"Shh—"
"She really has a third eye!"
"How ugly... an eye growing on her forehead."
"So, this is the legendary Three-Eye Tribe?"
Inside the auction house, everyone's eyes widened in amazement as they stared curiously at the Three-Eye Tribe girl locked in the cage. Despite her striking beauty and perfect figure, many in the crowd gazed at her with disgust and disdain.
At that moment—
In an inconspicuous corner, a young man wearing a straw hat whispered to the tall, blond man beside him, "Rayleigh, those people look strong."
"Hmm, they don't seem ordinary," the blond man replied, stroking his chin as he glanced at Linlin and her group near the entrance. His gaze then returned to the stage, where the imprisoned Three-Eye girl stood, helpless and furious. "Still, it's amazing to see that a race like this still exists."
"Hey, Rayleigh, let's cause some trouble!" Roger grinned, adjusting his straw hat. "There's a Fish-man slave in there I like... Don't you think he'd make a great crewmate?"
Roger figured that having a crew member skilled in water and able to swim freely would be a huge asset for their adventures at sea, reducing the risks they might face.
"Hey, hey, Roger, you better not mess around..." Rayleigh's eyelid twitched. The Roger Pirates were already constantly evading the Navy. Provoking the Celestial Dragons could mean having a Navy Admiral after them, and that was no laughing matter.
"Roger, stop joking!" said a young man in a yellow t-shirt and sunglasses standing beside Gol D. Roger. He quickly covered Roger's mouth, scolding him, "That Fish-man was bought by a Celestial Dragon, wasn't he?"
Everyone knew the kind of trouble they'd face if they provoked the Celestial Dragons. Even though they disliked the so-called "World Nobles," no one wanted to risk being hunted down by the Navy's full force.
"Amazing..." At the entrance of the auction house, Linlin's eyes were wide with wonder as she stared at the Three-Eye Tribe girl. "I heard the third eye of the Three-Eye Tribe holds mysterious powers. Is that true?"
"It is..."
Seated on Moss' shoulder, a tiny green figure scratched his head in confusion. "This is my first time seeing someone with three eyes too!"
"El mentioned it before, but even he wasn't sure..." Moss, Rock, and Jien joined the conversation, equally curious about the mysterious powers of the Three-Eye Tribe.
"Hmm, her aura is quite strong..." Linlin muttered, casting a surprised glance toward a corner of the room. Then she looked back at the girl on stage. "How could someone like her be so easily captured by slavers?"
"They probably used some underhanded means," Moss said, folding his arms. "These scumbags will go to any lengths to capture valuable targets for sale."
"Ladies and gentlemen—"
The auctioneer pointed to the Three-Eye girl in the cage. "It's said that the Three-Eye Tribe possesses mysterious powers. This young lady may be the last surviving member of her tribe, and being both young and beautiful, she could be used to repopulate the race. What are you waiting for?"
"Rare goods are valuable. The starting bid for Lot 20 is 200 million bellys. Bids must increase by at least 100,000 bellys each time!"
"210 million bellys!"
"230 million bellys!"
"250 million bellys!"
"Mamamama, this is getting exciting!" Linlin, seeing the fervent bidding, grew interested and jumped in with a bold offer: "400 million bellys!!"
The room fell silent.
All eyes turned toward the auction house entrance, shocked at the enormous bid. Even for a member of the legendary Three-Eye Tribe, 400 million bellys seemed excessive.
"Huh? Is there a problem?" Linlin blinked and looked around at the others.
"400 million bellys!?"
The auctioneer quickly regained his composure, his voice shaking with excitement as he called out, "The lady has offered 400 million bellys! Does anyone wish to bid higher?"
"Linlin, don't go overboard... We didn't bring that much money!" Rock whispered, exasperated. They hadn't planned to win anything at the auction through legitimate means, and if no one outbid Linlin, they'd be stuck having to pay.
At that moment, a Celestial Dragon in the middle row stood up, raising five fingers arrogantly. "500 million bellys!!"
"Damn it, I was hoping to get her for three or four hundred million... Now I have to spend more," he grumbled, picking his nose nonchalantly. Then, turning to glance at Linlin, he noticed her towering height and striking beauty. "Hmm? A giant girl who hasn't reached adulthood yet?"
His eyes lit up in delight. "I'll make her my eighteenth wife!"
"Heh, Hanic Saint, you acted too quickly... I wanted that giant slave too!" complained another Celestial Dragon sitting nearby, who had already purchased a mermaid slave and two Devil Fruits. Lacking the funds to outbid Hanic, he turned his attention to Linlin, who stood over seven meters tall, youthful and graceful.
"An underage giant, huh?"
"Haha, Prank Saint, you were too slow. I've already claimed this giant girl... If you want, I'll give her to you after I'm done with her."
"No thanks! How about you let me have the Three-Eye girl instead?"
"That's not happening!"
The Celestial Dragons' arrogant and unfiltered conversation reached Linlin, Moss, Rock, and the others.
"Eighteenth wife? Slave?"
Linlin's face darkened, veins bulging on her forehead as she clenched her massive fists. With a fierce look in her eyes, she glared murderously at the Celestial Dragons and growled, "What did you just say? Say that again... you disgusting pigs!!"
"Oh no—"