Chapter 696 Checkout
Tesoro's bid was nonchalant, he was rich and willful, but he did want to develop his own power, and devil fruits were the fastest way to increase strength, so it was really worry-free to buy them at the auction.
Rozward was so angry at the moment. His budget was actually only about 20 billion. The price of this devil fruit was close to his bottom line. He might make a fool of himself again!
Why is it that someone always tries to snatch the things he likes? Are the Celestial Dragons so powerless? Aren't you afraid that I will call the admirals to kill you?
Dorag: Don't be afraid!
Tezulo: I have money, the Five Elders have to give me face! Do you believe that I can kill you with my money?
Dorag was the least confident because he had no money, so every time he raised the price by a few hundred million, he would ask Vic's opinion.
Vic had already made up his mind to buy it for free, so he naturally didn't care how high the three would raise the price. Anyway, the auction house would not be able to produce anything to hand over later, so even if Dorag raised the price to 100 billion, he would not have to pay.
So whenever Dorag asks Vic for his opinion, he will agree to increase the money. Anyway, this time he just wants to get to Dorag to the end. What he said is a bit ambiguous, so don't think too much about it!
With Victor's words, the devil fruit was of course won by Dragon in the end. The celestial dragon Saint Rozsward was slapped in the face once again. This auction will probably be something he will never forget!
Although Tesoro is rich, he also cares about gains and losses. When the cost far exceeds the benefits, he will not be stupid enough to continue to fight. The devil fruit is not something that can be obtained today.
When Dragon was determined to get the devil fruit at all costs, and Wick was firmly against him from behind, he was of course confident. In the end, the Piercing Fruit was won by Dragon at a price of 21 billion berries. The host was so happy that he had no idea that he would cry later.
"Okay! Today's auction has come to a successful conclusion. Thank you all for your support! Customers who didn't bid on anything can leave now. If you didn't buy what you wanted this time, we'll see you at the next auction!
Customers who have bought items please come with me to the backstage to complete the delivery. On behalf of the behind-the-scenes boss, Shichibukai Don Quixote Doflamingo, I would like to thank everyone for taking care of the auction business. Everyone, please come in!"
It definitely takes strength to open an auction house, strength in all aspects, no matter if it is a peaceful era or a chaotic era like the pirate world. And it takes even more strength to open an auction house in a place like the Sabaody Archipelago where all kinds of people mix.
In the past, several underground kings who opened auctions here went bankrupt, and in the end it was only Doflamingo, a former Celestial Dragon and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who could make it work. With his current status, most people would give him face and would not bid randomly and then walk away without paying.
Of course, there will definitely be a small number of lawless people who ignore him, while there are some who don’t care because they are strong enough, such as the Four Emperors and Vic.
Some of them have strong backing and may not give him face, such as the Celestial Dragons, senior officials under the Four Emperors, and those under Victor.
Of course, there are also those young men who have little strength and no power behind them and just want to go against Doflamingo, just like Luffy when he attended the auction later.
Of course Luffy has a strong background, but he has no idea about it in his mind, so he is just a young man like that.
For such young and incompetent people, the auction house also has its own thugs. If they can be beaten to death on the spot, they will be beaten to death. If they escape, it doesn’t matter. It’s just that the items will be considered unsold. It’s no big deal. Then they can issue a killing order for that person.
However, if someone refuses to pay and tries to rob things, the family's cadres will usually be dispatched to deal with it. Even worse, Doflamingo will personally execute the offender to serve as a warning to others.
It was just like what happened to Tesoro back then, except that Tesoro brought a group of people to the auction to steal the Gold-Gold Fruit. He couldn't lock on to a specific target at the time, and by the time Doflamingo realized who had stolen his Devil Fruit, it was already several years later.
At that time, Tesoro had become powerful and worth a lot, and he was not afraid of Doflamingo at all. So Doflamingo, as a businessman, chose to compromise and started doing business with Tesoro, and the matter ended in nothing.
With the precedent, the host was still afraid of encountering such a young man, so he brought up Doflamingo and his identity as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in order to deter the villains. The job of the auction host is quite easy, and there are commissions to be earned, so he wants to continue doing it.
"Drag! You go first, I'll get your devil fruit back for you."
After greeting Dorag, he went backstage with the other people who were taking pictures.
Of course, the one walking in front is the impatient Celestial Dragon Xia Lulia. She wants to see the person she has been thinking about as soon as possible!
Following behind were her brother and father. Charlos had spent a large sum of money to buy a treasure map and was also a customer who wanted to pay. As for Rozward, although he had been bidding hard, he had not bought anything.
A bunch of people were fighting with him for the things he liked, and he was too lazy to even bid for the things he didn't like, so he ended up getting nothing. But since his son and daughter had bought things, he definitely wanted to go and take a look.
The three Celestial Dragons were in the front, and there were many agents in suits following them. Naturally, the others stayed away from the three and waited behind. The host watched with a smile on his face, looking nothing surprised.
"Hey! Didn't the customer in the black robe take the last devil fruit? Why didn't he complete the transaction the day after tomorrow?"
The host looked around and saw that Dorag not only did not go backstage, but was actually walking towards the main door of the venue. He immediately tried to stop him. He had long been eyeing Dorag and Vic. The two were wearing black robes with large hoods, which did not reveal their identities at all, and had long attracted his attention.
Although there are always people who don't want to reveal their identities at an auction, Dorag had always bid very aggressively. He was quite restrained in the first two times, but the last time he seemed a bit reckless. He had long suspected that Dorag was a troublemaker who was going to make trouble and leave after bidding.
So he paid special attention to the two of them after the auction. Now that he saw his guess coming true, of course he had to speak out to stop it.
You know, even if Dragon was not there, the price offered by Tesoro would have already exceeded the usual auction price of the devil fruit. If Dragon was really causing trouble, he would have ordered people to rush up and shoot him to death, and then sell the devil fruit to Tesoro.
"We are together. I will pay for him."
Dorag paused when he heard the host's voice, and then Vic's voice rang out, but he ignored the host and continued on his way.