One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"The Holy Healing Shell, as its name suggests, is a shellfish with healing effects. The healing effect of the Holy Healing Shell is just like the enhancement effect of the Holy Light Shell, which is very powerful. In critical moments, it can be a lifesaver."

"So, its starting bid is... 500 million Berries, one!!!"

"500 million? That's 10 times more expensive than the Holy Light Shell! Is it really that effective?"

The guests immediately started discussing it, after all, words are not enough to prove it, how could they know how strong the healing effect of St. Healing Pill really was?

When the host saw that the effect was not good, he immediately looked at the boss next to him. After seeing the boss nod, he gritted his teeth, pulled out a large machete, and chopped hard on his right hand.

"Aaaaaah!!! It hurts so much!!!"

"Fuck!!!"

The host's scream immediately drew the attention of all the guests, and the women screamed as they saw the spurting blood.

At this moment, the host's face was pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, but even so, he gritted his teeth and said, "As you all can see, I have now cut off my own right hand. Now, it is time to witness a miracle!"

"Could it be that..."

The entire venue fell silent. Everyone held their breath as they watched the host take out the Sanguinea Pig and press the protrusion on top.

The Saint Healing Cream released a faint white halo that enveloped the host's right hand. Upon seeing this, the host immediately pieced his severed right hand back together and waited quietly for the Saint Healing Cream to take effect.

The white light immediately gathered at the wound, concentrating all its power to heal it. In about a minute, the host's complexion returned to a rosy hue.

He smiled and, under everyone's gaze, raised his right hand, which he had just severed.

"Look everyone, this is the effect of Saint Healing Cream. Now you all know how powerful it is!!!"

"My God!!! It was cured so quickly, this is amazing!"

"With this thing around, I'm afraid all the doctors in the world would be out of a job, right?"

The pirates present immediately brightened up. Holy crap, this is a good thing!

Chapter 202 The Heat-Heat Fruit

For those of them who walk on the edge of a knife and gun, they know all too well just how useful St. John's wort is.

In short, this is a life-saving treasure. Having a Saint Healing Shell is like having a second life.

How much is this second life worth? Everyone has a different answer in their heart.

The host had really gone all out, but seeing that the response was even better than that of the Holy Light Shell, he was finally relieved. Now, it was time to reap the rewards.

"I believe that all of you have already seen the amazing effects of St. Juice, so I won't say any more."

"The starting bid for a Saint Healing Shell is... 500 million Berries!"

“800!!!”

“1000!!!”

As guests continued to raise their paddles, the price of the St. Jubilee rose steadily, eventually reaching a staggering 35 million Berries, a full seven times the starting price. Dorag was grinning from ear to ear.

Seeing this, Carl also fell into deep thought. It seemed that the price of St. John's wort would need to be artificially intervened in the future, and this kind of thing should absolutely not appear in large quantities on the sea.

Anyway, he decides the production volume of this stuff. In short, we can't make the price of St. John's wort unattainable, but we also can't make it too easy to buy.

Sigh, if only there were an Old Huang in this world, at least I could learn from him how to perform monkey tricks.

Soon, one after another, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés shells were put up for auction, with the last one selling for nearly 9 million Berries. The total auction price of the nine Saint-Germain-des-Prés shells was nearly 6 million Berries!

This auction clearly revealed a problem: Karl's Holy Light Shells and Holy Healing Shells were sold too cheaply, almost like giving money to the Revolutionary Army.

But Carl wasn't one to suffer losses. Price increases were inevitable, but not now. Items sold at auctions always had a premium, and the prices weren't the true value of the Holy Light Shells and Holy Healing Shells.

Once the reputation of Saint Light Shell and Saint Healing Shell has been established and their prices have stabilized, that will be the right time to raise prices.

Earning a little less at this stage doesn't matter, since Carl isn't short of money anyway. The Berries he exchanged in the Golden City are enough for Hancock to rebuild several Amazon Lily islands.

"We're sorry, the Holy Healing Shells are sold out. Friends who didn't manage to bid shouldn't be discouraged. Keep an eye on our auction house's news. We will notify everyone as soon as the Holy Light Shells and Holy Healing Shells reappear!"

"Next, please welcome our final star to the stage!!!"

Two hostesses solemnly carried a box onto the stage and handed the grand finale to the host. The host smiled slightly, ripped off the red cloth, and revealed the grand finale.

The surrounding screens also display the images, allowing guests to clearly see the auction items.

This is a Devil Fruit that is entirely red, and it looks like a tomato, except that it is covered with yellow circles and spots. It is not clear what its specific ability is, but it seems to be a Paramecia type.

"It really is a Devil Fruit!"

The host picked up the microphone and said passionately, "That's right, this is something our auction house found on a deserted island after going through a lot of trouble. After identification, it is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit."

"Its full name is the Heat-Heat Fruit. As the name suggests, its ability is to create high temperatures, according to the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia."

"The previous owner of the Heat-Heat Fruit was a legendary pirate who could freely heat himself and change his body temperature, ranging from one degree to ten thousand degrees!"

