I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

As for the two children becoming pirates, that makes no sense. Even Luffy, without Shanks' guidance this time, only Figo tricked him into believing he was "the man who will become the Pirate King" when he was young. After receiving so many years of naval education, he had long since given up the idea of ​​becoming a pirate.

His companions from the original work also have their own lives and will no longer 'go to sea' with him.

Two years ago, Zoro and Kuina set off from Qinghai to study at Jianfanxing, the holy land of swordsmanship in the Eastern Universe Sea, to learn the swordsmanship legacy left by Mihawk, the "true first sword saint of the Eastern Universe Sea". They are both level eight swordsmen and have ignited the flame of swordsmanship, making them the most outstanding young generation.

The Drum Kingdom became a medical sanctuary in Qinghai, and Chopper was very popular there.

Brooke became a musician and spent his days being carried around by Lab to perform on various islands.

Usopp wrote something that would be a sensation in the stars... well, that's just him bragging; he hopes that one day his writing will be a sensation in the stars.

As for Nami, she was right in front of Figo.

"Lord Figo, what do you think of my design this time?"

The girl with orange hair wore a white uniform, had a shapely figure, and looked at Figo expectantly with a lively smile on her face.

Figo is holding a painting in his hand.

The figure in the painting is himself.

Dressed in white, with a tall and straight figure and bright eyes, a black knife hung on his left waist and a black chain wrapped around his right arm.

"Hmm, very good." Figo nodded slightly in praise: "Let's use this one."

"Really?! That's wonderful!"

Nami jumped for joy, and only after a dozen seconds could she contain her excitement. She pressed one hand to her collar and bowed deeply to Figo, saying, "Then I..."

“Go ahead,” Figo said with a smile.

"Yes! Thank you so much!"

She now works at the newly established Qinghai Bank and is a promising talent with the potential to become the bank president. The drawing will be used on the new version of the Star Coin!

Everyone has a bright future.

Chapter 283 The Banker

"Nami-san~!"

Holding the drawing approved by Figo, Nami hurriedly returned to the bank building. A familiar shout made Nami's excited expression falter, but she smiled again a second later and turned to look.

"Mr. Sanji, here to deposit money again?"

Sanji gave a gentlemanly smile: "Yes, what a coincidence to run into Miss Nami again. Then I'll trouble Miss Nami to help me with this."

What a coincidence! I haven't been here for half a month because I've been working on a drawing that would satisfy Lord Figo. This guy must be here waiting for me again.

Nami thought to herself, but her warm and sweet smile remained unchanged as she said, "This is my job. However, I have something to take care of first. Would you mind waiting for me in the lobby for a while, Mr. Sanji?"

"No problem, Miss Nami, please go ahead with your work."

Sanji followed Nami into the bank, found a chair in the lobby, sat down, apologized to Nami, and then went upstairs.

Her slender figure stood out against the white bank uniform, and her swaying back made Sanji's eyes widen slightly, and his nose tingled with emotion.

Oh no!

Nosebleed... nosebleed...

Nami, who had climbed to the second floor, sighed inwardly, but quickly broke into a big smile upon seeing her familiar colleagues.

"Everyone, I'm back! Lord Figo has approved my designs, and we can begin printing the samples for the new Star Coins!"

"Really? That's amazing, Nami!"

"As expected of Nami!"

"I really envy you, Nami. To be valued by Lord Figo is something that will be issued across the entire starry sky as a new version of Star Coins..."

One by one, her colleagues came over with enthusiasm or envy, passing around her drawings, and their praise made her blush with shyness.

Nami knew that some of these enthusiastic people might not like her, but she didn't care.

Everyone knows that the bank is a special department. During its establishment, the King of the Stars, who is also the only person in Qinghai who changed their Qinghai, Wang Feige, was involved almost the entire time.

Those deposit and withdrawal machines were designed by him and jointly built by the renowned mad scientist Odak and the chief scientist of Qinghai, Vegaponk, using the principles of the mechanical race.

The bank's organizational structure was decided by Lord Figo, and he personally handled everything from the bank's establishment publicity to getting people to believe in and get used to new things!

Many of those who get jobs at the bank are outstanding recruits selected from the naval branch. It's very rare to find someone like her who came from another school and squeezed in here because of her sensitivity to money.

Not to mention that she has somehow gained Figo's special attention and is showing signs of being given important responsibilities. It's only natural that some people would feel jealous.

She likes this job.

Or perhaps she was born with a love for money.

Although it was painful that most of the money she handled wasn't her own, at least she got a whiff of the money!

Therefore, she doesn't care about what others think.

She immersed herself in her work, carving and printing. After most of the day, she and her colleagues printed out the new versions of Star coins with Figo as the background, including 100, 1000, 10000, 10000, 20000, and 50000 coins.

Taking a whiff of the fresh ink on the new coins, Nami smiled and said, "I'll go and show these to Lord Figo."

Her ability to see Figo at any time naturally attracted a lot of envy.

After carefully sorting the new money, Nami hurriedly went downstairs with her handbag. A call of "Miss Nami" made her smile freeze on her face.

Oh no, how could I forget about him!

She reacted quickly, and the next second she cupped her hands in front of her chest, twisted her shoulders slightly and said coquettishly, "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting, Mr. Sanji."

This wasn't just a long wait; we waited from morning until almost dark. But Nami is so adorable, what could we do? Of course, we forgave her.

