Pirate's Ape Fruit

"stop"

Before Luffy even got close, he was already surrounded by the guards running over from the palace.

The emotions in this battle were as if they were trying to catch a thief, but it shocked Luffy. "What on earth do you want to do?"

"We see that you are very unfamiliar, and the guards are so sneaky here that they want to put a knife on Luffy's body.

Luffy knew from one look that they wanted to knock the bamboo poles.

Luffy's current face is thanks to the ability of the frozen fruit. His true face cannot be seen. The only thing that can be seen is a weird ice mask. If it can be seen that this person is Luffy, Then these guards are gods.

Looking at their fierce expressions, Luffy knew it was a ruse to extort money, so he smiled apologetically and said, "Everyone, I just want to find the black market around here."

As soon as Luffy gave him Bailey, these guards not only did not embarrass Luffy, but they were all very enthusiastic to guide Luffy, or this is what is called taking advantage of others.

Luffy was already used to this kind of thing, so he went straight into the palace without being too powerful.

The first impression that the palace gives people is that it is magnificent.

The first impression of the palace here is that it is not magnificent, it is simply luxurious to the extreme. It is estimated that the ancient sage lives in this palace. Otherwise, it would be impossible to make this place so luxurious.

Of course, the black market is opened in the palace where the ancient sage lives. It has a great advantage, that is, there is no need to fear these pirates and various dark forces. The most important thing is that it is not afraid of the navy or the world government. It can be said that it is opened here. Black market, there is no risk at all.

Luffy had just entered the palace, and there was actually someone special to guide him. It can be said that the service here is simply not average.

Luffy never expected that the black market was not open underground or in a hidden place, but in the main hall of the palace.

The main hall of this palace is really not that wide. It can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time, which is no problem at all. Moreover, there are stalls that have been laid out long ago, and there are allocated areas. It is a bit big.

Luffy wasn't surprised at all that slaves were sold on the black market.

But here's the thing.

In other words, some high-priced items are personally recovered and sold in this black market. If outsiders want to intervene, they are not allowed at all, or those who have touched the bottom line are already dead.

It is precisely for this reason that although this black market is a bit mixed, it is not that chaotic.

However, this black market does have a special profession, and that is guarantee

Of course, Luffy has no interest in this guarantee at all.

Because some of the high prices and high profits are solely occupied by the behind-the-scenes of this black market, it is not easy to see the small-profit slave trading, arms, and other things.

Along the way, what Luffy saw the most was the slave trade.

Among these trafficked human slaves, there were quite a few pretty women, and they all looked very helpless in their eyes.

Luffy couldn't do anything to help them.

"Sir, I don't know what you want to buy."

"antique"

"gold"

"Still a devil fruit"

Luffy originally thought that this was an ordinary shopping guide, but when he heard about this Devil Fruit, he was extremely surprised. He originally wanted to try his luck in this black market, but he never expected that it would actually happen. Have great luck.

"Devil Fruit"

Luffy asked with an expression of disbelief: "There are devil fruits for sale here."

Of course, if there were no Devil Fruits, Luffy would definitely settle for the next best thing and choose to buy the gold here. After all, this is a huge deal, and what he lacks most now is gold.

Seeing Luffy's ecstatic expression, the shopping guide naturally knew that Luffy must have been attracted to the Devil Fruit.

Of course, as long as people who come to this black market know that Devil Fruits are for sale, every one of them will be attracted by this Devil Fruit.

After all, the value of this thing is not ordinary attractive, so as long as they hear that there are Devil Fruits for sale here, everyone will come here desperately.

"What devil fruits are there here?" Luffy continued to ask: "Are there any known devil fruits?"

Of course, Luffy must have wiped out both the good and the bad.

Okay, let your subordinates eat it.

If it's bad, Luffy will just use it to buy randomly at his own auction. Anyway, if you don't lose, you will make a profit. Moreover, the demand for Devil Fruit in the New World is many times greater than the demand in any sea area.

This is a huge and potential market.

The shopping guide smiled with a very professional expression on his face: "Sir, when you get there, there will be more excellent shopping guides to help you with your shopping, and you will definitely make money without losing money."

Just by hearing these words, anyone with a little bit of brains would be able to tell that this is the beginning of deception. If they are really guaranteed to make money without losing money, it will be them.

Luffy actually asked the shopping guide to go directly to the Devil Fruit.

Since Devil Fruits are not generally valuable, there are multiple basements here, and there is also a small maze. If there is no special person to lead the way, it is very likely that you will get lost in this.

The shopping guide Luffy met this time was a beautiful lady.

Although she was very beautiful, Luffy could tell that if nothing else happened, she must also be a slave, a slave with a higher status.

"My lord, I don't know what I can do for you."

Luffy asked directly: "I want to know how many Devil Fruits you have here, or what are the known Devil Fruits?"

"This"

Because there was no one who asked Luffy this question when he first came up. Luffy was like a person who had evil intentions and wanted to do bad things, so this shopping guide had a vigilant look on his face.

If this was because of her, then she would definitely have only one fate, and that would be death.

"I just want to choose a devil fruit" Luffy is a bit diplomatic.

But the shopping guide had a thoughtful mind and asked with a smile on his face: "I don't know, sir, what type of devil fruit do you want to buy?"

“Are there any natural ones?”

Luffy didn't have much hope in the first place, because the natural type and fantasy beast type were not generally scarce, so it was extremely difficult to buy a natural type devil fruit.

"There are ten natural ones."

