days in the world of pirates

Golden City is both a city-state and an island.

Of course, it is still a boat in the end...

Big Tezolo!

This name is not creative at all, it is as inferior as the name of a good-looking general in the Navy.

The entire ship is ten kilometers long and about 6 kilometers wide at its widest point. The ship is pulled by two huge pilot turtles.

Well, the location of the Golden City is not static.

Occasionally it will move its position. After all, the climate of the sea, especially the climate of the New World, is complex and changeable, and it needs to deal with this situation.

However, they are generally fixed in a certain sea area and will not appear rashly on other people's territory.

It is easy to cause misunderstandings, and in serious cases it may lead to war.

Golden City has the world’s most luxurious hotels…

——Golden King Hotel!

It is located in the high-end VIP area of ​​the city and is the only eight-star hotel in the world. The entire hotel is built entirely of gold.

The gold used to build this hotel alone could buy many countries.

The guests who can stay in this hotel are either rich or expensive, or they are world-famous pirates. Most people can't afford it.

The price of an ordinary room here for one night may be enough for a civilian family to live for several months.

The Golden King Hotel is the most central area of ​​the city.

The auction held this time was different from the past. It was not held in a general area outside, but was held here.

In other words, ordinary people are not qualified to enter here at all.

This excludes some people who want to fish in troubled waters but do not have enough strength. Even pirates need sufficient strength and identity.

In addition, there are all the major dark forces in the world, nobles of various countries, and big businessmen.

The auction was transformed from an exclusive theater in the hotel, which can accommodate up to 800 people.

800 people may not seem like a lot, but if you think about the place where the theater is located, you will know that the number of people is actually much larger than imagined.

In fact, there are many poor people in this world, and there are far more rich people than imagined.

Those who have no money really have no money, and those who have money really have money!

This is not surprising. It is even more exaggerated than Mawson's previous life. About 5% of the people in this world own at least 95% of the world's wealth.

One Tezzolo alone owns almost 20% of the world's circulating Baileys, which shows how exaggerated this number is.

Therefore, the reason why most ordinary people become pirates is not because of the illusory ONEPIECE and the more illusory so-called freedom of dreams of men, but simply because they can't survive and can only go to sea to make a fortune.

If you lose, you will lose your life. Anyway, it will not be worse than before. If you win the bet, you can at least survive.

Since the day before yesterday, Baccarat, Tezzolo's deputy, has been basically greeting big shots from all over the world, mainly the New World, at the port.

The Golden City has a special record book to record the powerful figures, nobles, forces, etc. in the world. These are all VIPs of the Golden City.

But in fact, not every VIP customer is qualified to be received by Baccarat. For example, in the original plot, the Straw Hats, who are big pirates with a reward of more than one billion, are certainly eligible.

And there is also Tezzolo's calculation in this.

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The auction has begun.

At this time, everything that should come has already come.

Naturally, Baccarat led everyone to enter the venue in an orderly manner. Each person entering the venue would naturally have different numbers assigned to them based on their respective levels in the Golden City.

In such an occasion, no one would make trouble. Even if there was a situation where the number plate did not match the identity, they could only endure it. No one who could enter here was a fool.

With such a large number of people present, Baccarat alone was naturally not enough. In addition to her, there were 30 beautiful young maids in neat dresses.

As the police officer of Golden City, Mr. Tanaka also followed with dozens of security forces to maintain order.

The theater is divided into two floors: upper and lower.

There are only nine compartments in the upper level, and those who can be invited here are all the top forces in the world.

In the past, there would be a lot of space here, but today it is not enough.

Too many people came!

There are too many people with good backgrounds, and no matter how the arrangement is arranged, there are actually many complaints from other people.

There is still a quarter of an hour before the official start at three o'clock.

The auction house, which can accommodate 800 people, is already full. The stage at the front has been remodeled, and the center position has been changed into a golden auction stage.

Well, pure gold!

In fact, many parts, including the majority of the auction house, are made of pure gold, giving off an evil aura of krypton gold everywhere.

I don’t know how many people are complaining crazily in their hearts, jealous, and secretly hating why the person who owns this place is not them.

Of course, there are also many pirates with fierce gleams in their eyes, obviously having some bad intentions.

The auction has not officially started yet, and many people below are whispering to each other.

On the central stage, reporters from major news agencies around the world kept flashing their cameras to record the scenes in front of them.

Several of the world's top newspapers all have branches in Golden City.

This is perfectly normal.

As the largest entertainment city in the world today, Golden City has all kinds of news happening here basically every day, and many large newspaper groups have branches here.

"This is another big news. It seems that the attraction of the natural dark fruits to these big shots cannot be underestimated. Look over there, the famous Cambis Pirates of the New World are coming. That one is theirs.

