One Piece: The Magician

Chapter 269 Carlo Auction House

After paying an objective amount of tip, Sherlock also learned a lot about the "talent trading market" from the clever waiter.Fastest update

Although the world government has ordered a ban on human trafficking, in fact, this ugly trade has been continuing secretly.

Hannabal, the penguin's base in the first half of the Great Line, is one of them.

Shylock had never been exposed to the slave trade when he was in the East China Sea, and he, a relatively conscientious profiteer, was not very interested in this kind of black trade.But out of curiosity about unknown things, a certain glasses still planned to go to the so-called talent trading market to find out.

Carlo Auction House, located on the most expensive street in the wealthy area of ​​East Island, is one of the Oswald family's many properties on the island.

According to the waiter, this is the largest auction house in Hannabal, and it is also the largest slave auction house. Every day, countless slaves are turned into countless Baileys here with the final decision of the auctioneer.

Led by a beautiful maid, Sherlock came to his seat.Immediately afterwards, a staff member provided him with an introduction to all the products in the auction. Sherlock did not read it immediately after taking it, but quietly looked at the surrounding environment.

The predecessor of Carlo's Auction House was actually an old theater. Later, after the Oswald family took control of Hannabal, Basso Carlo, the top person in charge here, ordered the theater to be renovated into an auction house, and used his own Name it.

Because of this, the interior of this auction house still maintains the layout of a theater. The spotlights shining on the stage are also the kind of big lights used in stage plays. The seats in the main hall are scattered with distinguished guests participating in the sale, although there are not many people coming. It's not a small amount, but the venue originally used for stage plays still looks empty.

Sherlock observed carefully and found that most of the people participating in the auction were rich businessmen in gorgeous clothes, but there were also royal nobles from a nearby country.

There was still some time before the auction officially started, and the guests were chatting softly among themselves. From their surprised expressions, it was easy to see that the goods being auctioned by Carlo Auction House this time were very exciting.

No wonder the Oswald family divided the entire island into two areas and strictly prohibited the use of violence on the east island, probably to protect the safety of these cash cows.

Looking away from elsewhere, Sherlock opened the auction list in his hand.

The main auction items at Carlo Auction House are naturally slaves, but they are not limited to slaves.The tradition here is to auction off some rare treasures as an appetizer, followed by the main course of slaves.

Sherlock took a quick glance and saw that the auction items were only some featureless jewelry or antiques. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. But when he saw the last rare treasure, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"The famous sword Juebei, one of the 21 skills of the great sword. Isn't this Rowick's saber?"

Back on Sky Island, Sherlock also learned from Nami and others that he was rescued by Rowick from Tenyasha, Blackbeard and the enemies of nature. Although this sounds a bit unbelievable, he has to He said that this guy saved the sorcerer's life.

Afterwards, the blue-haired traveler loyally diverted the pursuing White Hunter and other navy forces away. If it hadn't been for Rowick's help, the Straw Hats might not have had the chance to land on the Sky Island.

Unknowingly, I owed that guy a big favor. Sherlock pushed up his glasses, chuckled, and thought quickly in his mind.

The sorcerer knew Rovik very well. This guy was a bit funny, and he was a bit stupid and crazy. But as a swordsman, he would definitely not lose his favorite sword.The appraisers at Carlo Auction House are very professional and this knife is definitely authentic.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities for the famous sword Juexi to be auctioned here.

The first is that Rowick died. The murderer seized the sword as a trophy and auctioned it here for money.

This possibility is not high. After all, Luoweike's strength is still good, and a strong man who has the ability to kill him will probably not be short of money enough to auction such a famous sword.

As for this second possibility

"Note: The original owner hopes to meet with the successful buyer to discuss the world's famous swords, hehe."

Looking at the seller's additional conditions, Sherlock showed an intriguing smile.

Well, in that case, I will help you later, just as a favor to you.

Shaking his head, Sherlock continued to look at the information in his hand.

