Chapter 238: The Auction
Jiang Qize brought Ankylosaurus and Fragile back to the Dragon Flame.
As a result, Camon and the others gained two more seniors.
On the aft deck of the ship.
Tekas was wearing a set of strange-looking clothes and was doing push-ups, drenched in sweat, with water all over the deck.
Even so, he gritted his teeth and kept going.
"Tired?"
Jiang Qize walked up to him, looked down at him, and asked calmly.
"Not tired, Captain!"
Tekas shouted through clenched teeth, his arms trembling as he lowered himself again.
Jiang Qize nodded.
If Tekas used his Devil Fruit well, it would be very powerful. Coupled with his determination to join the Dragon Flame Pirates and how hard he worked, Jiang Qize was willing to give him a chance—it would depend on how many days he could last.
The strange clothes Tekas was wearing were weighted training gear made for him by Ba wang. They weren't especially heavy—just a hundred kilo. For people like them, it was nothing.
After that, he went into a laboratory inside the ship's cabin.
This laboratory had now been taken over by Tom and Franky.
"Senior Ba wang, I feel this cannon's firepower isn't enough, and the energy storage time is too long. What should we do?"
"Like this, like this… that'll work."
The conversation between Franky and Ba wang drifted over.
Ever since Ba wang arrived, after learning that the Dragon Flame had been built by him, Franky shamelessly stuck by Ba wang's side, constantly asking questions. Even Tom would occasionally ask something.
As a result, Overlord hadn't returned to Sky Island yet.
But that was fine. It would only speed up Franky's growth—he might even become stronger than the Franky of his previous life.
Over the next few days, Jiang Qize stayed on the ship, waiting for the auction to begin five days later.
Time passed in the blink of an eye.
Today was the day of the auction.
Jiang Qize brought Robin and Enel along to see the world.
As for the others, they all stayed on the ship.
Very soon, they arrived at Auction House No. 5.
At this moment, the No. 5 auction house was packed with people.
Most of them were pirates.
"Who's that? He looks really familiar…"
When Jiang Qize appeared, someone noticed him.
Others looked over and immediately widened their eyes.
"Isn't that the Summoner? He's here for the auction too!"
"So this is the Summoner? He looks so young…"
"Tch, Summoner my ass. He's that young—how strong could he be? The Marines must be blind."
Some were astonished, others disdainful, because their ages were simply too young.
They looked like rookies who had just set foot on the sea.
As soon as that pirate finished speaking, a sharp glint flashed through Enel's eyes.
In the next instant, a violent gust of wind swept past as he appeared in front of that pirate and slammed out a punch.
Boom!!
A terrifying explosion erupted, and the heat wave blasted everyone around away.
As for the pirate who had spoken so disrespectfully, his body was instantly blown into a mist of blood, scattered by the shockwave of the explosion, leaving not even a trace behind.
After that, Enel returned to Jiang Qize's side.
Jiang Qize didn't even slow his steps and walked straight into the auction house.
Gulp—
Someone swallowed hard. The sound was so clear that everyone heard it.
"He was blown into pieces…"
"Th-this is the strength of the Dragon Flame Pirates?"
"We didn't even see his figure, and he just exploded."
"That was just Enel with a thirty-million bounty. How strong must the ones with hundred-million bounties be?"
The pirates around them erupted, all talking at once, gaining a real understanding of the Dragon Flame Pirates.
Before this, they had only heard rumors of the Dragon Flame Pirates' billion's bounty, but had never witnessed their strength. Without seeing it, they naturally thought it wasn't much. Now they had seen it.