" What?!"
When Ace and Sabot learned of Ye Chen's identity, they were shocked. They did not expect that the person who saved them was the legendary treasure merchant. This was too much of a coincidence.
Ace looked up at the man in front of him and thought,""The treasure merchant, the legendary big shot is here.”
Sabot was also amazed."That's a man that even Old Master Karp couldn't defeat.”
The battle between Ye Chen and Karp had caused a huge commotion. Although no one had seen it at the time, with the arrival of such a large pirate, anyone with a little eyesight could tell what level of battle it was.
In addition, the navy's humble attitude towards Ye Chen was enough to prove Ye Chen's strength.
This was also the reason why, despite the arrival of so many pirates in the East Sea, not many dared to behave atrociously in front of Ye Chen. Otherwise, many people would definitely go back and cause trouble for him.
This was a great pity for the warring states. If only these pirates had offended Ye Chen. Then, their navy would be able to monopolize all the treasure maps.
However, with the continuous arrival of pirates from the new world, the navy knew that it was impossible to monopolize the treasure map this time.
Even if they wanted to bid for some valuable treasure maps, they would have to pay a lot of money.
This was an auction, and the starting bid for a Bronze Treasure Map was at least 100 million. Moreover, there was no upper limit to the final bid.
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At this moment, the navy headquarters and the pirates of the New World did not dare to act wildly against Ye Chen. They could only wait for the auction. Ace and Sabot were shocked to see such a big shot standing right in front of them.
"Are you surprised?" Ye Chen said calmly.
" Yeah…" Ace and Sabot nodded.
"Hey, do you want the treasure map?"
Ye Chen smiled and twirled a special Black-Iron Treasure Map in his hand. It was located in the mountains of the Goya Kingdom, not far from where Ace and Sabot lived.
Ace and Sabot looked at the treasure map in Ye Chen's hands. Their eyes shone with golden light and they kept swallowing their saliva.
"Will this treasure map be very expensive?”Ace said seriously. He knew that there was no free lunch in this world. Moreover, the treasure maps sold by the treasure merchants were all calculated in the hundreds of millions. This was far beyond their ability.
Ye Chen smiled but did not respond immediately.
He was preparing to sell the treasure map to Ace and Sabot on credit as the training fund for the future King of Treasures.
It did not matter who he gave it to anyway. What Ye Chen lacked was not gold coins but Legendary Points. As long as the information about the treasure map was not released, no one would cause trouble for Ace and Sabot.
The treasure map being auctioned off for some gold coins and Demon Fruits was just a side effect. The real purpose was to make the auctioneer pay a bloody price to show the value of the treasure map. After paying a huge price, they would become even more excited and crazy about the treasure legend!
That way, Ye Chen would eventually earn more Legend Points.
"I haven't auctioned this treasure map yet. Do you want it?”Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Are you saying that you want to give us the treasure map?”Sabot said excitedly. At this moment, he was very conflicted. He was a little excited and nervous. He was worried that he would not be able to dig up the treasure.
"Why are you giving it to us?" Ace said with a serious expression.
From Ace's tone, it could be seen that this little fellow was still cautious. He was still wary of Ye Chen and felt that there would not be a free lunch from the sky.
"Of course not for free. In the future, I want to choose one of the treasures you dig up, regardless of time or place.”Ye Chen said calmly.
"Then why don't you go dig it yourself?" Ace asked.
"Have you ever seen a boss do everything himself?”Ye Chen said calmly. He did not expect these two brats to be so wary. If it were anyone else, they would have taken the treasure map long ago.
"You can find someone else to dig." Sabot frowned and said bluntly.
The corners of Ye Chen's lips curled up and he smiled."Aren't you going to help me dig now?”
Upon hearing this, Ace was suddenly a little confused and could not react for a moment. He did not know what Ye Chen meant.
"I understand now. No wonder you are willing to sell so many treasure maps. You can't dig them all up by yourself, right? If you sign some agreements or conditions with others, you might get even more.”
Sabot was very smart. He was worthy of being the chief advisor of the future revolutionary.
"What if those people go back on their word?" Ace said with a slight frown. He thought to himself that if those who had obtained the treasure map changed sides during the process of digging up the treasure, Ye Chen would suffer a great loss.
"Hehe, will you go back on your word?" Ye Chen smiled faintly.
Hearing this, Ace and Sabot shook their heads and said in unison,""We won't."
"That's fine. As for the others, you don't have to worry about them.”Ye Chen said calmly.
Ace nodded in a half-understanding manner.
Sabot thought to himself,""The treasure merchant is indeed mysterious and powerful. He's not afraid of others going back on their words.”
"Alright, I'll give you this treasure map, but you have to promise me one thing. You can only dig it up after the auction is over!”Ye Chen urged.
Ace held the treasure map and asked emotionally,""Why?"
"Ace, don't ask. This isn't what we need to do. Let's go first.”
Sabot dragged Ace away before Ye Chen could respond.
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"Sabot is smart, and his potential isn't much worse than Ace's.”Ye Chen said with a satisfied smile. He would definitely not lose out on this investment.
"Master, what is your intention?”Number 28 asked with a frown.
"I'm just grooming a few treasure diggers.”Ye Chen said calmly.
Hearing this, Number 28 furrowed his brows. He was puzzled. Why did he choose these two kids instead of choosing them?
In fact, Number 28 didn't know who Ace and Sabot were and their potential. He felt that if they couldn't even protect the treasure map, how could they dig for the treasure?
Ye Chen thought that it would be interesting for the son of One Piece to become the world's most powerful treasure hunter.
"Let's go back. We have to prepare for tomorrow's auction.”Ye Chen said calmly.
Ye Chen had put in a lot of effort for tomorrow's auction. Tomorrow would be a catalyst for the era of treasure hunting!
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