Farming in Pirate World

"One hundred million beli! One hundred million beli! This gentleman bids one hundred million beli to take home the beautiful mermaid lady!,."

Ross Alexander had just made a bid, and the auction house suddenly became noisy.

After 60 million beli, the price increased by about one million beri every time, and sometimes even increased by hundreds of thousands of beli.

The first time Ross Alexander raised the price, he raised the price from 90 million beli to 100 million beli. It seemed that he was determined to win.

After the hustle and bustle, no one easily bid more than 100 million beli.

Everyone present is a person of some status, and you are more or less aware of the identity of Ross Alexander.

As one of the "White Gloves" of the Celestial Dragons, Ross Alexander is well-known. Even if it is a rare race, if you want to take it as your own, you must consider the impact after buying it.

In terms of strength, they are not afraid of Ross Alexander, but because a mermaid makes it easier for him to make enemies, it is not worth it.

"Humph, it's just a dog raised by the Celestial Dragons. Is that what scares you like this?"

An extremely arrogant cold snort came. Li Ming turned around and found that the person who made the sound was the king who had bid for 60 million beli.

After becoming arrogant, the king immediately raised his hand and slowly called out the price:

"One hundred and ten million Baileys!"

"This gentleman bids 110 million beli,"

"Is there anyone else with a higher bid?!"

Originally, Mr. Disco was a little disappointed when he saw that no one dared to bid. Now that the king raised the bid by ten million, Mr. Disco's heart dropped again.

In fact, according to his budget, if this mermaid can be purchased for more than 100 million beli, it is considered good.

But who would care about the lack of money?

You know, the auction house itself has to take 40% of the auction price for the goods auctioned from this auction house!

At a price of 100 million beli, the auction house alone made a net profit of 40 million beli.

There are many people who are willing to do the slave trade, a profiteering business without capital.

"Country bumpkin."

The king was rather disdainful of Ross Alexander, but to Ross, the identity of the other king was not worth mentioning at all.

"That bumpkin from the backwoods? If you take out this money, you'll probably be taking out all the money you have in the treasury."

"If we go back like this, we might be overthrown by the villagers under our command."

For Ross, he has memories of the kings of the more powerful countries among all the countries that are members of the World Government, and at least he has to make sure that he will not provoke them for trivial matters.

If it were a big country like Kobra, with a population of tens of millions, Ross Alexander would not even dare to fart, he would definitely shut up and let the mermaid out.

Being versatile is a basic skill of a businessman.

But this so-called king, Ross Alexander, didn't have much impression. He was obviously just a bumpkin from a remote island.

Just like the Drum Kingdom, although it is called a kingdom, the country has less than 100,000 people and its location is extremely remote. A relatively powerful pirate can conquer the country alone.

If Ross becomes the king of such a small country, he will definitely sacrifice all his citizens as slaves to the Celestial Dragons in exchange for the permanent right of residence of a Malijoa.

"One hundred and twenty million Baileys!"

Ross Alexander raised his hand leisurely and quoted slowly.

"Okay, this gentleman bids again, 120 million beli! This really sets a record for the auction!"

"Faced with such a high price, I don't know which king will choose to retreat or choose to face the difficulties!"

Mr. Disco's eyes lit up. As a professional auctioneer, he could tell the situation of the two people at a glance.

These two people obviously want to fight!

This is the most taboo situation for buyers at auctions.

But for sellers, this situation is a godsend!

Especially when faced with such an expensive auction, out of anger, the two people increased the amount of each bidding greatly, and the profit was also the highest.

Faced with this situation, Mr. Disco did not hesitate to choose to start a fight between the two men in an attempt to raise the auction price to a higher level.

"One hundred and thirty million Baileys!"

Sure enough, in the face of Ross Alexander's ridicule and Mr. Disco's anger, the king chose to bid without hesitation.

Ross Alexander frowned slightly. He saw Mr. Disco's methods, but at this time, he was already riding a tiger that was unable to defeat him.

Then all we have to do is fight for financial resources!

"One hundred and forty million Baileys!"

Coax~

The whole place was in an uproar.

One hundred and forty million beli, this price definitely exceeds the value of the mermaid clan itself.

"One hundred and forty-five million Baileys!"

The king continues to bid.

"The price increase this time is only five million beli. Is it because your warehouse is already empty?"

"One hundred and fifty million Baileys."

Ross Alexander bid again, and everyone in the auction house focused their attention on the king.

Everyone can see that this king is already running out of energy.

This feeling of crushing his opponent made Ross Alexander want to laugh, but he couldn't.

The mermaid, who originally thought he could securely win with 100 million beli, now bids 150 million beli, which is a full 50% more than the original plan!

Fifty percent! Fifty million Baileys! What is this concept?

This price is enough to buy some remote islands in their entirety!

However, this is not over yet.

Under the gaze of everyone, the king wiped the sweat from his forehead, kept thinking about the wealth he could bring out, and finally gritted his teeth!

"I'll add another five million!"

Now it is no longer just a problem of one mermaid tribe, this is a war between two of them!

Whoever gives in first will lose!

"Come again?"

Ross Alexander felt angry for a while, thinking that this bumpkin was really ungrateful!

"With five million more, are you going to sell your shabby palace? Or are you going to sell your people as slaves?"

"When you sell your country, remember to contact me. If you beg me, maybe I will give you more money and help you keep a bed, so that you don't even have a place to sleep."

Ross Alexander mocked a few words with disdain, then closed his eyes and leaned on the sofa indifferently, without bidding again.

Mr. Disco was still blaming each other on the stage, trying to take advantage of the contradiction between the two to raise the price a little higher, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ross Alexander was ready to admit defeat.

The price of 155 million is really too high.

