Chapter 266: 172 Billion Beli
"First up is the auction for Millennium Dragon Corpse #1! Starting Price: One Beli!"
Compared to the Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng, the longevity-extending effect of the Millennium Dragon Dragon Bone is even stronger.
Countless people and countless Faction couldn't bear it and started bidding.
At this point, the World Government wasn't thinking about saving money anymore.
They absolutely had to buy the Millennium Dragon's Corpse, because the ones paying weren't them, but the World Noble.
The entire group of World Noble had been alarmed by this news.
For the Celestial Dragons, who had eaten countless precious medicinal herbs since birth, the effect of the Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng wasn't that significant.
As for the World Government, they possessed the recipe for the Elixir of Immortality, which could maximize the effect of the Dragon Bone.
Extending lifespan by ten or twenty years was absolutely no problem.
Just because the World Government was short on money didn't mean the World Noble were not.
The World Noble's covert participation made this bidding even more frantic.
"Thirty billion Beli."
"Thirty-five billion Beli."
To facilitate bidding, even though treasures were being offered, the value was still converted into Beli.
They were generally clear about the value contained in the treasures they held.
Furthermore, when transferring treasures to the Dark Bank, the Dark Bank had already estimated their value beforehand.
After all, the Insurance Fee was primarily calculated based on the proportion of the stored items' value.
"Fifty billion Beli!"
The World Government's representative made a bid.
They absolutely had to get their hands on the Dragon Bone.
Moreover, if possible, they wanted to acquire the entire Millennium Dragon.
After all, with so many Celestial Dragons in Holy Land Mariejois, just one portion wouldn't satisfy their needs.
"Sixty billion Beli!"
"Seventy billion Beli!"
The situation at the auction was unimaginable.
The auction price started at fifty billion Beli, increasing in increments of ten billion.
Even those ferocious Great Pirate were speechless.
Although the World Expo was a festival for Pirate, at this level, the competition at the auction clearly had nothing to do with them.
They didn't even have the qualifications to interfere.
Eyes stared at the few people bidding, their minds contemplating whether to find an opportunity to rob later.
Even squeezing out a little profit would allow them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Soon, the auction price exceeded one hundred twenty billion Beli.
One competitor sighed and withdrew from the competition.
One hundred twenty billion Beli was already his limit.
But this wasn't the limit of the Millennium Dragon Dragon Bone.
Soon, he secretly picked up a Den Den Mushi, seemingly with the plan to continue bidding.
The Faction or Faction Alliance standing behind him was preparing to increase their bid.
Among these Bidder, the Hilton Kingdom was the calmest.
They possessed ample gold reserves, and had even been collecting gold for the past eight hundred years.
In terms of the wealth they controlled alone, perhaps even the World Government couldn't compare to the Hilton Kingdom.
Currently, one ton of gold on the Great Sea is worth twenty-four billion Beli.
And for the Hilton Kingdom, taking out a hundred tons wouldn't be a problem.
However, gold was the foundation of the Hilton Kingdom, so they wouldn't take out too much.
But the Kingdom's other collected treasures added up to an astonishing amount of wealth.
At two hundred billion Beli, there were still three Faction bidding.
Finally, the price stopped at two hundred sixty billion Beli, and Millennium Dragon Corpse #1 was won by the World Government.
The auction price once again broke the record, and by a wide margin.
The auction wasn't over yet; this was only one-fifth of this Millennium Dragon.
Dragon Wing #2, after a round of bidding, was once again won by the World Government for the sky-high price of three hundred billion Beli.
The amount of Dragon Bone contained in the Dragon Wing was lower than in the Millennium Dragon's head, yet the World Government paid a higher price.
This made many Faction realize the World Government's, or rather, the Celestial Dragons', determination to obtain the Millennium Dragon Dragon Bone.
It seemed they didn't want to leave a single portion for anyone else.
"This is truly arrogant!"
In the golden and magnificent Palace of the Hilton Kingdom in the North Blue, a roar erupted.
The strength and dominance of King Losanda III of the Hilton Kingdom made the Minister in the Palace dare not speak.
Like the Tartaros Royal Family of the Kronos Kingdom, the Losanda Royal Family of the "Golden Kingdom" Hilton Kingdom also possessed absolute authority.
