Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 177 Crew Plus One, The Joker's Invitation

On Island No. 6 of the Chabaotier Archipelago, a man riding a bubble car looked left and right, muttering to himself.

"Where should I find some reliable crew members? The ocean area in this world is more than ten times that of the Earth. Even if I want to fly, I need to find a place to stay. To drive a boat, I need a helmsman. A boat needs a cook to cook, and of course, a ship doctor and auxiliary personnel are also needed."

"And, most importantly, the navigator"

"Without the help of these people, it will be difficult to find Sky Island."

Bruce Yu: "It's still four years before Luffy goes out to sea for the first time. Why don't you just find Nami to be your navigator and return her to him when Luffy goes out to sea."

Stephen Fang: "Do you still need to pay it back? Just don't worry. With Nami, you won't have to worry about not being able to find the exact coordinates in this ocean. Of course, there are also the cook and the ship's doctor."

Bruce Yu: "I guess you would say, borrow Sanji and Chopper first, and return them to Luffy when he goes out to sea."

Steven Fang: “You’re so smart!”

Pirate Fang Yu thought seriously and said, "These people are indeed easy to find and use, but I don't know if they will follow me, especially Nami. If I don't melt her heart, she might run away when she gets the chance."

Uchiha Yu: "Just kill Arlong."

Lord Fang Yu interrupted at this time: "Then the question is, how can we get to Kekoyaxi Village in the East China Sea smoothly? If we can get to the East China Sea, then why do we need a navigator?"

While everyone was talking, the pirate Fang Yu suddenly noticed that there were several navy officers changing shifts in front of him.

"Naval Base?"

As soon as he expressed his idea, he was immediately attracted by the magnificent building.

Not a naval base.

That was an auction house.
Speaking of the auction house in the Chabaoti Archipelago, the things sold there are truly unique.

Humans, mermen, fishmen, fur people, dwarf people, and giants.

Even if there is a buyer, you can buy a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million and use him as your own watchdog.

The auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago is basically a must-see item.

Pirate Fang Yu seemed to be thinking about something.
"There is a shortage of people on the ship now, and I have an idea."

He first found a clothing store, spent all the money Ace gave him, and bought a decent suit at great expense. He straightened his back and walked towards the door of the auction house.

As soon as he reached the door, a burly bodyguard with a hideous scar on his face stood in front of Fang Yu.

This guy first looked Fang Yu up and down carefully, then stretched out his hand to stop him and demanded Fang Yu to show his invitation letter in a rude manner.

In response, Fang Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a slightly playful smile. Then, a strange light flashed in his deep eyes, and he "looked" straight at this guy.

In an instant, something magical happened!

The bodyguard's eyes suddenly became dull and lifeless, as if he had lost his soul. Then, foam came out of the corners of his mouth uncontrollably, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

Fang Yu calmly stepped over the bodyguard and strode into the auction hall.

As soon as he entered, he was shocked by the luxurious atmosphere in the venue.

The auction venue is huge in scale and extremely spacious. At first glance, an uninformed person might think they have walked into a small theater.

The seats in the venue are densely packed and stacked up, and there are many VIP rooms made of transparent glass suspended above. Through the glass, one can vaguely see the shadowy figures inside, who must be wealthy or noble people.

At this time, there were not many people in the auction hall, only less than fifty, but the enthusiasm of their bidding was no less than that of hundreds of people bidding at the same time.

Fang Yu looked around and saw a "special item" being displayed on the stage - a one-eyed mermaid with an extremely devastated and terrified look on her face.

She was trapped in a huge bathtub and could only swim back and forth helplessly. Her fear-filled eyes looked uneasily at the humans outside the glass who were giving her lewd expressions. Her body trembled like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Fang Yu was not in a hurry. He found an empty seat nearby and sat down casually.

As soon as I sat down on the chair, a sharp-eyed waiter swiftly brought over an exquisite small table, and then quickly served steaming hot tea and fragrant snacks.

Fang Yu picked up the tea, took a sip, and then asked casually, "Can you give us some more food?"

