Wano Country, Kibi.
This was located in the northernmost part of Wano Country, a desolate wilderness with sparse human presence.
Its status in Wano Country was equivalent to the most remote exile region.
Almost no one was willing to settle here voluntarily.
But this land of human suffering was a rare treasure for the little people.
Not being good at distinguishing lies, it was better for them to have as little contact with outsiders as possible.
"How are you all getting along?"
Kai came to an open area and asked the Tontatta tribe members gathered around him.
"Very well, Kai-lando!"
"Look, we've planted the seeds we brought!"
The Tontatta tribe responded enthusiastically. They were also working hard to transform their new homeland.
Kai felt relieved and pulled out a bag of seeds and two Den Den Mushi from his chest, placing them before the Tontatta tribe.
"These are some crop seeds. I hope you can help me cultivate higher-yield seeds so more people can have enough to eat."
Simply using the Tontatta tribe's abilities for farming was too wasteful. Agricultural research was what suited them best.
"Kai-lando is so great!"
The kind-hearted Tontatta tribe was deeply moved and immediately patted their little chests, expressing they would definitely complete the task Kai-lando had assigned.
"The Den Den Mushi are for you to contact me. If possible, I hope you can explore ways to breed Den Den Mushi."
The reason for not using Wano Country's specialty Smart Tanishi was that the tanishi's telepathic waves were too weak. Each call required first transmitting the waves to the Boss Tanishi, then having the Boss Tanishi broadcast them.
This process was too prone to problems. If the Boss Tanishi had issues, communication across the entire region would be cut off. Far less stable than Den Den Mushi.
In the original timeline, Caribou had swallowed Udon's Boss Tanishi, causing Udon's communications to be severed.
Moreover, in terms of functionality, Den Den Mushi had much broader applications than tanishi.
Just from what Kai knew, there were Den Den Mushi with functions like communication, wiretapping, anti-wiretapping, photography, video recording, projection, signal jamming, and more.
Special-purpose Den Den Mushi were not only expensive but also rare in quantity.
If the Tontatta tribe could successfully breed Den Den Mushi, the market prospects would be quite remarkable.
They had advantages in this area.
Besides farming, the Tontatta tribe was also good at taming animals.
In the original story, they had tamed rhinoceros beetles and pink bees for patrol and combat use.
"Leave it to us!" the Tontatta tribe agreed readily.
After assigning the tasks, Kai casually made it rain on the seeds they had just planted. After receiving a wave of reverent looks, he left Kibi.
At the Flower Capital's Shogun's Castle...
With King Riku's help, Kai, who had become a hands-off boss, once again faced official business.
This time, he had to handle it personally.
"Lord Kai, they've arrived," Fukurokuju said, sliding open the paper door and entering respectfully.
Kai lay on Komurasaki's fair, rounded thighs, eating a grape she had peeled and handed to him, saying indistinctly: "Let them in."
"Yes, Lord Kai."
Fukurokuju maintained his bowing posture, retreating step by step to the door before straightening and calling outside: "You may enter now."
Komurasaki took out a handkerchief to wipe the grape juice from the corners of Kai's mouth, saying gently: "Lord Kai, should I leave first?"
Kai didn't hesitate: "No need. Continue."
Komurasaki complied and continued serving Kai.
When three men in white suits, white cloaks, and masks walked through the door, they saw Kai indulging in luxurious pleasures.
Only after Komurasaki had finished tidying his appearance did Kai sit up unhurriedly: "Welcome to Wano Country, three representatives of the World Government."
As Kai examined the three CP0 agents, they were also sizing him up.
Young, outstanding strength, arrogant, lustful.
These were the labels they immediately attached to Kai.
Indeed, what eighteen-year-old boy could maintain a humble and cautious heart after achieving such fame and successfully controlling a country?
The leader, wearing a clown mask, bowed slightly to Kai: "Pleased to meet you, Mr. Kai."
"Please sit, all three of you." Kai gestured for them to sit.
After the three sat down according to rank, the clown mask couldn't wait to speak, his voice very gentle: "Mr. Kai, can we discuss cooperation now?"
"If the Beast Pirates are dissatisfied with the World Government's offer, we can raise the price. How about a 10% premium?"
"Ten percent?"
Kai shook his head and chuckled: "Do you think the Beast Pirates are begging on their knees?"
Then he held up three fingers.
"Thirty percent?" The clown mask was delighted and immediately spoke: "I can agree to that on my own authority."
"No, no, no. Three times the price." Kai smiled brilliantly.
The CP0 agent behind the clown mask immediately said angrily: "Impossible! Even finished seastone products don't reach that price!"
After the bad cop, here comes the good cop?
Kai was unfazed: "Then negotiations have broken down? Please leave."
He gestured for them to depart.
The CP0 agent who had just been furious froze completely.
Do you even understand what negotiation means?
Who directly kicks people out just because they don't agree to the asking price?
At least let us counter-offer!
Leaving was impossible. The Five Elders had placed high hopes on them for this visit.
If the mission failed...
The clown mask spoke slowly: "Mr. Kai, this hardly seems like proper negotiation. Does Mr. Kaido know about this price?"
Kai picked at his nails indifferently: "Mr. Kaido has given me full authority over the seastone trade."
Damn! That's definitely Kaido's style!
The clown mask cursed internally.
Outwardly, he maintained a gentle attitude and continued persuading: "Regardless, triple the price is too exorbitant. The World Government is not a lamb for slaughter!"
"I return those words right back to you!"
Kai's eyes flashed as invisible Haki roared forth: "Do you think I don't know what the World Government is plotting?"
Conqueror's Haki?!
The clown mask's pupils contracted, but what shocked him more was Kai's following statement.
Had the government leaked information?
No wonder this kid acted like he had them figured out, completely fearless.
Just as the clown mask was experiencing inner turmoil, Kai suddenly restrained his aura and put on a smiling face: "Actually, I don't want to raise prices this much either."
"You know, Wano Country was previously managed by that guy Kurozumi Orochi. After we replaced him to better rule this country, we thoroughly cleaned up Orochi's remaining poison, causing Wano Country's craftsman numbers to greatly decrease."
"Now, we can barely maintain basic production capacity for mining seastone ore, let alone export such large quantities to the government."
"You know how scarce seastone is on the seas. With reduced production on our end, market prices outside will definitely rise."
The underlying message was clear:
Production capacity reduced... I'm raising prices!