Devil Fruit Auction

"Mr. Gordon, I'm entrusting Uta to you. The destruction of Elegia was the Red-Haired Pirates ..."

At that moment, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates silently gathered up the scattered food nearby and carried it onto their pirate ship.

Even when some people wanted to help, they were turned down.

The sails were hoisted, and the bright flags fluttered in the wind, gradually disappearing from everyone's sight.

"Captain..."

"Don't look back! We've won a great victory, brothers! Raise your glasses and let's celebrate!"

The following day, the Kingdom of Elegia was devastated by the Red-Haired Pirates, and the news of the annihilation of the country was published on the front page of major newspapers around the world.

Even the World Government and the Marine Headquarters were shaken by this and immediately decided to raise the bounty on the Red-Haired Pirates, making them a rising star among the pirates and a strong contender for the title of Four Emperors.

Marine Headquarters, inside the Fleet Admiral's Office.

"How could you do such a thing? If Roger knew, he would be very sad, Shanks."

Sengoku lowered his eyelids, shocked by the intelligence and news, but even more so by disbelief.

If Sengoku fought Roger for most of his life, Shanks was involved for at least half of his life, following Roger around almost like an adopted son. How could he do such a thing!

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku Red-Haired Shanks and the intelligence agents dispatched to Elegia to investigate the details has been basically confirmed to be true."

"Regarding his bounty, we should set it at..."

"It's decided then. Red-Haired Shanks, 3.5 billion Beli, and each member of his pirate crew will receive an additional 100 million Beli. Now they are no different from the Four Emperors."

As Sengoku closed the newspaper, Sengoku face darkened. He had a premonition that the name Red-Haired Shanks would definitely become one of the Navy's greatest enemies in the future.

A former member of the Pirate King's crew, now the closest to the pinnacle of strength, and a former apprentice under Roger, he has grown to a level that cannot be ignored.

Speaking of which, there was another apprentice pirate under Roger's command back then. Where is that guy now?

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku? Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"

"Ah, cough cough, that's enough. I don't want to hear any bad news today. You may leave..."

The assistant general hurriedly organized the documents that needed to be released and was about to leave when he was suddenly called down by Sengoku.

"Wait, how's Zephyr doing lately?"

"Professor Zephyr? He's very good. I once took some time to visit him at the naval training camp. He's still the same as always, very serious about everyone."

Sengoku nodded slightly, signaling him to leave, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Currently, many outstanding Marines in the Marine Headquarters are disciples of Zephyr, such as Vice Admiral Onigumo, Vice Admiral Firesan, and Vice Admiral Momonga...

Even the three newly appointed Marine Admiral Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan were his former disciples.

It seems that apart from Borsalino, the others have a decent relationship with Zephyr, which is why Sengoku has been having a headache ever since.

"Why is this happening? Given Zephyr's temperament, he should have developed an intense hatred for pirates when his beloved students suffered heavy casualties. What secrets are behind this...?"

During his more than ten years as Fleet Admiral, one troublesome matter after another piled up on the Navy's heads, dampening its morale.

The navy desperately needs a resounding victory to inspire everyone.

"Reporting to Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Big Mom and Kaido of the Beasts are clashing again..."

"Don't worry about it. We don't have time to concern ourselves with the minor squabbles between the Four Emperors. Let's deal with this as soon as possible and find out who this so-called leader of the Revolutionary Army really is!"

Snap!

A blurry figure appeared on the desk. The Revolutionary Army, which has been making headlines around the world recently, is a threat that cannot be ignored.

"Yes!"

"Truly, these are turbulent times."

The Holy Land Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle.

The slowly playing Video Den Den Mushi continued to play, showing the rampaging Tot Musica on screen, along with its terrifying and violent destructive desires, which made the Five Elders' faces grim.

"This kind of thing is an unstable time bomb, constantly thinking about escaping!"

"This is something that can't be helped. No one would have thought that they would see such ancient relics appear in person thousands of years later."

Jaigolusia Satan's eyes turned cold. This thing just had to fall into Uchiha Huayue's hands. Only God knows what kind of trouble he will cause.

"We can't delay any longer. Spandam and the CP9 members need to speed things up. We must get our hands on the blueprints for Dark King, or our situation will be extremely precarious!"

Topman Vochuli's mustache twitched, his whole being filled with righteous indignation, but even more so with worry about the future prospects of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.

The world's strongest power must rely on being ignored to exist in this world; this is an insult to the World Government!

"CP9 has infiltrated Water 7 and officially entered that brat's company. We still need to wait a while. Without the protection of the Ancient Weapon, we don't even have the qualifications to officially compete with him..."

Shepard X. Pittsmann said sullenly, and the meeting room fell silent again.

On the coffee table to the side were stacks of thick documents, but they still couldn't find the clues they were looking for.

"In this world, there really are guys who appear out of nowhere. Where is he hiding right now...?"

"The World Government these days seems to have really been supporting too many useless people. It's one thing to not be able to find any trace of the Four Emperors, but they can't even find a piece of trash who was expelled from the Holy Land. What is the CP Organization doing?!"

Meanwhile, in the Sabaody Archipelago, an auction involving a dark world organization is in full swing.

"Alright everyone! Next up is the grand prize of this auction, the final treasure: an extremely rare Devil Fruit, the Paramecia Type Gold-Gold Fruit!"

Under the spotlight, countless astonished eyes were fixed on the beautiful fruit gleaming with golden light inside the glass case, instantly attracting greedy looks from all the guests participating in the auction.

"This extremely rare Devil Fruit can transform the eater into a golden being, highly compatible with gold, and able to control all the gold they come into contact with!"

"Everyone is well aware of the value of Devil Fruit. The auction will now begin, with a starting price of 100 million Beli and no upper limit!"

On the auction stage, the auctioneer shouted at the top of his lungs, and the audience below were completely absorbed in the atmosphere and went into a frenzy.

Unnoticed by anyone, at the edge of the auction stage, a cloaked man gazed intently at the beautiful colors, his heart surging with an irresistible urge.