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

Fortunately, this place is far enough away from Fishman Island; otherwise, Luo Chuan couldn't guarantee that the coating on Fishman Island wouldn't be shattered by the aftershocks.

"The answer is a Mythical Beast, and adding a powerful Logia or Paramecia type fruit will bring about a qualitative change," Luo Chuan whispered.

He personally experienced the power of having two fruits combined, which was incomparable to that of a single fruit.

Next, Luo Chuan made several more attempts.

Power Fruit and Kraken.

Awakening Arrowhead and the Kraken.

Awakening the Tiger and the Kraken.

……

The Bull Fruit and the Kraken... combine and evolve into the Bull-Headed Octopus!!!

"what"

Looking at the octopus with horns, Luo Chuan immediately thought of Gyuki, the eight-tailed beast from the Naruto world.

"I wonder if they'll release a joint editing feature in the future, allowing us to add entries for fruit combinations..." Luo Chuan couldn't help but wonder.

If possible, the combination of an ordinary Ox-Ox Fruit and the Kraken might transform it into a 'Tailed Beast'.

Then, I'll be able to give Im a few Tailed Beast Balls to try.

……

Chapter 88: The Eighth Volume of Tailed Beasts! Revisiting the Holy Land!

A month passed quietly.

Over the past month, Luo Chuan would occasionally disappear for a few days.

No one knew that he had gone to the deepest part of the ocean all by himself.

Having spent 300,000 on this 'new toy,' I'm going to play with it to my heart's content.

By combining the abilities of the Devil Fruits in pairs, the best Devil Fruit partners were finally determined.

In addition, Luochuan was also experimenting with and practicing fruit combination techniques.

First, quietly grow stronger, then shock everyone.

Meanwhile, Luo Chuan focused his attention on making the fruit combinations stronger.

Meanwhile, the entire Loki crew, led by Loki, was simply enjoying a vacation.

Even Shiki, who suffers from 'thalassophobia', has been completely captivated by the local customs and culture of Fishman Island and is now so engrossed in the place that he doesn't want to leave.

Normally, fish-men are very trusting of outsiders, but Rocks is an exception.

The biggest reason for this is naturally that Luo Chuan and his group caused a great disturbance in the holy land, releasing and saving many fish-men and mermaids.

After these fishmen returned to Fishman Island, they spread the word, making all the fishmen aware of the Rocks Guild.

Secondly, on the day the Rocks Group landed on Fish-Man Island, Prince Neptune extended a grand invitation and even took the Rocks Group on a sightseeing tour around the island.

Later, the Fishman royal family even made a special announcement to the whole country, treating Lox Sea Freak as an honored guest. Since even the king spoke up, the Fishman residents naturally wouldn't go against the royal family.

Finally, and very importantly, Rocks is very rich.

Fishman Island treated them with great courtesy, and of course, Rocks Pirates F wouldn't be any less hospitable.

Wherever he went, Lox would spend money like water.

During this period, all the shops on Fishman Island made a fortune.

The arrival of Rocks and his gang directly boosted the economic development of Fishman Island and raised the local GDP level.

This is not impossible, after all, the wealth of the Rocks Corporation is undeniable; it's no exaggeration to say they are richer than a country.

For various reasons, the Rocks Group has become a well-known hot commodity on Fish-Man Island, and is sought after wherever they go.

In this way, anyone would be so happy that they would forget about home.

……

It's another day of training.

The underwater training ground is thousands of miles away from Fishman Island.

The giant octopus Kraken is doing its morning exercises, stretching and moving its body.

At a certain moment, the eight tentacles of the Kraken, having finished their warm-up, suddenly came together.

Its enormous body spun like a top, and in no time it leveled the ground within a radius of several kilometers.

【Eight Volumes of Tailed Beasts】

This is a new ultimate skill description that Luo Chuan added to the Kraken's abilities.

It borrowed one of the signature techniques from the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, in the Naruto world.

Some might think that these basic moves can be developed by oneself, and there is no need to waste reputation points.

But Luo Chuan didn't think so. No matter what the move is, it always requires effort and constant practice to master.

However, with the editor's editing capabilities, development can be completed instantly by simply adding a single term.

If there's a shortcut, who would be foolish enough to develop it themselves?

Moreover, Luo Chuan possesses more than just one ability; he has so many Devil Fruits. If he were to develop them one by one, he would probably be exhausted.

"Next, let's try fusing it with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"

In his Kraken form, Luo Chuan's mind sank into the dark room, where he used the Ring Ascension Device to add thunderous power.

The next second, endless lightning surged from the Kraken's body, making him appear as if he were wearing a suit of lightning armor.

With the blessing of lightning, the power of the Tailed Beast Eight Scrolls reached a new level.

"If we could also give the Kraken the Thunder God Susanoo..." Luo Chuan's thoughts wandered.

