Chapter 481: What an infuriating place
The person who came was naturally Robin.
A man in black armor floated by like a ghost, his narrow eyes glowing with light, "It's right in front of us."
Robin also saw the huge building ahead.
The building was not as flashy as she had thought. On the contrary, it looked rather run-down and plain from the outside.
The roof was covered with a thick layer of straw, probably for soundproofing; the walls, and even the plaque above the main entrance, were covered with green moss - this made Robin feel a little cold, because the inscription on the plaque was the word "人". How long had such a building for human trafficking existed before the outer walls of the building and even the plaque were covered with moss?
From a distance, Robin saw three figures sitting alone by the gate.
The fish-man, the human, the long-legged tribe... three people, three pairs of numb eyes, just stared at Robin who was gradually approaching.
Robin was also looking at them.
The explosive collars on the three people's necks were reflected in the lenses of the brown sunglasses.
…
[Not long ago, the bounty hunters who had been lying in ambush for a long time jumped out and attacked...]
[Even without the help of the stand armor, these people are no match for Robin. Naturally, they are quickly defeated by Robin.]
[Robin was about to leave when a sneer came from behind: "You want to save your man? Ha ha ha ha... It's useless!"]
【“…” Robin stopped and turned his head slightly. The reflection of the brown sunglasses showed the face of a bloody bounty hunter standing in the crowd on the ground.】
[The man spat a mouthful of blood foam and said sarcastically: "Since the news has spread that he was sold as a slave, it means... he must have been put in a slave collar! Once that thing is put on, it will explode if it is forcibly taken off... No matter how skilled you are, you can't escape such an explosion! I advise you to give up, he is... hopeless! Hahahaha..."]
【“…” Robin said nothing, raised his hand and clenched it in the air. 】
[The bounty hunter who was laughing wildly was shaken all over, and then his eyes rolled back, he fainted while foaming at the mouth, and fell softly on the pile of people.]
[Robin continued to move forward, looking ahead, and asked softly: "How do you think 'you' will solve the collar he mentioned?"]
[BIB's eyes flashed white, "If it were me..."]
…
Robin's slender figure slowly entered the door of the slave auction.
As soon as I entered, I ran into a staff member who was about to close the door. "The auction is about to start... eh?!"
The staff member looked up and saw the person clearly, and was immediately shocked.
Because of the auction, they also did some cramming, and the relevant information was still fresh in their minds. Therefore, although the woman with long fluttering sleeves was wearing brown sunglasses that covered half of her face, they still recognized her at a glance. This woman was the pirate captain of Giorno, the highlight of this auction. What did she want to do? Did she want to buy Giorno? She wouldn't dare to rob him, right?
"Hey..." The staff opened their mouths to stop her, but suddenly they felt an invisible arm strangling their necks. They were thrown against the wall one by one like chickens, and they fainted with their eyes rolled back.
Robin never looked at them from beginning to end. Not long after walking in the corridor, he vaguely heard a noisy sound.
When she pushed the door and entered the main hall of the auction, a wave of impetuous and crazy heat hit her face, mixed with the host's impassioned speech that was amplified many times by the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. This is the most anticipated..."
…
[Chabaoti Archipelago, No. 22——]
In a shabby hotel room, lying on the bed was the "Skull Crusher" Billin Neil, who was tied up like a mummy. Sitting at the table was the "Demonbeard" Tantarkos, who was talking to a Den Den Mushi.
Tanketas said anxiously: "Master! Giovanna Giorno has been captured by human traffickers. This is a good opportunity to buy him for our Don Quixote family...but the two of us don't have enough money. But if we are allowed to use your name as a guarantor, the people at the auction may agree to let us postpone the payment..."
“咈咈咈咈…”
The eyes of the Den Den Mushi on the table turned into strange-shaped sunglasses. It grinned evilly and made a weird laugh, "I gave you two devil fruits, but you ended up falling in the Sabaody Archipelago and haven't even seen the 'New World' yet! Two idiots like this, and you still have the nerve to call yourselves 'our Don Quixote Family'? Hehehehehe..." Although the Den Den Mushi was grinning and transmitting the laughter from the other end of the line, everyone could hear the anger hidden in the laughter.
