No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

"Okay, then our next step is to go to Devil's Island to see if there are any Celestial Dragons there, and then we'll go to the Rocks Pirates and join them as officers."

Seeing that Kaido was so eager to find the Celestial Dragons, Rahu naturally couldn't fall behind.

His sole purpose in setting sail was to storm Mary Geoise, the holy land of the Celestial Dragons, and then hang all those pigs who called themselves world nobles!

Otherwise, he would have lived a very stifling life.

"Let's go see how valuable this batch of Celestial Gold is. Maybe there's a Devil Fruit among them—a treasure from the ocean!"

After muttering something under his breath, Luo Hou led the way into the ship's cabin.

Based on his years of experience reading comics, he believes that the Celestial Dragons' Sky Gold Transport Ship must be carrying a valuable treasure key containing gold, silver, and jewels.

There is even a very high chance that these celestial treasures may contain world-class swords and extremely rare items such as Devil Fruits.

Don't be fooled by the fact that many characters in anime are Devil Fruit users; it's mostly just survivor bias.

In the Alabasta storyline alone, there is a desert country with a population of tens of millions, or even close to a hundred million.

There are only a handful of Devil Fruit users that can be selected.

Most of these Devil Fruit users were brought here by Crocodile because he wanted to rule Alabasta.

It's safe to say that having ten people with special abilities out of tens of millions of people is incredibly lucky.

Therefore, before the advent of artificial Devil Fruits, such things, truly hailed as treasures of the sea, were extremely rare.

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho, if it's about Devil Fruits, I think Zoan-type is better. After all, no matter how powerful other abilities are, they still have their limits. What truly makes someone invincible is their domineering aura~"

"As long as Haki is strong enough, it won't have any effect even without the external force of a Devil Fruit, but this excludes Zoan-type Devil Fruits."

"While Zoan-type Devil Fruits aren't as amazing as Paramecia and Logia types, they can greatly enhance a person's physical strength, thus increasing their Haki level. So, I still suggest that if Brother Law wants to try a Devil Fruit, he should try to choose a Zoan type."

Upon hearing that Rahu actually had some interest in Devil Fruits, Kaido, without any hesitation, immediately shared all the practical experience he had accumulated with Rahu.

In his eyes, Rahu was an invaluable friend in Kaido's life.

Since we're friends, we should definitely share all the experiences we've gained.

"Hmm, you're right."

"But who can say for sure that I can't use the abilities of multiple Devil Fruits?"

Rahu did not refute Kaido.

After all, what he said was indeed correct.

In the world of One Piece, the most crucial power has never been physical skills, swordsmanship, or miscellaneous abilities like Devil Fruit powers.

If a person possesses enough domineering power, then he is absolutely powerful.

For example, isn't Rocks D. Xebec, the captain of the Rocks Pirates, the current ruler of the seas, a living example?

A man who cultivates domineering aura to its extreme can become a ruler, suppressing an entire sea. He might even be able to organize a massive team to directly contend with the world government, which has existed for hundreds of years, and divide the entire world among themselves!

While Kaido was still reeling from the shock of the multi-Devil Fruit user, Rahu walked directly into the ship's cabin.

crunch~

The warship's hatches, crafted from traditional, precious woods, emitted a dull, teeth-grinding creak.

The moment the door opened, Rahu was so dazzled by the mountain of gold treasures piled up before him that he could hardly open his eyes.

One after another, gleaming gold coins and various exquisite ornaments made of gold and gemstones can instantly lift one's spirits.

Seeing this scene, even someone with trypophobia would be instantly cured by the gold.

"This batch of Celestial Gold is worth at least 20 billion Berries. I never imagined that I, Kaido, would be so valuable in that bastard king's eyes!"

After grabbing the gold in front of him and casually tossing it around a few times, Kaido also fell into a strange emotional state.

He fell from being a respected soldier and hero of his country to his current status as a pirate because his king sold him directly to the World Government to offset the fees for becoming a member state of the World Government.

In other words, Kaido possesses at least a large portion of the gold treasure.

Unfortunately, his value is something that can be sold, and it's not something to brag about at all.

"Being sold isn't so bad; at least you're free now."

After subtly mocking Kaido's gloomy mood with a slight smirk, Rahu collected all the piles of gold in front of him into his system inventory.

Although this money isn't very important, it's better to let the Celestial Dragons suffer this pain than to let them squander it.

This is just like what Jack Ma said: he doesn't like money and has no interest in it at all.

Rahu doesn't like money either, but he has a natural affinity for other people's money, especially the extravagant spending of the Celestial Dragons and other world nobles.

After packing up all the gold in front of him and taking it with him, Rahu continued walking towards the next cabin of the transport ship.

Under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for such an exorbitant protection fee as "Heavenly Gold" to be paid in full with gold.

