Chapter 69 Don Quixote Auction
Thred is a frigid island located in the North Sea with a cold climate all year round.
At this moment, the bustling port is full of tourists and crowded, creating a prosperous scene.
"Is this the current stronghold of the Don Quixote family? It does seem to be much stronger than Otephi Island."
Adrian was wearing a black casual suit, with his top open and revealing a light blue silk vest, white shirt and dark red tie. His loose black hair was combed back into a back, and he wore a pair of translucent yellow hair on the bridge of his nose. sunglasses.
"According to the intelligence collected so far, the Don Quixote family has indeed been stationed on this island in recent years. However, it is not certain whether all the principal cadres of the Don Quixote family are on the island at this time."
Tommy Shelby, who has not been seen for a long time and has become much calmer in temperament, is still wearing a low-key look of a newsboy hat and a tweed coat.
Since he was here to contact the 'Don Quixote Family' who were also underground forces in the North Sea, Adrian naturally brought Tommy, who was quite talented in this area.
Putting the right things in the hands of the right people is the right attitude towards doing things.
"Should we rest for a while and send someone to gather information at the same time," Tommy looked around and asked in a low voice, "or go directly to the Don Quixote family?"
Faced with the opportunity to develop the Razor Party's power to the rest of the sea, Tommy naturally couldn't miss it.
He knows that the current strength of the Razor Party and Shelby Company may not be enough for them to become a gang giant across the two oceans, but who makes the great god [White Ghost] stand behind the Razor Party?
Sorry, if you have a backer, you are great!
Adrian said relaxedly: "Since we are cooperating with others to discuss business, it is natural to go to their business premises to have a look."
He flicked the newspaper in his hand. It was a local newspaper he had just bought from a roadside newsstand. The most prominent headline on the front page read: Don Quixote Auction, Tonight!
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Don Quijote Auction, one of the most prestigious auctions in the North Sea.
It is not an easy task for an auction house to join the top ranks of the ocean, even in the open sea.
It must meet the following conditions.
First of all, it can regularly hold luxury-specific auctions, exquisite oil paintings, soft furs, gorgeous jewelry, and more.
Secondly, each of its auctions must complete a transaction volume of at least 100 million Baileys, which is also the bottom line.
Next, it must have regular and sufficiently loyal auction members.
Finally, and most importantly, there must be a strong enough force behind it to protect the safety of the attendees.
After all, on the vast sea, anything can happen. The nobles and business tycoons who came to participate in the auction did not want to have the items taken away by force in the blink of an eye.
Only auction houses that meet the above conditions can be considered top auction houses.
At present, Don Quixote Auction House is an auction house that makes Beihai nobles and business tycoons feel very reassured in terms of its strength, reputation, and background.
Especially credibility.
There is probably no businessman more reputable and honest than Doflamingo on the sea.
How dare he sell real devil fruits!
And they didn’t even do anything in advance!
Think about it, how many Devil Fruits will flow from Doflamingo's hands in the future.
I can only mention two that are impressive enough.
A monetary treasure that can shake the world—Golden Fruit!
The power of fire that can burn all things - the burning fruit!
Really, even though there are many people who can't stand Doflamingo's arrogance, they are only arrogant on the surface, but he is still an honest person in essence.
Well, honest man...
The auction items that Adrian and Tommy are interested in are naturally not ordinary objects.
As one of the most prestigious auction houses in the North Sea, Don Quixote Auction occasionally holds some very special auctions.
For example, the finale item of this auction is a real secret treasure of the sea - Devil Fruit!
As the face person in charge of Shelby Company and the Razor Party, Tommy's business qualities and professional skills need not be mentioned much.
But in this sea where the strong are respected, sufficient strength is the confidence to speak.
Although Adrian sometimes gave Tommy pointers on his physical skills, after all, the time was too short and the progress was weak.
But it just so happens that there is a 'quick' way to create strong men in the sea.
Yes, it's a devil fruit.
It is true that Adrian also has a Fortress Fruit that combines offense and defense, but this rather rare spatial Devil Fruit has other uses.
Since he encountered the devil fruit auction here, Tommy was lucky enough.
Anyway, let’s take a picture first.
The Don Quixote Auction House on Thred Island was formerly a theater, and it still maintains the general layout of a theater.
The stage has been transformed into an auction stage, and the stage scenery behind has been transformed into posters for auction items. The spotlight is still the ceiling lamp used in ordinary stage dramas. Jewelry and porcelain auction items will shine particularly brightly under this kind of headlight. of light.
On the seats in the main hall on the first floor, there are scattered businessmen participating in the auction, and a small number of familiar people are chatting in low voices; the hall on the second floor is divided into small boxes, specially provided for those with distinguished status. For guest use.
Adrian and Tommy entered the Don Quixote Auction House in a low-key manner. Because it was a last-minute idea, they simply found a seat in the main hall on the first floor and sat down.
Not long after, the two received a brief introduction to the auction items from the waiter in formal attire.
"I didn't expect that the grand finale of this auction would be this Devil Fruit." Adrian looked at the booklet in his hand and said softly, "Superman-type Explosive Fruit."
Tommy recalled for a moment and said with some surprise: "Sir, is it the fruit of 'Scarface Bell', the former godfather of the Capone gang?"
Tommy's expression looked a little joyful.
Although he only arrived at Otephi Island after Adrian eliminated the Capone gang, he had already collected information about the battle that day from the island residents, and naturally knew about Capone Bell's dangerous explosive ability. .
"No, it's not." Adrian narrowed his eyes, "If I'm not wrong, Scarface Bell's Devil Fruit should be the 'Bomb Fruit'. It has similar effects to this 'Explosive Fruit', but it's not the same. Same.”
There was one more thing Adrian didn't say.
If I remember correctly, this ‘exploding fruit’ should have the ability of a member of the Don Quixote family in the future, but I don’t know why it appeared in today’s auction.
"Is it because this Devil Fruit will be reborn again in the future after being auctioned today, and will fall into Doflamingo's hands again?" Adrian secretly guessed.
Tommy asked: "Sir, in your opinion, which one is stronger, the Explosion Fruit or the Bomb Fruit?"
"It all looks the same to me."
Adrian shrugged, his eyes lingering on a certain ornament on the auction brochure for a moment.
"If you really want to say it, I think the explosive fruit should be stronger."
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The player's plot has basically come to an end. Even if it is mentioned in the future, it will only be mentioned in a sentence or two occasionally.
Officially returning to the protagonist's perspective!
(End of chapter)