Start Sanctuary: I stole Athena

Chapter 8 The Auction
In the past three years, the situation in the empire has been relatively complicated. The second prince is the crown prince of the empire. He should have a noble status, with one person under a million people, but now his position is a bit embarrassing.

Just because the second prince is now 75 years old, the previous crown prince of the empire, the eldest prince, passed away three years ago.

The legendary emperor of the Holy Caesar Empire, the Dinghaishenzhen of the empire, once defended Cavendish Caesar IX with white beard, that is, Colin's dear father.This year he is 98 years old, and his body is still very strong. Last year, he just gave birth to his 15th prince, and even sent the eldest prince away. No one knows how many more years he can sit on the throne.

So although he put the second prince in the position of crown prince, with the lessons learned from the first prince, none of the nobles in the empire dared to bet easily on the second prince.

Sixty years ago, the contemporary Prime Minister of the Hilde family, Hilde Zombolo, who had three prime ministers, arranged for his eldest daughter to marry the eldest prince, hoping to protect the family from worries for two generations. As a result, the eldest prince died, and he The youngest son has also ascended to the position of the new prime minister of the empire through his own efforts. The emperor of the empire is still the legendary emperor.

The second prince is not young anymore. Who dares to place a bet easily?

Right now, the fifth prince is most likely to inherit the throne of the empire. The empire is located in the depths of the new world, and the people are tough and believe in the natural law that the strong is king. The fifth prince is now 43 years old, and he just met the intruder some time ago. Drought Jack of the Beasts Pirates defeated Jack in a fight, and he is the most likely to inherit the throne in terms of strength.

From the point of view of reputation, the fifth prince guarded the border of the empire and repelled the invading pirates several times. He is the giant pillar of the empire and a role like a patron saint.

But I don't know what the great emperor thought, but he sent the fifth prince far away to Stormwind City on the edge of the empire, not only far away from Dislanka, the power center of the empire, but also ordered the fifth prince not to do anything without his order Returning to the capital, this really made everyone unable to understand.

However, no matter how the empire considered the matter of the crown prince, although Zhan Langmaru was arrogant, he did not dare to argue with the fifth prince of the empire. A skinny camel was bigger than a horse, not to mention that this was a man-eating tiger, and he could only look down on his face. He looked awkwardly towards the most distinguished room upstairs.

It depends on the owner to beat a dog, and the identity of the person behind Zhanlangwan is even more noble.

"Fifth Brother's words are out of the question. Although Zhan Langwan is a pirate cough...but his contribution to the empire over the years is obvious to all. Cough you say that the heroes of the empire are so secretive. Those who bear the infamy of the empire and give silently are chilling." Sure enough, there was also an old voice revealing the majesty in Tianzi No. [-] room, but from the voice, it can be heard that the old man's body is not very good .

The old man is the crown prince of the empire, the second prince Saint Cavendish Xide.

"Second brother is not in good health, so don't run away. When you are old, you have to obey the old. The eldest brother has already left, but you are my dearest brother." The fifth prince did not answer Sid's question. He would not have such an obvious trap. Stepping on it, he pretended to be brotherly and sarcastically said.

"I will take care of my father's body so I don't need to bother my uncle. Since Uncle Ryan has also taken a fancy to this devil fruit, it should have been given to Uncle Ryan, but it will be my father's 76th birthday in two days. I am going to use this devil fruit The fruit was given to my father as a gift, so I hope Uncle Ryan will give it away, and I will give you 20 billion Berry." Another voice came from the room in Tianzi No. 2, and the voice was Sid's son Saint Cavendish Karen , is also the nephew of the fifth prince, Saint Cavendish Lane, who is [-] years older than him.

"20 billion Berry." Hearing this number, one of the earls below couldn't hold back the surprise in his heart and exclaimed directly.

20 billion Berry is not a small sum, even though many nobles in Dislanka, where the rich and powerful gather, may not be able to spend this huge sum of money.

Even though he, the hereditary earl, had accumulated a lot of money for three generations, he felt a little dazed when he heard this number.

Ordinary animal devil fruits are the most common among devil fruits. They may be rare or even priceless at auctions in the world or in some small countries.

But in a large country with a population of one million like the Holy Caesar Empire, several devil fruits are basically auctioned every year, and the average animal-type devil fruit is only 1 million to 3 million berry, but these are also animal-type phantom beasts It actually doubled the price by ten times.

"Kuhehehe~, time is not forgiving, the second elder brother is already 76, so he should pay more attention to his body, three days later, the second elder brother's birthday, I will definitely arrive as a younger brother, but this fruit is also very good to the old man Important, today I am determined to get it. 50 billion Berry!" Although Ryan was laughing, he had already expressed his determination to get this devil fruit.

"50 billion berry!!!"

"It turned out to be 50 billion Berry."

Hearing this astonishing number, the nobles below and even the big shots in the VIP room on the second floor couldn't sit still. Even Adolf's hand holding the small hammer was trembling.

This is 50 billion Berry. Usually, the combined transaction price of all the items in an entire auction is not so much. As a result, it actually appeared on this devil fruit today. This is simply creating a record in the history of devil fruit auctions. .

"50 billion Berries." Colin frowned slightly, and repeated in a slightly dignified thought.

50 billion Berry is not a small amount even for a country, and even many weak countries may not be able to have 50 billion Berry in annual tax revenue.

No matter how majestic Ryan is outside, he is actually just a prince. To be able to come up with such a huge sum of money, it seems that someone has already made a bet in advance.

The current crown prince is the second prince Sid, but Colin's cheap father is still very strong, so it seems that sending Sid away will not be a problem.

Of the remaining 13 princes, Ryan is the most likely to inherit the throne on the surface.

Strength has always been king in the empire. With the supreme bloodline of St. Cavendish, every emperor is the top powerhouse on the sea.

Ryan's own strength is very strong, with a consummate three-color domineering, and not long ago, he proved his strength by defeating Jack in the three disasters of the Beast Pirates. Leaped to become the second top powerhouse of the Holy Caesar Empire.

However, based on Colin's understanding of his cheap father, if he wanted to give this fruit to Ryan, this fruit would not appear in the auction at all.

The dictator will not allow things to happen beyond his control, so it looks like there will be a good show today.

(End of this chapter)