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If they were to become slaves, their lives would be completely ruined.

The treatment of slaves in this world is far worse than that of prisoners.

Prisoners at least had some human rights, but most slaves lived worse than animals.

Most slaves bought by wealthy people, especially Celestial Dragons, rarely survive for more than a year.

Even those who survived often went insane due to mental breakdown from the torture and abuse they endured.

Of course, the pirates who attacked Wood and Gion deserve no sympathy, because that was exactly what they intended to do to the two of them.

If Wood and Gion hadn't been so powerful, they would be the ones tied up and taken to the slave auction right now.

In the Sabaody Archipelago's Mangrove Zone 1, before Doflamingo the Clown rose to power, there were still numerous slave auctions and slave markets.

After Wood and Gion arrived at the largest slave auction in the area and presented the relevant documents, they also saw the so-called "goods".

There were ten large iron cages in a row, each containing several people, including men, women, and even children.

The men are mostly from special races, such as fish-men, giants, long-armed people, etc., while the women are mostly ordinary humans, but each of them has a hot body and a beautiful appearance.

"My lords, these are all cheap goods. Even if some die during transport, the Celestial Dragons shouldn't notice that anyone is missing."

"However, regarding this particular shipment, please exercise caution. It is precisely because this item is extremely valuable and highly valued by the Celestial Dragons that we dare not escort it ourselves."

The person in charge of entertaining Wood and Gion was the head of the slave auction. Although he also didn't know who Wood and Gion were, that didn't stop him from fawningly introducing his merchandise to the two of them.

Wood and his companion did not reveal their identities as marines, but they produced the corresponding proofs, indicating that they had connections to the Celestial Dragons. The people at the slave auction knew they could not afford to offend them.

The two were led by the auction house owner to a huge spherical water tank. When the curtain was pulled back, Wood and his companion finally understood why the auction house people were worried about something happening to the slaves.

Because inside this spherical tank was actually a mermaid! And a young female mermaid at that!

As we all know, fishmen and mermaids are both half-human, half-fish species. Compared to the ugly-looking fishmen, mermaids are highly sought-after items at all slave auctions!

Unlike the fishmen who possess a certain level of combat ability, most fishmen have little to no combat ability, so they rarely leave the Fishman Island, which is thousands of meters deep.

Even if ships can be coated and dive to the depths of Fishman Island, thousands of meters deep, catching the world's fastest swimming mermaid is by no means an easy task.

And don't forget, unlike when Katie was captured, Whitebeard is still alive, and Fishman Island is still under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates!

Chapter 48 The Three Sisters of Nine-Eyed Snake Island!

Whitebeard is currently strong and powerful, arguably the strongest man on the seas since Roger's death.

Mermaids are already extremely difficult to capture, and with the added threat of the Whitebeard Pirates, young female mermaids are incredibly rare!

When this mermaid was bought by the Celestial Dragons, the transaction price reached a staggering 10 billion Berries!

Given such an outrageous price, it's understandable that the auction house wouldn't dare to personally escort the goods.

If the merman escapes for some reason during the transport, the huge financial loss is one thing, but what they are more worried about is that the Celestial Dragons will hold them accountable for it.

When Wood and Gion were escorted out of the auction house, the auction house owner breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Ever since the auction ended, he has been living in constant fear, since the Celestial Dragons have already paid the money, but he hasn't taken the goods yet.

Fish-Man Island lies directly beneath the Sabaody Archipelago, and he was worried about potential problems with the mermaids. To address this, he spared no expense, hiring powerful individuals from the island to guard the Celestial Dragons' shipment.

"My lords, I have prepared the ship for you, and it is fully equipped with all the necessary supplies. This ship is not anything of great value, so I'm giving it to you as a bonus."

In order to get these slaves out of Sabaody Archipelago as soon as possible and avoid being held responsible for any problems that might arise, the owner of the slave auction house went all out, giving away a medium-sized two-masted sailing ship without hesitation.

"Thank you for the ship problem. We also need your help to load these slaves onto the ship, since there are only two of us."

Please also ensure that the slaves have sufficient food and other supplies. You don't want anything to happen to them before they reach Mary Geoise, do you?

"There are only two people in charge of escorting this time?" Upon hearing Wood's words, the auction house owner was clearly taken aback.

He had initially thought that Wood and Gion were in charge, but he hadn't expected that the only people responsible for escorting them were actually the two of them.

"There were indeed only the two of us responsible for escorting them. Is there a problem with that?"

"No, no, the fact that the Celestial Dragons sent the two of you means that you have absolute confidence."

I was just wondering if you two needed any crew members or sailors; if so, I'd be happy to oblige.

Seeing the fierce and emotionless look in Gion's eyes, the auction house owner was clearly startled, thinking to himself that the Celestial Dragons' lackeys were indeed a bunch of capricious fellows.

"No need, the two of us are fine. Just prepare enough food for us."

Remember, the slaves' food must be of the highest quality. We don't want them to starve to death on the way to Mary Geoise!