He made up a lie with ease, "I just spent hundreds of millions of berries buying slaves at another auction house. I'm very hungry and thirsty now!"

When the waiter heard this, he dared not be negligent in the slightest. He nodded and bowed immediately, and ran to shout to the kitchen to get busy.

The mermaid auction on the stage is still in full swing.

In the end, it was successfully bought by a fat man with a bald head and a big belly for a high price of 130 million Baileys.

The fat man looked very proud, and strode to the front of the fish tank, just wanting to get close to the mermaid he had just photographed and say hello.
Who would have thought that the mermaid inside was like an enraged beast, slapping the fish tank hard with its tail!

With a "splash", a large wave of water splashed up and splashed on the bald fat man's head!

The smugness on the fat man's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a look of anger.

He raised his hand to wipe the water off his face viciously, cursing: "When I'm done playing, I'll blind your other eye too! I heard that eating fish eyes can nourish the eyes, so eat mermaid's eyes...hehehe!" The twisted laughter echoed in the auction hall, making people shudder.

His vicious thoughts were spread without reservation, and the bosses who were enthusiastically conducting the auction off the field, upon hearing this, all burst into chilling laughter.

In their eyes, this is not a living being at all, but a toy for them to play with.

When the mermaid in the bathtub heard these words, the last glimmer of hope in her heart was completely shattered.

She then realized that she had fallen into the hands of a group of crazy people who were more terrifying than demons...

These people are even more brutal than the slave traders who captured her!
A short man wearing a top hat came over and saluted the fat man. "Sir, can you please place your goods outside the venue first? I will deliver them to your house after the auction is over?"

"Hmph." The fat man didn't give a good look and walked off the stage.

The little man smiled and explained: "The sea is not peaceful right now. Several pirate groups are specifically protecting the safety of the mermaids. Mermaids are not easy to catch. You have already made a profit!"

After hearing this, the fat man calmed down.

The next person to come on stage is a fish man.

Murlocs and mermaids, there is only a slight difference between them in their order, but they are two completely different races.

Mermaids are a product of Western mythology, with a human body and a fish tail. They are generally very beautiful and the average auction price is around 100 million yuan.

Like the one that was just sold, it was missing an eyeball, which affected its appearance, but it still cost more than 100 million Baileys.

This number may not be very useful for reference, but taking pirates as an example, even a pirate supernova who is famous all over the world has a bounty of only 100 million to 300 million berries.

It is hard to imagine that the bounty on Ace during this period could be equated with the auction value of an ordinary one-eyed mermaid, which also shows how difficult it is for the mermaid community.

The murlocs lack the basic visual appeal and are just a group of very powerful monsters. These guys, whose strength is generally ten times that of humans, are the best choice for hard labor.

The auction price was only one million Baileys.

But they can do many times more work than human slaves.

The first few customers didn’t have any feelings about the fish-man, and when the fish-man was about to be sold at a low price, inquiries came from the back.

"The fishman on the stage, do you know the art of navigation?"

The fishman bared his teeth and made a low, threatening sound at the auctioneer who was asking him about it, like a mad dog. The auctioneer replied sheepishly, "It won't."

Fang Yu waved his hand to show that he was not interested, and the fish-man collection failed to sell.

Then, another beautiful human came up and was auctioned off for 800,000 Baileys.

Later, it was bought by a dwarf from the Dontata tribe for 1.1 million.

At this moment, a voice came from the VIP room on the second floor. The voice was not loud, but it was heard throughout the entire venue by the loudspeaker.

The voice was filled with impatience and indifference to worldly things. The voice asked, "Do you have any good stuff today? If not, I'm leaving."

The auction host on the stage nodded and bowed towards the second floor and said, "We were going to sell a large batch of goods at the end of the month. Since you want to see them, let's bring them all up on stage at once!"

After he finished speaking, several people came up from the audience and carried huge fish tanks onto the auction stage one by one.

There are three mermaids with green hair, white hair and yellow hair in the fish tank, each of them looks like a beautiful woman.

