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Boom!
A deafening explosion echoed in the air.
"Ha—"
Mondée instinctively wanted to let out a deep breath, but halfway through, she forcibly held it back.
"Hehehe—"
Joey chuckled and said, "Mondée, you silly girl! Don't worry. The Concealment Orb completely hides all presence even sound. No matter what happens, we won't be detected."
Mondée finally let out a sigh of relief and whispered, "Big bro, do you think if I keep developing my Clear-Clear Fruit, I could achieve the same level of concealment?"
After witnessing the ability of the Concealment Orb, she couldn't help but have some ideas.
Joey nodded without hesitation. "Of course! The Clear-Clear Fruit is just the beginning. Invisibility isn't just about sight—you can make your presence, your breath, even your voice completely vanish."
"I understand!" Mondée nodded seriously, setting a new goal in her heart.
Having a goal was always a good thing.
Step by step, Mondée cautiously moved forward.
Before long, she had reached the depths of God Valley.
And honestly?
The deeper she went, the quieter everything became.
In just a short time, it felt like the entire world had flipped upside down.
"Hahaha—"
"Trash!"
"Garbage!"
The arrogant voices filled the air, mixed with the sounds of wild revelry.
Mondée shook her head.
The Navy, Army, Air Force, and CP organizations were all out there fighting for their lives.
And inside?
The Celestial Dragons indulged themselves in every pleasure imaginable, without a care for the people outside.
Clearly, to them, the ones fighting and dying outside were nothing more than insects.
Expendable.
Their deaths didn't matter in the slightest.
Mondée soon found a secluded spot, making sure no one was around before pulling out a massive mirror.
Carefully setting it in place, she examined her surroundings, then clicked her tongue in disbelief.
"Unbelievable... There's an enormous palace complex hidden in the depths of God Valley?"
It was hard to believe.
This wasn't just a palace—it was an entire city of them, stretching beyond sight. At least a hundred palaces, maybe even more.
And at the very center of it all? A colossal colosseum.
Right now—From within the colosseum, frenzied voices echoed.
"Kill!"
"You worthless piece of trash! Is this all giants are capable of?"
"Hahaha!"
"You're just useless! A proper slave needs training—watch how I raised this Longarm Tribe slave!"
The voices of the Celestial Dragons rang out. Mondée could only shake her head.
Snap!
Joey stepped out from the mirror, smiling. "Mondée, what do you think?"
Mondée shook her head. "Big bro, it feels… strange. Is this what power brings?"
Joey smiled. "Exactly. This is what power grants you. Remember—having power lets you enjoy all of this. And those who hold both power and strength? They get even more."
After a pause, Joey continued, "Alright, that's enough discussion. We're not here to talk about these so-called nobles. Let's move forward."
"Mm!"
Mondée nodded seriously.
Joey then pulled out a strange vehicle-like device and placed the mirror on top of it.
Mondée climbed on, and in an instant—
The power of the Clear-Clear Fruit activated, making everything vanish. Combined with the Concealment Orb, all presence disappeared entirely.
Using his Greatsword Stand, Joey propelled the vehicle forward at high speed.
After all, with his strength, this level of movement was effortless.
Creak!
A treasury door swung open.
"Gulp—"
Mondée wasn't unfamiliar with wealth—her own family was extremely rich.
But…
Seeing the fortune inside this vault, she couldn't help but click her tongue.
"So this… is the wealth of the Celestial Dragons?"
For a moment, Mondée was completely stunned.
The sheer amount of gold and treasures was beyond belief.
There had to be at least tens of billions of berries here!
And this was just one Celestial Dragon's personal vault.
Joey deactivated his invisibility and said calmly, "Everyone, start moving. Take everything."
"Yes!"
A horde of mafia members emerged from the mirror space.
Joey had brought five hundred mafia members with him—his goal was clear:
To empty every last vault in the shortest time possible.
The war outside?
At most, it would last a few more days.
And in that time, Joey planned to take as much wealth as possible.
There was no room for carelessness.
The mafia swiftly loaded up the treasures.
Custard, watching the operation, asked curiously, "Big bro, if we do this… what if—"
Joey chuckled and explained, "Once we leave God Valley, even if someone recognizes these treasures, what can they do?"
"Remember, kid—this is a disgrace to them. And no one wants to admit their own disgrace."
Custard nodded thoughtfully. "I see!"
— — —
In just thirty minutes, the entire treasury had been emptied.
The mafia disappeared just as quickly as they had arrived.
With this vault looted, it was time for the next one.
For the next two days—
The Charlotte Family became professional treasure transporters.
Right now?
The Celestial Dragons were too busy in the colosseum, drowning in their own madness.
This gave the Charlotte Family the perfect opportunity.
After two full days—Joey had looted over a hundred palaces.
Every last treasure.
Every last piece of wealth.
All of it was stored safely inside the mirror world.
Standing within the mirror dimension, Custard marveled, "There's just too much! So this is the wealth of the Celestial Dragons? No wonder big bro said building Totto Land wouldn't be a problem."
Katakuri agreed, "This is insane… So this is why big bro had to personally take part in the God Valley war. It was all for this! I don't know exactly what Totto Land need, but with this much wealth, it should be more than enough, right?"
At that moment—Joey's voice came from nearby.
