Chapter 1158 Auction Rules
For ordinary animal-type devil fruits, the starting price is usually around 100 million berries, and the final transaction price does not exceed 300 million. No one will buy it if it exceeds 300 million.
Although due to the impact of inflation in recent years, the purchasing power level of Berry's current 100 million is different from that of the past 100 million.
But possessing 100 million berries is enough to support a family in a comfortable life for a lifetime. Pirates who easily make over 100 million berries are called supernovas.
Most pirates keep their bounties below 100 million. It is simply impossible for ordinary pirates to break the 100 million threshold.
The starting price of a devil fruit is often based on the value of the fruit. For example, the official price of the parahuman surgery fruit is 5 billion berries.
More than 20 years ago, the Shattered Fruit was only worth about 100 million berries. After being developed by Buggy the Clown, this fruit became remembered by the world and is estimated to be worth at least 1 billion berries.
The Gold-Gold Fruit in Gild Tesoro's body can use his ability to find gold, which will provide the user with a large source of income and is also worth 5 billion berries.
"The starting price of the ancient marine species is 600 million berries. If what the host described is true, then this fruit is seriously underestimated." Crocodile is a person with special abilities. After eating the devil fruit, he has not taken the initiative to approach the sea.
You will lose the opportunity to swim in the ocean forever. Some things you don’t cherish when you have them, but you will regret them after you lose them.
The addition of a weakness of being afraid of sea water and poster stone is fatal to top powerhouses, and will be exploited by smart people to magnify the weakness of the Crocodile Sea.
The Grand Line is a busy route with its outer waters surrounded by a terrifying seamless belt, which results in four oceans being naturally separated and creating four different customs and cultures.
Only the strong can cross the Calm Belt. If a Megalodon user can travel freely in the Calm Belt and roam the four major seas with his own abilities, such a person will be the target of recruitment by countless organizations.
If you cannot dominate one side, you can still engage in smuggling, transporting goods from the North Sea to the South Sea, and earning the difference from trade. You can make a fortune and never have to worry about money for the rest of your life.
Some financial backers are very interested in the Megalodon Fruit. They don't have to eat the fruit themselves, but can give it to loyal family members or subordinates to eat, thus providing an additional mobile force in the ocean.
Once unthinkable ocean tactics can now be realized through the ability of the Megalodon Fruit. Hiring sea creatures to do things in the sea will not last long after all.
Most of the merfolk are born racists who only care about money and will occasionally backstab their sponsors. If it weren't for their racial advantage of being able to swim in the sea, the merfolk would not be introduced into the pirate group.
While the atmosphere was getting heated up, Mr. Koro introduced the auction rules to the guests: "Every guest present has only three chances to bid for each item. Each bid increase for this item must be no less than 10 million berries. There is a bidding machine next to the seat, please use it with caution."
When the host's magnetic words slowly fell, it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples.
In an instant, the warning lights at the bottom of all the bidding seats lit up in unison, like twinkling stars in the night sky, breaking the original tranquility of the Pandora venue.
These indicator lights flash with mysterious light, as if calling on bidders to start this fierce competition.
The digital buttons hidden in the seats are then revealed, neatly arranged and waiting to be pressed.
The eyes of the bidders became focused and determined. They leaned forward slightly, stretched out their hands, and lightly pressed their fingers on the number buttons to experience the feeling of participating in the auction.
Every press was like casting a crucial vote for their goal. Then the small screen under the seat lit up, clearly showing the price they offered.
The numbers on the screen jumped like a violently beating heart, representing the bidders' inner desire and determination.
"What a convenient bidding ability. There are only three bid opportunities. The organizers of the big auction really have a lot of concerns."
"The starting price is 600 million berries. Some people who can't afford the price will end up in a miserable situation."
Out of curiosity, some people pressed the number keys and found a withdraw button. However, due to their financial constraints, they directly withdrew their bids and chose to be a spectator.
Some people frowned, staring at the ever-changing prices on the screen, thinking about their next bid.
Some people looked calm, as if they had already made up their minds. In the entire auction venue, the only sounds were the slight clicking of keystrokes and people's breathing.
Everyone was concentrating on this silent yet fierce battle, waiting for the final result to be revealed.
"It's a clever design. It reduces the time for manual review and wastes less time of guests. So let's bid 610 million," Miraj entered the number and pressed the confirm button, successfully wasting a bidding opportunity.
Mirajane doesn't even have 600 million in her own pocket, and she's not interested in the devil fruit that allows her to transform into a shark, as it doesn't fit in with women's aesthetics. She's just helping Luo go through the bidding process.
Thousands of screens were flashing numbers. Mr. Koro took in all the auction prices with a smile in his eyes, and then he looked towards the private room at the highest point.
There is a large screen right below each private room. As the room owner determines the bid amount, large numbers light up on the screen. The group of people on the screen are the main force of the auction in this grand auction.
Mr. Koro gave everyone in the venue three minutes to bid. After three minutes, if the guests wanted to press the number keys again, the screen under the seat would not respond.
Exceeding the specified bidding time means that the guest is not interested in the item and loses the second and third bidding opportunities.
You have to wait until the next item appears before you can regain the qualification to bid. This strict rule is designed to prevent people who are just looking for fun from bidding maliciously and wasting everyone's time.
"Ten, four, three... one, the first bidding is over, let me see the highest price." Mr. Koro flashed into the backstage within a second, changed into a high-end suit, and brought up the auction hammer that needed to make the final decision.
As expected, the bids from the guests in the ordinary seats were very conservative, with the highest bid being 870 million berries, which was lower than the lowest bid from the VIP guests in the private rooms.
After all, rich and powerful people are a minority. Mr. Koro just doesn't like illiterate people and will not mock the poor. He will not discriminate against any guest based on class narrative.
"The highest first bid is 10 billion berries, and it was made by the guest in box 15. This VIP is really generous. If you want to participate in the second bid, please press the confirmation button on the keyboard if you are qualified." Mr. Koro blew kisses towards box 15.
The lights in the surrounding boxes went dark, and only the wall lights outside box No. 15 lit up, making it particularly eye-catching.
The display screen outside Box 15 showed a string of zeros, which was a fortune that ordinary people could never have in several lifetimes.