Red-Haired Shanks Was Dumbfounded!

[Splash, splash]

Large quantities of gold and colorful jewels, made into various coins, bars, or inlaid in crowns, swords, necklaces, and rings, were poured out of the overturned wooden crates. Nearby, loading vehicles used large shovels to continuously scoop up the overflowing treasure and pile it back inside.

This is a large, specially cleared area within the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, where you can see Pangaea Castle in the distance.

At that moment, ten government officials holding Projection Den Den Mushi were broadcasting the process of 'ONE PIECE' being built up bit by bit from various angles to countless people around the world. To ensure the sense of awe, they even dispatched a user who had eaten the Bird-Bird Fruit to take aerial photos.

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Silence fell over everyone in front of the projection screen, as they stared in disbelief at the incredible array of gold and jewels on the screen.

Nearly two hours have passed, and trucks are still unloading more and more jewelry from large wooden crates, creating a glittering, golden mountain of jewels in the scene.

Even so, there seems to be no sign of it ending!

However, a small number of people vaguely sensed that something was wrong. They felt that the amount of treasure had exceeded the carrying capacity of the two large cargo ships, but they were not quite sure.

In fact, they are right.

The Five Elders had long anticipated that while the two ships contained a great deal of treasure, it would be somewhat inappropriate to display it to the entire world.

But they can't actually hide all that extravagant treasure in Laugh Tale in the New World; how many cargo ships would they need to transport it there?

Would it still serve its purpose of maintaining secrecy?

Furthermore, what if there are too many cargo ships and something goes wrong when the navy brings them back? Putting aside everything else, if the Whitebeard One Piece and the Big Mom Pirates really joined forces with Kaido to fight, how many cargo ships could they possibly protect?

Although the World Government is a large and powerful entity, it wouldn't throw most of its treasure into the sea.

So they came up with a solution.

Only two ships of treasure were transported there and then brought back, so that even if something unexpected happened and the treasure was lost at sea, the loss would not be too great.

Then, when broadcast live to the world, they will pull out even more treasures from the nearest Holy Land Treasury, but these treasures cannot appear on camera.

Doesn't that make things incredibly stable?

Even if someone points out the doubts later, their influence will be negligible; they only need to shock the majority of the public.

So, how much treasure are the Five Elders actually planning to release?

Imu was currently enjoying the live stream with the people in the treehouse Moon Chamber, certainly knew about this issue. He didn't mention the exact value, as the astronomical price was difficult to describe in numbers.

In short, the five men intended to use their gold and treasures to create a mountain of gold on the opposite bank of the river, as tall as Pangaea Castle.

It's said that this is less than half of the treasure trove, and that doesn't even include Famous Sword, Devil Fruit, banknotes, and the like. The accumulated wealth over eight hundred years shows just how terrifying it is.

"Speaking of treasures, I remember there are three great treasures: the treasure of John, a former member of the Rocks Pirates; the Treasure Jade Iceberg on the Polar Ice Continent; and Golden City of Shandora on the Sky Island of Upper Yard."

Imu stroked his chin, pondering to himself.

"John's treasure, I remember some marine scientists speculated that Buggy found it and used it as capital to establish the so-called One Piece dispatch company 'Buggy Delivery,' but now everything has changed, and finding it again will be quite difficult."

With that in mind, he shifted his attention to two other things.

"The Polar Ice Continent. Six years ago, Chinjao's head was punched flat by Garp, so the treasure inside is still intact. Finding it shouldn't be difficult. The key is how to open it."

Imu's first thought was to send Garp over, since if Chinjao's pointed tip could crack ice, then Garp's even stronger fist could too.

But upon further reflection, it seems somewhat unreliable.

Firstly, it was his personality; secondly, he felt there was a technique to breaking the ice, at least just enough to break the ice covering the treasure. If he used too much force, he would smash it open, and the treasure would fall down.

By the way, we can send Aokiji over. He's Devil Fruit User; who could be more skilled at controlling ice than him?

Let him quietly retrieve the treasure and then restore the ice layer to its original state. I'm sure Chinjao's expression will be quite something when he goes to see it next time!

"The naval branch base on Fish-Man Island isn't finished yet. Once he goes to the Polar Ice Continent and comes back, the base should be completed by then. There shouldn't be any problem with the timing."

Having made up his mind, Imu was about to pick up the Den Den Den Mushi on the coffee table to call the Five Elders. As for Shandora on Sky Island, he planned to go there himself.

Treat it as a trip to the Sky Island, and bring back some local specialties while you're at it. That's not unreasonable, is it?

[Poluporu, Polluporu]

Unexpectedly, the Den Den Mushi started beeping as soon as he reached out. He picked up the receiver and heard it say, "Lord Imu, Figarland Shanks has been taken to the Figarland Family's manor, and Buggy is still on his way to Punk Hazard."

"Got it. Keep an eye on him, don't let that kid get away."

"Yes, sir."

With a snap, the Den Den Mushi closed its eyes and fell asleep again. Imu put the receiver back down, picked up his wine glass, and took a sip of red wine.

Since transmigrating, I don't know if it's because of my predecessor's influence, but I've developed a particular fondness for this kind of sweet red wine. Maybe it's because I drink the best kind, so it tastes especially delicious.

Shanks

To be honest, he did want to use this person, after all, he was a talented individual, possessing the potential of Four Emperors of the Sea), and was also of Celestial Dragons blood.

The problem is that this kid was adopted by Roger Pirates when he was young, and his mind and body have been completely 'corrupted'. Now he's fifteen years old, and his values have already been formed, so it's very difficult to reform him.

However, Roger is dead, and the Roger Pirates have disbanded, which is actually a good thing.

"Forget it, let's keep him for now. Thinking about it carefully, his only use is in combat power. The World Government will have plenty of these in the future. From that point of view, he's not as useful as Buggy."

Imu coldly decided to ignore Shanks for the time being, and as for whether he would eventually forget about him and let him become a complete failure, he didn't care anymore.

Honestly, if he's crippled, he's crippled. Can't we even support someone?

Unless one day Shanks can Wash-Heart and fully accept his identity as Celestial Dragons, and is willing to contribute to the Celestial Dragons' power forever, then we can consider training him.

"Perhaps we could let Mihawk meet him as an elite Celestial Dragons. If they could develop into friends like in the original story, that would be great."

Hehehe, as expected, as a time traveler, I still have a soft spot for the extremely handsome Red-Haired uncle, and I'll lend him a hand if I can.

If Mihawk can't reform Shanks, then forget it!

Meanwhile, in the Celestial Dragons' exclusive residential area in the Land of the Gods, in a luxurious villa belonging to the Figarland Family, Shanks sat on the sofa with a dark expression, staring blankly at the neatly arranged clothes on the table.

The Celestial Dragons' attire!

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