Chapter 374: The Auction
The news of the devil fruit spread like wildfire in Paradise, and just as Su Xiao thought, his stall became the center of attention.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the reaction would be so exaggerated.
Most of the contractors and employees in the retail area had moved their counters closer to it, and the best seats were constantly being fought over with the most natural verbal battles.
Naturally, because of the huge crowd, very unpleasant situations constantly arose.
— That bastard over there who touched my chest, catch him! The female contractor roared, and she and a couple of other people chased after the man.
— Don't step on me, hey, stop, no, my face...
The price of the fruit grew rapidly, from 58,000 Paradise coins to 60,000, then 65.000, 70.000...
In just a couple of minutes, the price reached 123,000 coins, but then it grew very slowly.
Many people understood that the devil fruit was worth a lot more, but few people had more than a hundred thousand coins on hand.
And after a couple of minutes, messages started coming to Su Xiao.
«We found your location in the real world, give us the devil fruit or else you will die.
Anonymous user Name.»
«Our Seven Star Guild is offering a price of 160,000 Paradise Coins for this fruit, we will give the money immediately.»
«How about an exchange? I don't have any coins in my hands right now, but...»
In addition to empty threats, there were also business offers, but the price they offered was not high.
Soon, the price of the devil fruit reached 150,000 Paradise coins, but no one raised the price again for two minutes.
When a total of five minutes had passed, no one had placed a bid, but a woman in a blue robe pushed her way to the counter.
The woman passed through the crowd and breathed a sigh of relief. As she made her way through the crowd, she had to survive several " attacks».
This woman was a mage, and a large amount of water element was floating around her, which just screamed that she was a water mage.
There wasn't even a drop of makeup on her face, but she didn't even need it — her natural beauty could be considered outstanding.
— I finally made my way through the crowd. After touching the devil fruit, she nodded.
Su Xiao's eyebrows rose slightly when he saw this. The fact that she touched it meant that she was the one who made the last bid of 150,000 Paradise coins.
— It suits Old Scar very well, and although I do not know what will happen to him when he eats this fruit, " she murmured and smiled sweetly while the contractors around her looked at her enviously.
— Get out of the way, get the fuck out of my way, what a fucking bunch of stupid bastards — " a huge man was walking through the crowd, shoving everyone left and right.
He was wearing a leather jacket that was buttoned up with only two buttons, revealing a view of his muscular chest.
Several contractors followed close behind.
The water mage's face changed when she saw this person.
She looked at Su Xiao and wanted to speak to him, but suddenly her eyes widened and her body stiffened.
In her mind, Su Xiao looked like a real demon sitting on a chair.
She had to suppress her instinct and one thought popped up in her mind: "Damn it, he's my natural enemy».
— Ink, you're here too, " the man said with excitement, not even hiding the desire in his eyes.
The water mage, Ink, chuckled.
She was displeased with the man's look, but she didn't show it. "Raven, do you want to fight me?" Ink's voice was soft, but there was a core to it.
— Sure, why not? You've already offered 150,000 Paradise coins... Raven nodded at Su Xiao with a smile, then sent him a message.
«Brother, let's join forces and fix this woman. She killed my good brother earlier. You won't lose anything by it.»
Immediately after, he placed a bet that left everyone around him speechless.
He placed a bid of 150.001 Paradise coins.
— Raven, what's all this about? Ink's smile faded. It instantly raised the price to 160,000 Paradise coins.
Raven smiled disdainfully and raised the price by 1 Paradise coin again.
Ink sighed helplessly when she saw this.
— Don't even think about taking this fruit for yourself.
Raven didn't even pay attention to her words and smiled.
He knew perfectly well that he would only be able to get the fruit in his dream.
Su Xiao didn't say anything and watched the two's performance with a bored look.
A minute later, she raised the bet to 170,000 coins.
Raven immediately added 1 coin to the current bet.
Ink hesitated for a few minutes and raised the bid to 175,000 coins.
Raven smiled and raised the bet by 1 coin again, sending a message to Su Xiao at the same time.
«Brother, after she gives you the money, share a couple of thousand with me. I will force this woman to hand over at least 300,000 coins. I will drag her to the bottom with just 1 coin today».
— Raven, do you want to die? Ink's patience seemed to be running out.
— You killed my brother, so don't even dream about this fruit.
Hearing this, Ink's face turned cold.
She waited 9 minutes and 40 seconds, then raised the price to 180,000 Paradise coins..
Raven added one coin to the current bet again, leaving everyone, including Ink, speechless.
Everyone knew that Ink would win in the end, but if this continued, she would pay a lot more coins than necessary for this fruit.
Just as Ink was about to raise the price again, someone said — "You two are very good players," a man dressed in full knight armor took a step forward.
The Raven's mouth twitched. Without looking, he wanted to curse the one who dared to defame his honor, but the Ink quickly stopped him.
— Raven, this is the end of our temporary alliance, " Ink said, then turned and walked away, ignoring Raven as his mouth opened and closed.
— We almost succeeded... " The Raven muttered with displeasure and looked at the armored man.
The man lifted his chin and said, " You'd better look at the face of the owner of the fruit.
Raven turned around and saw that Su Xiao was looking at him with a face that actually said: "Please continue with your show».
At first, Su Xiao didn't think much of their game, but after the second message from this big guy, he realized that something was wrong.
Raven played the role of the villain, and Ink was the victim.
— Hey you, I'll buy this fruit for 180,000 coins whether you want it or not, " the Raven said loudly. He actually threatened Su Xiao in front of everyone.
In real life, he was a bandit, and as he gained more and more power in Paradise, his personality became more and more depraved.
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