Chapter 62: As Long as Loguetown Has It, I Have It!

Chapter 62: As Long as Loguetown Has It, I Have It!

Whether it was bold words or crazy words, no pirate who came to rob would ever say something like wanting to sell an entire town.

A town was often an island. In some places, an island had only one town, and a kingdom might only have that one island.

What Sag said about selling the town and selling a kingdom... were essentially not much different.

If it were anyone else, the old man would have thought it was nonsense. But Sag was different. Not only was he the pirate with the highest bounty currently in the East Blue, but the things he had committed were also different from other pirates.

This guy had destroyed countries and killed kings!

When such a person spoke, there was no need to consider whether they were actually crazy.

In short, the old man called the black market merchant.

On the seas, besides the prominent pirates and Marines, there was also a gray area. Not the kind of unpresentable *yangge* stars, but the dark world connected to smuggling and shady transactions, covering finance, news, transportation, assassination, warehousing, entertainment, and various other industries.

Most of the goods plundered by pirates were absorbed by them. After all, it was rare to have the kind of situation where someone obediently went treasure hunting, risked their life for a pile of gold, and then exchanged it for 300 million Beli at a gold exchange. More often, it was stolen goods exchanged with the black market for necessary supplies and money.

Otherwise, even in black-eat-black situations, the 'black' being eaten had to have something, right?

If neither you nor he robbed, what would black-eat-black eat? Air?

Things weren't created out of thin air. Just changing hands once or twice and becoming black-eat-black, did that make it sophisticated?

Wasn't that just taking off your pants to fart? (Idiom: doing something unnecessarily complicated)

When Sag farted, he didn't take off his pants. There was no need.

As a pirate, he was still very dedicated.

The old man of the tavern had also worked part-time as this kind of contact person long ago. It was only after Smoker came that this situation was suppressed. But the connections were still there. Although this tavern had no customers, if he needed to find someone, he still knew where to look.

At this time, the fat man called over by the old man, wearing a round hat and a suit, was the local black market merchant.

Even if Loguetown lacked the business from pirates, there were other things the Marines couldn't control. They could still survive.

"Originally, I didn't want to come. What can a pirate do entering Loguetown? But hearing it was you, I came over. It's been a long time since I handled pirate business in Loguetown. It's really exciting."

The fat man, accompanied by two bodyguards in black suits, sat opposite Sag, lit a cigar, and chuckled, "My name is Link, Loguetown's black market merchant. Norton Sag, what goods do you need to handle?"

"Oh? Didn't he tell you?"

Sag took the wine glass the old man had remixed and brought over, took a sip, and said, "I said, I want to sell all of Loguetown."

"I didn't come here to listen to your jokes, Sag."

Link exhaled a puff of smoke, unafraid of the seventy-million-Beli pirate before him. "I heard you destroyed several kingdoms. You should have quite a few good things on hand, right? I can buy them at a high price."

Sag actually did have some.

Especially the good things obtained from the Kingdom of Nattia. Besides a whole throne, there were also many good collectibles, but those items were not for sale.

His ship's treasure vault, of course, also needed to house some treasures worth collecting to show off his generosity.

"Some gold can be sold to you, but that's not the main thing. What I said about Loguetown wasn't fake."

Sag smiled. "My men are causing trouble in Loguetown right now. A person like you should have received intelligence, right?"

Coming so brazenly, as long as one wasn't blind, they would definitely know.

"Of course, I know. That's why I came. But the heat is on. For things robbed from Loguetown, I can only offer half the cost price. Three days later, we'll choose a place at sea to trade," Link said.

The price sold in shops was the retail price. Of course, they couldn't acquire it at that price. Basically, they acquired it at a discount based on the cost price.

"Half? Do you take me for a beggar on the street?" Sag raised an eyebrow.

"Half is already very fair. We also have to bear a huge risk. You're causing such a big disturbance in Loguetown, it will definitely attract attention. And we have to be responsible for digesting your goods and turning these things into realizable value. The energy consumed is not small."

Link said in a deep voice, "Unlike you pirates, robbing things doesn't require capital."

