Chapter 47:
Seeing that this was actually a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit,
the VIPs below the stage immediately began shouting out prices they could accept.
"I bid 210 million Berries!"
"Adding just 10 million—you have the nerve to open your mouth?!"
"I bid 250 million Berries!"
"Everyone, how about giving the Mad Lion Pirates some face?"
"I bid 300 million Berries!"
"Heh, Mad Lion Pirates? More like Sick Cat Pirates!"
"350 million!"
As the VIPs kept raising their bids one after another,
the price of this Paramecia-type Heat-Heat Fruit began climbing steadily.
The female auctioneer on stage took in the entire scene.
A satisfied smile appeared on her face.
The bidding only slowed down when the price reached 500 million Berries.
Just when everyone thought the fruit would stop at around 550 million,
a calm voice suddenly rang out across the entire auction hall.
"I bid 600 million Berries!"
The moment Vilin's words fell,
the whole venue fell instantly silent.
Then it exploded into an uproar.
In the third-floor VIP box,
Vilin watched the scene without the slightest concern.
His gaze had long been fixed on this Devil Fruit.
Paramecia-type Heat-Heat Fruit.
Vilin felt this was a severely underrated Devil Fruit.
In his opinion, it was an extremely strong counter to both the Magma-Magma Fruit and the Ice-Ice Fruit.
Because once this fruit fell into the hands of someone with powerful physique,
they could raise their body temperature to tens of thousands of degrees Celsius without limit.
If the Heat-Heat Fruit faced the Magma-Magma Fruit,
the power of the Magma Fruit would be weakened or even suppressed.
Because when magma's temperature no longer posed a threat,
it would be very difficult to injure an opponent with just its explosive force.
Most importantly, the upper limit of the Heat-Heat Fruit depended entirely on the user's strength.
It could be said to be a Devil Fruit with an extremely high ceiling and an equally low floor.
Seeing no one else raised the price,
the sexy auctioneer had no choice but to knock down her small wooden gavel.
With the gavel striking the auction table,
it declared that this Devil Fruit had been won by Vilin.
"Congratulations to the guest in VIP Box No. 4 for obtaining this Paramecia-type Heat-Heat Fruit!"
With the Heat-Heat Fruit now in Vilin's possession,
the auctioneer soon brought out another Devil Fruit.
Seeing how strong this auction house's lineup was, Vilin watched with interest.
The beautiful auctioneer turned and took a Devil Fruit handed to her by a maid.
She held the banana-shaped Devil Fruit in her hand and displayed it to the VIPs all around.
Then, unhurriedly, she revealed a charming smile to the audience and said:
"This fruit is an Zoan-type Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, Model: Soft Rabbit."
"This is also a very good Devil Fruit. Starting bid: 100 million Berries."
"Any interested distinguished guests, please bid."
"What kind of attack power can a rabbit have?!"
"Isn't this just a trash fruit?"
"Heh, even dogs wouldn't buy it."
Seeing no one bidding,
Vilin casually won it for 200 million Berries.
He was quite satisfied with this fruit.
Just from the name, he knew its flexibility would definitely be extremely high.
After all the Devil Fruits prepared for this auction had been sold,
the female auctioneer clapped her jade hands.
Soon the VIPs in attendance let out gasps of shock.
Because they saw a group of beautiful female slaves being brought onto the auction stage.
Seeing these women with exceptional looks and temperament,
a wave of exclamations swept through the room.
Watching this scene, Vilin couldn't help but frown.
Rouge, Annie, and Olvia spoke at the same time:
"Vilin, please save these poor girls!"
Vilin immediately agreed to their request.
Even without their urging, Vilin would have saved these female slaves anyway.
Seeing the atmosphere reach a fever pitch,
the female auctioneer playfully winked at the audience before announcing:
"The first slave is this beautiful red-haired little sister."
"She was once the princess of the Bordeaux Kingdom!"
"Anyone interested can bid on her~!"
"After all, having a princess as your slave—think of the face you'd gain!"
With that, she flicked her long hair and leaned forward, striking a seductive pose.
Seeing a pitiful princess in chains,
the entire venue instantly ignited.
Many nobles and wealthy merchants wanted to have a princess as their slave.
Just imagining a normally lofty princess kneeling before them, wagging her tail and begging,
filled them with dark satisfaction.
Evelyn seemed to foresee her fate.
Despair filled her heart.
The nearby slaves watched the crying Evelyn and seemed to feel the same.
They all looked on sadly as this little sister was sold.
Thinking of the fate awaiting them,
all the female slaves couldn't help but sob.
The VIPs sitting around saw the group of beautiful slaves showing such pitiful expressions.
Instead of sympathy, they became even more excited.
"This Bordeaux Kingdom princess Evelyn is now open for bidding!"
"Starting bid: 100 million Berries!"
As the female auctioneer's words fell,
many wealthy nobles immediately began bidding fiercely.
"I bid 150 million Berries!"
"I just happen to be missing a slave with status."
"I bid 200 million Berries!"
"This red-haired little chick's pitiful look excites me too much."
"I must win her!"
Soon Princess Evelyn's price soared to 500 million Berries.
Even at such a high price,
it couldn't stop these nobles' determination to win this princess.
Vilin thought for a moment and decided not to bid.
He was a pirate, not a fool with endless money.
Rouge and the other three women heard Vilin's words and agreed with his thinking.
If Vilin tried to buy all the slaves here, he'd go bankrupt.
Vilin looked at the dozen or so female slaves on the auction stage.
He secretly controlled plants to emerge from the floor and sprayed some plant seeds onto the bodies of these slaves.
After finishing this,
Vilin continued watching the frenzied auction.
In the end, this princess was bought by a wealthy merchant for 400 million Berries.
The second female slave turned out to be a silver-haired woman from the Longleg Tribe.
When Vilin saw her pair of straight, long, slender legs and explosive figure,
even his heart pounded uncontrollably.
Vilin swore he must save this woman and have her join his family.
Sure enough,
when the woman's full appearance was revealed,
everyone in attendance stood up excitedly.
Their eyes burned with heat as they looked at her.
In the end, this Longleg beauty fetched a staggering 600 million Berries.
She was ultimately bought by a noble who showed a lewd grin.
Next came a Fish-Man girl, a Mink girl, and even a woman from the Snow Woman tribe.
This truly opened Vilin's eyes.
Even Rouge and the other three women were captivated by the charm of these rare races.
Now Vilin finally understood why the slave trade in the One Piece world was so rampant.
The profits involved were simply enormous.
However, Vilin still felt strong disgust toward the slave trade.
Rouge and the other two women seemed to sense Vilin's anger.
They all tightly gripped Vilin's hand as if only this could calm his rage.
Vilin finally took a deep breath and slowly calmed down.
In the end, after all the female slaves had been auctioned off,
the auction came to a complete close.
But for Vilin, this matter was far from over.
That night,
a noble was pulling the chain around Evelyn's neck, dragging her toward the luxury hotel he had booked.
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