The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

Finance is a topic that both radicals and conservatives cannot avoid. In order to obtain more budget for their side, the admiral will humble himself at this time and fight for the interests of his department. With money, everything can be solved, but without money, no matter how strong the team is, it will be difficult to lead.

Before allocating the budget for the next year, the official in charge of the navy's economy walked out from the crowd with a large stack of paper documents in his hand. He summarized the navy's financial problems using scientific methods, and each piece of information was supported by actual data.

A heroic female navy officer began a brief report in front of the twelve admirals: "There is a financial loss, and the scale of the fiscal deficit has increased by 10% compared with the previous year. The budget application submitted by the admirals is 50% higher than the previous year. The approval of some projects requires the naval marshal to make choices."

The atmosphere in the lecture hall was extremely solemn. The scale of the fiscal deficit had increased again. This news was like a bombshell, and even though the participants were mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes revealing worry and confusion. The rising fiscal deficit meant resource tension and economic pressure. Some people frowned, some talked in low voices, and expressed their concerns about the future situation of the navy. Is the navy really going to be reduced to a point where it has no money left?

The decision makers in front of the stage fell into deep thought. They realized the seriousness of the situation and that they must take quick action to find a solution. The fiscal deficit was snowballing and if it was not controlled it would have a huge impact on the military. This was a difficult challenge, but it was also a reality that the navy must face.

If the Navy wants to get rid of the fiscal deficit, there are only two ways: cutting costs or increasing revenue. Increasing revenue is not something you can do just like. The discovery of a "gold mine" with a huge reserve was a blessing from God to the Navy, which was in chaos at the time. The Navy was able to save itself from collapse by grabbing this windfall.

Wanting to find a gold mine in open source is basically equivalent to leaving it to fate, unless you can find talent who specializes in this field and save more manpower and material resources for the navy. In fact, there is such a talent in the navy headquarters.

"It is my honor that the Marshal has made an exception and appointed me to participate in such an occasion."

A man with gray-green hair combed neatly back to reveal his broad forehead, and pink clothes and pants that matched each other, looked particularly sexy on him. He stepped onto the stage belonging to the navy in full view of everyone.

His nine fingers were covered with dazzling gold jewelry, each of which was shining with golden light, and the thick gold chain hanging around his neck was even more eye-catching. These dazzling accessories exuded a strong aura of nouveau riche. Gold was his favorite thing, and no one in the world had more gold stored than him.

Character Notes: Golden Emperor - Gild Tesoro, the user of the superhuman Gold-Gold Fruit

Don't be fooled by this person's current showoff status. When the navy was weakened after the Battle of Marineford, Artoria Pendragon led the navy that trusted her and directly brought the Golden Emperor back from the New World, and heavily destroyed the pirates' gold coins.

The Navy Marshal basically emptied out all the wealth that the Golden Emperor had accumulated over the years at once. A large amount of gold was used to make the later Marshal's Gold Coins. Large amounts of subsidies and pensions were also distributed, and only then did the navy, which had been changing its mind, gradually stabilize.

At first, Gild Tesoro was a diehard who thought he could bribe the navy to let him go with money, but he was still as naive as he was when he was young. There are some things that money cannot buy back, such as love or freedom. He was then imprisoned for six years and became a prisoner of the navy like other pirates.

Altria Pendragon has kept the Golden Emperor until now because she wants him to use the power of the parahuman devil fruit to find gold for the navy at sea and open up financial resources. However, this diehard did not cooperate at first. Until his identity as a slave of the Celestial Dragons was ruthlessly revealed by the female marshal, the dignity that was originally built up with money was vulnerable in the face of the powerful violent agency.

He was just like countless young men back then, watching helplessly as the object of his affection was bought by someone else. The female marshal also dug out the thorn of Stella and used it to severely stimulate Gilde Tesoro, causing him to fall on the brink of psychological collapse.

After completely trampling Gild Tesoro's dignity and personality into the mud, Marshal Altria extended an olive branch to him. Stella was no longer alive, and the slave owner who bought her had been found by the navy. He was just a Celestial Dragon with some filthy money.

Tezoro recognized the face; it was the fat pig who had dragged Stella away with chains that year. The female marshal locked the two men in a cell without any hesitation. Soon, the bestial Golden Emperor, as expected, was eaten alive by his enemy. There was no modifier here; it was literally eaten alive!

After completely venting the hatred in his heart, the walls and iron pillars of the entire Langfang were stained red. Having avenged his great hatred, Tesoro sat on the head of his enemy, with the flesh and blood of the Celestial Dragon still remaining in his mouth. After being suppressed for many years, he had never felt so refreshed as today.

Gild Tesoro is not a tragic hero. He is just a villain who bullies the weak and fears the strong. He became a slave of the Celestial Dragons and escaped by chance, but then he wielded his knife against the weak and dared not complain about the Celestial Dragons who persecuted him. If it were not for the high strategic value of the Gold-Gold Fruit, Artoria Pendragon would not bother to pay attention to this man and it would not be an exaggeration to let him die of old age in the Still Water Prison.

Letting a pirate get his revenge would not make Gild Tesoro surrender to the navy. The female admiral used her most powerful trick. She found a woman who was 70% similar to Stella, and coincidentally, she was working in the navy.

The lethality of Bai Yueguang is unimaginable, not to mention that it is a dead Bai Yueguang. When Gild Tesoro saw "Stella" in a navy uniform again, he almost went crazy on the spot. He actually dared to snatch the photo from the Navy Marshal's hand. He was rude and was severely punished.

The two steps taken by the Admiral of the Navy firmly grasped the inner needs of the Golden Emperor. Gild Tesoro, who had nothing, could only join the Navy, and as a free man. Even if he made great achievements, it had nothing to do with him. He was just a tool to find gold.

Today, Altria Pendragon asked this former pirate to come to the stage, just to let her men meet this gold miner who surrendered to the navy. If Gild Tesoro loses his usefulness in the eyes of the navy, the man's life will be in danger at any time.