Time Travel: Age of Discovery

There was nothing unusual in the conversation between the man and the tavern owner, but Teya noticed that the look in the owner's eyes when he looked at them had changed.

"We still have two jugs of fine wine left. Which one would you like?"

"I want both pots."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately smiled, pointed to the door on the right, and made a gesture of invitation.

Before Teya understood what he meant, the man led her to the door. He pushed it open and saw a staircase leading underground.

It takes about a cup of tea to finally reach the end.

"This is the black market. Please follow me."

Upon seeing this scene, Teya was stunned. He had never imagined that the so-called black market could be so vast underground, an area roughly the size of half a soccer field. It was as magnificent as a palace, with numerous guests milling about, some trading goods, others pausing to admire.

This place is huge, and perhaps we can find what we need here. With this thought in mind, Teya stepped forward with the man.

Suddenly, a woman in a black robe approached and stood beside them. She asked with a smile, "How can I help you, gentlemen?"

Before Teya could answer, the man took off his hat, revealing a head of fluffy golden hair.

Before this, the two had never told each other their names. Seeing that the man had not mentioned it, Gaintia did not ask, after all, this matter was not important.

However, the man then took off his coarse linen clothes, which surprised Teya and made her blush slightly. Teya thought to herself: Could it be that this man wanted to do something frivolous in broad daylight?

However, once the man shed his coarse clothing, revealing his finery beneath, his entire demeanor transformed, truly proving the saying, "clothes make the man." Both Teya and the woman felt embarrassed, but the woman remained professional and reiterated her previous question.

"We..." the man began to speak but stopped, glanced back at Teya, and continued, "We want to sell some items."

"Good, please follow me." The woman responded.

At this moment, Teya approached the man and was able to look at his face carefully. He suddenly found that he seemed familiar, but for a moment he could not remember where he had met him.

The man turned and smiled at Teya and asked, "Do you have any questions?"

Teya remained silent, thinking that perhaps he had met too many people recently and might have made a mistake.

The woman led the two of them to a passage door. The walls were white, and there was only one door for entry and exit. It was guarded by a strong man, just like an airport boarding gate.

"You two can enter by showing the items you wish to sell to the person on duty at the door. You can enter any room with a 'Vacant' sign."

So that's how it is. Teya understood what he meant. He thought that this move was to verify that the visitor really had the goods in his hands to prevent someone from sneaking in with ulterior motives.

The man frowned slightly and motioned Teya to go first. Teya politely gave way and said that he was a newcomer here and was not as familiar with the route as the other party, so he asked the other party to go first.

Seeing this, the man did not refuse and walked straight to the burly man at the door and took out the tightly wrapped item. At this moment, it seemed that the package was quite inconsistent with his gorgeous attire.

Teya was not surprised by this. After all, the man was wearing coarse clothes before. What he was concerned about now was why the man wanted to hide himself. Was he worried that showing off his wealth would bring him trouble?

The burly man examined the object in the man's hand for a moment, then looked at the man again, then made way for him with a playful look on his face.

When Teya stepped forward, he slightly opened his backpack and showed it to the burly man. The latter's eyes changed slightly and he nodded, indicating that Teya could enter.

Teya guessed that this person must be shocked by the amount of gold, but he was quite surprised. He thought that people in the black market were already accustomed to such scenes.

Little did they know that this person was a novice, very curious, and had not yet seen the world.

The man told Teya to wait for a moment, then turned and walked into a room with a plaque that said "Vacant". As he entered, he turned the word "Vacant" over and wrote "Open" on the back.

Teya walked along, but found that none of the doors had the word "Vacant" on them; all displayed "Open." He briefly wondered if the people were deliberately flipping the signs to sneak in, until he walked a distance further and saw a room with the word "Vacant" on it.

Teya imitated the man's behavior and walked into the house. He saw a bearded man sitting behind a desk with a monocle on his nose. He greeted Teya with a smile on his face.

This scene is somewhat like a silver shop.

However, when Teya took out a bag full of gold jewelry, the other party looked embarrassed and apologized, "Sir, although our shop buys such items like a bank, we are currently busy and cannot exchange Bailey for it."

Hearing this, Teya frowned in thought. The black market saw enormous daily transactions, so how could there be a shortage of money? However, since the other party had already stated their intention, Teya couldn't force a deal, so he asked if he could first estimate the price.

The other party readily agreed and immediately called two people over. Within half an hour, he had estimated the price for Teya, with a minimum value of 200 million Baileys.

Teya felt that the valuation was slightly low, but it was roughly close to the actual value. After all, this batch of gold was not a rare treasure.

The other party's offer will naturally be reserved, but the black market is fair and just, and it is rare for people to buy at a low price and sell at a high price. This is one of its major advantages.

"Then may I ask if I can exchange this gold for something of equal value? Actually, my main purpose for coming here, besides selling, is to purchase a treasure."

"Oh, that's certainly possible. I'm very grateful for your understanding." After hearing this, the other party happily agreed.

With that, the problem was solved. It only depended on whether the other party had the treasure that Toya wanted. Toya asked for a devil fruit, and the other party didn't show any difficulty in handling it. Instead, he asked Toya to tell him the expected price range first...