General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 133

The layout of the hall of No. [-] Auction House is similar to the environment in a movie theater.

Rows of circular seats are distributed diagonally downwards, with two red-carpeted aisles in the middle.

Directly in front is a high platform also covered with a red carpet.

At this time, President Berkeley, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, was holding a microphone, resisting the sting on his face, and introducing the first auction item in an emotional voice.

He looked extremely funny.

But among the hundreds of nobles and wealthy businessmen sitting in the audience, no one dared to laugh.

Because sitting in the center seat at the front of the auditorium were three Tianlong people.

The Holy Family of Rozwald.

The seats where the three people were sitting were far apart from the seats of the others.

Not only were there no outsiders within a radius of more than ten meters, but all around were guards wearing armor, as well as CP black-clad guards who were wearing sunglasses and looking very energetic.

"Charros, remember, sometimes a kind act by a superior can save many people. But it may also kill more people."

Roswad looked at the somewhat lost Charlos, moved his lips slightly, and spoke in an undetectable voice.

"But... I just wanted to save her. But I didn't expect..." Charros's ugly face wrinkled up, his eyes full of pain, "but I killed her."

Shalulia Palace looked at the large fish tank that was pushed up by several strong men, and looked at the mermaid floating in the transparent fish tank with a look of horror on her face, and whispered in a cold voice.

"Have you ever thought that death might be a kind of relief for her?"

"Didn't you see the smile on that girl's face?"

"Just thinking about what would happen to slaves caught by slave traders makes people shudder."

"Charros, that girl might still thank you."

Hearing Shalulia's words, Charros shook his head, "No matter what, it was me who killed her."

As she said that, she looked at Roswad with expectant eyes, "Dad, do you think we can use this identity to rescue those poor slaves?"

"Impossible." Roswad's voice was indifferent, as if a storm was brewing inside.

"You are not Fischer Tiger, and the Celestial Dragons will not care about the life and death of slaves. Watch carefully and remember this feeling of frustration, powerlessness, and pain. This is exactly what I want you to see."

"Then we won't change anything?" Charles was a little unwilling to give up.

"No, it will change, soon."

There was a chill in the depths of Roswaard's eyes.

Charros' body trembled, and he suddenly calmed down and looked at the mermaid on the high platform.

No, strips should not be used.

Mermaids are not fish, they are people.

The mermaid's appearance was just like the legend, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away from her face.

The familiar blue pupils were as clear and translucent as the blue sea water.

Exquisite facial features, the size and position of every part are just right.

The snow-white slightly straight nose and the crystal cherry mouth are floating in the water, and the long pink hair is blowing up and down with the waves.

The exposed upper body was only covered with two blue shells, revealing a large area of ​​delicate skin and full plumpness.

Below the waist, there is a wide, slender, streamlined cyan fish tail.

It is different from the fish tail covered with scales in the picture book.

The mermaid's tail is somewhat similar to that of a shark.

It has no scales and has pointed fins.

The human body has a fish tail, coupled with the delicate and frightened look in the mermaid's eyes.

Such an exotic charm is enough to drive any man crazy.

When they saw the mermaid taking the stage for the first time and being pushed to the center of the stage, the eyes of the nobles and wealthy businessmen who were originally invited as guests suddenly shone, and they stared at her with extremely greedy eyes. Mermaid.

Some people are even thinking, if they participate in the mermaid bidding, will they make the Tianlong people unhappy?

However, this is an auction house after all, and the highest bidder wins. This is the rule here.

"Dear guests, this is the grand finale of this auction."

Berkley raised his voice, walked over to the fish tank, and pointed at the mermaid inside.

"Coming from the Pearl Mermaid Island under the sea, the great white shark mermaid is even rarer than ordinary mermaids!"

"Look! This perfect figure, this smooth and slender fish tail, this stunning beauty, no less beautiful than the Pirate Empress!"

"Imagine bringing this rare mermaid home and keeping it in your very large fish tank. When guests come to your door, how much of a shock it will be to them!"

"If you don't want to raise her like a fish, hey, you can also marry her."

Berkeley chuckled, showing an expression that every man would understand, but the swelling on his face changed the expression.

"I can't even imagine what a luxurious life it would be to have such a beautiful mermaid as my wife."

"What? You want to ask how to live happily with a mermaid? Hehe, this secret requires you to take this mermaid home and explore it."

"It is worth noting that after a mermaid gets married, the fish tail will turn into human legs. Although it is still beautiful, it is no different from a human being. However, when it re-enters the water, the fish tail will change again."

"In addition, there is no reproductive isolation between mermaids and humans. If you don't want mermaids to give birth to dirty fishmen, then you'd better take measures, hehe."

"The shooting starts now, the great white shark Mermaid Dora from Fishman Island, the starting price is [-] million beli!"

After Berkeley's passionate words fell, a heavy gasp suddenly sounded from the auction seat.

The people who can be invited as guests are all wealthy people with millions of dollars.

Among them are many nobles and royal families from the participating countries, as well as some wealthy businessmen from large caravans.

