Chapter 269

"Please, both of you, do not refuse."

King Rosed IV waved his hand grandly and said with great generosity.

If it were only Luqi...

King Rosed IV would never be this generous.

The treasure vault inside the Wang Gong holds treasures he has collected over many years!

Every single treasure was acquired at great cost and resource expenditure, either purchased or exchanged, then stored within the vault.

Being one of the wealthier kingdoms among the World Government's member states is proof enough of how prosperous Rosed Kingdom's economy is.

As king of such a prosperous kingdom, Rosed's personal wealth is naturally unimaginable.

In fact,

it exceeds by dozens or even hundreds of times the wealth of most kings in the Grand Line.

Especially...

He has devoted all his fortune to acquiring or exchanging the majority of these treasures, all of which he now keeps locked within his personal Wang Gong vault.

And now,

to cultivate goodwill with Lu En, this extraordinary prodigy aged only four, King Rosed IV has opened the doors of his Wang Gong treasure vault, allowing Lu En to choose one treasure freely.

Clearly,

to win over Lu En, this prodigy, King Rosed IV has truly made a massive sacrifice.

Generally speaking,

even his own children find it nearly impossible to enter his treasure vault, which holds countless priceless artifacts.

Yet today,

the Wang Gong treasure vault has opened solely for Lu En!

It goes without saying.

How deeply King Rosed IV values Lu En.

He knows very well inside.

A prodigy of only four years old who annihilated the Sword Lion Pirates—and even defeated and killed a pirate with a bounty nearing fifty million Berries...

Such a genius monster possesses terrifying growth potential and innate talent!

Building goodwill early has no drawbacks, only benefits.

Only benefits!

Therefore,

even sacrificing one treasure is worth it.

No!

Two treasures!

Luqi is merely an afterthought.

If not for Lu En's sake, Luqi would never have had such an opportunity.

"Both of you, my vault holds countless treasures I have gathered over the years."

"Including..."

"Devil Fruits! Fine swords! Dragon bones! Treasure maps, and more."

"In short, anything you can imagine, my vault contains."

"Please, do not refuse or be polite."

"I am truly grateful for everything you two have done for Rosed Kingdom today. Without you two, our kingdom would have been coerced by those pirates, resulting in heavy losses."

"You two have resolved our kingdom's great crisis. This invitation to select treasures from the vault is merely a small token of thanks."

King Rosed IV continued speaking.

Afraid that the Lu En before him might refuse!

To win over this extraordinary prodigy...

He has exerted every ounce of effort.

"Do not worry about the World Government or the Marines—I will personally report the full details to them."

"I guarantee it."

"You two will face no punishment whatsoever."

King Rosed IV patted his chest in assurance.

His gaze remained fixed on Lu En.

(cjde) Clearly,

He cares only for Lu En's opinion.

As for Luqi?

Merely an afterthought.

Luqi had already realized this.

"So... "

"I'm just the free bonus item?"

"Am I really that worthless?"

Luqi began to doubt his own existence.

He admitted it.

Compared to Lu En, this monster, he truly looked utterly pitiful.

But that was only because Lu En, this monster, was too terrifying.

That's all!

"I'm not bad either, you know?"

Lu Qi couldn't help internally grumbling.

His gaze swept over,

he looked at Lu En, waiting for the latter's reply.

He knew.

He had no right whatsoever to interfere in such matters.

If not for the other party's regard for Lu En, this monster…

he might not even have had this chance!

Thinking of this, Lu Qi felt a deep sense of misery and wanted to cry.

Could it be that…

can geniuses truly do as they please?

Lu Qi silently lowered his head.

Indeed!

Geniuses really can do as they please!

Even the king of a kingdom was willing to spare no expense to court and befriend him!

This alone was enough to show,

how heavy Lu En's weight was in the eyes of King Roseth IV!

"Since King Roseth is so courteous, we can only accept his kindness with gratitude."

Lu En was filled with intense curiosity about the Roseth Kingdom's treasury.

In the treasury of such a powerful kingdom…

there must be countless priceless treasures!

Anyway,

if it's free, why refuse?

Lu En felt no psychological burden at all.

Why refuse a chance to get a priceless treasure for free?