Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

There is another area that is absolutely forbidden: the area where the Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, reside or may appear.

It's a regular occurrence for Ka.

Although the navy occasionally conducts patrols, it mostly turns a blind eye to the situation and will not interfere excessively as long as things don't go too far.

This is the place where information flows most freely, but it is also the most dangerous.

Yi Neng clearly sensed that those areas were surrounded by an extremely unsettling, tightly protected aura.

Chapter 75 Tianlong people

The middle area (numbers 30 to 39) is dominated by a huge bubble park and various amusement facilities, giving it a special feel.

He also learned from various sources that there is a tourist and entertainment area in the Sabaody Archipelago that must not be violated.

The atmosphere here is relatively relaxed, with more tourists and ordinary residents, but it also hides the ironclad rule of the Celestial Dragons—never show any disrespect to them, not even making eye contact with them, as this could lead to death! If a Celestial Dragon is "offended," they can summon an admiral from the Marine Headquarters at any time to deal with swindlers, con artists, and other troublemakers.

The later numbered areas (40 to 49) are for the complete destruction of the offender and everything around them!

After learning about these "rules," Kai began to explore the main commercial and residential areas, which were relatively prosperous and safe.

Carrera's seven-water division (responsible for ships choosing their own landing points).

He ruled out locations that were too close to naval bases or areas of Celestial Dragon activity, and only those with coating businesses and some large chambers of commerce were located there.

The navy's patrols are also quite frequent.

They also avoided areas that were completely controlled by a single powerful force and were highly exclusive.

Ultimately, he chose a location located further back (numbers 50 to 59), which was the site of a naval base and related government facilities, heavily guarded and inaccessible to ordinary people.

Areas 60 to 69 are mainly the middle section of the Yarlung Tsangpo numbering system, a relatively chaotic but information-flowing area with intertwined forces, a typical "no man's land" viewing area, and the location of some coating factories.

As for areas after number 70, these are the areas of the Greater Toronto Area.

While this place is dangerous, it also means it's easier to conceal one's identity and access various underground intelligence channels. It's also home to hotels, shops, and some undeveloped, pristine mangrove areas.

Having understood these regional divisions, Kai will need to find the "prey" and opportunities he needs more easily.

He rented the cheapest, most inconspicuous room in an extremely dilapidated hotel in the area, a place where the owner seemed to have mastered the most important and deadly "unspoken rule" in the Sabaody Archipelago—never to have connections with many underground forces around the world.

Then, he showed no disrespect whatsoever to the noble "Celestial Dragons"!

He began his infiltration and exploration of the Sabaody Archipelago by working among intelligence brokers and seasoned veterans, much like a crocodile sinking into the mud.

He learned from conversations during the day that the Dragonkin of the 637th Heaven would occasionally travel to the Sabaody Archipelago in special bubble boats to "play like ordinary people (using their senses, of course), walking around the various areas of the archipelago, familiarizing themselves with the terrain, collecting public information, and observing" (in reality, it was more like inspecting their "property" and slaves).

The dynamics of these self-proclaimed descendants of "gods" and various forces.

At night, they would sneak into darker corners, such as underground taverns, where the underworld possessed supreme privileges.

No matter how absurd or cruel they do (such as randomly trading guns in the market, or simply hiding in high places to silently "eavesdrop" and "sense" those unknown secret transactions, killing civilians, or forcibly abducting women), no one can resist or disrespect them in the slightest, not even with obstruction or conspiracy.

He carefully avoided all unnecessary trouble.

It won't work if you encounter those seemingly arrogant and domineering pirates or if they block your way!

If anyone dares to offend a Celestial Dragon, no matter who you are or what your reason is, you will immediately attract the highest combat power of the Marine Headquarters—the Marine Admirals! And along with the gangsters who follow, he will choose to ignore them as long as they do not provoke him.

He knew that here, even the most insignificant nobody might be connected to a powerful force.

Before fully understanding the situation, a low-devastating strike is the only option! This is an ironclad rule that no one dares to challenge!

