Nami leaned against the tree trunk, slowly sliding down to sit on the ground as tears silently fell.
The cries of the villagers pierced her heart like needles.
Her previous hesitation and fear of losing her freedom seemed so pale and ridiculous in the face of this bloody reality before her.
Without power, even protecting the people in front of her was a luxury!
Saving money?
Waiting?
When would that slim hope ever arrive?
Perhaps before she could save a hundred million Berries, the village would have already been destroyed by Arlong!
A thought, like lightning breaking through dark clouds, suddenly struck through all her hesitation and wishful thinking.
Power!
She had to obtain power immediately!
At any cost!
Nami stood up abruptly and wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with nothing but the determination to burn her bridges.
She ran quickly back to her small hut.
Prying up the floorboards, she took out the treasures she had cherished for years.
A total of eighty-three million Berries; she dug it all out and packed it into a large bag.
She hoisted the heavy bag, which carried all her past hopes and pain.
Without looking back, she rushed toward the seaside.
She jumped onto a small boat and rowed with all her might toward the ship of hope anchored offshore.
When Nami stepped onto the deck of the giant ship again, panting for breath, Adam was standing there quietly, as if he had already anticipated her arrival.
“Mr.
Adam!” Nami said loudly, her voice trembling slightly with excitement but remaining exceptionally clear.
“Here is eighty-three million Berries!” “I’ve thought it through.
I agree to sign the contract.
For the insufficient funds, I’ll use ten years of my future freedom as collateral in exchange for those three auction items.
Please sell them to me!” Adam looked at Nami, who had a determined gaze and a huge money bag on her shoulder.
He understood and felt a sense of relief.
His expression remained calm as he nodded solemnly.
“Miss Nami, since you have made up your mind, please follow me to the auction hall.
We will formally complete the contract.” Adam led Nami into the magnificent auction hall once again.
In the center of the vast hall, the three pillars of light still guarded the treasures that could change one’s fate.
The atmosphere was grave and solemn.
“System, prepare the contract,” Adam thought to himself.
Following his will, light gathered at the center of the auction stage, and an ancient scroll emitting a faint golden glow appeared out of thin air.
Complex runes and clauses appeared on it.
The core content was Nami’s voluntary exchange of ten years of future labor and eighty-three million Berries for the thunder magic inheritance scroll, the spiritual power potion, and the Aether Meditation Method.
“Miss Nami, please confirm the contents of the contract one last time.
If there are no objections, please seal it with blood,” Adam signaled.
Nami took a deep breath, stepped forward, and swept her gaze firmly over the scroll.
Then, she bit her thumb and solemnly pressed a bloody thumbprint onto the end of the scroll.
A flash of blood-red light appeared, and the contract scroll transformed into two streaks of light.
One merged into Nami’s body, while the other flew toward Adam, symbolizing the establishment of the contract and its recording by the system.
At the same time.
A clear and grand notification sound swept through Adam’s mind: [Ding!
Valid transaction contract detected!
System activation conditions met!
Super Auction House System, formally activated!] [Beginning to load all permissions for the host!] A massive stream of information flooded into Adam’s consciousness.
The true rules of the “Super Auction House” were finally clearly displayed before him: One: The auction house will hold an auction at irregular intervals.
(The next auction is in three months.) Auction items are primarily provided by the system.
Each time, 3-9 items will be randomly selected from the Myriad Worlds.
Their rarity will increase as the host’s permissions level up.
Two: (Primary Permissions) Before each auction, he can randomly issue up to fifty invitation letters to various parts of the world.
Each letter holder can bring at most one companion to the auction house by following the invitation letter’s guidance.
Three: Within the auction house’s range, he remains invincible.
Additionally, a “No Combat” rule has been added; any visitor who boards the ship is unable to use force, and violators will be directly suppressed by the power of the rules.
Four: The auction house also accepts consignments of treasures from the outside world, charging a 20% commission.
Five: Without an invitation letter or the host’s consent, no one will be able to board the ship.
Six: [Core Function: Lucky Roulette] The host can use currency obtained from auctions to perform draws.
The first draw is free.
Each draw will randomly yield items, abilities, inheritances, etc., from the Myriad Worlds.
