Chapter 106: Almost Becoming a Villain (Seeking 5-star Review)
...
Seeing that the king was still silent, Geer urged:
"Your Majesty, what are you hesitating about? If you want to save your life, then spend money to avoid disaster. Do you want us to return empty-handed? Do you think this is possible?"
"That's right! At least have a meal before leaving."
Weibull muttered quietly behind him.
Gel turned his head and looked at his silly brother, thinking to himself, what if someone heard what you said and they really invited us to dinner? I would be embarrassed to rob them then.
Geer reminded quietly:
"Master! Be sure to maintain your master's demeanor!"
Weibull understood the secret signal between the two people, and immediately crossed his hands in front of his chest, narrowed his eyes and stopped talking.
The king sighed helplessly.
There is a saying that goes, what you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get at the negotiating table.
In fact, he knew in his heart that although the two sides seemed to be negotiating, he actually had no right to make any conditions. If he didn't give it to them, couldn't they just take it themselves? It was nothing more than a kind gesture to let you choose whether to cooperate or not, and to keep your dignity.
The king supported Hilton, who had an injured thigh, and walked in front, leading Gel and the other two to the underground treasury.
Along the way, he was thinking about whether he should commit suicide to atone for losing the money, or borrow money from a loan shark first and then slowly fill the big hole later.
Perhaps by explaining the situation to the people, borrowing money from them, and issuing government bonds, they might be able to overcome the difficulties together. The king considered many methods, but he never dared to think of refusing to pay the gold and withdrawing from the member states.
Without the protection of the World Government and the Navy, the Drum Kingdom's military strength would most likely be attacked by other countries or pirates immediately.
But then again, wasn't he being attacked right now? And he was being attacked right at home? What about the protection from the World Government and the Navy? It seemed like the money he paid wasted!
Damn it! It's all because our own military strength is too weak! Weak people will be beaten!
In the end, the same conclusion came to the minds of the King and Hilton!
Come to the underground treasure house.
Looking at the empty basement, Gel wondered if he had been tricked.
That's it?
"You have such a big country, and the treasury only has this much? You don't look like a monarch who is extravagant, indulges in wine and women, and squanders money recklessly. You didn't secretly empty the treasury and hide all the money in your own little coffers, did you?"
The king blushed at Geer's scrutinizing gaze and quickly explained:
"Our country is freezing cold, and we don't have many resources. We are already very poor, and all the valuable things are really here!"
Senior walked straight to a pile of things covered with sackcloth and tore off the tattered sackcloth covering them.
I found several large locked boxes inside.
"choke!"
Senior's right index finger turned into a black claw. With a light scratch, the steel padlock was neatly cut off and fell to the ground with a clang.
"Boss, the box is filled with gold and treasures."
Senior said to Ger after opening a large box.
On the side, the king closed his eyes in pain. Although he had known this would be the result, he was still unwilling to accept it.
These are the hard work of the people, as well as his hard work. The despair of the little bees who work hard all their lives to collect honey when the fruits of their labor are taken away by humans should be my mood at this moment!
Hilton's eyes were bloodshot and his teeth were chattering. He hated his own incompetence. How could he be the strongest warrior in the kingdom? Facing the enemy, he could neither protect his king nor everyone's property. He could only watch the king being threatened and the thieves taking away the money they used to buy their lives.
Gel went forward to take a look and estimated that the gold, silver and jewelry were only worth 7-8 million yuan. He was not interested at all as this was not the purpose of his trip.
Is it not here? Or is the devil fruit I'm looking for not yet available?
"Boss! Look at this!"
Senior picked up a small box from behind a pile of large boxes and walked towards Ger. His originally calm tone showed a rare hint of excitement.
Seeing that there were two devil fruits in the box, and one of them was exactly the familiar appearance in his memory, Gul's face under the mask instantly broke into a smile.
【Ding! 】
[Unknown devil fruit detected, automatically analyzing...]
【Ding! 】
(Analysis successful: Parahuman system, Swallow Swallow Fruit)
(Analysis successful: Superhuman system, Fungus Fruit)
Gel was also shocked. No wonder the other fruit was so bright in color, a bit like a red umbrella with a white stem. It turned out to be the Fungus Fruit. This thing is also a very dangerous superhuman devil fruit with a very high upper limit. If eaten by someone who knows how to play it, Gel feels that it is as difficult to deal with as a natural devil fruit.
Fortunately, the fruit is now in my hands. If I can’t find a suitable partner to eat it, the worst that can happen is that I will just decompose it.
Gel happily put the box into the space. Just as Gel was considering whether to take the gold, the king knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Your Majesty! How can you kneel down to them!"
Hilton's eyes were bloodshot and he limped over hurriedly to pull the king up.
"Hilton, let me go. I know what I am doing. I am the king of the Drum Kingdom. I cannot watch this country go to ruin and do nothing!"
"It's all my fault! It's all because I'm so useless that I made Your Majesty suffer such humiliation! Please let me die to atone for my sin!"
Hilton burst into tears and drew his sword in a rage, ready to commit suicide.
"No!"
The king was horrified and subconsciously reached out to grab his sword, but his movements were not as fast as Hilton, the strongest man in the kingdom!
It seemed like it was too late to stop it, and at the critical moment, that man appeared!
"Bang!"
The sword fell to the ground.
"You're too noisy, just go to sleep."
Senior appeared behind Hilton like a ghost at some point, and just before the knife was about to pass over his neck, he struck him with a quick, accurate and ruthless knife, causing him to faint instantly.
The king did not retreat. He turned his head and looked at Ger with a firm look. Then he slowly lowered his head until it touched the ground and shouted:
"Your Excellency! Please spare the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the Drum Kingdom!"
Gel frowned and thought to himself, do you know that if these two devil fruits had not fallen into my hands today, your two stupid sons would have taken one each to harm the people?
One of them liked to eat barbecued houses, and would set fire to civilians' houses for no reason, and then eat the "baked" houses. The other one played with biological and chemical weapons all day long, causing countless deaths and injuries to the people of the Drum Kingdom, and a huge explosion almost destroyed the country.
I'm obviously saving the lives of countless people in your Drum Kingdom in disguise! Don't think you can make me a villain just by kneeling down!
...