Chapter 269

"Heh heh, let's see who can outbid me! That mermaid is mine!"

"With her, I can easily learn the layout of Fish-Man Island. Then all its treasures will be mine!"

Just as the pirate thought the matter was settled, a Celestial Dragon seated up front, who had remained silent until then, suddenly raised his hand.

"Six hundred million!"

The room fell silent. A moment later, murmurs rose from every direction.

"That's insane! Six hundred million Beli for a mermaid!"

"Damn, talk about having money to burn!"

"Watch your mouth. Those are Celestial Dragons. All the world's wealth belongs to them. Six hundred million Beli is nothing to them!"

"Six... six hundred million..."

"Quiet! If they hear you, you're finished!"

"These bastards just keep getting more annoying!" Enel propped his tilted head on one hand, staring at the three Celestial Dragons with his dead-fish eyes.

The man who had bid two hundred million stood frozen, as though struck by lightning.

When he recovered, he burst into curses. Fortunately, his companions held him down.

"Brother, those are Celestial Dragons! We can't compete with them!"

"That's right, Captain. This is their turf. We'll find another way to deal with Fish-Man Island!"

After considerable persuasion, the pirate finally got his emotions under control.

Two hundred million Beli was already the most he could scrape together. Spending six hundred million just to compete would hardly be worth it.

In the end, no one dared make another bid, and the Celestial Dragons secured the mermaid without a hitch.

With the auction over, everyone in the room began to leave.

"I finally got to see a mermaid today, and Celestial Dragons, too. This trip wasn't a waste!" Bellamy savored the memory of what had just happened.

Doc Q gave him a scornful look. "Listen to you.