One Piece: Start Collecting Nicolo

It is important for people to know themselves. As a member of the Flying Six, Maria’s biggest ideal in life is to serve Kaido and be Yamato’s stepmother. She has never thought about being a big boss or anything like that.

A guy as powerful as Caesar is destined not to be someone she can offend.

It's not someone Doflamingo can offend!

"Come to think of it, Caesar, you don't have your own ship yet, right? Do you want to take my ship?"

"No need, just give me a permanent pointer to Dressrosa."

Caesar hung up the phone, went back to take a shower, got the permanent pointer, and flew straight to Dressrosa.

It takes about half a month to travel from Wano Country to Dressrosa by boat, so Caesar certainly won't fly the entire way.

[Collection Item: High-Speed ​​Submarine]

The small submarine, several meters long, is incredibly fast, like a lively fish swimming at high speed under the sea.

There are fuel-powered ships in this world. For example, there are many holiday cruise ships in the East China Sea, but they are relatively rare in the Grand Route.

Caesar had collected many types of ships and submarines, so there was no need to think about shipwrecks. The exterior of the submarines were embedded with seastone, so there was no need to worry about Neptune-like problems.

As for fuel, he has no shortage of it, after all, this is what he does.

Along the way, Caesar flew to an altitude of ten thousand meters when he encountered stormy sea currents, drove a submarine when the weather was good, and took a speedboat when the wind was stronger. In less than two days, he arrived in Dressrosa.

Lively and active toy figures can be seen everywhere at the port, and from time to time on the streets you can see romantic courtship or a woman slashing her cheating boyfriend with a knife.

Street vendors were hawking their wares enthusiastically, and some people were dancing on the streets, accompanied by musicians.

Caesar randomly found a hotel, took a quick shower, leaned against the head of the bed, and casually dialed Doflamingo's number.

BLU BRU BLU…

"Moshi Moshi? It's an unfamiliar number... Who is this?"

Soon, the call was connected, and the face of the Den Den Mushi turned into a grinning expression with droopy sunglasses, and the voice was contemptuous but with a hint of politeness.

"Kim Caesar."

Caesar said calmly, "Come to think of it, this is our first time communicating, Doflamingo."

"Is it really you?"

Den Den Mushi bared its teeth, and a deep laugh came from the receiver. "Fufufufufu... I was wondering where that Maria woman got her vision from. She took advantage of those old guys. If it were you, it wouldn't be surprising."

"So? What do you want from me?"

Caesar scoffed, not paying any attention to Doflamingo's compliment, "No, you better be okay."

"Oh?"

Den Den Mushi's smile widened. "Hearing your tone, it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago you were just a nobody in the East China Sea. Honestly, I really admire people like you. I wonder if you'd be interested in coming over to my place? Perhaps we could deepen our cooperation?"

"us--?"

"Fufufu, that's right... us!"

Doflamingo's tone was a hint of temptation. "You are different from Lord Kaido. You come from a merchant family, just as I do. The Beasts Pirates of the past had power but lacked the brains for this. But if it were you, you could definitely maximize the benefits of the resources you have. After all, that's your specialty."

I'll listen to your fart...

Caesar suddenly laughed out of anger. Doflamingo, do you care about Kaido’s interests?

And you invited me to come and sit with you?

What are you sitting on?

Do you want to be a toy coolie?

"Don't talk nonsense."

Caesar shook his head slightly: "Do you have any good ways to make money?"

"It's not certain that you can make money, but I do have a way to greatly increase the strength of your Beasts Pirates. I have discussed this with Lord Kaido before."

Doflamingo said calmly, "Have you heard of artificial devil fruits?"

"never heard of that."

Caesar sneered in his heart. Punk Hazard hasn't exploded yet. Where did you get the artificial fruit?

This is really a moldy behavior. How dare they defraud funds with just a PPT?

"Can this thing be man-made?"

“Fufufufu…Of course!”

Doflamingo laughed heartily. "My people have heard that this experiment has reached a very high level of completion. If the conditions are right, mass production is practically achievable, but there's a certain risk of failure."

"What's the risk?"

"We can meet and discuss in detail."

"Are you in the palace now?"

"Is there a problem? I am the king of Dressrosa..."

"OK…"

Caesar floated down from the sky and said, "Then ask your men to open the door for me. I'm at your door."

Doflamingo: "???"

Chapter 43 The Timing is Just Right

Dressrosa, King's Heights.

As soon as Caesar descended from the sky, he was surrounded by the guards guarding the palace.

The captain of the guards shouted, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the palace?"

Caesar raised his eyelids, and his domineering color burst out, accurately covering the area in front of the palace gate. The guards fell to the ground with their eyelids rolled up.

Caesar glanced at his pocket watch and saw that Doflamingo had hung up the phone and was rushing towards the palace gate at a high speed.

Unlike the leisurely Caesar, Doflamingo is now full of doubts.

