Chapter 164: Bucky, you won’t support me!
"Captain Buggy, please take care of me from now on!"

Just as everyone was stunned, Tesoro raised his glass and toasted to Bucky again.

Bucky's mind raced. When he saw the look in Tesoro's eyes, he immediately understood what was going on. He smiled and raised his glass, saying, "Don't worry! From now on, your business is my business!"

In fact, as early as when Tesoro made up his mind to deal with the Celestial Dragons, he had already thought about joining the Buggy Pirates!
But Tezoro has always been the boss, and it is inevitable that he would feel a little uncomfortable suddenly becoming someone else's younger brother, so he never made a decision!

But today's gathering made Tesoro realize one thing clearly: in the eyes of these people, he, Tesoro, was just a money bag!

His strength can only be considered average among these people. If he really joins the Cross Guild with his identity, he will probably be fleeced to death!
So Tesoro immediately made a decision to join the Buggy Pirates and worship Buggy as his boss!

At least from now on, Bucky is the only one who can take advantage of him!

Blackbeard was stunned after hearing the conversation between Buggy and Tesoro, and then he realized that Tesoro had not joined Buggy's pirate group before he opened his mouth!

It was because of his words that put pressure on the wavering Tesoro to join Buggy!
After Blackbeard figured out the key point, he wanted to slap himself twice! Now it will be difficult for him to get money from Tesoro!
However, we can take advantage of the fact that there are so many people around to stop the loss in time!

Blackbeard rolled his eyes and looked at Buggy and said, “Hahahaha, Buggy, congratulations on getting another great general!”

Baki smiled and said, "Congratulations everyone! Tezulo is also a member of the Cross Guild. With his joining, everyone will benefit!"

“Hahahaha, you’re right, Buggy!” Blackbeard’s eyes lit up when he heard that, and he said, “We are all members of the Cross Guild. It will benefit everyone if Tesoro, the Golden Emperor, joins us!”

"It just so happens that I have recently encountered some difficulties and need some military funds to purchase arms. I wonder if Mr. Tezulo can be generous enough to donate?"

Good fellow, Tezulo exclaimed! Blackbeard really has no shame at all, he started to fleece the sheep blatantly!
Fortunately, he had foresight!

Tezulo directly threw the question to Buggy and said, "I am just a money manager now. As for how to use the money, you should ask my captain, Blackbeard!"

Blackbeard looked at Buggy and said, "Baki, you just said that if Tesoro joins the Cross Guild, it will benefit everyone. You won't break your promise, right?"

"Of course I won't break my promise!" Buggy first affirmed his words, but then he said, "But public is public, private is private! What do you want this military expenditure for, Teach?"

"Of course it's for the guild!" Blackbeard said righteously, "Didn't we agree before that we should take advantage of the chaotic situation in the New World to conquer as much territory as possible! This will also pave the way for the development of the guild!"

Buggy nodded and said, "That's true! But didn't Dover and Crocodile already provide the expenses?"

"And you never mentioned a funding shortage before today!"

When Blackbeard and his crew first entered the New World, Doflamingo provided them with weapons and Crocodile provided them with funds!

Every time an island is conquered, the resources on the island are exchanged for funds, and then converted into manpower and weapons!
According to this model, Blackbeard and his men were able to quickly conquer such a large territory! The current funds are indeed sufficient for use!
But Blackbeard's ambition is to become one of the Four Emperors, and the current mode is still a bit slow for him!

If he could get a large amount of funds, Blackbeard would be confident that he could expand his pirates several times! He could conquer more territory in a short period of time! He would speed up his progress to becoming one of the Four Emperors!
Blackbeard thought about it and stopped pretending, saying directly: "I just said it, I want to become one of the Four Emperors!"

"There aren't many people who can compete with me on this ocean right now, except for those old guys on Beehive Island!"

"I want to quickly expand the power of my subordinates, defeat Wang Zhi and his men in one fell swoop, and ascend to the throne of the Four Emperors!"

"It will also be good for our Cross Guild if I become one of the Four Queens! Buggy, you won't not support me, right?"

Buggy showed a false smile and said indifferently: "Teach, you have so many brothers under you, and you have conquered so many territories, and there are so many bosses on the territories. Your own strength is enough. Why do you need my support!" Blackbeard shook his head and said: "What I need is to become one of the Four Emperors faster! I need your support!"

Buggy thought for a moment and said seriously, "Teach, with all due respect, you can't become one of the Four Emperors just by defeating Wang Zhi and the others!"

"Even if I give you a large sum of money and let you quickly defeat Wang Zhi and the others, you still need at least a year of accumulation to become one of the Four Emperors!"

Blackbeard frowned when he heard this, and felt that Buggy was not making random comments, so he asked, "Why do you say that?"

Baki explained: "Wang Zhi and his group are nothing but dead bones in a grave, destined to be stepping stones for others!"

"They stayed on Beehive Island for so long. If they could become the Four Emperors, they would have done so long ago, and Shanks wouldn't have overtaken them!"

"And Teach, you have already stepped into the threshold of the Four Emperors in terms of strength and power. The position of the Four Emperors will be yours sooner or later!"

"It's just that you still lack fame and prestige! So if you just fight for territory, you will need at least another year to reach the top of the Four Emperors!"

Fame and prestige?!

Blackbeard seemed to have grasped something extremely crucial when he heard this, and even his breathing became heavier!

Bucky smiled and continued, "Do you see me grabbing territory? No!"

"But I still became a Yonko!"

"What made me become a Yonko?"

"It's the reputation I earned during the Battle of Marineford!"

Buggy asked and answered his own questions, using himself as an example to irritate Blackbeard's nerves!

But this is not enough!

Bucky then said, "Teach, what is your reputation now?"

"no!"

"When others see you, they will just call you that guy or the traitor from the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"Although you led your men to capture many islands, others would only say that Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit is really powerful! Even a dog can win by eating it, so he can do the same!"

"So, Tiqi, if you only rely on grabbing territory now, it will take at least a year to establish your prestige on the sea!"

"Only when you have prestige can you become one of the Four Emperors!"

"Unless, you get a chance to become famous!"

Blackbeard was enlightened when he heard this!
Yes, now he just needs one chance!

(End of this chapter)