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In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise—
The Five Elders were silent, their faces grim and as dark as water.
"What do you all think of Shin Uzumaki letting Tom go?" Saint Shepherd Ju Peter asked the others.
"I don't know what his purpose is, but our reputation has been completely tarnished because of him."
A cold gleam flashed in Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's eyes. The Shodai Kitetsu slid from its sheath in one fluid motion, instantly splitting the ground before him. The blade radiated a dark, malevolent aura—truly living up to its reputation as a cursed sword.
"Should we recapture Tom?" Saint Marcus Mars asked the others.
"Let's not for now. We have to be wary of Shin Uzumaki using this as an excuse to do sothing—"
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn imdiately refused. Who knew if Shin Uzumaki would use this as an excuse to attack again??
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"A single pirate, and he has us cornered..."
"..." The Five Elders were all furious. Shin Uzumaki was just one pirate, yet he had them feeling completely helpless.
He was even more troubleso than Roger. After all, Roger's strength wasn't that overwhelming. Shin Uzumaki's strength was the biggest threat.
"It seems sending that undercover agent was the right call after all."
At this mont, they realized Kalifa still had value. Maybe not imdiately, but she could prove useful down the line.
Shin had no idea about the Five Elders' discussion—nor did he have ti to care about a group of people he didn't take seriously. He had already returned to Amazon Lily.
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"These ten Devil Fruits are complete trash. All Zoan-types—not a single Paracia among them."
Shin tossed the ten strange fruits on the deck. These were the Devil Fruits he had gotten from Sengoku—or rather, from the Five Elders.
"What did you expect? Did you really think they'd hand over sothing powerful?" Olvia said.
Shin shook his head. Getting a strong Devil Fruit was wishful thinking, sure, but he hadn't expected them to all be Zoan-types.
"Forget it. Ask around the ship. If anyone wants one, they can have it."
"Really? Just giving them away??"
Amatsuki Toki couldn't help but say.
These were Devil Fruits... Even a Zoan-type wasn't cheap. In a sea like the East Blue, just having a Zoan Devil Fruit would make soone a formidable pirate.
"What's wrong with giving them to our people?" Shin couldn't help but say.
Strengthening the crew mbers' strength would save him the trouble of having to act himself when they encountered enemies.
He was a pirate captain, after all. He couldn't micromanage everything. If his crew could handle things on their own, wouldn't that make him look even more impressive as their leader?
The only crew mbers who could really handle themselves in a fight were Olvia, Hancock, and Momousagi. And Momousagi was still working undercover. But Shin was confident he'd eventually turn her into a genuine mber of the Kuja Pirates, not just a spy.
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Soon, Shin and his group made it back to Amazon Lily smoothly—assuming you consider butchering a few Sea Kings part of a smooth trip.
"Elder Nyon, I have a task for you. Can the shipwrights of Amazon Lily build the ship from this blueprint?"
Shin held the blueprint of Pluton in his hand. He had drawn it himself.
"It's pretty complicated, but I think we can pull it off—the materials are just going to cost a fortune."
Elder Nyon was confident it could be done. Don't let the all-female population fool you—Amazon Lily had incredibly skilled won in every trade, including so excellent shipwrights.
"The material problem doesn't matter. As long as it can be built, how long will it take?"
"With a steady supply of materials, we're looking at about six months to finish." The main issue was the sheer size of the Pluton that Shin wanted to build—a project that massive was going to take ti.
"If I may ask, is this one of the three Ancient Weapons, Pluton?" Elder Nyon still asked Shin.
"Exactly. This is Pluton—one of the three Ancient Weapons. I'm impressed you could recognize it just from the blueprint." Shin looked at Elder Nyon with genuine surprise.
"IT REALLY IS PLUTON." Elder Nyon was a bit excited, so excited she almost fainted.
Just how powerful was Pluton? Legend said it could obliterate an entire island with a single shot—making it one of the most devastating Ancient Weapons ever created.
"Don't worry. I can definitely get this done." Elder Nyon felt she had to be involved—after all, they were talking about building Pluton itself.
"Perfect. Round up the shipwrights and start analyzing the plans. I'll handle getting the materials." Shin handed the blueprint to Elder Nyon and headed for the door.
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After that, Shin set out to sea again. This ti, his purpose was to get materials.
"Ti to reel in a big fish."
Shin's thoughts turned to Doflamingo. He hadn't let that bastard live for nothing—now it was ti to collect. This ti, he'd make Doflamingo handle the material procurent. After all, the guy had connections everywhere and could get his hands on rare resources.
Whether Doflamingo wanted to cooperate or not? Well, that wasn't really his choice to make.
"Olvia, do you know who the richest person on the sea is?" Shin asked Olvia.
"I do. If we're talking about who's got the most money, that'd be Gild Tesoro," Olvia told Shin.
Shin recognized the na imdiately.
Gild Tesoro—the Golden Emperor, a Paracia Gold-Gold Fruit user who ruled the world's largest entertainnt city. He was a recent upstart who'd beco absolutely unstoppable.
The current Tesoro definitely wasn't as powerful as he'd beco later, and he hadn't even earned the Golden Emperor title yet, but he was already filthy rich.
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"Alright. In that case, let's start with him." Shin set his sights on Tesoro.
Building Pluton required an enormous amount of money—so much that even Shin would have trouble funding it. After all, he had to support all of Amazon Lily. And since he refused to resort to raiding and pillaging, his options for raising funds were pretty limited.
At best, he could collect taxes from his own territory.
This money was more than enough to keep Amazon Lily running, but for building Pluton? It wasn't even close. The materials needed for Pluton were all rare and valuable.
The rarer the material, the higher the price tag. So of these precious resources couldn't even be bought with money alone.
"Are you short on money to build Pluton?"
Olvia asked Shin. It had to be said—Olvia was incredibly perceptive, figuring out Shin's predicant imdiately
"Yep, I'm broke. So this Tesoro's about to have so very bad luck." Shin nodded with a shrug.
What could he say? Wrong place, wrong ti for Tesoro.
Still, from what Shin knew, Tesoro wasn't exactly a pushover. The guy was a major player—soone who'd eventually control 20% of Global money circulation.
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