Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

La actually didn't run far. The three of them found her in front of the golden clock tower in the square after just a few steps.

At this moment, she was standing quietly in front of the historical text on the base of the bell tower, gently stroking away the moss that even the Shandians could not remove.

The golden girl standing under the golden civilization appears so harmonious and sacred.

Chapter 159 Funds Arrived

"Sister La! Why are you here?"

Ossi trotted over to La's side, wanting to see what she was doing.

"I just saw these familiar historical texts again, so I wanted to take a closer look."

La retracted his hand and looked at the two people behind Ossi.

"You two are the chieftain and warrior leader of Shandia, right? My sisters gave you a lot of trouble some time ago."

"..."

The chief and the warrior leader of Shandia were both a little dazed at this time and could not respond immediately.

The girl in front of me was standing under the golden bell. Her golden figure seemed to merge into the towering golden ruins behind her, and it was so bright in the sunlight that it was difficult to open my eyes.

Unlike Oubey, La didn't show any power at this time, but...

【The God of Gold】

There is no better way to address the person before us than this... The two Shandia leaders reached a tacit consensus in their hearts the first time they saw Ra.

Nothing could be more reasonable than the eldest sister of the God of Earth (Bath) being a deity.

"Hmm? Is there something strange about me?"

Seeing that the two men just squinted their eyes and looked at him without saying anything, La couldn't help but ask.

"Uh... sorry, sorry~"

"I was a little distracted just now."

The chief, who was the first to react, quickly took over the conversation with a smile.

"You are the benefactors who helped us regain our homeland. We can't thank you enough, so how can we talk about trouble?!"

"I'm quite familiar with the personalities of my two sisters. One is naughty and willful, and the other is cold and aloof. It's really hard to get along with them."

"No way~"

"I didn't get into any trouble here, but it was all caused by that guy Oubey."

Ossi's counterattack begins...

"Haha~"

With just a few words, the chief and the warrior leader had a general understanding of La's character.

She's truly the god's eldest sister. She's sensible, mature, and has a pleasant voice...

"Miss La...Is it okay to call you that? You're here to take the gold, right?"

"Then please follow me, and I will show you the hall where the gold is stored."

The experienced chief quickly led the two men to the hall of the temple.

……

As soon as they entered the door, golden light reflected on everyone's faces.

In the hall, mountains of gold were piled casually on the ground, and all kinds of gold utensils were dazzling to look at.

"These are all gold pots, pans, and other artifacts. I was planning to recast them into gold bars for easier transportation...

"But I heard your people say it would be more valuable this way, so I stopped moving."

The things were saved by Wright. He knew the value of these gold utensils at a glance. They were definitely antiques.

How could an ordinary gold nugget and an antique made of gold be worth the same price?!

"There are many previously cast gold ingots in the temple on the other side. If you find it inconvenient to move the bowls and cups here, you can go and transport those first."

The chief thought it through very carefully. After all, this was a matter of the contract and he dared not be careless.

But now that La is here, these arrangements are no longer necessary.

"Don't bother. I'll take them all back this time."

Ding~

He stretched out his right hand, and several golden lines passed through the space, forming a standard tetrahedron.

The thousand-year-old building blocks that looked like they were cast in gold appeared out of thin air in Ra's hands. This move, which was like a "creation from the void", immediately stunned the two Shandians present.

The chief and Zannick became more and more certain of their guess.

As the Eye of Ugato on the front of the Millennium Brick flashed, after a dazzling golden light, all the gold in the hall disappeared.

"Okay, let's go to the next one."

Ra said to the two Shandia leaders who were still completely unresponsive.

"Ah, ah?"

"Oh."

"Okay, okay."

"Please, please, please follow me."

……

La and Osi did not stay on the island for long. They basically set off back immediately after getting the gold.

"So this is the solution~ How convenient!"

Above the sky, Osi followed behind La, fiddling with the Millennium Bricks in his hand with great interest.

Who would have thought that such a small thing could hold several mountains of gold!

"It's a pity that I can't put living things in it. Otherwise, I would have to bring back all the centipedes on this island and open a farm in Fenrir. Then I won't have to worry about the main course for the banquet in the future."

Ossie still couldn't forget her barbecued centipede.

However, because ordinary creatures could not withstand such a high speed, Osi finally gave up her centipede breeding plan.

……

One hour and thirty minutes later, the two returned to Fenrir Island. The gold transfer took a total of four hours and two minutes.

"Did you bring everything back?"

Outside the meeting room, where the two had set out in the morning, everyone was already waiting there, and Kaido asked impatiently.

If only he wasn't so interested in things like gold.

