Chapter 684: Familiar People Gathering
Wick returned to Titan Island. After Rebecca heard about Ace from him, she took several female companions to test Ace's ability. However, before they got halfway, they heard the news that Ace joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
Rebecca was a little unhappy, but the other party was the Whitebeard Pirates who had done Mantis a favor, so Rebecca had to give up her original plan.
However, some pirate groups encountered on the return journey suffered. The reputation of Rebecca, the Witch of Ten Thousand Swords, completely spread throughout the New World during this voyage, and even the pirate groups of the Four Emperors had to pay attention!
They already knew that what Rebecca ate was the Float-Float Fruit that once belonged to the Golden Lion Shiki. Although the directions of the development of their fruits were slightly different, their power was unquestionable!
Moreover, Rebecca's fruit ability is not only outstanding. With the support of Vic's soul fruit for many years, her domineering color has also been awakened long ago. Under Vic's guidance, her domineering color has also reached the advanced level.
Of course, she is not the only one who has awakened the Conqueror's Haki. In addition to the Conqueror's Haki, her Observation Haki and Armament Haki have also reached a high level. Her strength is no less than that of the second-in-command under the Four Emperors. This is why she is valued by the Four Emperors.
If Shanks met Rebecca, given his personality, he would probably ask for an invitation, just like he treated Marco.
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Haiyuan calendar year 1518
In March of this year, Vic received a call from Karp. After he hung up the phone, he smiled uncontrollably, said hello to the people who stayed on Titan Island, and disappeared from the island.
Tiger and others on Titan Island didn't ask where Vic was going. Vic has been elusive in recent years, and they didn't think anyone could hurt Vic in the current ocean.
Moreover, with their current strength, few people dare to come to Titan Island to cause trouble. They have not been in vain all these years.
Although they did not go out to sea with Rebecca and other female generals to show off their power in a high-profile manner, being unknown does not mean they do not have strength. The team under Vic does not need to rely on constant fighting to quickly improve their strength. They already have the practice method to directly target the essence of domineering.
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Vic returned two months later, with a faint smile on his face. He would not tell anyone if he had any good news. After staying on Titan Island for a week, he went to Barudigo, the base of the Revolutionary Army.
He needs to complete this year's domineering awakening mission. After finishing it, Vic wanted to leave here, but was stopped by Dorag. He invited Vic to participate in an auction held by the Don Quixote family in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Vic didn't want to go at first, but Dragon told him that there would be two very interesting devil fruits on display at this auction, and Dragon wanted to obtain these two devil fruits to enhance the strength of the Revolutionary Army.
Just in case, he wanted to ask Vic to go with him, and after some thought, Vic agreed. He hadn't been out for a long time, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to go out and take a look. He was willing to contribute to expanding the strength of the revolutionary army.
"Wow! The auction is quite lively today. What kind of devil fruit is so attractive? There are quite a few familiar people here!"
When Vic and Dorag walked into the auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago wearing black robes and hoods, he felt several familiar auras, as well as several unfamiliar but not weak auras, which led him to sigh like this.
In recent years, the Don Quixote family has developed rapidly in all aspects. Even the auction house in the Chabaoti Archipelago has been taken over by them, and they are the only one in the entire Chabaoti Archipelago.
This may also be related to Doflamingo's willingness to spend. His auction house often auctions devil fruits and slaves of rare species, which other forces cannot do.
Or maybe those underground forces can do it but are reluctant to give up those devil fruits. Can't they keep such good things for their subordinates to improve their strength? Why do they have to auction them off to make others cheaper?
Therefore, Doflamingo's business methods and vision are not comparable to those of the kings of underground forces. He has developed a huge business empire in just a few years.
Of course, Doflamingo's identity as a former Celestial Dragon must have played a role, but identity is identity. Business skills, vision and courage are not something that can be given to him by identity alone. Many authentic Celestial Dragons are no different from pigs, so there is no harm without comparison.
Vic felt Rayleigh's presence at the auction. He probably lost his money in a casino and was sent to the auction to be sold.
There was also a tall figure sitting on a chair not far from the display stand. Although he was also covered in a black robe, Vic still sensed a familiar breath, Katakuri and Brulee next to him.
Vic was very familiar with Katakuri's aura, having come into contact with it several times. As for Brulee, he only glanced at her when he went to Cake Island to beat up Big Mom last time, but Vic still remembered her aura.
Not only did the Four Emperors Big Mom send people to participate in the auction, but people from the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates also came. The one from the Whitebeard Pirates was Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, also covered in a black robe. It was unknown whether he was sent by Whitebeard or came on his own initiative.
As for the person coming from the Beasts Pirates, it is the big boss Quinn. That big meaty body cannot be concealed even by the black robe. Except for Red-Haired Shanks and his gang who are not interested in Devil Fruits, all other forces of the Four Emperors have visitors.
Vic also saw a very familiar person, but it was the first time he saw him in this world, that was the future Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro.
Tezoro did not hide his figure. He sat not far from the display stand, playing with a deck of cards in his hands. He looked at the empty stand with lifeless eyes. The powerful auras beside him did not attract his special attention.
Gild Tesoro is similar to Boa Hancock. They were both slaves of the Celestial Dragons. In order to rescue his girlfriend Stella, who was a slave at the auction, he came into conflict with the Celestial Dragons who had bought Stella. In the end, he was also captured by the Celestial Dragons and became a slave of Marijoa.
However, his girlfriend Stella was brutally murdered after the Celestial Dragons got tired of playing with her. This made Tesoro firm in his belief that money is the most important thing, and that he can buy everything as long as he has enough money!
He failed to compete with the Celestial Dragon who bought Stella because he did not have enough money. Later, when Fisher Tiger climbed up the Red Earth Continent with his bare hands to invade the Celestial Dragon's holy land Marijoa, he escaped with many slaves.
After that, Tesoro started to think of ways to make money while fighting with auctions. Whenever there was a large auction, he would definitely bring people to take a look, as if he was possessed!
You have to know that Stella had already died at the hands of the Celestial Dragons at that time, and he couldn't find the lost love and beloved even if he searched all the auction houses!