Chapter 1332 - 43: Luring Disaster North

Chapter 1332: Chapter 43: Luring Disaster North

Big Mom’s request was nothing short of blatant robbery. The commercial district of Shapodi Archipelago was almost invaluable, as it was the necessary route for pirates heading to the New World.

Pirates belong to a dangerous profession. Although their income is unstable, it is very high, and they basically do not know any restraint.

Wanting to hold an auction in Shapodi, mere force is not enough. None of the Four Emperors have any open industries on Shapodi Archipelago, not because they don’t want to, but because it’s fundamentally impossible.

Shapodi Archipelago is very close to the Navy Headquarters and not far from the Red Soil Continent. It’s within reach of the World Government and Navy.

Doflamingo can have an industry on Shapodi Archipelago purely because of his past identity as a Celestial Dragon. No matter what, Donquixote is a surname of the Celestial Dragons, so it’s unlikely the World Government and Navy would completely eliminate them, if only for the sake of the Celestial Dragons.

Big Mom was very clever; she didn’t directly ask Doflamingo for the auction on Shapodi Archipelago but instead demanded net profits, with Doflamingo still running the business there.

If 50% of the Shapodi auction profits were Doflamingo’s limit of tolerance, then the profits of the underground world were his foundation in the New World.

Big Mom made a grand demand, but Doflamingo and the others like Red Hair maintained a calm demeanor. That’s negotiations; it’s not just that Big Mom wants something and Doflamingo will give it. That would not be negotiation, but extortion if Doflamingo were captured alive by Big Mom.

"BIG·MOM, the auction and underground business aren’t negotiable, but..."

Doflamingo smiled; he had already decided what to offer before the negotiations.

"I can give you Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit."

Upon hearing this, Big Mom and Katakuri were taken aback. After fighting for this long, what was it for? Wasn’t it for the Artificial Devil Fruit?

And now Doflamingo actually said he was willing to use Artificial Devil Fruit to compensate the BIG·MOM Pirate group’s losses?

"Long-term supply?"

Big Mom, feeling something was amiss, still couldn’t suppress the greed within her heart. With the supply of Artificial Devil Fruit, she could form a legion of Devil Fruit Users, significantly boosting her power.

"It’s a permanent supply, fufufufu."

With Doflamingo’s laughter, even Red Hair couldn’t understand what he was thinking, except for one person whose expression gradually turned cold, and that person was Katakuri.

Big Mom looked at Doflamingo with full doubt, unable to guess what the other side was plotting for a moment.

"Give a man a fish, you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you’ll feed him for a lifetime."

Su Xiao spoke up. He certainly knew Doflamingo’s plan, as they had privately negotiated before coming.

"What fish?"

Despite her hostility towards Su Xiao, Big Mom couldn’t just turn hostile during negotiations. Moreover, she didn’t understand what Su Xiao was talking about.

"Simply put, it’s providing you with the production process of Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit. Compared to others supplying it, wouldn’t self-production be more reliable?"

Su Xiao exhaled a puff of smoke, and he and Doflamingo smiled broadly at Big Mom.

Big Mom’s face suddenly turned cold as she figured out what these two guys were plotting.

The production process of Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit? Don’t kid around, only Doflamingo in the entire New World can produce that stuff, with multiple critical steps that can’t be omitted, such as Caesar Clown’s provision of raw materials.

"BIG·MOM, I gave you what you want most, you... shouldn’t refuse, right."

Doflamingo crossed his hands in front of him, his face still full of smiles.

"Red Hair, you say something fair."

Doflamingo pointed the arrow at Red Hair, who remained silent. He wouldn’t take the blame for this mess; he was here as a notary, not to take the blame.

"You two..."

Big Mom gritted her teeth, an invisible wave of air spreading around, which was her Conqueror’s Haki.

"BIG·MOM, calm down a bit."

A sharp sound rang out as fine cracks appeared on the chair beneath Red Hair. The entire Redd Force went deathly silent, and Big Mom’s berserk momentum instantly dissipated, replaced by an overwhelming pressure filling the ship, twisting the air irregularly.

Thud, thud...

The sound of bodies hitting the ground came from the three nearby ships in succession.

Su Xiao’s eyes drooped as arc-shaped Blue Steel Shadow Energy surged on his body surface. Red Hair was very dominant, but not as terrifying as imagined.

After a while, the pressure in the air disappeared. Su Xiao heard a gasp behind him; it was Pika, who forgot to breathe momentarily after Red Hair released his Haki.

"This is our sincerity; whether to accept it..."

Doflamingo was unaffected by Red Hair’s Haki, as it wasn’t directed at him.

"Red Hair, are you favoring the Donquixote Family?"

Big Mom ignored Doflamingo, instead keeping her eyes trained on Red Hair.

"BIG·MOM, you plan to let the war continue?"

"Hmph."

Big Mom snorted coldly, saying no more, and the scene returned to a stalemate. Doflamingo raised his hand, and Pika behind him immediately handed over a leather file bag with the World Government’s logo.

"BIG·MOM, this is a confidential file I got from the CP Department. Destroy it after reading."

Doflamingo tossed the file bag to Big Mom, who caught it with a gloomy face and tore it open directly.

After a dozen seconds, Big Mom’s expression gradually eased.

"This won’t be a fake file you made, will it?"

"Of course not, you can send people to the North Sea to verify."

"Hmm~"

Big Mom’s attitude shifted drastically; judging by her expression, she seemed ready to accept Doflamingo’s insincere ’compensation.’

"I want proof I can see right now."

As if still uneasy, Big Mom demanded immediate evidence. Doflamingo hesitated for a moment and looked at Red Hair. Red Hair, who had been at sea for so many years, immediately understood Doflamingo’s meaning.

"I personally have no interest in the key details of your negotiations."

"Thank you."

After muttering a few words with Pika, Pika walked towards Big Mom, reached her, and whispered something.

"That thing can come naturally? What blood lineage?"

Big Mom seemed very surprised, as if realizing the power of technology for the first time.

"Those people, even if you haven’t seen them, you would have heard about them. From my investigation, they aren’t true Devil Fruit Ability Users."

Doflamingo was fairly certain that Big Mom agreed to the deal now.

After thinking for a full two minutes, Big Mom eventually nodded.

At this moment, Su Xiao whispered to Doflamingo: "Do you have a grudge with that family?"

"Cough, we had some slight friction before."

Doflamingo replied quietly.

"If they learn about this, they’ll definitely come from the North Sea to Dressrosa."

The matter Su Xiao and Doflamingo discussed was related to a certain family, named the Vinsmoke Family.