One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

Seeing that they had quieted down for the time being, Lin Yi said again, "My name is Lin Yi, you can also call me Venerable Kong. Perhaps some of you have heard of me, and it doesn't matter if you haven't. All you need to know is that the people I've killed are almost all the most heinous criminals in the underworld, so you don't need to be afraid. I will let you leave tomorrow."

When Lin Yi said he was the Venerable Kong, many people below exclaimed in surprise, but then felt much more at ease. After all, Lin Yi had a good reputation outside. His fearlessness in the face of power and his efforts to eliminate pirates had earned him a good image among the common people.

Seeing that they had stopped arguing and running around, Lin Yi felt a little relieved. After all, if the situation hadn't been handled properly, it might have caused some unnecessary trouble.

Lin Yi returned to his companions and said to them, "Those evil people have been basically eliminated. Now, go and gather everyone in District Three and screen out those who were kidnapped. I will send them to Long later."

Da Pan and the others nodded, indicating that it was no problem to hand it over to them.

After giving instructions to his companions, Lin Yi used spatial teleportation to head towards the two Devil Fruits.

At this moment, both Mrs. Kelly and her companion were terrified upon hearing Lin Yi's shout. Although they had guessed that it might be Lin Yi, after all, Lin Yi and his group had caused quite a commotion when they first arrived. As the leader of one of the two largest gangs in the Sabaody Archipelago, Mrs. Kelly naturally learned of this news immediately. However, she did not think that Lin Yi would really dare to make a move, so she was not too afraid.

"Damn Shirley," Mrs. Kelly muttered under her breath, still believing that Lin Yi's revenge was due to Mrs. Shirley.

What she didn't know was that she would have died even without Mrs. Shirley.

"Where are you two headed?" Lin Yi suddenly appeared in front of Mrs. Kelly and asked jokingly.

"Lin Yi! What are you doing here?" Mrs. Kelly exclaimed in alarm.

Lin Yi didn't answer Mrs. Kelly's question, but instead used a smooth combo: spatial confinement, placing fruit, snapping neck, putting away the mutated fruit, removing the confinement, and job done.

After Lin Yi delivered the remaining kidnapped women to Long's side, tonight's operation was considered a complete success. It's worth mentioning that Carly's sister was also among those rescued, so Lin Yi could be said to have fulfilled his promise.

"Everyone, let's go back to the ship and rest," Lin Yi said to his companions with a smile.

Everyone was exhausted, but their faces were filled with relaxed and satisfied smiles. After hearing Lin Yi's words, they all nodded in response.

As for the spatial blockade of Zone 3 and other areas, Lin Yi doesn't plan to lift it so quickly, because he still needs to meet those so-called big shots tomorrow, and he can't scare them away.

Back on the ship, everyone quickly washed up and went to their rooms to rest.

Chapter 80 News Spreads

The next day.

Quili got up early to wash up, because today was a special day. Three officials would be coming down to inspect their work. Quili dared not be negligent in the slightest and had been preparing for it for a week.

As he was in charge of the auction house, he naturally needed to hold a grand auction to better showcase his achievements.

After washing up, Quili rushed to the Human Auction House without even having breakfast.

Upon arriving at the auction house, Quili saw his men already busy at work and nodded with satisfaction. After all, they had been with him for a long time, and their quick wit was far superior to that of the brainless gangsters.

Yes, although Quili also came from a gang, he looked down on those gangsters. Perhaps he thought that by following a noble master, he was different from those low-class thugs.

After entering the auction house, Quili first checked the "items" to be auctioned today and the subsequent auction process. Seeing that there were no problems, Quili began to inspect the setup of the venue. Logically speaking, this wasn't the first time the auction house had held an auction, so Quili didn't need to be so cautious. However, three important figures were arriving today, and Quili didn't want any mistakes to occur, not even the slightest one. This was one of the reasons why he was in charge of the "Human Auction House".

Just as Quili was meticulously inspecting every part, one of his trusted subordinates hurriedly approached him and whispered, "Manager, something's happened."

Quili's heart skipped a beat. These were the words he feared most today, and he never expected that even with all his caution, he still couldn't avoid them.

But he was experienced enough that he didn't panic. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

"It's hard to explain in a few words. You'd better come with me. Captain Katya and the other two captains are already waiting for you in the reception room," the subordinate said anxiously.

Quili gave his trusted confidant a deep look. If this man hadn't followed him for so long and he didn't know him well, he might have suspected that the kid was trying to harm him.

"Lead the way," Quili said calmly.

The subordinate quickly turned around and led Quili to a reception room in the auction house. After pushing open the door and entering, he found that there were already three people inside. Quili recognized these three people; they were the captains of the Twelve Pirate Crews, who were responsible for capturing civilians around the world to serve as slaves.

Upon seeing Kuili enter, the three men stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, President Kuili."

Quili nodded in response, and the three of them were not annoyed, as Quili's strength and status were beyond their reach.

"Speak, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me?" Quili said in a deep voice.