"The price is too low..." Sag took another sip of wine and fell into a brief silence.

Hearing this, Link prepared to raise the price.

Doing business, of course, involved back and forth. If the price was low, raise it. If it was too high, lower it. They would eventually reach a price satisfactory to everyone.

As long as it didn't exceed the cost price, it was always profitable.

"But it's not impossible..." Link was about to speak, but Sag spoke first, "Fifty percent is fifty percent. What price are you prepared to offer for Loguetown? How about fifty billion Beli?"

The cigar in Link's mouth almost fell out. He gritted his teeth. "I told you, I'm not joking with you!"

"I'm not joking with you either. I said, I'm selling *all* of Loguetown. Instead, you keep contradicting me. What? Do you lack a certain degree of respect for me?" Sag swirled the glass wine cup and glanced at him.

Just one glance, and Link's body trembled. The hand he was about to slam on the table froze, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

This guy... was terrifying!

"You still don't quite understand what I mean by selling Loguetown. I have over six hundred subordinates robbing in Loguetown. Does the amount we can rob depend on the size of my ship? No, no, no, it depends on *you*!"

Sag bared his teeth, looking ferocious. "Why must we trade at sea? Can't we trade right here? Marine reinforcements? That also takes time. I have sea charts obtained from the Marines; I know where their branches are."

"According to estimates, the nearest reinforcements need half a day to arrive. That is to say, within half a day of my entry into Loguetown, everything here..."

Sag spread his large hand and laughed loudly, "All belongs to me, Sag! As long as you have money, I can scrape clean all the nobles, wealthy people, and merchants in Loguetown! Ho-hahahaha!"

Piling a pirate ship full of spoils, finding a place to trade with black market merchants, and then letting them pick and choose while haggling down the price?

That was the routine for robbing merchant ships.

Now that he had entered the town, was he still going to play like that?

That wasn't something Sag would do!

How much cargo could one ship hold? Could it compare to what an entire town currently possessed?

What he wanted was on-the-spot liquidation!

It was so convenient, and it also avoided any accidents caused by his bad luck. After all, who knew what annoying things might happen during a sea trade? It was better to trade directly.

Sag's words made Link completely unable to maintain his earlier composure. He subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at Sag as if looking at some terrifying beast.

Someone crowned with the title 'Natural Disaster' was indeed a crazy guy!

"The risk is too great..." Link said tremblingly.

"But the profit is also huge!" Sag sat up halfway, leaning towards Link, and grinned. "Accept my proposal, and everyone can earn more. As for how to avoid risks, you, as a black market merchant, must have ways, right?"

"I know you have many channels to monetize all kinds of goods. But instead of passively choosing goods, why not be proactive? Trading with me has many benefits. The most important point is, whatever you want, place the order on the spot. As long as Loguetown has it, then *I* have it!"

*Nonsense! You're robbing the entire town, of course, you'll have it!*

Link felt the sweat on his head getting heavier with each wipe. He didn't dare to look Sag directly in the eyes, subtly turning his head to the side, and said hesitantly, "I, I don't have that much money."

Fifty billion?!

Even if he sold himself, he wouldn't have that much!

Sag sat back in his chair, his tone becoming calm. "However much money you have, I'll provide that much goods. Such a good opportunity won't last forever. After all, opportunities like this are rare."

These words were indeed true. Trading with pirates, of course, depended on what goods the pirates had robbed. And the pirates' goods depended on what the merchant ships transported. Although they could all make money, opportunities like this were too rare.

No pirate on the sea did things like Sag.

It was too contrary to common sense.

Everyone robbed and ran. Sag now didn't seem like a pirate, but more like a nouveau riche selling off his property...

But it couldn't be missed!

Taking a gamble could lead to huge profits!

Link took a deep breath and made up his mind. "I will gather other merchants to pool money! We definitely don't have fifty billion Beli, but we will definitely do our best!"

"Also..."

He thought for a moment and said, "Can I place an order on the spot? There's something I really want."

Sag grinned. "No problem."

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