Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

The shockwave tore through the clouds, shattered the light, and created a fissure in the daylight resembling the darkness of polar night.

This is a scene that no one will ever see again in their lifetime.

The air was compressed by the shockwave into a straight white ray that stretched from Luffy's fist all the way to the golden giant's chest.

Chapter 531 Hancock, Pirate Expo

The fist of the 100-meter-tall golden giant shattered the instant it came into contact with the ray.

The entire golden arm disintegrated segment by segment starting from the front end. The exploding gold dust was swept up by the subsequent shockwaves before it even hit the ground, forming a golden hurricane that was then swept back into the sky by the shockwaves.

Thousands of tons of gold turned into a shower of gold, turning the entire Golden City into a golden-red storm.

The shattered gold continued to fall, the density of the gold rain so great that the sky was obscured.

Then Luffy appeared right in the center of the golden rain, right in front of Tesoro.

"I told you, you're nothing."

Tesoro was in the gold and had lost consciousness. It took a long time for his white eyes to regain their focus.

Fear, terror.

At that moment, he felt like he was going to die.

He hadn't experienced this feeling in twenty years.

The last time I felt this way was when I was under the Celestial Dragons' chains, crawling on the ground like a dog, waiting for my master's orders to torture me at any time.

My body was completely immobile, as if I had returned to the feeling of being at the mercy of others when I was a slave.

He stared in horror at Luffy approaching. "Are you trying to kill me? I'm the lord of this city! Various forces have interests here! The Navy, pirates, the World Government, the Revolutionary Army—they all have interests here! Do you want to make enemies of the whole world?!"

The reason why Golden City was able to remain neutral and stand firm in this chaotic new world was because of this dense network of interests.

Almost every major power has a stake in him, and the wealth he pays to the World Government every year is astronomical.

Trade between pirates and the navy is very frequent, and 20% of the Berries circulating on the entire sea are traded here.

If he is killed, these chains of vested interests will be uprooted.

Countless people will seek revenge against Straw Hat Luffy because their interests have been harmed.

Life is more important than money.

"I can give you everything!"

As long as you're alive, you can always earn the money back.

Luffy chuckled and patted the golden stone tablet in his hand. "You could have just said that earlier. Did you have to get a beating before you'd behave?"

"Besides gold, grant me some other requests, and then go to Fishman Island to apologize and compensate me."

"I've given you all the gold, where would I get any money left?"

Tezzolo instinctively retorted.

"That's something you need to consider yourself."

Why should Luffy consider his feelings?

"Your abilities should be able to help me raise the purity of this stone tablet several levels, using the gold you have."

Luffy felt that the current golden stone was not hard enough, and that fighting it was not satisfying.

Tesoro's lips twitched.

So all this man really wanted from beginning to end was his smelting technology?

If they hadn't been caught buying fish-men slaves from the Celestial Dragons, would they still have been able to do business with the Straw Hat Pirates?

One wrong step leads to another.

"Not bad, not bad, it won't feel soft when you pound it."

Luffy nodded in satisfaction, looking at the enlarged golden stone tablet in front of him, which was more than twice the size of the previous one. He was already imagining the scene of using the upgraded golden stone tablet to train.

He stood there watching Tesoro as gold rained down from all directions, making Luffy wonder if all the gold in the world was here.

Nami must have been incredibly excited to see that.

Tesoro wouldn't dare use any tricks in front of Luffy. He'd give it all, preferably everything, so that Luffy wouldn't have to ask, "Is it all here?"

Is he lying or what?

These guys have already experienced Tesoro's Observation Haki. Since they've survived, they shouldn't cause any trouble.

Money can always be earned back!

Soon, the density of the gold flying towards them became increasingly sparse, and Tesoro looked completely weak.

He didn't possess the ancient techniques of the Shandians, who could compress gold to its maximum volume, but with the gold stele as a base, incorporating gold into it wasn't a difficult task for him.

As long as the stone tablet remains, he can pour all the gold he absorbed this time into it and push the purity to the limit that even he has never tried before.

Having just been soundly beaten up and now having to constantly use his abilities, Tesoro felt completely exhausted.

"Am I going to die from exhaustion?"

He even had this thought in his mind.

Then he heard what Luffy had just said, and the muscles in his face twitched violently involuntarily.

Can gold prices soften?

That's gold!

The purest gold!

You're using it as a punching bag? And you think it's not hard enough? Are you even human?

At that moment, Luffy seemed to sense something and turned around to look. "Hey, Nami, are all these bags and packages for us?"

Tesoro looked over when he heard the voice, and almost choked on his breath.

Many clouds drifted across the sky. These clouds were not naturally formed, but rather milky-white clusters shaped like platforms, each cloud piled high with treasure chests.

Treasure chests of all sizes and shapes crowded together on the clouds like a bustling market.

Countless cloth bags were bulging so much they looked like they were about to burst, filled with who knows how many pesos and jewels.

Tesoro recognized it immediately as something from his treasure vault.

"That's all my money!"

Standing at the forefront of the clouds was an orange-haired woman, hands on her hips, with a smile on her face as if she had counted money until her hands cramped.

Beside them was a woman with purple hair, desperately pushing a cloud of color toward the treasure chest, as if afraid it would fall.

This one is hers!

It's Nami and Karina.

Convenient, so convenient.

Without the Cloud Fruit, how long would it take to move all this treasure?

Nami is quite satisfied with her Devil Fruit. No one who has mastered Armament Haki can touch her, and she doesn't have to worry about anyone shooting at her from behind. If there are many enemies, she can just summon a cloud and let them taste the power of a thundercloud.

The Cloud Fruit is perfect for her!

"Nami, you're back!"

Merry waved her hands excitedly below.

That looks like a lot of money. Of course, no pirate dislikes money, and just looking at all that treasure is a pleasure.

Tesoro nearly fainted from the shock of witnessing this scene.

That's all his money!

Those treasure chests all belong to him!

All those pele, those jewels, all that treasure—he had spent twenty years painstakingly scavenging them, and the treasure trove he had painstakingly built—was just looted by these two women!

It's not a question of how much was taken, but rather what's left.

Judging from the state of his treasure vault now, there probably isn't even a speck of dust left on the floor.

His lips moved for a long time, wanting to curse but not daring to.

The four emperors watched with smiles on their faces. What could he do?

They couldn't beat him in a fight, and they didn't dare to curse him.

I almost got punched to death just now, I'm already incredibly lucky to be alive.

"Never mind, money is just an external thing."

Tezzolo closed his eyes and lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

The battle ended so quickly, which was both expected and reasonable to the spectators on the ship.

It's impossible for Tesoro to fight a Yonko for half a day. That guy is just a rich man with mediocre strength.

The reason this place was able to cause such a commotion is entirely due to its advantageous terrain.

What should we do now?

"The Straw Hat crew doesn't seem to be here to invade. They're just here to relax, have some drinks and fun."

"But what if we fight a Celestial Dragon? What if the Admirals come?"

"Are you kidding? Doesn't the Straw Hat crew have any admirals? The World Government hasn't reacted at all. I think they're just pretending they didn't see it."

A group of gamblers gathered together, exchanging information, and concluded that it seemed they didn't need to leave.

While Nami and her friends were happily counting their money, another pirate ship appeared in the distance.

It was a huge sailing ship, painted red, with a huge serpentine totem painted on each side.

A woman stood on the deck, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, her expression haughty and aloof.