"I didn't expect there would be a mermaid auction this time. It's really rare."
"Why? Is this race very rare?" Kuang San asked curiously.
"It should count, right? But it's hard to see fish and mermaids on this island because this island is very dangerous for them."
"One or two hundred years ago, it seemed that the fish-men and mermaids were classified as fish and suffered persecution from humans from all over the world. Everyone looked down upon them."
"Although the strength of the fish-men is ten times that of ordinary humans, no matter how powerful the race is, it cannot match the overwhelming number of humans. The persecution continued until the world government announced friendly relations with the fish-men."
"There is also an ugly history of human beings in the past, which is human trafficking and slave culture, and this culture is still tacitly tolerated on this archipelago, and this island still discriminates against mermaids and fishmen."
"Discrimination? Then they still love mermaids so much? And they are also a popular commodity?" Esdeath couldn't understand. Shouldn't they all be killed if they are discriminatory?
"Who knows, and it's only female mermaids that are hot commodities, not male mermaids."
Kuang San said with an evil spirit: "Oh, what do they want to do after buying it?"
"It depends on the buyer's ideas. Most of them should be bought and placed in a fish tank for viewing. The rest of their lives will have to live in a narrow water tank. People with weird personalities may have strange ideas."
In Eric's team, which has a very large proportion of women, all the women have shut their mouths. The atmosphere now is like quietly waiting for the eruption of a volcano.
"With the advent of the Age of Discovery, the number of pirates has increased dramatically, and female mermaids can easily be sold at high prices in the human trafficking market, and are not dangerous. After many pirates arrived at Fish-Man Island, they began to capture and sell female mermaids on Fish-Man Island. "
"But ten years ago, the legendary pirate 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate had good relations with the current King of the Ryugu Kingdom, Neptune, and declared that Fish-Man Island would be his own territory. Many pirates were afraid of Whitebeard. It was only through the name that this trend of female mermaid kidnapping was suppressed.”
"But there are always some playful mermaids who can't bear the longing for human society and swim to the edge of this archipelago, where they are caught by greedy human traffickers."
"Ara, poor mermaid lady, there are not only beautiful scenery in human society, but also a very dark side."
"You can scare away many pirates just by your name. Whitebeard Edward Newgate must be very strong. I really want to fight him."
What they heard was obviously the same thing, but Kurumi and Esdeath had completely different priorities...
"Captain, I have obtained the map of the entire auction venue backstage, as well as the key location of the slave collar." Perona took back several transparent little ghosts and reported to Eric.
"Well done."
"In addition, I also discovered the small vault at the population auction venue, which contains more than 100 million in cash."
"Not bad, not bad. You can also overachieve the tasks I didn't give you. When you get back, let Da Vinci make you some more toys you like."
"Hoo la ho la ho la, thank you Captain Eric."
"So, how much does the price start from?" Disco began to arouse everyone's emotions.
Many auctioneers grasped the bidding cards in their hands, gritted their teeth, increased their concentration, and planned to increase the price immediately when the bidding started.
"First of all, the starting price is 70 million Baileys!"
"75 million!"
"78 million!"
The bidders were shouting prices and holding signs.
"200 million!" Chalmacist shouted, raising the bid from less than 100 million to 200 million.
Disco: "Charmacosa offered 200 million! Is there any higher price?"
Several people who participated in the mermaid bidding stopped, shook their heads and sighed. The price was too high, far exceeding the transaction price of female mermaids.
Just as Disco walked towards the table and was about to bang the gavel, a voice broke the silence.
"Hey! I also want to bid..." Eric spoke up.
"Oh, is there another customer who wants to bid? The number plate...what's going on? Why doesn't the waiter hand over the number plate quickly?!"
Not only did Disco stop, but Charmaco also looked back to see who was fighting the fishman with him.
"Well, well, I gave that guest a number plate..." The staff member who served Eric said with aggrieved face.
"However, I don't plan to give you money. The price I offer is... your life!"
The cold words reached the ears of everyone in the venue, making many nobles tremble in their hearts, but they immediately became furious.
