"Mysterious natural Devil Fruit?"

Galen was slightly stunned when he heard this, and shook his head without thinking: "I'm not interested." ”

As for the question of whether he can consume Devil Fruits, Galen has already asked the system, and the reply he received is:

It can be eaten, but it cannot be used.

To be precise, it cannot be used in data mode.

Because although the body in the data mode is interconnected with Galen's physical body in terms of basic attributes such as life and strength, strictly speaking, it is actually just a game character manipulated by Galen, a player, so he can play all kinds of operations that are contrary to reality but in line with virtual settings.

Correspondingly, the Devil Fruit can only give abilities to Galen's body, and there is no way to add a skill to Galen in the digitized mode.

Galen didn't want to waste a lot of money chasing a Devil Fruit that couldn't be used in battle.

"No more nonsense!"

Seeing that the other party was still entangled, Galen impatiently scolded the trafficker in front of him who was incarnated as a salesman:

"I don't have the slightest interest in what you have in the auction house!"

"If you dare to stand in my way again..."

The trafficker's breath stagnated, and the cold sweat that had just stopped on his forehead flowed down like a waterfall.

"Humph!"

Galen snorted disdainfully, turned to pick up Perona, who was shivering under his men, and was about to leave.

With this turn, Galen saw a familiar figure coming from the direction of the island.

It was a black fat man with a bold smile on his face, a chivalrous air on his body, and was supported and followed by a dozen or so little brothers.

It seems to be an accident or fate, at this moment, the eyes of both sides collided in the air.

After a brief moment of surprise, the two did not exchange words superfluously, but they both fell into deep thought at the same moment.

For now, the relationship between Galen and Titch is complicated:

On the bright side, they are fierce opponents; In private, they are friends who call each other brothers.

And in the bottom of their hearts, they are wary of each other, each with his own thoughts.

Given such a complicated relationship, both were very conscious of keeping a safe distance and not approaching each other.

But when Tiqi saw Galen, his heart couldn't help but chuckle, and he only felt that a very bad premonition had crept up in his heart.

“......”

Galen pondered for a moment, then turned to Nami and asked, "How much money do we have at our company's disposal?" ”

"How?"

Nami woke up suddenly, opened her eyes wide again, and said:

"You don't really want to buy that natural Devil Fruit, do you?"

"Our company doesn't have the money to buy this kind of thing!"

Ordinary Devil Fruits, regardless of their attributes, are worth 100 million Baileys.

And the price of this Devil Fruit with unknown properties in the introduction of the salesman just now is:

The starting price is 500 million.

Galen doesn't care about things all year round, and after hearing Nami's answer, he couldn't help but be a little surprised:

"I can't take out 500 million, our company is so poor?"

The East China Sea is the weakest sea, but it is definitely not the poorest sea.

On the contrary, the most peaceful and stable East China Sea is the most prosperous and tranquil of the four seas.

Therefore, Galen, who made his fortune in the East China Sea, was accustomed to the money counting method of using "100 million" as a unit early on.

"Galen, our company's budget is indeed a bit tight."

Vivi, who served as the administrator of the rain under Galen, couldn't help but echo:

"Although we have a high income, you are spending too much."

"Just the cross-river bridge project and port expansion project that you planned in Yudi will overdraft Yudi's financial revenue for the next three years at one time."

"Not to mention, you still have to build a railway in the East China Sea..."

In addition to the example of the local government on the verge of bankruptcy due to infrastructure construction, Miss Robin, a secretary who knows both the boss's business and private affairs, explained to Galen the current dilemma of the company:

A playful smile appeared on her lips, and she pointed to the various shopping bags that Galen was carrying, and said:

"Galen!"

"If the company's money wasn't tight, you wouldn't have just had such a little thing in your hands."

"Huh?"

Galen was slightly stunned, and then looked at his hands:

I was pressing Perona, who was still dishonest, with one hand, and with the other hand, I was holding all kinds of clothes and jewelry that Nami bought today...

"What Nami bought, I'm—actually..."

"Can you take it with one hand?"

Galen was stunned to discover the shocking fact.

Galen didn't accompany Nami out shopping many times, but once he was dragged out by Nami, Galen had to carry a big bag that could directly crush tens of millions of small pirates to death before leaving.

Nami, a thief cat who has completely changed her concept of money and liberated her desire to consume, has already owned a dressing room that is even more gorgeous than that of Weiwei, a princess of a big country, in less than a year.

And today, Galen accompanied Nami out for most of the day, and he only spent 20 million Bailey, just enough to buy a Aaron head.

"This..."

Galen looked at Nami and couldn't help but be very moved and said, "This is too frugal!" ”

"Unexpectedly, the company's finances are so difficult that even you have to save money to live..."

"I've wronged you, Nami!"

"Hmm..."

Nami's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

With this bow, Nami saw the pair of high heels she had just bought, worth more than three million Baileys, which was equivalent to her stepping on a Perona.

"Galen..."

Nami blushed and whispered:

"We just made a lot of money from the Golden Lion, so if you want to buy a Devil Fruit, go for it."

