Chapter 229 A shining debut
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Island No. 1 in the Shampoo Islands.
The auction venue was already bustling with people.
Those who can attend the auction are princes, nobles, landlords and wealthy merchants. This is an auction, but also a gathering for the upper class to get to know each other and make friends.
Therefore, even though the auction had not officially started yet, the scene was already very lively.
These social elites have their own circles, and now they are gathering in groups of three or five, while there are also some stragglers chatting with wine glasses in hand.
Old friends greet each other, new friends introduce each other, and when they part, they do not forget to wish each other great gains today. On the surface, they are all friendly, but in fact, everyone has their own little thoughts hidden in their hearts. They look down on those who are worse off than themselves, and envy those who are better off than themselves. They are all trying their best to find opportunities to get into higher-level circles, and they are also doing their best to block those inferior people who want to get into their circles.
When people make friends with each other, they naturally cannot avoid comparing with each other. This group of well-known elites often compete with each other in bidding, not even because they like or need a certain product very much. They bid simply to show their financial strength or suppress the arrogance of their opponents. This is also what the boss behind the auction house is happy to see.
The atmosphere in the dark warehouse behind the venue was completely different. In addition to some goods, there was a group of slaves of different sizes and races sitting together dejectedly. If you listened carefully, you could hear a few sobs. They had chains on their hands and feet, and special collars around their necks that would explode without the need for a key.
"I want to go home. I don't want to be a pirate anymore! I want to go home. I don't want to be a pirate anymore!"
A bearded man with dull eyes and wearing a pirate captain's suit kept repeating something.
"Crack! Crack!"
"Shut up! If you keep making noise, I'll beat you to death!"
An administrator wearing the same black overalls as Baron Dandan came up and whipped the other man hard on the back with two whips.
Even though the other party was over 4 meters tall, sturdy, and a fierce pirate with a bounty of 5 million, he had to be whipped obediently as a slave. This made the administrator feel very proud. He spat on the ground and cursed:
"Hehe! He's a pirate captain, what a loser!"
The bearded man paid no attention to the whip hitting his body and didn't even blink, as if he felt no pain. He was still mumbling those words in a mysterious manner.
"I want to go home. I don't want to be a pirate anymore!"
"hateful!"
The administrator felt that his authority was challenged, so he raised the whip in his hand and was about to continue whipping.
As slaves in the auction of goods, they have no dignity at all. In the eyes of these nobles, they are not human beings, but just objects or livestock. No one will sympathize with them at all. What awaits them is to go on stage, be picked and chosen by the people off the stage, bid for them, and finally be sold to the right buyer at a suitable price. As for their fate afterwards, who cares?
"Hey, the auction is about to start. If you accidentally kill the goods or ruin their appearance, you will definitely die!"
Another older venue manager who was traveling with him kindly reminded him, and the man gave up, put down the whip and continued his patrol.
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In the venue
A group of aristocratic young ladies, who rarely had the chance to go out for some fresh air, were gathered together, talking about all kinds of gossip and gossip that interested them the most, based on their gender and age.
Suddenly, one of them had a bright look in his eyes, winked at the people next to him, and exclaimed with his hands covering his cherry lips:
"Hey, look over there!"
Upon hearing this, a large group of sisters all looked in the direction she was looking.
Only saw:
A young man in a pink suit was striding towards the entrance!
What is dazzling is not only the man's tough and handsome face and the sexy suit, but also the extremely arrogant outward-facing gait and the outrageous amount of gold accessories from head to toe, which are obviously a show of wealth!
He wore a golden top hat, and the sunglasses on his slicked-back hair were also made of gold frames. He had gold earrings on his ears, and seven or eight gold necklaces of various sizes around his neck. Even the brooch on his suit pocket was a gold rose.
The belt around his waist was more dazzling than the boxing champion's gold championship belt, and the leather shoes on his feet were also golden. Geer even put two packets of gold powder on the soles of his shoes, leaving behind glittering golden footprints wherever he walked.
Gel arranged for himself to wear the costume of the villain boss in the Golden City.
Behind him were three bodyguards in black suits and a beautiful blonde maid, and at the back were two little giants about five or six meters tall. Both of them were wearing knight armor made of pure gold, with helmets and visors. They were really armed to the teeth with armor, and one could only see a pair of fierce and confused eyes through the gaps in the visors.
With such a scene, even the Celestial Dragons would feel ashamed of themselves.
Tezoro, who was standing by, unexpectedly felt that the captain's extremely luxurious outfit was very much to his taste. He thought to himself that he had learned something from this and would definitely dress like this when he had money in the future!
"Wow, he looks like a rich and powerful young man!"
"She's pretty good-looking, I wonder if there's a chance for us to get to know her."
"I've never seen this before. This is probably a prince from some big country. And the clothes he wears are so fashionable. I love it."
"Bullshit! What do you know about fashion? This set of gold jewelry alone is worth at least tens of millions of Baileys. Who wouldn't love it?"
Several ladies from wealthy families were chattering about each other, and each of them had evil intentions towards Geer.
It was not only this group of young girls and young women who were attracted to Captain Gir. There were also many people of all kinds who wanted to come forward and talk to this rich and noble young man. However, because he was so dazzling that they were dwarfed by him, they felt that the gap in status between them was too great and did not dare to come forward rashly. They could only stand up from their seats, rub their palms and greet him with a smile to show their respect.
"Hello! This distinguished sir, I am the front desk manager of the auction house. I am very happy to serve you. It is our great honor to have a big shot like you come to our auction house in person. Please let me take you to your seat."
A tall and thin middle-aged man with a delicate mustache, wearing a white suit and well-groomed, middle-parted hair walked up to Geer, bowed respectfully and welcomed him.
"Good work."
Captain Gel answered absentmindedly, winking at the young ladies who were looking at him, which brought out bursts of crisp, charming, spring-like laughter.
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