Not a single one of these Devil Fruits had gone for less than 300 million berries. The bidders had all been wealthy merchants or other pirate crews. Whitebeard, the Navy, and the Explosion Pirates, among others, hadn't made a single bid.
Compared to these ordinary Zoan Devil Fruits, the next ones might be able to catch their attention.
The atmosphere in the hall had been stirred up.
"Congratulations to those pirate crews. Next up are four Insect Zoan Devil Fruits."
"The first is the Zoan, Insect Zoan, Fly Fruit. Bidding starts at one berry."
With the Common Zoans sold, it was time for the Insect Zoans.
"Five hundred million berries."
Betty had barely finished speaking when a voice made a startling bid.
Five hundred million right off the bat. Not eight hundred or eight thousand, not even ten thousand, but five hundred million.
"It's the Insect Pirates."
Every eye turned toward the source of the bid. It was Poison Bee Oro, a division commander of the Insect Pirates.
The Insect Pirates were considered a powerful crew on the sea.
Their captain, Insect Agates, had a bounty of 698 million. Like the Beasts Pirates, they were a Zoan crew, but their Devil Fruits were all Insect Zoans.
"Everyone, we're only interested in Insect Zoan Devil Fruits. We won't bid on any of the other Devil Fruits. So please do the Insect Pirates a favor."
Insect Agates rose and cupped his hands to the crowd.
It was both a threat and a declaration.
He was incredibly arrogant.
Daring to act so brazenly in front of so many powerful people—he was quite a character.
He'd come here with his sights set on these Insect Zoans. He had no interest in the other Devil Fruits, apart from the two Logias.
He wanted to build