"Who? How dare a mere commoner speak like this?!" Many nobles looked at Eric's ordinary clothes, which were very different from those of the nobles, and decided that he was an ordinary civilian.
"Do you know who we are? Kneel down and admit your mistake!"
Many customers at the auction venue stood up and cursed angrily.
Disco felt nervous, wouldn't he encounter trouble? There was a Celestial Dragon here, so he quickly recruited a younger brother and asked him to inform his boss behind the scenes, 'Tenyasha' Don Quixote Doflamingo.
"Esdeath, freeze the entire venue and don't let anyone escape."
"Know."
"Crack, click..." The temperature in the venue dropped sharply, and the cold air came in. The entire outer wall of the venue was surrounded by ice. The door and surrounding walls were frozen together, and even the ceiling of the venue was frozen. There was also a thick layer of ice.
The knowledgeable person immediately shouted: "Devil fruit user!"
Some people who have read recent newspapers said: "This guy is the 'Ice Queen' Esdeath who defeated the Shichibukai!"
Good guy, unlike the people in the anime, except for Kidd and the people in Law's pirate group, no one in the venue knew the Straw Hats who captured Judiciary Island.
"Okay, none of you can run away now." Eric smiled and flashed to the stage in front.
"Bilibili" didn't even use any moves. An ordinary electric discharge electrocuted Disco into black humanoid charcoal.
"Yeah!" Many women inside, who had never seen a murder scene, screamed.
"Da da da" Several guys in full armor rushed over, guarding in front of the Tianlong people present.
Charma Kesheng was not afraid of Eric, because no one dared to take action against the Tianlong people. He said impatiently: "Hey, hey, hey! Do you know what will happen if you take action against me? How dare you do it in front of me... "
"Bang!" Eric really made full use of the thunder fruit's teleportation, flashed in front of Saint Chalmark, and cut off what he was saying with a slap.
It was also the first time for many people in the venue to see a man with a Tianlong hairstyle being whipped out while spinning in circles.
"...!" Everyone present except Eric's team was shocked.
"Charma Kesheng!" Only then did the armored guards of the Celestial Dragons react. Several people ran towards the direction where Charma Kesheng was sent flying, and several people attacked Eric.
"Bilibili" Another dazzling blue light flashed, and the armor and flesh of several people fused together due to the high temperature of thunder and lightning.
"I didn't accidentally injure anyone else so close to you. Your control ability has improved a lot." Esdeath nodded appreciatively.
"Kurumi, use your ability to absorb time!"
"Is it finally my turn~ Come on, City of Eating Time!" The black and red barrier passed through everyone present. The nobles who stood up fell to the ground weakly, and the people who were sitting also collapsed on their chairs.
"what happened?"
"Um...help..."
"Just take your time to be 'me'!"
Eric: "Krang San, use your clone to find all the money on them."
"Leave it to 'us'."
"No problem, 'me'."
"Roger, 'I'."
Many identical voices answered, making the people who were still conscious but unable to move even more frightened. Some women even started sobbing.
"Chitong, follow Perona to get the key and rescue those with slave collars."
Chitong nodded, "Yeah." Following Perona, who was floating in the air, she walked towards the backcourt.
Esdeath walked to Eric's side with her hands on her waist, "What should we do next?"
"What should I do?" Eric said with a smile: "Do you want to do it yourself to this Tianlong man, or do I do it?"
A strange red light flashed in Esdeath's eyes. Anyone who didn't know him would definitely be startled, but Eric was already used to it.
"Is it okay? I torture and torture him?"
"Of course, but because of this, you may be on the admiral's blacklist, and you may even be hunted by the admiral all the time, and it is no longer possible to hold the position of Shichibukai."
"I don't care about the Shichibukai, nor the general's pursuit. I only care about what you think of me." Esdeath's sudden direct attack caught Eric off guard.
Eric grinned, "I can't just let you take the responsibility. Naturally, I have a share in taking action against this Celestial Dragon."
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