For turies, three legendary treasures have been whispered about across the seas. And now, with the addition er's "One Piece," there are four ultimate treasures ience.

  Uhe mystery surrounding Roger's legendary treasure, the other three—Golden City, Emerald City, and the Sea of Gems are a legends passed down siime immemorial. Eae is cloaked in mystery, with a history stretg back hundreds of years.

  The Sea of Gems is rumored to exist somewhere within the Grand Lihe entire sea is said to glitter with precious gems, but no one knows exactly where it is. There are no clear records, and Cudius himself isn't sure whether it's real or just a fanciful tale.

  The Emerald City is said to have been a city built entirely from priceless jade. The legend dates back more than 800 years, long before the Wover came ience. Like the Sea of Gems, its existence remains unproven, though that hasn't stopped tless treasure hunters from seeking it.

  pared to these two enigmatic legends, the Golden City feels mrounded iy, though its in is still shrouded in the past. It all began more than 400 years ago with an expedition unched by the North Blue kingdom of Lvneel.

  Though it was described as an "expedition," it was actually a treasure-hunting mission led by the infamous "Liar" Mont Bnd. Acc to the story, Nond discovered the a civilization of Shandora on what is now known as Jaya Isnd. The people of Shandora were said to be prosperous, building their city with gold and living in unimaginable wealth.

  Upourning to the Lvneel Kingdom, Nond shared his discovery with the king, who was so enticed by the thought of golden riches that he sent a fleet back to Jaya to cim it. However, when Nourhe civilization of Shandora had mysteriously disappeared.

  Branded as a fraud and traitor for leading the king on a fruitless expedition, Nond was executed in disgrace. His name became a mockery, and the legend of the Golden City was written off as nothing more than a fanciful tale.

  However, not everyone on the seas dismissed the legend. Over the st four turies, tless adventurers and treasure hunters have searched for the Golden City, though none have succeeded. Even Nond's desdants have dedicated their lives to clearing his name, hoping to find the elusive city of gold.

  Uhose tless failures, Cudius now khe truth. Thanks to Enel, he was certain the Golden City existed hidden high above in the sky on Skypiea. The sheer wealth tained withiy was incalcuble. At a servative estimate, it was worth at least tens of billions of Berries. And at its peak? Who knew where the numbers would stop?

  Even just scratg the surface of that wealth had ed Luffy's crew hundreds of millions of Berries in gold. How much would it amount to if Cudius ma dowire city?

  But there roblem. Cudius knew he couldn't cim all that gold for himself, it was simply too vast. Even with his es, manpower, and resources, moving that much gold alone would be impossible.

  When he had visited Skypiea years ago, Cudius had briefly sidered searg for the Golden City but ultimately abahe idea. At the time, his fleet was small, and transp the gold was a logistiightmare. Now, however, he had more options at his disposal, especially with Enel on his side.

  Still, the operation would require careful pnning. For oransp the treasure would require a massive fleet. Cudius had the fleet, but there was another challenge, getting the fleet to Skypiea.

  There were two known ways to reach Skypiea.

  The first was the Knock-Up Stream, a natural phenomenon that shoots ships into the sky. While it ossible for a single ship to survive the stream, sending aire fleet through would be impossible. Not only was the stream uable, but there was no guarahe ships wouldn't be destroyed mid-ast.

  The sed route was the "High West Path," the route Cudius had taken on his initial trip to Skypiea. While safer, this route required experienavigators to guide the fleet through treacherous waters and up the sky currents. Unfortunately, Cudius didn't have anyone in his crew with that expertise.

  However, he knew someone who did, Marine Headquarters. Specifically, Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had decades of experienavigating tricky waters. If Cudius wao pull this off, he would o partner with the Marines.

  Sharing the profits with Marine might sting, but the potential payout was worth it. Besides, f a deeper alliah Sengoku and the Marines would be Cudius's long-term pns, especially with his Calm Belt projects underway.

  With this pn in mind, Cudius made his way to Sengoku, who was currently occupying himself in the Prometheus library.

  "Yhness, Admiral Sengoku is in the library," the butler Nia informed him.

  Cudius chuckled. "Hahaha, The Resourceful General indulging in some light reading? Let's go see what he's up to."

  When Cudius arrived, he found Sengoku seated on one of the library steps, engrossed in a book. His gsses reflected the warm library light as he carefully flipped through the pages, clearly immersed in his study.

  Hearing footsteps, Sengoku gnced up and smiled. "Your colle here is incredible, Yhness. I must admit I'm a little envious."

  Cudius ughed. "Well, a good k of it is thanks to you. Without Ohara, I wouldn't have been able to gather such a colle."

  Sengoku sighed, a trace ret crossing his features. "I didn't want that oute either. Ohara was a cultural treasure. But as Marine Admiral, I had to make tough choices. It wasn't a decision I made lightly."

  Cudius nodded but didn't push the versation further. Instead, he gestured to a nearby sb of stohe Poneglyph Robin had brought aboard.

  "Ah, so you've noticed the historical text? I thought it would pique your i," Cudius said.

  Sengoku adjusted his gsses. "I was curious. Colleg something like this… Yhruly has a unique sense of curiosity."

  "Haha, it's iructible, isn't it? Fire, water, bdes, it survives them all. I thought it was fasating, so I brought it aboard to study."

  Sengoku didn't press further. As a Celestial Dragon, Cudius's as were beyond reproach. Instead, the two chatted for a bit before Cudius finally broached the topic of his grand pn.

  "Sengoku," Cudius began with a sly smile, "I've got a business proposal for you. Something big. Are you ied?"

  Sengoku raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "A business proposal? How big are we talking, Yhness?"

  Cudius grinned. "Let's just say… hundreds of millions, at the very least."

  Sengoku leaned back, crossing his arms. "Alright, you've got my attention. What exactly is this proposal?"

  Cudius's eyes gleamed as he leaned forward. "Golden City, Admiral. What would Marihink if CP-X found the legendary Golden City?"

  Sengoku's expression shifted, his gaze sharpening. "Are you saying… you've found it?"

  Cudius's grin widened. "I'm saying we might have a very profitable opportunity on our hands, Admiral. But to make it work, we'll need Marine's help."

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