Pirate's Ape Fruit

"I see."

Luffy thought deeply and said, "The auctioneer is Baccarat. After all, she is a lucky girl, so I believe these auction items will be able to sell for a good price."

"Sir Luffy, do you want to come and watch?" Mr. Tanaka asked.

"Forget it." Luffy responded without thinking.

After all, Luffy had tricked a lot of people before, and they probably still hold grudges against him, so if Luffy showed up, he would definitely put these people on guard, which would do him no good at all. So Luffy doesn't plan to do this.

Of course, backstage viewing is still necessary.

At night, many people come to Cake Island at this time.

The auction at this time was already overcrowded.

Businessmen always put profits first, but this time in order to avoid being deceived by Luffy again, they all brought along enough so-called experts. After all, it would be a good thing if they could buy one or two pieces as family heirlooms.

In order to dispel these people's wariness, Luffy directly made a false offer of one to two.

Of course, these items for auction have been authenticated, so Luffy and the others don't have to worry at all, the slogans are just shouting.

In order to further lower the vigilance of these people, Luffy and the others also displayed all the auction items one by one for these so-called experts to evaluate them.

Although the identification process was a bit long, Luffy was not impatient. Now that he had a beautiful woman in his arms, he was not anxious at all.

Through this backstage, Luffy had a view of the entire auction frontstage. Seeing that it was almost time, he asked the people below to put away all the auction items.

Although Bacara is not very willing to be this auctioneer, she can only go to this auction stage. Although she does not have the skills of an auctioneer that can make this thing go to the sky, Luffy has already made arrangements and directly arranged one Explain, help to brag, so as to increase the price.

Although Baccarat stood there like a model and opened her mouth lazily, the people underneath were all excited, just like they were holding beautiful and handsome men.

"This is a gold artifact from a thousand years ago, a simple vase with exquisite carvings."

Baccarat spoke lazily, as if she was too lazy to speak.

"I'll offer one hundred gold coins."

"I'll pay you two hundred gold coins."

If this hundred gold coins were placed in the past, it would be an inconspicuous thing. If Luffy hadn't inflated the currency of the entire New World and replaced the current currency with gold, the current one hundred gold coins would have a very strong The purchasing power is equivalent to the previous level of 10 million Baileys.

"I'll pay five billion beli."

"Ha ha"

"Ha ha"

In an instant, it attracted a lot of ridicule.

Obviously, some smart people want to return these Baileys to Luffy through other means.

Baccarat said lazily: "Sorry, this auction only accepts gold coins, so Bailey does not accept the currency as the auction bidding price."

Seeing this, Luffy in the background couldn't help but cursed: "You actually want to trick me."

Smuji said with a smile: "You had to trick them all first, otherwise, they would have the confidence to pay five billion beli in one breath."

Luffy looked confused and said, "I really don't know if this auction can get a price I'm satisfied with."

"I'll pay you five hundred gold coins."

Just when Luffy was at his wits' end, someone shouted out a high price, which made Luffy feel refreshed. "It seems there are still many rich people."

Just when Luffy was lamenting that these rich people were so discerning, this gold vase had already been auctioned for eight hundred gold coins.

“Is this the summit?”

Luffy also felt that selling it at this price would still be a bit of a loss.

But at this moment, someone actually became cruel and gritted his teeth for a thousand gold coins.

This price made Luffy very satisfied.

Obviously, even in troubled times, gold will always have its own light. Good things are not afraid of being hurt, but they are afraid of not being able to buy them.

Luffy took Smuji directly and said to the people below: "Notify me later when the devil fruits are auctioned."

"Yes, my lord."

Smoji naturally knew what Luffy was going to do.

Luffy thought that after everything was over, it would be the devil fruit's turn to auction, but he didn't expect that there were still a few auction items that had not been auctioned.

However, during the waiting process, these auction items were sold for a good price one by one, which made Luffy very satisfied.

Waiting seemed a little uncomfortable.

At this time, the first artificial devil fruit was presented.

Luffy didn't know what kind of artificial animal devil fruit this artificial devil fruit was.

At this time, there were many rich people, and all of them had their eyes wide open.

Luffy was still a little worried at first, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary.

Seeing this, Luffy said directly: "Let our people act according to the situation."

Luffy also placed his own people in the auction venue to drive up the prices of the auction items when necessary.

"I will pay you one thousand gold coins"

"I'll pay you two thousand gold coins."

Judging from the posture of these people, they all look like they are destined to win.

Obviously, in these troubled times, force is still reliable.

These rich people are not all rich. Although they can hire many powerful bodyguards with money, when these bodyguards are greedy for your wealth, the consequences can be imagined.

In the new world, it can be said that this kind of thing happens all the time and is nothing new, so these rich people are all eager to gain power.

Of course, Luffy didn't know if they would regret buying this Devil Fruit.

After all, this is an artificial Devil Fruit and has many flaws.

Luffy doesn't care about this.

This is a place where Zhou Yu hits Huang Gai. One is willing to hit and the other is willing to suffer. No one can blame him.

Of course, Luffy also put out these not-so-valuable artworks and collectibles, all with clearly marked prices and a small benefit, and they were all sold out quickly.

Luffy was extremely happy when he saw boxes of progress being moved into the vault.

Of course, Luffy also picked out some trinkets that Baccarat might like as gifts.

After all, this lucky girl is his chief auctioneer.

Whether Luffy's things can be sold or not depends entirely on her.

Baccarat was not polite at all.

However, he is still having a little temper.

Robin appeared in Luffy's field of vision at this time, with a charming smile on his face and said: "It seems that you have gained a lot tonight?"

"Is it much?"