The cost of draws increases with each subsequent attempt.
Seven: Of the currency obtained from auctions, the system takes 70% to upgrade permissions.
The host receives 30% for free allocation but cannot use it for bidding (lending money to others for bidding is prohibited).
“Lucky Roulette?
A drawing mechanism?” Adam’s heart stirred, his eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.
[Ding!
First transaction completed!
Host has received one free draw!
Use it now?] “Use it!” Adam thought without hesitation.
Upon his confirmation, a giant, illusory roulette wheel covered in profound runes and seemingly condensed from starlight appeared in his sea of consciousness.
The wheel was divided into countless small sections, each glowing with different colors representing rewards of various qualities and types.
From white, green, blue, purple to gold and even higher…
The wheel began to spin rapidly, the pointer turning into a blurred shadow.
Adam’s mind closely followed the pointer.
Although he knew the result was random, he couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
After all, this was the crucial first step toward obtaining power!
Finally, the wheel slowed down, and the pointer drifted tremulously across the sections.
Ultimately, it stopped on a slot emitting a deep purple glow with faint golden patterns flickering at the edges!
[Ding!
Congratulations to the host for obtaining a rare reward combination through the Lucky Roulette:] [thunder emperor codex (incomplete)] + [indestructible thunder body origin essence blood]!] As the system notification faded, two items appeared in Adam’s hands one after another.
In his left hand was a heavy and ancient code.
In the center of the cover was a majestic vertical pupil outlined by brilliant electric light, seemingly able to pierce through the void and command all thunder.
Just holding it in his hand, he could feel the source power of thunder contained within, as vast as an abyss.
In his right hand was a strange drop of blood floating in mid-air.
It was deep purple throughout, and inside, it seemed as if countless miniature bolts of lightning were being born and extinguished incessantly.
It emitted heart-palpitating life energy and a majestic surge of vitality.
Its mere presence caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.
[thunder emperor codex (incomplete)] Description: A supreme secret tome recording the source laws of thunder.
Although it is a fragment, it still contains the ultimate secrets sufficient to command the thunder of an entire world.
Upon use, one will instantly master all the knowledge and application of the thunder laws recorded within.
[indestructible thunder body origin essence blood] Description: Originates from a supreme powerhouse in a high-martial world who refined their body with thunder to the peak realm.
After fusion, it can reshape the physical foundation, forging an Eternal Thunder Body comparable to a Four Emperors Peak powerhouse.
Physical strength, power, speed, and recovery will undergo a fundamental transformation and achieve perfect compatibility with thunder energy.
“A rare reward combination?” Adam felt a surge of immense surprise.
The luck of this free draw was practically heaven-defying!
The two rewards—one focusing on law comprehension and the other on physical foundation—complemented each other perfectly!
He didn’t hesitate.
With a thought, he first guided the indestructible thunder body origin essence blood to merge into his body.
The moment the essence blood touched his skin, it turned into a scorching and violent torrent, rampaging into his limbs, bones, and internal organs!
Intense pain followed, as if every inch of flesh and every bone was being torn apart and reshaped, but what followed was an unimaginable sense of majestic vitality and power.
On the surface of his body, deep purple thunder markings flashed and vanished.
His bones emitted explosive sounds like the roars of dragons and tigers.
His muscle fibers became incredibly dense, and his vitality surged through his body like a great river.
Within a few breaths, the transformation was complete.
Adam felt his body was as light as a feather, yet it contained terrifying power sufficient to shake mountains.
Faint thunder light flowed beneath his skin, and his defensive power was astonishing.
This body had already reached the top tier of the Pirate World!
“Is this the physique of a Four Emperors Peak level?” Adam clenched his fist, and the air was squeezed until it exploded, producing a faint sonic boom.
He was incredibly shocked.
After getting slightly accustomed to his surging physique, Adam focused his attention on the thunder emperor codex (incomplete) in his left hand.
He took a deep breath and flipped open the heavy cover.
There were no words or diagrams as he had imagined.
The moment the cover opened, the vertical thunder pupil in the center of the code suddenly lit up!
“Boom!” Adam’s consciousness seemed to be dragged into a world of pure thunder.
