Dragon brought Koala to the palace gate. Just as he was about to go in, he was stopped by the guards at the gate.
"Stop, who are you two!?"
The guard looked at the two cloaked figures in front of him and shouted sternly.
"We are from the Revolutionary Army and we have something important to discuss with Caelan."
Dragon held his head high and chest puffed out, emitting a powerful aura and looking very imposing.
He was confident that with his demeanor, the guards would certainly let them in respectfully.
"Do you have an appointment?"
Seeing his strong presence, the guard was not impressed and raised his eyes to ask calmly.
If he had met this kind of person before, he would have been more respectful.
But after becoming Caelan's doorman, he had seen too many such charismatic big shots and began to take them lightly.
Anyone who comes before him must be treated fairly.
"Appointment?" Dragon's momentum was lost, and he replied awkwardly, "We don't have an appointment, but we really have something important to discuss with Caelan."
"If you don't have an appointment, go line up over there and wait until Caelan-sama is free."
The guard's expression remained unchanged, and he pointed to the side and spoke indifferently.
"Queue?"
Dragon and Koala looked to the side.
They saw more than a hundred people lined up in a long queue, all looking like people wearing jewels and possessing considerable strength.
"So many people?"
Koala gasped.
If they were asked to queue up, it would be hard to say how long they would have to wait, and it was even hard to say whether Caelan would even see the people in line.
"Can't you be flexible? My matter is very important to Caelan.
I am Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army."
Dragon revealed his identity.
"If you don't have an appointment, you just have to wait in line. If it's really important, you can tell me and I'll report it.
Tell me, what do you want from Caelan-sama?"
The guards were not moved at all and continued to do their job.
Recently, Caelan is going to hold an auction. Everyone says that their business is very important, and the guards can only say that they have seen a lot.
As for the leader of the Revolutionary Army?
It is even less worth mentioning.
When he is out in the world, he gives himself an identity, so who knows who he is.
Even if it's true, you still have to queue up obediently.
Not to mention the leader of the Revolutionary Army, even if the Fleet Admiral came, he would not give any privileges.
Dragon's face looked even uglier. If he said that he came to persuade Caelan to join the Revolutionary Army, he would definitely be treated as a fool and be brushed off.
After thinking for a while, Dragon changed his words: "We came to discuss investing in the Revolutionary Army with Caelan."
"Oh."
The guard's eyes became strange, as if he was looking at a beggar.
What do you mean discuss investment? Isn't it just asking Caelan-sama for help?
Caelan-sama may not even meet the person who came to give money, and it is even more impossible for him to help.
The guard felt unlucky.
Seeing that Dragon had an extraordinary temperament, he wanted to say a few more words.
After talking for so long, it turned out that he was a beggar.
"What's that look in your eyes?"
Koala was irritated by the guards' contemptuous looks, like a kitten with its fur standing on end.
"Nothing."
The guard turned his head away and ignored the two of them, feeling extremely merciful.
Dragon really wanted to release his Conqueror's Haki and attack.
But the guards did nothing wrong, and their attitude was even better than that of many people in their Revolutionary Army.
Although it is annoying, they are just doing their job.
Moreover, they came here to ask for help, so an arrogant attitude is not good.
"Koala, let's get in line."
Dragon took a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil, then pulled Koala to the long queue on the side and started to line up.
Soon, Dragon and Koala, who were in the queue, registered their basic information and requests, and then went to the hall on the side to wait.
Dragon pricked up his ears, eavesdropping on the others' intentions.
"I really want to meet Caelan-sama soon. I admire him so much. I want to donate 100 million Berries to Caelan-sama and ask him to sign an autograph for me!"
The person who spoke was a beautiful girl with red and white hair, her eyes full of admiration that was about to overflow.
When she spoke, her cheeks were flushed and she looked shy.
Dragon was truly envious.
It's not that Caelan has such beautiful female fans, but he envies the benefits brought by female fans.
He can get 100 million Berries just by signing his name. How could he not have such a good thing?
If there were hundreds of them, he wouldn't have to worry about funding for his Revolutionary Army.
Then, Dragon heard some people's discussion. These people were obviously not weak, and some even reached the strength of a Revolutionary Army Fourth Army commander.
"My boss said that he hopes to trade artificial Devil Fruit technology privately. The price is negotiable!"
"Is it really okay for you to expose your purpose like this?"
"Hey, there's nothing to hide. We are all the same."
(To be continued.)
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