Section 97
People began to take their seats.
Ron found a seat at the back and sat down quietly, waiting for the auction to begin.
Not long after, the lights on the booth came on.
A long-haired beauty wearing a cowboy hat, a white fur coat, and wheat-colored skin walked up to the booth.
"oh?"
Ron looked at her, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Nico Robin, it turns out she is hosting this auction."
Nico Robin stood on the brightly lit booth, looked at the audience and smiled slightly: "It seems that all the guests are here, then... the auction will begin."
"The first auction item..."
…………
Just as the auction begins.
Crocodile, wearing a black fur coat and holding a cigar, stood on the top floor of the Yuyan Casino, looking down at the city that never sleeps in the desert with ambitious eyes.
"Let the carnival... begin!"
at the same time.
Mr.1 of the Baroque Society, the Zhanzhanren who ate the Zhanzhan Fruit, Daz Bones and the Baroque Society's thorn fruit ability user Pola, began to lead the people of the Baroque Society to attack the Royal Capital of Alabasta and Alaba All the underground forces in the two cities of Stan Green City launched a surprise attack.
The Baroque Working Group, Mr. 4, Mr. 5 and Mr. 7, launched a surprise attack on the underground forces in the three cities of Oasis Juba, Rapeseed, and Cateleia.
The Baroque Working Group's imitation fruit ability user, Mr. 2, von Clay, led a large number of Baroque Working Group members who were ambushing in the rainy place, and began to secretly surround the underground forces near the rainy night, just waiting for the opportunity to come. To catch them all in one fell swoop.
After tonight.
There will be only one underground force in this Kingdom of Alabasta!
And for Crocodile, the mastermind behind everything, this is just the first step in realizing his pirate plan to steal the country!
…
Rain Feast Casino.
After nine items were auctioned, the atmosphere at the auction venue was lively.
These underground force cadres or leaders know nothing about what is happening outside.
Finally, it’s time for the highlight of the night.
"What is displayed next is the last item in this auction!"
Hearing Nico Robin's words, almost everyone in the auction house craned their necks and looked eagerly at the display stand covered with black cloth.
Nico Robin, who is now the vice president of Baroque Works, lifted up the black cloth, revealing the devil fruit in the glass counter with its peel covered with spiral patterns.
"Superman type, Iron Fruit!"
"The starting price is 180 million beli!"
"Oh oh oh!!!"
The whole place was in a commotion.
"I offer 200 million beli."
"230 million."
"250 million!"
"Don't compete with me, 300 million Baileys! Our Leisai family wants it!"
…
For a time, all parties in the audience rushed to bid.
"Is the superman an iron fruit..."
Ron looked at the Devil Fruit on the stand and compared it with the Iron Fruit in the Devil's Manual that he had seen in his memory.
Correct.
It is indeed a genuine superman iron fruit.
Manipulate steel.
If developed well, it is a very powerful ability.
Not to mention anything else, just by relying on the ability of this iron fruit to manufacture and produce weapons, you can make a lot of money.
No wonder these forces are so crazy...
However, Crocodile is actually willing to put such a powerful Devil Fruit up for auction?
Ron looked around, looking at the ferocious and crazy faces of those who were bidding, and then glanced at those in the dark with a domineering look, and he gradually had the answer in his heart.
If you want to destroy it first, you must first make it crazy.
Sure enough, what he guessed was right.
This Devil Fruit is a bait thrown by Crocodile, a bait that makes these underground forces lose their minds and fall into madness.
He won't actually auction it off at all.
The vice president Nico Robin who is the host, as well as a Devil Fruit ability user in the secret, and the display stand that can sink at any time are the evidence.
"interesting……"
Ron raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
The bidding at this time has also come to an end.
The price of the Iron Fruit has reached 700 million Baileys, and there are only two people, or two forces, who continue to bid.
"760 million Baileys."
"780 million."
"780 million beli once, 780 million beli twice, 700 million..."
"Damn, fight! 800 million Baileys! If your Sitz family can offer a higher price than this, I will give up! If you want to cheat me, hey, our Mochi Works will fight you to the end. !”
The boss of Mochi Works, the largest underground gang in Yuba, the one-eyed Mochi Sines said viciously to Ray Sitz, the eldest son of the largest gangster family in Albana, the royal capital.
Nicole Robin on the stage started banging the hammer: "800 million Baileys once, 800 million Baileys twice, 800 million Baileys..."
Ray Sitz clenched his fists and stared at the one-eyed dragon.
But after all, he did not continue to shout out the offer.
"800 million Baileys, three..."
Just when Nico Robin was about to put the hammer down, the one-eyed Mochi Seans was about to show an excited smile on his face.
In full view of everyone, a figure suddenly and silently appeared on the booth.
"I want this Devil Fruit."
Accompanied by the young man's calm and calm words.
Before everyone could react, the black-haired boy wearing black cropped pants and a white short-sleeved hooded sweater suddenly appeared on the booth out of thin air. He stretched out his hand and easily shattered the glass counter that was as hard as steel. The superman type iron fruit was directly grasped in his hand.
The burly man Koya Red, who had bumped into Ron in the hall before, looked at the black-haired boy on the stage holding a Devil Fruit, his eyes narrowed sharply.
"It's that guy!"
90, Crocodile’s murderous intention (2/5 please customize!)
Only then did Nico Robin react.
Immediately, his eyes narrowed, and he crossed his arms to use the flower fruit's ability.
"Body blossoms!"
She saw the mysterious and unfamiliar black-haired boy in front of her who had just grown two arms. Before she could strangle him, his figure suddenly flashed and appeared in front of Nico Robin. In his eyes, he slapped her neck with a palm.
Robin's vision went black for a moment and he fell forward.
Ron reached out to catch her and put her on his shoulders.
"guillotine!"
The blade thrown above was exerted with extremely heavy gravity, breaking through the air at an alarming speed and falling towards Ron below.
Ron stepped on his feet, performed Shave, and disappeared from the spot, avoiding the blow.
The entire booth was almost destroyed.
"Where is the person? Where is he?!"
Everyone turned and looked around.
The one-eyed dragon Mochi Xiens also turned green at this sudden turn of events. He pulled out the pistol at his waist and roared around: "Where is my Iron Fruit?!"
The burly man Koya Red looked at the black-haired boy beside him who was holding a Devil Fruit in one hand and carrying the vice president of Baroque Works in the other, dumbfounded.
"There!"