One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

"Captain Jebt, we haven't made a single sale yet, we need to hurry..."

Snapped!

Jebt threw the half-eaten piece of meat at the man's face, cursing as he spoke.

"Get lost! Raki, since when did it become your place to tell me how to do things?"

Raki wiped the oil off his face and said with a look of horror,

"I'm so sorry! I was too talkative!"

"Paws!"

Raki immediately started slapping himself in the face with both hands, while the surrounding henchmen watched with glee.

Jebt spat on the ground and cursed.

"Damn it! This is really weird. We haven't even seen a ship yet. Are we going to starve?"

He was actually a notorious slave trader in the underworld. His favorite thing to do was to plunder fleets and pirate crews, and then sell the captured women and pirates to auction houses in Sabaody Archipelago.

However, he has been at sea for a month now, but has yet to catch anything.

Just as I was feeling annoyed, the lookout on the ship suddenly shouted,

"Captain Jebt! A ship! A ship is coming!"

Upon hearing this, Jebt immediately perked up. He darted to the side of the boat, took out a monocular telescope, and looked inside.

Not far away on the sea, a simple little boat was drifting with the waves.

Seeing that it was just a small boat, Jebt couldn't help but show disappointment. But when he saw the person lying in the cabin of the small boat, his face lit up with ecstasy.

It turned out to be a burly, muscular male merman with bright red skin!

Jebt's body trembled with excitement. If a fishman of this quality were sold on the slave market, it would fetch an astronomical price!

Many Celestial Dragons have a taste for this!

The sound of slaps behind him continued. Jebt suddenly turned around and roared.

"Stop fucking smoking! Time to get to work!"

After shouting, he said with a wicked grin,

"Men, we're going to strike it rich this time! I told you, there's a limit to bad luck. The big fish has just delivered itself to our doorstep!"

Upon learning of the appearance of the merman, the minions were all very excited and quickly moved their ship toward the merman.

On the small boat, the fishman also noticed the large ship approaching him. He stood up and saw that there were no special flags on the ship, so he thought it was an ordinary passenger ship. He then waved to the people on the ship.

Jebt waved in response with a smile, but what he said was...

"Let's lure this murloc aboard first, but don't rush to attack. Murlocs are quite strong, so we shouldn't damage the ship."

Chapter 181 Fishman Tiger

As the two ships drew near, Jebt lay down on the side of his ship and enthusiastically shouted down to the fishmen below.

"Hey! Fishman brothers! Want to come up and have a seat?"

The fishman was immediately flattered. He had traveled more than once before, and most humans showed great fear when they saw him, with obvious discrimination in their fear.

This was the first time he had ever met such an enthusiastic person.

He naturally cherished this rare "kindness" and leaped forward, firmly gripping the ship's arm with both hands. Then, he exerted his strength again, soaring upwards and landing in front of Jebt.

Jebt immediately gave a thumbs-up and praised,

"The fish-man brothers are really skilled!"

The merman laughed heartily, stretched out his large hand towards Jebt, and said,

"Nice to meet you, my name is Tiger!"

Jebt immediately reached out and shook it, laughing.

"My name is Jebt, haha! I never expected to meet the legendary merman today, what luck!"

Tiger couldn't help but ask,

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Huh? Why should I be afraid? I've heard that merfolk are a very kind race, and I've always wanted to have a merfolk friend!"

Tiger felt a surge of emotion and quickly nodded.

"That's right! Fish-men are a kind race, and I really want to have a human friend!"

Jebt gripped Tiger's hand, his eyes filled with expectation as he looked at Tiger, and said,

"What a coincidence! By the way, Tiger, where are you going? Are you alone?"

Tiger responded,

"I'm traveling alone, with no particular destination."

A flicker of disappointment crossed Jebt's face upon hearing this, but he quickly masked it and smiled again.

"I see. In that case, why don't the Tiger brothers stay on my ship for a while?"

Tiger felt a strong connection with Jebt in front of him, and being a straightforward person who disliked beating around the bush, he immediately agreed, saying...

“Great! But I won’t stay for nothing; I can go fishing in the sea.”

(The fish-man is not a mermaid, but someone who eats fish.)

"Look at what you're saying! With such a big ship like mine, how could I possibly lack food? Just relax and stay here. I've decided to be your friend! Come on, let's go inside and have a drink!"

After saying that, Jebt pulled Tiger into the cabin without further ado.

As soon as Tiger entered the cabin, he sensed something was wrong; he smelled a faint scent of blood.

Tiger frowned and asked,

"Jabbit, I forgot to ask you, what's the purpose of your ship?"

As Jebt instructed the crew to prepare the meal, he casually remarked...

"Oh, this is a merchant ship used for transporting goods."

"Can you tell me what kind of goods these are?"

"It's all sorts of odds and ends, you name it."

As he spoke, Jebt gave Tiger a simple, honest smile and said,

"It's just a small business, please excuse the poor quality."

It has to be said that Jebt's smile is very deceptive, and over the years, quite a few lone individuals have been fooled by him in this way.

Tiger's doubts lessened considerably, and he nodded without saying anything more.

Soon, a large amount of food was served. Jebt warmly pulled Tiger to his seat, personally poured Tiger a large glass of wine, and had his subordinates fill his own.

Seeing the table laden with a sumptuous meal, Tiger couldn't help but swallow hard. During his travels, he had lived a life of hardship, as most humans didn't treat fish-men well.

So it's true that he hasn't had a proper meal in a while.

Jebt had already raised his glass and was smiling.

"Come on, Tiger, let's have a drink!"

Tiger immediately raised his glass in response, and after clinking glasses, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp. After finishing, he subconsciously turned his gaze to the food on the table.

Jebt grinned and said,

"I think the Tiger brothers are hungry too. Don't be shy, eat up!"

Then, Jebt grabbed a large piece of roast meat and stuffed it into his mouth, eating with gusto.

Tiger stopped holding back and started eating too. Once he started, he couldn't stop. He was so engrossed in the food that he didn't notice that Jebt and the others hadn't even touched some of the dishes.

The food was quickly devoured.

After a hearty meal, Tiger patted his belly and let out a satisfied burp. Jebt smiled and said...

"How was it, Tiger? Are you satisfied with the food?"

Tiger scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said,

"Satisfied, Jebt, thank you for your hospitality!"

"I'm glad you're satisfied. You've eaten quite a bit, how about you stretch your legs a bit? I'll show you where you'll be staying."

"Okay, let's go!"

Jebt winked at Raki, who was standing to the side, and then gestured to Tiger to invite him.

Tiger stood up from the chair, and as he did so, he swayed slightly and felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

He thought he had drunk too much and didn't take it to heart. He calmed himself down and strode out.

Jebt led the way, bringing Tiger to a spacious room.

Just as Tiger thought this was the room prepared for him, Jebt walked to the center of the room, bent down and pressed something, and a gap opened in the floor.