The Clown Mask fell silent.
Of course, he knew Kane was spouting nonsense, but he had to take the out Kane offered.
Otherwise, the mission might truly fail.
Given the personality Kane had displayed, he was genuinely capable of driving them away.
“I need to consult my superiors,” the Clown Mask conceded.
“Please do!” Kane smiled, picking up the wine glass on the table and taking a sip.
He knew very well that the Gorosei would most likely compromise.
His exorbitant demand was merely a small sum for the World Government, which controlled the vast majority of the world's resources.
Moreover, the money spent by the Beasts would eventually be spent by them.
At that time, they could naturally reclaim it through means like Heavenly Tribute.
It was simply a matter of saving face.
They couldn't possibly send the Marine to start a war in Wano Country and say, “Open the door, free trade!”
A moment later, the Clown Mask returned after making his call, looking deeply at Kane.
“The Gorosei have agreed to your demands.”
He won.
Kane was satisfied and put forward his request: “I want those failed experiments of the ancient Giant Race.”
“Alright, but they won't be cheap. Two hundred million Berries per person.”
The Clown Mask wasn't surprised; the government's experiment wasn't top secret, so it was normal for the Beasts to know about it.
Coincidentally, they also wanted to get rid of those failed test subjects.
Those Giants were not only gluttonous but also extremely belligerent, often making a mess of the experimental base.
However, killing them directly would be a waste; after all, they were products into which considerable resources had been invested, so exchanging them for some funds now would naturally be ideal.
“One hundred million Berries per person.” Kane held up an index finger, stating firmly, “No bargaining. Don't think about tricking me; their strength is decent, but their flaws are equally significant.”
He was only buying them to bolster the middle-tier fighting power of the Beasts Pirates.
Giving them one hundred million was already generous, considering he had just extorted the World Government.
The Clown Mask thought for a moment: “No problem.”
Before the Clown Mask could breathe a sigh of relief, Kane spoke again: “I have one more request.”
The Clown Mask frowned: “Kane, don't push your luck.”
Although selling those failed products was a win-win, there was still the factor of Kane's opportunistic coercion.
“Don't rush; this is the last one. Don't worry, it's nothing significant.”
Kane's tone became serious: “Vegapunk used our Captain's blood to extract lineage factors and create a failed Devil Fruit? I want that; consider it a gift for our cooperation.”
How did he know!
This was top secret!
The Clown Mask's pupils constricted.
Vegapunk had researched artificial Devil Fruit, a top-secret piece of information that even some CP0 agents didn't know.
If he weren't a high-ranking CP0, even he wouldn't know.
There's a traitor in the laboratory!
That was his first reaction.
No wonder the Beasts seemed to know their intentions perfectly and weren't afraid of them rejecting the offer.
It all connected; everything connected.
The Clown Mask calmed himself: “I want to know why. As you said, it's a failed product.”
“That's an insult! That's an insult to my most respected Captain!”
Kane's face was contorted, his voice furious: “I will never allow that Berry, made from Mr. Kaido's blood, to remain outside!”
“Wait, I need to confirm something.” The Clown Mask left in a hurry.
Punk Hazard, Marine Science Unit Research Base.
A man answered the Den Den Mushi.
He was short, but his head was over seven meters tall.
Vegapunk, the genius scientist, a man known as “the world's greatest brain.”
“What? An artificial Devil Fruit created based on Kaido's lineage factor?”
Vegapunk thought for a moment and then retrieved the Berry's information from his vast mental database.
“Yes, that happened. It was a failed product. I've had it in storage for twenty years,” Vegapunk squinted slightly, without hesitation.
“Okay, thank you, Doctor.”
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, the Clown Mask hung up, thought for a moment, then redialed another number.
This time, a Vegapunk assistant at the research base answered the Den Den Mushi.
“Yes, it was indeed a failed product. After the Doctor created it, he directly threw it into the storage room without even looking at it.”
“What? Find it? Someone wants it? Who is so foolish as to want a failed product?”
“I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask questions. I'll go find it now.”
The man on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was sweating profusely, apologizing repeatedly.
After scolding the Vegapunk assistant, the Clown Mask understood that it was time to rectify the research base.
A mere assistant dared to ask him for information.
He could only imagine how poor the personnel's confidentiality awareness was at the research base!
The Clown Mask silently drafted a rectification plan in his mind and turned back to Kane.
“We agree to your request. The Berry and the Giants will be traded to you along with the Sea Stone ore.”
“No problem.”
Kane readily agreed.
After the transaction was completed, the three CP0 agents disregarded Kane's dinner invitation and left directly.
This negotiation was not pleasant for them.
Once the three figures completely disappeared, a wide smile bloomed on Kane's face.
Excellent, truly excellent.
That artificial Azure Dragon Berry was a failure for the perfectionist Vegapunk.
Because the color was wrong; Kaido was blue, but that Berry was pink.
But other than that, that Pink Dragon Berry had all the abilities of the Azure Dragon Berry!
Seeing Kane's smile, Kozuki Hiyori also smiled.
“What are you smiling about?” Kane asked curiously.
“When Lord Kane is happy, I am happy.”
Kozuki Hiyori answered.
“Kozuki Hiyori, you really know how to make people happy.”
Kane lifted Kozuki Hiyori's fair chin and directly kissed her.
“Lord Kane, I'm sincere… Hmm…”
Kozuki Hiyori gradually leaned back.
After venting his excitement, Kane's rationality returned to his mind.
The results of this transaction still needed to be reported.
Naturally, Kane's improvisation gave Kaido a big surprise.
“Worororororo, failed products of the ancient Giant Race? I'll take anything like that!”
The war with the Charlotte Family exposed the weakness of insufficient mid-level cadres in the Beasts Pirates.
Kaido was currently troubled by this, as mid-level cadres were not mere cannon fodder pirates; such people didn't just appear out of nowhere.
Unexpectedly, with just one transaction with the World Government, Kane helped him alleviate this problem.
Furthermore…
“A Berry made by Vegapunk that has the same abilities as me?”
Kaido was silent for a moment, and the sound of gulping alcohol came from the Den Den Mushi.
Kane guessed he was reminiscing about his youthful days, as Kaido and King had met in Vegapunk's laboratory back then.
After a while, Kaido's boisterous voice came through.
“Since you, kid, got it, I'll leave it to you to distribute. Consider it a reward for this negotiation.”
How generous, Mr. Kaido.
Although Kaido was cunning and treacherous, treating human lives like grass, he was truly exceptional towards his subordinates.
He didn't blame Jack when he was defeated. He didn't care when Ulti confronted him and even smoothed things over.
