The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 188 Purchasing Ingredients

The sea breeze, carrying salty and damp moisture, rushed towards us.

Jiang Yan stepped onto the smooth stone path and entered the square where the execution platform was located.

Looking at the rebuilt execution platform, Jiang Yan couldn't help but recall the scene before Gol D. Roger was executed.

Do you want my treasure? You can have it all if you want it, go find it! I've left all my treasure there.

Roger's dying words sparked a frenzy that swept the entire world, ushering in the Great Pirate Era.

As for why Roger did this, it might be related to the doomsday prophecy, but Jiang Yan didn't care much about it.

Composing himself and ignoring the surprised looks from those around him, Jiang Yan walked down from the execution platform.

He reached out and grabbed the steel beams that formed the execution platform, then began to climb upwards, quickly reaching the top of the platform.

The wind on the high platform grew stronger, causing Jiang Yan's clothes to flutter loudly.

Reaching the center of the execution platform, Jiang Yan sat down cross-legged and looked ahead.

Below, a bustling crowd stretched out, and in the distance, the rooftops of the town's houses were scattered. Further still, the boundless blue sea stretched out before them, where the horizon and the sky merged into one, with a few wisps of clouds drifting by occasionally.

Jiang Yan sat quietly, without any nostalgia for One Piece or any sentimentality about the era. He simply appreciated the scenery that had witnessed the beginning of an era.

"I'm talking about that person up there!"

A shout carried by the wind up to the execution platform.

Jiang Yan looked down and saw a policeman in uniform holding a megaphone, tilting his head back and shouting at him.

"Get down here right now!"

"This is a legally designated execution platform under the jurisdiction of the World Government. Unauthorized climbing and lingering are prohibited! Come down immediately for inspection!"

At this moment, the police officers' hands holding the megaphones tightened slightly. Anyone who dared to casually step onto the execution platform was either an arrogant madman or a ruthless character, neither of whom were easy to mess with.

Just like that boy with the straw hat before.

But his own responsibilities prevented him from standing idly by.

"Okay, okay."

Jiang Yan picked at his ear and waved casually.

Having already seen the scenery, Jiang Yan didn't plan to stay any longer.

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He slowly stood up, patted the dust off his trousers, glanced down at the police officers who were still on guard with loudspeakers, took a step forward, and jumped off the execution platform, which was more than ten meters high.

A suppressed gasp rippled through the surrounding crowd, but the expected scenario did not unfold.

When Jiang Yan landed, he only slightly bent his knees to dissipate all the impact, and the stone slabs under his feet barely made a sound.

The policeman holding the megaphone paused for a moment, and by the time he reacted and tried to approach to ask something, Jiang Yan had already quickly left.

After leaving the square where the execution platform was located, Jiang Yan walked straight towards the port.

He originally intended to wait until he entered the Grand Line before acquiring the ingredients.

But on the execution platform, Jiang Yan suddenly remembered that the East China Sea also had many unique seafood delicacies.

Furthermore, Loguetown is the last island before entering the Grand Line from the East Blue. Because of Reverse Mountain, not only can fish from the East Blue be caught, but fish from other seas can also be caught frequently.

In this situation, we definitely need to make some purchases.

The thought of the ingredients made Jiang Yan's eyes light up, and he quickened his pace.

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Soon Jiang Yan arrived at the busiest seafood market by the port.

As soon as you step into the market, the strong smell of the sea mixed with the coolness of ice and the freshness of the catch hits you.

The shouts of vendors, the splashing of live fish in the tanks, and the haggling between vendors and buyers all blend together to create the most vibrant atmosphere of everyday life.

What excited Jiang Yan the most were the strange and wonderful fish on the stall.

There are giant bluefin tuna from the East China Sea, some three to four meters long, with their silvery-blue bodies gleaming like metal in the sunlight;

There is a deep-sea spinyback fish from the West Sea, with fins covered in sharp spines, yet possessing the most tender belly meat.

There are fluorescent lanternfish in the South China Sea whose light-emitting organs on their abdomens continue to flash even when they are out of the water.

There's also the ice-scaled fish from Beihai, whose scales are as translucent as crushed ice, and whose flesh has a naturally sweet taste.

Not to mention those strangely shaped seafoods that he couldn't name, all of which were ingredients that Jiang Yan had never tried before.

Seeing this, how could Jiang Yan possibly hold back?

