Once the seats in the venue were nearly full, the auction officially began.
The items appearing at the auction were mostly Devil Fruits, weapons and equipment, rare treasures, and exotic curios. Compared to auctions at the Sabaody Archipelago, the biggest difference was perhaps that there were no slave auctions here.
After all, Tesoro knew that his boss behind the scenes had never thought much of slave owners.
Of course, that did not affect the competition for the lots. Aside from the Celestial Dragons, few people were fanatical enough to buy slaves who were of little use.
"This is a Cloud Shell from the Cloud Islands..."
"This is a fine wine from the Far North Ice Field..."
As one stunning item after another appeared, the various forces who had initially held back because of Longinus finally began bidding frantically.
Compared with the increasingly heated atmosphere throughout the venue, Longinus's side was much quieter.
At his level, there was already very little in this world that could stir his interest.
Of course, to avoid arousing suspicion.
During the auction, Longinus also bought a few trinkets that were passable.
As for Issho, he did not buy anything.
Because he had successfully gambled away every last bit of his money.
That was also because Issho enjoyed the process of gambling. Otherwise, with his Observation Haki and Devil Fruit ability, he could have bankrupted any casino.
Just as the enthusiasm of the people in the venue was beginning to wear thin, the auctioneer hosting the event rasped out in an incomparably excited voice.
"Honored guests, next comes the greatest surprise of this auction! Open your eyes wide, and do not miss a single moment!"
Hearing that, everyone became somewhat interested in the finale item that had been kept so mysterious throughout the auction.
Then, the