At the end of each year, the countries that become members of the World Government pay a portion of their gold, along with other precious antiques, treasures, famous swords, and in rare cases, even strange fruits they don't recognize, namely Devil Fruits, as a form of compensation.

After gently opening the hatch in front of him, Luo Hou saw all sorts of swords and utensils displayed in the room.

However, among all these miscellaneous weapons, Luo Hou was more concerned about the glass display case placed in the very center and the double-edged sword at the very top.

Inside the glass display case was a strangely shaped fruit, covered in wrinkles, that looked like it was inedible.

"Oh ho ho ho, I, Kaido, have seen Brother Law's Devil Fruit before~"

"It seems to be the Paramecia-type Power-Power Fruit. After eating it, the user can gain more than twice the strength of normal. It's said that once awakened, it can easily uproot a mountain."

After a slight hesitation, Kaido began to explain the origin of the Devil Fruit in front of him.

Rahu simply punched and shattered the glass, and the shopkeeper grabbed the wrinkled Devil Fruit in his hand.

As soon as his fingers lightly touched the surface of the Devil Fruit, a system notification sounded in Rahu's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully absorbed the Paramecia-type Power-Power Fruit's attributes!]

[Ding~ The Devil Fruit side effect - the curse attribute from the sea - has been automatically separated~]

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Chapter 12 Power Surge

After successfully absorbing the attributes of the Paramecia-type Power-Power Fruit, Rahu looked at Kaido, who seemed to be losing interest.

"This Devil Fruit is indeed a Paramecia-type Power Fruit, but since you only want to eat Zoan-type Devil Fruits, I'll keep it for now."

Upon hearing this, Kaido waved his hand, indicating that he was genuinely uninterested in anything other than Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

After all, Kaido isn't like Rahu, who can absorb multiple abilities to become a monstrous multi-Devil Fruit user.

Therefore, the choice of Devil Fruit is still very important to him; he must choose one that best suits his special race's Devil power.

Kaido's unique racial talent is that, as a demon, he is born with extremely strong resistance to blows and superhuman stamina.

If it weren't for these two racial talents, he would have fallen on the battlefield amidst a hail of bullets at such a young age.

It is precisely because of this unique physical strength that Kaido himself is so enthusiastic about Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities.

If a powerful Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability were implanted into his unique racial talent, his physical strength would be enhanced to the maximum extent.

"Well, in that case, I guess you don't need these swords and weapons anymore."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Hou directly collected all the hundreds of swords and blades of various kinds stored in the second cabin.

Although most of these swords and knives were ordinary quality, like regular or good-quality swords, it was a waste not to take advantage of such a free gift.

Although Rahu has not yet learned swordsmanship, who can guarantee that the Thunder Bagua cannot be created with swords?

So-called attack skills are actually nothing more than a unique technique for generating force.

For example, a certain powerful and terrifying vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters is like that!

Each time a pair of iron fists is used, the force and domineering aura used are different, and that is a new skill or move.

It's so cool!

Soon, Rahu walked to the last glass case inside the cabin, which was of the same size as the Devil Fruit.

After smashing the protective cover with a punch, he took out a simple, white double-edged sword and an instruction manual.

【The World-weary Novel Transfer Station 94 83 27 8.0 0 】

"A blade without a grade, inherited from a royal family in the East Blue. The blade can cut through iron like mud; according to observation, its sharpness is no less than that of a Grade 21 Great Sword."

Luo Hou was somewhat surprised when he saw the instruction manual in front of him.

According to his estimation, this double-edged sword had not been graded, but based on the description of its ability to cut through iron like mud, it was definitely not much worse than the so-called Great Sword.

At least for Luo Hou's current strength, this sword is definitely enough.

After gently waving the slender double-edged sword in his hand a few times, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

The dream of wandering the world with a sword is something almost every man has fantasized about.

"From today onwards, your name will be De~"

Luo Hou gazed at the very handy sword in his hand and immediately gave it a name.

After all, Confucius said that one should win people over with virtue.

It means that if you're unwilling to listen when I talk to you about morality, then don't blame me for trying to persuade you with virtue.

This double-edged sword will definitely strike the Celestial Dragons' heads hard, letting these damned beasts enjoy being slaughtered like pigs.

Luo Hou secretly made up his mind that he must capture more Celestial Dragons to sharpen his sword!

Don't they call themselves the world's aristocracy and constantly proclaim themselves as descendants of God?

Then let the blood of these gods nourish the blade.

After hanging the sword in his hand directly at his waist, Rahu began to control the energy of the Devil Fruit that had appeared out of nowhere within his body.

This Paramecia-type Power Fruit almost instantly tripled his strength.

This buff is absolutely excessive!

Luo Hou had already given this thought when he first absorbed the basic attributes after the system had just awakened.

Since the system can directly absorb attributes from living beings, then the ability attribute of Devil Fruits should also be able to be directly absorbed.

Now it seems that it was indeed true.