Chapter 686 Devil Fruit
After the auction venue was full of people, the host of the auction finally appeared, said some polite words and started today's auction.
As the host called out, a young girl came out from the backstage holding a tray with a football-sized object on it, but no one could see what it was.
Because the object was covered with a piece of silk cloth to conceal its true shape, but many people already knew what was under the silk cloth. Looking at the size and shape, even without using the observation Haki, one could guess roughly what it was. It was most likely a devil fruit.
"This first lot is a very good treasure. I believe many people have seen it. Even if they haven't seen it, they have heard of it. Looking at its size and shape, many people should have guessed it. That's right! The first lot is a devil fruit. The starting price is 100 million berries. Bidding starts now!"
The host was introducing the items for auction while stirring up the atmosphere in the venue. While mentioning the devil fruit, he pulled aside the silk cloth, revealing a purple fruit with intricate patterns on the tray.
The host did not say what kind of devil fruit this was. I don’t know whether he didn’t know or he deliberately didn’t say it so that others could open the blind box. However, the starting price was set at a minimum of 100 million Baileys.
It can also be seen from here that devil fruits have no problem selling. Even if the price is set at the lowest, there is no need to worry about the price not going up. This is the confidence from the auction house.
But after the host finished speaking, no one made a bid, as if the audience had lost interest. The host smiled awkwardly and looked around the audience with encouraging eyes, but no one paid any attention to him.
If you don't even tell me what kind of power this devil fruit has, how can others easily bid for it? Not everyone has a devil fruit encyclopedia, and not all devil fruits are recorded in the devil fruit encyclopedia.
So for an unfamiliar Devil Fruit, it is really like opening a blind box. In the original work, in order to lure out Luffy, Doflamingo directly set the prize of the arena as the Flame-Flame Fruit. This immediately attracted a large number of people to participate. This is the attraction of natural abilities.
If he didn't say what the prize was, probably less than half of the people would participate. Eating an unknown devil fruit is like gambling, and it is very likely that some funny fruit abilities will appear, such as the ability to assist in planting and breeding.
It would be very funny if Shanks ate a devil fruit and it turned into a hoe or a shovel. He would probably never use that ability in his life. It would be too embarrassing for one of the Four Emperors. He would probably have to try his best to hide the fact that he ate the devil fruit.
"Hahaha! Are you afraid to bid because you don't know what power this devil fruit has?
I forgot to mention it just now, it's my fault, the ability of this devil fruit is luck. As long as you eat it, you will gain invincible luck, and you can also take away other people's luck for your own use!
The person whose luck is taken away will always be accompanied by bad luck until the ability acting on him disappears. This is a rare devil fruit. With such a person on board, I think safety issues can definitely be guaranteed.
Moreover, the user of this fruit will not be hit by a single bullet even if he walks in a hail of bullets. This is pure luck!"
As if he felt that there was something wrong with the blind box opening strategy he had just formulated, the host hurriedly made amends and said the real name of the devil fruit.
If the first item of the day failed to sell, he would have to quit his job as the auctioneer. He thought his unknown ability could attract more bids, but he ended up shooting himself in the foot.
He also didn't expect that people in the venue would be so cautious about unknown abilities. The people who came to participate in the auction today were too high-quality. The host began to sweat at the booth, and the pressure came quietly.
After the host said the name of the devil fruit, whispers of discussion finally broke out in the venue. To be honest, the ability of this devil fruit was somewhat mediocre. It was not a useless fruit, but it was not of much help in battles between strong men.
However, for the big forces, there is still a demand for such a devil fruit. Didn’t you see that Tesoro’s eyes lit up when he heard the introduction of the fruit? He owns a huge casino, and such a devil fruit is a perfect match for him.
It can help him earn a lot of money, far exceeding the value of the devil fruit itself, so he is determined to get this devil fruit, but he is just holding back now.
Not only Tezoro, but smart people like Katakuri certainly know how such a devil fruit can help the pirate group.
At least with such a capable person on board, we no longer have to worry about sudden natural disasters, as we can avert danger anyway. Some natural disasters cannot be resisted even by a strong man at the level of the emperor of the sea, so having such a capable person is a good insurance.
As for Blackbeard Teach, he lost interest the moment the host lifted the silk cloth. What he was waiting for was the Nature-type Dark-Dark Fruit, the fruit that had appeared in his dreams countless times. There was no way he could betray the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Moreover, it was not his father Whitebeard who instructed him to attend the auction this time, but he found an excuse on his own to leave the Moby Dick and attend the auction, and he used his own money, so he would not consider anything else except the Dark-Dark Fruit.
As for Quinn, he had a nonchalant attitude. He came here for the Animal-type Devil Fruit, and the Beasts Pirates were not called that for nothing.
As for the natural and superhuman types, they were somewhat uninterested, but it was not completely impossible for people with such abilities to exist, so Quinn planned to bid depending on the situation, and would give up if it exceeded the budget.
The four emperors are the biggest forces at the auction this time. The other kings of the underground world cannot be considered a big force, so the representatives they sent think that this devil fruit is dispensable and is similar to Quinn.
The Celestial Dragon family of three were originally interested in the devil fruit when they saw it, but after hearing the introduction, they decided not to compete because the ability of this devil fruit did not meet their standards.
Eating this lucky fruit will not bring about any surprising changes, nor will it make people more interesting, nor will it give them the ability to have some special feelings. It can be said to be useless to them, and they are not as interested in buying a slave.
"I'll pay 1 million Baileys!"
"Okay! 1 million Baileys, is there a higher number?"
"I'll offer 1 million Baileys!"
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"Victor! This devil fruit is pretty good. Let's buy it. I think this devil fruit will be of great use to us!"
Dragon is a smart man, otherwise he would not have realized so early what the Celestial Dragons mean to the world, so he can imagine how much help the ability to represent luck can be to their revolutionary army's cause.
For example, when a country is overthrowing tyranny, if there is such a person with such ability, it will be difficult for this country to get external assistance. It may be that the call for help cannot be made, or the rescuers may encounter various natural disasters and cannot arrive in time, or the navy coming to rescue may suddenly receive other emergency tasks and have to leave.
Anyway, with this ability, one side will have good luck and everything will go smoothly, while the other side will be so unlucky that even drinking cold water will make your teeth ache! Luck is very important for both sides in a war!