Watching a golden ship fly down from the floating island ship, Tesoro took a few of his men and immediately went to greet the Big Daddy Pirates.
"Basire, look at our Ark Maxim. Compared with this golden island ship, it's just a beggar."
Nami said a little sourly. She used to think that the Ark Maxim was very luxurious, but now she has something else to compare it to, and it just can't compare to the magnificent Gran Tesoro.
And how much gold is needed to build a ten-kilometer-long Golden Island Ship?
Even simply plating a layer of gold on the surface is an astronomical figure.
Thinking of this, Nami's eyes turned into beri shapes and her mouth started to drool.
"Tesoro's gold fruit ability has been awakened. A lot of the gold in the ship was assimilated by his ability. It only needs to be soaked in sea water and it will return to its original state."
Basire also said in a somewhat lighthearted manner that although most of it was transformed by abilities, it was really luxurious enough.
However, this Golden Emperor Tesoro will soon become Basire's subordinate.
As the Ark Maxim landed on the Gran Tesoro, it attracted the attention of many gamblers and tourists, including a Marine who was wearing casual clothes and was on vacation.
When the Yonkō Basire appeared, he immediately ran to a remote corner and called Naval Headquarters to report the situation here.
He doesn't know if the Big Daddy Pirates are going to attack the Golden Emperor, or if they are really just here for fun.
"Welcome to the Gran Tesoro, Captain Basire. We will pay for all your group's expenses today."
Dressed in a pink suit, Gild Tesoro opened his hands with a hospitable look and warmly welcomed Basire's arrival.
In fact, when he saw the Groseade and the Ark Maxim appearing one after another, he knew that it was really Basire of the Four Emperors who came in person.
"Mr. Tesoro is so kind, so we won't be polite."
Basire responded with a smile, landing in front of Tesoro without any pretense, without any sense of being a pirate.
Looking at this legendary Golden Emperor, his journey to rise is even more magical than Doflamingo and Red-haired Shanks.
Gild Tesoro, a poor man from the lawless land of Sabaody Archipelago.
Before the age of eighteen, he was just a working gangster. Then in a slave shop, he met Stella, a slave girl who was sold in the window.
Originally, he wanted to work to earn money to redeem Stella, but unexpectedly, when he was 19 years old, Stella was bought by the Celestial Dragons. He was also caught for trying to save Stella and became a Celestial Dragon's slave.
Two years later, at the age of 21, he heard the news of Stella's death in Mary Geoise, which made him hate the world and his life without money.
At the age of 26, the hero Fisher Tiger attacked Mary Geoise, and he also took the opportunity to escape, ending his 7 years of slavery.
At the age of 29, he stole the Paramecia Gold Fruit from Doflamingo's auction house and was hunted down by the Donquixote Family.
But it only took him 4 years to become a top player on par with Doflamingo at the age of 33, making the Donquixote Family unable to do anything to him.
Doflamingo was forced to change his strategy and cooperate with him instead of continuing to fight.
He spent another two years building the Gran Tesoro and became the Golden Emperor at the age of 35, and also became a distinguished king of a new affiliated country.
That year was also the time when the 33-year-old Red-haired Shanks became a Yonkō, and the Golden Emperor Tesoro was also a New World monster, terrifyingly powerful.
Relying on money to pave the way, taking advantage of both legal and illegal means, even the Celestial Dragons were bribed with his money to provide him with protection. Special Marines were sent to protect this golden island ship, and the Celestial Dragons also became one of the frequent visitors here.
Tesoro is 40 years old this year and is already at the top of the world, even more powerful than the former Celestial Dragon Doflamingo of the same age.
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After giving a friendly greeting, Tesoro extended his hand to invite Basire and his party to enter the most exclusive VIP room.
Basire also noticed that among the ten fingers of Tesoro's hands, only the ring finger of his left hand did not have a gold ring.
He knew that this man left this position for the dead woman he loved.
It seems that Tesoro has not forgotten Stella in all these years.
That's just right, whether it's the death of his lover or being tortured as a slave for 7 years, Tesoro can never forget the hatred of the Celestial Dragons.
In order to remove the Celestial Dragons slave mark on his back, he destroyed the entire skin on his back, creating a large five-pointed star scar.
But Tesoro is a native of this world after all, and his fear of Celestial Dragons and his lack of resistance are engraved in his bones and cannot be changed even if he wants to.
He blamed his and Stella's tragedy on his own lack of money rather than dare to resist the world's noble Celestial Dragons, so he used the Gold Fruit and worked hard to make money to make himself a powerful rich man.
If he had had a lot of money back then, he could have bought Stella, and all this tragedy would not have happened.
Of course, it is also possible that he knows that he will never be able to deal with the Celestial Dragons, so he wants to use them to become a rich and powerful upper class person.
Basire smiled and looked at the Golden Emperor who was leading the way.
If he gives him hope of revenge, this guy should be able to step out from the shadow of the Celestial Dragons and become a stronger figure like the Pirate Empress.
If this guy doesn't dare to take action against Celestial Dragons, then Basire will do it for him.
On the Gran Tesoro, if a few Celestial Dragons died, Tesoro will probably have to rebel either way.
Speaking of which, the bodies of Saints Charlos and Rosward are still kept in Basire's hands, just so that they can be put to use again one day.
And Saint Shalria has also been trained by Basire to be as obedient as a maid. He wondered what kind of expression Tesoro would show when he sees a Celestial Dragon maid serving Basire.
Of course, revenge against the Celestial Dragons for Tesoro is only part of the benefits. As long as Basire takes out the pure gold ring that can lead to immortality,
Then this man who has been corrupted by money must also think carefully about whether he wants to fight Basire desperately, or whether he wants revenge and immortality.
Tesoro took them to the most advanced amusement area. Basire asked his crew to play while he asked Tesoro to have a private chat.
When he heard that Basire wanted to have a private chat, Tesoro was also very cautious. After all, everyone knew that Basire was a Devil Fruit hunter who could plunder other people's abilities at will. As a user with the gold fruit ability, he was also a little panicked.
"Don't worry, we are only talking about business, I won't take action against you."
Basire said with a smile, throwing a gold ring in his hand. The light emitted from it made Tesoro's pupils shrink suddenly and he was extremely shocked.
Pure gold!
It is the pure gold that he has always longed for!
Unexpectedly, it was actually in Basire's hand.
He forced himself to calm down, thought for a while, and agreed to Basire's private chat invitation, but he still brought Tanaka, his security guard with the ability of the phase fruit, as a precaution to give him a chance to escape.