Chapter 74: Return To New World
"Waaaaaaaa... what do you want me to do for you?"
Doflamingo didn't immediately ask what to cooperate on but instead asked Kahn what he wanted from him.
Smart people have their own ways of conversing.
Kahn's help comes first, and cooperation follows. The implication is clear: if you want to gain the favour or friendship of the "walking natural disaster," you must offer a "gift."
This 'gift' is what Kahn referred to as 'help.'
"I want you to help me find a Devil Fruit...."
Kahn said, "A Paramecia Devil Fruit, it's called the Gol-Gol Fruit."
"Gol-Gol Fruit?"
Doflamingo raised an eyebrow, looking at Kahn in surprise, and said, "That's a very rare Devil Fruit."
"That's right, I want you to help me find this Devil Fruit."
Kahn nodded and promised, "As long as you help me find this Devil Fruit, the Donquixote Family and the Cross Family will be allies in the future."
"What if we can't find it?" Doflamingo asked immediately.
"If you can't find it, then we will only have a cooperative relationship."
Kahn raised his elegant legs and said with a smile, "Our Cross Family will mainly deal in arms and medicines in the future, and you, Joker, are the best intermediary in the dark world. I will entrust you to sell these two things for me."
"Fufufufu... I will do my best to help you find this Devil Fruit."
After hearing that even if he can't find it, he can still get in touch with Kahn, Doflamingo immediately stood up, stretched out his palm to Kahn, and said, "Happy cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation."
Kahn stood up and shook hands with Doflamingo, who was nearly three meters tall, then took out a card, handed it to Doflamingo, and said, "This is my business card, with my contact information on it. You can call me if you have any news."
"No problem."
Doflamingo took the business card, then, with a slight hook of his finger, used the ability of his String-String Fruit to pull a pen and a piece of paper over.
After writing a string of numbers on the paper, Doflamingo handed it to Kahn and said, "This is my Den Den Mushi number. If you need anything, you can call me anytime."
"I will."
Kahn nodded, then declined Doflamingo's invitation to the banquet, walked out of the villa, and went to join Scarlett and her sister.
The current Doflamingo is not qualified to sit on an equal footing with him.
If he wants to gain his favour, there are only two ways.
One is to help him find the Gol-Gol Fruit, and the other is to bring the greatest benefits to the Cross Family through long-term cooperation before Kahn agrees to have dinner with him.
Regarding this point, Doflamingo is actually very clear, so he didn't push it.
Next, Doflamingo will anonymously announce in the dark world the news of purchasing the Gol-Gol Fruit at a high price.
It is so exciting to ally with the future master of the sea.
As long as the Donquixote Family can become an ally with the Cross Family, once they enter the New World, they will be able to gain a firm foothold immediately.
Therefore, Doflamingo will definitely obtain the Gol-Gol Fruit by any means necessary.
Even if he can't find the Gol-Gol Fruit, Doflamingo has to find a Devil Fruit that is just as valuable, or even more precious and rare, to earn Kahn's favour.
As for Doflamingo's plans, Kahn, who had stopped paying attention to him, had no idea.
The reason Kahn approached Doflamingo was to see if he could trigger a butterfly effect and get the Gol-Gol Fruit earlier.
Kahn, familiar with the plot, knows that the Gol-Gol Fruit will eventually fall into Doflamingo's hands.
If Kahn hadn't intervened, Doflamingo would have auctioned off the Gol-Gol Fruit to make the Donquixote Family famous, becoming the richest man in the world and one of the ten kings of the dark world in the process.
But now, with Kahn's promise in play, Doflamingo faces a choice.
After obtaining the Gol-Gol Fruit, will Doflamingo auction it off for fame or use it to secure an alliance with the future sea overlord?
Even a pig could make the right choice, let alone Doflamingo, one of the smartest people in the sea.
As long as Doflamingo doesn't auction off the Gol-Gol Fruit in a high-profile manner, the chances of Gild Tesoro cutting in would be nearly zero.
With the Gol-Gol Fruit, Kahn knows he can eventually surpass Gild Tesoro, creating a future where the Cross Family becomes the richest family in the world.
After exchanging contact information with Doflamingo, Kahn quickly reunited with the Robin girls and left the town that day.
Except for the capitals of the allied countries, the other islands in the Four Seas are all backward and rural, not as exciting as the Grand Line.
Born in the New World, Scarlett and her daughters have been to Sabaody Archipelago, Fish-Man Island below 10,000 meters, and Sky Island above 10,000 meters. They were not interested in anything less.
Kahn, who didn't spend much time in North Blue and had already completed his business, used his telekinetic powers to lift their ship and return to the New World through the Calm Belt.
As mentioned earlier, the Grand Line is a route sandwiched between the Four Seas and the Calm Belt.
The Red Line then divides the Grand Line into the first and second halves.
Outside the Calm Belt on the left and right sides of the first half are East Blue and South Blue.
In the first half, if a pirate ship is strong enough, it can pass through the Calm Belt and enter East Blue or South Blue.
Outside the Calm Belt, on the left and right sides of the second half are North Blue and West Blue.
If pirates in these two seas are strong enough and not afraid of the Sea Kings in the Calm Belt, they can enter the New World directly from the Calm Belt without first going through Reverse Mountain to enter the first half of the Grand Line and then go to Fish-Man Island to enter the New World.
Now, Kahn is using this method to return directly from North Blue to the New World, saving a lot of distance and time.
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