Captain 'Bloodhand' Vlad Gambis has a bounty of 250 million."

"Hey, 'Bloody Hand' Gambis is not a big shot this time. You can tell by looking at their positions."

"Yes, there are a lot of big shots here this time. Look at the cubicle on the left side of the second floor, which is the most famous loan shark king in the underground world. Field, the cubicle next to him is the largest organ in the underground world.

The dealer Jigula is the king of the underworld."

"I didn't expect that all these underground kings would take action because of this fruit. You know, they generally won't leave their nests easily."

None of them deliberately lowered their voices, but there was no need to worry about being overheard in this messy auction house.

Another reporter from another newspaper joined the group chat.

"Some people also arrived at the Supernova in the name of the world some time ago. The one over there is 'Hai Ming' Apu, and the one over there is 'Magician' Hawkins. These are not good friends."

"It's not just them. Look at the cubicle on the right over there. The one wearing the spotted velvet hat is King Shichibukai, the 'Surgeon of Death' Trafalgar Law.

During this period of time, quite a few pirate groups have been wiped out by His Highness the Shichibukai, and many of them have a bounty of over 100 million."

"The one near the middle with the pineapple head and eyes is the current vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, 'Phoenix' Marco, and he actually came over too."

"Hey, I also heard news that the most powerful general in the navy, Admiral Moson, has also arrived in the Golden City. I don't know if this news is accurate."

"Oh? You heard it too. I also got the news before, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. It would be even more lively if General Moson also appeared here. That Your Excellency is not a person who likes to abide by the rules."

"I had a feeling there was going to be big news!"

"Pooh!"

"Does this have to be a premonition? If General Mawson appears, there will definitely be real big news. This is your Excellency who is already capable of making big news."

"I am somewhat looking forward to the appearance of General Mawson."

"+1."

Wow~~

After the words fell, many reporters became even more excited.

To be honest, even if this place is the only neutral country in the world right now, no one knows whether Mawson will cause trouble if he appears here.

They are in the news media and know Mawson very well.

What can be compared with your appearance is his strength and extraordinary willfulness.

The so-called willfulness means not being constrained by rules.

A corner of the seat.

‘Hai Ming’ Apu was placed next to Hawkins. They had dealt with each other in the Shampoo Islands, but of course they both disliked each other more.

Although Apu has been playing music since he was a child, he does not have the temperament of an ordinary musician. Instead, he feels that his keys have the illusion of becoming a keyboard.

This is actually a keyboard warrior.

Hawkins ignored Apu who was provoking and mocking him. He took out his fortune-telling cards and prepared to divine for himself.

Although he has been doing divination every day these days, the results are often different.

The divination cards kept changing positions in the air, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

Shortly after.

He picked up the two cards in the middle, opened them and looked at them himself.

Muttered to himself: "Has the chance of death changed from 50% to 70%? It seems that there have been some changes that I don't know about, but the chance of getting the Dark Fruit is still zero, so this has not changed."

"Then, we should consider how to escape later."

After saying that, ignoring Apu who was chattering beside him, he opened the divination card again.

This is about divination on how to escape to find the 30% way out!

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"Don't worry, Mr. Morson, the room where the auction items are placed is fully enclosed. Most of the auction items this time are also placed here. Only Mr. Tanaka can enter and exit. He will take them out during the auction. It will be absolutely safe if placed here."

Before the auction, according to the situation discussed at the beginning, the fruit was temporarily handed over to Golden City for safekeeping. Mr. Tanaka would take it out at the auction and Mawson would bid.

When the time comes, the fruit will naturally return to Mawson's hands.

Mohsen nodded.

Strictly speaking, this Devil Fruit doesn't belong to him yet, but no one cares about it!

The businessman who was lucky enough to get this fruit was actually qualified to meet and trade directly with Mawson, and Mawson's offer would definitely satisfy him.

It's a pity that he didn't know that he had messed up the matter.

Mawson already knew all the lots in this auction, and there were one or two that he was interested in, and he was going to take them in the normal way.

The Dark Fruit is naturally the highlight of this auction.

Mr. Tanaka took the box containing the Dark Fruit and disappeared under the floor. Mawson looked away.

Tezzolo stood up and said goodbye to Mawson. The auction was hosted by him. The official start time was getting closer, and he still needed to prepare for some time.

Only Moson and... were left in the room, holding ramen and smiling non-stop.

This was his extra meal in case he ran out of energy when he really wanted to take action later.

Mawson thinks he is just greedy!

"I heard that a lot of big shots are coming this time. Let's go and meet them..."

"After all, I don't know how many people have become a thing of the past after this time."