I'm a pirate on Star Iron.

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Then Tingyun continued.

"Of course, I am also quite wealthy. If my benefactor desires anything, please feel free to ask me, and I will do my best to fulfill your request!"

At this moment, Luffy remembered that Tingyun seemed to have a merchant guild, and perhaps he could ask her to help him find out where there were any spare shops.

Then Luffy spoke up.

"Miss Tingyun, I am a businessman, and I came to Luofu this time hoping to open a few shops here. Unfortunately, I have been looking around for several days but haven't found any that I like. I wonder if Miss Tingyun could help me with this?"

Upon hearing Luffy's request, Tingyun smiled slightly.

"Look at what my benefactor is saying, this is not a difficult task for a young woman!"

Then Tingyun began to explain.

"Actually, I manage a merchant guild called Minghuo, and I also have a few empty shops in Luofu. If you don't mind, I can give those shops to you!"

Tingyun said in a very generous manner.

It was as if, in her eyes, these shops had no value whatsoever.

Despite Tingyun's good intentions, Luffy shook his head.

"Miss Tingyun, there's no need for you to spend money. I feel a little guilty accepting it like this. Why don't you just take some money?"

"Oh dear, how can this be!"

As he spoke, Tingyun quickly waved his hand.

"My benefactor saved my life, how could I possibly accept your money?"

If it weren't for Luffy saving her life, Tingyun would probably be in danger right now.

Compared to losing his life, losing a few shops was a huge gain for Tingyun.

After all, you can earn back the money from the shop later, but if you lose your life, you really can't earn it back.

"Miss Tingyun, please accept it. After all, you've called me your benefactor, and besides, the money from a few shops is nothing to me!"

"Very well then, since that's the case, I, your humble servant, will listen to my benefactor. You can name any price, and I will accept it!"

Seeing that Lu Fu insisted, Ting Yun had no choice but to give up.

"By the way, Miss Tingyun, could you take me to see those shops first, so I can get an estimate and pay you?"

The unfinished buildings that the Medicine King had secretly passed down to him had really terrified Luffy.

Although he knew that Tingyun wouldn't cheat him, Luffy still decided to go and check out the shop first.

"Of course, no problem. My shops aren't far from here, so please come with me, my benefactor!"

Tingyun revealed a sweet smile and said to Lu Fu with a beaming smile.

After finishing their tea, the two arrived at the location of the shop, led by Tingyun.

Along the way, Tingyun chatted with Lufu about various topics. Tingyun had a sweet tongue, which made Lufu unconsciously become more and more enthusiastic about talking to her.

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the location of the shop that Tingyun had mentioned.

“My benefactor, we have arrived. These are the shops I told you about.”

On one of the streets of Chang Le Street, a road that could be considered quite bustling.

In front of Luffy and Tingyun was a shop that appeared to have already closed down.

The shop was long gone, but the remaining decorations suggested it must have been a thriving business in the past.

"My benefactor, what do you think of this place? It's located on a main street in Chang Le Street, and there are many merchants coming and going around it. As long as you open a shop here, you won't have to worry about customer traffic at all!"

What Tingyun said was true. On the way here, Lu Fu naturally saw how good the business was in the surrounding shops.

"It's really good, but since business is so good here, I wonder why the previous owner closed the shop?"

"I'm curious," Rufu asked.

Tingyun showed a hint of sadness at this.

"The original owner of this shop suddenly suffered a demonic possession last week and was sent to the Ten Kings Division. His children also have their own jobs and are unwilling to inherit the shop, so the contract was eventually terminated!"

Tingyun said with a rather helpless expression.

"It's just a pity about such a shop. By the way, my benefactor, you don't look too well."

At this moment, Tingyun also noticed that when she finished telling the story, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Luffy's face.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about some things!"

"I feel a little guilty," Rufu said.

This story sounds almost exactly like what I said before. Could it be that my jinx is really acting up again?

Luf felt a little guilty when he recalled what he had said that morning.

I just casually mentioned whether anyone had been possessed by a demon and had to close their shop.

As it turns out, a demonic entity has actually appeared.

Although I knew this had nothing to do with Luffy, I couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

"This store looks really good, I'll buy it!"

Volume 1: Chapter 203 Cooperation with Tingyun

Hearing that Luffy decided to buy it without hesitation surprised Tingyun.

