"I-it's going to sink!"
"Monster!"
Chaos reigned on the deck.
Vladimir ignored all of this. His head plunged into the storage room of the merchant ship, and he was immediately attracted by several boxes.
With a hook of his dragon claw, the iron locks on the boxes were broken, and the opened boxes were filled with gold, silver, jewels, and various gems.
"Good stuff!"
Vladimir's eyes lit up. Without thinking, he opened his dragon mouth and bit down on a treasure chest. At the same time, his two dragon claws were not idle, grabbing two boxes left and right.
The next moment, he twisted his body, and his whole person directly broke through the hull and returned to the sea.
"Shakuyaku Lord Guardian!" Shakuyaku exclaimed.
On the side, the Empress frowned slightly, always feeling that something was wrong.
This premonition was fulfilled the next second.
Vladimir waved his tail and quickly fled, with no intention of turning back.
"Little Empress, this dragon won't play with you anymore. I'm taking the treasure. Goodbye, see you again if fate wills, hahaha!"
With a loud laugh, the sea dragon quickly withdrew.
"Lord Guardian!" A group of women called out blankly.
"This dragon is not any Guardian Deity. Thank you for these days. Bye-bye."
The voice gradually faded away, and in a few blinks of an eye, even the shadow could not be seen.
This time, not only the Kuja Pirates, but even the survivors on the merchant ship were stunned.
Only the Empress's face turned green and white, and finally turned into a burst of shame and anger.
"Bastard! I will not forgive you! To the ends of the earth, I will chase you down, pull out your dragon tendons, and skin your dragon hide!"
...
Vladimir was very happy now. He had robbed the Heavenly Tribute, but the Empress was taking the blame. It would be difficult to find trouble with him, although he was not afraid of trouble.
It wasn't until the evening that Vladimir carried a large bag of gold, silver, and jewels ashore.
He chose the Sabaody Archipelago as the place to sell the stolen goods. This place was a mixed bag, with black forces all over the place. It was estimated that no one would have thought that he had just robbed the Celestial Dragon's ship and, in the blink of an eye, went to the Celestial Dragon's backyard to sell the stolen goods.
At this moment, in a VIP room, an old man wearing glasses was carefully staring at the jewelry on the table.
"T-this is... the super green agate from the crown of the 13th King of the Kingdom in the North Sea when he was crowned? This is worth at least 80 million Berries!"
Next to the old man, a man in a suit, his eyes shining, pointed to another item and asked, "What about this dagger?"
"This is a golden dagger forged by a national-level blacksmith in the Kingdom in the South Sea. There are only ten of them in the world, worth 50 million Berries!"
"What about this?" The man in the suit asked excitedly again.
"This is?" The appraiser, Mr. Old Man, was suspicious for a while, and then said excitedly, "Could this be the specialty of Ice Island, Ice Silk? According to rumors, clothes made of this silk will not feel hot when worn in summer. This big bag is at least ten years' worth of production!"
After a pause, he looked at the person opposite him, who was wearing a cloak and drinking black tea, with suspicion.
"These are Celestial Dragon special products. Sir, where are you from?"
"What do you care where I'm from? How much money?" Vladimir said calmly, "Don't tell me you also have things you dare not sell."
Before the appraiser could speak, the man in the suit preemptively said, "How could we? Guest, you're thinking too much. We never ask about the source. As long as it's brought here, it's a tradable item."
"I like straightforward people like you." Vladimir chuckled and said, "I'll sell everything here to you. Calculate the total price."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The man in the suit grinned and began to calculate.
There were a lot of things in this big bag, and each one was very precious. At least a few million, and the top ones could even reach hundreds of millions.
However, in fact, Vladimir had only taken out half of it, and he still had half left, which he didn't take out to sell.
It took a full half an hour for the total price to be calculated.
The man in the suit said respectfully, "Guest, the total number of goods you have taken out is 29, and the total value is 595 million. We'll round it up for you, for a total of 600 million Berries. Do you want cash, or a bankbook?"
600 million!
Even though he was mentally prepared, Vladimir couldn't help but be shocked.
He could earn 600 million Berries just by robbing one ship. The Heavenly Tribute merchant ships were too rich!
Moreover, this was only half of it. If all of it was brought to sell, it would probably exceed 1 billion.
Thinking of this, Vladimir felt a little helpless instead.
With such a large amount, even if it was paper money, it would take six boxes, which would be too eye-catching to take out.
"A bankbook. 100 million in cash, and 500 million in the bankbook."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
After a moment, the man in the suit handed the things to Vladimir, and then handed over a golden card, "This is our auction house's VIP card. With this card, you can enjoy a 5% discount."
Vladimir took it and looked at it a few times. This card was golden, at least the surface was gold-plated.
The man in the suit continued, "In fact, our auction house will have a large auction tomorrow. If you're interested, you can come and take a look."
"What things are going to be auctioned?" Vladimir's heart stirred, and he asked calmly, "Are there any Devil Fruits?"
"Devil Fruits?" The man in the suit was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Yes, there's only one. Because you're a VIP, I'll tell you directly. I can also tell you that the starting price is 100 million Berries."
"100 million?"
Vladimir thought for a moment, and then smiled, "I see. I'll come and take a look tomorrow. Well, I'm leaving."
Carrying 600 million Berries, Vladimir also had a little confidence. He would take down that Devil Fruit tomorrow and unlock the third transformation!.
Vladimir sold the stolen goods and got 600 million Berries, and he also learned that there would be a Devil Fruit auction at the auction house tomorrow. It could be said that it was a double blessing.
The starting price was 100 million Berries. The transaction price would probably be uncontrollable at that time. Vladimir was not sure that 600 million would definitely be enough to take it down.
If something unexpected happened, he would have to think of other ways, such as directly snatching it from the buyer.
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