The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

"Come, sit down."

"No! How dare I sit with the great Celestial Dragons? If you need anything, just give the order, and I will go through fire and water for you!"

The man shook his head violently, his legs trembling with fear.

Sitting with a Celestial Dragon is a very serious matter. Even if John Saint doesn't mind, he will be severely punished if other Celestial Dragons find out.

"What? My words have no effect?"

John maintained his smile, but his attitude left no room for refusal.

This isn't about enthusiasm and equality; it's simply a test of obedience.

Under John's firm stance, the man felt uneasy and eventually had no choice but to timidly walk to the sofa and sit down under John's piercing gaze.

"That's more like it. I hate looking up at people."

John's smile deepened as he raised his right hand and placed it on the man's shoulder, while his left hand pulled a camera out of his pocket.

"Come on, smile."

"what?"

click

Amid the man's horrified expression, the camera flash captured the familiar moment when the two were arm in arm.

"Don't mind it, I just like to record my life."

John offered a casual reassurance, put the camera back in his pocket, and turned to look at the man with a smile.

"I have a business opportunity; would you like to do it?"

"Business?"

The man was instinctively wary, knowing that good things don't come to him for no reason, but his greed still made him ask a question.

"Excuse me, John Saint, what kind of business is it?"

“You know Egherd, right?” John’s smile turned sinister.

"know."

The man nodded, immediately understanding what this so-called "business" was.

Egherd is a major project of the "Science Defense Department" and one of the islands most valued by the Five Elders, Satan Saint, where many secrets are hidden.

Especially recently, I heard that the scientist Begabank, who possesses wisdom exceeding five hundred years of the world's history, will be traveling to Egherd to conduct secret experiments on the island.

At that time, the procurement and transportation of all the facilities, food, staff and other supplies on the island will be an astronomical expense.

By simply manipulating the financial statements, one can make a fortune and become extremely wealthy!

Then, the man, looking dejected, spoke with difficulty:

“John Saint, I’m not in charge of procurement at Egherd, so I can’t do anything about it.”

He fought for the position of procurement manager for this project, even offering expensive swords, beautiful women, and money, but still missed out and regretfully let it slip away.

There was no way around it; his rival was Spandam, whose family had served the world government for over a century!

Recently, there have been rumors that Spandam has been internally selected to become the next top leader of CP9.

"Your name……"

John didn't respond; instead, he asked the man's name.

The man quickly lowered his head and smiled obsequiously, introducing himself:

“Charlie, John Saint can just call me Charlie.”

"Yes, Charlie."

John nodded and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

Seeing this, Charlie quickly picked up a lighter and lit the cigarette for him, looking hopefully at the benefactor who might lead him to great success.

John took a deep breath, exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, and said meaningfully:

"You should know that life is always full of surprises. Someone might encounter a shipwreck or pirates when they go out."

"These things... are all very uncertain."

"After all, fate has its own sense of humor, and its many ideas are beyond our control."

Chapter 148 Reunion with Junzi

"I understand."

Charlie instantly understood the deeper meaning and nodded solemnly in assurance.

"John Saint, I will obey only your commands, even unto death!"

Just kidding, this is John Saint, who also holds the position of Grand Inspector of the Navy, and his Shepard family has two other high-ranking and powerful figures, Saint Somaz and Saint Pitt.

How could he not accept such an offer when such a person has taken the initiative to extend an olive branch?

Feeling that mere words were not enough to express his loyalty, Charlie quickly stood up, knelt on one knee before John, and bowed his head in submission.

"You're fine."

John patted Charlie on the head with satisfaction.

"Don't worry, just do as I say, and you'll get your share of the benefits."

"I'll put you in the position of head of procurement at Eghelm, and you can cut all the research materials shipped to the island in half..."

"Isn't half too little?"

Charlie suddenly spoke up, then realized he hadn't explained things in enough detail and was afraid John might misunderstand, so he quickly added more.

"John Saint, what I mean is... just cut it to nine-tenths, and we'll take the remaining ninety percent!"

These words startled John, causing his pupils to tremble.

He was too naive.

Compared to these corrupt officials, he was practically a greenhorn!

But John quickly recovered; after all, he was used to big occasions and wouldn't lose his composure over such a small matter.

"Your idea is good, but you need to think long-term."

John reached out and grabbed Charlie's hair, making him look up at him.

"This is a major project that will last for decades. You need to know how to take it slow and steady. Don't let greed get the better of you and cause you to fail."

"Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Because his hair was being grabbed, Charlie could only nod slightly.

"Ah."

John released Charlie's hair and took out a wet wipe to wipe his palms.

"A pirate named Richard will contact you. You need to cooperate with him to take out the current person in charge, and then you can take over the position when it becomes available."

"Thank you, John Saint!"

Charlie was overjoyed and quickly pressed his forehead against the floor tile as a sign of respect.

After arranging the source of the bloodline factor materials for the future Begabank body, John got up and left the office.

He had no desire to stay any longer in this place that looked holy but was incredibly filthy.

As John walked out of Pangu City, he looked at the magnificent mansion complex and heard Junzi's voice coming from one of the buildings.

The old woman was listening to pop rock in her room, completely absorbed in the music.

Compared to other Celestial Dragons who take pleasure in abusing slaves, they are already exceptionally pure and untainted by their own filth.

"The God Valley massacre failed to awaken Junko's memories. Could it be that the Kingdom Massacre prevented her from connecting it to her own experiences?"

John was somewhat troubled.

In the future, under normal circumstances, Junko experiences a brief "personality recovery" after meeting Brook.

But the gash on Brook's forehead was inflicted by Junzi when the Kingdom of Esperia was destroyed; the latter's longsword pierced through Brook's head.

This does not meet the conditions that would cause Junzi's personality to revert after seeing Brook.

Unless Junzi's sword strike was intentional, aimed at stabbing Brooke to create the illusion of his death, he could not have escaped from that desperate situation.

But Junzi killed King Ruben of Esperia with her own hands. Even if they were not related by blood, he was still the father who raised her for more than ten years.

Could the adoptive father be any less than Brooke?

"Forget it, if I really can't think of an answer, let's recreate it in Ohara."

John squinted and decided to give it a try.

If an important person or thing can awaken "Dark Domination", then he can return to the Valley of the Gods and pull Lox out.

The World Government's claim of erasing God Valley from the map does not mean sinking the island into the sea and making it disappear; rather, it is a self-deceptive act of deleting all related information from the records.

After all, they didn't have an ancient weapon capable of destroying an island, and the Valley of the Gods was such a massive island that the Five Elders couldn't possibly destroy it.

Therefore, Rocks, who is now "dominated by the Dark Ones," is still alive and well on the island of God Valley.

It's just a problem with his personality.

If we could have more Rocks when we fight Im, our chances of success would be much higher.

Actually, with John's current strength, he could try to defeat Rocks and wake him up from his "Black to Domination" state.

John's plan was to get close to the unsuspecting Im and launch a surprise attack.

However, if he were to appear before Lox in his "Dark Domination" state, he would certainly be noticed by Im, thus exposing his ambition.

In this way, let alone launching a sneak attack, he would be intercepted and arrested even if he entered Mary Geoise.

The best solution is for Alice and Teach to step in and awaken Rocks.

However, all of this is predicated on the premise that the stimulus from important people or things is effective.