Ross Alexander is not the complete controller of the Alexander Chamber of Commerce, he is just a white glove that makes money for the Tianlong people.

If the price goes up, he will use the Tianlong people's money.

That's asking for death!

Taking such a big risk for a mermaid slave was simply not worth it for Ross Alexander.

At this point, he still thinks quite clearly.

Realizing this, no matter how angry external people were, Ross Alexander looked unconcerned.

Seeing that the fire was useless, Mr. Disco finally gave up his plan sadly and held the auction table with his hands, slowly bringing the auction war to an end.

"One hundred and fifty-five million once..."

"One hundred and sixty million Baileys."

Just when everyone thought the auction war was about to end, Li Ming saw the dust had settled and finally raised his hand for the first time in the entire auction.

"What are you doing getting involved in this?"

Hearing Li Ming's voice beside him, Ross Alexander opened his eyes and looked at Li Ming with a puzzled expression.

"I'm also very interested in the mermaid tribe."

"Even if you are interested, the price of 160 million is already too high and not worth it at all!"

"Look what you said, price is nothing more than a question of whether it's worth it."

"I thought it was worth it, so I made the bid. Is there any question of whether the price is inflated or not?"

Ross Alexander took a deep breath and did not persuade Li Ming to give up.

In his eyes, Li Ming made a bid after he chose to give up, forcing him to overpower the "bumpkin", obviously trying to help him out.

The two people sit next to each other. In the eyes of many people, Li Ming and himself are two people in the "gang".

In order to help him vent his anger, Li Ming was actually willing to spend 160 million beli. Even as a slave trader, he couldn't help but be a little touched.

"You brat, do you want to help him?"

Not only in the eyes of Ross Alexander, but also in the eyes of everyone, the reason why Li Ming made the bid was just to help Ross, who was traveling with him.

"What are you trying to do? This is an auction house. Don't you want people to bid for things?"

Li Ming looked at the king innocently, with some disdain between his eyebrows.

As Ross Alexander said, for the king of a small and remote country to spend more than 150 million beli to buy such a slave with no practical use is definitely using all the national power of the entire country.

Li Ming doesn't even bother to follow the most basic etiquette for this kind of king.

"This auction is really turbulent, one wave after another!"

"Just when we thought this auction war was about to come to an end, this unknown young man suddenly appeared and suppressed the leader of a country with just a few words."

"Now, we have to take a look, will the King choose to give up?"

"I'll add another three million Baileys!"

"Oh! Our king is not to be outdone, three million shellfish..."

"Two hundred million."

Before Mr. Disco finished speaking, Li Ming raised his hand impatiently and made a bid as if nothing had happened.

To be honest, Mr. Disco's fire level is really low, and these words made him extremely irritated.

Therefore, he was ready to kill the auction directly.

As soon as the price of 200 million beli was announced, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Mr. Disco on the auction stage was also shocked and speechless by Li Ming's bid. He was silent for a long time, and then asked in disbelief:

"Um, what was your bid just now? Can you say it again?"

"Two hundred million beli, do you need me to repeat it?"

The whole place fell into silence for a moment.

"Are you crazy?!"

Ross Alexander looked in disbelief. For 200 million Baileys, even a warship can be bought brand new, and it is the kind that is fully equipped with cannonballs!

Using so much money to make people angry, what else could Li Ming be if he wasn't crazy?

"It doesn't matter. Dawn Chamber of Commerce is my private chamber of commerce and has sufficient liquidity. It's only 200 million beli, which is not a large amount."

Li Ming waved his hand indifferently.

What he said was right. Grain trading is about digging food from the soil. With systematic assistance, Li Ming doesn't need to worry about harvest problems at all. He also has plenty of sales channels.

The only problem is the time it takes for the crops to mature.

With the existence of a system, the crops of Liming Chamber of Commerce can even mature five times a year, and some with short growth cycles can even mature six times!

In the pirate world, although there is not much land, the population of the pirate world is also relatively small, so the land price is not expensive.

With land, employment of people, modern technical guidance, and systematic assistance, every time the crops mature, the entire grain market will experience a small-scale earthquake.

With such a huge capital flow, spending 200 million Baileys is not a big deal at all.

You know, Li Ming brought 500 million beli in cash alone for his trip to Marijoa this time.

Enough.

"Who is this kid?"

Facing Li Ming's indifferent bid, as if 200 million beli was not worth mentioning in his eyes, everyone in the audience was talking about it.

"Is this that big shot who came out of nowhere again? Why haven't I seen him before?"

"Could it be that those who are following Roz Alexander came from Malijoari?"

"Malijoari's family? No wonder they can spend so much money!"

In Marijoa, in addition to the Celestial Dragon family, there are also other families who often live there.

For example, Spangdam's family is one of them.

Everyone in the audience speculated on Li Ming's identity, but the results were mixed and there was no accurate information.

The king was momentarily stunned by Li Ming's price. He was in a daze for a long time. He hesitated and wanted to raise his hand to bid, but his remaining reason kept forcing him to put his hand down.

He can't afford a higher price!

In his country, there are only about 70,000 citizens in the entire country, and he has already sunk the ship with 150 million beli.

If he wanted to provide money again, he would have no choice but to sell the country.

"Where did you come from? Two hundred million beli, you are not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue!"

"Then I won't bother you, old man, to think about it. I can still afford the pocket money of 200 million beli."

The king still wanted to curse back, but he had already lost in this auction bidding war.

"Don't let me see you again!"

The king thought for a long time and wanted to make a desperate struggle, such as questioning Li Ming's ability to pay at the auction house, or using force to suppress others.

But no matter what the idea was, he was ultimately rejected.

Being able to enter this auction house is a status symbol in itself, and there is no such thing as being unable to pay after the auction.

He could only choose to accept this result.