Chapter 199: Rumors of the 'Celestial Dragons'.
The fat manager smiled and shook his head: "There is only one Mantis Fruit in stock in the store right now, and the other five will take three to seven days to be transferred."
Cheng Lang thought about it.
"I want this 340 million mantis fruit."
The simple order made the fat manager stunned. Then he said uncertainly: "You want it now? Don't you want to think about it?"
"Estimate it."
Cheng Lang had another gold ingot in his hand and placed it directly on the table.
The fat manager's expression became even more flattering in response.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. I'll call the appraiser over."
"Xiao Hui, go and ask the master!"
The waiter at the door immediately trotted away, and soon the appraiser came over carrying a box and appraisal tools.
Then came the appraiser's exclamation.
"Oh my God! This purity! This standard! Even a big country can't achieve it to the exact same degree! Hiss! Um... can I cut it open and take a look?!" The appraiser said hesitantly. It was the only high-purity gold he had ever seen in his life, and the gram weight was consistent, not a bit more or less.
This is simply too dreamy.
You have to know that much of the gold circulating in the ocean is in the form of alloys, so its purity is questionable, and naturally its price is low. A backpack of treasure may only be worth around tens of millions in the end.
However, the purity of Cheng Lang's two simple gold ingots was extremely high, so high that the appraiser began to doubt his life. This was also the reason why he wanted to cut them open. He was really afraid that there were other materials inside, and then he would lose everything.
Cheng Lang said he doesn't care about this, as long as the value is determined.
The appraiser carefully cut off a corner with trembling hands, and finally began to melt it. In the end, it was proved that it was 99999 pure gold without any impurities.
"hiss!"
This value is no longer suitable for the value of gold. It is a kind of experimental material-level gold that can be sold at a higher price. It is too pure!
The appraiser finally gave an estimate.
210 million
This is still a low price. After all, the consumption on the pirate island is much higher than that on a normal island.
Cheng Lang was not surprised by this.
He knew from Nami that the price of his gold ingots was higher than the normal price.
The fat businessman's expression became strange when he learned that the value of the gold ingot was 210 million. He suspected that the appraiser was having an affair with the boy in front of him.
It's really too abstract for this price.
You know, the price of gold ingots used to be around 130 million, which was still relatively high. Now the price is directly 210 million?
Wouldn't he have any doubts even if the normal price was 200 million? Why did he buy it at a premium of 10 million?
Then, in order to prove this matter, the appraiser pulled the fat manager out for a private talk.
After a moment, the suspicious expression disappeared.
"Sir, please wait a moment. I will pack your devil fruit for you. What do you want with the remaining money?"
"Let's switch to Berry."
The fat manager was a little reluctant, but still nodded, agreed readily, and told his servants to get the money.
Three hundred and forty million mantis fruits were soon obtained.
Then the 80 million berries turned into a black box and was placed under the fruit.
"Sir, this is proof that you've spent over 100 million yuan at our Wandao Chamber of Commerce, and it's also proof of your support for us. In the future, you'll receive a 10% discount when you shop at our Wandao Chamber of Commerce. Of course, you'll also be able to jump the queue. Different stores also offer different discounts and benefits."
A VIP card with gold stamping and a strong metallic texture was placed next to it.
Cheng Lang naturally had no reason to refuse, and took the things away like magic.
The two left with the waiter's dazed expression.
Atmospheric and mysterious.
The fat manager's original intention to investigate disappeared unconsciously.
What Cheng Lang showed was really too shocking.
The gold ingots were of exact gram weight, and they looked very noble, and the expression was one of complete ease and composure without any bargaining.
All of this proves that this person has an extraordinary background.
Either they are the royal family of a certain country, or they are even more noble beings.
Of course, it is also possible that they are working for a more noble existence.
But whether it is the former or the latter, it is not something he can investigate. If there is a problem and he makes trouble, he will be dead.
This is also what the appraiser analyzed for him just now.
After all, there is only one place in the world that can produce such precise gold ingots.
The holy land of Marijoa, where the Celestial Dragons reside.
Because only the Tianlong people would choose to make gold ingots of this appearance exactly for the sake of beauty and symmetry.
You have to know that even wealthy royal families in other countries would not have the time to make such gold ingots. For them, enough quantity is enough.
Cheng Lang and the others left, but the rumor that the Tianlong people had arrived spread.
For a moment, the chaotic order on the island quietly returned to normal.
The pirates are not stupid. If they meet some nobles, they may have some ideas, but they are Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles. Once they are injured, they will attract the presence of the navy admirals, and they don't want to face the navy admirals.
The atmosphere on the island has become much more harmonious.
Cheng Lang and Alrita naturally had no reaction.
But Robin, who was gathering intelligence, was almost shocked by this information.
Some are frightened.
And soon he met up with Cheng Lang.
"What? You said there are Celestial Dragons here?" Cheng Lang felt a little confused. Why did the plot deviate from this? What were Celestial Dragons doing in this town? Were they trying to capture wild pirate captains as collectibles?
When Cheng Lang thought of the snotty-nosed guy on this island, he felt sick all over.
He quickly found Babai, who was desperately trying to find information, with the two girls and left.
And head to the north of the island to reunite with the Straw Hat Pirates.
In the end, Cheng Lang failed to meet Blackbeard, which was really disappointing.
Soon, the Straw Hat Pirates were assembled.
Luffy and others got another way to get to Sky Island from the chestnut-headed uncle.
That is the sky-high ocean current.
However, this surging ocean current is a spectacle that requires a long period of accumulation before it can erupt once.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long.
We'll meet in three or four days.
However, the record pointer is just three or four days away from completion.
At the same time, Cheng Lang returned here with the pointer of the mangrove islands.
In other words, there are three paths before everyone.
One is to go to the next island when the record pointer is full after three or four days, another is to go to the next island with the strong ocean current, and the last one is to go through the regular channel.
There are three routes: upper, middle and lower
Any normal pirate would choose the upper route. After all, this is the most reliable route no matter how you look at it.
"Do I even need to choose?" Luffy naturally stated his choice: "Next stop is Sky Island."
The chestnut-haired uncle also laughed when he saw this.
"It's rare to see such a dreamy pirate! I won't go home until I'm drunk! Go, go get my treasured wine! I must get drunk today."
Chapter 200 Late-night Battle
Night fell quietly, and Cheng Lang chose to leave alone.
In the original book, there was a strong ocean current the next day.
In other words, the Straw Hat Pirates actually arrived early.
Blackbeard and his gang may not have landed on the island yet.
However, the confusion of the timeline and the deterioration of the plot made Cheng Lang feel strange.
Obviously everything is in accordance with the original novel, for example, the ship falling from the sky and the appearance of the ape-man salvage ship should be the same as in the original novel. Could it be that there is no fighting?
No reason.
But Cheng Lang no longer thinks so much.
The reason why he left alone at night was naturally because he chose to go to the Wandao Chamber of Commerce.
He still has five fruits. Since we have to wait anyway, we might as well see if they can be delivered within three days.
He wouldn't mind getting a few more devil fruits if he could.
Now in his hands.
Swallow, Junjun, Explosion, Whisper, Mantis.
The five kinds of fruits can cause harm or have functions, so it can be said that there is no shortage of them.