Starting from the stalls closest to the entrance, he walked and bought things along the way, spending so lavishly that all the vendors stared in disbelief.

"I'll take the whole tuna."

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"Put all the fish in this tank into my tank."

"How many ice-scaled fish are left at the stall? I'll buy them all."

"I don't care what kind of fish they are, I'll buy all the fish in this pond, and we'll calculate the total price."

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Whether it's common edible fish or rare seafood that fishermen accidentally catch and don't know if it's edible, as long as it catches Jiang Yan's eye, it's all packed up and accepted.

Jiang Yan also used the "Food Restaurant" app to store all the ingredients he had purchased.

The vendors were initially surprised, but quickly became overjoyed, and one by one they quickly helped him pack the boxes.

Ice making.

They didn't care what abilities Jiang Yan used; they only knew that Jiang Yan was generous.

Not long after, Jiang Yan spent all five million Berries he had exchanged at the gold exchange and the one hundred thousand Berries he had received from the five pirates.

Jiang Yan didn't care about this and simply took out gold to pay.

To Jiang Yan's surprise, the same weight of gold could only be exchanged for five million Berries at the gold exchange, but at the food market—

However, they possess purchasing power far exceeding expectations.

The prices offered by the vendors were more than double those offered by the previous gold exchange, meaning the amount of ingredients that could be purchased had doubled.

This caused Jiang Yan, who was initially somewhat excited, to immediately turn pale.

So that gold exchange shop took advantage of him, thinking he was a sucker who didn't know the market, and ripped him off?

Although he really didn't understand the market.

Feeling frustrated, Jiang Yan decided to finish purchasing the remaining ingredients first.

After buying the ingredients, Jiang Yan headed towards the gold exchange he had visited earlier, already planning to teach the gold exchange owner who dared to rip him a lesson he would never forget, to show him that he couldn't take advantage of just anyone.

When Jiang Yan arrived at the gold exchange, he only saw a tightly closed door with a note on the door saying "Closed for business." Even the signboard at the door had been taken down, and the place was empty, as if everyone had already left.

Clearly, the owner of the gold exchange knew he might come back for trouble after ripping him off in this deal, so he packed his bags and ran away.

"Depend on."

Jiang Yan kicked the goalpost in frustration, creating a large hole, but even so, his annoyance did not lessen.

But obviously he couldn't turn the whole town of Rogue upside down just for a shady boss; it would be too much of a waste of time and too beneath him.

Of course, Jiang Yan didn't intend to let it go so easily.

He then revealed that he had multiplied the amount of gold he had previously exchanged by ten.

I'm sure someone will go to the gold exchange owner to verify this.

Slightly annoyed, Jiang Yan turned and went to the nautical supplies store in town, picked out a few log needles, bought a map of the East China Sea, and also replenished some essential nautical supplies.

With everything prepared, it's time to head to the Grand Line.

The most orthodox route is naturally to go up the Reverse Mountain, follow the rapids, cross the Red Earth Continent, and enter the Grand Line.

However, after thinking it over and over, Jiang Yan decided to give up on the idea.

The rapids of Reverse Mountain are extremely dangerous. Four sea routes converge into the canal and then rush into the Grand Line along the rapids. A slight mistake can lead to the destruction of the ship and the loss of life. Therefore, there are not many pirates who dare to venture there.

Not to mention, there aren't many decent pirates left in the East Blue these days.

In the past, the naval hero Garp would frequently return to his hometown in the East Blue to visit his grandson, and while doing so, he would also clear out the pirates in the East Blue.

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Before entering the Grand Line, Luffy and his crew beat up every notable pirate crew in the East Blue.

The East Blue pirate community is currently facing a talent shortage; it's difficult to even find a pirate with a bounty of over ten million.

Not to mention the pirates who dared to risk their lives to venture into the Upside-Down Mountain.

As for the pirates who caused trouble in Loguetown, they only valued the town's wealth and thought that after Smoker left, Loguetown would be at their mercy, so they didn't dare to go to Reverse Mountain.

Having given up on going to Reverse Mountain, Jiang Yan had only one option left: to cross the Windless Belt directly.

Jiang Yan touched the Pokémon Ball hanging at his waist, a smile playing on his lips.

With the Fire-Breathing Dragon around, crossing the Calm Belt and reaching the Grand Line is not a problem at all.

Moreover, the Calm Belt is home to a large number of Sea Kings.

"Since it's on the way, I'll capture a few sea kings to enrich his restaurant."

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