After understanding these "rules," Kai believes that mental adjustment is the best survival strategy.

He was like a dancer walking on a knife's edge, more vigilant between light and darkness.

He knew he had to be careful to avoid areas where Celestial Dragons might appear, and to guard his own "gaps" cautiously as he searched for a foothold and a direction to move forward.

"He was hot-tempered in the Sabaody Archipelago" (although he was mostly cold-blooded, his deep-seated aversion to injustice sometimes made him impulsive).

While gathering intelligence in a bizarre and chaotic environment, Kai inevitably came into contact with the island's darkest secrets.

When choosing a place to settle down, Kai weighed the options and ultimately chose the first-numbered "lawless zone," which was also the most outrageous side—the openly conducted "Human Auction."

He started in Area Thirteen.

Although this place is chaotic and dangerous, it is precisely because of the chaos that it is easier to hide one's identity and to make contact with various underground intelligence and missions, which can be obtained by listening to rumors about "auctions," "new goods," and "rare (baee) varieties" in some underground taverns or black market corners.

Compared to the euphemisms used to describe areas that seem safe but may actually be under closer surveillance by the navy or government, and the nauseating greed and excitement expressed by the participants.

This place might be more suitable for a "hunter in the dark" like him.

Of course, his choice of where to land was also carefully considered.

Until one day, when he was following a lead about a missing person (possibly an additional clue to a bounty mission), and the information came from a woman who seemed quite capable and maintained a delicate balance with various factions, he arrived near a heavily guarded, massive circular building deep in the lawless zone. It was then that he (Shakky?) truly "saw" (perceived) the horrific scene in an extremely inconspicuous, abandoned warehouse near his small bar (a rip-off bar).

That building was clearly a single building.

This location allows him to easily access information while minimizing his involvement in unnecessary gang conflicts.

A massive human auction venue!

Kai could clearly sense the bustling noise inside the building. After settling in, Kai, like a spider blending into the darkness, began to move cautiously through this lawless area.

The audience was filled with all sorts of people—some were rolling in money, pot-bellied, weaving their own information networks and searching for prey, while also being constantly wary of the wealthy merchants lurking around them; some were nobles with greedy eyes, looking for special "playthings"; and some were menacing, deadly dangers emanating from any direction.

During his days gathering intelligence in the lawless zone of the Sabaody Archipelago, Kai was unable to glimpse the darkest and ugliest side of this place, including pirate leaders who came to buy slaves or "goods," and even... a few extremely arrogant individuals who were kept in the dark.

Of all the things that caused him the most physical and psychological discomfort was the infamous "Human Auction".

This was the first time he had heard of this figure, who was clearly a Celestial Dragon and was protected by layers of guards!

At the center of the stage, vibrant lives and words exist in an underground intelligence exchange filled with filth.

Several men who looked like human traffickers were spitting as they spoke, like livestock, being openly priced and offered up for people to choose and bid on!

Kai could sense when someone was boasting to a potential "customer" about the "new goods" they were about to receive.

"Hehe, boss, the despair, fear, and humiliation of the auctioneers! There are captured mermaids, their beautiful fishtails bound—this time there are definitely good stuff! Several rare races just brought from the South China Sea! Long-armed tribesmen, long-legged tribesmen, their eyes filled with tears and longing for the sea; there are strong fishmen, but they are bound with collars and chains, roaring angrily but powerless to resist; there are tribes from all over the world! And there's a young and beautiful mermaid! You'll definitely make a fortune at the auction!"

"Ordinary humans, men, women, young and old, captured for various reasons, their eyes are empty, like walking corpses; there are even some... fish? Really? Those are incredibly valuable! Things are tense lately, the navy is cracking down hard, how did you manage to get children with special abilities or bloodlines to be displayed as rare 'pets'!"

The auctioneer's manipulative tactics were...?

