Smoker

He bought a little of each of the hundreds of types of fruit to try. Just tasting the fruit, he was almost full!

Among them, he also selected several fruits that could be directly promoted.

Many plants in the One Piece world are common to Earth, such as oranges, bananas, pineapples, and apples.

As for the fruit to be promoted first, it's called Tang Peach. This peach is large, seedless, fuzz-free, and tastes very sweet, without the sour and astringent taste of ordinary peaches. Its flavor is more than one level higher than Earth peaches!

Anyway, as he felt it, if he had to choose a hundred times, he would prefer to eat this Tang Peach.

Moreover, although Tang Peach and regular peaches are different, the difference isn't that big. It can be said that it mutated from their own peach orchard. Believe it or not, I believe it.

There are also some other fruits, such as Long Island Pineapple and Li Jiao Banana, which can also be promoted, but not as the first choice.

Because his hometown is not suitable for growing pineapples and bananas, he can only put them aside for now.

There is also an important reason: the cultivation method of Tang Peach is grafting. Planting the peach pit directly will not grow a Tang Peach tree.

However, other fruits can grow if the seeds are planted in a suitable place. Unless he only sells processed products and not finished goods, there's no way to keep it a secret.

"Tang Peach Town..." Zhou Qi noted this place and would have Tannis take him there later.

It is currently summer, which is a good season for grafting peach trees. In another month, it will be the beginning of autumn. It's not impossible to graft in autumn, but the survival rate will be much lower than in summer.

Leaving the fruit shop, he originally wanted to check out the restaurants, but he was too full from eating fruit...

"Next time!" Zhou Qi smelled the fragrant grilled fish next door and involuntarily swallowed.

Well, let's check out the clothing stores. He wondered about the fabric quality here and if there were any opportunities to get rich.

In his hometown, besides growing fruits and crops, they also had a weaving industry.

In fact, it was all quite low-end, and they never made much money. The best option for young people was basically to go out and work. This was also why, despite having a peach orchard, he was unwilling to go back.

If one could make a lot of money in their hometown, who would be willing to leave home!

After walking only a few steps, Zhou Qi suddenly felt the atmosphere of the entire street change.

The smiles on everyone's faces vanished instantly, their voices lowered considerably, and they unconsciously cleared the center of the road.

Zhou Qi didn't have any peculiar hobbies. He followed the crowd to the roadside and looked into the distance.

He saw a group of over thirty people, dressed in tattered clothes, wearing black pirate hats, and holding knives, shouting as they came from the docks.

"These are the characteristic troops of the One Piece world: pirates?" Zhou Qi was quite curious, but after looking for a couple of glances, he lost interest.

It was obvious that these pirates weren't doing well. Out of thirty people, only 8 had weapons.

Their clothes were ragged; the thirty people couldn't even put together one piece without a hole.

They were also dirty. From a distance, he could smell something foul.

To put it mildly, the homeless people he met in reality wore better clothes and were cleaner than them!

"It's the Hyena Pirates!" someone next to him whispered.

"That's right, the one leading them is their captain, Deba the Hyena. It's said that his actions are extremely bloody. They've plundered many merchant ships, leaving no survivors!"

"Shh, keep it down, they're coming!!"

Zhou Qi listened nearby and then looked at the pirate nicknamed Hyena. He was about 1.82 meters tall, wearing canvas shoes, with curly hair and an eyepatch. His clothes were so dirty that the original color was indistinguishable.

His hair was also in strands; those were real dreadlocks...

With this appearance, it didn't look like they had robbed several merchant ships. Wouldn't merchant ships have clean clothes?

Or was he deliberately not changing his clothes?

"Does this Hyena have a bounty?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Yes, one million Belly. But what's it to you!" the passerby said irritably. "Are you going to kill him or something?"

"That really doesn't concern me!" Zhou Qi nodded. This passerby has a bad temper, huh? Can't I be curious?

As for killing pirates for money?

It's not impossible, but he couldn't do it in front of so many people. Otherwise, if his reputation spread, wouldn't Baroque Works sniff him out!

They were recruiting bounty hunters.

Speaking of Baroque Works, it reminded him of Nico Robin again.

Robin was not only beautiful but also very capable. She had a photographic memory, and her Devil Fruit ability could manifest hundreds of hands and eyes, allowing her to process hundreds of documents simultaneously!

If she also learned programming languages and algorithms, could she be equivalent to a hundred programmers by herself?