Already arrived?

This kid...shouldn't he be in Wano Country?

Kaido had asked him to check Caesar's information before, and he was curious why someone like Kaido would pay attention to a guy with low strength.

Until after that, Kaido, who was like a victim and never cared about how much he earned as long as he could expand his power, suddenly stopped caring about the transaction, and the woman Black Maria was responsible for it.

He could naturally see that this woman was just an executor who was pushed to the front.

The real decision maker should be the young businessman that Kaido asked him to investigate.

The transactions between pirates are very complicated, full of intrigue and the law of the jungle, but the transactions between pirates are also very simple. As long as you have the capital to avoid being robbed by me, then I will give you money and goods.

As for how much profit you make, all we can say is that it’s fine as long as both parties are satisfied.

Originally, in the deal between him and Kaido, although Kaido was the supplier, that guy didn't care about the lives of the prisoners in the weapons factory at all. He just exploited them ruthlessly and sold them mainly for high quality, low price and large quantity.

Although Kaido is the overlord of the New World, buying and selling is not his strong point, and he does not have any good connections, so he can only rely on himself as a middleman to resell the goods for export.

The two hit it off immediately. As for Kaido's weapons, Doflamingo made a fortune based on the principle of "I'll take as many as you give me."

But this situation changed after Caesar appeared.

what?

You said that seastone production has been reduced and weapons production has been temporarily halted?

That's ok, everyone has hard times...

what?

You want me to raise the price and provide food supplies? Or else ask the revolutionary army?

It doesn't matter, we're all buddies!

It's too awkward to ask the Revolutionary Army, I can help you get some from the World Government...

what?

You said you ruled Wano Country, and now there are millions of mouths to feed in the country?

That's fine, you are a seastone exporter after all.

Anyway, it’s not me who is paying for it, so I will take the pressure from the World Government for you.

what?

Hanafza was stripped of his title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and you're still asking me to take over? Or else, ask the Revolutionary Army?

Doflamingo seemed to vaguely see a shadowy figure saying to him: You bastard, I will eat you for the rest of my life!

Generally speaking, Kaido would not do such a shameless thing, otherwise he would not need him as a middleman and Kaido would spread his business all over the world.

Among Kaido's subordinates, only Caesar meets the criteria, there is no one else!

Doflamingo really has no way to deal with the matter of the Hanafza Seven Warlords of the Sea this time.

The world government must maintain the dignity of their rulers. This is the bottom line of the world government.

Based on Doflamingo's understanding of those old guys, they should allow Kaido to replace someone else as the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but Hanafza must be removed, and the exit of the seastone must be enlarged.

What about Kaido?

Just don't give a shit about him!

It is precisely because of this that Doflamingo, caught in the middle of the two, is stuck on both ends.

But fortunately, although he is a businessman, he is also a pirate and has not forgotten the pirate's way of thinking.

When rules don't work, then we have no choice but to break them.

He has no way to deal with the World Government, but as for Kaido, if he can get rid of the person who gave the plan, Doflamingo has great confidence that he can persuade Kaido to compromise.

So Doflamingo earnestly expressed to Maria his desire to meet with the decision-maker.

But two days have passed and Maria still hasn't replied.

He had already been unable to contain himself, but this guy actually came on his own.

As expected, the other party was the boy from East China Sea whom Kaido asked him to investigate.

Kim Caesar!

But why... did this guy suddenly come to Dressrosa?

His observation Haki spread to the outside of the palace gate, and suddenly a strong breath burst out, making his heart sink slightly, and his figure rushed towards the gate like lightning.

Conqueror's Haki...

Speaking of which, why did this kid appear in Kaido's territory?

And how did he suddenly appear in Dressrosa?

Or is there something I haven't found?

For some reason, Doflamingo felt vaguely uneasy.

When he investigated Caesar, he didn't take it too seriously. He just thought he was a fool who had rashly entered the New World and was caught by Kaido, so he had to pay for his life.

However, when he recalled his previous conversation with Maria, Doflamingo suddenly realized that he had overlooked one thing, that is, the subordinate relationship between Maria and Caesar.

Maria, as Kaido's subordinate, is not weak in herself...

If Caesar was just an ordinary wealthy man, would he be qualified to have such a cadre specifically responsible for conveying messages to him?

Thinking of this, Doflamingo moved faster and quickly arrived at the palace gate.

With a slight flick of his fingers, the palace gate slowly opened to both sides.

"Fufufufu... What an unexpected visitor."

The door slowly opened and a tall figure walked out slowly.

Blonde short hair, red sunglasses, pink coat, cropped pants, pointed shoes...

The voice, which was over three meters high, seemed far less oppressive than Kaido's, but it carried an uncomfortable sense of aggression.

"If I remember correctly, even with the Permanent Pointer, it would take at least ten days to get here from Wano Country. Did you fly all the way here?"