One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

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Chapter 5 The Fruit of the Underworld and Reputation

The Kingdom of Esperia.

Rocks carried a bunch of flowers to sweep the grave of someone who had once lived there.

Luo Chuan did not follow, but instead wandered alone on this broken land.

Of course, he wasn't just wandering around; he was looking for an important person.

Brook, the Straw Hat Pirates' musician, is dead and all that remains is his skeleton.

As the commander of the Esperia Kingdom's Guardian Corps, Brooke's strength should not be underestimated.

Currently, the Lockheed Cruises F has just been established, and there are only the captain and the first mate on board, making it somewhat deserted.

As the vice-captain of the Luo Group, Luo Chuan felt obligated to contribute to the team and recruit talent... well, that was just an excuse.

What Luo Chuan truly valued was Brook's Devil Fruit ability—the Paramecia-type Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit)!

Consuming it grants the user a second life.

Although this fruit does not enhance an individual's strength in any way, its extraordinary power is no less than that of any god-level fruit.

The ability to come back from the dead is something that not everyone dreams of, but at least 99.9% of people would want.

Luo Chuan walked through the dilapidated city district, his hands in his pockets, ravaged by gunfire.

As I walked through several blocks, I only saw a few scattered, zombie-like figures, losing all hope.

This country is truly beyond dead; everyone with any ability has already left.

Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for Luo Chuan to find someone to ask.

Just as Luo Chuan shook his head, several ragged teenagers suddenly blocked his way.

"Hey, hand over all your good stuff!"

The leader, a boy who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, held a tetanus knife full of chips and threatened menacingly.

Luo Chuan laughed. After spending two months struggling on Mafia Island, he certainly knew what a real outlaw was like.

The boys in front of me all had shifty eyes and exuded an aura of 'timidity'.

"Do you know where Brooke is?" Luo Chuan asked.

Having finally encountered a few normal people, he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity.

Across from him, seeing that Luo Chuan ignored his threats, the leading youth felt he had lost face and gritted his teeth, shouting, "I'm not kidding you! If you don't hand over the stuff, you're finished!"

The boy's voice trembled as he spoke, and his hand holding the knife also trembled.

"A person who truly wants to kill wouldn't be someone like you!"

Luo Chuan calmly stepped forward and grasped the blade of the tetanus knife.

Superhuman Rusty Fruit, loading!!!

"Wow ah ah"

The teenager, provoked, yelled, looking like he was ready to risk everything.

The next second, he felt his hand lighten, and when he looked up, the iron kitchen knife had rusted away completely in Luo Chuan's hand, turning into a pile of rust.

"You...who are you...Ah, it hurts!"

After Luo Chuan's reprimand, the boys quieted down.

"Can you answer my question now? There's a reward for a good answer!" Luo Chuan said with a smile.

"Can I get something to eat as a reward?" A child who looked to be just over ten years old asked with bright, sparkling eyes.

"Yes!" Luo Chuan nodded. "First question, do you know Brook?"

Brooks?

The teenagers looked at each other, their faces showing disappointment.

Since they didn't know Brooks, there was no way they could receive a reward.

Just then, the leading boy suddenly exclaimed, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "Brother, is the Brook you're looking for the captain of the royal guard?"

"That's right, it's him. Do you know where he is?" Luo Chuan's eyes lit up; finally, he had some information.

Unfortunately, the boy shook his head and said, "Commander Brook left four years ago. It seems he was taken away by someone, and I don't know where he went."

"I see!"

Luo Chuan wasn't too disappointed.

He could roughly guess that the person who took Brook away was most likely Lombard.

Therefore, Brook should be active in the West Sea at this stage, and there will always be opportunities to meet him.

"Big brother, I'm really sorry about what happened earlier. That's all I know. Can you let us go?" the leading boy asked nervously.

“That won’t do!” Luo Chuan shook his head.

Upon hearing this, the boys turned pale and felt terrified.

The young man in the lead gritted his teeth, preparing to take all the blame and let Luo Chuan deal with him as he saw fit.

Just then, Luo Chuan changed the subject, saying, "I just said that there will be a reward for answering questions. So, what do you want?"

The boys were stunned for a moment, then their faces lit up with an astonishing expression.

"Really?"

"Brother, is it really true?"

"I want a loaf of bread..."

"I...I...I want it..."

The group asked one after another, and Luo Chuan agreed to each request. Finally, he looked at the young man in the lead and asked him what he wanted.

