"Humph!"
After hearing what Charlotte said, Elena got angry and snorted. She pouted and didn't want to talk to Charlotte.
While Charlotte and Elena were flirting, the auction officially started.
Charlotte raised an eyebrow.
"Bid for whatever you like!"
Charlotte said to Elena beside him.
He put on the air of a wealthy playboy.
This really cheered Elena up a lot.
She started to pay attention to the auction.
She decided to squeeze Charlotte hard.
But Charlotte never intended to pay the money from the beginning.
He was a pirate. It was already good enough that he didn't rob, let alone pay the money?
Anyway, Charlotte was ready to cause a big scene.
"Thirty million berries!"
"Forty million berries!"
After hearing the people around shouting without caring about the money, Elena swallowed hard.
She started to wonder if Charlotte had enough cash.
"Come on! Don't worry about me. Just bid. I'll take care of the money!"
Charlotte looked at the nervous Elena and said.
"You said that!"
Elena took a deep breath.
Then she stood up.
"Fifty million berries!"
Elena's voice echoed through the whole place. The bid of fifty million berries attracted everyone's attention.
Elena saw everyone looking at her. Hundreds of eyes were on her. She blushed instantly.
She was a bit socially awkward.
He didn't plan to pay. Still, the price shocked him.
Fifty million berries. That was enough for his monthly salary. And Elena just wanted to buy a necklace with it.
This wasteful girl! I'll give her a good scolding when we get back to Hive Island.
You don't know how hard it is to run a household until you're the one doing it.
After the bid of fifty million was announced, everyone calmed down.
After five or six seconds of silence, the host on the auction house started the countdown.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Congratulations, madam, on winning this deep - sea necklace."
Hearing the host's voice, Elena felt like she had lost her mind just now.
She carefully glanced at Charlotte. Seeing that he didn't react, she let out a sigh of relief.
During the following auctions, Elena was much quieter.
Maybe she realized it was a bit of a waste to spend fifty million berries on a necklace, so she didn't plan to bid anymore.
Ding ding ding!
"Ladies and gentlemen! The next item is the most anticipated one - the slave! Now, let's welcome our first slave up for auction!"
As the host shouted.
There was a rattling sound of chains from the backstage.
A man full of scars was led out.
Yes, he was literally led out.
The man stared blankly around with empty eyes. He was dragged like a dead dog onto the auction house.
Although the man was covered in wounds, his face was extremely clean.
This was to get a good price for him. They had specially wiped his face.
It was obvious that he was a handsome man.
After the man was led onto the stage, many women behind Charlotte and Elena gasped heavily.
This instantly made Elena understand what was going on.
Charlotte remained unresponsive, watching all this indifferently.
Regarding such things, Charlotte had reached a point where her heart was as cold as cement (being emotionally numb).
"Xia! Charlotte! Can people be treated as slaves?"
Elena watched the scene in front of her, and her worldview collapsed.
"Otherwise, what did you think those people who surrounded us before were? They're all Slave Traders, specializing in capturing newbies who arrive on the Sabaody Archipelago."
Charlotte replied impatiently.
"Why! Why doesn't the Navy do something?"
Elena trembled as she looked at Charlotte after hearing this.
Hearing the word "Navy", Charlotte looked at Elena disdainfully.
"Why would the Navy intervene? Or rather, do they dare to? You know, they can open an auction house right in front of Navy Headquarters Marineford and openly sell slaves. If there wasn't the support of the Navy Headquarters or even the World Government behind this, would they dare to auction off slaves?"
Charlotte's words hit Elena's fragile heart hard.
Elena listened to the noisy sounds coming from the stage.
After seeing the man being bought by a plump woman for three million eight hundred thousand berries, Elena's heart ached.
"Charlotte! Can you save them? They're so pitiful."
Elena looked at Charlotte with a piteous expression.
"Save them? Are you joking? We're right under the nose of the Navy Headquarters. As soon as I make a move, the Admirals of the Navy Headquarters can be here within an hour. What are we going to do then?"
Charlotte looked at Elena and asked.
"That... that... that..."
Elena stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence.
She couldn't just watch Charlotte being arrested by the Navy Admirals just to save these people!
Seeing Elena looking so dejected, Charlotte couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Charlotte laughing at her, Elena couldn't help but pinch Charlotte's waist.
"La! La! La! What's so funny? They're people!"
Elena looked at Charlotte in disbelief.
"People? Hahaha! How ridiculous! Once they were captured, they were no longer people. They're just slaves with a price tag, having no freedom at all."
Charlotte mocked Elena and said, not caring at all about the tears welling up in Elena's eyes.
This woman was so stupid.
Charlotte couldn't help but shake her head inwardly.
With tears in her eyes, Elena watched as the next person was dragged onto the stage. It was a little girl, who seemed to be only eight or nine years old.
At this age, she should have been living happily under the protection of her parents. Instead, she was firmly bound by a chain and stared blankly at the ceiling.
It seemed that only the colorful ceiling could bring some color to her life.
After seeing this little girl, Elena couldn't hold back any longer.
"Charlotte! I'm begging you. Please save this little girl! As long as you save this little girl, I'll do whatever you say, okay?"
Elena clearly knew that only Charlotte could save this little girl now. As long as Charlotte was willing, this little girl could easily gain freedom.
Charlotte looked down at the tearful girl beside her.
"Are you sure?"
Charlotte asked.
Elena nodded without hesitation.
"Yes! As long as you save these people, I'll never go against you again. I'll do whatever you say from now on."
Elena said, pulling Charlotte's arm.
"Sigh!"
Charlotte let out a sigh.
Well, he might as well indulge her this time. Anyway, he was going to stir up some trouble.
Charlotte slowly stood up.
Instantly, he caught everyone's attention. After all, he was sitting in the second row, so it was easy for him to draw everyone's eyes.
Even the auctioneer looked at him in surprise, but didn't think much about it.
Charlotte walked down from the spectator seats.
He came to the auction house.