The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Rayleigh is not as fast as Kizaru and Gion, but he has the advantage of not having a Devil Fruit. As long as he goes to the beach and dives into the sea, they have no way to stop him.

In fact, Rayleigh wasn't his target this time.

He was already very satisfied with gaining the Hancock sisters and Stella.

Chapter 133 Be careful! A treasure of a woman!

After Raleigh left, the auction proceeded as normal.

The items auctioned later were generally rare and valuable slaves, with prices starting at around ten million.

About an hour later, another nine items were sold, bringing the auction to a close.

"I'm sure you've all been waiting for a long time. Now let's bring out the 20th item, which is also the rarest item in this auction."

With Haval's loud shout, a cage more than 3 meters high was pushed out.

When the curtain was lifted by Haval, most people stood up in shock.

"I believe many of you have already guessed that the final item in our mega auction is a shark-mermaid, and the most precious one at that, a young female mermaid."

Havel painstakingly introduced the details of the mermaid, but Luther and the others mostly looked uninterested.

Although I guessed it wouldn't meet my expectations, the so-called final auction item was indeed somewhat disappointing.

Merfolk slaves are indeed the rarest and most valuable slaves today because they are so rare and difficult to capture.

Unfortunately, even though Luther never went to Fishman Island, he saw far too many mermaids.

Even at home, there are still three little mermaids.

Not to mention, in Musegard, there's a pond full of mermaids; seeing them every day gets all the same.

However, upon hearing Haval's starting bid of 2 million, Gion frowned slightly, and in her heart, she had already sentenced the other party to death.

Generally speaking, Celestial Dragons will buy the last auction item to save face and show their prestige, and the higher the price and the more precious the item, the better.

But coincidentally, Luther wasn't one of those Celestial Dragons.

As Luther's closest confidante, Gion felt obligated to handle these matters.

"3 billion!"

Gion's calm yet earnest bid sent a chill down the spines of everyone else in the auction hall, instantly silencing them and completely extinguishing their interest.

They had enjoyed watching Luther and Reilly compete for the bid, but they were also worried that something might go wrong.

The fact that no one, including the admirals, has gone unharmed only proves they were lucky.

Now Luther has made another offer, but no one dares to follow suit.

"3 million, sold!"

After Haval announced the bids three times as usual, he quickly revealed the winner of the final auction, his face beaming with joy.

Luther had already spent 6 million, and with the current 3 million, the total comes to as much as 9 million.

Even disregarding the cost of capture, Haval will earn at least 8 million from Luther at this auction.

How could he not be delighted by such a lucrative deal? Not to mention that he could also make a considerable profit by selling other items to others, though not as much as he would from Luther's sale.

"Hey, Luther, what's the schedule for next?"

Kizaru glanced at the overjoyed Haval, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes, but it was gone in an instant.

"Now that we've acquired quite a few slaves, it's only right that we treat them well."

Luther stretched and stood up, looking like a spoiled brat.

"Oh, so you're leaving already? I thought Your Highness would stay on the island for a few more days." Kizaru said with a look of regret.

"I didn't say I was leaving now; I'll stay here for a while."

As Luther slowly moved outwards, his head tilted slightly towards Gion:

"be careful!"

"I will, Your Highness!"

Gion smiled slightly, and with a flash, she ran towards the interior of the auction hall.

"Gion?"

Tianyue was somewhat curious.

If Luther were to normally receive slaves, he wouldn't have said that.

“She has her own ideas, and as the person in charge, I naturally support her.”

Luther finished speaking with a smile and slowly walked outside.

With his mastery of Observation Haki, he could sense that auras were constantly disappearing from the back of the auction hall.

The speed at which Gion commits slaughter is by no means slow.

"Your Highness does indeed possess a captivating charm in this regard."

Tian Yue Shi chuckled softly, offering a rare compliment to Luther.

When it comes to how she treats those around her, Luther is the most caring person she has ever met; he considers almost every aspect of their lives.

With her intelligence, she could even guess that Luther's initial call for Kizaru was perhaps intended to give Gion more freedom to act.

After all, Gion wouldn't do anything but stay by Luther's side when he wasn't safe.

