Chapter 123

Doing business?

Doing business my ass!

Is business important or is life important!

Last time it was because I did your business,

the old man almost lost his life!

It was just good luck,

that everyone's attention was attracted by Li Xiao!

Otherwise,

let alone this restaurant,

even his old life wouldn't be saved!

It's not like you can have such good luck every time!

If it happens again,

then he might really lose his life!

Cooking for others,

that's cooking with hands!

Cooking for this one,

that's cooking with life!

Hearing the old chef's words,

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow,

and asked back:

"Is that so? Resting today? Why don't you think about it again?"

The old chef had originally intended to insist that they were resting today,

and firmly refused to do Li Xiao's business!

However,

when he saw a cyan long sword slowly appearing at Li Xiao's side,

the old chef changed his words without hesitation,

and said firmly:

"No, we're open! Open for business as usual!"

"Resting, what resting, in our line of work, there's no such thing as resting!"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao nodded with satisfaction,

and with a thought,

the Qingshuang Sword at his side slowly disappeared.

Li Xiao patted the old chef on the shoulder,

and laughed:

"Hey, that's right, how can you not do business when the door is open!"

"Just make some signature dishes, don't worry, I'll pay!"

The old chef maintained the smile on his face,

accepted the reality,

nodded at Li Xiao,

and turned into the kitchen!

At this very moment,

he just wanted Li Xiao to finish eating and leave quickly,

and not cause any more trouble!

As for the money,

that's completely unimportant!

As long as Li Xiao is willing to finish eating and leave quickly,

he would even pay him to leave!

Seeing the old chef walk into the kitchen,

Li Xiao turned and found a seat,

waiting silently for the food to be served.

Having been in this world for so long,

Li Xiao has learned many truths!

For example,

sometimes,

fists are much more useful than logic!

When the old chef faced the Celestial Dragon,

even if the Celestial Dragon wanted to kill him,

he would still be subservient,

not daring to resist at all!

Not to mention daring to say no to a Celestial Dragon on a daily basis!

However,

when facing Li Xiao who killed a Celestial Dragon casually,

the old chef was not more respectful and fearful,

but instead wanted to find an excuse to hide far away!

The reason for this situation,

is nothing more than one reason!

In his view,

if there was anything that didn't satisfy the Celestial Dragon,

he could be killed on the spot!

But Li Xiao wouldn't!

However,

although Li Xiao is not a villain,

he definitely cannot be considered a good person who follows order!

An immortal,

follows their heart,

one thought is good, one thought is evil!

Therefore,

Li Xiao didn't want to reason with him at all,

no matter how much reasoning,

it's not as good as showing off the Qingshuang Sword!

Perhaps eager to have Li Xiao finish eating and leave,

the old chef mobilized everyone in the kitchen,

to cook for Li Xiao together,

and served countless delicacies at the fastest speed!

Just as Li Xiao was burying his head in eating,

some other people walked into the restaurant!

Although the old chef now had no intention of doing business at all,

he was afraid that if he turned these people away,

it would cause some trouble!

Causing trouble was secondary,

he was afraid of detonating the biggest time bomb in the shop right now!

Therefore,

the old chef (daci) could only operate the restaurant's business normally with fear!

During the meal,

not far behind Li Xiao,

two men were sitting opposite each other eating,

the two chatted while eating,

and talked about an auction that was about to be held on Sabaody Archipelago!

Although Li Xiao didn't listen intentionally,

but with his current hearing and perception,

he still heard their words clearly!

Originally,

Li Xiao had no interest in auctions!

However,

when he heard two things at the auction,

he immediately became interested!

First,

at this auction,

there is a Logia Devil Fruit!

This is nothing,

the key is,

this Logia Devil Fruit,

is precisely the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

Hearing this,

Li Xiao's face was just a big expression of speechlessness!

No,

what's going on?

Is it ever going to end!

Why is this Rumble-Rumble Fruit so persistent?

The previous Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, Shura,

died under the little green dragon's claws!

The one before that, Enel,

died under Li Xiao's sword!

Now it's better,

the Rumble-Rumble Fruit appears directly in its most primitive form,

right under Li Xiao's nose!

This is a bit too coincidental!

How deep is this fate!

He and Nami don't have such deep fate!

If it were someone else,

having such deep fate with such a top-tier Logia Devil Fruit,

they would probably be overjoyed!

However,

for Li Xiao,

this Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

he doesn't care for it at all!

Even if it is the top-tier among Logia Devil Fruits,

it still doesn't affect Li Xiao's disdain for it!

Not to mention the side effects after eating the Devil Fruit,

just this fruit ability alone,

for Li Xiao,

is completely useless!

What,

is the supernatural power of controlling thunder and lightning not good enough?

Who would be so foolish as to eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

Having said that,

if it were just the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

it wouldn't be enough to make Li Xiao interested in this auction!

After all,

he has no interest in the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

he was just a bit speechless to encounter it again!

But,

another thing at this auction,

made Li Xiao interested!

That thing is the Treasure Tree Adam!

That's right,

at this auction,

there are some branches of the Treasure Tree Adam!

Treasure Tree Adam,

is one of the few toughest trees in the world,

no matter how fierce the war,

it can stand tall!

Some branches of this tree are worth a fortune on the black market,

at least hundreds of millions of Berries,

and it's the kind that is priceless!

For most people,

the greatest value of Treasure Tree Adam is shipbuilding!

The wood of this tree is the best material for shipbuilding!

Li Xiao naturally has no intention of building a ship,

but in the unfinished modification of the Ark Maxim,

some special materials needed for the arrangement of special arrays,

can be replaced by Treasure Tree Adam!

Therefore,

in the case of being on the way,

Li Xiao doesn't mind staying on Sabaody Archipelago for another half a day,

to pocket the Treasure Tree Adam at the auction!

As for the sky-high Berries needed to bid for the Treasure Tree Adam,

for Li Xiao,

it's not a problem at all!

Although back in the East Blue,

the large amount of money sponsored by Colonel Mouse had been consumed almost completely!

But before Li Xiao left the Sky Island,

he specially took away a lot of gold from Jaya,

which is more than enough to bid for the Treasure Tree Adam!

After all,

the Treasure Tree Adam at the auction is just a part of the real Treasure Tree Adam,

who would carry a whole tree to sell!

Not to mention whether the auction house can fit it,

a part of the Treasure Tree Adam's wood is already a sky-high price starting at hundreds of millions of Berries,

if it were a whole Treasure Tree Adam,

whether anyone could afford it is another matter!

After the meal,

Li Xiao left the meal money and turned to leave the restaurant,

ignoring the old chef who let out a long sigh of relief behind him,

and headed straight for Island 1 of Sabaody Archipelago!

It was mentioned before,

Sabaody Archipelago is composed of the roots of Yarukiman Mangroves exposed above the water,

the whole island is composed of 79 trees,

each tree has towns and facilities,

which is equivalent to,

each tree is a small island!

And these 79 small islands combined together,

is what people call Sabaody Archipelago!

On Sabaody Archipelago,

each island's tree is engraved with a number,