Pirate King: I'm determined to be the King of Sons-in-Law!

Chapter 199 An Unprecedented Crisis

At the dinner table, Yamato happily ate and drank, and seeing that Loya and the other two hadn't touched their chopsticks, he tilted his head and urged them to eat.

"It's super delicious, you guys should try some!"

"Um."

The three of them smiled at the same time, and the tense atmosphere eased considerably.

Tesoro picked up the drinks, poured a glass for Loya and Quinn, and eagerly raised his glass: "I invited you two here today to discuss how to deal with these two!"

"Lieutenant General Blackhair, to be honest, they only joined me to get rid of you. If it weren't for the Quinn brothers reminding us, we might already be facing each other with swords drawn."

"Those two bastards, damn it!"

Tezzolo glared menacingly at Monet and Caesar, as if he would kill them both the moment Loya spoke.

Loya narrowed his eyes slightly and advised, "Mr. Tesoro, it's rare for us to have a drink together, so don't get so worked up. Bloodshed isn't appropriate at the dinner table."

"Hahaha, the black-haired lieutenant general is right, I'll punish myself with a drink!"

Tezzolo laughed heartily, picked up his glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Loya and Quinn also raised their glasses and drank together; they had to give face to the host.

Tezzolo put down his wine glass, looked at Loya, and said in a deep voice, "Lieutenant General Black Hair, consider Miss Monet a gift from me. When you are resting, I will have someone take her to your room."

"Thank you very much."

Loya nodded slightly, without refusing.

"As for Caesar, Lieutenant General with black hair, I can also hand him over to you, but..."

Tesoro looked at Quinn.

"Mwahahaha".

Quinn's smile was unusually pleased.

Back then, he and Caesar both belonged to the research organization MADS, which was dedicated to developing weapons. However, their relationship was not good, and it could be said that neither of them was willing to concede to the other.

After MADS disbanded, the members went their separate ways because they couldn't get along.

He was genuinely pleased to see Caesar in such a dire situation; it would have been even more interesting if Judge had been there too.

Quinn glanced at Caesar and chuckled.

"We beasts don't care about Caesar's allegiance, but there's one thing we need: we need Caesar to continuously supply Smlie!"

We don't need people, but we need Smlie.

Punk Hazard is located within the Navy's sphere of influence. Without the Navy's cover, Caesar wouldn't be able to safely manufacture Smlie there.

Tesoro and Quinn looked at Loya, their meaning clear.

"I see."

Having said that, how could Loya not understand what the two were thinking?

Caesar can be given to him, but only if Caesar continues to produce Smlie and supply the Beasts Pirates.

In this way, it's as if he's replacing Doflamingo as Caesar's protector, and thus needs to shield Caesar.

He does have many advantages in doing this.

At least I don't have to worry about money.

Smlie couldn't possibly go through his hands without making a penny, but if things were exposed, it would also bring him great risks.

He does need Caesar, but not to the point of cooperating with pirates for Caesar's sake.

Loya swirled his wine glass, his gaze deep.

"Mr. Tesoro, my purpose in coming to the Golden City this time is to make money, not for two insignificant bounty criminals."

"I see!"

Tesoro frowned slightly, not believing that Loya's purpose in coming here was just to make money; after all, the Navy wasn't pirates.

"Black-haired Lieutenant General, do you really need the money?"

"Who in this world doesn't need money?"

Loya looked at Quinn.

"Mr. Quinn, do you need money?"

"Hahaha, money is something you always want more of!"

Quinn grinned.

Even pirates need to spend a lot of money on entertainment in their daily lives. If they don't pay, the end result will be the collapse of order, and they won't be able to spend their money.

Money is a rule that must be followed!

Tesoro pondered for a moment and said, "Since the Black-Haired Lieutenant General is short of money, wouldn't the suggestion I just made be perfect for him?"

"How about this? I'll offer 300 million Berries for each Smlie Devil Fruit. I'll take as many as you have!"

Each one costs 3 million Berries, so 100 of them would cost 300 million Berries, enough to create about 10 artificial ability users.

Loya's expression changed slightly.

It must be said that Tezzolo's offer was very tempting. Smlie was able to mass-produce because it relied on volume.

Loya's gaze darkened, and he asked, "Mr. Tesoro, why would I risk cooperating with pirates?"

"Pirates? Hahahaha, isn't the Black-Haired Vice Admiral having some misunderstanding?"

Tesoro pointed at himself: "The one you're cooperating with is me, the Golden Emperor Tesoro, not the Beasts Pirates!"

"And this is an independent nation recognized by the World Government, which means I am the king of a member state of the World Government!"

"Our cooperation is a perfectly legitimate business transaction. As for the Smlie Fruit, has the World Government stipulated that manufacturing and selling Smlies is illegal?"

Justified and convincing.

Loya was speechless.

He subconsciously considered Tezzolo a potential target for capture.

It was only after being reminded that I realized this guy was indeed a genuine king, and the Golden City was a member state that needed to pay Heavenly Gold.

In terms of social status alone, Tezzolo was far superior to him.

As for Smlie, there has never been anything like it on the market before, so why does the World Government define it as a prohibited item?

Moreover, with Tesoro taking over, he indeed doesn't need to contact the Beasts Pirates anymore; that's a matter between Tesoro and the Beasts.

Tesoro noticed Loya's hesitation.

This vice admiral seems to be carrying a heavy burden as a naval officer!

It's strange. They dared to lay a hand on Kaido's daughter, so why is there such a big reaction to doing something as trivial as doing something selfish?

Tesoro took out a newspaper and handed it to Loya.

"Black-haired Lieutenant General, take a look at this."

"Um?"

Loya picked up the newspaper.

It wasn't an authoritative newspaper, but an entertainment gossip weekly. When Loya saw the content about him on the front page, his face immediately darkened.

No wonder Chaton reminded him!

"Kaido's son-in-law!"

The newspaper published a photo of him with Yamato, stating that Yamato was Kaido's daughter and that Kaido wanted to marry her to him.

Although the report used descriptive techniques such as "suspected" throughout and was considered gossip, the Navy will inevitably take action after the newspaper is published.

Loya looked at Quinn with icy eyes.

"Hahaha, don't get me wrong, I didn't submit this report!"

Queen waved his hand with a laugh, adding fuel to the fire, "However, Kaido did say in public that he wanted to marry Princess Yamato to you. Maybe the real fighters who were there at the time sold this news to the newspapers."

"Thank you so much!"

Loya snorted coldly.

To be honest, he was quite pleased with Kaido's high regard for him, but this would put him in a very disadvantageous position.

Tesoro said with a smile, "Black-haired Lieutenant General, this world isn't that simple. People who are too clean can't survive."

Don't give me that!

Loya's face was gloomy.

Compared to the trouble caused by the newspapers, Caesar's matter is nothing; he must strengthen his own power as soon as possible!

(End of this chapter)