The first stop of the great route of the El Group of Four was not the original " Cactus Island " Whiskey Mountain, but an ordinary and unusual island.
What was normal was that there was a town that was one grade lower than Roguetown, with a population of more than 100,000.
What was unusual was that as the first stop of one of the seven sea routes, it was not a member country, nor did it have a naval branch or a permanent garrison. However, it had not been destroyed or occupied until now.
One had to know that the pirate groups that came in from the four seas were all so arrogant and unruly.
Although there were also cautious pirate groups who did not dare to cause trouble in this town out of fear of the unknown, there were more brainless pirate groups who could not wait to announce their arrival to the great sea route and act recklessly.
Therefore, there must be a reason why this town was able to survive until now.
sure enough
When Aiur and the other three went ashore, Aiur used his ability to read the memories of a local resident and found out that this town was actually protected by the black market.
The black market was also known as the Dark Exchange.
The Black Market was never a force, but a general term for an alliance.
This was a huge alliance that was led by several Kings of the Dark World, followed by countless gray and black factions. It was spread all over the world.
In the Dark Exchange, almost everything was available.
Whether it was firearms, banned drugs, slaves, dancing powder, organs, intelligence, and other prohibited items, even humans, they could be bought in the black market.
There was a saying in the pirate world that even if they offended the navy and Mary Joshua, they should not offend the black market.
This was because pirates were a class, and weapons were consumables. They could not produce weapons on their own. Unless they attacked a naval base, even if they robbed the enemy's firearms, it would not be enough for them to squander.
The only place they could resupply their firearms was the black market.
Even when the navy ran out of firearms at sea, most of them would head to the nearest black market to replenish their supplies, let alone pirates. This was to avoid encountering other pirates on the way back. They did not even have the means to defend or attack.
And the king who stood at the top of the black market, Don Quijote Dofranmingo, also known as the " Dark Broker Joker ", even sold the firearms to Maria, who had ruled the world for 800 years.
Yes, even the real overlord of the world needed to buy firearms from Doframingo.
And Doflemingo was just one of the kings of darkness.
From this, it could be seen how influential the black market was.
For pirates, the bounty offered by the navy was an honor, but if the black market blacklisted them, it would be a disaster.
They were blacklisted by the black market. Unless they paid a higher price, other black markets would not do business with them. This was equivalent to losing their only supply channel.
Therefore, no matter how unruly the pirates were, they would not cause trouble in places protected by the black market.
This was the reason why this dark town had been able to survive until now.
"I didn't expect that the first stop of our great sea route would be one of the black market's strongholds.”
Carina, who had learned everything from Aiur, sighed slightly.
There was also a black market in Eastern Sea, and she was the only one among the four who had been to the black market.
It was only after she met Aiur that Carina no longer needed to go to the black market.
"The first stop is one of the strongholds of the black market. For us, this is the blessing of the sea.”
The corners of Aiur's mouth curled up slightly as he walked towards the town."Let's go buy something.”
After reading the memories of the local residents, as well as the information that covered the entire town, Aiur had already grasped all the information here.
Perhaps there was something he needed here.
The outside world was just an ordinary town. The real black market was in a house in the town, but it was a market that specialized in selling firearms and prohibited items.
It was not that the other items were not for sale, but they were just as ridiculously expensive.
If Ai Er wanted to buy something, entering that market would be no different from buying a record pointer in Roguetown. He would definitely be scammed to death.
This was because the black market's appetite was even bigger than Roguetown's navigation tool shop.
Everything was sold there, but the price was N times higher than the market price.
Only those in urgent need would enter the black market.
Since you came in, you deserve to be scammed and slaughtered.
so
Unless Ai Er didn't buy what he wanted in an ordinary shop, he would go to the black market and be scammed.
Soon, Aiur brought Carina and the other two girls to the town's navigation tool shop.
Yes, a nautical tool shop!
What Ai Er wanted to buy was still the recording pointer.
To be precise, it was the Eternal Compass.
"Welcome."
As Aiur and the others pushed the door open and entered, the waiter's voice immediately entered their ears.
Arriving at the counter, Ai Er asked directly,""Do you have the Eternal Compass of Drum Island?”
" Yes, Drum Island is a well-known medical country in the great sea route. Its Eternal Compass has always been one of the best-selling products. No matter which island it is, our company's branch will prepare the Eternal Compass for this island.”
The waiter obviously didn't expect this customer to know about the existence of the Eternal Compass. It seemed that this person wasn't new.
After a slight pause, she quickly got into work. From a counter filled with glass balls, she took out a glass ball that looked like an hourglass shelf and placed it in front of Aiur and the others.
"I want it. Also, help me pack up these Eternal Compasses.”
Ai Er glanced at the glass balls under the counter and glanced at the English letters in front of the glass balls. Then, he pointed at a few glass balls and said to the waiter.
"Welcome back next time. Please take care!”
Ai Er only took less than three minutes to get out.
"Onii-chan, why did you buy so many Eternal Compasses?”
Holding a wooden box with a few glass orbs, Nami, who was a navigator, felt that she had failed her duty.
So there were so many types of recording pointers. There were normal versions, eternal versions, and even new world versions.
However, Nami was more curious about Aiur's purpose for buying these Eternal Compasses.
"Drum Island, a famous medical country on the great sea route. Onii-chan, what are you going there for?”Carina also looked at Aiur in confusion.
" Find the most professional doctor to help or even teach us how to create the nutrient serum.”
Aiur finally revealed his plan, and it was also the reason why he did not want to take the risk of waiting for Kulokas at Twin Cape."
"The great sea route is different from the peace of the Eastern Sea. It's filled with danger, and we'll encounter powerful enemies at any time. You guys are improving too slowly, and we need to borrow external forces to become stronger.”
"So there's actually such a method to use nutrition potions to help us grow faster. As expected of Onii-chan!”
Carina and the other two girls were slightly enlightened, and then they looked at Aiur with admiration.
Especially Carina, who was quick-witted and had never thought of this method.
- Author's Words-
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