Chapter 49 Sea Luck King Wumi
In a luxurious restaurant in Dressrosa, Giotto sat alone in a chair. The table in front of him was full of delicious food and drinks. It was obvious that he was waiting for someone.
Giotto had completely booked this restaurant. Even the waiters were no longer around. After the chef finished cooking, he left. After all, normal people were not welcomed in the meeting that was about to happen here. Besides, the people from Underworld were not so easy to get in contact with.
Moreover, the person Giotto was going to meet this time was a big face of the Underworld, the Deep Sea Current, Umit!
"It's the first time we meet. It's a great honor to be able to meet a big shot of the New World here, Vongola Family leader!"
At this moment, a bearded man wearing a bicorne suddenly pushed open the door. After walking in, he directly sat across from Giotto. "Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Vongola Primo-dono should've already known the purpose of my visit, right?"
"My Family only told me that you were here to discuss a business deal and didn't tell me the specific details. So, can you do me a favor and give me some explanation? Why did you, a shipping magnate, visit us Vongola Family in the morning?" Giotto looked at Umit with a calm gaze. No matter what, he had to be careful when doing business with the people of the Underworld.
These guys were as hard to deal with as the cunning devils!
Especially people like Umit, who had reached a high position. If he were a little careless, Umit might even eat him up!
"If that's the case, then I'll get straight to the point. Not long ago, Sir Vongola Primo sold a large sum of gold, and it is worth around 1.7 billion Belly. Obviously, this is not a small amount of money, and according to the information I got, the origin of this gold is kept a secret. After various speculations, the place where you get this gold is most likely to be related to a children's book!"
Umit said his thoughts with a confident face. "The Liar Noland, a storybook about an admiral of Lvneel Kingdom, Mont Blanc Noland, who made multiple trips into the Grand Line 400 years ago. It mentioned a very interesting city called the City of Gold Shandora that was located on Jaya Island, and the last place Sir Vongola Primo happened to visit before obtaining the gold was that exact island... Jaya Island!"
"I am a very realistic person. I never believe in fairy tales, but when many coincidences point to the same place, even I can't believe that it is really a coincidence. So... Mr. Vongola Primo, when you were on Jaya Island, you did find the lost City of Gold in the fairy tale, right?"
When Umit said this, Giotto could not help but look at the man in front of him. It seemed that those who could reach a high position in the Underworld were indeed exceptional individuals. Through these seemingly unrelated information, he could actually connect the dot, and deduced everything correctly, including its connection to the children's book.
"You said it was a fairy tale, so why do you believe in it?" Giotto looked at the person in front of him strangely and asked softly.
"It is a fairy tale, but it is also history. There is not much difference between the two. We have only heard both of them and never actually seen it, right? Speaking of which, just now, Sir Vongola Primo did not deny the existence of the City of Gold. In other words, Vongola Family does have the coordinates of City of Gold, right?"
Umit kept deducing as he read Giotto's expression. His eyes were fixed on Giotto's face as he concluded the truth by seeing the change in Giotto's expression.
"So what if I do? Do you want to snatch the City of Gold away from me?"
Giotto suddenly released a pressure. Even though his expression seemed calm, his eyes were locked on Umit.
"There's no way I would have such a dangerous thought. I am well aware of Vongola Family's strength. It is not a wise choice to provoke a strong enemy for no reason. Moreover, it is a business, and only by cooperating can we both gain profit, isn't that right?"
Umit smiled. "Let's get to the point! Recently, Vongola Family has just taken over two islands, Green Iron Island and White Stone Island. The development and expansion process obviously requires a large amount of money, and that's exactly why you will sell the gold you've obtained. But in this process, two problems will arise..."
First, the amount of gold you can ship is limited, and it will be very difficult to fill the hole in the development funds in a short period of time. Second, if such a large amount of gold is discovered, it will also cause unnecessary trouble for your Family. You have to know that money can easily make some people crazy. Even if Vongola Family is famous, it may not be enough to deter some people.
Hearing this, Giotto could not help but nod.
He had to admit that the two points that Umit said made complete sense. The City of Gold was on Skypiea. Each trip to retrieve the gold would be very troublesome. It took a lot of time and manpower. Moreover, if people noticed that Vongola Family had so much gold, it would indeed attract the attention of many greedy people.
More importantly, the development of the Family needed a large amount of money. Verde alone needed at least five billion Belly!
"Get straight to the point, Umit, what do you want?" Giotto did not intend to beat around the bush with this guy in front of him.
"It's very simple. I can help the Vongola Family's shipment, but give me half of it!"
Umit didn't even hold back, stating that he wanted half of the City of Gold right away.
At this moment, a cold light flashed in Giotto's eyes. An ice-cold aura instantly enveloped Umit. Then, a low voice slowly sounded from Giotto's mouth, "Now, Umit... Although you have more than sixty people outside the restaurant, I can definitely get rid of them all along with you. "
"I'm sure you do! Those who can escape unscathed from Whitebeard and Big Mom must have such strength. But at the same time, I also believe that you won't do this, right?"
Umit was very confident in his judgment. It was also because he was sure that Vongola Family needed funds now, and he was definitely the best choice for this business because he was in charge of many shipping businesses!
"30%, that's the most I can give. If..."
"Deal! I hope we can cooperate well!"
Without waiting for Giotto to finish, Umit immediately agreed.
Seeing Umit agree so easily, Giotto felt that he could've gotten a better deal. Although it was reduced from 50 to 30, why did he feel like he was the one at a loss?