Shameless Blackbeard

Under the bright, dazzling sunlight, the giant ship, made entirely of gold, gleamed brilliantly.

The Golden Ship is 10 kilometers long, and if we don't count Moria's Thriller Bark, it could almost be considered the largest ship in the world.

On this Golden Ship lies the world's largest entertainment city, an independent nation and demilitarized zone recognized by the "government," and an "absolute Sanctuary" that even the World Government" cannot easily intervene in. Of course, this last point is entirely based on the considerations of the Celestial Dragons are frequently active in the Golden City.

"Lord Roy, Enel, welcome to the world's largest entertainment city— Gran Tesoro. I am your personal receptionist, Orlinda." A beautiful and radiant woman with a graceful figure appeared before Roy immediately, bowing respectfully.

As the most successful businessman in the world, Gild Tesoro naturally understands the principle of "harmony is the most important thing". His staff has recorded almost all the pirates, marines and government officials with names. These VIP customers are monitored by the Visual Den Den Mushi that are all over the Golden Ship the moment they board the ship, and special VIP reception staff are sent to greet them. No matter how fierce the pirate is, there is no fault in terms of the attitude of the reception.

"Okay, you lead the way," Roy nodded slightly.

"My lords, this way please." Orlinda was nervous and spoke softly. After all, these two people in front of her were important figures that even their boss dared not provoke. If she displeased them, even if she was killed, no one would stand up for her.

As Orlinda finished speaking, a tortoise-shaped vehicle with distinctive Golden City features appeared in front of them.

"This is the main mode of transportation for our Gran Tesoro, the Turtle Car, a top-tier privilege enjoyed only by truly important figures," Orlinda, giving the two a small compliment.

Roy didn't care about any of that, but when he saw the tortoise car that was so similar to the one in his previous life, he felt a little sentimental.

"Please get in the car, gentlemen." Orlinda opened the car door and let Roy and Enel sit in the back seat. She then took on the role of driver. "Our destination is the world's only eight-star hotel— the Golden King Hotel. The auction will be held there, and Lord Gild Tesoro has arranged accommodations for all of you distinguished guests."

"Oh? Who are the people who have come to this Golden City now?" Roy asked casually, looking at the scenery rushing past him.

"There's the powerful bounty hunter Simodo, the great pirate Ilay with a bounty of 340 million Beli, and..." Orlinda recalled as she drove.

"Let's skip these nobody people we've never even heard of and get straight to the point," Roy interrupted impatiently.

"Yes!" Hearing Roy's impatient tone, Orlinda tensed up instantly, her mind racing, and she quickly replied, "There's Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Jozu, the third division commander Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie, Four Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirate Crew; Drought Jack and Wind Ulysses, two of the Three Calamities of the Beasts Pirates; Yasopp and Lucky Roux, Senior Executive of the Red Hair Pirates; and... their captain Red-Haired Shanks!"

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that besides me, Red Hair would be so bored as to attend this kind of auction?" Roy wasn't surprised. Given Red Hair's personality of wanting to get involved in everything, it was understandable that he would come to this place of trouble to join in the fun.

Orlinda shrank her neck slightly; it was best to skip over such a sensitive topic involving a big shot.

"Doflamingo Among the Shichibukai, besides Lord Roy, there are also Hawkeye Dracule Mihawk, Heavenly Yaksha, and Bartholomew Kuma."

"Hawkeye? Is he after me or Red Hair? And Kuma, he should still retain some of his sanity, so is the Revolutionary Army finally getting restless and wanting to 'interfere'?" Roy pondered to himself.

"On the Navy side, Admiral Momousagi and Vice Admiral Chaton have arrived." Orlinda cautiously glanced at Roy's expression in the rearview mirror. Seeing no sign of displeasure, Roy breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "And there's CP0, dedicated to protecting the Celestial Dragons. However, their information is extremely well-hidden; even..."

"Stop the car!" Roy suddenly interrupted.

"Huh?" Orlinda was clearly taken aback, looking completely bewildered.

"Hmm?" Hearing Roy's slightly nasal tone, Orlinda's heart skipped a beat. Without thinking, she slammed on the brakes and came to a stop. The powerful inertia almost threw her out of the car. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw through the rearview mirror that Roy and Enel were sitting steadily, completely unaffected. She couldn't help but sigh, "Being strong really does mean you can do whatever you want. There's no need to worry about a car accident."

Roy calmly opened the car door and got out, walking straight to the side.

The car that had been closely following Roy also suddenly stopped. They weren't as lucky as Orlinda; with a sharp crack, the car slammed into the steering wheel.

Bang!

The person in the car slammed the door shut, clutching their bruised scalp and angrily blocking Roy's path. "Hey, you..."

"Uh..." Seeing Roy walk past him without even glancing at him, as if he didn't care about him at all, he immediately flew into a rage, his face turning purple with anger.

After all, those who can ride in a tortoise-like car are at least VIP customers, possessing either immense power or overwhelming influence, and they certainly cannot tolerate such humiliation.

"Curtis brothers, calm down, calm down!" A burly-looking middle-aged man with a few missing teeth rushed out of the back seat and grabbed someone who was about to explode.

"Big Brother Teach, what do you mean by this?" Curtis tried with all his might but couldn't break free from the man's hold. He was shocked and thought to himself, "Big Brother Teach is indeed a veteran who has followed Old Man for many years. His strength is truly terrifying."

"Curtis, you're a newcomer who just joined recently, so it's normal that you don't know them. But you'd better remember this: they're not someone we can mess with." Teach was incredibly frustrated. As a member of the Second Division, he didn't have the right to come along, but luckily he was a veteran on the ship, and his hypocritical facade allowed him to get along well with almost everyone on board, which allowed him to shamelessly follow along.

However, he did not expect that an auction would attract the arrival of two overlords, Red Hair and Nightmare. This would undoubtedly disrupt his plans and cause unexpected twists and turns. Before obtaining the desired fruit, he was not confident that he could fight these two.

Of course, what's even more unfortunate is that he encountered the Nightmare ahead of schedule, which was completely unexpected.

He was relieved when he saw Nightmare heading towards another car, but he didn't expect the other newbies in the car to be so stupid as to go looking for trouble with that kind of monster, which almost made him vomit blood, which led to the scene before.