...................................................................

Under Teach's disgusted gaze, Galen and his party swaggered into the auction hall.

And Galen really made up his mind to bid for this mysterious natural fruit with the greatest malice towards Teach:

If it was a natural fruit with other attributes, then Galen would ignore it, and it was estimated that Tiqi would not be half interested.

If it's a dark fruit...

Galen promised to hide it deeper than one piece when he got his hands on it.

After entering the auction hall, Galen looked around and took a closer look:

The seats inside were already full, and the crowd was bustling and lively.

In addition to some nobles and wealthy merchants who were richly dressed and jeweled, there were also many strong men with calm breaths, cold eyes, and extraordinary skills at a glance.

Obviously, most of them were sea bandits attracted by the mysterious fruit of nature.

Galen and Hancock, the two kings of the Seven Martial Seas, walked into the hall side by side at the same time, and they were immediately met with the eyes of these people who were either surprised, jealous, or vigilant.

However, Galen did not pay attention to the stranger's implicit hostile gaze at all, but after observing it, his expression became lighter:

It seems that because the selling point of this scene is the fruit of nature rather than some interesting playthings, there are no eyes of the world's nobles on the scene.

Except for Galen...

Therefore, Gai Ethics has rightly become the focus of the auction staff's attention.

Not long after entering the door, Galen and his party were greeted by a group of auction house employees with the humility of serving their grandfather, and escorted them all the way to the front row of luxurious seats.

Although the auction hall was already crowded, few people sat in the first three rows.

There were a few people sitting sporadically, Galen could see at a glance that their strength was not bad, and they were obviously not small.

As for the first row of luxurious seats that the staff let Galen and the others sit in, it seems that no one dares to come forward and touch it.

"Lord Galen, please be seated!"

The staff bowed respectfully:

"These seats are reserved for someone like you!"

As soon as Galen heard this, he understood that these seats were reserved for the Draconians.

But Galen didn't have a trace of cowardice in his heart, and he didn't have any sense of awe for those guys who were full of fat brains, so he sat down in the middle of the main seat without changing his face.

Nami, Vivi, and Robin also sat down next to Galen one after another, while Hancock stood stunned, his eyes as empty and dull as a puppet:

This auction house, she came back then, was only on the stage rather than off the stage.

However, Galen didn't have time to pay attention to Hancock's reaction, and Perona, which he was clutching, began to stir restlessly again.

Despite Galen's repeated assertion that she was not a murderer, Perona still couldn't get out of her psychological shadow and relentlessly wanted to run away from him.

"Lord Galen?"

The staff on the side came up at the right time and asked understandingly:

"Your slave seems to be a little restless and needs us to prepare a set of 'reins' for you?"

"No, you don't."

Galen casually dispersed the nuisance attendants, and gave Perona a dangerous smile: "I'll take care of her." ”

Perona instantly felt much more at ease.

But her body trembled in terror, and she shrunk like a weak, helpless, twenty-one-year-old child.

Galen shook his head helplessly, so he had to lift Perona, who had been completely reduced to his hand pendant, again, and threw her into Hancock's arms.

Hancock was stunned for a moment, but still subconsciously hugged Perona.

Hancock, who wears high heels, is nearly two meters tall, while Perona is now just over one and a half meters.

Coupled with the difference in size, Hancock really felt like he had taken a child from Galen's hands and held it.

"After all, this guy is also Reilly's 'granddaughter', so please take care of her."

Galen instructed two sentences, and subconsciously used a comforting tone to the trance-like Hancock:

"Hancock, sit down..."

"If you're scared of anything, hold Perona tighter."

"Huh?"

Hancock was slightly stunned, but unconsciously used Perona in his arms as a pillow to release pressure, and quietly increased his strength.

Perona, under Hancock's own fierce strength and chest strength, was almost not held and fell unconscious on the spot.

"Galen..."

Hancock's eyes suddenly took on a hint of fear and madness.

She gritted her teeth and whispered in Galen's ear, "Did you already know about me?!" ”

"Huh?"

Galen snorted softly, feigning disbelief.

"Don't play dumb!"

"You know that old man Reilly!"

"And every time I lose my temper, you give me that strange look!"

Hancock gritted his teeth, and the force in his hand couldn't help but increase a little.

"It hurts, it hurts..."

Perona said with tears in her eyes.

Unfortunately, no one paid attention to her.

Galen simply continued to say something to Hancock in front of Perona that she didn't understand at all:

"What do you mean by strange eyes, I..."

Galen stopped talking.

He just felt sympathy and pity;

Galen took Hancock with him, in addition to learning domineering and eye-catching, he also wanted Hancock to travel to the Chambord Islands in a completely different and noble identity, so that she could face her inner fear and get out of the psychological shadow that should not exist for a long time.

"What do you want to do?!"

Hancock pursed his lips and said in a sad and indignant tone:

"You're trying to shatter my dignity and make me know who I am..."

"And then enslave me as you please?"

"Hmm..."

"How can you think that?"

Galen's face flushed: "I'm almost moved..."