Hera thought about her current power. There was no need to worry about Alabasta, and the Four Seas were currently being supplied by Fish-Man Island. For the time being, only Amazon Lily was a bit poor.
So, she handed Shakky's transponder snail to Tesoro: "There's only this one project for now. You'll be mainly responsible for the construction there and the salaries of the New Navy."
Tesoro did a rough calculation and then continued to wait for Hera's instructions.
Hera looked at Tesoro, who was showing no reaction, and felt a bit puzzled. "What's wrong? Is there any difficulty? If it's really not possible, you can just be responsible for half."
Tesoro quickly shook his head. "It's not a difficulty. I just meant, is there only this one place for now?"
Hera nodded. "Just here for now. Other places are being funded by others. Oh, right, and here—if you have spare capacity, support the research funds of the Vinsmoke Family."
Tesoro had already contacted Judge of the Vinsmoke Family. After learning that Judge's daughter, Reiju, was on the Argo, he had already begun providing research funds.
Now, there was still a lot of the latest Snail Technology from the Vinsmoke side in the Gold City.
"Also, are there any other difficulties? I'll see if I can solve them this trip."
Tesoro quickly said, "Rest assured, Boss. Funding is not an issue. Let alone one Amazon Lily, even ten would be no problem. But right now, there is an issue regarding manpower."
"We previously took in a group of World Government agents. The others are fine, but their leader, Lucci, is not easy to subdue, and his strength is improving very quickly."
Hera thought for a moment. "Lucci, huh? He is indeed a restless person. Call him and his partners over."
Tesoro nodded. Lucci's strength was improving rapidly. Even in the entertainment city, he persisted in training, and Tesoro could see ambition in his eyes.
Currently, he could still suppress him with his awakened Gold-Gold Fruit, but that might not be the case in the future. After all, his partner Kaku's talent was also very high.
"Alright, that's it for now. Just continue to develop your own forces. Of course, you should also practice your strength more. There will come a day when I let you do the thing you want to do most."
Tesoro's pupils constricted slightly. Although he had witnessed Hera kill a Celestial Dragon with his own eyes, this matter still exceeded his imagination.
The desire for strength was ignited in his heart once again. His heart, which had relaxed slightly after marrying Stella, tightened once more.
"Leave it to me. I will provide the financial support."
Hera looked at the reignited ambition in Tesoro and nodded with satisfaction.
Lucci's partners were gathered by Tesoro. Blueno's Door-Door Fruit was truly too convenient.
Lucci asked Blueno with some doubt, "Why did the Gold Emperor suddenly summon us? Do you know anything?"
Blueno shook his head. He had just received the news as well and was equally confused.
When Lucci saw Hera talking and laughing with Tesoro, the alertness brought by his Animal Devil Fruit made him realize something was wrong, and he instantly transformed into his Leopard Form.
Unfortunately, his strongest form was just a hissing kitten in front of Hera.
Releasing just a bit of Haoshoku, she pinned Lucci directly to the ground.
Feeling the same sense of powerlessness as back then, Lucci's eyes were filled with resentment. He had trained for so long, yet in front of Hera, he was still as he was years ago, without the slightest power to fight back.
Kaku and Jabra, realizing something was wrong, also wanted to transform, but at such a close distance, it was already too late.
The massive ability appeared before their eyes. They instinctively looked toward the ability, and the white clock face gradually became clear in their eyes, imprinted in their hearts.
Lucci, lying on the ground, was no exception. After a while, he stood up, returned to his human form, picked up his hat that had fallen to the ground, and slowly bowed to Hera.
"Boss."
Hera, having successfully subdued the future CP0, nodded with satisfaction. Once these few people grew up, along with the already devil fruit awakened Tesoro, they would be a force that could dominate a region.
"Alright, go back to what you were doing. Everyone, get busy." Hera waved her hand and sent away the few people she had implanted with her mark.
Tesoro felt a chill down his spine as he watched the scene. This brainwashing ability was simply too terrifying. What was even more terrifying was that the person with this ability also possessed formidable strength.
Hera looked at Tesoro, who followed her, stood on tiptoe, and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, I just pulled their loyalty to me to the maximum. It won't affect other things."
Tesoro gave a bitter smile. Anyone who saw this scene wouldn't believe that this cute girl and the demon who arbitrarily changed people's hearts were the same person.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Hera appeared even more dangerous and beautiful.
"Alright, alright, I didn't add anything to you. They were converted from enemies, so naturally, I have to be a bit careful."
Hera patted Tesoro a few more times to comfort him. "We are comrades with a common goal, much closer than this kind of control relationship."
Tesoro nodded, a forced smile appearing at the corners of his mouth. With the comparison of the few people before him, he could also feel that he only had gratitude toward Hera and no other thoughts.
Moreover, what did it matter whether he was controlled or not? Since Hera had saved his wife, he was her subordinate. He had no intention of rebelling anyway, so what if he was controlled?
Hera felt Tesoro's loyalty rise a lot more and revealed a satisfied smile.
After having dinner with Tesoro in the banquet hall, night quietly arrived. Although inside this largest entertainment city, the magnificent atmosphere made it so there was no distinction between day and night.
But Perona, who was already impatient, saw that the watch on her hand pointed to 10 o'clock. She immediately pulled Hera, who still wanted to play for a while longer, and returned to the room.
Once in the room, Perona threw the half-resisting Hera onto the bed and then hid herself in the dressing room nearby, dawdling for a long time without appearing.
Hera, who closed her eyes and waited, did not feel the expected softness on her lips. Puzzled, she opened her closed eyes slightly to observe the situation.
As a result, she found no one in front of her. With a face full of question marks, she sat up from the bed, intending to use Observation Haki to see where Perona had gone and why she hadn't attacked her.
At that moment, the dressing room door opened, and Perona, who had changed into the same black dress as Carina's, walked out. It was clear that Perona was not yet accustomed to this kind of clothing.
"How is it? Do I look good like this?"
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