After leaving the auction venue, Luther glanced at the stunning rainforest scenery around him and took out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

The Den Den Mushi connected quickly, and Olvia's voice came from the other end:

"Your Highness, is there anything you need to do?"

"What do you think about opening an auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago?" Luther asked.

Upon hearing Luther's tone, Olvia immediately realized that this was already a fait accompli.

"Auction houses... Sabaody Archipelago is indeed a very good location. If profit is the primary concern, slave auctions and auctions of rare items are both excellent. But if we're looking at the future, Your Highness, are you considering initiating capitalization?" Olvia changed the subject.

She knew very well that if it were just an ordinary auction, Luther would never have called her.

“I have this idea. Soon I can gain control of the entire Island 1 and use it as a pilot site,” Luther said.

“Your Highness, this matter is entirely feasible, but it requires careful consideration and the development of a complete and feasible plan.”

Olvia thought for a moment and then added:

“Our ideas will disrupt the existing chain of interests. Although Your Highness is not afraid of trouble on the surface, we still need to sort out the whole plan and deal with all possible troubles in a comprehensive manner.”

"continue."

Luther nodded in agreement, knowing that he was only good at the big picture and was far inferior to Olvia in terms of details.

Instead of spending a lot of time thinking, it's better to let Olvia help with this.

When it comes to scheming, Olvia is his treasure.

Gaya Island, Happy Valley, Golden Tower.

At the top of a towering, pure gold tower, Olvia sat alone in a room filled with books.

She sat at the central desk, took out a notebook filled with writing, and quickly flipped through it.

After glancing at the words in the notebook, Olvia began to speak:

"Your Highness, our previous plan was to establish a stable society that prioritizes money, fully mobilizing everyone's enthusiasm and preventing the weak from becoming numb."

"To achieve this, it is not enough to simply restrict the strong; more importantly, we need to give the weak hope of becoming stronger and even enjoying a better life."

"My original idea was to establish a merchants' guild, constantly promote our ideas, encourage more people to go into business, take responsibility for their safety, and then guide the world through them, thereby subtly changing the world."

"But if we take the Sabaody Archipelago as the starting point, considering its geographical location, the wealth of its people, and the speed of information transmission..."

Olvia paused slightly, then earnestly gave her answer in agreement:

"Perhaps it will be faster and better than the model I envisioned!"

Chapter 134 The Sabaody Archipelago Plan

"If you were put in charge of operations in Chambord, how would you arrange things?"

Upon hearing Luther's question, Olvia, far away on the Sky Island, rolled her eyes and said irritably:

"Your Highness, I would like to help you, but almost everything is on my shoulders, and I'm overwhelmed. If it weren't for the fact that I felt much better after eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, I would have collapsed from exhaustion."

Her original plan was simply to give Luther an evaluation, and leave the rest to Luther's other subordinates.

But thinking about it carefully, she was the only one among Luther's men capable of doing something like this.

"The capable should do more work, and we can only rely on you until Robin is trained."

Luther replied with a smile, showing no sign of shame whatsoever.

There are many strong people in One Piece, but there are very few management talents.

Currently, the most important person in his forces is actually Olvia.

Not only is he building his future base on Jaya Island and Sky Island, but he is also remotely controlling his transactions with the Revolutionary Army. Olvia is also formulating the policies for Wano Country on Moria's side.

Now, Luther is somewhat glad that he let Olvia eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. The fruit's inherent body modification allows Olvia to work at least 5 hours more each day, and he doesn't have to worry about her suddenly dying or a series of other problems.

It's safe to say that this top-tier fruit was absolutely worth it.

"Alright, all I can say is I'll do my best!"

Olvia's voice was reluctant, but she would still do her best to complete the tasks Luther had assigned her.

After thinking for a moment, Olvia first briefly stated her thoughts:

“Your Highness, initially, we can start with five basic areas: education, housing, food, entertainment, and healthcare. However, if we want to do that, one auction house is not enough; we may need to develop a complete island chain plan.”

How many islands are needed?

Luther didn't ask for details, but went straight to the point.

"There are roughly 20 islands: 2 medical islands, 2 educational islands, 3 food islands, 3 entertainment islands, 3 commercial islands, and 7 nearby residential islands. Whether the exact number needs to be adjusted requires more detailed information."