The Kraken was already enormous enough; to contain a thunder god like Susanoo, it would probably have to be the size of Zanpakuto.

Of course, Luo Chuan is just thinking about it for now. If he were to actually implement it, even if he were completely drained, he wouldn't have that much power available.

However, another idea is worth trying.

Three days later, Luo Chuan finished his cultivation and returned to Fishman Island, intending to relax with a few mermaid girls.

Upon returning to the island, Luo Chuan discovered that the Rocks Club seemed unusually lively today.

On the deck of the Fury in the harbor, the excited shouts of the logistics staff filled the air.

"What's making you so happy?" Luo Chuan flashed back to the deck.

"Oh my gosh, boss, you're back!" exclaimed the second brown bear.

“It’s a new bounty,” the Black Bear leader said. “After a month, the Seaman Island has finally arrived again, and they’ve brought a new bounty. Captain Rocks’ bounty is now a staggering 42 billion, making him the world’s number one!”

"Wow, hahahaha!"

On the second deck, Lockes, with his hands behind his back, burst into laughter.

"Hey, Newgate, we've both caused trouble in the Holy Land, so why is your bounty over two billion while mine is only a little over a billion?" the young Skeeter said indignantly.

"Kurararara, you should ask the World Government about this, Fourth Brother," Newgate said with a beaming smile, his bounty of 22 billion Berries on his head.

Upon hearing the title "fourth brother," Shiki's face immediately filled with resentment.

Snapped!

Just then, Luo Chuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged, you will definitely be able to reach 2 billion in the future."

Upon hearing this, Shiki immediately wanted to curse.

Only two billion? Who are they going to kowtow to?

Turning around, he saw that it was Luo Chuan who had said it, and Schipper was immediately amused, all his dissatisfaction vanishing.

Compared to a certain unjustly wronged person who did a great job but whose bounty remained stagnant, Squier suddenly felt better.

So be it, he's fourth. At least his bounty has increased, which is an improvement.

"Shiki, why are you looking at me like that?" Luo Chuan asked suspiciously, feeling that Shiki's gaze was strange.

“Heh heh heh, nothing. By the way, First Mate, have you seen your bounty?” Shiki asked rhetorically.

"Haha, not yet, I just got back," Luo Chuan laughed.

"Oh, I see. You'll have to take a good look later." Shiki smiled.

Luo Chuan grew increasingly suspicious. Could there be something wrong with his bounty?

He walked up to Xiong Da and Xiong Er, took the stack of reward notices, and began to look through them.

Rocks $42 billion!

Newgate $22 billion!

Shiki is worth 12 billion!

Luo Chuan kept flipping through the pages, but he still didn't see his new bounty poster.

Unconvinced, Luo Chuan thought he had missed something and read it a second time.

Still no.

Just as Luo Chuan was staring wide-eyed, preparing to flip through it for the third time.

"Hahaha, stop flipping through, Luo Chuan. You're not on this week's new bounty list." Shiki the Golden Lion couldn't help but laugh gleefully.

"Aha?"

Luo Chuan was completely stunned.

What does it mean to not have me?

He was the mastermind behind this major incident in the Holy Land, controlling everything from start to finish.

As a result, Rocks, Newgate, and Shiki all received new bounties, but he did not.

What does that mean? It means you're discriminating against others!

In the maritime world, gold is a symbol of power, status, and position.

Without a bounty, you'd be embarrassed to go out and tell people you're Hai Tong.

"How could there not be? Is it because I'm too handsome that someone took it and kept it as a poster?" Luo Chuan asked.

“Boss, we’ve spoken with the gang of thugs who brought the bounty, and it’s true that there never was one from the beginning.” Xiong Da shrugged.

"It's probably the World Government stirring up trouble again, just like the last time with the octopus islands," Miss Bakkin said.

In the previous Octopus Island incident, the World Government, in order to suppress the Rocks Pirates' arrogance, did not give them any screen time.

Later, it was Luo Chuan himself who contacted the media and newspapers to expose the truth, and the world finally learned the truth.

Even so, the World Government remained defiant and did not raise their bounty afterward.

For more than a year afterward, no new bounty was issued.

The reward for Luochuan has remained at 14 billion.

I thought that with such a big commotion, my bounty would at least double.

Unexpectedly, the World Government sent another nasty person to deliberately withhold his bounty.

"Hehehe, First mate, don't be discouraged, your bounty will definitely increase in the future."

Shiqi patted Luo Chuan on the shoulder, returning his earlier words.

"Of course, Fourth Brother!" Luo Chuan smiled, showing no sign of pressure.

……

Another half month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it has been two months since Loxman F arrived at Fishman Island.

Late at night, Fishford Hill Lodge.

Luo Chuan, who had just returned from his cultivation and was enjoying a massage from a beautiful mermaid girl, was startled by a commotion.

"My child, my child..."