Chapter 1209: The Second Lot - Deep Sea Naga
The Rain-Rain Fruit was found in advance by the organizer of the grand auction, but only the navy was unhappy. The Celestial Dragons, pirates, dignitaries of the allied countries, and so on were all very happy.
Currently, the navy has only six admirals, and its attitude towards the outside world has changed. In the future, when a marshal has twelve admirals, his control over the sea will be unimaginable.
Artoria will have the twelve highest combat powers in the future, and she has been very humble. If someone else were to become the admiral of the navy, he would definitely become proud and complacent, and even inflated to the point of looking down on others.
The first lot was placed on a plate and brought into the private room. As they watched the natural fruit worth 3.5 billion berries slowly move away from the guests, they probably felt a little reluctant.
I don’t know when the next natural devil fruit will be available at the grand auction. Pandora is a fair venue; it is a game for the rich.
Some pirates are already gearing up for action in the dark. You should save more money in the future and don't spend your berries on women, otherwise you will just have to watch the good stuff being auctioned off by others.
"Natural Devil Fruits are hard to come by. As for whether I can get one next time, I don't know. Some people will definitely like the second item." Mr. Koro put his tentacle to his mouth and blew a loud whistle, and the backstage staff began to cooperate.
On the dim auction stage, the sound of gears rubbing against each other was heard first, and then several burly men took heavy steps, slowly pushing a huge cage covered tightly with black cloth.
Their muscles were taut and every step they took was filled with an unquestionable sense of power. The guests' eyes were instantly attracted by this strange scene.
"Who are the organizers looking down on? I have seen all kinds of slaves. They cover them with black cloth to deliberately create a sense of mystery."
They whispered to each other, speculating in low voices what was in the cage, but some people were relieved that the grand auction finally introduced the slave trade.
"I seem to hear the sound of water, could it be a mermaid?" A gorgeously dressed pirate whispered, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Pushing the black cloth water cage towards Mr. Koro, the staff nodded to the host and carefully returned to the backstage. They were very scared of the monster in the cage.
The host did not remove the black cloth immediately. Mr. Koro wanted to keep the topic in suspense. "If any guest can guess what kind of creature is in the cage, there will be a reward for guessing correctly, and no punishment for guessing incorrectly."
There was no cost for this guessing game, and the audience on the stage of course responded actively, giving their own answers and naming dishes for each race.
Some say they are mermaids, some say they are a tribe of long-arms or long-legs, some say they are a tribe of dwarfs, and some even say they are more outrageous guesses, that they are a tribe of giants.
The cage next to Mr. Koro, minus the wheels underneath, is only three meters high and about three meters wide. If there is a giant inside, it is most likely a giant child.
Trafficking giant children is a little bit difficult. The strongest giant country has not been conquered by hostile forces yet, so the organizers can only plunder giants from overseas.
The pirate in the front position tries to cheat and uses his Observation Haki to see the monster under the black cloth clearly.
The people on the stage who can use Observation Haki are all trying to use it to penetrate the black cloth, but most of them are not well-trained and their own Observation Haki is not strong enough.
Mirajane suddenly leaned close to Luo's ear and said, "Have you ever seen a race with four arms on the upper body and a snake tail on the lower body?"
Luo was stunned by the question. He had never heard of the creature described by Mirajane, but a woman's observation Haki would not deceive her. The monster under the black cloth was of a strange appearance.
"Could it be that the organizer used biotechnology to synthesize the monster, or pieced the bodies of multiple beasts together?" Luo couldn't think of the answer, and could only make some reasonable associations based on Mirajane's description.
Law was able to put the bodies of multiple beasts together using the surgery fruit. The host on the stage knew from the beginning that no one could guess the real answer.
Mr. Koro was not satisfied with the answers given by the guest. He kept shaking his head so fast that an afterimage was left. Finally, he looked apologetic and chose to reveal the answer himself.
"I heard someone guess it was a mermaid. I can only say that it is very close. The two may have a blood relationship in the ancient times, and the same ancestor evolved into two branches. The slaves in the cage are not fish-men or mermaids." Koro-sensei tore off the black cloth covering the cage, revealing the true appearance of the monster in the cage.
The black cloth was torn off with a "swish", and a strange creature in the cage came into everyone's sight. It was an alien beauty that had never been seen before.
She had a breathtakingly beautiful face, with dark eyebrows and eyes like deep pools. Under her high nose bridge, her bright red lips slightly opened and closed, and her black hair fell like a waterfall on her round shoulders.
However, from the belly down, the style of the painting suddenly changes. The winding snake body is covered with fine scales, which sparkle with a green luster in the dim light. The scales are regular in shape and have a metallic texture.
Four arms stretch out from both sides of the shoulders, with graceful lines yet revealing a sense of strength. The arms are painted with special oil paint, which forms a sharp contrast with the snake's body.
The plump upper body is wrapped in special scales. This beautiful snake is soaked in a cage filled with sea water. There are many chains in the cage, and the neck, waist and tail are locked with chains.
After being arrested, she had become accustomed to dark scenes. When the black cloth was torn off and the outside lights shone on her on a large scale, she became very uncomfortable.
He raised his head slightly and let out a low roar from his throat. The sound seemed to be a call from the deep sea, carrying a hint of magic.
The four arms danced slowly and the snake's body swayed gently, as if it was accumulating strength to break the seemingly fragile cage.
"Just caught, it's still wild, wait a moment"
Koro-sensei found a way to subdue the monster and pressed the power switch near the cage. The sharp sound of electricity was heard clearly by the customers closest to the stands.
The light blue electric arcs in the cage jumped wildly, winding along the thick iron chains like a poisonous snake and suddenly wrapping around the slave's body.
The beauty snake's body instantly straightened and twitched in pain. The electric current was like a hot steel needle, piercing deeply into every inch of her skin and every nerve, making her feel excruciating pain.
The host turned the power switch on and off several times in a row. The monster inside was tortured by the electric current. Finally, it recognized the reality and gradually became honest, no longer screaming at the photographers outside.
The slave didn't dare to disrupt the auction process anymore. The host thought she was obedient and didn't punish her any further. Her wildness wasn't the problem; the problem was that she couldn't be sold at a high price.
"The slave behind me comes from the deep sea, which is even deeper than the Fishman Island ten thousand meters below. She is a member of the legendary Naga tribe. Her multi-armed snake body is one of the racial characteristics of the deep-sea Naga."
This was the first time most people had heard of the Naga tribe. In the pirate era, knowledge was monopolized and most people were illiterate.
Living female Nagas have bodies and faces that are as beautiful as mermaids. Rare things are valuable, so Nagas are more valuable than mermaids.