Chapter 128: Buy one get one free: Dark King Rayleigh!

However,

although it was indeed the mermaid that initially attracted Li Xiao,

when Li Xiao looked up,

his attention was drawn to the side of the fish tank!

On the left side of the fish tank,

an old man with white hair sat cross-legged,

resting his face on his left hand,

with a smiling expression!

Even though he had already been dragged onto the auction stage,

he was still holding a bottle of wine in his right hand!

If Li Xiao was not mistaken,

this old man

should be Rayleigh, right!

Almost instantly,

Li Xiao figured out the reason!

This vice-captain of the Roger Pirates,

the capable right-hand man of the Pirate King Roger,

known as the Dark King, Silvers Rayleigh,

had most likely lost all his money in the casino again,

and was sold to the auction house to pay off his debts!

However,

why was he pushed onto the stage together with that mermaid?

Could it be that they were being sold as a package deal?

At the same time,

on the opposite side from Li Xiao,

in a seat along the aisle,

sat a person in a black robe, wrapped up tightly!

This black-robed person had been sitting there since the auction began,

but had made no moves at all!

No matter what the item was,

he had never bid,

and even in the face of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit that had just sent most of the crowd into a frenzy,

he had no reaction,

just sitting there quietly!

However,

when the black cloth fell,

and he saw the mermaid Lina shackled in the fish tank,

his pupils dilated sharply,

his hands clenched subconsciously,

and even his breathing became rapid involuntarily!

He took a few deep breaths,

forcefully controlling his emotions,

and whispered to himself:

"Lina, don't be afraid, I will buy you!"

"I borrowed 50 million Berries from everyone on Fish-Man Island!"

"With that much money, I will definitely be able to buy you, definitely!"

"Buy you, just buying you will be enough!"

Although he had been sitting quietly in his seat,

never participating in any bidding,

he had been paying attention to the previous bids!

Normally,

the price of a slave was only a few hundred thousand Berries,

and even for special slaves,

the transaction price was only a few million Berries!

Currently,

the highest transaction price for a slave was only a little over 7 million Berries!

He had 50 million Berries in his hand,

so even if Lina was a mermaid,

he thought it would be enough to bid for her!

Just at this moment,

seemingly feeling that the emotions of the crowd had fermented enough,

the auctioneer walked up and continued his introduction:

"That’s right, as you can all see, this is a mermaid from Fish-Man Island!"

"I believe everyone knows how difficult it is to capture a mermaid in this day and age!"

"Especially a female mermaid with such a beautiful figure; it is as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

"This mermaid is named Lina, and we captured her from Fish-Man Island!"

"To capture her, we paid a huge price, and went to great lengths to evade the searches of Fish-Man Island, only then being able to bring her here for you all to bid on!"

Saying this,

the auctioneer paused,

cast his gaze toward Rayleigh beside the fish tank,

and continued:

"As for this white-haired old man beside her, his name is unknown; he is a gambler who lost everything in the casino and sold himself to pay off his debts!"

"However, don't let his age fool you; his physical condition is absolutely top-notch, better than even young men!"

"It is said that he was a pirate when he was young!"

"And this face of his is not bad at all, with sharp features and a sense of the charm of time!"

"I believe that any lady here who buys him home will be satisfied!"

"As long as you bid for the mermaid Lina, we will give him to you as a bonus!"

"As for whether you keep him for yourself or give him to another female friend later, that is entirely your freedom!"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao in the corner couldn't help but raise an eyebrow!

Good grief,

he originally thought it was a package deal,

but now it seems

it is a direct "buy one get one free"!

And,

this Dark King Rayleigh,

the most worth mentioning about him is actually that face,

and his stamina that doesn't lose to a young man... oh no, physical strength!

More importantly,

he still has that smiling expression,

seemingly extremely satisfied with the auctioneer’s positioning of him!

Hiss~~

This old man Rayleigh,

could it be that he has some special fetish!

Using the excuse of losing everything gambling and selling himself to pay off debts,

but actually sneaking around to satisfy his own special fetish...

Tsk tsk tsk!

Morality is declining,

and people are not what they used to be!

Just as Li Xiao was running wild with his imagination in his head,

the auctioneer had already picked up the auction hammer,

and shouted:

"So, the starting bid for this mermaid Lina from Fish-Man Island is 100 million Berries, with each increment no less than 1 million Berries!"

"Now, the bidding begins!"

When he heard that the starting bid was 100 million Berries,

the black-robed person was stunned!

He had only prepared 50 million Berries in total,

let alone bidding for Lina,

it wasn't even enough for the starting bid!

Just as the black-robed person was stunned,

a familiar voice came out!

"I bid 1 billion Berries!"

As soon as this was said,

it immediately caused a gasp in the auction house!

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice,

and saw that the person who made the bid

was none other than that Celestial Dragon from earlier!

At this time,

he had already stood up,

looking at the mermaid Lina in the fish tank on stage with excitement!

And upon hearing the Celestial Dragon’s bid,

the already stunned black-robed person was struck as if by lightning!

1 billion Berries!

Compared to the starting bid of 100 million Berries,

it was ten times higher!

The 50 million Berries in his hand

wasn't even a fraction of the Celestial Dragon’s bid!

At this moment,

he finally understood

how ridiculous his previous thoughts were!

On the Sabaody Archipelago,

a beautiful female mermaid is the top-tier commodity!

A mere 50 million Berries,

let alone bidding for her,

didn't even qualify him to participate in the auction!