Chapter 23: Conditions
"Heavenly Tribute?"
Mio looked startled, and suddenly thought about it.
Heavenly Tribute is the resources that the member countries of the World government give to Celestial Dragons every year, and the number of members of the World government is as high as 170.
There are naturally also countries of the World government in the North Blue region.
In addition, the heavenly tribute will be escorted by Marine directly to the holy place Mary Geoise.
Every ship that transports the heavenly tribute contains an extremely rich treasure, and even some kings will send a lot of stuff in order to win the favor of Celestial Dragons.
Devil Fruit is also added to it.
But...
"With the importance that World government and Celestial Dragons pay to the Heavenly Tribute, you should know the consequences of dealing with Heavenly Tribute." Mio said in a deep voice.
The consequences of grabbing the heavenly tribute will undoubtedly offend Celestial Dragons.
With Celestial Dragons' pride, this is equivalent to slapping them in the face, and will undoubtedly attract the pursuit of Marine and the World government.
For the current Mio, there is not enough confidence in him.
But he won't make a move.
However, from the gleaming eyes of Mio, it could be seen still see that he was a little moved.
"Hey, since I invited you, I'm naturally confident enough not to let the World government notice that it's us.
If it weren't for the lack of staff in the Donquixote family, I wouldn't tell you this.
After all, you It should also be clear that once you agree to take the shot, we are like grasshoppers on a boat, aren't we? You can put me in a dangerous situation at any time, and the same can be true for me."
Doflamingo smiled lightly.
"That being said, I still know your true identity." Mio said slowly.
Hearing the words, in the phone, Doflamingo was silent for a moment.
After a long while, he spoke, "Hey, you really surprised me, my friend, can you tell me where you got it from?"
"You should know that it's impossible."
"Okay, I thought so."
"Hmm, but I am really more and more curious about the source of information you have."
"Haha, this is not the point." Mio chuckled lightly, and didn't want to continue talking about this issue.
Doflamingo didn't entangle on this topic either, just remembered this in his heart and said, "You are right, this is not the point. Since you know my identity, then you should also know another thing.
During this period of time, most of the 'nails' in the hands of the world government will be used to escort one.
Although I don't know who it is, as far as I know, in order to escort that existence safely, the World government has sent the strongest existence in their hands."
"Just five days later, North Blue has two kingdoms of heavenly tribute to be sent to Mary Geoise. With this opportunity, we can completely avoid the sight of the World government, so that they will never find us when they want to investigate. "
Doflamingo expressed his confidence.
After all, although he has the blood of Celestial Dragons, he is a former Celestial Dragon, so if he really snatched the heavenly tribute, it would be fine if he returned it.
If he kept the heavenly tribute to himself, the world government would punish him severely and make him pay the price.
Hearing what Doflamingo said, Mio fell silent.
Doflamingo doesn't know who the World government is escorting, can he still know?
It's just that he didn't expect that Vegapunk would receive this level of attention from the World government, which is surprising.
But If he thinks about it, let's not mention Im, just the Five Elders will definitely not be a fool, how can they not know the importance of Vegapunk?
If it is necessary to come, even if part of the Celestial Dragons is sacrificed, the world government is willing to do so.
After all, Celestial Dragons can multiply, but Vegapunk is just one, and there may not be a second one in the world in the next 100 years.
"These alone are not enough, Doffy,"
Mio said solemnly, "I will not take risks with you based on these alone. After all, you should know better than me, the power of the World government and the consequences of provoking Celestial Dragons."
"Well, you're right, I know it very well." Doflamingo said with a gloomy face, how could he not be clear?
"State your terms."
"If there are Devil Fruits in the heavenly tribute, it all belongs to me. If not, then you need to rely on your strength to find me two Devil Fruits." Mio said directly.
"Yes." Doflamingo agreed without hesitation, but just said immediately. "Heavenly tribute, I need 60%!"
He now needs funds very much.
Although the Donquixote family now has a firm foothold in North Blue, they still don't have enough strength and funds to develop into other sea areas and even the Grand Line.
If there are enough funds, let alone the Grand Line, but other sea areas in the four seas can gradually develop over and then stand firm in these sea areas.
And recently there is a good time for Doflamingo, his ambitions have also sprouted, so naturally he can't miss it.
In this case, he can only attack Heavenly Tribute. Coupled with the news that Vegapunk was escorted by the World government, he couldn't help it even more.
Perhaps it is also this time that in the future, Doflamingo will rob him of the heavenly tribute to get himself a seat in Warlord, right?
Holding the phone in his hand, Mio nodded and agreed without any hesitation after hearing Doflamingo's words. "Ok."
Although he was eager for money, he knew that Heavenly Tribute was very hot.
Considering the possibility of being detected, Mio didn't want to take too much.
But even though there was a big risk this time, he still agreed, considering that there might be Devil Fruit.
After all, although Devil Fruit is said to be worth 100 million,l Berrys, it cannot be bought with money.
In many cases, Devil Fruit cannot be bought at all.
This kind of secret treasure on the sea is usually in the hands of those big powers or big pirates.
With his current strength, if he wants to buy Devil Fruit with money, the probability is still too low.
What's more, the wealth contained in some places he currently knows is at least worth billions of Berries, whether it is the golden town on Sky Island or the island where the permanent pointer to Laughtale is stored. The treasures contained in the above can make him not short of money.
Therefore, for Berry, he is not very eager, there are few places to use, only the purchase of Devil Fruit and supplementary materials.
Of course, this time he couldn't rely entirely on Doflamingo's intelligence, the risk was too great, he also needed to understand the specific situation, and he had to prevent Doflamingo from betraying him.
"Hmm, then I wish us success in this operation. Let's see you in three days. The position is..."
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