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"Ignorance. The one we're sending is... the Ruler of the Ocean - Lord Sea Dragon!"
Hearing Vladimir's words, Charlotte Linlin's mockery immediately subsided, even her anger was suppressed.
Her bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at Vladimir, saying, "Sea Dragon?"
"One of our Phantom's members, the Ruler of the Ocean." Vladimir's expression was as usual, neither arrogant nor impatient, simply stating a fact, "Rest assured, as long as it's at sea, Lord Sea Dragon will naturally help you intercept the Navy's fleet."
"Are you serious?"
Charlotte Linlin spoke after a long while, saying, "You yourself said, that's the three Admirals, the Shichibukai, and even the Navy's other Vice Admirals, such a huge force, even I have to be careful to confront head-on, and you're just sending one member to stop them? I've never even heard of the name Sea Dragon!"
There would be a problem if you had heard of him!
Not many people knew about Sea Dragon's existence, at most it was Akainu, Sengoku, Empress, Rayleigh, and others.
Thinking of this, Vladimir was too lazy to say more nonsense, "There are many things you haven't heard of, I've said all I need to say, you can decide for yourself."
Hearing this, Charlotte Linlin's face immediately turned gloomy, staring at Vladimir on one hand, and thinking about how to arrange things on the other.
Charlotte Linlin still believed that the Navy had targeted her pirate crew.
But for a mere member of Phantom to be able to stop a large fleet of the Navy, that sounded too fantastical.
How to choose was a problem, if there was no cooperation with Phantom, Charlotte Linlin was also very clear that the other party wouldn't let it go, and wouldn't accept the mere 1 billion ransom, simply put, it was a bundled sale.
The two just stared at each other, neither giving way.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, a murderous aura filling the entire hall.
"This Shadow Fiend is too arrogant, daring to despise our high-ranking members."
"It's more than just arrogant, it's simply disregarding everyone, thinking that one member can stop the three Admirals and the Shichibukai, he's dreaming!"
"Once Mama takes action later, we'll set up a formation, we must not let him escape!"
Several people whispered, their words full of hostility.
They watched the negotiating parties, ready to respond to sudden changes in the situation at any time.
Just then, Vladimir suddenly moved, raising his right hand, gently lifting it up.
Seeing this, many people's expressions changed slightly, retreating all at once, away from him by more than ten meters.
"Hmm?" Vladimir glanced at these people, teasing, "I'm just scratching my head, no need to be so nervous."
Hearing this, these people with wary expressions all had their faces twitch, feeling like they were being played with, and immediately, shame and anger intertwined, glaring at Vladimir fiercely.
At this time, Four Emperor Charlotte Linlin let out a cold snort, saying, "No need to tease them, I'll tentatively agree to what you just said."
"Agreed?" Vladimir was instead stunned, "Interesting, what made you believe my one-sided words?"
"Hehehehehe..."
Charlotte Linlin let out a low laugh, "Thinking carefully, I don't have any great hatred with you Phantom, and based on the 'credibility' that you keep talking about, I'll tentatively believe you this time."
Vladimir was unmoved by this, these words could only deceive simple children, it was far from enough to fool him.
He didn't believe that BIG MOM would agree to the proposal just because of this reason.
Just as he was thinking, he heard the other party continue, "I can give you a 2 billion deposit in advance, if the war ends, and your Sea Dragon successfully stops the Navy, I'll give you the remaining 8 billion."
"Now the problem is reversed," Vladimir chuckled, not giving an inch, "Why should we believe you?"
"Just because I'm Four Emperor BIG MOM!"
Hearing these words, Vladimir immediately laughed, "I see, a Four Emperor can't run away, you have a big family and a big business, if you breach the contract and don't give the money, we Phantom will have to personally take it from your territory. Alright, no problem, I, on behalf of Lord Sea Dragon, agree to this transaction!"
Hearing this, Charlotte Linlin's face was very ugly.
Her previous meaning, and the meaning that Vladimir understood, were completely different.
How could BIG MOM's name allow her to breach the contract at will, but after hearing it, the other party was prepared to take action and rob her if she breached the contract, it was simply unreasonable.
"Hmph!"
Snorting coldly, Charlotte Linlin was too lazy to care about such small details, "Since we've agreed with each other, let your Sea Dragon come out and meet us."
"No time, Lord Sea Dragon is busy."
Vladimir waved his hand, saying, "The 1 billion ransom, the 2 billion deposit, please send someone to Dressrosa, we'll release the people after the money arrives."
After a pause, not giving the other party a chance to react, he continued, "After that, remember to notify us a few days in advance, the date you're starting the war, at that time, Lord Sea Dragon will naturally be on the predetermined route, intercepting the Navy's large fleet."
"You little brat, wait!"
Charlotte Linlin's expression changed, having already foreseen something, wanting to stop him from speaking.
"Hahaha, goodbye, everyone."
After a hearty laugh, Shadow Fiend waved his hand, and immediately, dark power dissipated, and in an instant, the entire Shadow body transformed into wisps of black smoke, disappearing without a trace.
"Disappeared!?"
Immediately, someone exclaimed, "Impossible! I've been locking onto him with Observation Haki, and he disappeared without any warning!"
"Space jump? A rare space-type ability user!?"
"What kind of monster is he! Damn it!"
A group of Charlotte family members shouted angrily.
Shadow Fiend came and went without a trace, they didn't have a chance to stop him, they had even surrounded the entire hall, but the other party simply didn't care.
"Enough."
Charlotte Linlin raised her hand, stopping the farce, "Tamago, take 3 billion, go to Dressrosa, and bring back Kanten and Pekoms."
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