Chapter 257: Whitebeard's Complete Card Series Goes Wild in Bidding
Chapter 257: Whitebeard's Complete Card Series Goes Wild in Bidding
The second part officially began, and some of the items were even interesting to Hades.
The Exhibition Stand rose, displaying only one item this time.
A small stack of metal cards, about the size of a palm, only a few in number.
No one present was unfamiliar with it.
It was precisely the character cards from the card game that was currently popular throughout the World.
Cards of ordinary figures had countless copies, and the quality of the cards was lower.
The stronger the strength and greater the influence of the figure represented, the higher the quality of the card.
Made from special metal, it was difficult to damage even by fire or heavy impact.
Especially since the cards, in addition to the figure, also had a brief description of their related abilities, and even used Combat Power Value to express the strength of representative Strongmen.
According to the Heaven Card Company, the card with the highest Combat Power Value was the Leader who created the supreme hegemony of the Rocks Pirates and the unprecedented Criminal Army—Rocks D.
Xebec.
The Combat Power Value was extremely high.
There were limited to only ten copies in the entire World.
And they made a promise to buy back one copy for one billion beli.
This action completely shocked the entire World.
Consequently, the value of precious cards in the entire World's card market soared, rising from mere toys among children to the level of precious collectibles.
And it wasn't just popular in the children's World; it was also the case in the adult world, especially among the pirate community.
At the same time, the combat power of the cards held significant reference value in a sense.
It was said that behind the determination of these Strongmen's Combat Power Values, there was a specialized analysis team.
Furthermore, to give the figures on The Great Sea more distinct levels in their classification, each character card also used a rating system with ten stars as the highest and one star as the lowest.
The reference for star rating was more comprehensive, taking into account not only strength but also Faction, influence, and many other factors.
Whether it was the star rating or the division of Combat Power Value, in a sense, they held more reference value than the Marines' bounty.
Now, some bounty hunters had already abandoned wanted posters and switched to the more convenient card data compendium, which contained more information.
It recorded a large amount of information about cards, and for Pirates, it also included the latest bounty amount.
It couldn't be more convenient.
There was even a special version for hunters.
The projection turned on, displaying card information one by one.
The familiar figure made the eyes of most people immediately fall upon "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate.
Undoubtedly, these few cards were all precious cards related to Newgate.
Even Newgate was somewhat pleasantly surprised that this auction item was related to him.
Auctioneer Aaron's loud voice then rang out.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this auction item is the complete series of cards about the Great Pirate Whitebeard!"
"I don't know which lucky fellow managed to collect the entire series of Whitebeard cards, but due to certain reasons, its owner had to reluctantly sell them!"
The one-star card "Childhood" Edward Newgate, being a special issue, had only one thousand copies in the entire World.
The image was a finely hand-drawn figure of a young Newgate sitting alone on a ship, going to sea, his eyes filled with longing for the future, with his poor hometown behind him.
The three-star card "Lone Pirate" Edward Newgate, had a total of ten thousand copies in the entire World.
This represented the young Newgate who had become a pirate but had not yet joined the Rocks Pirates.
The four-star card "Rocks Pirates Regular Member" Edward Newgate, had only five thousand copies in the entire World.
As the name suggested, it represented Edward Newgate who had just joined the Rocks Pirates.
The five-star card "Monstrous Strength" Edward Newgate, had only one thousand copies in the entire World.
At this time, Newgate was already a shining supernova of the Rocks Pirates.
The six-star card "Tremor Man" Edward Newgate, had five hundred copies issued worldwide.
At this time, Newgate was already a Core Cadre of the Rocks Pirates, having gained the powerful ability of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
The seven-star card "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate.
Two hundred copies were issued worldwide.
Newgate officially obtained the title of "Whitebeard" and possessed greater influence.
The eight-star card "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate.
After many years of growth, Newgate became even stronger and also became a Division Captain of the Rocks Pirates.
One hundred copies were issued worldwide.
It officially ended here, a total of seven cards.
In the later stages calculated by Hades, when the Whitebeard Pirates grow up, another eight-star card would be issued.
Star rating was composed of multiple factors including strength, Faction, influence, and more.
Whitebeard after establishing the Whitebeard Pirates was actually not as high in comprehensive data like influence compared to Whitebeard at the peak during the Rocks Pirates era.
When Whitebeard became a Legendary Pirate, the nine-star "Legendary Pirate" Whitebeard Edward Newgate would be issued.
As for what came after that, Hades hadn't thought it through yet.
Who knew what kind of changes the future situation would hold?
The stronger the pirate, the fewer cards were issued.
Some one-star cards had at least hundreds of thousands, even tens of millions of copies; it was all to ensure their preciousness.
"Gurararara! I really feel a bit nostalgic."
Seeing his childhood self, Whitebeard felt a bit emotional and nostalgic.
He wondered where the Heaven Card Company found his appearance from when he was a child.
The drawing, while not a hundred percent accurate, was at least ninety percent similar to how he looked.
Looking at these cards one by one, it was as if he was seeing Newgate's growth journey, going to sea to venture out when he was young, and reaching where he was now step by step.
"The complete Whitebeard series cards, a total of seven, starting price one beli! The auction officially begins!"
Auctioneer Aaron raised his hand and shouted loudly.
As soon as his voice fell, someone made a bid.
"One hundred million beli!"
Before the echo could even return, a voice completely interrupted him.
"Two hundred million beli!"
Everyone was shocked.
Not only the many Pirates present, but even the people watching the live streaming couldn't believe it.
The value of seven cards was simply beyond most people's expectations.
"What is happening to this World?"
"It's absolutely insane!"
One by one, they widened their eyes, opening their mouths but unable to speak.
Even though the Heaven Card Company, which issued the cards, publicly announced that they would buy back a ten-star Rocks for one billion beli as the prelude to starting the collectible card craze.
However, many people didn't take it seriously, even thinking it was just a self-promotional gimmick.
It wasn't until now, under the gaze of the World, that this card market's crazy wave truly began.
There were always people who could recognize the value of these cards, especially a series about a Strongman.
Precious cards, once issued, would not be issued again.
The quantity was also not constant; it would only decrease.
Including sinking to the bottom of the sea, damage, and various other ways.
In other words, as time passed, their value would also increase.
Furthermore, for many Faction Leaders who were bidding, they themselves were collectors.
The value of these cards was completely comparable to those antique treasures.
Unlike ordinary cards, all the cards about Whitebeard were limited edition rare cards, made from precious metal.
More importantly, they were optimistic about Whitebeard's potential and Whitebeard's future.
What gave them value was Whitebeard himself.
If they were cards of ordinary Pirates, they would have no value whatsoever.
"Hey, Hades! The value of these cards is almost comparable to my head."
As the person concerned, Whitebeard's surprise was no less than that of the people involved.
However, for him, it was also a form of honor.
A symbol of status, strength, and influence.
The auction bidding had already risen to nine hundred seventy million beli and was still increasing, while Newgate's current bounty was only one billion two hundred million beli.
However, looking at such a scene, Newgate felt a bit strange inside.
"Haha! Newgate, I don't think this is a bad thing. Blame the Marines! Your bounty hasn't increased in a long time. Otherwise, raising it by five or six hundred million wouldn't be a problem at all."
Hades replied with a laugh, watching the interesting bidding at the auction.
To be honest, such a price also exceeded his expectations.
(end of chapter)