One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 508: Commercial Darkness and Irritable Luke
Kokosis is not a swordsman, but he also understands the bonus that a sword can bring to a swordsman. However, after thinking about the number of weapons provided by Baishou, even if the business director said that Baishou used some kind of line to produce weapons quickly and at low cost, no matter how low the cost is, such a huge number cannot be compared with a sword (in his opinion).

"No, no, no, this knife is Aju's heirloom. It's a rare treasure."

Luke didn't care about this little money, because Hundred Beasts is no longer the same as it was when it was just founded. At that time, the liquid funds that Hundred Beasts could take out were less than 5 billion Beli, and even the purchase of two devil fruits from King Riku only cost million Beli. But now, to be honest, money is just a number to Hundred Beasts. More often than not, Hundred Beasts' trading targets have changed from money to various treasures and the like. With the sharp drop in Beli in recent years, money has almost become waste paper.

So in Luke's opinion, this knife is better than those things coming off the industrial assembly line. After all, in the Mechanical City - Milliluya, with its unimaginably high productivity, making a weapon is now so simple that even a child can do it, because you only need to walk into the house and press a button, and then the huge mechanical production line will start to operate, processing the raw materials step by step into weapons for sale. Of course, as I said before, these weapons are the most common weapons, just like the things in the hands of ordinary sailors. To be truly high-quality weapons, they still need to be forged by the masters themselves, and Baishou has no shortage of such masters.

"Family heirlooms? That's even worse. They should have been yours. You can't use your own things to offset the funds. Mr. Manager, please calculate again. Excluding the knife, how many other things are needed to offset those ships of equipment? These weapons are of great help to us. They are enough for us to survive at least five or six wars. So please be careful. Our revolutionary army still hopes to have long-term cooperation with you."

What Kokosis said was not empty talk, he really had this idea, and he was sure that the leader would definitely support his decision. After all, the source of weapons for the Revolutionary Army has always been a problem. It would be very troublesome to always buy them through the black market. After all, large transactions on the black market can be easily detected. Moreover, the black market is different from ordinary trade. In ordinary trade, the larger the quantity, the cheaper the unit price, while in the black market, the larger the quantity, the more expensive the price. After all, the risk increases exponentially with the quantity.

Of course, they do have other means to get weapons, such as robbing them from the enemy and asking the people of the liberated countries to help make them, but these are not long-term solutions. It is more appropriate to have a stable channel. Kokosis knows that the leader had even talked to the Don Quixote family about buying weapons, but the Don Quixote family had a bad reputation, so the leader refused, and the reputation of the Hundred Beasts was good!

It doesn't matter even if the other party takes a little more this time. The relationship has been opened and they can continue to trade later. Then a problem that has plagued the revolutionary army for a long time will disappear.

Luke still wanted to stop him, but the business director saw what Kokosis wanted to do and quickly made a gesture, asking Luke to calm down. Although Luke did not understand what the business director meant, one good thing about Luke was that he listened to advice. Seeing the business director's look, he knew there must be a reason, so he immediately quieted down and stood aside with Kikunojo, who was wiping the family heirloom sword, watching the business director's operation.

The business manager, as a talent who had been trained by various heroes (profiteers) in the cultural management system, began to play his role at this moment. He started with a set of business jargon, and Kokosis, as Ivankov's father and mother, could actually understand the meaning of this jargon. The two of them chatted smoothly, and after a while, they shook hands happily while Luke was confused.

"No, what did you two say?"

Luke pulled the business executive who had finished chatting aside and asked curiously. He felt that the two of them had just chatted about the weather or something like that, so why did the conversation suddenly end? He had no idea what happened.

"It's very simple. They are planning to have long-term cooperation with us, but they are too weak to make big decisions. However, this time, he is in charge and can let us take more. Next time, he will let their leader visit and discuss the process in person. So we don't need to be polite to him this time. We should take what we should take and leave some good things for the people. It's just some business jargon. If you want to learn, I can teach you. It's not difficult."

The business director smiled and said that Luke was the person who understood business the most among the Twelve Hours, but after all, he was still a fighter in essence, so it was normal that he didn't understand these professional things.

"So that's how it is. Okay, then, you take the people to have a look. It's still the same as before. Take the important things, don't take the money. Also, don't take too much. Anyway, we didn't sell our stuff this time, so it's ok to give them at a lower price. As for the long-term cooperation, Sister Lily should be very happy. I heard Brother Kaido and Sister Lily talking about the Revolutionary Army last time."

After hearing the explanation from the business manager, Luke understood what was going on. As for long-term cooperation, as long as it was not something that was too inconsistent with the Beasts' values, they generally would not refuse anyone. And naturally, it was even less likely that they would refuse the Revolutionary Army, who were on the same path as the Beasts.

"Don't worry, I understand. We've been doing business together for so long, don't you know me? I promise that we won't suffer any loss and we won't make the other party feel uncomfortable." The business director patted Luke's arm and said with a smile. He is older than Luke, and Luke is usually not arrogant, so the relationship between the two is very good. There is no feeling of being between superiors and subordinates. They are all friends. When the business director got married, Luke even served as the best man.

"As long as you understand, I'll take Aju back to the ship first. You guys should also be careful. It's quite chaotic outside. This is also a party trip. I need to go back and report to Sister Lily and the others."

When Luke heard the business manager's words, he nodded in relief and turned to leave.

"Hey, isn't Kikunojo pretty good? I remember you two had a scandal before? I always thought she was a guy, and you guys kept saying she was a guy, so I didn't say much. Now look, she's a girl. You have to seize the opportunity. Your sister-in-law has told me several times that she wants to introduce you to a girlfriend. Don't be shy. Seize the opportunity, understand?"

The business manager grabbed Luke, asked him to bend down, and whispered in Luke's ear, which made Luke's face turn red.

"Brother, what are you talking about? Why do I have a problem with Oju? And Oju was indeed a man before, but this time she became a woman because of the devil fruit ability of the guy with a big face in the Revolutionary Army! Brother, you are my dear brother, please don't make such a joke. If those people who like to stir up trouble hear it, rumors will fly everywhere. Just shut up, shut up."

Upon hearing what the business director said, Luke hurriedly began to explain, but it was obvious that the business director did not believe this. Although he also knew about devil fruits, he felt that devil fruits should not be able to allow people to change from male to female.

"Okay, stop bluffing me. Hurry up and bring the girl back to the boat. But we have to make a deal. If you don't want your sister-in-law to nag you, you should find a date as soon as possible. Last time I went home, your sister-in-law brought a lot of photos of girls for you to choose from. Don't blame me for not warning you. I can't stop your sister-in-law's temper. I'm going to be busy now."

After the business manager finished speaking, he did not give Luke a chance to speak. He called several of his subordinates and started to classify what could be used here. He did not give Luke a chance to continue speaking. Luke was left alone with his hands raised, not knowing what to say. At this moment, he felt what it meant to be surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind. He was still young! He was not in a hurry to get married! He still wanted to spend a few more years!

Luke really wanted to say that, but after thinking about it, he found that it seemed useless for him to say it, because the business director's wife was a member of the civil service team under Lily, and she could speak directly to Lily, and Lily's information could reach the top. And everyone knew Lily's situation well, and she was the person who could really force Luke to go on a blind date. Luke felt that his plan with Kikunosuke was still very important. At least he could live longer, right?

As for what happens next, just let his future self worry about it. He is not in the mood to think about it now. He just wants to go back and have a good sleep. Since the battle ended, the side effects of the Megalothrix Fruit have been gradually manifesting, and he is beginning to have trouble opening his eyes.

"Let's go, Aju, let's get back to the boat!"

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