บท 48: Business Partner

In just one punch, the pirate ships that attacked Dressrosa were destroyed, and the flames burning on the sea left no trace of them.

Flame-Flame Fruit surely came in handy. Hadn't Giotto eaten Flame-Flame Fruit, he might have to use a big move like X-Burner to get rid of those pirate ships quickly. Even if there was any survivor, he just had to use another Fire Fist.

Not only was it quick and powerful, but it was also cool!

Just a moment ago, Giotto jumped into the air, and then a punch with fierce flames swallowed all the pirates. It was not an exaggeration to describe it as "God Descends to earth".

Of course, this was also because the pirates were too weak. Giotto was really puzzled. How did such pirates survive in the New World?

It was fine if they survived, but they somehow had the guts to attack a country despite being weak.

But then again, even though these pirates were nothing to him, they could easily take everything away from ordinary people.

And of course, since Giotto was the hero who protected the people of Dressrosa, he could get everything for free in this country. Things like food, clothing, shelter, and other things were provided for him for free.

He could not help but sigh as the life of rich people was really good!

"Blu... Blu... Blu..."

Just as Giotto was enjoying his leisurely life, Den Den Mushi in his arms, rang. When he took Den Den Mushi out, the Den Den Mushi turned into Reborn. "Giotto, you are now in Dressrosa, right?"

"Yes, did something happen?" Giotto's expression suddenly became serious. Reborn suddenly called him, so there must be something serious.

"Verde has already arrived at Secon Island, but his research requires a lot of money. Simply put, we're short on money. Although the mining process on Green Iron Island and White Stone Island has already begun, it will take a while to get some profit.

As soon as money was mentioned, Giotto immediately frowned, and at this time, Reborn continued, "In addition, the Family has recruited more new members. With all sorts of investments and expenses added together, the Family's remaining funds can last up to seven months at most. Therefore, we need a lot of money, and the best way to obtain it is...Skypiea's gold. However, there is a problem. There was a limit to how much gold we could transport from Skypiea at a time. At most, we could get one billion Belly worth of gold, and it should be enough to keep the Family going, but If we want to invest in Verde's research..."

After a slight pause, Giotto asked, "How much money does Verde need for his research?"

"The initial investment is estimated to cost 5 billion Belly, and we can't determine how much more we're gonna need. However, Verde said that he couldn't even start his research without 5 billion Belly."

"What the hell is he trying to research? Doesn't he know how much money 5 Billion is?" Giotto shouted in the restaurant. In the past, he never thought that the first time he snapped was because of money.

"I want to research the optical camouflage technology that can be used in this world, a ring that can induce the same effect as consuming Dying Will Pill, suitable Box Weapons for Boss and the Guardians. The first two alone would require 5 billion Belly, I assume. If I want to research Box Weapons, too, I'll at least need 10 billion Belly right off the bat

Verde's voice came from Den Den Mushi.

Giotto almost fainted because of his words even though his researches were indeed useful, especially the optical camouflage technology.

And the ring that could replace the Dying Will Pill to activate Dying Will Mode could be said to be very important for the overall strength of the Family. Moreover, this ring could also be used to activate Box Weapons.

The last and most important was suitable Box Weapons for him and the Guardians that could directly improve his and the Guardians' strength.

But ten billion was just...

Where could I find ten billion Belly for you!

After taking a few deep breaths, Giotto finally calmed himself down. "You didn't call me just to tell me you need money, did you?"

"Oh? I thought you would be too surprised after hearing ten billion. I didn't expect you can still think clearly."

Reborn was a little surprised and then said, "Yes, in fact, we have already thought about how to get that money, but the decision is on you as the leader. There is a person who wants to do business with us, and he will soon arrive at Dressrosa. I'll leave the negotiation to you."

Hearing this, Giotto was slightly stunned. Doing business with Vongola Family?

Was there such a person in the sea?

"Alright, but you have to tell me who the guy is first, right?" Giotto did not care about unnecessary details. If there really was a business that could give him a large amount of money, he naturally would do it.

"That guy is the one who contacts us first after finding out that you transported the gold from Skypiea before. He called himself Umit, a person from the Underworld.

According to the information I got from Bell after I sent him to investigate in the past two days, this guy is an influential figure in the Underworld.

Deep-Sea Current Umit!

He was one of the Emperors of the Underworld, but it was unknown whether he already had such an epithet now. However, one thing was certain. Umit indeed had power in the Underworld. Being able to stand firm in the Underworld and amassing this much power already spoke volumes that this person was an influential figure. Perhaps he did not have any powerful combat strength, but in other aspects, he couldn't be taken lightly.

"I know, since it is him, then I do have to sit down and have a proper discussion with him. In addition to getting more money, maybe we can also use him to get access to Underworld. Having a certain amount of authority in it will also be of great help to future development.

Giotto's expression immediately became serious.