Chapter 493: The Kingdom of Flowers! Settlement

"I don't understand!" Leia yelled at the black marketeer, dissatisfied with the price. "Fifteen million! This ship is yours!"

"Miss, your ship's origins are unknown. Even if we buy it, it won't be able to sail normally," the black marketeer explained. "It seems the guy next to you is quite knowledgeable. Don't ask for a ridiculous price."

"But this...isn't even enough for your food expenses!" Leia sighed again.

"How about this?" Seeing her dissatisfaction, the black market merchant suggested, "You don't want the furniture on the ship, do you? In that case, I can give you 13 million berries."

"Deal, take the money!" Arthur agreed readily.

Those valuable things had been taken down by them long ago, and as for what was on the boat, they were all junk that was of no use to him.

"You're a good fellow, young man!" the black marketeer ordered his men to bring a suitcase. "Your experience is completely different from what you appear to be."

Leia was a little dissatisfied, but she had to agree, "Okay."

This ship is illegally owned, so it's quite good to be able to exchange it for so much money.

"Let's go to the pawnshop." Arthur took the suitcase handed to him by the black market merchant and checked the Bailey inside.

Only after he was sure that everything was correct did he leave with satisfaction.

The stairs leading from the underground port to the port city above, carrying Fat Tiger on his back, kept going up.

Leia followed Arthur, carrying a suitcase and a gray bag filled with gold and silver jewelry. She asked him, "Would Fat Tiger be so big that it would scare the people of this country?"

"Huh, why do you think I chose to come here?"

"Why? This is a member state, Arthur. We are wanted criminals."

Arthur didn't care at all, instead he looked very pleased and patiently explained to her, "Listen, Xiaoni.

This country is different from all other countries.

The military strength of this country is maintained by eight pirate forces, namely the famous Eight Treasures Pirate Gang.

From the first treasure to the eighth treasure, each treasure has its own related affairs and government affairs in the country.

So, piracy is legal in this country! As long as you don't cause trouble or kill people for no reason, the laws of the World Government will not work here at all."

"Why?!" Leia was confused and shocked. "Can't the World Government control this place?"

Arthur explained, "Because they're powerful! They don't oppose the actions of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. Instead, they join them and provide sufficient funds every year."

"..." Leia listened to Arthur's words in disbelief.

"Haha." Seeing her naive look, Arthur said to her, "Even if you rode Fat Tiger down the street, no one would be scared or surprised."

After leaving the underground port, Arthur brought Leia and Cooper to the port city of the Flower Kingdom.

It is not the capital, but a huge city in the southern part of the island.

The moment she stepped into the city, Leia's eyes widened at the sight of the carriages, merchants, and unique architectural style.

Following Arthur, through the crowd, through the huge arched stone door, the sounds and smells of the city hit us like a warm tide.

Beneath the glazed tiles, signboards were like clouds, and the crisp sound of porcelain vendors, the steam of buns, and the rich fragrance of exotic spices instantly engulfed them.

It also reflects the splendor of the fireworks in this world.

There are no endless grassy plains, only beautiful houses built of wood.

Most of the people are wearing cloth clothes.

"Don't you want to learn medicine, little guy?" Arthur looked at Cooper who was lying on Leia's shoulder, "Here is the Chinese herbal medicine you want to learn."

"Cooper..." (I want to eat buns...) Cooper stared at the bun shop not far away, his mouth watering.

"Give me a small Bailey," Arthur said to Leia.

Leia walked to the corner, avoiding people's sight, and quietly took out a thousand Baileys bill from her suitcase and handed it to Arthur.

After getting the money, Arthur walked to the door of the bun shop and asked the boss,

"How many?"

"Only 10 Baileys each, sir." The boss stated the price.

Arthur learned the price, handed him the money and shouted, "Give me a hundred!"

"Okay!" Seeing that there was a big order, the boss started to get busy.

After a while, a large bag of buns was handed to Arthur from his hand.

Arthur returned to the harbor with the bag of buns in his arms, took one out and stuffed it into Cooper's mouth. "Let's find a place to live first. I might arrange for you to go to school later, Xiaoni."

"Go to school?" Leia was shocked. "I'm already 18 years old, and you ask me to go to school!"

"Have you ever been to school? There isn't a school in Rapeseed Village, right?" Arthur asked her.

"No!" Leia felt a little ashamed. "But I often read magazines and books, and my parents taught me some books about knowledge. Otherwise, how could I learn to read?"

"If you need it later, just tell me." Arthur carried Fat Tiger and looked for the inn along the seaside buildings.

Soon we arrived at the door of an inn called Sihai Guizun.

The waiter who was greeting guests outside the inn was so frightened by the fat tiger carried by Arthur that his face turned purple.

"I want to stay in the inn. Please give me the most expensive big room!" Arthur took the initiative to talk to him when he saw that he was stunned.

"Okay... okay," the waiter agreed. "Objectively, large pets need to be kept in a shed, not in rooms where people live."

“Let’s get the best quality ones too!”

"Great! One high-end guest room and one gorgeous shed!"

The waiter shouted loudly and quickly took Arthur to the counter to pay.

"Permanent stay or just one day?" The shopkeeper asked with a professional smile, looking at Arthur's face that looked like a stranger.

"Permanent," Arthur replied. "Payment is paid monthly."

"A high-end room costs 370,000 baileys, sir." The shopkeeper quoted the price to Arthur and then glanced at the huge tiger behind him and asked, "Is this tiger your pet? Is it spiritual?"

If there is no spirituality and only wildness, then it needs to be locked up in a large iron cage and looked after."

"It's injured. Even if it wasn't injured, it wouldn't hurt anyone. Don't worry, just proceed as normal."

Injured? The shopkeeper punched Arthur and his group.

A man and a woman, an eagle and a tiger.

Except for him, the woman, the eagle, and the tiger were all covered with thick, bloody bandages.

"Considering the risks... well... rounding it up, I'll charge you 500,000 berries a month." The innkeeper held up five fingers, staring at Arthur sharply as he quoted a price. "This inn provides free water. You'll have to pay for the rest of the food yourself."

Arthur readily agreed and paid the money quickly.

After settling Fat Tiger in the backyard, Arthur was taken by the waiter to private room 2-1 on the second floor of the inn.

The front is close to the sea and the back is an artificial lake, which is particularly relaxing.

"Why is there only one bed!" Leia walked in and took a look around. She was quite satisfied with the decorations in the room.

But when she saw there was only one big bed, she pointed at it and looked at Arthur with a red face.

"One is enough. It's not the first time we've slept together." Arthur was speechless when he saw her making a fuss, "Do you think you're still clean?"

"You..." Leia was unable to refute for a moment, and blinked reservedly, "Well, I won't lose anything anyway."

After settling in, it was already afternoon.

Arthur sat in the room, looking at the slave market in the southern port that continued all day long.

"There's nothing to do tonight, Cooper. Let's go to the brothel to listen to the beauties sing and watch them dance."