"This? It's enough for phase one. But later, we'll need even more."
"Huh?!"
Katakuri and Custard stared in shock.
Even with all this, it still wasn't enough?!
Seriously?
They had no idea exactly how much treasure they had collected.
But…
From gold and silver to rare artifacts, legendary swords, priceless materials, and even powerful weapons—There was no end to it all!
Not to mention—Joey had also rescued thousands of slaves from various races. Over 7,000 of them, all with at least some level of combat ability. They weren't weaklings.
Yet despite all this wealth and manpower, their big bro still said it was only enough for phase one?
"Yeah."
Joey sighed, "This should be enough to build the first 36 islands. But Kinko Island, Komugi Island, Tanega Island, and Yakigashi Island? Those four alone already drained all of the Charlotte Family's wealth. We even had to start borrowing money."
"WHAT?!"
The siblings were completely dumbfounded.
Wasn't the Family ridiculously rich?
The Charlotte family was insanely rich—practically rolling in money! They were like a bunch of nouveau riche maniacs, weren't they?
Thanks to the Gene Fruit, the Charlotte family had accumulated an absolutely terrifying amount of wealth. And yet…
Just four islands had already drained it all.
At that moment…
The siblings felt like someone had to be messing with them.
But Joey remained calm and said, "This isn't a joke. In fact, this is just the first phase of basic construction. We haven't even touched the larger-scale projects that come later. You'll understand when you see it for yourselves."
"Alright."
"Got it." Both of them nodded, still confused, unsure what to even say.
"Heh heh heh—"
Joey chuckled and shook his head. "Don't worry too much about it. At first, I didn't have such big plans either. But later on, when Mom said she wanted to build a whole country—Totto Land—if we were going to create a country, then we had to make it the best one possible."
"Mhm!"
The siblings nodded repeatedly.
What could they even say?
That was just how their big brother was. They were already used to it.
Charlotte Joey!
The eldest son of the Charlotte family!
The head of the family!
Kind-hearted, incredibly capable, and widely respected!
You could say…
Joey was the perfect older brother and an ideal family leader. No matter what role he took on, he carried it out flawlessly.
But…
Joey did have a few quirks.
First, he was a hoarder—he loved collecting rare and exotic beasts, as well as rare and unique plants.
Second, he was a perfectionist. If he didn't care about something, he'd leave it alone. But if he did decide to do something, it had to be absolutely perfect.
On a small scale, he even micromanaged his siblings' appearances.
On a larger scale…
Everything had to be done to perfection.
But really…?
That was just their big brother for you.
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After some brief discussion, they got back to work.
From start to finish, the looting operation lasted four whole days.
Who knew how much fun the Celestial Dragons had been having?
They were so engrossed in their games that they hadn't even noticed what was happening outside.
In fact…
The Celestial Dragons had spent all four days playing in the colosseum.
Finally!
Mondée returned to the Mirror World, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
With a sigh of relief, Mondée reported, "Big bro! We cleared out all 173 palaces. Every single one has been looted clean! Also, I noticed that a lot of the palaces were completely unoccupied. They must've belonged to former Celestial Dragons."
Hearing Mondée's report, Joey mused, "That means the Celestial Dragons must have other gathering places or additional palaces somewhere else."
"Huh?"
The three siblings froze.
Joey continued, "Think about it—how many Celestial Dragons have existed over the past 800 years? If each one had a palace, then 173 is way too small a number! This means God Valley isn't just a single island—it must be a whole cluster of islands, all referred to as God Valley."
"That…"
Joey's reasoning made perfect sense. The three siblings thought it over carefully and realized he was absolutely right.
Then, Joey shook his head and said, "Alright, let's not dwell on this for now. It's not the most important thing. Next, we need to clean out the colosseum—that's where the real treasure is, along with a variety of slaves."
"Mhm!"
The three siblings nodded in agreement. Kastad asked, "Big bro, what about the Celestial Dragons?"
"The Celestial Dragons?"
Joey answered casually, "Of course, we kill them. They're trash. Killing them is no big deal. More importantly, we need to handle everything else properly."
"Understood!"
The three siblings nodded seriously, ready to act.
A gentle breeze blew, carrying eerie wisps of green smoke throughout the colosseum.
Joey had purchased sleeping gas for this very moment.
As for its effects…
If someone was completely unguarded, they'd be knocked out cold for three days straight.
Three days was more than enough time.
After ten minutes…
Joey and his people strolled into the colosseum without a care. The Celestial Dragons, their guards, the slaves, the beasts—
Every single one of them had passed out.
"Mhm."
Joey nodded in satisfaction. "Kill all the Celestial Dragons and their guards. Take any non-human slaves with us. As for the beasts? Keep the rare and exotic ones. Kill the rest."
"Yes, sir!"
The mafia members immediately sprang into action.
This four-day looting operation was finally coming to an end.
But!
It wasn't just Joey's side wrapping things up.
Outside…
The battle between the two warring factions was also reaching its conclusion. The war had raged for five whole days, but now it was finally nearing its end.
Joey remained calm about the whole "reaping the spoils" situation.
After all, if these treasures were just going to end up in the Celestial Dragons' hands, why not take them for himself instead?
Building Totto Land required a fortune, after all!
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