"I...I don't want to eat, can you give me some medicine? My mom and my sister are..." the boy asked cautiously.

“Of course, no problem.” Luo Chuan nodded. “Come with me!”

About half an hour later, Luo Chuan brought Xing Ye Miao to the secret docking point.

The Rusty Ship was very well prepared, and there were plenty of supplies on board.

Luo Chuan immediately distributed several boxes of food, and then took some of the various medicines from the ship's medical room and gave them to them.

Even in the face of violence and bloodshed, there should be a sense of righteousness and justice.

"Thank you so much, brother."

Yi Xie Ke Zuo Qi knelt down and thanked Luo Chuan.

"Big brother, my name is Ray. May I know your name?"

"Luo Chuan!"

Luo Chuan turned his back and left.

"Big brother, will we ever see each other again?" Young Ray clenched his fists and shouted.

"As long as we're both on this sea, we'll meet again." Luo Chuan's voice carried far and wide.

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It was evening.

Rocks returns.

The Kingdom of Esperia.

After a simple dinner, Luo Chuan returned to his room, leaving Locke on the deck to keep watch.

Gazing at the moonlight outside the window, Luo Chuan's heart stirred, and his mind sank into a special little dark room.

An editor panel appeared in front of him, with only one Rusty Fruit listed in the Devil Fruit column.

Under the obstruction of the Devil Fruit, the previously dark area lit up, signifying that it was unlocked.

Reputation: 6/10000 (Accumulating over 10,000 reputation points unlocks the Devil Fruit editing function)

Luo Chuan raised an eyebrow and began to understand the so-called editing function in detail.

After reading the feature description, he couldn't help but hold his breath, and his expression gradually became excited.

The ability to collect an unlimited number of Devil Fruits is already invincible; add in the ability editing, and you're set for taking off.

As the saying goes, unlimited access is the invincible path; multiple edits open up multiple paths!

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Chapter 6 The Western Summit and the Sky Island

All the fruits of evil are born according to one's desire.

In ancient times, people's wishes—to become lightning, to become light, to become rubber men—gave rise to all sorts of demonic fruits.

In other words, the Devil Fruit is actually the fruit of the gorilla.

The same applies to the reputation editing function that Luochuan has now unlocked.

Ten thousand reputation points can be exchanged for one opportunity to edit a Devil Fruit.

Luo Chuan can add suitable [entries] based on existing abilities.

Once added successfully, the entry will be linked to the fruit's abilities and can be invoked at will.

Of course, this is assuming the addition is successful; editing can also fail sometimes.

For example, the attributes you add are completely different from the Devil Fruit's inherent abilities, like adding the "Sun God" attribute to the Gum-Gum Fruit... wait, that actually works.

In short, apart from the Gum-Gum Fruit, any attempt to modify other Paramecia-type Devil Fruits into Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits will be considered an editing failure, and the already redeemed editing opportunities will not be reset.

In short, the "Edit" function is essentially a disguised form of Devil Fruit development.

With his Devil Fruit editor, Luo Chuan is destined to collect dozens, or even hundreds, of abilities in the future.

Generally speaking, it takes a person with an ability a lifetime to develop an ability to the point of awakening.

Although Luo Chuan was a time traveler and knew all the information about the Devil Fruit, a person's energy is ultimately limited.

The existence of the [Edit] function simplifies the capability development process.

"I really want to try it right now!" Luo Chuan exclaimed.

Luo Chuan has a general idea of ​​how to develop the Paramecia-type Rust Fruit.

Right now, I don't have enough reputation points, so I need to find a way to get more.

"You really do need to become famous."

Luo Chuan stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Today, Luo Chuan unlocked the reputation bar by helping Ray and his group.

However, there are definitely more ways to gain reputation points than just this one.

Strictly speaking, whether it's positive or negative, it's all about reputation.

In other words, as long as Luochuan becomes famous, his reputation points will continue to grow.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. As a veteran first mate of the Rocks Freight Fortress, as long as I'm alive, I'll become famous eventually!" Luo Chuan felt reassured and closed his eyes to rest.

In the latter half of the night, Luo Chuan and Lockes switched shifts, with Luo Chuan taking over the night watch.

Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.

"We've arrived!" Lockes looked ahead at the bustling town.

Luo Chuan followed his gaze and saw a huge signboard standing in the sky above the town.

The summit of the Western Paradise!!!

As for this place, Luo Chuan, a time traveler, had only heard of it.