The Sea Transport King—although the nickname sounded like a knockoff of Pirate King—really was a real person.
His name was [Deep Sea Current] Umit, a man ranked alongside Morgans, Stussy, and the others as one of the New World's underground giants.
In the original story, he had only shown his face once, and no further information about him had ever been mentioned.
But Bright had heard of his name in this life.
He was a logistics tycoon in the New World. Rumor had it that as long as one could afford the price, he could deliver any cargo to any designated location. He was an extremely influential man.
After recalling what he knew about the man, Bright somewhat understood why Tesoro said Umit held a grudge against him.
"Is it because of our fish-man logistics?"
Bright frowned deeply.
Having fish-men transport goods had been a condition Tesoro proposed from the very beginning of their partnership. Bright had agreed, and he had put great effort into it.
After all, Tesoro had already shown his sincerity. Which of the industrial facilities now flourishing on Fish-Man Island had not received his help?
Although they had not formally established a logistics company, Bright had asked Neptune to specially transfer a group of elite soldiers from the Neptune Army as its core, then squeezed eight sea beasts out of the Immigration Bureau. In the end, they formed a logistics organization dedicated to serving Tesoro.
"But that doesn't make sense."
Bright said doubtfully, "We haven't opened for outside business. We're only helping you."
"Shipping fees have never been cheap."
Tesoro said calmly, "I've never heard of that kind of help."
"It's all about the same."
Bright pretended not to hear. "Since there's no competition, there shouldn't be any conflict."
So why had that guy suddenly gone