Seeing these three mermaids, all the rich people in the audience reached a collective climax!
"Hurry up and announce the reserve price!"

"hurry up!"

"I want to take a picture!"

"Can't wait guys!"

They shouted, asking the host to quickly announce the bottom price, while the host looked towards the private room on the second floor with a hesitant expression.
"We have to wait for the distinguished guest on the second floor to express his thoughts before we can continue the auction. If the distinguished guest on the second floor is interested in the goods, then we will not put them on the market."

"What?! Why?!"

Everyone burst into anger. Everyone here is either rich or powerful. Why should they give a hard time to others?

Is it possible?
The curtains of the private room on the second floor opened, and a fat man wearing a bubble oxygen mask appeared in front of the window.

Seeing this outfit, the crowd who had been urging just now suddenly shut their mouths.

Because the guy in the VIP room on the second floor is from the Sabaody Archipelago, and is a powerful group in the world.
The Celestial Dragon Clan!
The celestial dragon looked at the three mermaids through the glass and waved his hand: "The stuff I have at home is much better than what's here!"

After that, he turned around and left.

As soon as the Tianlong man left, deafening bidding sounds were heard in the auction hall!

"One hundred million!"

"One hundred and thirty million!"

"One hundred and sixty million!"

These gentlemen all want to get the three mermaids.

At this time, Fang Yu, who was at the back of the venue, asked again: "Do any of them know how to sail, cook, or drive a boat?"

After hearing such a question, not only the host, but also the guests in the audience put on smiles.

"Hahaha! You actually have to ask such weird questions when buying a mermaid? Instead of asking these questions, why not ask them if they have had their first experience!"

"That's right! Is it useful to ask these questions? Mermaid, there is only one outcome, and that is to obediently give me a 'spa treatment'! Hahahaha!"

The three mermaids on the stage looked at each other and heard their own fate.
At this time, the host on the stage said: "There are too few people attending today's auction. If it weren't for the need of Mr. Ryan Fitzgerald Saint just now, these three collections would not be on display today. We will see you all again at the end of the month. Goodbye!" After saying that, he didn't give everyone time to react.

The auction staff moved the three mermaids and the fish tank back to the backstage.

"If you don't make money, you are sick!"

"That's right! Can't we sell the mermaid earlier? Then I can make up for the loss after playing. After half a month, who knows how many rounds it will take before it's my turn to play!"

These buyers cursed and disappointed while walking towards the exit.

They can't afford the auction.
The owner behind the auction is the Tianlong family that they cannot afford to offend.
The auction venue was gradually emptying out. The bald fat man was standing in front of the fish tank, rubbing his hands together, already thinking about how he was going to have fun when he got home.

Just when the bald fat man was so proud of himself, he brought his men to pay the final payment and happily prepared to take the one-eyed mermaid away like a trophy.
A sudden and extremely strong feeling of dizziness swept over him and his men without any warning!
In an instant, their bodies began to shake uncontrollably, their legs went limp, and they fell to the ground like puppets with their strings cut. White foam gushed out of their mouths uncontrollably and they twitched in pain. The scene suddenly became a mess!
At this time, Fang Yu walked slowly from the crowd and went straight to the fish tank containing the mermaid.

Looking at the mermaid trembling in fear in the water, Fang Yu reached out his hand without hesitation, gently reached into the water, and steadily pulled the mermaid out.

The landform of the Chabaoti Archipelago is unique, and is quite similar to the world-famous water city of Venice. When the back door of the auction house is opened, there is a winding river.

Fang Yu carefully carried the mermaid to the riverside, then exerted a little force with his arms and gently threw the mermaid into the river.

After the one-eyed mermaid fell into the water, she looked at Fang Yu with tears in her eyes and bowed to him with a choked voice: "Thank you!"

"Let's go."

She looked at Fang Yu again, then swung her tail and quickly dived into the stream. After a few ups and downs, she disappeared without a trace.

After doing all this, Fang Yu was not in a hurry to leave.

He walked through the back door of the auction house and strode towards the evil place where many slaves and people were imprisoned.