After the famous sword expires, the next item to be auctioned is the slave.Carlo Auction House is the largest private slave trading market in Hannabal, so the slaves it auctions are naturally not ordinary goods.

Except for a few charming female slaves who are good at singing and dancing and rare slaves from other races, almost all the remaining slaves are pirates with bounties on their heads. Several pirates have bounties reaching tens of millions. Even the pirate captain with the highest bounty was 4100 million beli

Although there is no navy in the sea area near Hannabal, there are some registered pirates who regard other pirates as enemies.

With these pirates fighting each other, and the Oswald family advocating the slave trade, Carlo Auction House naturally does not have to worry about not having pirates as slaves to auction.

Although Penguin's membership system seems to be for the benefit of its members, in the end it is the Oswald family themselves who actually benefit the most.

Sherlock's eyes moved down to the end, and he frowned when he realized that the slave who appeared at the end of the auction didn't have any information at all.

This is also one of the conventions of Carlo Auction House. The slave used for the finale of each auction is mysterious and does not reveal any information, which whets the appetite of the bidders. There is no doubt that this slave for the finale is absolutely It will be the most valuable item at that auction.

But what exactly would a slave with a starting price higher than 4100 million beli be?

Just as Sherlock was deep in thought, a strange male voice came from beside him.

"Hey, this guy with glasses looks so familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"

Sherlock, who had been accosted, turned around and saw a middle-aged man in fine clothes with a mustache sitting on the seat next to him, looking at him with a smile on his face.

Sherlock looked at the other person quietly, recalled it quickly in his mind, and found that he had no impression of this mustache at all.

I guess he must have seen my reward order, so he thought it looked familiar.Sherlock thought to himself.

"Oh, how presumptuous I was, I forgot to introduce myself."

Looking at the pair of black eyes under the magician's lenses, this familiar guy did not show any embarrassment. Instead, he stretched out his hand with a smile: "My name is Jean, and I am a jeweler. If you If you want to buy some jewelry, you are welcome to come to me."

It seemed that this guy mistook Sherlock for a certain prince and nobleman from a nearby country and planned to expand the market.After all, the noble and elegant temperament that the magician has cultivated since childhood is too confusing.

"Sherlock, nice to meet you." A certain glasses man also smiled and stretched out his hand to shake it gently. For a familiar businessman like Jean, he had met too many people in the East China Sea before, and he was already used to it. .

After the two of them chatted with each other for a while, they started chatting about the slave auction to pass the time waiting for the auction to start. Just looking at the way they were chatting happily, it was hard to imagine that these two people actually It was the first meeting.

Gene is a regular customer of this auction house. This wealthy jeweler always buys many slaves for fun.And it seems that he knows all aspects of Carlo Auction House very well.Sherlock obtained a lot of valuable information through intentional or unintentional insinuations.

"Hey, Sherlock, guess what the final product is this time," Jean said mysteriously.

A strange color flashed in Sherlock's eyes, and he pushed up his glasses: "Is it a female mermaid?"

According to the prices set privately in the slave market, the starting price for a human slave is 50 beli, while the starting price for a female mermaid is as high as 7000 million beli.

If it is a female mermaid, its value is definitely more than enough to be the highlight of this auction.

"Mermaid, your thoughts are too beautiful."

Jean shook his head: "Mermaids swim too fast in the sea, and they can't easily land on land. I'm afraid only the professional slave-catching team near the Chambord Islands have a chance to catch the mermaids."

"So what exactly is the grand prize this time?" Sherlock pretended to be intrigued.

"Hehehehe, this is also a rumor I heard from a friend, but it is very reliable." Gene smiled again. He raised his head and looked around, and then whispered:

"It is said that the slave used for the finale of this auction is not from other races, but a human being."

"Human" Sherlock frowned, and then he suddenly thought of the last line of the price list of slaves of various races, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Mo Fei"

"That's right." Gene touched his mustache, and the smile on his face became stronger.

"The last slave to be auctioned this time is a Devil Fruit user." To be continued. .