Kibi, Wano Country.
Located in the northernmost part of Wano Country, this is a vast, desolate, and sparsely populated wilderness.
Its status in Wano Country is equivalent to Ningguta.
Almost no one is willing to settle here.
However, for the Tontatta Tribe, this land, which is so difficult for humans, is a rare treasure.
Being poor at discerning lies, it is better for them to interact with people as little as possible.
"How are you all doing?"
Kain came to an open space and asked the Tontatta Tribe gathered around him.
"Very well, Kain Landeau!"
"Look, we even planted the seeds we brought."
The Tontatta Tribe responded cheerfully; they were also working hard to transform their new home.
Kain felt relieved, took out a bag of seeds and two Den Den Mushi from his Pregnant, and placed them in front of the Tontatta Tribe.
"These are some crop seeds. I hope you can help me cultivate higher-yield seeds so that more people can eat their fill."
The Tontatta Tribe's abilities would be wasted if they were simply used for farming; agricultural research is what suits them best.
"Kain Landeau is so great!"
The kind Tontatta Tribe was deeply moved and immediately patted their small chests, expressing that they would definitely complete the task Kain Landeau entrusted to them.
"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 special intelligent snails is that the snails' thought waves are too weak; each call requires the thought waves to be transmitted to the leading snail first, and then spread by the leading snail.
This process is too prone to problems; once the leading snail has an issue, communication for the entire area will be interrupted, which is far less stable than Den Den Mushi.
In the original work, Caribou swallowed the leading snail of Udon, causing communication in Udon to be interrupted.
Moreover, in terms of usage, Den Den Mushi are far more versatile than snails.
Just what Kain knows, there are Den Den Mushi with functions such as communication, eavesdropping, anti-eavesdropping, photography, video recording, projection, signal blocking, and so on.
Den Den Mushi for special purposes are not only expensive but also rare.
If the Tontatta Tribe can successfully breed Den Den Mushi, the market prospects are quite extraordinary.
In this regard, they have an advantage.
In addition to farming, the Tontatta Tribe is also good at taming animals.
In the original work, they tamed rhinoceros beetles and pink bees for patrol and combat.
"Leave it to us!" The Tontatta Tribe readily agreed.
After giving the instructions, Kain conveniently made it rain on the seeds they had just planted. After receiving a look of reverence, he left Kibi.
Flower Capital, General Castle.
With King Riku's help, Kain, who had become a hands-off boss, once again had matters to attend to.
This time, he had to appear in person.
"Lord Kain, they've arrived." Fukurokuju pulled open the paper door and walked in, saying respectfully.
Kain was lying on Kozuki Hiyori's fair and round thighs, eating a grape that Kozuki Hiyori had peeled and handed to him in one bite, mumbling, "Let them in."
"Yes, Lord Kain."
Fukurokuju maintained his bowed posture, retreated step by step outside the door, and then straightened up to shout outside the door, "You may enter."
Kozuki Hiyori took out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of Kain's mouth, which was stained with grape juice, and said softly, "Lord Kain, should I leave first?"
Kain didn't even think: "No need, continue."
Kozuki Hiyori obeyed and continued to serve Kain.
When three men in white suits, white robes, and masks walked through the door, what they saw was Kain indulging in female beauty.
Kain allowed Kozuki Hiyori to tidy him up a bit before slowly sitting up: "Welcome to Wano Country, three representatives of the World Government."
As Kain sized up the three CP0s, they were also sizing him up.
Young, exceptionally strong, arrogant, and lustful.
These were the labels they immediately put on Kain.
Indeed, which eighteen-year-old youth, after achieving such fame and successfully controlling a country, could still maintain a humble and cautious heart?
The man leading them, wearing a clown mask, bowed slightly to Kain: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Kain."
"Please sit, gentlemen." Kain gestured for them to sit down.
After the three sat down according to their hierarchy, the clown-masked man eagerly spoke, his voice very gentle: "Mr. Kain, can we discuss cooperation now?"
"If Beasts is not satisfied with the World Government's offer, we can raise the price. How about a 10% premium?"
"Ten percent?"
Kain shook his head and sneered, "Do you think Beasts is begging on its knees?"
Then, he held up three fingers.
"Thirty percent?" The clown-masked man's heart lit up, and he immediately said, "I can agree to that."
"No, no, no, it's three times." Kain smiled brightly.
The CP0 behind the clown-masked man immediately said angrily, "Impossible! Even Sea Stone products don't reach that price!"
After the white face, comes the red face?
Kain didn't care: "Then the negotiations have broken down? Please leave."
He made a gesture for them to leave.
The CP0, who had just been furious, froze.
Do you even understand what negotiation is?
Who kicks people out directly just because they don't agree to the offer?
At least let us bargain!
Leaving was impossible; the Gorosei had placed great hopes on them this time.
If the mission failed...
The clown-masked man slowly spoke: "Mr. Kain, this is hardly the way to negotiate. Does Mr. Kaido know about this price?"
Kain picked at his fingernails, saying indifferently, "Mr. Kaido has given me full authority to handle the Sea Stone trade."
Damn, that really is Kaido's style!
The clown-masked man cursed inwardly.
Outwardly, he maintained a gentle attitude and continued to persuade: "Regardless, three times the price is still too high. The World Government is not a lamb to be slaughtered!"
"I return that statement to you!"
Kain's eyes widened, and an invisible Haoshoku roared out: "Do you think I don't know what the World Government is up to?"
Haoshoku?!
The clown-masked man's pupils constricted, but what shocked him even more was Kain's next sentence.
Did the government leak the information?
No wonder this kid seemed so confident, as if he had them figured out.
Just as the clown-masked man's heart was churning, Kain suddenly reined in his aura and put on a smile: "Actually, I don't want to increase it that much either."
"As you know, Wano Country was previously managed by Orochi. After we took over, in order to better govern this country, we thoroughly cleaned up the lingering poison of Orochi, which led to a significant decrease in the number of artisans in Wano Country."
"Now, we can barely maintain the basic production capacity for mining Sea Stone ore, let alone export such a large quantity of ore to the government."
"You also know the scarcity of Sea Stone in the open sea. If we reduce production here, the price in the outside market will definitely rise."
In other words, it all comes down to one thing.
Reduced production, I want to raise prices!