As soon as you step into this place, a pungent and stench hits you in the face, a mixture of despair and fear, which is nauseating.

In the dim light, rows of dilapidated cages came into view. These cages were large and small, densely packed together.

The cages held all kinds of slaves. They were ragged, unkempt, and their eyes were full of despair and numbness.

Some slaves were skinny and covered with scars, with flies crawling all over their wounds, but they were powerless to drive them away.

Some of them snuggled together, shivering in the cold and damp environment, trying to draw a little warmth from each other.

Others huddle alone in a corner, with empty eyes, as if they have lost all hope in life and are left with only a zombie-like body.

What they endured here was no worse than the prison in Impel Down.
Fang Yu's eyes slowly swept over the slaves.

Soon, he saw the three mermaids that had appeared on the auction table before.

At this moment, they are huddled in several small fish tanks, their tails swinging weakly, and the fear and helplessness in their eyes are heartbreaking.

Not far away, the fishman that was originally unsold was also locked in a special cage. It pounded the cage angrily, but could only make dull sounds and was unable to break free from the shackles that restricted its freedom.

Going deeper, Fang Yu's attention was attracted by a strange figure trapped in a cage.

It was a furry humanoid rabbit!
This is a member of the fur tribe and is a female rabbit.

She looks young, maybe about ten years old, with a round face and long furry ears drooping down. She looks so cute that you can't help but want to reach out and touch her.

However, when Fang Yu approached and looked at her, he found that she was also looking at him warily. There was a fierceness in her eyes that was totally inconsistent with her appearance. It was obvious that she mistook Fang Yu for one of those hateful slave traders.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from deep in the room, breaking the depressing silence!
A group of thugs who discovered the abnormality in the slave auction through the surveillance video of Den Den Mushi rushed towards Fang Yu with sticks and knives in hand!

"Damn it kid! Is this a place you can come to?!"

Facing this group of aggressive enemies, Fang Yu remained calm. A sharp light flashed in his deep eyes, and a hint of domineering aura instantly enveloped the area like an invisible storm!

In an instant, the thugs rushing in the front seemed to be hit by an invisible force. Their bodies froze instantly, and then their eyes rolled up and they fell to the ground one after another. The speed was so fast that people had no time to react!

This scene left the slaves in the cages stunned!

They simply couldn't believe their eyes. They had thought that only endless suffering was waiting for them, but they had never expected that such a savior-like figure would appear.

But Fang Yu did not stop. He walked to the mermaids' fish tanks one by one, raised his arms high, and punched the tank hard. The glass shattered instantly, water splashed everywhere. The mermaids regained their freedom, happily waving their tails and slapping the ground as they moved towards the door.

Then, he came to the fishman's cage and punched open the unbreakable lock. The fishman rushed out impatiently, looked at Fang Yu with gratitude, and ran towards freedom.

Finally, Fang Yu walked up to the bunny girl, looked at her gently, and asked, "Do you know any of the skills of sailing, sailing, and cooking?"

The little bunny girl first looked at the slaves behind Fang Yu who had regained their freedom in confusion, then turned to look at Fang Yu, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, whispering: "I can cook delicious food!"

Fang Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a relieved smile, "Okay, then, come with me."

He turned around and looked at the other slaves, and shouted, "The rest of you, run along the creek at the back door. The farther you run, the better. Don't let yourself be caught again."

When the slaves heard this, their eyes were filled with gratitude. They bowed to Fang Yu to express their gratitude, and then rushed out of the door collectively, running towards the other side of freedom.
At this time, the bunny girl asked Fang Yu excitedly: "What's your name? What's the name of our pirate group? Where is the pirate ship? Is the target ONE PIECE?!"

"Before answering your question," Pirate Fang Yu looked at this familiar face and asked, "What's your name?"

She looked at Fang Yu with a very innocent look and pointed at herself at the same time.

"Me? My name is"

"Gallot!"

As soon as this name came out, Fang Yu’s chat group went crazy!

Uchiha Yu: "Isn't this the future queen of the Furry Principality of Zou? Why is she here?"

