The First Business Deal
"I knew it would be like this again."
Looking at the empty stall, Lawton could not help but smile bitterly. He knew it would be like this again. In fact, this was not the first time he had sold something. When he was on a merchant ship, he had once promoted his goods to sailors and tourists. However, every time he heard the price he quoted, everyone shook their heads and did not even want to listen to an explanation.
"Sigh! If we could make a deal, I wouldn't be as helpless as I am now.”Lawton was helpless. If he could close a deal, he could at least prove to others that his things were worth the money, unlike now, where he could not even prove it.
The reason was simple. The stall system was not fully activated at this time. It was in a semi-awakened state. The only way to fully activate the system was to close a deal. At the same time, novice benefits would be given out. At that time, he could use himself as proof to prove the authenticity of the items in the bag.
However, the prices of the items in the package were ridiculously expensive. No one bought them at all. This simple step just happened to stop Lawton, leaving him with no choice.
"Big brother, do you sell things here?”
Just as Lawton was feeling disappointed, a cute voice woke him up.
Lawton looked up and his eyes lit up because he knew this person. It was our protagonist, Mr. Luffy.
However, Luffy did not have the scar on his face, nor was he wearing the classic straw hat. Clearly, he had not met Shanks yet.
"Little brother, do you want anything?”
When he saw Luffy, Lawton started to get excited. It wasn't the excitement of seeing the protagonist, but he felt that he had to start his business. If there was anyone in the entire Windmill Village who was most likely to be able to take out more than a million dollars in cash, then it would definitely be Luffy.
The reason was simple. Luffy didn't have much money, but he had a rich grandfather.
As a legendary lieutenant general of the navy, Karp had made outstanding contributions to the navy. Although he was only a lieutenant general, his treatment was the same as that of a marshal. Every year, the World Axe would even give a large sum of money as a subsidy for veterans like Karp. Therefore, Karp earned at least tens of millions of dollars every year. Especially since Karp's expenses were not large. His clothes, food, accommodation, and transportation were all covered by the navy. It was difficult to calculate how much money he saved every year.
As Karp's only grandson, Luffy definitely had a lot of money in his hands.
It seemed that his first business deal would be with Luffy. The smile on Lawton's face became even brighter when he thought of this.
"Grandpa will be back soon. I want to pick a gift for Grandpa…Big brother, can you help me pick one?”
Luffy had yet to meet Shanks, and he was not the rebellious pirate who wanted to be a pirate. His relationship with Karp was not as bad as it had been in the past.
"What a good child." Lawton smiled and praised,""Then, what kind of things do you think Grandpa will like? Give me a rough idea and I'll help you pick a good one.”
"I don't know. I only know that my grandfather is a navy officer..." Luffy frowned. Although he respected Karp, he didn't know much about Karp's work. In the original novel, he only found out about Karp's position in the navy after the Justice Island incident and when Karp came to him. He didn't pay attention to it before that.
"Then I'll help you choose." Of course, Lawton could not say that he knew. That would be too suspicious.
After some thought, Lawton picked up a pipe."This is a 3-star Death God tobacco pipe. Don't underestimate it. It's not only a tobacco pipe, but also a powerful weapon. Your grandfather will definitely like it.”
The 3-star Death God's tobacco pipe from the Seventh Epic was a very powerful piece of equipment. Even in Lawton's stall, there were few who could compare to it.
"But Grandpa doesn't seem to smoke."
Although the reaper's tobacco pipe was very good, Luffy ultimately rejected Lawton's recommendation.
"I see. What about this?"
Lawton obviously knew that Karp did not smoke. He did it on purpose. After Luffy rejected him, he picked up another item."The Emperor of Extremity Gloves is the weapon of the legendary Martial God,'Emperor of Extremity Lecher', from hundreds of years ago…Not only can it greatly increase one's attack power, but it also has a certain chance of causing the enemy to fall into a stunned state. Its attributes can be said to be very powerful. Your grandfather is a navy officer, so he will definitely use his fists to fight.”
Extreme Emperor Gauntlets, Physical Attack Power 733, Magic Attack Power 662, Independent Attack Power 451, Strength 52, Extreme Attack Speed, Weapon Physical Skill MP 5%, Cooldown Time-10%, Weapon Magic Skill MP-5%. When breaking a skill, there is a 20% chance to stun the enemy for 5 seconds. When breaking a skill, there is an additional 40% damage. This is definitely the most suitable weapon for Karp. The only pity is that Karp does not have the ability of the Devil Fruit. His magic attack attribute was considered useless…He wondered if Domineering was considered a magic ability?
"Boxing gloves…"
Luffy immediately shrank back. Although he did not have the dream of becoming the Pirate King yet, it did not mean that he had not been beaten up by Karp. In fact, not only had he been beaten up by Karp, but he had also been beaten up frequently. Every time Karp came back, he would basically be beaten up. It could be said that he had long been traumatized.
Originally, he couldn't stand Karp's punches. Now that he heard that the gloves could increase his attack power, he subconsciously wanted to reject them.
"Alright, I'll buy this then. With this weapon, Grandpa will definitely be more powerful and safer in battle.”
Even though Luffy wanted to refuse, he thought about it carefully. The stronger Karp became, the higher his chances of surviving on the battlefield. Therefore, even though Luffy was afraid of Karp's fists, he still chose the Emperor of Extremity Gloves.
"How much is this?"
" This one is very expensive. As long as you equip it, it will immediately take effect, so the price is relatively high..."
Hearing that the price was high, Luffy's heart was in his throat. However, Lawton immediately changed his tone,""However, since Luffy is so filial, and this is my first business deal, I can give you a 50% discount. The original price of the Emperor of Extremity Gloves was 20 million Bailey. Now, it only costs 10 million Bailey, and you can take it.”
This profiteer, the boxing gloves that were originally worth 10 million Bailey, had become a discounted price in his mouth. He was not afraid of retribution for deceiving the children like this.
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