The Golden Emperor Submits, Astonishing Number of Marines Enter!

"Very well, you are a sensible man. I will say no more.

I came here because I took a liking to your place. I won'Golden Divine Punishment touch your businesses for now, but I'm going to build a laboratory on this island. Stop all entertainment. Also, since you are a Gold-Gold Fruit user, I need you to provide me with gold throughout."

Lynn showed no particular reaction to Tesoro's submission, casually waving a hand.

"This... Understood, I get it."

Tesoro was inwardly startled, not expecting Lynn to make such a grand move right after he expressed submission.

It didn'Golden Divine Punishment matter if the city of gold had to shut down, as he had businesses all over the world, but he still had to provide gold the whole way through. Before he could finish speaking, however, upon seeing Lynn's indifferent gaze and the superior aura of someone in power, Tesoro forcefully swallowed the words he was about to say.

Still, what kind of laboratory was this Figarland going to build? He was quite puzzled by this. Was he going to have scientists make something?

At that moment, though, with a trace of an inexplicable smile, Lynn glanced around at the surrounding audience members and the stage where performances had been suspended. He signaled the men in black beside him and walked toward the tallest building.

Shortly after, Tesoro watched as a CP man in black took out a Den Den Mushi and said, "Lord Figarland says you can come over now."

Though he was clueless as to what was happening, Tesoro quickly followed Lynn, preparing to offer a warm reception to solidify their new relationship.

What he never expected, however, was that before the pirates and audience members in Gran Tesoro had even left, a fleet of Warships would soon appear on the distant sea surface, sailing rapidly toward Gran Tesoro!

"Run! It's the Marines!"

"Oh god, there are at least ten thousand Marines, and... and an Admiral!!"

Gran Tesoro still had a warning system. When those pirates looked through their telescopes, they saw Warships with lights on sailing across the dark sea.

It was Kizaru who had brought Gion and the others to guard Lynn while he built his new laboratory.

In an instant, Gran Tesoro fell into chaos. The crowd was already mixed, with Marines and pirates alike coming there to enjoy themselves. Within the entertainment city, however, harboring grudges wasn'Golden Divine Punishment allowed—whoever came was a customer.

Right now, though, the Marines worried they would be reprimanded by the Admiral, and the pirates feared being captured. For a moment, everyone fled in the opposite direction.

You've got to be kidding me, that was an Admiral and over ten thousand Marines!

Glancing at the chaos behind him, Tesoro's heart ached fiercely. He hadn'Golden Divine Punishment even started cutting into these people to bleed them dry yet—they could have made him a ton of Beli!

At the same time, he was also glad he hadn'Golden Divine Punishment reacted violently and made a move. Who could have imagined that Figarland Lynn would bring so many Marines in his wake?

On the Warships, Kizaru, Gion, Chaton, and the others watched as pirate ship after pirate ship scrambled to escape, wearing cold smiles.

"Normally, not a single one of these guys would be allowed to get away, but unfortunately our mission right now is to assist Lord Figarland."

Gion narrowed her eyes, having no intention of ordering anyone in pursuit.

Kizaru simply yawned indifferently, noting that it was still nighttime anyway.

"Gran Tesoro, huh? I understand, I come here often. If they were holding some kind of event, there'd be even more pirates around. But Tesoro has backing from the Celestial Dragons, methods, and strength, plus the status of a king. Once we Marines arrive, we generally don'Golden Divine Punishment bother with the pirates; we only permit action once they leave."

Chaton puffed out his big belly, biting on a cigarette as he spoke indifferently.

"Never mind the pirates for now. Our fleet is escorting tens of billions in equipment and materials, after all."

Looking at the brightly lit entertainment city, Kizaru suddenly smiled.

Lynn had already dismantled all the laboratories on the deserted island, shipping everything that could be used—including newly purchased materials—over here.

Right from the start, he had regarded the entertainment city as his own territory.

At this time, the Golden Emperor Tesoro truly didn'Golden Divine Punishment dare harbor any thoughts of resistance, and his confusion regarding Lynn only grew stronger.

After the people had scattered, even his own subordinates were put to work by Lynn.

"Come on, Big Head, and you too, everyone pitch in together and dismantle all these useless stages and grandstands."

"Have the Marines arrived? Get the battleships to blast the mountain face and fill in the island's inner bay..."

Seated atop the tallest building with a Den Den Mushi, Lynn looked down from on high and gave the orders for the work to begin.

Step one of the renovation: apart from this tallest building and the power source driving the entertainment city, everything—stage fountains, entertainment venues, small hills—had to be destroyed to build a foundation.

Tesoro's heart was twitching. An urge to attack Lynn welled up inside him, but when he thought of Lynn's authority and Kizaru flashing up from below, he didn'Golden Divine Punishment dare. He didn'Golden Divine Punishment even dare let it show on his face.

"Don'Golden Divine Punishment just stand around, Tesoro. Use your power to start gathering gold. I know you have plenty of it here."

Tilting his head, Lynn glanced at Tesoro's unsightly expression and spoke.

"Yes..."

Tesoro wanted to cry.

At this point, at Lynn's signal, Kizaru stood at a high vantage point and fired lasers from his fingers, blasting away all the difficult terrain until it was flat.

With even an Admiral, who didn'Golden Divine Punishment need to be polite to the Celestial Dragons, working without complaint, Tesoro dared even less to have any ideas and obediently followed orders.

"Take turns resting and handle it however you see fit. I want this technological territory built at the fastest possible speed."

Satisfied with the progress, Lynn left instructions and went off to rest first, intending to direct the laboratory's construction once day broke.

This time, Lynn wasn'Golden Divine Punishment simply setting up a laboratory; he was taking over the entire island, even willingly abandoning his previous one.

By the time dawn broke, the world-famous entertainment city was unrecognizable.

Over ten thousand Marines worked in shifts to stabilize the ground, hauling all the materials and equipment onto the island so that infrastructure work could begin.

And so, sitting once more atop the central high-rise, Lynn crossed his legs, holding a Den Den Mushi in one hand and his design blueprints in the other as he began directing the construction.

Having accepted his fate, Tesoro watched as a massive tech laboratory began to take shape under Lynn's methodical directions, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes.

This member of the Celestial Dragons was different. How did he even understand construction?

Moreover, it was only now that he noticed there were no slaves around Lynn at all; the only thing following him was a quirky Droplet-shaped object that never left his side.

Watching the construction progress, Lynn was very satisfied with the process, as basically none of the men below made mistakes and everyone worked conscientiously. He looked at Tesoro and said, "Is the gold ready? My laboratory requires a great deal of gold."

"Lord Figarland, it is already prepared..."

Without a second word, Tesoro began to activate his ability.

It still took seven days, encompassing construction, equipment installation, gold, and a series of other building procedures.

The entire entertainment city underwent a massive transformation.

Radiating the brilliance of technology, even the tall building where Tesoro lived had been converted into a technological tower!