Stephen Fang: "Were you sold here by slave traders?"

Puzzled, the pirate Fang Yu pulled her outside and asked, "How were you trafficked here?"

"Ah! That day, Gallot was walking on the island, and then he was caught by a trap and hung on a tree!" Gallot jumped up and down as he recalled the incident, looking very playful.

"Then I fainted! When I woke up again, I found myself on a boat!"

"I like adventure! When we were on the island before, my master always told me stories about the outside world. I have never been outside the island, and I really want to go for a walk!"

"Ah, now that I think about it, those guys weren't kind people? I thought they were specifically helping me get out of Zou Island and bringing me on this adventure!"

"Uh" Fang Yu looked at Carrot's face with some worry. With this guy's IQ, it's no wonder he could get along well with the Straw Hat Pirates.

"and after?"

"Then I was caught by these bad guys! They must have used some tricks to force the kind people who brought me out to hand me over. I even heard them arguing! What they said was inappropriate, too little or too much, humph!"

Fang Yu shook off the dark lines on his forehead, "So are you willing to take the risk with me?"

"Of course!" Garrott looked around, "Where is our ship?"

"There will be ships. Let's buy supplies first."

"Great!"

Walking down the street with this fur-bunny mother rabbit, the number of people turning their heads to look at you is almost the same as walking down the street with an inflatable wife in your arms.

A man and a rabbit passed by a clothing store. Fang Yu picked up a red hat and a green suspenders.

"Put it on."

Garrott said solemnly: "You, you are, yes, yes, yes, give it to me, can you put it on?"

"What else? Can you give it to me?" Fang Yu looked at the boss, "Is there a fitting room?"

Garrott suddenly let out a loud scream and rushed into the clothing store with clothes and hat!
Not long after, she jumped out and blinked her big, harmless eyes and asked, "Does it look good?"

Fang Yu nodded: "It looks pretty good."

Garrott touched his ears and said, "But, but, this will expose my ears. Let's change to a hat without holes!"

At this time, Stephen Fang's voice came into the pirate Fang Yu's mind: "What do you want in exchange? I want the rabbit ears!"

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In the dim corridor, there was a knock on the door.

Bruce Yu had already blocked the peephole of his door with toilet paper.

He doesn't need to look through the peephole to see outside the door, he can know who is coming by using his seeing and hearing color.

"Squeak~"

When I opened the door, a pale-skinned, green-haired clown was standing at the door, looking extremely creepy!
"Hey~! My good neighbor~" Joker first took off his hat in a very gentlemanly manner, and then asked: "Have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

The clown's eyes were full of anticipation. He crossed his hands and rubbed them together: "Oh, that's great! I came here to discuss an important matter with you!"

Bruce Yu looked at the closed door opposite him and asked, "Do you want to talk here?"

"Oh my God! My considerate neighbor!" The Joker looked into Bruce Yu's eyes, "Are you going to invite me into your home? Aren't you afraid that I'm a vampire or something?"

Bruce Yu smiled, "Believe me, Jack, I eat more than a vampire."

"Hahaha! I love this joke!"

The clown walked into the room with a very funny movement. He looked around curiously, then hooked the door with his foot and closed it.

"Oh, Mr. Good Neighbor, now we can have a good talk."

"Well, go ahead and talk. I'm listening." Bruce Yu pointed to the sofa in the distance. "If possible, how about sitting down and talking?"

"No, no, I just want to ask you one thing."

He suddenly looked fierce and asked word by word: "Let me think, you little mushroom, do you want to give my wife a red mushroom feast? Oh, luckily you are a little mushroom, if you were a black mushroom, you might hit my son's head."

Bruce Yu sighed: "I know that's not what you want to ask, just say it."

The clown immediately returned to his cynical look: "Hehehe~ Just a joke." He locked his eyes on Bruce Yu's for more than a minute, until his eyes were sore, but he found that Bruce Yu was still looking at him calmly without blinking.
He immediately sat up straight, glanced at the door, then lowered his voice and smiled mysteriously, "Do you want to make a small fortune by robbing a bank?"

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