Taking this opportunity, Vladimir quietly left the boudoir.
After leaving the princess's room, Vladimir finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Next is Neptune. If possible, I can also earn another sum from Queen Otohime."
That's right, Vladimir planned to earn multiple sums of money at once.
From Princess Shirahoshi, he would earn the opportunity to enter the treasure vault. From King Neptune, he would get another reward. If possible, he even wanted to earn another sum from the Queen.
But considering that the Queen and the King were not fools after all and couldn't be fooled as easily as Shirahoshi, he had to give up.
Thinking of this, Vladimir directly returned to the banquet hall, only to find that the banquet had ended.
Immediately, he didn't hesitate and directly found Neptune inside the palace.
It was a luxurious study, and Neptune was sitting in a chair, seemingly in thought.
Because it was night, even though the magical jewels illuminated the room, Neptune didn't see Vladimir enter.
"The Navy wants to win over Jinbe. With Jinbe's sense of justice, he will definitely agree to join the Shichibukai in order to protect Fish-Man Island. What should I do? Should I contact..."
Neptune crossed his arms and muttered to himself unconsciously.
At this moment, his brows furrowed, and he suddenly looked forward.
In front of the table, a wisp of black smoke floated out of the darkness, and then quickly condensed into a figure.
Completely black, mysterious and strange, with only a pair of eyes, quietly watching him.
"Who are you?" Neptune didn't panic, but calmly spoke.
"As expected of a king, you have great courage."
Vladimir chuckled, "I'm Shadow Fiend of the Phantom Pirates."
"Shadow Fiend, with a bounty of 500 million, the Shadow Fiend who sneaked into the Holy Land and killed a Celestial Dragon?" Neptune was shocked.
Vladimir was also stunned for a moment, his expression strange, "I didn't expect my name to have spread to the underwater Fish-Man Island?"
"Of course. Killing a Celestial Dragon is something that hasn't happened in hundreds of years. What's even more terrifying is that you're still alive and well. The World Government won't allow a madman like you to exist, otherwise the dignity of the Celestial Dragons will be swept away, and everyone will dare to kill Celestial Dragons in the future, and the world will be in chaos."
Neptune's voice was low, and he carefully looked at him. He had a strange feeling, as if the Shadow Fiend in front of him was not in the same space as him. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't hurt the other party in the slightest.
"King Neptune is indeed an understanding person, but I don't quite agree with your words. Celestial Dragons are nothing. It's fine to kill those trash. If the World Government wants to cause trouble for me, let them come." Vladimir was fearless.
Hearing this, Neptune laughed, admiring Vladimir's fearless pirate, but he didn't choose to continue on this topic.
"You came to me today to kill me? The hunter in the shadows is really terrible. If you had launched a sneak attack just now, I would either be dead or seriously injured."
"If I attacked, you would definitely die." Vladimir said calmly, "So, I'm not here to kill you. I'm here to do business with you."
"Business?"
"Your precious daughter, Princess Shirahoshi, has recently encountered trouble."
Vladimir slightly modified the words he had said to Shirahoshi before and repeated them.
"You want to help me solve this trouble?" Neptune frowned.
"Not me, but our Phantom member, Lord Sea Dragon." Vladimir waved his hand and said, "I'm just a errand boy in Phantom."
"To have a 500 million pirate running errands, what kind of organization is Phantom? Is it just a pirate crew?" Neptune looked shocked.
Even the Four Emperors Pirates wouldn't dispatch someone so lavishly.
"That's confidential." Vladimir smiled faintly and said, "A reward of 300 million. If you agree, we'll solve it quickly."
"300 million..." Neptune was stunned and pondered for a moment, "How can I trust you?"
"That's an interesting question. Do you think we in Phantom would joke with you about a mere 300 million, 10,000 meters below the sea?"
After a pause, Vladimir smiled again and said, "Secondly, we in Phantom also have an intelligence business. For example, we know that Princess Shirahoshi is the current 'Sea King Poseidon'! As one of the three ancient weapons, the value of this intelligence exceeds 1 billion."
Hearing these words, Neptune's face changed drastically.
Shirahoshi's awakening of Poseidon's qualifications was not long ago, but Phantom already had information about it.
"What do you mean?" He asked in a deep voice.
"The literal meaning. Please, Your Majesty, buy this intelligence." Vladimir showed a friendly smile like a profiteer, "As long as Your Majesty buys out the intelligence, we in Phantom won't give this intelligence to anyone or any organization."
"You're blackmailing me!" Neptune was very unhappy.
Once the outside world knew of Poseidon's existence, one could imagine how much disaster Fish-Man Island would encounter.
Of course, Vladimir was just scaring the other party.
He couldn't really sell the intelligence. Mainly, Princess Shirahoshi was so cute, and he couldn't bear to have the other party be captured by other forces and raised as a weapon. That would be too cruel to Princess Shirahoshi.
However, Neptune wouldn't know his thoughts and was now in a dilemma.
Vladimir didn't force him. To him, if Neptune agreed, it would just be a windfall. If he didn't agree, it was fine. It was nothing.
"How about this, you can consider it slowly. Let's deal with Princess Shirahoshi's trouble first. After we have a good cooperative foundation, we'll talk again."
Hearing this, Neptune took a deep breath and said after a long time, "I know. I trust you. After you deal with that person, I'll have the reward of 300 million ready."
"Then, please wait for the good news." Vladimir grinned, "Goodbye, Your Majesty."
As soon as the voice fell, Shadow Fiend disappeared like smoke, his whereabouts unknown.
Seeing this scene, Neptune shivered and thought to himself, "What a terrifying organization. It's impossible for this mysterious organization to be built in a day. It's only now that a little bit of the surface has emerged. It probably has shocking goals... The world is about to usher in a great wave, maybe even surpassing that last sentence of the Pirate King before his death 12 years ago!"
Not long after, Vladimir returned to the hotel.
He calculated his accounts.
He currently had 200 million on hand. After completing the transaction with Neptune, he would get another 300 million. In addition, there was half of the wealth he had snatched from the Celestial Dragons, plus the three treasures that Princess Shirahoshi had promised. Finally, if Neptune wanted to buy the intelligence, it would be another 1 billion...
The total value was over 2 billion!
"I'm rich." Vladimir's heart was burning hot, "After doing this, I can buy several Devil Fruits!"
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The next day, morning.
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