Sanji smiled and said, "It's alright, I'm sorry to have bothered you, Miss Nami. But I've been waiting for so long and I'm really a bit hungry. Would you do me the honor of treating Miss Nami to dinner?"

"Oh... I'm sorry, I have to go see Lord Figo later..."

“Lord Figo…” Sanji’s smile froze for a moment as he thought of his father, who was always doing messy research and was repeatedly dragged into Impel Down by Figo. “That’s a real shame.”

"Next time for sure," Nami said. "Mr. Sanji, come with me. How many Berries are you going to save this time?"

"Ah, only 20 million this time." Sanji said casually, "I sold two suits. Even if they were just practice suits, two suits would have cost at least 50 million Berries. But the buyers were two new Marine recruits who are about to be stationed at the Space Marine branch. They seem a bit clueless and don't have much money, so I just thought of it as helping them out."

"What a VIP client!" Nami cursed inwardly, but with a professional smile, she helped Sanji complete his deposit and saw him off as he kept turning back to look at her.

A colleague nearby noticed and whispered to Nami, "Hey, Nami, that third son of the Vinsmoke family, he seems quite sincere. He's been sitting in the lobby for almost half the day..."

Nami rolled her eyes.

Yes, he was very sincere, and the conditions were very good in every aspect, but unfortunately, that guy was sincere to at least seven girls at the same time!

Moreover, she has no plans to get married.

She wants to strive, she wants to work, she wants to earn money!

I want the position of bank president!

She hurriedly went to find Figo again and happily ate a meal with him. During dinner, Figo told her a lot of things, which she found very helpful.

"Previously, all star coins were printed by the Tianlong Star. They controlled the printing rights and could print as many as they wanted. This created an unhealthy economic environment, causing the purchasing power of star coins to fluctuate wildly. The money was worthless, and the demon race that lit the three lamps could easily offer a bounty of three to five billion."

"For the cosmos to be peaceful, we must first have a stable monetary system. Imagine if one day, pirates couldn't exchange their loot for money, or if they would be arrested for doing so, would there be no more space pirates in the cosmos?"

"Of course, this is somewhat idealistic, but we can strive in that direction. Alongside the rollout of this new version of Star Currency, the Star Gazette is also collaborating with 100 large planets to issue their own new currencies. For now, these will be the only currencies universally accepted across the Star Kingdom."

'These currencies cannot be printed arbitrarily; an exchange rate must be established between different types of currencies based on the conditions of each planet. For example, 100 Giant Coins can be exchanged for 80 Star Coins.'

"Exchange rates fluctuate. Think about it: under what circumstances will the exchange rate increase, and when will it decrease? How should the exchange rate be determined? And how can we encourage people to actively explore and develop resources in outer space, expand the explored universe, and achieve prosperity in order to make their currencies more valuable?"

"Haha, don't look at me. I don't have a definite answer. To be honest, I don't know much about this either. This is a new subject, and we'll explore it together. I believe in you, Nami."

Nami is full of energy!

I think about it at home, and I think about it at work.

I would stay up late at night reading to learn about planets that were qualified to print currency, and to understand the resources and power they possessed.

Even various business trips, seeing is believing.

There are many bank employees like her, but she has always been the best one.

She is not only a genius when it comes to money and numbers, but also exceptionally hardworking and serious.

One month, half a year, a year—gradually, the new monetary system got on track in the starry sky. Having participated in the whole process, she understood most of the content and put forward many effective suggestions. Suddenly one day, as if struck by inspiration, money and numbers came to life in her eyes.

Suddenly, she could instantly perform mental calculations of large numbers in the hundreds of millions, and information that could only be stored mechanically could be stored in her mind without any error after passing through her hands!

In a way, she could sense that there were still some issues with the exchange rates of several currencies, as if divine inspiration was giving her guidance on how to determine and adjust them.

She also spotted several bad debts at a glance and even pointed out the problems with the machines!

This change surprised her.

After a few days of panic, she rushed to see Figo again to ask him what was going on.

Figo gave her a strange look, which made her panic. She pleaded pitifully, "Lord Figo, am I sick? Have those machines invaded my head? I won't die, will I?"

"No, as long as you put in the effort, you will definitely be rewarded." Figo shook his head and smiled, "Nami, I have seen all your hard work this past year. Congratulations on lighting the lamp and becoming a king!"

"Light...light the lamps?"

Nami's eyes widened: "Me?!"

"Ah, congratulations again! This is a type of light that has never appeared in the starry sky before and has no record of it. You can give it a name. Call it the Nami Lamp... it doesn't matter!"

Chapter 284 The Troubled Children

"Ah, finally I'm free!"

On Seg, a poor and underdeveloped small inhabited planet, Ace breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Yeah, I'm so hungry!" Luffy said.

The response was completely irrelevant, but Ace was used to it, so he nodded and said, "Let's find a place to eat first, and then figure out how to get a flying boat."

"Great!"

The two brothers flew quickly toward a distant town.

It has been a full year since they were assigned to the Marine branch in the Firethorn Star System. Under Kizaru's command, they have made several attempts to sneak out and venture into space, but have never succeeded.

How to describe Kizaru's personality? When he's lazy, he's extremely lax, but when he gets serious, he completes his work better and faster than the average person.

Figo personally instructed him to take good care of the two children, and the two children naturally couldn't escape it.