The Gran Tesoro wasn't just a ship made entirely of gold. Even every building, streetlamp, flowerbed, fountain, floor, and decoration in the city aboard it was made of pure gold. Its existence was nothing short of astonishing to the people of this world.
As a result, every corner of the city had surveillance Den Den Mushi installed, monitoring it around the clock. Special forces were also assigned to guard it closely. Otherwise, who knew when a building might suddenly lose a brick, or someone might yank a streetlamp out of the ground?
Even so, the prison beneath this ship—or rather, this mobile city—was already overcrowded. Clearly, in the face of such staggering wealth, there would never be a shortage of people willing to take a dangerous gamble.
Of course, the ones who got caught were just fools blinded by the prospect of riches.
If they'd stopped to think for even a moment, they would've realized that gold was soft. Yet Gild Tesoro had built this enormous ship and sprawling city out of pure gold, raising countless towering structures without worrying about them collapsing—and he even dared to sail around showing them off. He must have had something giving him confidence.
But exactly what it was, one certain bear-child didn't know—and didn't care to find out. After wandering around this glittering city for most of the night, she had finally arrived in front of its tallest building.
"Wow!"
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"Tibbers, that lady on the way here said this was the very, very, very, very best place for eating, sleeping, and playing, right?"
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Annie looked at the tallest building in the Golden City, then glanced from side to side. She was quite certain she hadn't gone to the wrong place this time, because this building was easy to recognize. It really