Set Off! Find Lord Lanternfish! (44)

The brighter it was, the more it proved it was genuine. And the more genuine it was, the more it would draw the attention of those above.

Exactly!

No matter what Oric intended to do or what he was plotting, Ron planned to use Pure Gold to stir up the current World Government.

He still remembered that, in the original story, after the Treasure Madman failed, CP0 reported to Rob Lucci and asked whether they should continue searching. Lucci's answer had been, "No need. For the sake of maintaining balance."

They then shifted their focus to the "Golden Emperor," Tesoro, who had hired the Treasure Madman to seize the treasure.

This showed that they had understood perfectly well how much Pure Gold appearing in the world would affect it. Whether it could buy the world was a false question... but Pure Gold possessed the power to slow the growth of all things without limit, granting immortality. That alone was enough to drive the world mad!

So even if it would provoke the dissatisfaction of the Celestial Dragons, Rob Lucci had decisively abandoned the search for Pure Gold, concealed the news, and turned his attention toward Tesoro.

Outsiders only saw Pure Gold's ability to grant immortality, but Ron saw the truth behind the effort to suppress it—a truth powerful enough to shake the government itself!

"Then... as the director, I hereby announce that the show has officially begun!"

The next day, Rob Lucci found Ron in surprise and asked, "Azure Dragon Admiral, is it true? You found clues related to Pure Gold?!"

At this point, Rob Lucci knew nothing of the original story. CP0 had been run ragged lately, constantly searching for clues and hoping to follow the trail to Oric.

If Ron had not suddenly ordered the Kirin to