At this time, all the people's eyes were red, staring at the mermaid on the stage with eager eyes.

Some people are hesitant to call out the price.

Some people turned their attention to the Tianlong sitting in the front.

They knew that the Celestial Dragons' favorite slave was a mermaid.

Basically every time a mermaid is caught in Shampoo Land, a high-ranking Celestial Dragon comes down from the Holy Land to participate in the auction.

The price of each mermaid auction is easily five to six billion, or more than one billion.

It is said that some Celestial Dragons set a sky-high price of 50 billion beli for the legendary mermaid princess.

As long as someone can catch the mermaid princess and offer it to the Celestial Dragons, he will get 50 billion beli and the right to live in the Holy Land Marie Joa.

Regardless of whether they plan to participate in the auction or not, the first bid must be made by the Tianlong people.

Otherwise, if someone from Tianlong takes revenge on him, he doesn’t know how he will die.

"As long as the Tianlong people bid, then we can give it a try. After all, even the Tianlong people will follow the rules, right? If they don't follow the rules, they won't come to participate in the auction, and they will directly let people buy the products they like. Just send it to the Holy Land."

Someone thought so.

While everyone was holding their breath and waiting, Saint Roswader, who was sitting in the front row, finally called out the price.

He looked indifferently at Berkeley, who was standing on the stage with an exaggerated smile.

"One Bailey."

"Okay! Dear Saint Roswader offers [-] million beli!"

Berkeley immediately shouted out the price and waved the microphone in his hand.

"One hundred million beli, is there anyone who offers a higher price?"

There was silence in the auction room.

The nobles and businessmen sitting in the back looked at each other in confusion.

"Is the price shouted by Saint Roswald [-] million beli?"

"Why do I seem to hear it? It's a Bailey?"

"You heard it wrong, the starting price is [-] million beli, not one beri."

Hearing the whispers in the audience, Berkeley gradually came to his senses.

The exaggerated smile on his face gradually stiffened, and he looked again at Saint Roswader, who was sitting not far away.

"Respected...respected Saint Roswader, the price you just quoted is..."

"One pele, I'll bid one pele."

Roswad spoke calmly, stretched out his hand and waved to the CP leader on the side, "Bring me a Bailey, I want to buy a mermaid."

"Yes! Lord Roswald!"

The CP leader didn't show the slightest surprise. He took a few coins from the guard beside him and handed them to Roswad respectfully.

"Dang bang~"

A crisp sound sounded at Berkeley's feet.

A coin with a denomination of one pele rolled around a few times and stopped at his feet.

Berkeley's throat rolled a few times and his lips moved, but he still bent down and picked up the coin.

A stiff smile appeared on his face, "Ro...Lord Saint Roswader is bidding for one Bailey, and...is there anyone else who wants to increase the price?"

Berkeley looked expectantly at the nobles in the audience.

At this time, Berkeley hoped that a hero would stand up and bring the auction price back to the normal asking price.

Although there is fear of the Tianlong people in my heart.

<divclass="contentadv">But Berkeley has always been a profit-seeking businessman.

Money plays a very important role in his heart.

A rare mermaid like Dora can be sold for at least one billion beli.

With this large amount of money, he could get more than 1 million beli from Doflamingo.

That's a lot of money!

But now, with Saint Roswader doing this, his work today was in vain.

I have been looking forward to this auction in vain.

The audience's bidding was far lower than the starting price, and no one else participated in the bidding.

Logically speaking, this bid is invalid.

But it was the Celestial Dragons who raised the price.

Don't say that Berkeley didn't have the courage to say that the bidding was invalid.

Even if his master, Shichibu Kaiten Yaksha, came over, he might not dare to offend Saint Roswader.

Therefore, Berkeley could only continue to host the auction with a sad face.

"One Bailey at a time."

"One Bailey twice."

"One Bailey three times."

"No one has raised the price, so congratulations to Saint Roswader, the mermaid Dora is yours."

Berkeley's heart was bleeding. He quickly waved his hand and asked the guards at the auction to push the fish tank containing the mermaid in front of the Roswade family. He resisted not to look at it and continued to bite the bullet and began to introduce the mermaid. Two items.

A table covered with gold silk satin was carried up.

Berkeley took a deep breath, and once again used his high-pitched tone that could easily arouse the emotions of the auction, and introduced excitedly:

"In this chaotic sea, various dangers lurk. If you want to ensure your own safety, you must master strong strength!"

"And improving strength requires not only time and effort, but also superhuman talent."

"But there is such a power in the sea, which can make people easily obtain powerful power."

"With just a small bite, you can instantly become a superman, superior to others. Even if you gain this power, you have to pay the price of not being able to swim. But compared to gaining superhuman strength, this price is simply It’s negligible.”

"Speaking of which, everyone must know that this kind of power is..."

Berkeley peeled off the golden silk satin, revealing a gold treasure chest underneath.

He picked up the treasure box and slowly opened it in front of the audience.

A strange fruit covered with spiral patterns, its appearance looks a bit like a strawberry magnified ten times.

