One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

Chapter 177 Goodbye Ain

Chambord Islands.

In the bustling streets with crowds of people, tourists of all sizes walk on the wide main roads. Occasionally, a few couples who look like lovers approach the specialty shops with a wide range of goods, and then hold the hands of the people who store the goods with a smile on their faces. Bubble balloons come out.

With a stick of Shampoo's specialty barbecue in her mouth, numerous balloons filled with food floated behind An.

After casually burning all the eaten sticks, An popped the next bubble and continued to feast.

Somewhere in the street, a man dressed as an ordinary citizen, after seeing Qing An’s appearance,

Quietly retreated to a dark street corner and took out a white telephone bug...

In Area 1 of the Chambord Islands, a pure white European-style palace-style building emerged, which was the destination of An's trip.

Unlike other areas in the Shampoo Islands, which have a variety of uses, there is only this building in area 1 with the first number.

"Slave auction house."

The Navy calls it an "employment agency."

The largest slave trading center in the entire pirate world. As long as you can bring out enough Baileys, there is no race that they can't capture. Even the Celestial Dragons on the Red Earth Continent will often visit here.

Behind the scenes of the auction house, in a dark warehouse with low visibility, slaves of different races were locked in several small iron cages, with explosive collars mixed with a small amount of seastone on their necks, quietly waiting for their slave life.

Here, whether you are a famous pirate on the sea or a princess of a certain country, you can truly understand the value of freedom only after you have completely lost it.

In the corner of the slave warehouse, the white-haired old man looked curiously at the girl wearing linen clothes in the iron cage only one step away, with large areas of her face and neck disfigured by the high temperature.

It’s a miracle that he survived such an injury.

"Seemingly noticing the old man's gaze, the girl turned her head and glanced at the old man, then turned back."

In the auction hall, the terraced seats from top to bottom were crowded with people who came from different places to participate in the auction. Surprisingly, there were no Tianlong people participating in this auction.

I casually found an unoccupied seat in the last row and sat down. An's sense of perception revealed that among the people present, there were a few auras that stood out. They must have been this year's pirate supernova.

Under the roar of everyone in the auction house, a middle-aged man wearing a top hat, monocle, and blue suit slowly stepped onto the stage.

Taking off the top hat on his head, the man bowed gracefully and said, "Welcome, guests, to participate in this auction."

"..."

What followed were boring and boring remarks that made people sleepy. The other guests also suppressed their restlessness and waited patiently for the other party to finish.

To be able to hold a slave auction in the Chambord Islands under the nose of the navy, the identity and status of the master behind the scenes are not something they can afford to offend. You know, the laws of the World Government clearly prohibit the buying and selling of slaves.

"Next, we have our first item, a princess from a certain perishing country." As the man's voice fell, two strong men walked out from behind the scenes carrying the iron cage.

The large area of ​​exposed snow-white skin, the pitiful eyes, and the thin and plump figure greatly stimulated a certain nerve of everyone present.

Before the man in the suit could say anything, someone raised the sign in his hand and shouted out a price.

"1 billion Baileys!"

Without waiting for anyone else to bid, An directly quoted a staggeringly high price, "3 million Baileys."

At the current market price, a Devil Fruit is only around this price. It is not worth spending so much money on a woman.

Seeing that no one raised the price, the subjugated princess was finally successfully bought by An.

In the next few auctions, An will buy them at high prices as long as they are not pirates. As for the money issue, she has never considered giving money at all.

Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

After receiving the order from the World Government, Navy Headquarters Admirals Akainu and Kizaru rushed to the Shampoo Islands with a large number of naval forces.

As time went by, fewer and fewer slaves were auctioned, and a plain black iron cage was brought onto the stage.

It can be seen from the figure that this is a female slave. It seems that she noticed the curiosity of the people outside. The girl in the cage raised her head and scanned everyone.

When her eyes saw that familiar figure, her weak hands clung to the railing, and big tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

"Damn it, what is this? Why don't you take her away quickly?"

"What do you want to do, sell this kind of stuff?"

"It's really disgusting. I can't even eat tonight."

Faced with the overreaction of the guests present, the man in a suit hurriedly explained, "Everyone, although she looks scary, she is very strong. In order to catch her, we lost several slave hunting teams."

Noticing the tears of the girl in the iron cage, An felt that her eyes were very familiar, and released her sense of smell. A person's appearance can be changed, but his own breath cannot.

The moment he touched the girl, a figure that existed in his memory reappeared in his mind. The person who An thought had died on Dawn Island long ago.

"Ain, it turns out you are still alive."

On the stage of the auction house, the man in a suit was still introducing the girl's strength through various aspects, but these were so harsh to An's ears.

"Capture, train, train..."

Every word that promotes Ain's strength seems to be pouring out the suffering she has suffered during this time.

Angry emotions rose in his heart. It was because he failed to protect the other party that they became dead souls in vain.

Walking down the steps step by step, ignoring the strange looks from everyone, An walked to the stage and gently grabbed the hand of the girl in the cage, "Ain, I'm sorry."

Lit the flames with both hands, hold the iron cage tightly, the endless flames burn everything, completely tearing apart the opponent's restraints.

There was no girl crying, the memory still stayed on the afternoon of the voyage two years ago. Ain struggled to stand still and blurted out a weak voice.

"Instructor An."

"Guard, catch her quickly." At both ends of the auction house, soldiers maintaining order raised their spears and surrounded An and Ain.

"You dare to cause trouble on the Don Quixote family's territory. I think you are tired of living."

"Shut up!"

A roar as loud as a bell rang out, and endless overlord color surged from An's body to the outside world. Dark red lightning danced wildly in the air, and its unparalleled vigor destroyed the will of everyone present. Whether they were ordinary people, guards, or supernovas, they all fell down one by one without any resistance.

A steady stream of flames of life surged into Ain's body, repairing her injuries caused by Akainu.

In An Nuan's arms, the tired girl fell into a deep sleep.

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