One Piece: The World's Strongest in Roger's Era

Chapter 443: Public and private matters, nothing to do today

Gion naturally didn't know that her son had just made a "big deal" with Venus. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care about it. She only cared about her family. As for her family's achievements, she didn't care.

In a short while, Oleini and Venus walked out of the lakeside villa and headed towards Lex and Gion.

Oleini spoke directly: "Father, we are done talking."

Lex nodded and said to Venus:

"This time when we return to the Holy Land, I will take O'Leni with me to meet the old ancestor. I will not go there. Leave the matter of Xihai O'Hara to Marinford. CP is too ruthless. I don't want too much bloodshed to happen in my sea area."

Venus listened silently to Lex's instructions. Yes, in his opinion, Lex's words were just instructions, as important as those from Lord Im.

Today, Lex and Venus are no longer of equal status, so Lex's words naturally become orders in front of Venus.

"Well, I understand. Is there anything else?"

Lex thought for a moment, then looked at Roy and asked:

"Brother, how is the control of Wano Country's seastone going?"

Roy was well aware of these matters and immediately replied:

"It has been connected to our trade chain, and Camus's Pentles Kingdom will temporarily take over the development of Seastone."

Lex nodded, and then said to Venus:

"The Holy Land has always needed Seastone. Okay, it's okay to trade on a large scale. The reconstruction of the city requires a large amount of Seastone, and the Holy Land also has a lot of demand. I hope that both parties can negotiate a suitable price as the beginning of our cooperation, and then we can trade other goods later."

Lex said it very tactfully, but the smart people present heard it clearly. The so-called "appropriate price" must be a premium above the seastone itself. This is Lex taking advantage of the two incidents of O'Hara in the West Sea and the orphan of Roger in the South Sea, two things that the world government needed his help for, to seize more benefits.

Venus looked unhappy, but still nodded silently. He was the financial god of the world government and one of the decision-makers among the powers that be. He had this power.

Lex did not stop, he continued:

"I plan to hold the Qinghai Martial Arts Conference in the year 1500 of the Haiyuan calendar, and every four years thereafter. If the Holy Land wants to participate, it can contact Brother Roy."

Venus frowned:

"Qinghai Martial Arts Tournament? Is it similar to the World Expo?"

"There are similarities and uniqueness, but it has little to do with the Holy Land. It is just a way to promote the development of Qinghai. Since the Holy Land is involved, it will not be detrimental to the Holy Land."

Venus did not agree to it right away. He could not make the decision on this matter. He needed the approval of the other four highest powers in the world. However, judging from what Lex meant, it was probably feasible because he invited the Holy Land to participate. As a co-organizer, how could it be disadvantageous to him? Therefore, Venus did not refuse right away:

"Okay, I'll mention it in the power room. Is there anything else?"

"No business."

"So it's a private matter?"

Lex nodded, and then said to Roy:

"Second brother, give the dividends from the trade chain in the past two years to the Izambaron family in terms of shares."

Hearing this, Jin Xing's eyes suddenly lit up, and his spirit and energy suddenly improved a lot. He said with a full voice and a smile:

"Hahaha, Lex is so polite. When I invested in the trade chain, I believed in you. As long as you are involved, there will be no failure. Now it seems that my vision is still sufficient."

Roy smiled and continued, "Saint Nasu Shoulang's vision is indeed much ahead of the other supreme powers. If I remember correctly, your dividends in the past two years are roughly 2.3 trillion Baileys, which can be handed over to the Holy Land Izambaron Family at any time."

Jin Xing's eyes became brighter, and he sighed:

"When I invested in the trade chain, I only used 1 trillion Baileys. Now, after only two years of dividends, I have reached such an astonishing figure. The trade chain is really a golden sea route."

Thinking of this, Venus was also keenly aware that this was Lex trying to show goodwill to him. After all, he would have to take Oleini to the Holy Land and would have to take over many matters with the Holy Land, so Venus said readily:

"Lex, business is business, and our friendship will always be sincere. You should know that I have never had any hostility towards you over the years, and I have helped you a lot. For this, I have offended many people in the Holy Land, and even several other people in the power circle."

Lex didn't refute: "Don't worry, I remember everything."

There was a hint of joy in Jin Xing's eyes under her frameless glasses, and a look of relief appeared on her wrinkled old face: "The silent blond boy back then is now a chess player sitting high in the sky."

Lex laughed and said, "It's just luck. I have a lot of people behind me who support me all the time. I carry everyone's ambitions, so I just take it one step at a time."

Lex is a successful man, an undoubted successful man. In any sense and from any angle, what he does and what he wants to do has now been mostly successful, and as long as he wants, he can achieve complete success at any time, but he just wants to win by playing it safe.

As a successful person, Lex can of course talk about his success freely, whether it is luck or persistence. Humility is always exclusive to successful people, while the humility of losers is nothing more than an excuse in the eyes of others.

Venus said no more and was about to leave, but Lex tried to persuade her to stay:

"Don't worry, stay in Fenghuai Qianli for a few more days. The holy land is full of intrigues and desires. It's more peaceful here."

Venus was surprised. In fact, he was willing to stay here for a few more days, and he had good reasons, because he needed to take Oleini back to the holy land.

Now, hearing Lex's request to stay, Venus was a little surprised: "I thought you wouldn't keep the visitors from the Holy Land any longer."

"The visitor from the Holy Land is the God of Finance, Venus. I am only trying to retain an elder from the Izambaron family, an elder who has worked diligently for many years. Why not?"

"Hahahaha!~"

Amid the laughter of several people, Jin Xing changed his original plan and prepared to stay in Fenghuai Qianli for a few more days. As for the excuse to the Holy Land, it was too simple. He could just find a reason to fool them, such as saying that the matter of Xihai O'Hara and Nanhai Roger's orphan had not been settled.

Lex looked around the banquet. Although it was called a banquet, everyone was actually gathered into small groups. There were people like Wang Zhi, Silver Axe and Golden Lion who gathered together to drink. There were people like Rhine, Gut, Hirakawa Torci and Xia Nuo who gathered together to exchange kendo ideas. There were also beautiful groups like Stussy, Benny, Gion, Crane, Lily and Rania who gathered together to sunbathe.

There was also a group of young people headed by Barrett and Marco, who were surrounding a super little cutie like Yunxiu and teasing the kids. Then Whitebeard pushed them all away and picked up little Yunxiu himself.

Times like this can be described as peaceful and tranquil, but they are not easy to come by. It took many battles and many plans to capture the three seas and get the simple yet pure and happy banquet we have today.

Lex knew that he still had a long way to go. Now all the enemies on the sea were gone, but there were still many enemies deep in history.