Gild Tesoro

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Roy was quite surprised by this. As the saying goes, no one visits a temple without a reason. Someone like Gild Tesoro, who had no connection with him at all, suddenly came to his door. It was obviously not to chat with him.

The only things that could interest Gild Tesoro in his possession were the Ark Maxim or the Poneglyph.

Roy had assumed that the Gild Tesoro's goal was the Ark Maxim in his possession, but he never expected that the Golden Emperor was after the Poneglyph.

After Roy Awakening his mastery of the Dream-Dream Fruit, he was able to clearly recall many of his faded memories from his past life.

In his past life's memories, the Gild Tesoro didn't act like a rational person. He attacked the Straw Hat Crew for some wealth. You have to know that at that time, Luffy had already defeated Doflamingo, and his reputation on the sea was far beyond what could be described as Supernovas.

Gild Tesoro's ability to suppress his desire for gold and instead pursue the Poneglyph earned him Roy's respect; perhaps this guy wasn't as simple as he appeared.

"To be honest, I'm a little curious. How did you know I had Poneglyph? And judging from your attitude, you seem to know exactly what that Poneglyph says?"

"There's nothing in this world that money can't buy. As for those parasites in the World Government, as long as I let a little food slip through my fingers, they'll pounce on me like wild dogs, begging for food and flattering me. Hahaha!" Gild Tesoro's arrogant laughter was filled with disdain for the World Government.

Roy remained silent. Gild Tesoro could only infiltrate the lower and middle levels of the World Government at most; otherwise, he would have known the specific information in the Poneglyph.

Of course, being able to obtain information about the Poneglyph from the World Government is enough to demonstrate the power of money. For Roy, who has memories of his past life, he understands even more how terrifying the power of money is.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. If you want the information from the Poneglyph, you have to exchange it for something of equal value. Or do you think you can control me with the gold dust floating in this room?" Roy said with a hint of disdain.

Gild Tesoro's pupils contracted, but he laughed without the slightest embarrassment, "Hahaha, how could that be? Even the Marine Hero Garp couldn't get the better of you. No matter how arrogant I am, I don't think such petty tricks could work on a man like you. It's just a professional habit."

Although the information about the naval expedition was not published in the newspapers, it was no secret to those who were interested.

"Hehe, it's good that you think that way." Roy was too lazy to call him out.

Baccarat, standing behind Gild Tesoro, was secretly horrified. Those who did not know the Gild Tesoro's background could easily have their bodies invaded and controlled by the golden powder. Especially with the added benefit of her Lucky-Lucky Fruit, this move was invincible, causing countless powerful figures to die in silence.

"Nightmare Roy truly lives up to his reputation; no wonder the boss values him so much!"

"In that case, what do you want in exchange for the information in the Poneglyph?" Gild Tesoro remained calm and composed. Possessing one-fifth of the world's wealth, he believed he could satisfy whatever Roy asked for.

"Hmm..." Roy pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Bring me three of the world's top scientists, preferably those who have worked with Vegapunk before."

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. For a genius like Vegapunk who has surpassed human limits, even just working together is a valuable experience.

Just by looking at Judge and Caesar, you can tell that anyone who has worked with Vegapunk is unlikely to be a fraud.

"Huh? What?" Gild Tesoro's face twisted in disbelief. What the hell? You're a pirate, why do you need a scientist? Are you kidding me?

Whether it's wealth, Devil Fruit, Famous Sword, or rare treasures, Gild Tesoro has it all, but he doesn't care about this damn scientist at all.

After all, in Gild Tesoro's view, scientific research was time-consuming and laborious, and there was no guarantee of results; it was simply a waste of time.

Moreover, he could simply wait for others to develop their results, then overwhelm them with money and seize the technology.

So when Roy made this request, he thought Roy was playing a trick on him.

"Are you... are you serious?"

"Well, for me, wealth is meaningless. On this ocean, perhaps only powerful Logia Devil Fruit, Mythical Zoan- Zoan Devil Fruit, and Supreme Grade Sword can interest me. If you can send me these things, then you can disregard what I said before."

Gild Tesoro's lips twitched. Damn it, these are things you can only come across by chance. Although he's rich, he's completely helpless when it comes to treasures that are priceless and unavailable. In comparison, Roy's previous request was indeed much more humane.

"Okay, I'll find three top scientists to send them to you."

"I know you have a partnership with Doflamingo. Here's what I'll do: after I go to the New World, I'll go to Dressrosa. Once you've delivered those three scientists there, I will naturally tell you the information from the Poneglyph in its entirety."

"Nightmare Roy, dealing with someone like you is really not an easy task," Gild Tesoro said, changing the subject. "But I'm actually looking forward to our next deal!"

Roy remained noncommittal, shrugged, and turned to leave.

Once Roy had disappeared from their sight, Baccarat asked softly, "Boss, Nightmare Roy really as difficult to deal with as the rumors say?"

She knew that the Gild Tesoro's reputation was not only based on his wealth, but more so on his strength.

"Heh, even more terrifying than the legends say. But the more people like him, the better. The sea is far too calm right now!"

On the way back, Roy was also thinking to himself, "People who seek the Ancient Weapon are all dishonest. Is Gild Tesoro hoping to use the power of the Ancient Weapon to take revenge on the Celestial Dragons? It seems that Gild Tesoro is not as ambitious but incompetent as I remembered from my previous life!"

Roy had always found it strange that Gild Tesoro was able to seize the Gold-Gold Fruit from Doflamingo and rise from nothing to become the Gild Tesoro who controlled one-fifth of the world's wealth. Logically, he shouldn't be a short-sighted person.

Furthermore, during this transaction, Gild Tesoro never mentioned the gold in Roy's possession, leading Roy to make a bold conjecture.

Perhaps Gild Tesoro will target Luffy in the future, aiming to blackmail Dragon and use the Revolutionary Army's power to exact revenge on the Celestial Dragons.

"If that's really the case, perhaps I can take the initiative to act as a go-between and bring Gild Tesoro and the Revolutionary Army, those two troublemakers, together. Only by thoroughly muddying up this sea can I fish in troubled waters!"