One Piece: Starting with the Water Drop, Fighting Admirals to a Stalemate
Chapter 23

One Sentence, Gran Tesoro Is My Territory From Now On!

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Money and wealth were the only faith Gild Tesoro had now.

It possessed boundless magic, capable of making even the Celestial Dragons accomplish things according to his own will.

Those were the very Celestial Dragons that had once made his life a living hell, yet Gild Tesoro also knew that no matter how wealthy he became, he was actually just doing chores for the Celestial Dragons.

He still despised and hated those World Nobles who stood at the summit of the world, capable of deciding a person's destiny with a single word!

Today, hearing that the Celestial Dragons were actually infighting and beating each other up genuinely brought Gild Tesoro joy.

His subordinates saw Gild Tesoro telling them to smile and obediently grinned at once.

The subordinate reporting the news of the Holy Land clearly had more to say.

Yet right at that moment, a strangely dressed oddball whose head was larger than his body dropped abruptly from the upper level, landing right beside Gild Tesoro.

He was Gild Tesoro's trusted subordinate, Mr. Tanaka!

"Boss, a Celestial Dragon has arrived!"

Mr. Tanaka's face carried a trace of urgency as he spoke.

"Hm?"

Gild Tesoro was surprised as well; it was already evening, so why would a Celestial Dragon arrive at this hour?

At that moment, the subordinate also hurriedly turned on the Den Den Mushi, projecting the footage of the entrance.

On the screen, a luxurious large ship was slowly sailing in, soon reaching the internally docked port.

At the bow, standing beside maids and men in black, wearing Celestial Dragon attire but without a bubble helmet, Lynn was gazing at the tallest building.

Behind him, a Droplet-shaped object hovered eerily.

Yet at this time, Gild Tesoro paid no attention to the Droplet behind Lynn, his expression turning heavy instead.

Facing Lynn, a Celestial Dragon he had never seen before, he still had some stress reactions and felt rather solemn.

Who knew what the person who came was here to do? Were they looking for trouble or here to enjoy themselves?

"Let's go... to welcome him!"

Carrying surprise and displeasure, Gild Tesoro had no choice but to get up and lead his people out to welcome him.

In his capacity as the master of the entertainment city, failing to entertain them would probably cause quite a bit of trouble.

Outside.

Looking at the brilliantly lit Gran Tesoro, Lynn could instantly smell the rotten stench of money on this island.

What a visionary fellow, being able to move an island this pretty.

A sudden thought arose in Lynn's heart, which was to take the entire Gran Tesoro into his pocket as his own scientific base.

The place was big enough, it could move, and since this island had already been retrofitted and could even withstand Bullet unleashing his full might, he genuinely wanted it.

Just as Lynn was sizing up the island, the ship sailed inside, and some pirates, merchants, and even people from various kingdoms and the dregs of society who had come to play and gamble all saw Lynn's arrival.

Especially upon seeing the symbol of the Celestial Dragons, the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon, their expressions all changed.

Until Lynn stepped onto the port, the surrounding people dropped to their knees without a second word, nobody daring to be an exception and stand facing Lynn.

The three words Celestial Dragon were a suppression upon their very souls.

And at this time, Gild Tesoro had already come down with his trusted subordinates and laid eyes on Lynn.

The only difference was that Gild Tesoro's subordinates, including Mr. Tanaka and Baccarat, all knelt down, with only Gild Tesoro standing, bowing at a ninety-degree angle in salute.

"Impudent! This is Figarland! How dare you not kneel!"

Beside Lynn, members of the CP Force immediately rebuked him.

This Gild Tesoro was far too impudent! Lord Figarland Lynn was an existence whom even the Gorosei had to respect, not comparable to ordinary Celestial Dragons!

Figarland? Gild Tesoro did not know what differences existed among the Celestial Dragon families, but he only knew that the Celestial Dragon backing him had high status, so he was not cowed, yet his tone still carried a trace of ingratiating humility as he spoke, "I once received permission from the World Nobles of the Holy Land that I do not need to kneel."

It looked like an explanation, yet it carried a hint of arrogance; this was the privileged status brought by his own hard work!

"Humph! You—"

The man in black sneered. As long as it wasn'Golden Divine Punishment the Gorosei, no Celestial Dragon was worth looking at before Figarland, and he was just about to force him to his knees.

Lynn waved his hand instead, cutting off his subordinate's nonsense, and gazed with indifferent eyes at Gild Tesoro, who was a head taller than him.

"We warmly welcome Figarland to Gran Tesoro, and we shall use our highest specifications to make Your Lordship feel at home."

Gild Tesoro thought Lynn knew about the Celestial Dragon behind him, smiling inwardly while extending an intensely warm welcome on the surface.

"Feel at home?"

Lynn spoke, cold on the surface and entirely devoid of tone.

Today, he was here to subjugate a vassal state by force, not to chit-chat and enjoy himself here. Therefore, he continued slowly, uttering words that shocked everyone present: "Stop struggling. Your Gran Tesoro will be my territory and my vassal state from now on, understand?"

It was not a discussion, nor was there any room for negotiation. Lynn was going to seize it anyway; massive amounts of gold were a must, and now that he had seen this island with his own eyes, he liked it even more.

There were stands all around, and the stage was not far away. The audience knelt on the ground, and upon hearing Lynn's words, it stirred a commotion.

What? The appearance of a Celestial Dragon actually meant wanting the Gild Tesoro to submit?!

Gran Tesoro was Gild Tesoro's lifeblood and of utmost importance. Although it had the backing of a Celestial Dragon, he had never intended to hand it over.

Now, upon hearing Lynn's words, his bowed posture shivered, and he raised his eyes to look at Lynn in disbelief.

His subordinates behind him also had changing expressions, but kept their heads down and dared not speak.

"No... Figarland, did you misunderstand? Gran Tesoro is already a vassal state of the World Nobles. Shouldn'Golden Divine Punishment you discuss this with the Holy Land?"

Gild Tesoro knew he could not overtly reject Lynn, so he could only offer a tactful reminder, pulling out the Celestial Dragon behind him in hopes of intimidating Lynn with it.

"Discuss? Does Figarland need to discuss things?"

Beside Lynn, the CP leader in charge of administrative affairs flashed a dangerous look in his eyes.

This Gild Tesoro didn'Golden Divine Punishment know what was good for him. Not kneeling was one thing, but he actually dared to speak in such a double-edged manner.

On the contrary, Lynn looked at Gild Tesoro with rapt interest. He truly lived up to being a Gild Tesoro who rose from desperate straits to control massive wealth, but his patience was not limitless either—after all, he had already mentally reviewed how to transform the entertainment city into his own scientific territory.

Therefore, Lynn said calmly, "I will not say my words a second time."

Behind him, the members of the CP Force all turned their gazes sharp.

Gild Tesoro felt his scalp go numb, never expecting to run into such a reckless hothead. Whichever way he looked at it, he was walking right into trouble here.

That's right; he thought Lynn was very young, extremely young—definitely a reckless hothead among the Celestial Dragons. He had no idea that this was one of the people who had been beating each other up in the news from Mary Geoise he had just heard about earlier.

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