The sun is shining brightly on the sea, and today is really a joyful day.

Moreover, it is said that basking in the sun can make people feel more energetic.

At this time, a "merchant ship" flying the flag of the Kingdom of Monroe and the flag of the World Government was sailing on the wide sea.

On the deck of a merchant ship.

An old man and a young man, served by servants, were lying on chairs and lazily basking in the sun.

"Sir Denton, there were too many people at Red Harbor just now, and I was too embarrassed to ask. Now we have been away from Red Harbor for an hour or so, and the distance is just right.

May I ask, Lord Denton, how did you gain from going to Dressrosa this time?"

Denton slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the not too dazzling sun in the sky, and said.

"Third Prince, the price of the weapons I bought this time is a little higher than last time. The cadres of the Don Quixote family said that recently, all parties have purchased weapons in large quantities, resulting in some weapons being out of supply.

This time I only bought a thousand firearms and three thousand weapons, which are enough to cope with the coming war."

Thinking of the upcoming meaningless war, Finance Minister Denton sighed softly in his heart. What would happen even if he won the war?

The national finances cannot keep up, and this upcoming war will really have no use except to add a strong mark to the current king's resume.

And the gold in the sky for next year has not yet arrived.

Is there going to be another tax increase?

"well!"

After sighing softly in his heart, Finance Minister Denton turned to look at his third prince and asked.

"His Royal Highness, what have you gained in the Holy Land Marie Joa recently?"

Snapped!

Upon hearing this, the third prince of the Monroe Kingdom clapped his hands violently, startling the finance minister lying next to him.

Looking at Prince Monroe with excitement on his face, Denton said a little puzzled.

"Your Highness...what are you doing?"

"Denton, let me tell you, my prince and I have gained a lot from this trip to Mariejoia!"

With that said, Denton waved to the servant behind him and gave instructions.

"Bring my slave here."

"yes!"

slave??

Looking at the excited prince, the finance minister couldn't help but stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples. Although he had originally thought about letting the prince disguise himself as a pirate and go to Dressrosa, he would stay in Mariejoia and have some discussions with the government officials.

The prince had secret contact, but the prince vowed to leave the contact with officials to him, and he would also practice his communication skills.

When I saw that the prince was so high-spirited, I simply left the matter of contacting government officials to him with the idea of ​​training the prince, and I went to Dressrosa to buy weapons from the Don Quixote family.

But looking at the prince's appearance, the finance minister felt that the prince did not take his original instructions to heart.

While the finance minister was thinking, he heard the clatter of chains coming from behind him.

After hearing the sound, the finance minister sat up from the recliner, turned his head and looked back. When he saw the scene behind him, the old man rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Then, Secretary of the Treasury Denton pointed to the dozen or so slaves behind him, who were shocked and speechless.

….

How much would it cost to buy so many slaves?

The money I gave you to befriend officials was all used to buy slaves?

There are even mermaid slaves.

Just when the finance minister was about to ask something, he heard the third prince say proudly.

"On this trip to Mariegio, I achieved only modest successes.

On the first day I went to the Holy Land, I was warmly received by government officials. Then that night, the officials offered to introduce me to the "Nobles of the World."

But I don’t want to let my breath pollute the fresh air breathed by the world’s nobles.

Xing flatly rejected the request of those officials.

The officials finally grabbed my thighs and wanted to let me go down to see the world's nobles, but I firmly disagreed. However, I couldn't resist the officials' pleading, so I simply communicated with the world's nobles through the air.

Fan..."

The third prince's confusing words shocked the old man. Although he didn't understand much of it, it didn't prevent him from understanding one of them.

[The third prince actually communicated with the world’s nobles...]

At this time, the Minister of Finance couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart. His prince was not a useless person. He actually came to the Holy Land and could see [the world's nobles.]

Thinking of this, he looked up at his prince and asked cautiously.

"Third Prince...how did you communicate with the world's nobles through air?"

The third prince glanced at the minister next to him with disdain and said.

"Through the help of government officials, I have had very friendly exchanges with the world's nobles. I have prepared many gifts for the world's nobles.

And those very polite world nobles also gave me many slaves in return, including even the wives of world nobles."

"wife???"

Listening to the suddenly frightened voice of the old man next to him, the third prince waved his hand disdainfully and continued.

"The wife who was thrown back into the untouchables, the World Government officials brought me back one."

Hearing this...the finance minister smacked his lips, with a look of emotion on his face.

However, after sighing for a while, the finance minister seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned to look at the third prince and said with a somewhat uncertain tone.

"All the money was spent?"

"Not a penny left."

"After spending one billion beli, the world's nobles will give back gifts, won't they all be slaves??"

"Yeah, that's right, there are fish people, fur people, humans, all kinds of races."

Snapped!

Seeing that his idiot prince nodded affirmatively, the old man couldn't help but slap himself. This idiot had become someone else's garbage recycling bin... and he was so proud of it.

That group of government officials with evil intentions actually sold the slaves of the [World Nobles] who were tired of them and sold them to their own prince at a high price.

I'm just saying this idiot is inexperienced...

boom!

At this moment, the Minister of Finance suddenly felt the merchant ship under his feet trembling violently. Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw a huge crack suddenly appeared on the deck, and the crack was moving rapidly towards

The sides of the hull spread.

"Prepare to fight, pay attention to the bottom of the sea, you may encounter a sea monster."

Hearing the shouts of soldiers nearby, the finance minister quickly put a life jacket on his prince and gave instructions.

….

[A book-chasing book recommended to me by an old book friend I have known for ten years, @

Thinking of this, the Minister of Finance suppressed the irritability in his heart, turned to look at the guard next to him, and gave instructions.

"Call the Navy Headquarters and apply for assistance from the Navy Headquarters stationed in Marineland in the name of the Monroe Alliance."

"yes!"

After seeing the guard leave, the finance minister came to the side of the ship worriedly, lowered his head and looked at the sea below.

The sea is very calm, it doesn't look like there is any huge sea...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Before the finance minister could continue to observe, he felt the merchant ship under his feet continue to tremble.

"Lord Denton, there are dozens of holes leaking in the bottom of the cabin...it can't be repaired..."

"Just jump off the ship!"

Denton, who decisively gave the order to jump off the ship, had no time to untie the lifeboat and plunged directly into the sea.

As soon as he emerged from the sea, he saw that the merchant ship he was riding on suddenly broke into two pieces in the middle and was sinking rapidly into the sea.

...

After experiencing a brief panic, the Chancellor of Finance glanced in the direction of the ship that had just sunk, then he looked around him again and sighed softly.

"Hey, have you called the Navy Headquarters?"

"beated..."

"That's good."
To be continued...