Shouldn't this kind of thing be considered carefully?

"My benefactor, won't you reconsider?"

Tingyun asked in a low voice.

"No need, I think this place is pretty good, this is the one!"

As he spoke, Luffy asked Tingyun a question.

"By the way, Miss Tingyun, do you have any other vacant shops here?"

Upon hearing this, Tingyun was taken aback, and then honestly replied.

"Yes, there are, but the location isn't as good as the one in front of you, my benefactor. Are you sure you still want to buy it?"

After all, this was the person who saved him, and Tingyun didn't want Luffy to regret it later.

"Of course, I'll take whatever you have left!"

Tingyun was somewhat surprised to see Luffy being so generous.

"Alright, then I'll take my benefactor to see the other shops later!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy nodded.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Tingyun."

"It's no trouble at all. In fact, it would be a good thing for me if my benefactor could buy these idle shops. After all, they don't generate income when they're just sitting there, and they cost money to maintain them, which is no small amount each time!"

Tingyun said with a rather helpless expression.

However, Tingyun also had a question in his mind, so he asked it.

"Speaking of which, my benefactor, you've bought so many shops. I'm quite curious, what kind of business do you run?"

"This could probably be classified as clothing, right?"

"Is it clothing or something like that? Then I must come and show my support when my benefactor's shop opens!"

Tingyun was naturally a woman who loved beauty, and she also frequently traveled the world to various planets to conduct trade.

This resulted in Tingyun's wardrobe being filled with clothes from all over the universe.

"Could we sell your benefactor's clothing at our 'Minghuo' Merchant Guild?"

At this moment, Tingyun, out of habit, unconsciously wanted to talk business with Luffy in front of him.

"Are you going to get the 'Blazing Fire' to sell?"

Upon hearing this, Luffy began to ponder.

"Oh dear, if my benefactor doesn't think much of my chamber of commerce, then just pretend I never said that."

Seeing Luffy's hesitant look, Tingyun thought that Luffy was unwilling.

"Of course not. It would be our honor to sell our products at Miss Tingyun's Minghuo Merchant Guild!"

After all, Tingyun frequently travels to different planets for trade. If they cooperate with Tingyun, then the stockings in Luf's factory will have better sales channels.

"It's just that my family's clothing might be a little bit special (two) zero Er & (two) Yi Chan < zero?"

special?

This made Tingyun look slightly puzzled.

What's so special about the clothing? Even if it's clothing from other planets, Tingyun is quite knowledgeable about it.

Since it can be described as special, it must be extraordinary.

This made Tingyun think of a possibility.

"My benefactor, the clothes you sell, they're not the erotic kind, are they?"

Even Tingyun seemed somewhat embarrassed when she said this.

Her Minghuo Merchant Guild is a legitimate merchant guild, so it's really not appropriate for her to trade this kind of thing.

"of course not!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately denied it.

Hearing this, Tingyun breathed a sigh of relief.

It's fine as long as it's not about romance; otherwise, it would be impolite to back out now after saying you wanted to cooperate.

As long as it's not one of those things you can't buy if you're underage, it's fine.

"However, the general online reviews of us are that although it's not exactly romantic, it's even better than romantic!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Tingyun looked at Lu Fu with a strange expression.

"My benefactor, are the clothes you're selling actually legitimate clothing?"

"As you wish!"

"?"

Seeing that Tingyun seemed puzzled, Luffy explained.

"If you think it's serious, then it's serious; if you think it's not serious, then it's not serious!"

"?"

At this point, Tingyun was completely baffled.

"Alright, my benefactor, stop teasing me. Tell me what you're actually selling."

Tingyun said to Luffy with a helpless expression.

"Actually, I'm just a stocking seller!"

"Stockings?!"

Upon hearing this, Tingyun couldn't help but nod.

She wasn't completely clueless; this thing was definitely somewhere between serious and unserious.

It would be perfectly proper for a normal person to wear it.

But if it's used for certain purposes, then it's definitely not proper!

At this moment, Tingyun had a flash of inspiration and then asked Lu Fu.

"Is the brand of stockings that Murphy sells the recently popular Belleberg brand?"

"how do you know?"

Luffy looked at Tingyun with some surprise.