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Chapter 46:
The Aitrias Pirates' crew once again got drunk on the deck.
Vilin had no choice but to have a few sober maids carry the drunk crew members back to their rooms.
He himself wrapped his arms around the waists of Rouge and Olvia and walked toward his own room.
What bad intentions could Vilin possibly have?
He just wanted to hold the two women and sleep peacefully.
Because Jessica had long warned him to avoid intercourse as much as possible during the first three months of pregnancy.
Vilin still remembered that firmly.
At the port of Changming Island.
After giving all the crew five days of vacation,
Vilin took Rouge, Naz, Annie, and the pregnant Olvia and headed onto the island.
Vilin's group naturally attracted a lot of attention.
But when everyone saw that the leader was the pirate Vilin with a 200 million Berry bounty, they all cast awed and respectful gazes.
Seeing no one dared to cause trouble, Vilin naturally felt relaxed.
He directly led the three women toward the most luxurious hotel on the island.
Vilin planned to rest with the three women for one day before exploring the island together.
After settling the three women in,
Vilin used the island's plants to search for traces of the Slow-Slow Fruit.
After some scouting,
he found the Paramecia-type Slow-Slow Fruit—once eaten by Foxy the Silver Fox—on a hidden hillside.
The effect of the Slow-Slow Fruit could be described as extremely overpowered.
By making a specific hand gesture, one could emit Slow-Slow beams.
Anything hit by the beam would have all actions slowed dramatically for 30 seconds!
Six days later,
Vilin unexpectedly received news.
Tomorrow afternoon, a large auction would be held at the island's major auction house.
Upon learning that Devil Fruits were among the items for sale, Vilin became interested.
He wanted to see if he could find some suitable Devil Fruits for his crew to boost their overall strength.
Because his crew members generally didn't have very high innate talent,
Vilin planned to look for Devil Fruits that were both aesthetically pleasing and practical.
After a night of rest, Vilin felt completely refreshed.
He took the four women and headed toward the center of the island.
They also wanted to see what made this island special.
Vilin's group began wandering aimlessly.
When tired, they rested; when hungry, they ate some of the island's specialty foods.
This made them all very relaxed and content.
While passing down a street, Vilin unexpectedly saw Fiona issuing a challenge to a swordsman.
To Vilin's speechlessness, the swordsman was defeated by Fiona in a single strike.
Looking at Fiona's disappointed face, Vilin only watched for a moment before leaving.
Vilin truly had high hopes for Fiona.
Fiona had great potential to become a powerful fighter.
Soon the four of them had explored the surrounding area.
Seeing that it was getting late, Vilin led the three women toward the auction house.
He was very curious to see how auctions in the Grand Line differed from those in the four seas.
As Vilin's group arrived at the auction house,
a maid soon approached Vilin.
The maid bowed slightly to Vilin, her lips curving upward.
"Mr. Vilin, we're very pleased you could come to our auction house!"
"We have already prepared a VIP room for you—please follow me."
Seeing how polite she was,
Vilin couldn't help but become a little curious about the power behind this auction house.
The maid led the way.
Vilin's group followed behind her.
Vilin followed her to the third floor of the auction house.
Looking at the spacious corridors and luxurious decorations, his eyes were full of admiration.
Those who could appear on the third floor of the auction house
could be said to be either extremely wealthy or extremely noble.
Vilin had no interest in contacting these people right now.
Soon Vilin and the four women were led by the maid into a private box.
The box gave an immediate impression of extravagance.
Vilin was already accustomed to such scenes.
He casually sat on a sofa, picked up a fruit, and took a couple of bites.
"Do you have any masseuses here? Get us five."
Vilin casually pulled out a 10,000 Berry bill from his pocket and tucked it into the maid's cleavage as he spoke.
"Please wait a moment, I'll arrange it immediately."
After the maid left the box,
soon five women came in carrying various kinds of essential oils.
Vilin and the four women lay on the beds, closed their eyes, and quietly enjoyed the massage.
Half an hour later,
a warm yellow beam of light shot down from the ceiling onto the auction stage.
Only then did the attending VIPs turn their attention to the stage.
Soon everyone found it hard to look away.
On the auction stage,
a black-haired female auctioneer in a low-cut dress, exposing large expanses of snow-white skin, swayed her hips as she walked up.
Seeing her alluring figure, all the VIPs in attendance held their breath.
The scantily clad female auctioneer bent slightly forward, leaning down,
and the VIPs in the auction house saw the large expanse of snow-white skin on her chest seeming about to spill out.
Just as it was about to burst free,
a slender white palm covered everyone's view.
But this tiny movement only made the atmosphere at the scene even more heated.
"I'm delighted that all the distinguished guests could attend. I am the host of this auction."
"For this auction, we have prepared a variety of precious and rare items for everyone."
"I hope all of you can obtain what you desire!"
"Let's bring out the first auction item!"
Seeing precious jewelry and ornaments appear one after another in the female auctioneer's hands,
Vilin felt no interest whatsoever.
Because during his time in Alabasta, Vilin had already found massive amounts of treasure buried underground in various ruins.
Those treasures were far more beautiful and valuable than the ones in this auction.
This could be seen from the listless expressions on the four women's faces as they looked at the items.
They weren't interested in these treasures either.
It wasn't until another auction item appeared that Vilin finally perked up.
At this moment, on the auction stage lay a red Devil Fruit covered in spiral patterns.
When a Devil Fruit was placed on the auction stage,
the VIPs in attendance were immediately drawn to the item.
Seeing everyone show interest,
the female auctioneer revealed a charming smile.
"Distinguished guests, I'm sure everyone is familiar with the secret treasure of the seas known as Devil Fruits."
"The fruit before you is precisely that secret treasure of the seas—a Devil Fruit."
"Ordinary people who eat it will gain immense power!"
"After appraisal by our auction house, this is a very precious Paramecia-type Devil Fruit."
"Its name is the Paramecia-type Heat-Heat Fruit."
"Once consumed, you can attack enemies by raising your own body temperature."
"The starting bid for this Devil Fruit is 200 million Berries!"
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