This was one of the reasons why these Superpower could always ensure they wouldn't decline.
Before this, they hadn't regarded the Kingdom of Elbaf Giants as an entity on the same level as them.
Because Elbaf was previously divided, and has gradually unified in recent years.
"Take down the Millennium Dragon's body, at all costs!" Losanda III said unequivocally.
He didn't plan to give the Celestial Dragons face either.
The World Government wouldn't oppose the Hilton Kingdom.
If that was the case, what did the Celestial Dragons matter?
In the eyes of the Royal Family of these Superpower, they themselves were on the same level as the World Noble.
Similarly, the other few Faction also didn't want the World Government to obtain the Dragon Bone.
The Dragon Bone's role was significant.
Although it would cost the World Government a considerable amount of foundation, it could also be used to win over Member Nation and various other Faction.
If they could obtain the Dragon Bone promised by the World Government, these Member Nation certainly wouldn't mind getting closer to the World Government.
This was something they didn't want to see.
Only three portions of the Millennium Dragon Corpse remained.
As the quantity decreased, the competition would become increasingly fierce.
"Three hundred sixty billion Beli!"
A hidden Faction stepped forward and won Dragon Wing #3.
Three hundred forty billion Beli was the Celestial Dragons' limit.
It wasn't that the World Noble couldn't produce that much treasure, but they couldn't do it in such a short time.
The time given to them was too little.
The Celestial Dragons resided in Holy Land Mariejois, and the nearest Dark Bank Stronghold to Mary Geoise was on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even a round trip would take at least several tens of minutes.
Currently, there were only a few Faction participating in the auction, and the auction for one portion of the Millennium Dragon Corpse only took two or three minutes.
Having grasped the World Government's limit, things became much easier from then on.
Millennium Dragon Body #4 was won by the Hilton Kingdom for four hundred twenty billion Beli.
Millennium Dragon Tail #5 was won by the Landis Kingdom for three hundred eighty billion Beli.
If the guess wasn't wrong, the Bidder for Dragon Wing #3 was the Great Xia Kingdom from the East Blue.
Those who could compete with the World Government were only these Superpower.
Even those Kingdom Alliance and Faction Alliance were not worth mentioning in front of a single Superpower.
Furthermore, they had too many concerns.
Taking out so much Beli would inevitably cause significant damage to these Faction and Kingdom, possibly even bringing disaster.
They simply couldn't handle such treasures.
Ultimately, this entire Millennium Dragon Corpse sold for the sky-high price of one thousand seven hundred twenty billion Beli, an astonishing amount of wealth unimaginable to anyone.
"Hey, hey, hey! Isn't that too exaggerated!"
"What's wrong with this World?"
As expected of the final item, the shock it brought was indescribable.
And this also represented that the rumor about the Millennium Dragon Dragon Bone being able to create the Elixir of Immortality was true.
Longevity wasn't eternal life, but it was something they could hardly touch in their lifetime.
Regardless! This auction truly opened everyone's eyes and was an unprecedented grand occasion.
Now, they were also incredibly envious of That Person, the mysterious person who had presented the Millennium Dragon Corpse.
After this auction, he would be the foremost super-rich person in the entire World, possessing over one thousand five hundred billion Beli worth of treasure.
The Millennium Dragon Corpse was directly divided at the venue.
A Sword Master from the Pluto Pirates meticulously divided the Millennium Dragon into five portions along the marked lines.
The five portions of the Millennium Dragon Corpse were sent backstage.
The Faction that bought the Dragon Corpse left one after another.
The Dark Bank initiated its Transfer Service.
They needed to send the Dragon Corpse back immediately.
The representative of the Gang Forces from the West Blue, who had previously been targeted, sent the painting and the Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng back to the West Blue remotely at the earliest opportunity.
And by depositing the Dragon Corpse into the Dark Bank, they would inevitably have to pay an Insurance Fee.
The Insurance Fee was calculated based on their final auction price.
And That Person, the mysterious person who secretly obtained one thousand seven hundred twenty billion Beli in value.
With so much treasure, he definitely couldn't take it all by himself and would also have to deposit it in the Dark Bank.
And the Insurance Fee was an astonishing nearly seventy billion Beli.
In other words, the Dark Bank was completely earning double the Insurance Fee.
(end of chapter)