In front of the Red Earth Continent, in the middle of the Great Shipping Route, there is a strange island made of "Alqi Mangroves", where the world's largest mangrove trees form the ground with their roots, and secrete a special natural resin that expands in the air to form bubbles due to respiration.

This is how the world calls it the "Chambord Islands".

The huge island between the first half of the Great Passage and the New World, although it is very close to the naval headquarters, is a mixed area due to its geographical environment. In addition to the long-term residents of this island, more of them are active merchants, pirates, pirate hunters, underground organizations, navies, intelligence officers, government officials, and even the world's nobles Draconians.

The interweaving of various forces has formed the most ambiguous and chaotic pattern of black and white.

Therefore, the whole island is divided into 79 numbered areas with mangrove poles, and the area on each tree has towns and facilities, some areas focus on entertainment consumption, some areas focus on auction sales, and even areas dedicated to naval anchorage.

At this moment, playground area 36 in the Chambord Islands.

Zoren and Amen stood at the entrance and exit of the crowded playground, and fortunately, the two of them had changed into casual clothes in advance, otherwise their usual black clothes would have attracted the attention of many people.

Wearing sunglasses, Zoren looked at the popular rides around with a blank face, such as the bubble car, the bubble carousel, the bubble Ferris wheel, etc., and this characteristic of 'bubble culture permeating every part of Chambord Island' is undoubtedly revealed here.

Countless bubbles of air bubbles emerge from the grass beneath your feet and rise above your head, like a beautiful scene from a fairy tale in a dream.

"Ahh Amen rubbed his nose uncomfortably, his palm drove away the bubbles in front of him that irritated his nostrils, and said in a low voice, "What the hell is Chief Russ thinking, actually letting us meet in such a place, this is too eye-catching." ”

"I can't say, there are too many hidden and difficult characters in the Chambord Islands, and it may be even less noticeable to pick such a place." Zoren shrugged.

"Two boys, what's going on over here!"

The familiar shouting came from somewhere, and the two looked back to see that it was Russ, who had summoned them over.

It's just that at this time, Russ is almost the same as before, his hair is straight and shiny, he wears sunglasses and a cigar, he is dressed in beach pants and short-sleeved T, and his strong muscles are no different from the uncle of passers-by under the care of very casual clothes.

Walking up to him, Amen continued to look at him, and said in a low voice, "I said, sir, you're also overguising." ”

"What sir, call me Boss Russ." Russ slapped Amen angrily, turned his gaze to Zorren, and grinned, "How is it, the two of them are still moving smoothly, right?" ”

"Boss Russ, are you sure you're talking to us here?" Zoren pursed his lips, and the three of them stood next to the entrance and exit of the amusement park, and the people came and went very lively.

"So where are we going?" Russ took a drag on her cigar and pointed her finger at a ride behind her.

"Captain Russ—Boss. Are you sure? Amen looked over there, his face strange.

"Not bad." Zoren commented indifferently, and took the lead in walking over there with his hands in his trouser pockets.

Half a minute later.

The playground's huge bubble Ferris wheel, in which three people sit in an enclosed bubble box, after leaving the ground, through the transparent bubbles can overlook a corner of the Chambord Islands.

After listening to the brief report of the two, Russ muttered: "CP9 chief, Spandain?" ”

He grinned and said, "I know that this person has insidious methods, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, but it is nothing to me, even if he knows about the steel fruit in the future, I can suppress it single-handedly."

Moreover, since this is a tribute from Spandain who privately asked his son to go to the West Sea, in order to curry favor with the nobles of the Celestial Dragons, it proves that he doesn't want others to know, and now that the thing is lost, this loss can only be swallowed in the stomach with broken teeth, and it is impossible to trace it on the surface. ”

"Of course I know he can't make a public announcement, just to talk to you." Zorren said calmly.

"Come on, you must have fished for something in the West Sea this time." Russ glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "But since I'm your boss, the matter of wiping your ass will definitely belong to me." ”

"Yes, Boss." Amen nodded, as if he had completely forgotten that he was from a government training camp and had become a member of the social gangsters.

Zoren asked, "Say it, Russ." What is the purpose of letting the two of us come all the way here this time, and is there a mission? ”

"Chambord Islands, if you haven't been here, you can't say you've seen the world." Russ sighed with emotion and looked at the scenery below: "This is the dividing point between the front and back of the Great Passage, and it is also the place where pirates must pass through to the new world. ”

"The gathering of people from all over the world, plus the holy land of the world's nobles Tianlong people is on the Red Earth Continent next to this, so there are many human traffickers and bounty hunters, and the buying and selling of humans, mermaids and fishmen are all tacitly approved, and it also has the world's largest auction house." Russ narrowed.

As if to finally get to the point, he looked at Zoren and said in a deep voice, "Some time ago, my intelligence network revealed that there is a large underground organization that is going to auction the Devil Fruit in the largest auction house in the Chambord Islands. ”

"Devil Fruits?" Zorren's heart moved slightly.

"And, more than one." Russ continued, "Something like a Devil Fruit is hard to come by, and since the seller dares to claim to take it out at the biggest auction house and auction it as the finale, the quality must not be bad." ”

Zorren asked seriously, "Is the news confirmed?" ”

"Of course, otherwise you think I'm leaving you two behind and really running off for vacation?" Russ smiled, "In three days, there will be an auction of very high-quality Devil Fruits at the Celestial Auction House in Area 1. ”

"Three days from now." Zorren was silent, already thinking quickly about how much money he could get in exchange for selling his things.

Russ reminded, "Zoren, this is your chance. However, with the funds on us alone, it is estimated that it will be more difficult than imagined to bid for the Devil Fruit of our choice with people from all over the world and even the nobles of the Celestial Dragons. ”

"Of course I do." Zoren nodded calmly.

It is conceivable that once the news of the auction of several Devil Fruits comes out, it is estimated that all the forces, merchants and nobles in the Chambord Islands will rush to participate.

Breathing out a puff of white smoke, Russ finished his cigar and said in a deep voice, "So, this time, in addition to preparing the funds on his body, the auction is a plan." At the same time, we also need to prepare a second-hand plan. ”