just beginning to execute his plan.

Using the power of money to manipulate the world, even the world's aristocracy, this is Tezoro's ambition.

Recalling the relevant information about Tezoro in his mind, Xia Jieren said calmly: "Tezoro wants to gain the support of the [Netherlands Kingdom]?"

"I'm afraid so!" Kerrigan nodded slightly.

After pondering for a moment, Xia Jieren made a decision: "We can talk, but there's no need to meet."

"Just send someone to negotiate with him!"

"Yes!" Kerrigan said with no objection.

Things turned out pretty much as Xia Jieren and Kerrigan had expected.

The purpose of Tesoro's trip was indeed to win over the [Kingdom of the Netherlands] and have it recognize the status of "Gulan Tesoro".

To this end, Tesoro generously gave the Kingdom of the Netherlands an 8% share.

Even though 8% of the shares is small, it can generate at least billion yuan in dividends every year.

According to Tesoro, the [Four Emperors] also had similar shares.

Xia Jieren didn't know whether it was true or not, and he didn't care too much.

Tesoro's failure is inevitable, even if Luffy is not there, there are others.

Just based on the fact that he will control 20% of the world's Baileys in the future, he is destined to live long.

Now, even if Luffy doesn't take action to end Tesoro, Xia Jieren will swallow him in one gulp at the right time.

Taking this into consideration, Xia Jieren agreed without much hesitation.

For some reason, the straightforwardness of the [Netherlands Kingdom] made Tesoro feel vaguely uneasy.

Soon, this uneasiness was replaced by joy.

"Thanks to the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the construction of 'Gulan Tesoro' has begun. I believe it won't be long before the world's largest entertainment city will be born." Tesoro said excitedly.

The negotiators always maintained a decent smile.

This greatly disappointed Tezulo.

Tesoro did not stop. After getting the result he wanted, he left the [Kingdom of the Netherlands] immediately after leaving his contact information.

Looking at Tezolo's departing back, Xia Jieren began to think about how to drive nails into the "Golden City" that would be completed soon.

"Tezoro has not awakened yet, but we still need to be on guard against the gold dust he releases."