One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

So he took Baby-5 to Carnival City again.

His only wish was to never run into that woman, Stussy, again.

He truly couldn't see through what the other person was thinking or what their purpose was in getting close to him.

But what are you afraid of?

At this time, Stussy also received an invitation and gladly came to Carnival City.

It is unknown which specific item was being auctioned.

The catalogs distributed before the auction will only introduce some basic auction items, and will be as vague as possible about the precious final items.

Only those with good connections can get some information in advance, some of which may be true or false.

Just like last time, who could have imagined that the final item auctioned off would be carat beef, something specially supplied to the Celestial Dragons?

Chapter 318 Misunderstandings and Various Speculations

"Abel, I heard you bought yourself a nice boat?"

After they met up, Señor tossed a cigarette to Abel and casually asked a question.

This wasn't exactly a secret, but Abel still shook his head. "I didn't find anything I liked, so I kidnapped a shipwright and brought him back to the North Sea, intending to build a ship myself."

Señor was taken aback. "Build it ourselves? How long would that take?"

Abel mumbled, "Who knows? We haven't even prepared the materials yet. It might take at least a year or two. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry."

Señor thought about it and agreed. Although Abel was already capable of handling things on his own, there was still a lot of room for improvement, both in terms of strength and status.

Currently, Abel is considered the most promising candidate to succeed the highest-ranking officer, 'Red Heart,' within the family.

The others either had no desire to compete or lacked the strength and means.

So there's no need to rush. Just let things take their course and wait a few years. What's meant to be will be his.

If we get a good ship then, no one will have anything to say.

Because their conversation wasn't meant to be secretive, everyone else overheard it.

Of course, no one would associate what they heard with Tom.

Sometimes, the more open and honest you are with something, the less likely people are to suspect you.

"Young Master is really biased~" Jorah said in a deliberately cloying voice.

Doflamingo, who was walking at the front, glanced at her and said, "Wasn't that Art Ship you were working on already launched?"

"Huh? Is that so? Oh, I almost forgot, I'm so sorry, hohohohoho~"

Jorah immediately covered her mouth and laughed, her real purpose being to show off that she was the young master's most 'favored' cadre.

Indeed, by this time, many of the family's executives already owned their own 'vehicles'.

Therefore, no one thought there was anything wrong with Abel's request.

Doflamingo even asked, "What materials are you planning to use to make it? If you don't have enough money, I'll give you some more after the auction."

"That's great! I heard that the Treasure Tree Adam is the best shipbuilding material, but it's too expensive, so I was a little hesitant. Now I've decided on it!"

Abel didn't stand on ceremony at all and said with great delight.

Everyone was speechless!

Are you trying to fly to the moon?!

We asked you to build your own nice ship, but we didn't ask you to build such a nice ship!

Otherwise, what is the young master's Flamingo?

Oh, so the subordinate drives a Mercedes-Benz while the boss drives an Alto, right?

Do you even want to stay in this business anymore?

Even Doflamingo couldn't help but glare at him, "To buy the Treasure Tree Adam in the underground black market, you'd need at least 2 million Berries. You really dare to say that."

Abel scratched his head and laughed, "Is that not allowed? Captain, are you jealous because you're afraid I'll build a ship even better than your Flamingo?"

"Humph!"

Doflamingo snorted and ignored him, though he was actually rolling his eyes behind his sunglasses.

He couldn't help but wonder if he should also build a new Flamingo.

The main problem was that by forcibly suppressing Abel and preventing him from using the precious tree Adam to create it, he seemed stingy.

As for things like hierarchy and social status...

Abel, that bastard, never seemed to take it seriously.

On his very first day in the family, he offended Diamanti, the highest-ranking member of the family. No one would have done that, but this brat did it anyway.

Doflamingo didn't bother with Abel because he knew what kind of person he was.

Just like how sometimes Señor does some 'stupid things,' and he pretends not to know anything about it.

As long as you don't betray him and do your job diligently, everything else can be forgiven.

In this respect, Doflamingo is indeed far superior to many others.

Just as Doflamingo was struggling with his decision, they successfully entered the auction house.

It seems that there are more people invited this time than last time.

Of course, it's also possible that some people came on their own after hearing the news.

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

Private rooms are available, of course, but those are reserved for Celestial Dragons or members of the World Government—people who shouldn't be shown in public.

The others wanted to get into the private room, but they weren't quite there yet.

Then Abel saw Stussy smiling and greeting him again.

"This woman must be doing this on purpose!" Abel kept his eyes straight ahead, pretending not to see.

As the queen of the entertainment district, Stussy has considerable fame, and her every move attracts a lot of attention.

Anyone who can get Stusi to greet them must be someone important.

So everyone shifted their gaze, wanting to see who the other person was.

Fortunately, Abel came with Doflamingo and the others this time.

Doflamingo naturally attracted all the malicious prying eyes.

"Fufufufufu, today looks like it's going to be very lively."

Doflamingo 'enjoyed' the attention he received, not caring at all, and even laughed.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, Donquixote Doflamingo?"

"How could it be him? When did that woman Stussy get involved with this guy?"

"One of these two men is involved in the sex trade, and the other is involved in smuggling. I really can't find any connection between them."

"Maybe he's a lover?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. Do you want to die? A king of the underworld plus a Shichibukai, how many lives do you have? If you really want to die, don't drag me down with you."

"However, this Doflamingo is indeed not simple. Rumor has it that he has a close relationship with that king of loan sharks."

"Hiss... Is he deliberately befriending two kings of the underworld? Could it be that the underworld is about to change?"

"It's hard to say, let's see who's going to be unlucky."

"Hahaha, this is interesting, I can't wait!"

……

People around were whispering among themselves, after all, the most famous people at today's auction were Stussy and Doflamingo.

The former needs no introduction; those who know it already know, and those who don't can only say they haven't reached that level yet.

The latter is quite extraordinary. Becoming a Shichibukai is nothing special. Many powerful figures on the sea look down on this title and are unwilling to be lackeys of the World Government.

But the question is, what did Doflamingo rely on to become a Shichibukai?

Anyone who dares to touch 'Heavenly Gold' is an absolute madman!

And he actually succeeded. Not only did he escape punishment, but he also became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

That's absolutely amazing!

This is also the reason why many people admire Doflamingo.

In fact, Doflamingo was also a little confused at this moment, because he had never dealt with Stussy before, and there was no reason for the other party to take the initiative to greet him.

And although the greeting was directed at him, it didn't seem to be aimed at him; it was more like...

Doflamingo glanced slightly to the side.

Chapter 319 Treasure Tree Adam and the Giant Slave

Amidst the eerie atmosphere of everyone's speculation, the auction finally began.

And it was extraordinary right from the start!

The precious tree that Abel longed for, Adam, was actually used as the opening auction item here?!

And it's quite large!

Abel was genuinely surprised. Although auctions often employ a surprising tactic to generate excitement, such as moving items that could have been the grand finale to the opening, it's worth noting that they usually feature surprising items at the beginning of the auction.

But such a large Treasure Tree Adam would be worth at least 5 million Berries on the black market. If it didn't fetch a good price at the start, the person who came up with this idea would probably have to throw it into the sea to feed the fish today.

When people started bidding, Doflamingo and the others couldn't help but look at Abel.

God knows whether what that kid said before was true or false.