The three pirate captains exchanged glances, and finally, the captain named Katowia broke the silence. He cleared his throat and said, "Captain Quili, the three of us had arranged to trade a batch of goods with Sixth Master today. According to the plan, we delivered the goods to the designated location, but we've been waiting and waiting, and Sixth Master still hasn't shown up."

Katya frowned slightly and continued, "We felt something was wrong, so we sent a few people to Sixth Master's camp to check the situation. Who knew that those people who were sent back told us that Sixth Master's camp seemed to be isolated by something, and they couldn't get in at all."

At this point, Katya's voice rose slightly, seemingly quite surprised and puzzled by the situation. He continued, "Of course, we didn't believe such a thing could happen, so we decided to investigate Sixth Master's camp ourselves. As it turned out, when we arrived there, we found that the situation was indeed as those people had said. Sixth Master's camp seemed to be blocked by an invisible wall, and we couldn't get in at all. We tried various methods to break through it, but all to no avail. Moreover, it was unusually quiet inside; there wasn't a sound, not even a single person in sight."

His tone grew increasingly serious as he continued, “We realized something serious might have happened, so we immediately rushed to Mrs. Kelly’s District Three to see if the situation there was the same. As it turned out, we found that the situation in District Three was exactly the same as that of Sixth Master’s residence. No one could get in, and it was completely quiet inside, without any movement.”

Katya took a deep breath and finally said, "That's why we had to bother you, President Quili. We wanted to ask you if you know the reason for this matter? Or, do you have any way to help us figure out what's going on?"

After listening to Katya's account, Quili frowned deeply. He could sense that something was unusual about this matter, but he had no clue what it was.

At this moment, the trusted subordinate who had been standing behind him stepped forward and said, "Manager, could this matter be related to the group of people who went on a killing spree at the docks yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Kuili's pupils contracted, and he said with a grim expression, "If that's the case, then we're in trouble."

The three pirate captains looked bewildered upon hearing the conversation between the two. They had been busy capturing slaves and were unaware of what had happened yesterday.

Katya asked cautiously, "President Quili, what happened yesterday?"

Quili did not answer, but at Quili's prompting, his trusted subordinate told the three about the massacre that Lin Yi and his men had carried out at the docks the day before.

Upon hearing Lin Yi's name, the three pirate captains immediately panicked. They knew that this Venerable Kong's attitude towards pirates was one of ruthless extermination.

At this moment, the three of them secretly regretted that they had chosen to come back for the transaction today. Wasn't this like lambs to the slaughter?

Before they could even process this devastating news, Quili's men brought even more shocking information: all the gangs in the illegal areas from 1 to 29 were like two major underground trading markets, seemingly isolated by an invisible wall, and no one from the outside could get in no matter what.

"It seems it really was Lin Yi who made the move. Only he has this ability. He's really got guts. Is he trying to wipe us all out?" Kuili said with a sinister look on his face, his powerful aura surging around him. He was clearly furious.

Under this imposing aura, the three pirate captains couldn't help but secretly groan. What the hell was going on? They never expected that a simple transaction would lead them into this dangerous vortex. They were so unlucky. They envied their fellow pirates who hadn't returned.

After a moment of anger, Quili looked at the three obsequious pirate captains and couldn't help but feel contempt. However, since he still needed their help, he didn't reprimand them. Instead, he said coldly, "The three of you must have heard that three great men will be visiting the Sabaody Archipelago today. I don't want any accidents to happen, so I'll trouble you to keep an eye on Lin Yi and the others. You don't need to fight them; just keep a close eye on them."

"This..." The three were clearly unwilling. With their strength, facing Lin Yi and his group would be like offering themselves up as food.

"Hmm? What, you're unwilling?" Quili said, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The three of them immediately felt a strong killing intent sweeping towards them, which made them shiver and hurriedly say, "We'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on them right away."

“You go yourselves,” Quili said coldly.

"Yes, sir." The three replied helplessly. They had no choice; if they didn't agree, this guy really would kill them.

After the three left, the trusted subordinate said, "Manager, I'm afraid the three of them can't stop Lin Yi and his group in the slightest."

With a sinister expression, Kuili coldly said, "They were killed by Lin Yi."

After saying this, Kuili sighed and continued, "Since his debut, Lin Yi has always acted recklessly and disrespectfully. I'm afraid his target this time is the three of you. So I want to use their lives to persuade the three of you to leave. Even if I can't persuade you, I can at least get the higher-ups to send more powerful people."

"The bank manager is brilliant," a trusted subordinate said with a small act of flattery.

Quili ignored his subordinates' flattery and looked towards the door with some worry. This time, things were probably not going to go well.

He knew those people; they were arrogant and conceited, and probably wouldn't back down easily.

Chapter 81 The Confidence of a Great Man

Because they stayed up too late last night, Lin Yi and the others also got up late. By the time they had breakfast, it was already 11 a.m.

"Brother, when I woke up this morning, I found a lot of people lying in ambush around our ship. Should we take care of them?" Da Pan said, eating the watery meat he had bought from the Seven Waters City.

"No need, they can't escape. They're not our target today," Lin Yi said nonchalantly. The lives of these people were in his hands, and he didn't need to pay them much attention.

