I have the Flame-Flame Fruit, I'm invincible!

The group rolled around in agony, banging their heads against the wall repeatedly, trying to lose consciousness, but to no avail.

Blood was flowing freely from his mouth. Someone had accidentally bitten off their tongue while screaming in pain.

Some people couldn't bear it and wanted to commit suicide, but the intense pain had completely taken over control of their bodies.

I could barely hold onto my sword. I could only helplessly endure it.

The extreme pain and the horrific appearance had a tremendous impact on the viewer.

Death is a kind of happiness.

"Gah." The prince slapped it directly.

The King and the Finance Minister also closed their eyes and collapsed to the ground, almost paralyzed with fear.

Ten minutes later, the soul fire died down, and the palace returned to calm.

"Cough cough," Dick coughed a few times.

The King and the Chancellor of the Exchequer rushed to Dick's side, banging their heads against his boots, tears streaming down their faces.

Terrible, terrifying.

Having lived a life of luxury, they had never seen such a scene before.

Dick moved his foot away in disgust.

"The play is over. Was it good?"

"Beautiful, beautiful." The king and his companion could only nod.

"I know you're not convinced and you're cursing me in your hearts."

"No, no, no, we are convinced, we are convinced." The Chancellor of the Exchequer shook his head repeatedly.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, no one can break my seal. You can ask someone to take a look." Dick said casually. "But let me remind you, once the World Government and the Celestial Dragons find out, will they let you continue to be kings and finance ministers?"

“Of course, the World Government will not interfere in the internal affairs of member states,” King Turuwa III said instinctively.

Dick smiled.

"You've seen my control. Let's not even talk about whether it can be broken. Even if it is, how can the Celestial Dragons believe that you're no longer under their control?"

The king's face grew even paler.

"Or to put it another way, what makes you think the Celestial Dragons will do everything in their power to help you break free from their control, instead of simply replacing you with someone else as king, like one of your relatives?"

"No, no way? I am the king." The king muttered to himself.

Dick smiled.

It's hard to tell whether to laugh at the king's naiveté or his foolishness.

“Then let me put it more clearly,” Dick said, his smile growing even more gentle.

"Do you think there are many people who don't want the throne? If the nobles of the Goa Kingdom knew that you were being controlled, would they do everything in their power to save you, or would they try to abandon you and take the throne for themselves?"

"After all, does a king who is controlled by others still deserve to be king? Can they accept a finance minister who is controlled?"

"Your Majesty, do you truly wish for your throne to be inherited by your relative, rather than your son?"

The king felt utterly disheartened.

I wanted to object, but I couldn't put my words into it. The more I thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

Dick laughed. Now, they wouldn't dare reveal the secret that they were being controlled.

In fact, even if it were leaked, Dick wouldn't be afraid.

We can always leave the Kingdom of Goa.

“Master, I am your most loyal servant.”

The King and the Finance Minister's voices were noticeably more sincere.

“Very good, recognizing your place, isn’t that good?” Dick clapped his hands.

"However, please don't call me master anymore, just call me sir."

Master, Dick isn't used to hearing that.

"Yes, yes, sir."

Next comes harvest time.

First, it arrives at the national treasury.

Okay, there's a lot of money, and a lot of gold and silver treasures too.

Conservative estimates put it at several billion pegories, and tens of billions of pegories is not out of the question.

After all, the Kingdom of Goa is a well-known wealthy country in the East Blue and can represent other countries at world conferences.

Its national strength ranks among the top in the more than 170 member states.

However, there are no treasures like Devil Fruits.

"Master, this is the Great Sword from the Goa Kingdom's collection, Shin'une," the king said respectfully.

Zhenheng is one of the 21 Great Swords, and is extremely sharp.

Unfortunately, within the Kingdom of Goa, it can only gather dust in the national treasury.

In addition, Dick also found a fine, sharp knife.

“Not bad,” Dick tapped Zhenheng and infused him with his domineering aura.

A great sword should always have something special about it.

Dick instantly sensed the difference between the Greatsword and ordinary swords.

One is sharp.

The other is that it can contain more domineering aura, allowing the swordsman to unleash even greater power.

“Not bad, not bad,” Dick nodded.

Zhenheng can use it as his own weapon, and as for the other sharp sword, it's perfect to give it to Kuina as a gift.

As for Zoro?

Sending something else will do.

Didn't you hear what Hawkeye said? All knives can be forged into black knives.

A true master is one who can forge ordinary swords into something extraordinary.

Then Dick took more than 30 billion pelies in cash as pocket money.

Not much, about the price of two redheads right now.

His generous and magnanimous manner made the king and the finance minister's mouths twitch.

"By the way, I took 30 billion Berries, how do you plan to make it up to me?" Dick asked curiously.

“Raise taxes,” the king said matter-of-factly.

Needless to say, the burden will definitely fall on ordinary people.

“So let me make this clear in advance: we can’t raise taxes on the public,” Dick said with a smile.

"This, this..." The Chancellor of the Exchequer wiped his sweat.

If taxes aren't increased for ordinary people, and there's also garbage with uncertain final destinations, where will the money come from?

A nobleman?

“Aren’t there those nobles and bureaucrats? Plunder a few,” Dick yawned. “Let me do the math for you. If a noble has a net worth of 1 million Berries, you only need to plunder 30.”

"If a billionaire bureaucrat has a net worth of over 10 billion peles, just 3 companies are enough to make up for it. Simple, right?"

"The nobles suffer, and you bear the infamy."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 30 A Hero

The King and the Chancellor of the Exchequer opened their mouths wide.

Nuonuo hesitated to respond.

What Dick said was completely beyond their comprehension.

Especially in the Kingdom of Goa, the hierarchy is extremely strict.

Those who were unsure of their final destination were simply referred to as "trash" by the nobles.

Human-shaped trash.

If it weren't for Dick's interference, the nobles would have simply burned down the Uncertainty Terminal in order to welcome the Celestial Dragons.

We can't let trash tarnish the image of the Goa Kingdom.

"Let me put it this way, if you two were to increase taxes on ordinary people, I would take your lives,"

The title of king, especially in the world of One Piece, is something even a dog could hold.