Chapter 284

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"Abel, I heard you bought yourself a good ship?"

After meeting up, Senor casually tossed a cigarette to Abel and asked.

This wasn't really a secret, but Abel still shook his head, "I didn't find one I liked, so I kidnapped a shipwright and took him back to the North Blue, planning to build one myself."

Senor was surprised, "Build it yourself? How long will that take?"

Abel replied vaguely, "Who knows, I haven't even prepared the materials yet, it might take at least a year or two, but I'm not in a rush."

Senor thought it over, and it made sense. Although Abel could now stand on his own, there was still much room for improvement, both in terms of strength and status.

Currently, within the family, Abel was the most likely candidate to take over the top position, 'Hearts.'

The others either lacked the ambition or the strength and tactics.

So, there was no need to rush; naturally, waiting a few years wouldn't hurt, and when the time comes, no one would be able to speak against him getting a good ship.

Since their conversation wasn't meant to be private, the others heard as well.

Of course, hearing it is one thing; no one would associate it with Tom.

Sometimes, the more openly something is discussed, the less people are likely to suspect anything.

"Master is really biased~" Jora deliberately spoke in an annoyingly sweet voice.

Walking at the forefront, Doflamingo glanced at her, "Didn't your 'Art Piece' already set sail?"

"Ah? Is that so? Oh, I almost forgot, sorry about that, whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo~"

Jora immediately covered her mouth and laughed, showing off that she was the division leader most 'favored' by the master was her real goal.

Indeed, by that time, many division leaders within the family already owned their 'rides.'

So, no one thought Abel's request was unreasonable.

Even Doflamingo asked, "What material are you planning to use? If you're short on funds, wait for the auction to end, and I'll give you a portion."

"That would be great. I heard that the Treasure Tree Adam is the best material for shipbuilding; it's just too expensive, so I was hesitating. Now, I've decided on it!"

Abel didn't hold back, expressing his happiness openly.

Everyone was speechless!

You're aiming for the skies!

We told you to build yourself a good ship, not to aim for the best!

Otherwise, what's the point of my Flamengo?

Oh, so the subordinate drives a Mercedes, and the leader drives an Alto, huh?

Do you still want to fit in?

Even Doflamingo couldn't help but glare at him, "You need at least 200 million Berries to buy the Treasure Tree Adam in the black market. You really dare to say it."

Abel scratched his head and laughed, "Is it not okay? Captain, are you afraid that I will build a ship better than your Flamengo, so you're jealous?"

"Hmph!"

Doflamingo snorted coldly and stopped paying attention to him, even though under his sunglasses, he was rolling his eyes.

He couldn't help but think whether he should also rebuild a new Flamengo.

Mainly because forcibly stopping Abel from using the Treasure Tree Adam material would appear petty.

As for hierarchical distinctions

It seemed like Abel never cared about such things.

On his first day joining the family, he offended Diamante, one of the top division leaders. No one else would do such a thing, but this guy just did.

Knowing what kind of person Abel was, Doflamingo didn't bother arguing with him. Sometimes, Senor would do some 'foolish things,' but he would just pretend not to notice them.

As long as there is no betrayal and one is serious about their work, everything else can be forgiven.

In this regard, Doflamingo indeed surpasses many.

While Doflamingo was in a dilemma, they successfully entered the auction house.

This time, the invited guests seemed even more than before.

Of course, it could also be that some people came on their own upon hearing the news.

Everyone sat in the hall, waiting for the auction to begin.

There were private rooms, of course, but they were reserved for the Celestial Dragons, or those from the World Government - those who preferred to stay out of sight.

For the rest, accessing a private room was a bit more challenging.

Thus, Abel once again saw Stussy, smiling and waving at him.

"This woman must be doing it on purpose!" Abel looked straight ahead, pretending not to see.

As the queen of Pleasure District, Stussy had quite a reputation, and every move she made attracted a lot of attention.

Anyone Stussy actively greeted must be of significant importance.

Therefore, everyone's gaze shifted, curious to see who she was greeting.

Luckily, this time Abel was with Doflamingo and others.

Doflamingo naturally attracted all the malicious glances for him.

"Fufufufufu, it seems it will be quite lively today."

Doflamingo 'enjoyed' the attention, not minding it at all, and even laughed.

"The Warlord, Donquixote Doflamingo?"

"Why is it him? Since when did Stussy have a relationship with this guy?"

"These two, one deals in the flesh trade, the other in smuggling, I really can't see any intersection between them."

"Maybe they're lovers?"

"Shh, lower your voice, do you want to die? A Pluto, plus a Warlord, how many lives do you think you have? If you want to die, don't drag me into it."

"But Doflamingo really is not simple, it's said that he has close cooperation with the king of loan sharking."

"Intentionally befriending two kings of the underworld, is the underworld about to change?"

"Hard to say, let's see who will be unlucky."

"Hehehehe, interesting, I can hardly wait."

The people around whispered, as today, the most famous at the auction were clearly Stussy and Doflamingo.

The former needs no introduction, those who know, know; those who don't are simply not at that level yet.

The latter, however, is very special. Becoming a Warlord isn't really a big deal; many strong individuals on the seas don't care for the title and don't want to become dogs for the World Government.

But what Doflamingo relies on to become a Warlord!

Those who dare to mess with 'Heavenly Gold' are downright madmen!

And he succeeded, not only avoiding retribution in the autumn but also becoming a Warlord.

That's really awesome!

This is one of the many reasons why people admire Doflamingo.

In fact, Doflamingo was also somewhat puzzled at this time because he indeed had no dealings with Stussy, so there was no reason for her to greet him actively.

Moreover, the direction of the greeting, though in his vicinity, didn't seem to be aimed at him but seemed more like 

Doflamingo glanced slightly to the side.