"Bounty of 210 million Berries?" Kai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Teacher, what are you asking this for?" Smoker couldn't help but ask.
"Hehe, it's nothing. I just happened to think of a question." Kai rubbed Ain's head and said, "You girl, don't always take out the Den Den Mushi in the future either."
"Following the ship to learn under me doesn't need the Marine to back you up. If anything happens, I can handle it for you."
Speaking of this, Kai glanced at the auction house, which was already bustling with activity, and said, "It's about time. Let's go!"
Watching Kai take the lead and walk towards the auction house, Ain's cheeks turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but shrink her neck.
Watching Kai's departing back, Zephyr's serious face flashed through her mind.
All along, in Ain's memory, people who were teachers were unsmiling and didn't like them causing trouble.
She had never expected that Laxus, who was a teacher, would be so casual and rub her head a second time.
He had also said such arrogant and domineering words.
The most important thing was that Kai, using the Laxus template, wasn't much different in age from her.
"Why aren't you walking?" Smoker's voice suddenly rang out.
"You're not shy, are you?"
"No, no, I'm not!" Ain woke up suddenly and quickly followed.
"Distinguished guest, the No. 2 auction house welcomes your arrival."
The two guards, who were standing at the door, put away the wanted posters in their hands after looking at Kai's appearance.
However, the sharp-eyed Kai still saw clearly that the wanted poster was actually the Skeletal Demon's template and his real appearance.
It seemed that the destruction of the No. 1 auction house had probably scared these merchants out of their wits.
Especially after this incident, for a long time, the Celestial Dragons, who were the big spenders, would probably not be able to board the Sabaody Archipelago again before the Skeletal Demon was captured.
"Is it okay?" Kai glanced at the auction items on the stage and asked.
"It's okay, three distinguished guests." The guard replied quickly, "However, this time the venue is smaller, and there are many people who have come to participate in the auction, so there are no seats. The three guests can only stand on the side and bid. This is the auction item list."
"Stand on the side?" Smoker couldn't help but frown.
He was the boss in Loguetown. When had he ever been treated like this?
"It doesn't matter!" Kai replied and walked straight into the auction house.
Watching this scene, Smoker and Ain couldn't help but be stunned.
But they still quickly followed.
"Teacher, why don't you try to fight for it?" Smoker said while smoking a cigar.
In his eyes, this kind of action was a bit too aggrieved.
"Fight for it?" Kai chuckled dryly and said, "This kind of auction house will end soon. As for fighting for it, let's leave it for later."
Later? Watching Kai, who had a mysterious face, Smoker was completely confused.
What's more, he wasn't someone who was good at using his brain either.
"Fish-man, Captain O'Reilly bid 13 million, the first time!"
"13 million the second time, 13 million the third time, sold!"
"Congratulations to Captain O'Reilly for obtaining a powerful fish-man slave. With this fish-man slave navigating, you will definitely be able to safely pass through Fish-Man Island, reach the New World, and become another overlord in the New World!"
On the high platform, the old man, who was responsible for the auction, rang the wooden hammer for the last time and immediately shouted with excitement.
Soon, they saw a few people escort the fish-man down to be handed over to the pirate captain, who had spent 13 million.
"13 million to buy a fish-man?" Ain couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
For a recruit like her, who only received that pitiful 10,000-odd Berries, it was only a little over 100,000 a year.
It was simply impossible to compare to these people who opened their mouths and closed their mouths with 10 million-odd.
"Ain, as long as you graduate and go out to sea in the future, you'll know that the concept of Berries is just a number on the sea." Kai said indifferently.
Ain was stunned when she heard this. She couldn't react to this sentence for a moment.
However, the things that were being auctioned next quickly attracted Ain's attention again.
What long-leg tribes, long-arm tribes, dwarves, etc. were simply eye-opening for Ain, who had left the recruit camp for the first time.
As more than a dozen slaves were auctioned off, it looked like it was about to come to an end.
Smoker frowned and said, "Teacher, this auction is about to come to an end. Is there still nothing that you want?"
Smoker was very eager to know about the second stage of training that Kai had formulated.
This was also the purpose of his following.
"Wait a bit!" Kai replied and looked at some broken stone products that were being sent up to the high platform, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Everyone, the next things are essential weapons for killing enemies that great pirates, who don't have Devil Fruit abilities, need after going to the New World." The old man on the high platform shouted after the cart transporting the goods stopped.
"You can imagine that there are countless monsters in the New World. In case you encounter some powerful Devil Fruit ability users, and you can't fight against them, if you happen to have seastone, this weapon, in your hand, and you stab them unexpectedly, then the scales of victory will belong to you, right?"
As these words fell, a trace of silence appeared in the field. The next moment, the eyes of many people lit up.
In the first half of the Grand Line, the number of pirates who could come into contact with dual-color Haki was extremely small.
But in the New World, which was in the second half of the Grand Line, it was full of them.
What's more, many people were still Devil Fruit ability users.
Moreover, pirates who had just entered the New World would often become the hunting targets of the older generation of pirates.
If they could bring a piece of seastone with them, it would undoubtedly increase their ability to protect themselves.
Of course, whether it could really be used was still unknown.
"Alright, it seems that everyone has realized the use of these things." The old man, who was hosting the auction, said quickly while the excitement of many people was being aroused, "Then let's start the auction now."
"The seastone here is mostly scrap material, and there are also some finished handcuffs and weapon decorations. The specifications are a bit different, but because of the rarity, the starting price is definitely not low. The first bid is 5 million, and each subsequent bid must be at least 1 million."
5 million? Ain was stunned in place.
In the Marine, she had also seen many seastone products.
She had never expected that the value would be so high on the outside.
Watching the value, which had suddenly climbed to 10 million, she was dumbfounded at once.
However, before Ain could react, an unexpected voice rang out.
"20 million Berries!"
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