"Ten"

Luffy's jaw almost dropped to the ground. He had been to so many black markets and had never encountered a single rubbish Devil Fruit. There were actually quite a few Devil Fruits here, and there were ten of them of the natural type.

Seeing the surprise on Luffy's face, the shopping guide couldn't help but smile and said, "This is not an ordinary black market, but a super black market. There are more than you can imagine, sir."

"What kind of natural system is this?"

"According to the rules, you have to ask your Excellency what price you can offer."

Luffy naturally asked without saying anything, "I want the most expensive one."

There was a bit of contempt in the shopping guide's eyes, and he thought to himself, Luffy is a poor guy no matter what. It's already good if he can afford a garbage Devil Fruit, but he also wants the best natural Devil Fruit.

However, out of courtesy and work.

The shopping guide could only say with enthusiasm: "The most expensive natural devil fruit is the Thunder Fruit worth five billion beli."

"Thunder Fruit"

When Luffy heard this, he looked ecstatic.

This is the strongest natural devil fruit.

The most important point is that you don't need gold to pay the bill, just beli. Luffy runs a money printing factory, so he is willing to spend not only 5 billion beli, but also 50 billion beli.

"I've decided on this Thunder Fruit, and I'm going to get the money right away."

What Luffy said made the shopping guide look full of surprise. He really didn't expect that Luffy would actually buy this Thunder Fruit.

hostel.

Because one person couldn't get that much money, Luffy had to find someone to help him get the money.

"Thunder Fruit"

The people present were all surprised. They never expected that the black market here actually had natural devil fruits, and it was also a thunder fruit.

"Luffy, what is going on?" Nami obviously couldn't believe her ears.

"Because this black market was opened by the ancient sage. It is more than 10,000 times easier for a Celestial Dragon to get Devil Fruit than us. Moreover, it is a junior Celestial Dragon, and the asking price is only 5 billion beli."

"Only five billion Baileys"

Nami showed an expression of disbelief.

Of course, that's because Luffy is now running a money printing factory, so she thinks the five billion beli is nothing.

But if this happened in the past, Nami would have felt that the sky was going to collapse.

"Luffy."

At this time Zoro spoke up.

Although Zoro didn't say anything out loud, Luffy knew what Zoro wanted to ask for.

"no problem"

Luffy originally wanted to eat the Thunder Fruit. The Thunder Fruit can increase a lot of speed, and it will also bring many advantages during battle.

But now that Zoro has spoken, Luffy will naturally give up the Thunder Fruit to Zoro.

At the gate of the palace, Luffy was present this time. Sanji and Zoro were present. Naturally, the two of them entered the palace through high-level disguises. Seeing that Luffy had brought so much money, it was natural that they all followed Lu. Fei is the honored guest.

Especially the female shopping guide from before, she had a completely unexpected expression on her face.

Not only did Luffy come, but he actually brought 5 billion beli in cash and bought the Thunder Fruit directly.

When Zoro got the thunder fruit, the first thing he did was to eat the thunder fruit.

Sanji asked with a puzzled expression: "How do you feel?"

“Eating too fast, I don’t know what it tastes like”

Luffy was completely convinced after listening to Zoro's conversation.

Zoro originally wanted to try the power of the Thunderous Fruit, but he didn't expect that he almost caused trouble.

Obviously, Zoro's current use of the fruit's ability is basically a rookie, and he will definitely make a lot of jokes.

Luffy gave Zoro a look and told him not to use the fruit's power indiscriminately here, then looked at the shopping guide and asked: "The second most expensive natural devil fruit?"

Luffy originally wanted to ask, but he never expected that it was really a blessing in disguise.

The shopping guide replied with a cheerful expression on his face: "Sir, the second most valuable natural devil fruit is a Shiny Fruit worth four billion beli."

Luffy really wanted to laugh.

But Luffy doesn't have four billion Baileys in his hands now, because he didn't expect it, or in other words, it was impossible for him to imagine that such a thing would happen.

Of course, Luffy doesn't have to worry at all. After all, he is probably the only person who can spend four billion beli in a place as big as Snow Country.

"Sir, do you also want this devil fruit?" the shopping guide asked tentatively.

"I want to, but I only have 3 billion in my hand now. I can only wait a few days. When the money comes, I will buy this devil fruit."

“Thank you so much”

Although the shopping guide didn't know why Luffy was so rich, she didn't care about it. Once her performance was achieved, she would be free, and she would naturally enjoy it.

On the way back, Zoro asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Luffy, why don't you just use force? Don't you always hate the Celestial Dragons, and the reputation of this ancient sage is as bad as shit?" , definitely not a good thing.”

“Really not a good thing”

Luffy said with an affirmative look on his face: "But he is valuable to me or us now. First of all, I don't know how many Devil Fruits he still has in his hand, but I only know these natural Devil Fruits." , then we will be able to increase the number of powerful members. Secondly and most importantly, the transaction is not real money, but Bailey. To us, Bailey is just paper. The most important point is that , gold can be purchased with Bailey here. You also know that at least 90% of the world's gold is in the hands of this Tianlong people. If we can get this gold, how rich do you think we will be?"

Zoro knew that Luffy had been thinking about how to solve the gold problem.

After all, if you want to overthrow the world government, you must first have gold. The bigger the gold hoard, the less worries they have when fighting a war, so gold is extremely important to them.

"Luffy, what about transportation?"

Sanji took a puff of cigarette and continued: "We can't stay here for a long time."

"If we want to transport it, we can only let Shirahoshi be responsible for it." Luffy said with certainty: "Through the windless zone, we will soon be able to travel to and from the new world from here."