Pirate Merchant

Amidst the roar of the engine, the ferocious blue off-road vehicle slowly stopped in front of a dilapidated village.

"Damn big snake! You actually ruined the village here like this!"

Eno clenched the sword in her hand and growled angrily, her lips being bitten due to her excessive emotion.

"It's indeed hateful, but the people here also have their own problems. Although evil people deserve to die, those who are content with suffering and don't resist deserve to die even more."

Looking at the dilapidated village in front of him, Mu Qian said without any emotion.

People who place their expectations on others or prophecies instead of finding solutions to problems themselves are the most stupid people, and most people in Wano are like this, so he had to give up tactful guidance and become tough.

"Let's go and see if they are really hopeless."

Although extremely disappointed, Mu Qian decided to go to the village first to see the situation. Maybe they were content with the status quo just because they didn't have an opportunity? It happens that what I am best at is creating opportunities for others.

"The hats you made are quite good, but aren't the materials used too inferior?"

After entering the village, Mu Qian found the village chief with a smile, then picked up a bamboo hat and asked him with an expression of confusion and fear.

"Sir, you don't know something. In the past, the bamboo we used was the finest green bamboo to make bamboo hats. Now the bamboo forests are polluted by wastewater discharged from the factory. We only have this kind of bamboo to use."

The old, frail, bamboo-pole-like village chief coughed twice weakly, and then replied to Mu Qian guiltily and respectfully.

"I don't need a bamboo hat. By the way, can you make fruit baskets?"

Mu Qian rubbed his chin and thought about the business opportunities in this village. He soon thought of the good business and immediately asked the village chief.

"Of course, our village has been dealing with bamboo for generations. Not to mention fruit baskets, we can even make baskets to hold water! Although this craft has been lost."

When asked about his professional status, the village chief responded to Mu Qian with great pride and boasted to Mu Qian.

"There is no need to put water in it, just a delicate fruit basket will do. I can exchange it with you in barter, or I can pay you in berries."

Mu Qian picked up a bamboo hat on the side and put it in front of Taotie's mouth. Taotie opened its mouth and spit out various fruits, vegetables and fish. Its body is made of ice crystal, and its ability to preserve freshness is really top-notch.

"?!"

I originally thought that Mu Qian was just a foreigner who was curious about the village's products. He never thought that he would have so much food. The village chief was stunned and didn't know what to say for a while.

"I will give you a certain amount of Berry loan, but you need to use bamboo fruit baskets as commodities to sell to me. If you feel that the quality of the bamboo here is not good, I can also sell you bamboo with high quality and low price."

Looking at the stunned village chief, Mu Qian patted Taotie on the head, and it opened its mouth again and spat out stacks of brand new banknotes on the ground.

"Eat food?! Can this food really be given to us?!"

The village chief, who didn't care about Berry on the ground, finally reacted and asked Mu Qian with great emotion.

"Of course, but you need to spend money to buy it, and I can lend you money. All you need is to pay back the money for me to weave the 'exquisite' fruit basket."

Mu Qian smiled and directed Taotie to spit out food and berries, and spoke to the village chief in an extremely kind manner, looking exactly like a pyramid scheme leader.

"We do! Just make a fruit basket, right?!"

The village chief became excited and incoherent, and tears of excitement flowed from his dim eyes.

"Of course, I accept not only fruit baskets, but also bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, and even bamboo handicrafts. You make them first, and I will send someone to come and estimate them in a few days before collecting them."

Mu Qian looked at the people gathered around him, and after seeing their skinny bodies, he sighed slightly that the people here had indeed suffered too much.

It seems that they were too arbitrary before. It's not that they don't want to resist, but that they have no way to resist at all.

"These foods are a token of comfort that I hired everyone to weave bamboo for me, but if I want to eat them, I have to spend money to buy them."

As more and more people gathered around, Mu Qian looked at the villagers who had longing eyes but did not dare to step forward, and opened his hand to them.

"Yeah! Food! Really food!"

"It's so delicious! I forgot how many years I haven't eaten this kind of fruit!"

At Mu Qian's signal, the surrounding villagers excitedly picked up the food and cheered excitedly.

"Big brother, big brother, are you Ace's friend?"

Just as the residents were holding the food under Huino's command, a little girl over six years old squeezed to Mu Qian's side, holding an apple with a face full of joy, and asked Mu Qian with twinkling stars in her eyes.

"Yes, your name is Ayu, right? I'm Ace's friend. He had something to do and couldn't come over this time, so he asked me, who came here first, to come and have dinner as promised between you."

Mu Qian was silent as he looked at the cute little girl in front of him, but wearing a pudding kimono. In the end, after a mental struggle, he told Ayu a little lie.

Although he told his father when he came to Wano Country this time, he did not tell Ace. However, using Ace's name in Dou Li Village should make it easier. Moreover, Ayu's clear eyes made him not want to destroy the little boy. A girl's dream.

"Huh?! Sir, are you Ace's friend?!"

"Is it really Ace who asked you to come here?! He really still remembers the agreement he made with Ayu!"

"I'll tell you why you are so generous, my lord! So you are Ace's friend!"

The villagers on the side laughed happily when they heard Ace's name, and they always remembered Ace's kindness in their hearts.

"Yes, I am indeed Ace's friend. However, Ace has encountered some troubles and needs to keep his identity a secret, so please keep it a secret for him. I believe he will come back here soon."

Seeing the excited villagers holding up the food and clamoring for a banquet, Mu Qian couldn't help sighing at Ace's popularity.

"That! Big brother! The little girl has grown up! Is she already a coquettish female ninja?! Can the little girl go to sea?!"

Ayu laughed happily, those big shining eyes made Mu Qian's dirty face ache.

"Ahem, you'd better ask Ace about this yourself, I don't know what is flirtatious or not."

Mu Qian, who felt his filth as if exposed to the sun, coughed twice in embarrassment, and then pretended to be stupid amidst the happy loud noises of the villagers.

"Well! My little girl will ask Ace in the future! Brother, can you tell Ace that my little girl misses him very much?"

Holding the big apple, Ayu asked Mu Qian with a rosy face. That innocent smile made Mu Qian's filthy heart feel sharp pains, and he wished to give him a big ear for his cranky thoughts.

"Of course no problem. I will tell you the truth. Ace will be very happy."

Mu Qian smiled and replied to Ayu in embarrassment, and continued to deeply reflect on his bad thoughts.