This can't be blamed on Luffy for being greedy, but Luffy may have to be the enemy of the entire world in the future, so the more money, the better for him, and the current money cannot withstand it at all. A little bit of tossing and it will be burned out in no time.

What Luffy lacks most right now is money.

Thinking of this, Luffy felt that it was necessary to discuss with Tesoro and let him come back to help him make money.

However, what Luffy wants most right now is to give Robin an evil smile.

In the early morning, when Luffy knocked on Tesoro's door, Tesoro was wearing pink pajamas and a nightcap. He opened the door with a sigh of relief. The moment he saw Luffy, he locked the door and hurried back to the house. .

When Tesoro saw Luffy again, he asked with a very serious expression: "Luffy, you didn't see anything just now, right?"

"Yes, I saw everything."

Tesoro's face looked extremely ugly at this time, and he had murderous intentions.

But he just couldn't beat Luffy and couldn't silence him at all.

Luffy has never visited the Cake Island since Tesoro and Stella settled in this cake island, so when Luffy comes this time, Tesoro knows that he must be visiting the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and there must be something wrong.

Luffy really has something to do with Tesoro. Luffy just wants Tesoro to return to his old career.

Luffy didn't mince words, he just said straight out: "I want you to continue running the casino."

Stella looked puzzled and asked: "Luffy, are you short of money?"

"Yes"

Luffy said with a very sure expression: "I'm very, very short of money right now."

Stella could tell from Luffy's face that it was really difficult for Luffy to urgently need the money now.

Luffy noticed Stella's slightly protruding belly, and he could tell that she had a child.

Luffy originally thought that it would be difficult to convince Tesoro to return to his old business, but now it seems that even if Tesoro doesn't give him face, he will have to return to his old business for the milk powder money for his children.

Not surprisingly, Tesoro agreed without thinking.

Luffy had always kept the previous Dai Zoro, and had it regularly maintained, because he knew that it might come in handy that day.

On the Grand Desolo, Tesoro looked full of nostalgia. After all, there were memories of his youth here.

"There's nothing wrong with this guy at all."

However, Luffy said firmly: "But we are not allowed to use the moves you used before. We have to open the door and do business openly, you know?"

"Even so, you can still make a lot of money." Tesoro said with certainty.

Tesoro originally made his fortune through gambling, so he must know the ropes of gambling better than Luffy.

To put it bluntly, it is a kind of greed for people. Nine out of ten bets will result in losses. Why nine out of ten bets? Because the person who wins is the banker, that is, the person who set up the bet.

Luffy knows the nature of gambling. If he wins, he wants to keep winning. If he loses, he wants to make up for it. So in the end, he will definitely lose everything.

Luffy is in urgent need of a lot of funds now, and he doesn't care about this. Even if he doesn't make a bet, others will do it, so why should he give others an advantage.

As expected, the Desolo was deserted when it first opened. I didn't know how much money Luffy would lose this day. Even if the electricity and water were free, the labor and losses still needed to be calculated.

But in just a few days, the casino became completely popular.

Because Luffy's casino is very formal, at least you don't have to worry about winning money and you can't leave.

The new world is so chaotic now, so this kind of thing happens every day.

Naturally, many people come to Luffy's casino to pray for instant wealth.

After the casino business was on track, Luffy had to start busy with other things, including recruiting Z Navy personnel.

We already have the money, but it is not an easy task to recruit members of the Z Navy. After all, the new world is so big, and not all of this territory belongs to Luffy alone, so recruiting people is not an easy task for Luffy. It's very difficult.

Luffy had an idea at this time, and that was to find a way to build a Z Navy distribution base in these four sea areas.

Of course, Luffy could guess this resistance.

But Luffy had no room to retreat.

Holy Land Mary Joa.

The five old stars gathered together again to discuss the problem.

Taizi said with a very dissatisfied look on his face: "For this brat, how many times have we discussed these things together? It's not over yet."

Huang Hu said directly: "But he is the king's prey, who among us dares to attack him?"

Huang Hu's words suddenly caused a deathly silence.

Kama quickly broke the silence and said: "The Z Navy in the new world is constantly recruiting troops. I think you all should know that, so if nothing unexpected happens, it is very likely that the Z Navy's flag will be erected in these four sea areas. .”

Obviously, these four sea areas are the last line of defense of the world government and cannot be lost.

"This is true, but the revolutionary army has already made trouble in the West Sea, and the momentum here is completely different from the previous momentum. It seems that they want to take over the entire North Sea in one fell swoop, but there is no movement at all from the navy."

"navy"

Tai now said with a look of disgust on his face: "Right now, apart from exterminating the pirates, they are doing nothing. They just turn a blind eye and let the revolutionary army gradually devour the entire West China Sea."

In fact.

That's not what Tai said.

After the last cold winter, the navy has not recovered its vitality and is still in the stage of serious injuries. It is within their power to destroy the navy. If they start a fight with the revolutionary army, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg and it will definitely collapse.

This directly caused the dissatisfaction of the world government and the dissatisfaction of the Five Old Stars.

However, these Tianlong people are not dissatisfied.

Today's Tianlong people are still the same as before. They eat what they should eat, drink what they should drink, and do evil everywhere. As for what the world is like, it doesn't matter to them at all, because they feel that it is impossible for this sky to collapse. , after all, there is still the Heavenly Dragon King, and the rule of the Heavenly Dragons cannot be replaced or destroyed.

Luffy went to Xia Kingdom at this time.

Now Xia Kingdom, with Bingshan's super construction ability, has a completely new look. It is simply a super metropolis.

Seeing this new look, Luffy felt that it was time to find something else to do for Bingshan.