I Bid 7.1 Billion Beli!

[Congratulations! You have obtained the template: Kuroko Shirai!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the skill: Teleportation!]

[Teleportation: Consume stamina to teleport over short distances.]

This ability was undoubtedly a tremendous improvement for Ivan. After all, spatial abilities were rare and powerful skills at any time.

Teleportation reminded Ivan of Flying Thunder God from Naruto.

Although the Teleportation he had now mastered could not transport him over long distances like Flying Thunder God, it had advantages of its own.

Ivan could teleport directly without a Flying Thunder God Mark, giving him far greater mobility than Flying Thunder God.

With this skill, assassinating a Celestial Dragon couldn't be easier!

As he waited quietly, time passed quickly.

Before long, the auction finally began!

A beam of light descended from above, illuminating the stage in the center of the hall.

Baccarat, a beautiful woman with a slender figure, appeared in the beam. She bowed toward the Celestial Dragons and said:

"Honored guests, sorry for the wait. The annual Golden King Grand Auction will begin right away!

"I am your old friend Baccarat, the host of this auction!

"Now, let us begin the bidding for item number one. She is Roya from West Blue, a former young lady of a once-prominent family that has fallen on hard times.

"The bidding starts at the special price of one million Beli, with each bid increasing by at least one hundred thousand Beli!

"Please raise your paddles and place your bids!"

Roya was a red-haired girl who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen. On Earth, a girl her age would have just started college, enjoying her youth. But in this world, a girl the same age had already been reduced to merchandise, waiting to be auctioned off to some greasy old man.

Ivan took a deep breath. What a filthy world this was!

A world like this needed cleansing!

Amid a sea of heated gazes, Roya was bought by a sixty-year-old man, and the auction moved on to the next item.

After that, Ivan realized that the event was less an auction than a slave market.

Most of the merchandise consisted of slaves of all kinds, including Fish-Men, members of the Mink Tribe, ordinary humans, and other races.

As item after item was auctioned off, their value rose. At last, it was time for what Ivan had been looking forward to most: the Devil Fruits.

Baccarat lifted the gold-threaded cloth to reveal the three Devil Fruits beneath it and shouted excitedly:

"Honored guests, I'm sure I don't need to tell you what these are! That's right, these are the sea's secret treasures that countless people dream of obtaining-Devil Fruits!

"Eat just one Devil Fruit, and you can become a powerhouse. Better still, all three fruits on offer today are rare varieties, each one in a hundred.

"Without further ado, let us reveal our first item. It is called the Cube-Cube Fruit, and it can break any nonliving object in the world down into countless cubes!

"Bidding for this Cube-Cube Fruit starts at one hundred million Beli! Each bid must increase by at least ten million Beli!

"Let the bidding begin!"

At first, Ivan wanted to bid, but the price of the Cube-Cube Fruit quickly soared to three hundred million Beli. It exceeded his current savings of two hundred million, so he could only give up.

Next, the second Devil Fruit went up for auction. This one was clearly even more valuable: it was the Zoan, Ancient Zoan, Saber-Toothed Tiger Fruit!

The price of this fruit was even higher. The Shichibukai Hanafuda claimed it for the steep price of one billion Beli.

After the Saber-Toothed Tiger Fruit, it was finally time for the centerpiece of the auction, the target of most of the major figures present: that special Mythical Zoan!

On the auction stage, Baccarat couldn't stop smiling. Today's proceeds had exceeded expectations. As long as she could sell this Mythical Zoan, the Gran Tesoro would make a huge profit.

She gracefully lifted the last gold-threaded cloth, revealing the white fruit underneath, and murmured in a seductive voice:

"Mm-hm, I'm sure you honored guests have been waiting a long time. This is the final item of the auction, and also the rarest secret treasure of the sea: a Zoan-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit!

"And this Mythical Zoan is the Zoan, Mythical Zoan, Unicorn Fruit, representing purity!

"Now, honored guests, bidding starts at one billion Beli, with each bid increasing by at least one hundred million Beli.

"Begin!"

As soon as Baccarat finished speaking, Hanafuda the Lizard King made the first bid. "1.1 billion Beli!"

Next, Crocodile joined the bidding. "1.2 billion Beli."

Besides these two famous Shichibukai, even Marine Vice Admiral Vergo looked fervent as he said excitedly, "1.3 billion Beli!"

Forces from across the seas bid frantically, and in just a few minutes, the price of the Unicorn Fruit reached 3.5 billion Beli!

Only then did the bidding begin to slow. For most forces, 3.5 billion Beli was no small sum.

Although their fixed assets far exceeded 3.5 billion Beli, they didn't have much in liquid assets.

Spending so much Beli in a short time could very well break their cash flow and drive them bankrupt.

At this point, only Vergo and Hanafuda were still bidding.

"3.7 billion Beli!"

"4 billion Beli!"

When Hanafuda bid four billion Beli, Vergo sighed and stopped bidding.

Marine Headquarters had no more military funds to reimburse him with.

Seeing this, Hanafuda laughed triumphantly.

His greatest competitor had withdrawn. If nothing unexpected happened, the Unicorn Fruit would belong to the Beasts Pirates!

But something unexpected did happen...

Suddenly, Saint Rosward, who was seated in the center of the auction hall in a seat more luxurious than anyone else's, spoke up:

"Is this Devil Fruit so rare that even a Shichibukai wants it?"

A CP0 agent behind Saint Rosward hurriedly bowed.

"That's right, Saint Rosward. Mythical Zoans are the most precious secret treasures of the sea. In the right hands, one could even produce an Admiral-level combatant!"

Saint Rosward nodded, his eyes lighting up. "Excellent. Only a god deserves a treasure like this. I bid five billion Beli!"

After Saint Rosward made his bid, the entire hall fell silent!

Few people on these seas dared compete with a Celestial Dragon. But the people present were no ordinary individuals. Hanafuda gritted his teeth and announced the highest price he was willing to pay:

"6.5 billion Beli!"

However, Saint Rosward raised the bid without hesitation. "Seven billion Beli!"

This time, Hanafuda fell completely silent and stopped trying to compete with the Celestial Dragon.

Even as a Shichibukai, he dared not be careless when dealing with a Celestial Dragon. After all, if he harmed one, a Marine Admiral would arrive and arrest him immediately.

He had now given up on the Unicorn Fruit, but fortunately, he had still obtained an Ancient Zoan. That way, he wouldn't have let down big brother Kaido's trust.

After Hanafuda fell silent, Saint Rosward's expression did not change in the slightest.

Winning the auction was only natural to him. Beli was nothing but numbers to him, and when he was in a good mood, he didn't mind using those numbers to crush the lower beings!

But just as Saint Rosward was preparing to leave and have his subordinates deliver the auction item to his residence, a calm male voice suddenly rang out in the hall:

"I bid 7.1 billion Beli!"

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