Chapter 124: The Black Market and Treasures
In the sky, a bright light flashed, and a bat fighter fell.
Mino turned on the fighter plane and walked out, looking up at the bustling town in front of him.
It's just that in the towns, most of the people are wearing masks, everyone is full of momentum, fierce and vicious, with full muscles on their bodies, and muskets or weapons pinned to their waists.
The island's harbor is filled with pirate ships, ordinary merchant ships and even some naval vessels, which seem to be a mixed bag.
It's more of a black market than a town, and that's what Nicole Robin has been doing for a few months.
Snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, and Nicole Robin has been in the entire underground world for so many years, so she can be said to know a lot about it.
Therefore, after learning that Mino wanted to secretly manipulate the West Sea and was not ready to make a big splash and expose his identity, he recommended him to establish such a black market.
If Mino wants to collect resources such as Devil Fruits and some exotic treasures in the future, then establishing a black market as a cover is the best way.
Although Minoan can also directly make those navies and mafias pay tribute, in this way, there is a risk of being discovered after all, and the establishment of a black market can put a layer of skin on Mino's operation.
Even if the flow of those items is discovered, the Navy and the World Government will only think that those items have been bought and digested in the black market.
And in addition to the navy and the mafia, there are a large number of other forces in the West Sea, such as various kingdoms and pirates, which Minno does not control.
The pirates have no fixed residence, and they die and come back and forth, and there is no value of control at all, as for those kingdoms, after all, they are not like the navy and the mafia, and the strength is almost transparent, maybe it is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and there are I don't know how many civil powerhouses are hidden.
God knows if there will be a strong admiral-level powerhouse in those kingdoms? Don't deliver it yourself to your door when the time comes, that's hilarious.
And now, as the reputation of the black market he has established has gradually grown, many pirates have begun to sell their stolen goods here, and even those kingdoms have carried out some shady transactions here.
In this case, in addition to "money laundering", this black market also takes into account the role of absorbing foreign resources, which can be described as quite an ingenious method.
Mino walked down town, and soon came to the very central building, pushed open the door and walked in.
There are actually some guards inside, including some soldiers patrolling outside, which were recruited by Nicole Robin in a short period of time, although she also used some intelligence resources of the navy and the mafia, but she was able to recruit people in such a short period of time, set up a black market, and grow and develop, her management ability is indeed far better than ordinary people.
These guards glanced at Mino and Baby 5, and immediately recognized that this was a high-ranking cadre, so naturally they did not stop it.
When Mino pushed the door open and walked in, he happened to see Nico Robin sitting there reading a book.
But now she is no longer Doudou's eyes and nose, but a long-haired girl who looks fair-skinned, has a cold temperament, and has an indifferent look.
"Kikyo, have you collected all the things this time?" Mino looked at her and asked.
Kikyo is Robin's current name, and her appearance is based on the shrine maiden in Inuyasha.
Not to mention, aside from Robin's dark belly psychology and dark jokes, eccentric aesthetics and other things, Kikyo's appearance is a good match for the bookish Robin.
"Ready, boss." Robin put down the scroll in his hand and said with a smile.
Speaking of which, Luo Bin is quite satisfied with her current life, after all, now Mino, the boss, not only looks down on her 79 million bounty, but also has no interest in ancient texts and world history texts, and has helped her change her appearance, which can be said to be the most reassuring boss for her.
At least don't worry about this boss wanting to use her, looking for some ancient weapons to rule the world, or directly selling her for a bounty, and after changing her appearance, she doesn't have to worry about the pursuit of the navy and the world government, which can be said to let her live a rare life in peace.
So during this time, she was also quite attentive to her work under Mino.
She was in many pirates, gangsters and other underground forces, in order to reflect her personal value, not to be sold, she has been studying hard and studying hard, and now that she has such a stage, and there is no worry about her life, she is naturally doing her best.
Nicole Robin stood up and opened a secret door, revealing a treasure trove of metal that had permeated the sea floor stone.
The treasure trove is not very large, and there are not many items, but all of them are rare treasures in the world.
Three Devil Fruits, a spherical object that looked like soil and flesh and blood, and a small piece that glowed like jade.
"These three devil fruits are the animal type of the cow cow fruit, the yak form, the spider fruit, the jumping spider form, and the other is the bird bird fruit and the swan form."
"That round thing is the seed of Stomakbaron!"
Gan! Mino was surprised, this thing still has seeds?
It is estimated that many people do not know the name Tosmak Baron, but if it comes to the Boeing Islands and the Baron of the Stomach, then many people know it.
That's where the Straw Hat Pirates' King of Luck and Sniper Usopp practiced for two years, and it looks like an island, but it's actually a super giant plant.
The Forest of Temptation, deep inside the island, is full of plants that grow tempting food, waterfalls made of ramen, spring water like wine, stones like chocolate, and trees full of prawns and chicken legs.
The aroma it exudes often attracts sea beasts and sea kings. And this plant feeds on these sea kings.
In the center of the island is the mouth of the Baron of Stomach, and the whole island is shaped like a blooming flower. When eating, it opens its mouth and closes its "petals" so that the prey can fall into its mouth.
This is probably the largest plant in the entire pirate world, the size of an elephant owner among animals, and Mino didn't expect that even this thing actually had seeds!
"Hmm...... I don't know what this thing can be exchanged for? Mino was curious, but instead of trading immediately, he looked at the last piece of jade.
"What is this?"
Nicole Robin shook her head: "Hmm...... I don't know what it is......"
"It is said that this is an item excavated from a meteorite that fell from the sky, it is extremely hard, the strength is comparable to that of Hailou stone, and it is not afraid of water and fire, and it can even exude a strange power that can strengthen the human body."