When it came to today's goals, Lin Yi suddenly realized that they seemed to have forgotten something.

"Did we miss the start time of the auction?" Lin Yi asked.

“It seems so. Uncle Rayleigh said it would start at ten o’clock, and it’s almost eleven now,” Felina said after thinking for a moment.

"Forget it, who cares? We're not really going to attend that auction anyway." Lin Yi didn't dwell on the issue for long. He called everyone to disembark. This time, they didn't plan to teleport there, but instead would take the unique mode of transportation here—bubble cars—to the auction house.

Meanwhile, Quili had already entered the Human Auction House. He originally wanted to persuade the three adults to give up this inspection and reschedule it for a month later, citing Lin Yi's presence in the Sabaody Archipelago as an excuse.

Unsurprisingly, he was rejected and given a severe dressing-down, his words filled with arrogance, as if he didn't take Lin Yi seriously at all.

Kuili felt bitter. He couldn't guarantee the safety of others, but Lin Yi, that killer star, was truly daring to kill.

"What are Lin Yi and the others doing now?" Kui Li asked his trusted subordinate.

"Ah Yi sent word that Lin Yi and the others had just gotten up, but Ah Yi said that the three captains' men have probably been exposed. It's just that I don't know why Lin Yi and the others haven't made a move," the trusted subordinate replied.

"Could his target really just be those gang members?" Quili frowned and said. However, since Lin Yi and the others did not make any other moves, Quili breathed a slight sigh of relief. As far as he was concerned, as long as the three adults did not have any problems, everything else would be fine. As for those gang forces, they could be retrained after they died. Besides, they might not all be dead. After all, they had not seen the bodies yet, and there were quite a few nobles and commoners in District 3. He did not believe that Lin Yi could kill them all.

Before he could even relax a little, a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) rang in his trusted subordinate's arms.

"Pulu pulu, pulu pulu".

"Ah Yi, what's going on?" his trusted subordinate asked.

"Lin Yi and the others took the bubble car towards the auction house," A-Yi said quickly and directly without wasting any words.

The trusted subordinate was shocked and was about to relay the news to Quillie when Quillie said with a gloomy face, "Have your men take weapons and surround the auction house, and send someone to urge the navy of the Sabaody Archipelago to come over as soon as possible."

"I'll go right away," his trusted subordinate said hastily, rushing out quickly, clearly aware of the urgency of the situation.

Quili took a deep breath, calmed himself, and quickly straightened his slightly disheveled clothes. After making sure there was nothing amiss, he walked briskly towards a luxury VIP box in the auction house.

The atmosphere in the auction house was incredibly lively; the event was already halfway through. Everyone's attention was drawn to an item being auctioned on stage—a fox spirit from the Mink Tribe.

The moment the fox spirit appeared, the entire auction house erupted in thunderous applause and cheers. The reason was simple: the fox spirit was simply too alluring and seductive. Every movement, every smile, seemed to deliberately provoke the deepest nerves in men. Moreover, even the women present couldn't resist her charm, and were all captivated by her.

Just as everyone was completely absorbed in the moment, Quili pushed open the door to the private room where the three VIPs were. At that moment, these three important figures were arguing heatedly about the fox-woman below. Clearly, they all coveted her and wanted to possess her.

Quili stood at the doorway, looking at the scene before him, and couldn't help but feel troubled. He swallowed hard. Generally speaking, in this situation, it would be best not to disturb these three adults, lest he anger them. However, things had come to this point, and he couldn't worry about that now. After all, the situation was urgent, and he had to inform these three adults of the important matter as soon as possible.

"My lords, I have received word that Lin Yi is heading this way. I am worried that he may harm you, so I humbly request that you leave first. I will bring those beautiful women to the ship for you to enjoy," Kuili said with a hint of flattery.

Upon hearing this, the three important figures were immediately displeased. One of them angrily said, "Kui Li, are you saying that the three of us should give way to Lin Yi?"

Another person angrily said, "That's right, Quili, do you think you can kill me? We are descendants of the Creator."

“My lords, you are of noble status and there is no need for you to clash with such a peasant. Lin Yi is lawless and powerful. I am afraid that he might hurt you if he goes crazy,” Kui Li advised in a humble voice.

"You're no match for him either?" one of them said.

"Although I have some martial arts skills, Lin Yi has killed a naval admiral, so I'm afraid I'm no match for him," Kui Li said with a wry smile.

"Don't panic. We brought the Golden Den Den Mushi this time. If Lin Yi doesn't know what's good for him, we'll just send him to his death," one of them said arrogantly.

"With the Buster Call and three admirals, I refuse to believe we can't kill them," one person said coldly.

"But..." Quili wanted to persuade them further, but the three of them were already getting impatient.

One of them said coldly, "Alright, you can go now. Don't spoil our fun."

Quili had no choice but to retreat.

After Quili stepped down, one of them immediately pressed the golden Den Den Mushi. Although they were talking big, these three were not ordinary Celestial Dragons fools who would joke with their lives.