But this time it is related to whether his "World War Plan" can be accelerated, so Kaido is naturally very concerned.

“Well, I brought back basically everything.”

"However, since some of them are finished handicrafts with a certain amount of added value, it is currently impossible to estimate the specific amount."

As La spoke, she showed it to everyone. The Millennium Blocks on her chest shone brightly, and a golden wine glass was back in her hand.

"Is this some special fruit ability?"

This ability to take objects out of thin air also shocked everyone present.

The space-type devil fruit is a strategic ability if used well.

"more or less."

La had no intention of explaining, after all, it was just an insignificant matter.

"Anyway, Jin, find a few trustworthy people to exchange some gold for cash. Leave the rest with me for now and withdraw it when you need it."

"Is this okay, Captain Kaido?"

"Eh? Can't we just put all the gold in the treasury like before, and then exchange it when we need it?"

Kaido was not afraid that La would embezzle the gold, but he just didn't understand why she made the process of getting the money so complicated.

Whoever wants as much as they want can just take it. You can’t spend it all anyway.

"If we put it directly in the warehouse, on the one hand, there are no warehouses big enough on the island, and on the other hand, it would be difficult to keep such a large amount of gold from leaking out."

"No matter how much gold and silver there is, it can't be stolen by one's own people. Rather than letting the people below worry about these gold every day, it's better not to let them know in the first place."

The initial model of Baishou was to divide the proceeds from the looting on the spot, and the taxes on the territory were directly transported to the treasury in full for daily expenses.

Fortunately, after the reform, because private looting was banned, part of the other party's tax revenue was directly used to supply the lower-level pirates, and the rest was still added to the treasury.

If such a huge amount of gold is now placed in the treasury, it will inevitably cause people to panic and even do something irrational.

Therefore, the best way is to keep it as a special fund, take out a small portion each time, and never let the people below know the specific amount of the treasure house, just give them an idea of ​​"enough".

"Haven't you already assigned your respective responsibilities to the departments? Now that the funds are in place, everything can start operating."

"If you need people, recruit them. If you need land, allocate land. If you need funds, draw up a list and submit it to Wright. Then I will issue it according to the actual situation."

"This is also a good opportunity to get the financial system up and running so that everyone can become familiar with the process."

Pa~pa~

La clapped her hands.

"Okay, now everyone can start moving."

……

"I always feel like Sister La is urging the office workers to work~"

Ossi doesn't want to move at all. She's still a child.

How could I have started living the life of a social slave so early?

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"Then you can continue to be your idle street urchin. Anyway, I do have work to do."

Ou Bei didn't bother to pay attention to the other party. Now that the money was in place, she couldn't wait to start her weapons experiment.

So just before dinner, Ou Bei was the first to hand in his list.

She directly applied to separate the weapons department and the R&D department, with the former directly establishing a weapons factory for mass production and maintenance of weapons and equipment.

The latter serves as an independent research and development laboratory, responsible for developing various new weapons, which are then handed over to the weapons department for mass production after passing testing.

After spending a full twenty minutes reading the extremely long list handed over by Ober, Wright, who already had a strong sense of being a corporate slave, gave his approval directly.

This is the project that Governor Kaido values ​​most, and the applicant is the sister of his immediate superior. There is no reason to block her.

Chapter 160 Old acquaintance

"Move the sign 15.5 centimeters to the right. Yes, that's right."

"Hey there, why did you paint the lab floor dark? How are we going to find a screw if it falls off later?"

"Hey! Where's the guy who drew the map? I've told you so many times to separate the test site from the experimental site. Divide it into three areas, with two doors in each area!"

……

At the foot of the Fenrir Island volcano, Ober was wearing an ill-fitting safety helmet and using a loud speaker to direct a group of civil engineers in the construction of a weapons factory.

Although these workers specially hired from the New World Infrastructure Island charged a high price, they were more efficient. In just a few weeks, they had built the prototype of the venue.

As an island specializing in this field, its residents can play with ink fountains at the age of three and mix cement at the age of five. Their house-building skills are as famous as the Seven Water Cities that built ships in the first half of the Grand Route.

Its official construction team even has many people with acquired civil engineering skills, such as those with the "Cement" fruit ability and the "Bricklaying" fruit ability, and they are known as the Crazy Infrastructure Team!

"Ok?"

Ober, who was holding the blueprint of the experimental area and thinking about what instruments to purchase, suddenly noticed that Osi was leading a group of people and carrying something huge with great effort towards this side.

"What is this thing?"

She asked curiously, looking at the object in front of her that was covered with black cloth and was more than ten meters high.