Queen of Joy Street

This visitor from the Flower Country was a man with long earlobes who claimed to be Kui San, the pillar of the Six Treasures Navy.

Buggy had also heard of the Flower Country, a country from the East of the New World. Hundreds of years ago, it had established a navy to serve its rulers. Today, the navy had grown to ten branches. These naval forces were essentially a group of violent gangs that relied on plundering enemy ships to supply their own country—in other words, pirates.

Among them are legendary figures, such as the 500 million Chinjao the Drill the Happo Navy.

It's easy to imagine that the other online trolls wouldn't be much weaker.

Kui San briefly explained his purpose. He had occasionally seen the two unique weapons of the Festival Island, the spear and the crab shield, and out of curiosity, he spent a lot of money to buy one of each. After personally testing the sharpness of the spear and the toughness of the crab shield, he was truly shocked. So he decided to come and discuss the sale of weapons with Buggy.

After Kui San announced the number of spear-crab shields needed, Buggy was slightly surprised and asked why.

Kui San didn't hide anything and explained: Now, the Flower Country may be at risk of large-scale war with neighboring enemy countries at any time, so they need a lot of weapons. Not only that, but more importantly, the warriors of the Flower Country are naturally good at close combat and hand-to-hand fighting, but when they fight with enemy countries, they will have to face powerful firearms.

The spear is sharp and lightweight, effectively enhancing the warriors' striking power, while the crab shield is as hard as iron, effectively resisting the firepower of firearms. The Flower Country has always been searching for suitable weapons, and the spear and crab shield produced on the Festival Island seem to have been made for them.

Buggy pondered for a moment, then asked Kui San what price he could offer. Kui San readily gave his answer: he was willing to buy 10,000 spears and 10,000 crab shields for 50,000 Beli each, for a total of one billion Beli.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Kui San left feeling relieved.

Then, Louis Carl walked in. "Captain Buggy, that man is still waiting in the reception room."

"Let her come over," Buggy said, and Louis Carl left.

About ten minutes later, a very young and beautiful woman with short hair, exuding a mature and composed air, entered, led by Louis Carl.

"Buggy, hello there. Is this our first time meeting?"

The woman's smile was quite stunning, yet possessed an innocent and harmless charm.

"Queen of the Pleasure District, Stussy."

Buggy slowly uttered the other person's name, his tone as casual as a conversation between old friends, "The scenery on this island is quite nice, isn't it?"

Stussy is one of the six kings of the Underworld. As her name suggests, she mainly controls entertainment venues similar to red-light districts in various countries of the New World. Although she looks very young, she has actually been rooted in the dark world for decades and is probably older than Buggy. Her influence extends throughout the New World. Even Charlotte Linlin invites her to her large tea parties, making her a true guest of honor.

"This island is absolutely beautiful; it's exactly the kind of place I've always dreamed of," Stussy said with a smile.

"An ideal place?"

"I'm planning to invest some money here to build a paradise-like entertainment club. What do you think, Buggy?" Stussy leaned back on the table, looking at Buggy with an ambiguous gaze. "This way, we can empty the wallets of foreign pirates without bloodshed, making this kingdom even richer, more prosperous, and more flourishing."

"Oh?"

Buggy looked at Stussy noncommittally, "Then why don't you tell me what you can get in return?"

"Me...?" Stussy smiled faintly, "Firstly, I can also earn a considerable income, and secondly, establishing a good relationship with a Shichibukai is, by all accounts, the right choice. It's a mutually beneficial thing, isn't it?"

"Indeed..."

Buggy casually rubbed his fingers on the handle of his teacup before slowly speaking, "I can designate a piece of land for you, but if anyone you send later violates any of the laws of this country, I won't let them off easily out of consideration for you."

"Call..."

Seeing that Buggy had agreed, Stussy patted her chest like a little woman, her worried and fearful expression completely gone, replaced by a relaxed look. "Of course not. I want to work with you long-term. Although I operate in the Underworld, I've always been law-abiding and have never forced anyone into prostitution."

As she spoke, her eyes filled with grievance. "For a weak woman like me to survive on the turbulent sea, I can only rely on myself to move forward step by step. Even if my reputation is tarnished, it's all out of necessity..." She wiped away the glistening tears in her eyes, and the blush on her face from crying slowly faded. She bowed slightly. "Then, I'll have to ask you for help with this matter."

"I will send someone to inform you later."

Upon hearing Buggy's answer, Stussy looked at Buggy with a captivating gaze, exuding a seductive charm. "You're so adorable, I almost want to devour you whole."

"You are beautiful too. In all my years of sailing the seas, I have rarely seen a girl who can rival you," Buggy replied calmly.

"Then I'll accept your compliment." The flirtatious look in Stussy's eyes vanished instantly, and she covered her mouth and chuckled like a lady.

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Buggy's words, spoken in his current position, though simple, carry great weight.

Great pirates like the Shichibukai are all unruly and eccentric. Even after all these years, this is the first time Stussy has heard Shichibukai praise her beauty. Naturally, she is very pleased, especially since she is a woman who is extremely confident in her appearance.

At Buggy's signal, Louis Carl led Stussy outside.

After Stussy left, Buggy leaned back in his chair and gently rubbed his temples.

Stussy really lives up to his reputation as someone who's been rooted in the Underworld for decades; his acting is superb.

Others might not know, but he did know that Stussy's true identity was a CP0 spy member under the World Government.

Stussy's opening of the entertainment club was merely a base for gathering intelligence on the Festival Island, facilitating the monitoring of Buggy's movements and the collection of information.

It must be said that the World Government has planted extraordinary pawns in the New World, and these pawns may have intricate connections with the entire Underworld.

The reason Buggy agreed to Stussy establishing a base here was that he could use this intelligence-gathering base to transmit information he was willing to disclose to the World Government at certain crucial moments, thereby causing intelligence misrepresentation.

A break with the World Government that could occur at any moment might allow them to turn the tables.