"Therefore, as long as you eat the Hot Fruit, you will be immune to cold and heat, and even standing in lava will feel like soaking in a hot spring!"

"Therefore, this is a Devil Fruit with clearly visible potential. The power it brings you can completely offset the disadvantage of being unable to swim. Don't hesitate, take action!"

"The starting bid for the Heat-Heat Fruit is... 1 million Berries!!!"

Heat-Heat Fruit? Karl frowned slightly. This ability seemed familiar. Hmm, I remember now, Owen of the Charlotte family also seemed to have this ability, but his Heat-Heat Fruit seemed to be a little different from this one.

According to intelligence, Irving's energy can transfer heat to any object he touches, instantly heating it up. He can also heat himself up, burning anyone he comes into contact with. He can even transfer heat to most areas of the ocean, causing it to boil and cook large numbers of marine life in the sea. Most ships are damaged due to the excessive heat. He can also heat targets remotely, burning his opponents.

It looks like a superior version of the Heat-Heat Fruit, but in Karl's opinion, this fruit has far greater potential than Owen's Heat-Heat Fruit.

After all, he had fought Charlotte Owen before. Although Owen's ability seemed impressive, his actual temperature wasn't that high. In short, the upper limit of the Heat-Heat Fruit that Owen ate was very low, far less than this Heat-Heat Fruit.

He had never heard of the rumor that Irving could bathe in lava.

This Heat-Heat Fruit is different. According to the host's description, it can at least ignore the existence of Akainu's magma, which alone is enough to win by a lot.

What does a temperature of 10,000 degrees Celsius mean? The surface temperature of the sun is only 6000 degrees Celsius. A temperature of 10,000 degrees Celsius is enough to melt most of the matter on earth. Things like the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Magma Fruit would melt if you looked at them for too long.

With that in mind, Karl prepared to make an offer. This fruit looked like a powerful one, and even if he couldn't eat it, it would be excellent as a material for upgrading.

"Okay, customer number 132 has bid 320 million Berries! Is there anyone bidding higher?"

The host looked around to make sure no one raised their paddle, then announced, "320 million Berry per round..."

"What! Customer number 1 in the VIP box has bid 5 million Berries!!! As expected of a VIP box guest, their generosity is off the charts! Is there any higher price than that?"

"This is an extremely rare and powerful Devil Fruit! Everyone should definitely not miss it!"

"Hmph~ I'll bid 6 million!!!"

The host's face lit up with joy, and he excitedly said, "Guest number 15 has bid 6 million Berries. Does guest number 1 want to bid again?"

Karl, sitting in the private room, smiled slightly. Fine, today he'll show them what real rich people are like.

"My God! Guest number 1 has offered 10 billion Berries! 10 billion Berries! That's probably the price of a Logia-type Devil Fruit! Is there anything higher?"

The customer who had just made the bid shook his head helplessly. If he hadn't bid on so many Saint Yu Bei (a type of bead), he might have been able to put up a fight.

"One billion Berries once, two billion Berries twice, three billion Berries!"

"Snapped!"

"make a deal!!!

Chapter 203 Time flies

With the final item sold, the auction came to an end.

Karl played with the Heat-Heat Fruit for a while before putting it into his inventory, a smile on his face.

"Mr. Dragon, I'll leave the goods here. You can take them with you. As for my payment, you can pay me after you sell this batch of goods."

"Yes, yes, we will definitely let you know when the time comes, please don't worry."

Carl nodded: "Alright, in that case, see you next time, Raven, let's go!"

......

The next day, Marineford.

After reporting to the marshal, Karl boarded the warship again and headed to the New World; this was the daily routine of the navy.

Three months later, Karl had developed the [Holy Light Emission] technique. Now he could unleash the Wings of Holy Light and take off without the need for ravens. Although the speed was far inferior to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit, it was enough for Karl.

After gaining the ability to fly, Carl's agility increased dramatically, and most importantly, he looked really cool!

At the same time, Karl's awakening progress has reached about 78%, and he is getting closer and closer to unlocking his Devil Fruit ability.

......

April, 1520 (Sea Calendar), the Holy Light.

"Ding! Devil Fruit awakening progress has reached 100%. Holy Light Fruit Awakening - [Holy Light Apocalypse]"

[Holy Light Apocalypse]: Devil Fruit awakening, consumes 50% stamina, releases Holy Light Apocalypse centered on the user, any friendly unit affected by Holy Light Apocalypse will gain the [Holy Light Protection] effect for 5 hours, usable only once per day. (This effect will override other Holy Light buffs.)

[Holy Light Protection]: Holy Light will bless every ally, greatly increasing their physique, movement speed, and recovery ability (five times the effect of Holy Light Blessing). When suffering fatal damage, they can temporarily gain [Holy Protection] (shield) to block fatal attacks. This can only be done once per person.

"Ding! The Devil Fruit upgrade effect has been activated. You can use other Devil Fruits to enhance the original Devil Fruit's abilities."

hiss~

Carlton, sitting in the lounge, gasped. Holy crap, isn't this like an enhanced version of the Holy Light Domain?