aircannonsinc Chapter 197: Auction of the Celestial Dragons!
Chapter 197: Auction of the Celestial Dragons!
"So who will get this Blood Moon, a 21-level sword? ~"
"Now, let's start the lottery!"
Morgans spoke quickly and decisively. As the words fell, the light and shadows flowed, and the large screen on the auction table changed thousands of times in a few seconds, and finally froze into a string of numbers.
【6666】~
As soon as this string of numbers came out, the audience was instantly in chaos, with all kinds of discussions and doubts rising one after another.
"Dirty plot! ~Dirty plot!~"
"Why is it 6666? It's really 6!~"
"Return the money!~"
"Dude, wake up, it's free to attend the auction, they didn't charge you any money~"
"Forehead……"
Upon seeing this, Morganus quickly waved his bird wings, signaling everyone to be quiet:
"Everyone, please be patient. Let's take a look at who the VIP No. 6666 is. After all, I don't know either."
Only then did everyone stop arguing and look around, trying to find the guy with the number 6666.
However, when I looked up, I found that no one stood up.
"Who is 6666?"
Everyone searched everywhere for the mysterious VIP No. 6666, but there was no sign of him.
After a while, a powerful voice resounded throughout the venue:
“Ahem! It’s me!”
A well-dressed, weathered-looking hunchbacked old man slowly stood up and scanned the entire audience with his cloudy eyes. In an instant, the entire audience fell silent.
The old man's face was full of wrinkles, his eye bags were a distinct dark purple, and the corners of his eyes were wrinkled into stripes.
His cloudy eyes were filled with regrets about the passing of time.
"I am No. 6666. May I ask the auctioneer, Mr. Morgause, whether I have obtained this large sharp sword of 21 workmanship?"
Morgans stared at the old man in shock. After a moment of reaction, he quickly replied:
"Yes! President Xingxton! You have obtained this Blood Moon."
It turns out the old man's name is Starkston!
What an ancient name!
Starkston, who is already 100 years old this year, serves as the president of the Qinghai Hunter Association!
Over the past few eras, Starkston has single-handedly brought together the once scattered, weak and unorganized sea hunters and established an official hunter association covering all of Qinghai!
Under the suppression of the government and the pirates, the Hunter Association grew tenaciously step by step, and at its peak, its power was even comparable to that of the Rocks Pirates! !
But unfortunately, with the changing times, Starkston, the strongest president, has gradually grown old and his strength is not as good as before, and the Hunter Association is even more lacking in successors. The only outstanding successor is Apophis, yes, the New World pirate who was killed by Golden Lion in the base camp.
And the bloody moon is Apophis' sword!
At this moment, many important figures in the audience, who all knew the inside story, held their breath in concentration.
At the auction held by Rex, the sword that Apophis wore during his lifetime was sold for free. Apophis was the successor that Starkston had once trained, but he became a pirate. In the end, he was beheaded by the Golden Lion because he did not adapt to the trend of the times and did not surrender to Rex in time.
And the sword he carried during his lifetime was unexpectedly "drawn" by Starkston by coincidence!
There is a lot of provocation in this.
Everyone looked at Starkston, wanting to see how this old man, who had dominated the world for several generations, would respond to the provocation from the current king of the new world.
Starkston was silent. He looked at the familiar blood-red moon on the stage.
Then he looked at Lex who was sitting quietly in the first seat in the center of the front row.
Finally, Starkston sighed:
"Thank you. I will accept this Blood Moon Sword..."
After saying that, Starkston slowly sat down without any unnecessary movements, returning to his old and frail appearance again.
Seeing this, everyone didn't understand the inside story and just thought that the former king had admitted defeat to the new king.
Venus beside Lex saw this and asked with interest:
"Giving Starkston face like this?"
Lex thought for a moment, then answered:
"Every man who sails on the Qinghai Sea deserves respect, let alone a king who has sailed for several eras and once stood at the forefront of the times."
Yes, unlike what everyone thought, Lex was not using the Bloody Moon to deliberately make things difficult for Starkston. On the contrary, Lex was using the Bloody Moon's ownership to give Starkston enough respect.
"Apophis just chose the wrong team, but... since he chose to get involved in this war, there is no way he won't pay the price. Apophis was killed, and it was only natural. However, his teacher, Starkston, did not participate, so it is only natural to return Apophis's last remains to Starkston."
Lex continued:
"I chose to hold an auction, a highly anticipated platform, to tell Starkston that times have changed and the Hunter Association has lost its necessity to exist. It is time for the Hunter Association to withdraw from the stage of history. Let the Hunter Association, along with this Blood Moon, return to Starkston's hands and end on its own. I don't want to drag such a glorious organization into the abyss myself."
Venus understood and stopped talking.
On the auction table -
Morgans was still working hard to stimulate the atmosphere. It must be said that the birdman's ability was still quite worthy of recognition. The atmosphere in the venue reached its peak again.
"The final auction item! It's coming soon! No more words! ~"
"Former Celestial Dragon~!! Don Quixote Homing Ancient Saint and his wife!~ Starting price——1 Bailey!!!~"
Morganse lifted the iron cage covered by the golden curtain, revealing the scene inside the cage.
I saw Huo Minggusheng leaning in the iron cage, hiding his wife and little son Rosinante behind him. He looked sad and desperate, and watched helplessly the scene of the speechless people in the audience.
I, a former celestial dragon, have been wandering around since I gave up my identity, and now I have become a slave! ~
Huo Ming Gusheng looked puzzled and painful. Why do kind people always have to face the most bleak fate?! ~
He was in tears!
His wife behind him hugged young Rosinante, also crying.
Rosinante in his mother's arms didn't understand much, but he knew that his father was responsible for his downfall, but he didn't hate his father.
Off stage——
Everyone looked extremely shocked and could hardly believe the scene before them!
The Celestial Dragons were auctioned off?! ~
In a corner of the auction hall, a beautiful woman dressed elegantly smiled and looked at the blond boy wearing sunglasses beside her with a hint of ridicule:
"Yoyo~ Young Master Dover, those are your family members, right?"
Stussy said so.
Doflamingo had a complicated expression, he lowered his head and said nothing.
Below the stage, Jin Xing frowned slightly, but did not lose his temper, because he also couldn't stand the Huo Minggu family who voluntarily gave up their identity as descendants of God.
Offstage, Vice Admiral Tsuru relied on the power of the Washing Fruit to sense the changes in the emotions of the people around her. Her face was solemn, and her brain was working at high speed. Finally—
She suddenly understood Lex's intention to auction off the Celestial Dragons! ~
She looked at Lex beside Gion with complicated expression. He still had no expression on his face. At this moment, He seemed to understand some of Lex's pursuit. She suddenly understood Lex a little.
Lieutenant General He whispered:
"Perhaps, the justice of the navy is not as good as his kingly way..."
Yes! ~
Lex auctioned off Huo Minggu's family as the finale of the auction, with only one fundamental purpose -
Break the divine law that the Tianlong people cannot violate in the eyes of the world!! ~
Break the reins on the minds of the people of this sea!
For the real great era, plant a seed called "free thought".
This is Lex's naked conspiracy!