Aside from the turtles with muscles all over its body, Tesoro also brought golden bats and owls with glowing eyes. Tesoro approached Arceus with these strange animals.
“Did you rob an Island of Rare Animals?”
Arceus was puzzled by the assortment of unusual species Tesoro had found. The golden bats looked somewhat fierce, but the turtles and owls were different.
The turtles had developed muscles and could walk on two legs like kappas. These muscle turtles were the same ones that served as Tesoro’s locomotive engines in the original timeline and powered many things on Gran Tesoro.
Previously, he had used slavery and electric shocks to force the turtles to work, and controlled them entirely with the Gol-Gol Fruit.
However, the current Tesoro was less extreme and didn’t resort to such enslavement. Moreover, his Gol-Gol Fruit had not yet awakened.
Current Tesoro lacked absolute control over Gran Tesoro, which was why he came here seeking Arceus’ help.
“Someone accidentally discovered an Island of Rare Animals in the Calm Belt while sailing. The island was full of these strange creatures, including this owl. Lord Arceus, look, their eyes can emit red light and have infrared scanning capabilities to detect enemies and sound an alarm, but they can only detect living beings.”
He demonstrated the owls’ abilities. When they spotted a living creature, the owls started crying out one after another, seemingly transmitting a secret signal.
“In addition, I encountered two giant sea turtles that can pull ships like the Kuja’s Yuda. The owls and bats are also useful. I plan to place the bats in the ship’s drainage pipes to deal with thieves, and the owls can be placed in key locations to serve as alarms. Their numbers aren’t particularly large. These muscle turtles are the main species of that island.”
They can even power small racing cars. I plan to make this a project on Gran Tesoro, but communicating with these turtles is an issue.”
“How did you bring them here then? They look willing.”
The bats and owls weren’t very intelligent, but Arceus sensed considerable intelligence in the muscle turtles, who seemed to have followed Tesoro willingly.
“The island’s resources were scarce because it’s in the Calm Belt. The turtles were short on food, so I made some deals with them using food.”
“Hold on a moment.”
Tesoro’s control of a large economy was closely tied to this ship. Besides the Beasts Fruits, this ship will also bring substantial revenue to the Beasts Pirates.
Guests from all over the world also meant a more complex intelligence network, so Arceus didn’t mind helping Tesoro handle some issues, such as negotiating with the muscle turtles.
One piece world has many unique creatures, like the Den Den Mushi’s snails, which enjoy being fed by humans and willingly transform into Den Den Mushi. These muscle turtles didn’t have such preferences and were more like workers. Eventually, Arceus reached some agreements with them.
The muscle turtles would work in three shifts, each working eight hours a day with three meals and snacks provided daily.
In the morning, they will be given milk, and each shift will have a one-hour break.
They also demand wages, bonuses twice a year, dedicated annual leave, and proportional salary increases. Gran Tesoro must also have a dedicated turtle shop and ensure their basic turtle rights.
Seeing these bargaining turtles, Arceus found them interesting and agreed to their reasonable conditions. The turtles didn’t have a clear concept of money and they didn’t demand too much pay, only enough to eat and drink.
According to them, the island’s turtle population had reached its limit, so they followed Tesoro to see if there were other opportunities.
After reaching an agreement with these corporate slave-turtles, Arceus sent them to the firefighting squad to interact with the Squirtle, who were also turtles.
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“I’ll prepare an Electivire and a few Rotom for you. That way, most problems will be taken care of. How is the business research going?”
“Rest assured, Lord Arceus, the initial strategy is set. Our goal is to become the largest intermediary platform and then promote our products through it. We won’t touch any business you dislike.”
“The biggest revenue should still come from the casino. I will make sure those who gobbled our money will spit it all out.”
He was referring to the World Government officials who had been greedy over the years. Now it was time to collect debts.
Regarding casino revenue, it’s well known that nine out of ten bets are rigged. The casino organizers are highly experienced in cheating. However, Tesoro doesn’t need that technology. With Baccarat, he is invincible in the casino.
If someone genuinely had good luck, he’d accept the loss. They can afford to lose in that case. But if anyone dared to play tricks, he wouldn’t be polite about it.
In the face of absolute luck, minor tricks were useless.
“Turtle racing is a new project. Although it’s similar to horse racing, this novelty should attract many people.”
The casino needed its unique features, which was why Tesoro hired the muscle turtles. Compared to ordinary horse-drawn carts, these turtle cars could be more eye-catching.
“In that case, I’ll support you with another unique project. A motorcycle racing event should be a good idea.”
A green Pokémon appeared in front of Tesoro, looking like an ordinary lizard but with a special tire-like structure on its chest.
This was Cyclizar, a mild-mannered Pokémon skilled at running, and even capable of transforming into a motorcycle-like form for special movement.
They were unique, unlike regular cold-blooded animals. They used the body heat of humans riding on their backs to warm the blood on their backs, restoring energy.
With a human rider, they could reach speeds of up to 120 km/h. Their hard heads and flexible thick tails not only help cushion impacts during high-speed runs and maintain balance, but they also serve as a powerful attack method during combat.
With their addition, Gran Tesoro could host no-rules motorcycle races, with the outcomes entirely under Tesoro’s control.
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