After a busy morning at the auction, the ships loaded with food and slaves were ready.

In order not to waste time, Gion and his group did not plan to stay in the Sabaody Archipelago any longer and chose to set sail directly for the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

"Pah, what a piece of trash! He's nothing but a lackey of the Celestial Dragons, acting all high and mighty!"

Upon seeing the ship sail a considerable distance away, the auction house owner's smile vanished, and he spat directly onto the ground.

Most of those who can work for the Celestial Dragons are special intelligence organizations of the World Government. Originally, the auction house owner also wanted to build a good relationship with Wood and his companion.

Let's see if we can get in touch with a powerful figure so that the auction house will have more backers in the future.

Who knew that despite his warm welcome and the offer of both a ship and supplies, the other party remained cold throughout, and the woman in particular had a gaze so icy it could kill.

"Boss, do you think there might be any accidents if only two of them are escorting those slaves?"

You know, quite a few merfolk have caused trouble at our auctions before. They might not be very strong on the island, but once they're on the high seas..."

"That's none of our business. The goods have already left the Sabaody Archipelago and have been officially taken over by them."

Even if something unexpected happens, it's their own problem, and the Celestial Dragons can't blame us.

On the medium-sized two-masted sailing ship, Gion was in charge of steering the course, while Wood was responsible for keeping an eye on the surroundings and guarding the slaves from the deck.

Knowing where they were going to be taken, the people locked in the iron cage were filled with despair.

Wood could even tell from their eyes that they had chosen to completely give up on their future.

The Celestial Dragons' infamy was no secret in the Sabaody Archipelago; if one were to become a slave to an ordinary person, there would be some hope of survival.

However, to this day, no one who has become a slave of the Celestial Dragons has ever been known to survive or successfully escape.

Rather than suffer a torturous death, they would rather choose to end their own lives now. Unfortunately, they cannot even do that now.

With Gion at the helm, Wood was quite bored being alone on the deck, so he quickly tried to communicate with the people locked in cages.

Unfortunately, none of the people locked in the ten large iron cages had completely given up on their lives and chose to ignore him, or they knew he was a lackey of the Celestial Dragons and directly glared at him or hurled insults at him.

"Sister, I'm hungry..."

"Mary, be good, someone will come to rescue us soon, and then we can eat lots of delicious food when we get back to the island."

"But sister, we are very hungry now. We haven't eaten for several days."

Inside the iron cage, a cute and sweet-looking girl with long black hair, about eleven or twelve years old, was comforting another blonde girl who looked even younger than her. Next to them, another green-haired girl, who was also not very old, was squatting.

Sonia sat quietly to the side as her older sister comforted the youngest, Mary.

She was a year or two older than Mary and more sensible; she knew that what her sister was saying was just to comfort them.

So much time has passed since they were abducted from the Kuja Pirates' ship, but the people of the Amazon Lily Kingdom have not come looking for them at all.

Or perhaps, the Kuja Pirates had no idea where they had been taken.

No, because the Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, bought them. Even if the Kuja Pirates knew they had been captured, it's unlikely anyone could save them now.

Sonia understands all of this, and she also knows that her sister is under even greater pressure right now, so the sensible girl can only do not cause her sister any trouble.

"Oh, so you're all hungry. No wonder you're all silent. Wait here, I'll go get you some food."

Chapter 49 The Pirate Empress in Her Youth

Aside from the captured slaves, Wood was the only other person on the deck. Most of the people, knowing their fate or too weak from hunger, remained extremely silent.

So Mary's crying and Hancock's comforting voices stood out in the crowd.

Upon hearing the girls' conversation, Wood immediately turned around and went into the cabin. He then quickly took out a lot of food and placed it in front of the girls.

"Eat up, eat up. I just checked, and there's a lot of food left on the ship by the scum from the auction."

Even if we eat and drink to our hearts' content, it should be more than enough.

Hancock and the other slaves were dumbfounded when they saw the mountain of food piled up in front of them.

Mary, who was still crying, stopped crying immediately when she saw so much food and slowly reached out her hand towards the pile of food.

However, before Mary could even get her hands on the food, Hancock, who was standing next to her, reached out and slapped Mary's hand away as she reached for the food.

"Mary, you can't eat those things! They were given to you by bad guys. Who knows what might have been put in them!"

Having been starved for several days, even Hancock was swallowing her saliva frantically as she looked at the pile of food in front of her.

However, reason told her that the people at the auction wouldn't be so kind, and those who worked for the Celestial Dragons were even less so.

No one knows what the other party might put in the food, so she can't let her two younger sisters take the risk.

Unfortunately, Mary and Sonia were still children, and because they were already starving, they couldn't listen to their older sister's words at all. In the end, they broke free from Hancock's restraints and slowly crawled toward the food in front of them.

Just as Hancock was about to use her authority as the older sister to wake up the disobedient Mary and Sonia, the dark-haired man guarding them suddenly reached out his hand to them as well.

During the slave auction, the three sisters were frequently beaten for their disobedience.