Charles took out the invitation he bought from the Skeleton Woman and walked in.
There is a lot of space inside the wooden boat, but the furnishings are simple. In front of the chairs where the guests sit is a simple stage covered with a blood-red carpet.
The pirates naturally had no etiquette. Some drank and ate soothing fruits, and some even greedily inhaled various powders. The stuffy air of the auction was mixed with various smells.
Among the pirate leaders who were whispering to each other, Charles seemed a little abrupt standing alone.
Charles did not let Odric in. The pirates inside were all of high rank, and he was afraid that some people would see that he was a vampire and cause trouble.
As the crowd slowly gathered, the bright oil lamps around were dimmed to the lowest setting. "Pop!" A bright light shone onto the stage.
A dwarf in exaggerated clothing jumped out, "Welcome everyone to the 157th auction of Sodom! There are many good things today! Are the echoes in your pockets ready?"
The scene was very quiet, and few of the pirates below even looked at him.
The dwarf didn't care at all, he clapped his hands with a smile. "Next, please welcome our noble, respected, and invincible king."
As soon as the dwarf finished speaking, the light on his body shone directly towards the hatch next to him.
A bloated fat man weighing at least one ton was pushed out on a wooden cart. His extremely greasy face was covered with pustules of various sizes, and his belly almost hung to the ground. The king of Sodom looked incredibly ugly.
"Wang" ignored the customers' seats. His attention was entirely focused on the mountains of meat piled up on both sides of the wooden cart.
Charles felt nauseous just by looking at the king swallowing food with his rotten teeth open. To be honest, the king's appearance was very different from what he had imagined.
But the other pirates didn't think so. They stood up one after another and saluted the "king".
The "king" didn't say anything. He just waved his greasy fat hands around and the dwarf continued.
The beam of light hit the dwarf again. He bowed deeply in the direction of the king and announced loudly: The auction begins now! The first item is a woman! "
The cloth behind the dwarf was pulled up, and a wandering girl in a gorgeous dress was pushed up.
"Everyone, this is not just a simple toy. She is the daughter of Governor He Fangdao who disappeared not long ago! Anyone who buys her can cut off some things every day and constantly threaten Governor He Fangdao! Everyone, watch! This is not just a woman, this is a cash cow!! The starting bid is 500,000, and the bid will increase by 100,000. Now! This captain bids 1 million! 2 million! Okay! 6 million! "
Charles didn't pay attention to the pirates' price. His attention was all on the king. He had clues to the surface of the sea, and he kept thinking about how to get the sea chart from him.
At this time, the governor's daughter was bought by a pirate. She walked down the stage with a sad face, and no one noticed that this woman was getting closer and closer to the "king".
Just when she was three meters away from "Wang", her tearful face suddenly became ferocious. She quickly pulled out a pistol from under her ruffled skirt with her left hand and frantically pulled the trigger at "Wang".
"Bang bang bang!" The bullets hit the fat of "Wang", and the splattered blood was mixed with beige fat.
"Puff" a large abscess on Wang's face burst, and a palm-sized insect similar to a facehugger pounced on the woman with an afterimage. The next second, the sound of flesh tearing was heard, and the headless corpse fell straight to the ground.
After several seconds, the dwarf on the stage hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Haha, another fearless guy having wild ideas. Praise our king! Our king is invincible! Now let's move on to the second auction!!"
Charles watched the worm on the ground shrink back into the abscess of the "king" again, and knew in his heart that the being who could rule the entire Sodom could not be a fool.
He was sure that this king had not used even a little bit of his strength, and his true strength was definitely terrifying.
Soon Charles thought of himself. The other party was so powerful, how could he get information from him
Communication? Charles gave up this option first. The other party didn't seem to be a good person to talk to. What's more, what the skeleton woman said was right. He would never tell others about this monopoly business.
The enemy was much stronger than him, and had more people than him. It was impossible to defeat them by force, so Charles was caught in a dilemma.
Until the auction was about to end, Charles still hadn't thought of a solution. He looked at the fat man who was still swallowing meat in the distance, feeling a little annoyed.
"Ahem." A cough interrupted Charles' gaze. "Don't stare at the king so closely. He will think this is a provocation to him."
Charles turned his head and when he saw the white triangle on the man's forehead, he was so shocked that he almost stood up.
Charles looked at this believer of the Church of Light with hostility in his eyes. "I'm not dead, are you surprised, Sonny?"
Who knew that the believer would show a very surprised expression on his face. "Sonny? Sorry, I'm not familiar with him. He is a fundamentalist, and I am a Protestant."
Charles had a look of doubt on his face, not quite sure what this guy was up to.
"Don't doubt that I'm deceiving you. You know, we, the followers of the Sun God Cult, never lie."
Charles then put his worries aside. It was indeed true. As far as he knew, once the followers of the Sun God Cult completed the ritual, they would lose their fear and the ability to conceal.
He carefully looked at the appearance of the believer in front of him. This guy was about 60 years old, an old man with white hair, a pair of small round glasses on his nose, and a yellow robe. Judging from his appearance alone, he looked somewhat kind.
"I am Kede, a saint of the Sun God Church. Captain Charles, nice to meet you."
A thought flashed through Charles' mind, and he suddenly remembered that Sonny had gotten rid of him in order to come to Sodom to kill believers of other sects. Could it be that this guy was the one he wanted to get rid of
"you know me?"
Ke De smiled. "Haha, of course I know you. When you said in the Explorers Association that you wanted to find the Land of Light, we got the news. Captain Charles, can we chat?"
Charles' heart was moved. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This guy might be useful. "Okay, come to my ship."
(End of this chapter)