The auction house in Black Flame City is a cylindrical building with a diameter of hundreds of meters and the highest point exceeding thirty meters. Its decoration style is the same as that of the entire Black Flame City, dark and solid.
After entering the gate and walking through a series of corridors, Nicole Robin and Coles finally arrived at the inner center of the auction hall.
As the vice president of Baroque Works, Nicole Robin naturally has an exclusive auction seat. The location is different from the long rows of seats on the ground floor, but a specially built high-platform seat.
At the invitation of Nicole Robin, Coles sat down here.
Coles sat on the soft sofa with his hands crossed, looking at the scene being prepared at the auction table below, feeling a little bit of anticipation in his heart.
Auction.
This is his first time participating.
He didn't know what would be auctioned next, but if there was something that interested him, he might try to participate in the auction.
Around the semicircular auction table were circles of seats arranged in a radial ring, and sitting on them were powerful criminals.
Not long.
A man in a black tuxedo and a monocle on his face stepped onto the auction stage.
The lights high above the auction hall immediately gathered on the auctioneer, creating a sense of mystery for him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Black Flame City's monthly auction. Today's auction is different from the previous ones because this time there is a rare devil fruit that everyone is looking forward to."
"You guys, are you ready to start?"
The auctioneer spoke passionately, and after stirring up everyone's emotions, he came to the table next to him where the items were placed and lifted the red cloth.
On the auction block.
A dark red potion appeared!
The auctioneer held up a loudspeaker and said, "First, the first item is the transformation potion from Germa 66."
"After injecting this medicine, a person's weak body can instantly become as strong as a superman. Of course, the success rate is only 70%, but it is still extremely rare."
"The minimum price for this item is 5 million Baileys. Bidding begins now."
The Kingdom of Germa is unique in the world and has no fixed name for a country on the sea or territory.
Almost all the citizens of Germa are men, and they are all soldiers. They form the army Germa 66 that scares the world. The pinnacle of the country and the army is the Vinsmoke Family.
This country is basically made up of cyborgs and assassins, and its current ruler, Vinsmoke Judge, was once a colleague of Vegapunk.
The transformation potion of Germa 66 is something that some people are very eager for.
Coles thought quickly.
He remembered that there was a record in the Black Flame City's information that the Dark World was also connected to the Black Flame City. Now that the other party was able to produce the transformation potion of Germa 66, it seemed that the two sides did have contact.
Nico Robin on the side was also lost in thought, and it was obvious that she knew something about Germa.
As the auction begins.
The auction price of this Germa 66 transformation potion continues to rise.
"7 million Baileys!"
"8 million Baileys!"
"10 million..."
In the end, this Germa 66 transformation potion was bought for 15 million Beli by a man in a black robe that concealed his body.
Soon after, several more items were brought up for auction, including a good knife, a sophisticated pistol, and some strange items.
Most people don't take this seriously. They all come here to wait for the devil fruit and don't care much about these things.
Two items covered with red cloth were placed on the auction table. The auctioneer slightly adjusted his monocle and then lifted the red cloth again.
“The second to last lot to go up for auction.”
"A rare twin gem, 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'Eternal Forest'."
When Coles looked over, he saw two gems on the auction table with the same shape and craftsmanship but different colors.
The two gems are oval in shape, one is as deep as the sea, and the other is as green as the forest!
The purity of the gemstone is very high.
Combined with the inlay craftsmanship, it is clear that this is no ordinary gem.
"The Deep Blue Sea and the Eternal Forest!" Nico Robin looked a little surprised.
"You know?" Coles asked.
Nico Robin nodded slightly and explained, "I saw in a book before that this pair of gems was made by a top craftsman. They are very valuable and are known as dazzling gems!"
"Now, decades have passed, and I didn't expect that these two gems would fall into the hands of Black Flame City."
However, Nico Robin was a little confused.
Although this pair of gems is precious, they should not be very attractive to the people present. Why did the auction house take them out
Coles' eyes kept looking at the dazzling pair of gems on the auction table below. After thinking for a moment, he decided to buy them.
After this mission, he would be able to return to the East China Sea on vacation, and his sister's fourteenth birthday was not far away.
I didn't have any birthday gifts prepared, and the "Eternal Forest" seemed to be a good choice as a gift for my sister.
"You are interested." Nicole Robin asked when she saw Coles was interested.
Coles nodded.
Meanwhile, at the auction table below, the auctioneer finished introducing the pair of gems and began to announce.
"Alright, the auction of these rare gemstones will start at a low price of 100 million berries. Each bid must be no less than 10 million berries. Let's start now."
Just after the host's voice fell.
At the auction table, a man dressed like an aristocrat immediately started shouting out the price.
"One hundred million Baileys."
Not far away, there was also a man in a tall hat who also shouted the same price: "One hundred and ten million Baileys."
"One hundred and twenty million Baileys."
"One hundred and thirty million Baileys."
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Coles was a little surprised.
He thought that everyone here was a group of criminals who loved chaos, but he didn't expect that there would be people who would be interested in and bid for the pair of gems.
In just a short moment, the price of this pair of gems is about to exceed 200 million Baileys.
Coles was not standing idly by and also joined the bidding for the pair of gems.
"Three hundred million!"
The field fell into silence for a moment.
Three hundred million Baileys is a high price!
You should know that the most precious wood, Adam tree, is only worth 200 million Baileys in the black market.
Although double gems are rare, their value is basically between 100 million and 200 million berries, and the price of 300 million berries is far beyond that.
But Coles didn't care about any of that; he just needed to get a picture of the pair of gems!
The two people who were originally bidding below were stunned.
They were originally just trying to hype up the atmosphere for the final auction of the devil fruit, but they didn't expect that someone would actually buy this pair of gems.
After the two exchanged glances, neither of them bid again.
The pair of gems was eventually bought by Coles for 300 million sterling.
The auctioneer asked the staff to send the two gems down, and then held a loudspeaker and spoke in an exaggerated tone to create a strong sense of anticipation.
"What an unexpected price! The second-to-last lot, the twin gems 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'Eternal Forest', sold for 300 million Baileys. So how much can our last twin devil fruits sell for?"
Double Devil Fruit
Hearing the auctioneer's words, the people who came to the auction were shocked and started talking about it.
"Double Devil Fruits? Is that true?"
"It's hard to believe that there are actually two devil fruits up for auction this time!"
"This is a big deal from Black Flame City!"
Nico Robin's expression changed slightly, and she whispered, "Two devil fruits, it seems the money I brought is not enough!"
Coles was drinking coconut juice given by the auction house, and was a little surprised. Black Flame City actually took out two devil fruits for auction
On the auction table.
Two exquisite jade boxes were carried up by the staff, and then the auctioneer opened them under the expectant gaze of everyone.
Card!
A banana appeared in everyone's sight, but the color of the banana was red, and there were strange patterns unique to the devil fruit on it.
Then, the second jade box was opened, revealing an oval Hami melon. This Hami melon was purple in color and had the same strange curved pattern on it.
It really is a devil fruit!
And there are two of them!
Most of the people in the auction hall were excited, with longing in their eyes, if this wasn’t the Black Flame Queen’s Black Flame City.
Maybe they would just rob it by their own means!
The auctioneer looked at the crowd and shouted enthusiastically, "Okay, everyone, I won't say much about the effects of the devil fruit. As long as you eat it, the eater will gain the power of a devil.
This time, because the two devil fruits are being auctioned together, the starting price is 200 million Baileys, and each bid increase must not be less than 10 million Baileys. "
"Start now!"
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