"Have you discovered a list of other Celestial Dragons' elite henchmen?" Tesoro asked Sig for confirmation.
"We only found some clues; CP0 has specific training in this area." Sig shrugged, not particularly disappointed.
After all, Hispero should already be the "most professional spy" in this world. He has completed the role of Sequence 6 and the Promotion Ceremony, but he has not yet truly promoted to the ability of Sequence 5. Being able to "investigate" to this extent is already quite gratifying.
Sig spoke, he also revealed the information he had gathered to Tesoro...
"There's another spy with a hidden identity? We don't even know which faction they belong to?" Tesoro muttered with some concern.
As for Mihawk, the only one who seemed to have completely "lost his skin," Tesoro didn't say a word. Perhaps... he felt that "everyone is Shichibukai," and Mihawk was no different from him?
"Oh, and I also implanted three strong Psychological Suggestion in you," Sig reminded him.
Tesoro frowned at Sig, giving him a look that said, "I told you not to meddle."
"As long as you say the designated 'key' to her face, she will instinctively follow her instinctive cues..."
Saying "He/She is just my friend" can subconsciously make her forget who you've met before.
Saying "I don't want to talk about this right now" can make her forget the topic we just discussed;
"[If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do]," which could subconsciously make her deny her own guess.
To prevent Tesoro from failing, Sig deliberately gave Hispero three strong suggestions in her dream, essentially giving Tesoro a chance to make amends.
Tesoro:...
Tesoro felt that this key sounded rather strange!
However, the functions are all quite practical, and I can imagine when I would need to use them, so I didn't say anything to refuse.
In the days that followed, Sig parasitized Tesoro's shadow, studying the abilities of the Golden Fruit while preparing for the upcoming Auction House.
Although they didn't find any treasures related to the Donquixote Family or the Void Century, nor anything related to the secrets of the Celestial Dragons, they did find murals related to the Tontatta —completely peeled off and preserved, which was clearly not a protective act.
Moreover, this mural is one of the few artifacts dating back eight hundred years.
The timing of 800 years ago is intriguing, and its connection to the Tontatta is even more remarkable...
Sig didn't think there would be any records related to the "Void Century" here. After all, apart from the Poneglyph, all other records should have been erased, and erased very thoroughly, even "miraculously." Despite being on a vast ocean with extremely inconvenient transportation, even the small islands that were separated on the Grand Line had their data precisely erased.
The World Government shouldn't have that much control...
However, since it was something related to the Tontatta, Sig thought it could be a gift for visiting the Kingdom of Tontatta, so he had Tesoro take a picture of it.
Although the Riku Royal Family knew about the Tontatta, or rather, the Tontatta Tribe, they did not want others to disturb the Tontatta people, so they did not explain the origin of the murals in too much detail, only saying that it was an art style from ancient times in Drosrosa.
Sig was convinced that these figures, so small in proportion to the trees, were not an art form, but real people, because he knew of Tontatta people existence.
As a "testament to friendship," Tesoro deliberately raised the price tenfold on the second strike before the gavel fell, and the deal was completed amidst gasps of astonishment.
This single item fetched a price that was a third of the total Beli sold in the entire auction...
King Riku was deeply moved by Tesoro's righteousness and generosity, and immediately became his brother.
Hispero, who had volunteered to be a maid to repay a debt of gratitude, couldn't help but show a weak expression of heartache while looking at Tesoro with admiration.
However, after the auction, Tesoro did not respond to King Riku's invitation, but instead followed Sig's advice and secretly went to the "Iron Bridge"—of course, without Hispero.
Hispero easily guessed that Tesoro was going to Green Bit Island, where the Kingdom of Tontatta was located, since he was carrying the torn murals and heading towards the Iron Bridge.
Although Tesoro tried to conceal his whereabouts, he couldn't fool Hispero, nor did he intend to truly fool Hispero!
The friendship and cooperation with the Tontatta Tribe has always been an important asset for Tesoro.
Tesoro hadn't initially paid any attention to the Tontatta people, but it was Sig's strong suggestion that led to this.
The Tontatta Tribe are generally only ten or twenty centimeters tall, but they are very strong, similar to ordinary Fish-Man.
Moreover, what Sig was concerned about was not their combat strength, but their racial talent for cultivating plants.
Sig, who almost "shared" the research results with Caesar, naturally knew where Caesar's "Artificial Devil Fruit" was currently stuck...
Although the exact extent of the Tontatta Tribe's racial talent is unknown, as long as the hard requirement of "difficulty in cultivating special plants" can be ignored, Caesar's "Artificial Devil Fruit" has almost reached the stage of mass production!
It's just that Caesar wasn't brought to Dressrosa by Doflamingo, but is currently in Wano Country with Kaido, so he might not be able to immediately realize the Tontatta Tribe's racial talent and its role in the "Artificial Devil Fruit Project".
This could also serve as the basis for Tesoro's cooperation with Kaido...
On the one hand, it can strengthen Tesoro and even spread its influence to surrounding countries, because with cooperation with Kaido, production efficiency can be greatly improved;
On the other hand, as long as Yamato obtains the Dodon Fruit, Kaido's Artificial Devil Fruit plan will just be a stepping stone for her—well, it's not unreasonable for Old Man to make a wedding dress for his daughter.
By Kaido, Tesoro could then sell weapons from Wano Country, generating even greater profits...
In the original work, Doflamingo was a middleman between the World Government and Kaido. Although the two sides seemed to be absolutely opposed, the World Government had always been a major customer of Wano Country's sweatshop arms factory!
After Doflamingo's middleman died, CP0 was even sent directly to contact Kaido.
If Tesoro can completely replace Doflamingo in the original work, and bring the Tontatta people into the implicit alliance, and if everything goes smoothly on Yamato's side, then the entire interest line, including the World Government and Kaido, is being quietly "bleeded" as a reserve of power to launch a real "world-changing war" someday.
Sig briefed Tesoro on the situation in Wano Country and the progress of Caesar's research, but he didn't mention the "Millet-Millet Fruit"...
In Sig's mind, Tesoro is only trustworthy when it comes to "fighting the Celestial Dragons," and perhaps he would think that Kaido is a better ally!