"I have a brilliant plan! Don't worry, the goods are absolutely no problem! I guarantee they'll be alive and kicking, and their lively and alluring voices will completely subdue the audience's greedy and lustful bidding! All you have to do is wait in 'Auction Hall One' to place your bids! The sounds of bidding, along with the suppressed sobs and desperate groans of the auctioned-off, will all blend together!"

“Auction Venue Number One”... Kai silently memorized the name of the place, but his mind was in turmoil, forming a scene of hell on earth that Kai had never imagined!

An overwhelming, physiological surge of nausea and anger filled me!

A human auction?! The disgust and anger over the living people surged up like magma to Kai's head!

Putting prices on lives?! Openly buying and selling them like commodities?! And judging from their tone, this seems to be an open, even blatant, sale of one's own kind?! And... this heinous crime is happening in an industry that's somehow "tacitly approved"?!

Kai could hardly believe his ears! He had witnessed it openly on the island, and it even seemed to have received some degree of "tacit approval"?! (Otherwise, how could those Celestial Dragons, who had endured so much darkness and cruelty, witnessed the burning, killing, and looting of pirates, and experienced betrayal and abandonment, be here?!)

This is simply the greatest desecration of the word "life"! It is a painful reminder of the existence of "human beings".

But he never imagined that such a thing could exist in this world... trampling on the dignity of life and committing the most fundamental insult!

Kai's fist clenched involuntarily, his nails digging deep into his palm in the sinful transaction of utterly objectifying humanity!

This clashed violently with his deep-seated beliefs in "fairness" and "respect." He felt his blood running backward, and a chilling killing intent was about to burst forth uncontrollably. It also clashed with the "benevolence and righteousness" that his senior Fujitora had repeatedly emphasized to him.

He remembered Fujitora's teachings on "benevolence and righteousness"! He remembered how his senior completely contradicted those who bullied the weak!

He recalled the anger and determination that Fujitora had shown when facing the bullied villagers and the trampling of their lives!

He also recalled the compassion and protection he felt deep within himself for "fairness" and for the oppressed poor.

If the senior knew that such a large-scale pursuit of "justice" existed here! Although he had walked in the gray area and even resorted to some ruthless methods in order to survive and become stronger, he always adhered to one bottom line—not to harm innocent civilians. What would he do with such blatant human trafficking? He would probably not hesitate to bring down the dignity that is enough to crush even the most inhumane life!

But this scene before him, isn't it a gravity that shatters everything he has always believed in and pursued?

A powerful urge surged within Kai; he almost wanted to rush over immediately and tear those human traffickers to shreds! To utterly and completely shatter that so-called "Auction Venue Number One"!

For a fleeting moment, he had the urge to flatten the ground!

But he ultimately managed to suppress the impulse.

He knew he couldn't go in! He couldn't let those damned human traffickers, those callous buyers, or even those high and mighty people do it.

First of all, his current strength is insufficient to challenge the enormous forces supporting this dark industry.

Those Celestial Dragons who could participate were torn to shreds! Using the knives in their hands, they utterly tainted this filthy and sinful auction. This public auction of human beings must have an extremely powerful background behind it, perhaps even… directly or indirectly connected to the Celestial Dragons, resulting in bloodshed!

But reason ultimately prevailed, suppressing his impulse.

He knew he couldn't do that.

With his current strength, charging in would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

He might be able to kill the connection! To act rashly would be like throwing an egg against a rock, only dragging oneself into an abyss of no return.

Secondly, his primary goal is to become stronger, to fulfill his vow, and to find his own path. Several auctioneers or buyers are involved, but facing powerful guards and powerful forces with deep backgrounds, he may even face danger.

He cannot let momentary indignation disrupt his plans and put himself in unnecessary danger.

He had no chance of winning against the incoming admiral; he would only be throwing his life away.

Moreover, even if he succeeded by chance

Finally... he sadly discovered that he seemed... not as "impulsive" as before.

What can we change after experiencing it? Destroy one auction, and another will soon emerge.

As the world's basic order becomes increasingly realistic and cruel, his heart seems to have become more "cold" and "pragmatic."