Log Pose and Rebecca

Luo Ji contentedly put a large box of Log Poses into his storage scroll.

After asking around, he learned that most of the rulers of countries or islands who came to Dressrosa to do business would sell their islands' Log Poses and make a little extra money on the side.

Of course, the most important thing was to attract more merchants, wealthy people, and travelers to their islands to spend money.

Otherwise, with the Record Poses that could only guide people to one island at a time, there would not be much traffic throughout the year.

The Donquixote Family, the strongest intermediary emperor, naturally would not let this business opportunity slip by.

They even had someone specifically responsible for purchasing these Log Poses and had built the dark shop with the most complete collection of Log Poses.

To be honest, Luo Ji was very satisfied with this integrated trading market.

It had absolutely promoted commercial trade and cultural exchange throughout the entire world.

If Doflamingo had a modern business mindset, he would be the boss of all kinds of platforms. Taobao, Pinduoduo, express delivery... all of them would be businesses owned by this intermediary emperor.

He was a true business genius.

If he built all those business platforms, even if he only took a cut, the money he earned each year would be incalculable.

He might even surpass Gild Tesoro, the richest man in the world, and become the richest man of the new era.

The Shipping King Umit, one of the dark emperors, monopolized a large amount of the shipping business. He was absolutely a shipping tycoon, equivalent to the express-delivery giant of the Blue Star.

"No wonder the pirate overlords of several decades and the dark tycoons of several centuries all became rich. With this kind of monopolized business, it would be impossible not to make a fortune."

Once the Log Poses had been put away, he felt completely relaxed. Even if they turned Dressrosa upside down now, they could leave at any time.

"Luo Ji, when are we going to Fish-Man Island and Sky Island?"

Yamato's eyes shone brightly. She had bought several extra Log Poses and kept staring at the pointers indicating various distinctive directions.

Those were the islands she most wanted to explore.

"Don't rush. When sailing the sea, the enjoyment comes from the distinctive islands and interesting people you encounter along the way."

Luo Ji bought some more rare food before taking the two girls away from the underground dark market.

After all, that place mainly dealt in various weapons and war supplies.

Luo Ji had also seized a batch of various weapons produced by weapon factories in Wano Country, so he was not lacking in those things at all.

Luo Ji even dared to say that the Seastone weapons in Doflamingo's hands could not compare with the number he had.

Returning to Passion Street in Dressrosa, Luo Ji took the two girls to continue enjoying delicious food and buying large quantities of clothing.

The clothes could be used for reference and styling.

After all, clothing created through the power of the Fuku Fuku no Mi would return to its original state as soon as it was taken off or damaged.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the Dressrosa Colosseum and heard the enthusiastic cheers coming from inside.

Yamato really wanted to go in and watch, so Luo Ji immediately bought tickets and entered.

Looking at the pedestrians and spectators there, he saw that many people carried a toy pet or toy servant.

Remembering Luo Ji's words, Yamato and Tama found these toys especially eerie.

On the way, they had even seen shops specifically selling toys. How was that any different from selling humans?

From the audience seats of the Colosseum, the three of them watched the contestants slaughtering one another on the battlefield and listened to the blood-pumping shouts from all around them.

"Luo Ji! That commentator is so interesting! That painted-face man sitting on the high platform seems pretty strong. He's probably as strong as a Headliner of the Beasts Pirates."

Listening to the commentator's roaring commentary, Yamato sensed Diamante, the officer overseeing the arena, with her Observation Haki.

As the Donquixote Family's public money-making colosseum, Doflamingo had sent Diamante, the highest-ranking officer of the Diamond Army, to guard the arena.

After all, powerful pirates often appeared among the contestants.

To participate in a gladiatorial match, one only needed to be the last person standing in each arena to receive a sum of money.

If one made it into the final four or won the championship, the prize money was even more generous.

The Donquixote Family used the Colosseum to collect ticket fees from the audience while simultaneously taking bets, making a huge fortune.

Some defeated contestants were handed directly to Sugar and turned into toys, became transport toys in the underground trading market, or were turned into pet toys sold in shops.

All they had to do was offer a small portion of the money as prize money, and they could continuously attract pirates and strong fighters to compete.

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Having lived on Onigashima, Yamato had long grown accustomed to the Beasts Pirates' rule of rising through slaughter.

She felt no discomfort at all toward this kind of life-or-death gladiatorial combat.

Tama had grown up in impoverished Amigasa Village, where people could barely eat or stay warm. She had also witnessed the brutality and mercilessness of the Beasts Pirates, so she could accept this kind of gladiatorial slaughter as well.

Amid wave after wave of jeers, a sexy girl wearing a warrior's golden helmet repeatedly narrowly dodged her enemies' attacks in the arena, escaping danger time and time again at the edge of the fighting ground.

As time passed, fewer and fewer people remained in Arena D, where she was fighting.

The longer the girl held out, the louder the jeers from the audience became.

"Damn royal remnant, hurry up and die!"

"All of King Riku's descendants deserve to die!"

"You little slut! Get out of Dressrosa!"

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Amid the countless insults from the audience, the female warrior on the battlefield ignored them as though she had long since grown accustomed to it.

"Who is that woman?"

Yamato immediately became interested. Why were so many people insulting this girl who was fighting so desperately?

The girl looked as if she might lose at any moment, yet she repeatedly dodged lethal attacks. It seemed that she had awakened Observation Haki.

"That big sister is so pitiful."

Tama's sympathy burst forth. Being hated by so many people had to be very painful, right?

"Pitiful? She's the granddaughter of a brutal king. She deserves it!"

"If Violet hadn't joined Lord Doflamingo's ranks, she would have been killed long ago!"

The two Dressrosa spectators beside them suddenly turned around and angrily shouted at Tama, startling her.

"How dare you yell at my crewmate? Looks like you deserve to be killed too."

Luo Ji glanced at the two men expressionlessly. His fists blurred, and the two immediately collapsed into their seats, blood spurting from their mouths and noses as their eyes rolled back.

"How dare you hit people?"

"Hm?"

The spectators above, below, to the left, and to the right had just wanted to curse at Luo Ji, but one look from him frightened them into silence.

It was as if they knew that if they dared to speak again, they would meet the same fate as those two.

Amid the sounds of people swallowing nervously, the spectators pretended to continue watching the match, ignoring the two men who had been beaten half to death.

Amid the jeers of countless spectators, the girl actually remained standing until the very end, earning the right to receive the prize money.

Once today's matches ended, the three of them left the Colosseum.

"Another kingdom's princess."

Luo Ji chuckled. As for a girl carrying the hatred of a ruined kingdom and murdered family, if she could seize the opportunity, Luo Ji would not mind giving her a hand.

Rebecca was the daughter of Cyrus, the strongest gladiator after three thousand battles, and she seemed to have awakened Observation Haki as well. Her talent was fairly decent.

But she carried too many burdens and was somewhat unsuitable to become a member of the Luo Ji Pirates.

Luo Ji preferred crew members like Tama and Robin, who had lost both parents and had nothing tying them down.

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