Chapter 70 Burst the fruits, get it!
Before the official auction begins, there is a routine opening performance, which is a feast for the eyes of dancing.
As for how to describe the dance of the dancers?
I can only say that there can be a notebook here.
After a dance that made the body soft and firm, the chief auctioneer of the Don Quixote auction, a lady with beautiful long blond hair, mature body and creamy skin, walked onto the auction table and habitually took it. He struck the gavel three times, indicating that the auction had officially started.
But compared to the hot and glamorous opening dance, the first few auction items seem quite satisfactory.
Although the price was not low, it obviously failed to meet the ideal expectations.
The sixth auction item is a lead gray pocket watch.
The selling point of this pocket watch is that its outer case is painted with exquisite openwork reliefs of the Gothic castle. Bright and dazzling silver diamonds are inlaid on the castle to serve as windows, and the blank space on the upper left is embellished. There is a huge aquamarine glowing with faint blue light, like a bright moon in the night sky.
Out of personal preference, Adrian spent 830,000 Bailey to photograph it, and the auction process was still tepid.
But as time passed, the nobles and merchants also began to relax, lighting the fine tobacco, and the swirling smoke hovered around the stage, making the lights on the stage more and more blurred.
When Lot 23, a gorgeous turquoise ring was photographed by an unknown noble lady, there was a brief silence on the auction floor.
The beautiful female auctioneer stepped off the stage, and a middle-aged man with a wool-brimmed hat, two facial lines on his face, a red cloak, a beige vertical striped shirt, and red leather pants stepped onto the stage.
The cautious expression on the man's face and the slightly careful steps can all explain the weight of the wooden box in his hand.
"Good evening, guests, I am Diamanti, the cube cadre of the Don Quixote family."
The newcomer puts the wooden box in his hand on the auction table. After introducing himself, he opens the wooden box to reveal the true contents of the devil fruit inside.
"This is the last treasure of this auction. I believe that many people here came for it."
Diamanti looked down at the devil fruit in the wooden box, a flash of greed flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting.
If it hadn’t been for that he had already eaten a flying fruit, Diamanti said that he would ask for this powerful explosive fruit from Dover.
Unfortunately, no matter who it is, only one devil fruit can be eaten. This is a truth recognized by the world for 800 years!
"According to the information on the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book, this fruit is a superman-burst fruit. Now, gentlemen and ladies, you can say your quotation."
The first person to participate in the auction was not Adrian or Tommy, but an unknown middle-aged businessman.
"19 million Baileys!"
This number sounds quite imposing, but the voice of the rich businessmen is not loud, giving people a feeling of lack of confidence.
But the truth is also true.
Under normal circumstances, the price of a devil fruit will be around 100 million Baileys.
Only some fruits that have never released information or have very useless capabilities will sell for tens of millions or even lower prices.
But it is clear that the explosive fruits of the determined name and ability are obviously not in this category.
In this kind of top North Sea auction, the final transaction price of the Explosive Fruit will only be higher than 100 million Baileys, and will definitely not be between the ten million Baileys!
Sure enough, the quotations from everyone present soon covered the number of 1900w Bailey.
"Thirty Million Baileys..."
"Forty-three million Baileys..."
"Sixty-two million Baileys..."
When the auction price climbed to 60 million Baileys, the rate of quotations had begun to slow down significantly.
At this time, some really emboldened and capable ‘big guys’ have finally begun to take action.
"75 million Baileys!" A faint voice came from the second floor box. The voice was not loud, but it was full of flavors that belonged to me.
"86 million Baileys!" followed, a voice that was not weak at all, instantly raising the price by more than 10 million.
"87 million Baileys..." This is an offer from the first floor. It only adds one million Baileys, which is also the lowest additional bid price, which is obviously the limit.
"Ninety-nine million Baileys!" Another auctioneer called out the price.
At this moment, Adrian reached out and patted Tommy Shelby on the shoulder, “It’s time to make a quotation. The price starts at 120 million Baileys.”
Hearing this, Tommy did not hesitate and raised a placard to offer.
In addition to the huge profits from arms sales with players during this period, Tommy also drew out most of the liquidity of Shelby and the Razor Party.
Originally, Tommy did this only to start business with the Don Quixote family in Beihai.
But spending money on increasing their own strength, in Tommy’s view, is also an extremely correct choice.
What's more, participating in the auction was also approved by Your Excellency Bai Youling!
After Tommy made the offer, the owner of the most central box on the second floor finally quoted the price.
"One hundred and forty million Pele!"
Tommy did not hesitate to add another ten million. At this moment, only he and the owner of the box on the second floor were participating in the bidding in the entire auction floor.
The persistence of the two parties continued until Tommy reported the figure of 230 million Baileys, and the owner of the box on the second floor stopped bidding.
Tommy wiped a handful of fine sweat from his forehead, his face flushed, and his whole body trembled with excitement. When did he have the dream experience of spending hundreds of millions of Baileys on an impulse like today?
As Diamanti’s auction hammer fell, this auction officially ended.
After waiting for the rest of the guests to exit in an orderly manner, the ‘Cube’ of the Don Quixote family personally brought the wooden box containing the popped fruits. At the same time, Tommy also handed the suitcase with the huge amount of Pele to Diamanti.
Pay the money with one hand, deliver the goods with the other hand, and clear both the money and the goods.
Diamanti stood there, observed a little, and handed the box to Adrian.
"I will eat it now," Adrian pushed the box in front of Tommy naturally, "better not left at all."
Diamanti showed a slightly surprised expression on his face. He, who is already a capable person, still can't forget the disgusting smell of flying fruits into his mouth that day.
Doesn’t the devil fruit take effect at the first click of the entrance? How can anyone in the world want to eat all such disgusting things?
Tommy nodded, took a deep breath, opened the wooden box, took out the popped fruit, and bit down.
His expression turned into iron cyan, but he still resisted the nausea and ate up the remaining flesh little by little.
Adrian asked: "Do you feel your own changes?"
"Yes, I feel a novel force being generated." Tommy nodded, he stretched out his hand, held the teacup on the table, and activated his abilities.
Boom Ka——
There was a harsh crackling sound, accompanied by fire and smoke, the porcelain tea cup was blown to pieces in an instant.
"It seems to be genuine." Adrian nodded in satisfaction.
Immediately after, he looked at Diamanti, the ‘square cadre’ of the Don Quixote family, with a narrow smile.
"My personal affairs are over, let’s talk about business now.
"I want to get to know the Don Quixote who fell from the Holy Land to the mortal world and was pushed into **** by a few villains. Mr. Diamanti, I wonder if you would like to introduce him?"
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(End of this chapter)