However, to get Nico Robin, he would have to deal with Crocodile...

Crocodile didn't understand Haki and wasn't a high-dexterity character, so he shouldn't be difficult to deal with.

But he was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, personally appointed by the World Government. Messing with him might get him branded as a pirate and wanted.

It would be best to pull in a Marine, like Smoker, who would be good.

So, first, get familiar?

The Hyena Pirates' target was clear: straight ahead.

The crowd on the roadside, seeing that they weren't harming anyone, gradually became bolder. At first, they just watched, then they followed behind, and later, some even spoke up.

"Deba the Hyena, where are you going!"

Hearing this, Deba shouted loudly, "I'm going to the place where Roger was executed back then, to announce to our Hyena Pirates that we are officially entering the Grand Line!"

They hadn't expected him to answer, and the onlookers became even more excited.

"But Loguetown has Captain Smoker! Aren't you afraid of him?"

"Smoker? Hmph, I'll make sure he never returns!" the Hyena responded arrogantly. "I'll kill Smoker first, then steal a warship, and then I'll advance into the Grand Line!"

"Is he a Devil Fruit user?" Zhou Qi asked, turning his head.

"There's no intel on that!" a passerby said.

"Then why is he so brave?" Zhou Qi was confused. Smoker is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, and that ability is completely invincible in the East Blue!

You're just a small-time pirate with a bounty of one million Belly, what are you risking your life for!

"Uh..." The passerby shook his head. He didn't know either, but...

"There's a show to watch, why think so much!"

"That's true!" Zhou Qi nodded, then followed the crowd. There would definitely be a fight to watch later. There were no more wuxia films in real life, so it would be nice to get a thrill here!

"Should I record it and post it online?" He thought about it and decided against it. Since he had decided to make a fortune in silence, he shouldn't be thinking about fame anymore.

"Rumble!" They hadn't gone far when Zhou Qi heard the roar of a motorcycle. He looked up and saw a handsome young man with white hair, wearing a white uniform, a cigar in his mouth, and no helmet, riding a motorcycle and roaring down the street.

When the Hyena saw the vehicle, his eyes lit up. Those big tires and that imposing appearance instantly captivated him.

It couldn't be helped, Smoker's motorcycle was indeed cool, and Zhou Qi even felt a pang of envy.

"Hey, Marine, this bike is mine now. As compensation, I won't kill you. Go quickly and inform Smoker at your base that Deba the Hyena has come to take his life!" The Hyena stopped the motorcycle and said with a look of arrogance.

Smoker ignored him. With a wave of his hand, white smoke billowed from his palms, instantly engulfing thirty pirates.

"Take them all away!"

"Yes!"

The Marines, who had been running behind the motorcycle, responded and then got to work.

The entire process was clean and efficient.

"That's it?" Zhou Qi, who had been expecting a big battle, was speechless. But then he remembered that Alvida, Buggy, and Luffy's crew were also instantly defeated when they encountered Smoker.

Could a pirate like you, Deba, with a mere one million Belly bounty, really put up a fight against Smoker?

Impossible!

Smoker hadn't even gotten off his motorcycle. After dealing with the pirates, he turned the bike around to leave.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi quickly called out, "Captain Smoker, please wait!"

"Hm?" Smoker paused, then turned to look at Zhou Qi. "Something wrong?"

Zhou Qi hurried forward and asked, "How long will it take you to get from here to the base?"

"Three minutes!" Smoker said. "And then!"

"What I need to say isn't convenient to say here!" Zhou Qi smiled. "How about we meet at the Marine base in three minutes?"

"Hm?" Smoker blinked again and looked Zhou Qi up and down.

He was 1.76 meters tall, which was short in the world of One Piece. He was thin and weak, wearing glasses, and didn't look like he could fight.

As for his appearance, who cared about looks in the world of One Piece.

His clothes were also simple: a plaid T-shirt on top, sweatpants on the bottom, and a pair of red star sneakers on his feet...

This attire didn't look like he was from Loguetown, but judging by the material and his fair, clean skin, he seemed to be either rich or noble.

A pampered young master?

I can get to the base in three minutes because I have a motorcycle.

You don't look like you have any strength, and your physique doesn't suggest you know Geppo. How can you get there in three minutes?

Could it be... a Devil Fruit user?

"Okay!" Smoker nodded, then turned his bike around and disappeared down the street with a roar.

All that was left were the busy Marines and the onlookers.