Tanktas's face turned pale and he stood in front of the Den Den Mushi in a daze.
“Young Master…” On the bed next to him, the “Skull Crusher” Billin Neil, who was turned into a mummy by the Impact Fruit that Lynch casually pointed at, showed two firm eyes and said weakly, “We are too embarrassed to use the name of the Don Quixote Family… But, we will definitely bring Giovanna Giorno to the young master…”
"Ghostbeard" Tanketas said quickly: "That's right! Giorno can seize the devil fruit. Such a rare ability will definitely help the young master's career..."
"Oh?" The evil Den Den Mushi laughed, "In that case, how come your two devil fruit abilities are still there?"
"Skull Crusher" and "Ghostbeard" were both stunned! "He didn't take away your abilities. Maybe he has discovered his own fatal weakness..."
In the North Sea, on an island, at the residence of the Don Quixote family, Doflamingo, wearing a black suit and shirt, a pink feather cloak, and strange red sunglasses, was leaning back on the sofa. His evil expression was exactly the same as that of the Den Den Mushi on the other end of the line.
“…You don’t have to call me anymore.”
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Doflamingo hung up the call carelessly and continued to look at the broadcast screen on the wall.
Of course, there will be no official broadcast of this kind of transaction, but dark forces in the underground world like the Don Quixote family naturally have corresponding channels.
In the live broadcast, the auction host, who was dressed in exaggerated costumes, passionately led out slaves wearing explosive collars, handcuffs and ankle chains one after another. Under his leadership, the wealthy people who came to the scene raised their placards to bid for the "goods" they liked.
The beauty from the Snakehead tribe was priced at 700,000 Baileys, 1,000,000 Baileys, 1,300,000 Baileys... and finally sold for 1,800,000 Baileys.
Long-armed pirate, 1 million Beli, 1.5 million Beli...finally sold for 2.1 million Beli.
There were also some ordinary human men and women who were treated as slaves, and traded away one by one at either high or low prices, with signs raised one after another in the audience...
The brown sunglasses reflected the host's exaggerated performance on the glamorous stage, as well as the pirate slaves being led away in chains... Robin sat casually in a remote corner with his arms folded.
No one in the audience noticed her, but her presence was noticed by the host on the stage.
In fact, the host had noticed her since she first appeared, so he kept delaying the bringing out of Giorno, who should have been brought out earlier. Seeing that the wealthy people in the audience were gradually becoming dissatisfied, Giorno, the highlight of this auction, might not be able to be postponed any longer. While the host spoke passionately into the microphone, he secretly winked at his men in the corner.
"I guess you've all been waiting impatiently for a long time, right?" The host laughed loudly in an exaggerated tone, "Then let's invite the number one protagonist of this auction - the pirate with a bounty of 400 million berries, Giovanna Giorno!!!"
Robin stared at the stage quietly. Behind her, BIB looked around, his narrow, bright eyes glancing at the auction thugs approaching quietly.
Amidst exclamations, the tall and handsome pirate Giorno indeed walked out from behind the stage curtain.
"Yeah, it's my turn?"
He had a slave collar around his neck and handcuffs and shackles on his hands and feet. The chains rattled as he walked. There was no trace of the dejection of being a slave on his face. He walked to the center of the stage as if no one was around.
…
At the entrance of the auction, there were only three pairs of handcuffs, three pairs of leg shackles, and three intact slave collars. The previous human, fishman, and long-legged slaves were nowhere to be seen.
Not far away, a group of navy hurried over.
The burly man with short purple hair bit a toothpick in his mouth and looked at the moss-covered "Man" plaque with a grin, "What an infuriating place... Giorno, don't let me down!!"
The marines beside him were sweating profusely. Admiral Zefa, what on earth are you doing here?!
(End of this chapter)