Looking around, there was a boundless sea of thunder, with surging plasma beneath his feet and intersecting law chains in the sky.
Countless mysteries regarding thunder flooded into his mind like a tide.
It was no longer dry knowledge but had become an instinct—a deep understanding and absolute control over the laws of thunder.
He “saw” the birth and extinction of thunder and understood the vitality and sense of judgment contained behind its violence and destruction.
He learned how to use the smallest amount of spiritual power to trigger the most majestic lightning power in heaven and earth.
He understood how to condense a destructive thunderstorm into a docile electric snake that moved as easily as his own arm.
He even gained insight into various mysterious and unfathomable applications of thunder-type divine techniques.
This process seemed very long, yet it also felt like only an instant.
When Adam “returned” to the auction hall, the Thunder Emperor’s Code in his hand had already turned into bits of thunder light and dissipated into nothingness.
All the knowledge and insights were deeply branded into the depths of his soul, becoming an inseparable part of him.
Opening the system interface with a thought, a semi-transparent screen appeared before his eyes.
[Super Auction System] [Host: Adam] [Permissions: Primary (To upgrade to Intermediate Permissions, requires: 196 million / 100 billion)] [Assets: 84 million Berries (30% of 280 million)] [Lucky Roulette Draw Count: 1/1 (Free chance used).
Next draw requires: 10 billion Berries] [Strength: Four Emperors Peak (Physique Strength: Four Emperors Peak, Thunder Law Mastery: High Grade)] (Four Emperors Level is divided into: Early, Middle, Late, Peak) [The next auction will be held in three months.] [The auction item list is as follows:] [1.
space ring: (A storage ring from a cultivation world) contains 300 cubic meters of space.
(Starting Price: 500 million Berries)] [2.
hundred times gravity room: (A creation of Bulma from the Dragon Ball World) Upon use, it transforms into a ten-thousand-square-meter gravity room.
The internal gravity can be adjusted at will for training.
(Starting Price: 800 million Berries)] [3.
limb regeneration pill: (A product of alchemists from a cultivation world) After consumption, it can restore a disabled person to normal.
(Starting Price: 600 million Berries)] [4.
elixir of the fountain of life: (An elixir bred from the Fountain of Life in a magic world) After consumption, it can restore vitality to an aging body.
(Starting Price: 1 billion Berries)] [5.
Senzu Bean: (An item from the Dragon Ball World) After consumption, as long as one still has a breath left, they can instantly recover to their peak state.
(Starting Price: 1 billion Berries)] [6.
curse removal talisman: (A talisman from an unknown world) Can remove all curses from the user.
(Starting Price: 1 billion Berries)] [7.
Holy Spirit Sword Technique Inheritance: (A sword technique from the high-martial world, Fengyun) A complete inheritance of a supreme sword tome created by the sword legend “Sword Saint” Dugu Jian.
It contains the essence of his lifelong sword cultivation and can instantly create a swordsman comparable to an Admiral.
(Starting Price: 2 billion Berries)] Looking at his own strength, which had leaped from a weak ordinary person to a Four Emperors Peak level powerhouse who practiced both physique and laws, Adam was filled with shock and joy.
After calming his shocked emotions and seeing that the system had randomly given seven auction items, he marveled at his good luck.
Every one of these items was enough to cause a bloodbath on the sea.
They were definitely objects that all factions and powerhouses would fight over.
Especially the last item, which could instantly create a Marine Admiral-level swordsman.
“System, change ‘Super Auction House’ on the invitation letters to ‘Myriad Realms Auction House’.” [Ding!
Rewrite complete!] “‘Super Auction House’ is too lame.
Since the auction items come from the Myriad Worlds, why call it ‘Super Auction House’…” “When traveling, one’s identity is self-given.
From now on, it shall be called the Myriad Realms Auction House!” After complaining about the system’s naming, Adam had the system issue the invitation letters.
[Ding!
Command confirmed.
Fifty invitation letters will randomly appear throughout the world.] As the system notification faded, fifty imperceptible streaks of light containing strange fluctuations ignored spatial distance and instantly flew to various parts of the world.
Having done this, Adam felt somewhat at ease.
Next, it was just a matter of waiting for the fish to take the bait.