Auction

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

With that, the waves surged sky-high, and a ridiculously enormous water dragon roared toward the school of sharks. The sharks saw what was happening, but before they could even react, most of them were scattered and knocked unconscious...

The large Tiger Sharks were ultimately still just creatures. Though they were ferocious and brutal by nature, when had they ever seen anything like this? In front of the water dragon summoned by Leiyin, the sharks were so tiny they were hardly worth mentioning.

After Leiyin's fierce battle, fewer than ten sharks remained. At that moment, a blue vortex of energy gathered in his hand as he prepared his final strike against the sharks...

"Big Ball—Rasengan!"

Leiyin first used Flying Thunder God Slash to teleport into the school of sharks, then the blue chakra vortex came crashing down...

When the attack struck the sea, it was like the embodiment of destruction. Accompanied by a deafening roar, Big Ball—Rasengan smashed a whirlpool more than ten meters in diameter into the surface of the sea.

At that moment, the soldiers who had been hiding in the cabin ran to the bow in unison. When they looked again, nearly all the sharks had been blasted unconscious, or blown into a bloody mess.

Under the Navy soldiers' astonished gazes, Leiyin returned to the ship by stepping on the air with Geppo.

"He wiped out the entire school of sharks all by himself..."

"Is this guy really only a Private Third Class?"

"That battle looked just like something out of a dream."

Just who the hell was this kid?!

T Bone had originally thought Leiyin would at most hold the sharks back and drive them away. He had never expected Leiyin to accomplish something on this level.

It seemed there was a reason Vice Admiral Garp had taken a liking to him.

Ever since Leiyin had crushed the school of sharks, the Navy soldiers' gazes had changed from disdain to awe.

The warship sailed for two days before everyone spotted an island.

"Let's rest here for a while."

Leiyin merely said it lightly, and the soldiers immediately dropped anchor and obeyed his order.

Ever since the soldiers had witnessed Leiyin's tremendous strength, his authority aboard the warship had even surpassed that of Captain T Bone.

Money? Power? Rank?

In this world, those things were secondary. As long as one possessed strength, all three could be obtained with ease.

Therefore, even though Leiyin was a Private Third Class, everyone understood perfectly well that this kid had a limitless future ahead of him.

Moreover, if not for Leiyin two days ago, they would have already become food in the sharks' stomachs.

Every soldier aboard the ship was thoroughly convinced by him.

When T Bone heard that Leiyin wanted to rest on the island, he did not argue. Instead, he said, "Mr. Leiyin, the forces in the Grand Line are extremely complicated. There are only a little more than twenty of us. In my opinion, we should all change into civilian clothes before going ashore."

T Bone was not wrong. The world was vast, and who knew what kind of monsters lived on the island? But they had to go ashore to buy food and fresh water in case their supplies ran out. Besides, they had not set out to carry out any major mission in the first place; they were only escorting someone to Navy Headquarters. T Bone and Leiyin were not afraid, but for the safety of these ordinary Navy soldiers, it was better to be cautious.

Leiyin said, "Yes, Mr. T Bone. You make a good point. Let's all change into civilian clothes."

To avoid attracting attention, the Navy soldiers split up and went their separate ways to purchase food and fresh water. Leiyin also went alone, planning to buy some food to take back. They agreed to meet back at the ship with their purchases two hours later.

Only after going ashore did they discover that it was a relatively prosperous little town. The streets were bustling with people and traffic.

Leiyin looked around as he walked down the street. Just as he was about to enter a shop selling prepared food, a short man blocked his way.

The short man looked at Leiyin and rubbed his hands together. "Sir, you look imposing and extraordinary. Would you be interested in attending our Human Auction?"

Seeing how incoherent the man was, Leiyin grew suspicious. "An auction? Why are you asking me to go?"

The short man thought for a moment. "Haha, you seem like a straightforward person, so I'll be honest with you. I noticed the sword on your back, and it looks quite fine. At our auction, it should fetch a pretty good price."

Indeed, the Kusanagi Sword on Leiyin's back looked exquisite from a distance. Up close, a faint blue aura even emanated from its scabbard. Anyone could tell it was a peerless sword.

In this world, swordsmen placed great importance on the quality of their swords. Otherwise, there would have been no distinction between the Twelve Supreme-Grade Blades, the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades, and the Fifty Skillful Grade Blades.

A famous blade belonged with a great swordsman, and a good sword could certainly fetch a handsome price.

"You mean you want to auction this sword of mine?"

"That's right. After the auction, we'll take a five-percent commission as the intermediary fee."

Leiyin thought for a moment and roughly figured out what was going on.

Thus, Leiyin decided to follow them to the auction hall.

In the world of the Pirate King, auctions could generally be divided into two types. One was legal and recognized by the government, such as the Human Auction in Area One of the Sabaody Archipelago. The other was illegal, run by groups with private armed forces, such as the auction Leiyin was about to enter...

After turning through several doors, the short man led Leiyin into the auction hall. Looking around, Leiyin saw only a few dozen people seated there. The lights beneath the audience seats were somewhat dim, making it obvious at a glance that this was an underground trading venue.

In the very front row sat a fat man covered in jewelry, with a fleshy face. Beside him sat a fashionable, beautiful young woman with a charming appearance. The fat man's hand was groping along the woman's thigh.

Leiyin sat in the last row. The short man walked over and asked, "Sir, are you still auctioning that sword?"

"Wait a moment. I'll take a look around first." Leiyin spoke lightly.

The short man thought for a moment and said, "All right, sir. The auction is about to begin. If there's anything you like, you can bid together with everyone else."

"I understand."

With that, a host wearing sunglasses and a mohawk hairstyle stepped onto the auction stage. "Sorry to have kept everyone waiting. Still, I'm sure today's merchandise won't disappoint anyone."

"Now, let's present the first item."

As he spoke, two workers in black uniforms pushed an iron cage onto the stage. The staff member lifted the red cloth covering the cage, revealing a young girl locked inside.

More precisely, she was a beautiful young girl. Her slender, fair hands and feet were shackled in cold iron cuffs. Her eyes were filled with despair, as if she could not bear to accept the bleak and miserable life that awaited her.

"She's a professional model from the North Blue. With her delicate features and jet-black hair, she can become an object of daily amusement and entertainment for any of you gentlemen. Her starting price is... 1,000,000 Beli!"