"Devil Fruit!"

Berkeley excitedly picked up the Devil Fruit in the treasure chest and raised it.

"This fruit is in the form of an animal-type insect fruit called a sandworm. After eating it, you can transform into a giant insect that burrows into the ground, greatly increasing your strength!"

"Some time ago, there was a big disturbance in the Shichibukai Moonlight Moria's territory, and he successfully escaped. The rising star of the pirates from the mysterious Bug Feng Kingdom in the Grand Line, the captain of the Giant Bug Pirates, has a bounty of 2000 million Baileys. Miguel Jones is the former owner of this fruit."

"Everyone, are you tempted?"

"Eat this fruit, and you will have powerful strength comparable to a bounty of 2000 million Baileys!"

"Animal type bug fruit sandworm form, the starting price is also [-] million beli!"

"Start bidding now!"

After hearing Berkeley's introduction, Roswaard looked at his daughter Shalulia with surprise.

Shalulia was also a little surprised, "I didn't expect that the fruit of Miguel Jones would end up in Shampoo. The energy of the Don Quixote family is really huge, and they got this fruit so quickly."

When he saw this fruit, Roswald thought of the dead Aristo.

Aristo died, will the blood fruit ability in him be reborn elsewhere?

Judging from Aristo's performance alone, the growth potential of that blood fruit is frighteningly high.

That is a powerful fruit ability that will never be weaker than the natural type.

If it is obtained by the navy and eaten by the right person, it will gain a powerful combat power.

On the other hand, if it falls into the hands of pirates, there will be another Aristo on the sea.

Seeing the Devil Fruit held in Berkeley's hand, the people in the audience became excited again.

As a businessman and aristocrat, your own safety will always come first.

Things like Devil Fruit, which can enhance one's own strength the fastest, are definitely the treasures that everyone wants most.

This demand even exceeds the desire to buy mermaids.

After all, once you have strong power and want to make money, it is not easy.

However, before this group of excited nobles were ready to spend their substantial wealth, they were ready to participate in the bidding.

A round coin landed at Berkeley's feet again, making a clear clanging sound.

The smile on Berkeley's face fell instantly.

A blue vein popped out on his forehead, his cheeks were twitching uncontrollably, and the hand holding the Devil Fruit was shaking.

The situation that I least wanted to see happened again.

"One Bailey."

Saint Roswader still spoke in his indifferent voice.

"This... this... Lord Saint Roswader, what you are doing does not seem to be in line with the rules of the auction house..."

This time, Berkeley's uncontrollable mood due to excessive suffocation and anger finally gave him the courage to utter a word of advice.

"rule?"

With a cold look in his eyes, Roswad spilled all the remaining one Bailey coins at his feet.

"My rules are the rules."

"I'll bid one pele on all the goods today."

"How could you do this? If this is the case, it would be better for us at the Specialty Auction House to pack up all the goods and give them to Saint Roswader."

Berkeley, who lost his cool due to anger, said a little gaffefully.

His heart was bleeding.

Originally, after today's auction, he could draw at least two to three hundred million beli's money.

But with Roswad disrupting the situation, he couldn't even get a single Pele.

Compared with this, how to face Doflamingo's anger afterwards was what scared Berkeley the most.

Billions of dollars worth of goods were gone from his hands.

Doflamingo, the headstrong and arrogant guy, would not listen to his own explanation.

Such a result can only prove one's own incompetence.

"Whoo~"

A gust of wind blew by, and a figure flashed over and slapped Berkeley on the face, causing his mouth and nose to bleed. He spun around a few times and fell to the ground in a daze.

The CP leader caught the Devil Fruit, walked back to Roswald, and respectfully presented the fruit to him.

Roswad held the fruit and looked into Berkeley's angry and aggrieved eyes.

"No, I don't like robbery. Things bought with money make me feel more at ease. Continue to host the auction, and I will continue to bid."

Seeing Berkeley still slumped on the ground, looking like he was mourning his concubine, Roswad frowned.

When the CP leader saw this, his eyes immediately turned cold, and he was about to go on stage again and give Berkeley a slap in the face.

As if feeling the murderous intent, Berkeley jumped up, stood up quickly, and started hosting again.

There is no other way, now that the matter is over, I can only think about how I will run away after the auction is over.

I can't stay in Shampoo Land any longer.

At the same time, he offended Tianlong and Tianyaksha, and his future was dark.

"Next, there is Shigure, a famous sword from the country of Wano, one of the fifty good swordsmen. The starting bid... the starting price is 500 million beli..."

Berkeley introduced weakly.

No surprise, Saint Roswader bid one Bailey as usual and bought Shigure.

Time passed little by little, and each product appeared on the stage in turn.

There were slaves, weapons, and men, women, and children of all races.

Slaves wear heavy explosive collars around their necks that can be detonated by their masters at any time.

"The next product is..."

Berkeley looked numbly at the white-haired old man wearing glasses who was escorted up by the guards.

"A plater who wants to sell himself because he has no money to drink."

"Riley the boatman."