Chapter 286

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The starting price for the female giant was only ten million Berries, but in the blink of an eye, it soared to over a hundred million Berries.

After all, no matter what, just the words 'giant's race' alone are worth at least a billion.

Those nobles from various places who imitate everything about the Celestial Dragons, who wouldn't want to keep a member of the Giant Race as a slave, to show off by taking them out for walks, making other nobles green with envy!

On the contrary, those who are 'practical' showed no interest at all, some even yawned.

This scene extinguished Abel's fleeting thought of 'Should I create a giant and sell it?'

Although the two bottles of Giant's Spinal Cord Concentrate Essence he had were highly side-effective, they could totally cultivate two powerful subordinates in a very short time; using them to make money was indeed the worst method.

If he were to exchange them, it would be for trading points.

After a round of bidding, Stussy once again had the last laugh.

She successfully bought the female giant slave.

Many joked, "We can't take care of business like this."

It's like unclogging drains with a toothpick.

What for?

This deal was doomed to be looked down upon.

Stussy didn't care what others said; since she dared to buy it, she naturally had ways to make more from it.

Although it was a female giant, using her as a gift would not be a problem.

BIGMOM would surely be very happy to accept it.

Then BIGMOM could use the excuse of welcoming the female giant home to reconnect with the Giant Race.

Afterward, BIGMOM would surely be very grateful to Stussy.

Even to the extent that it was this move that made Stussy and BIGMOM become close friends.

As the auction continuously presented treasures like the Tree of Adam and members of the Giant's Race in both the opening and mid-section, it escalated the anticipation of those present to the highest level.

The items showcased earlier could have been the finale in other auction houses, indicating that the final piece must be something even more valuable and precious!

Otherwise, wouldn't they be undermining their own brand?

That made many who knew they had no money to compete for the final auction item stay till the end, just for a glimpse.

They were also looking forward to the final bidding war!

It's not shabby to watch the excitement!

Thus, the auction gradually came to a close.

"I'm sure everyone is eager by now, without further ado, let's bring up the final auction item!"

With the excitement voiced by the host, the final auction item was finally brought to the stage.

As the red cloth covering it was unveiled, its true identity was revealed.

It was the target of Doflamingo and others' journey — a Devil Fruit!

Had it just been that, it wouldn't have caused the crowd to gasp.

"Yes, this Snow-Snow Fruit, a Logia type Devil Fruit, is today's final auction item, with a starting price of one hundred million Berries, and each increment must not be less than ten million!"

After the host announced this with fervent excitement, many who hadn't heard any rumors beforehand instinctively cursed in their native profanities.

Then, a cacophony of discussion ensued!

Most likely, those present had never seen a Logia type Devil Fruit being auctioned off!

Even though the Snow-Snow Fruit was considered a lesser fruit compared to the Ice-Ice Fruit, it was still a Logia type Devil Fruit.

The vast majority of people wouldn't dream of seeing one in their lifetime.

Usually, whoever gets their hands on such a Devil Fruit, ninety-nine percent would choose to eat it immediately, the chance of putting it up for sale was extremely low.So, this time the auction is truly major!

On the contrary, both Doflamingo and Abel showed a surprised expression on their faces and even exchanged glances.

The previous owner of the Snow-Snow Fruit died at the hands of Abel.

That arrogant youth was personally brought in by the King of Usury, had high hopes pinned on him, but ended up being utterly defeated throughout the encounter.

However, that was just an exception and still couldn't affect the real value of the Snow-Snow Fruit.

Thus, Doflamingo, who had been silent for almost the entire auction, spoke up for the first time in his new role as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"I bid 500 million Berries."

Silence!

The whole place went silent!

Everyone turned their gaze towards him.

It's not that the Snow-Snow Fruit isn't worth that price, but the signal given by Doflamingo's bid shocked everyone.

Bidding 500 million Berries directly both showed his determination to win and told everyone to skip those tedious probing phases and start the real bidding.

"600 million!"

Sure enough, after only three seconds of silence, someone raised the bid by another small goal, reaching the final transaction price of the Treasure Tree Adam.

Then, those who were truly qualified to acquire this Logia-type Devil Fruit started bidding, with even Stussy unable to resist joining in.

In a blink of an eye, the bidding price soared past the one billion mark!

At this point, the pace of the auction slowed down again.

Generally, lower-tier Logia-type Devil Fruits are priced between one billion to 1.5 billion. As long as it's acquired within this range, it would be considered a good deal.

But the problem was that everyone had a limit to their prepared funds, plus they had spent quite a bit of money on other premium items earlier, so how much 'chips' they had left was an unknown.

And for the Snow-Snow Fruit, was it really worth 'going broke'?

Everyone had their own answer.

Everyone's bids became very cautious, and some even started playing the 'emotion card,' trying to persuade their competitors to give up through threats or temptations.

But at this stage, how many were willing to give up?

Even the groups of pirates who had no right to participate in the auction somehow came together, seemingly preparing to pool funds to purchase it.

Then they would decide who gets to consume it.

This idea was ridiculous.

In other words, they all had their own schemes, hoping to outwit each other, waiting to see who would be the biggest winner in the end, with the rest ending as losers.

In all this, only Doflamingo was unfathomable, calling out each bid with his lazy tone, having an attitude that no matter how much you bid, he was willing to follow!

He intimidated several people into backing down.

"1.2 billion Berries!"

Just then, it seemed the five pirate crews had finally reached a decision, and one of them represented the group with a high bid.

Those who came to this auction surely possessed quite a lot of treasure.

By pooling together, each pirate crew contributing over two hundred million Berries wasn't impossible.

But probably, that was all their fortunes.

Don't expect pirates to have too much money; most pirates' entire wealth might not even be worth as much as their own heads.

Quite awkward!

The room first went silent, then Doflamingo unhurriedly called out another number, "1.3 billion."