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Chapter 149 Smoker: Poison?

"Master, there are nearly five thousand people who possess Contract Fruits and have completed the contracts."

Aboard a merchant ship named "Reincarnation Game",

Afu sensed the pirates gathering around the Trial Tower, and was surprised to find that there were far more than he had imagined.

Moreover, the overall essence contained within these people is slightly stronger than that of the original ninja world.

"The world of One Piece has no shortage of people who pursue power."

Fang Yi was also able to sense it.

During his time at the Baratie restaurant, hundreds of people completed their contracts and purchased destiny items in the game room following the prompts.

Among them, Buggy and Luffy consumed the most essence.

Especially Buggy, whose pirate spirit of not honoring contracts and whose personality of directly thinking about defaulting on debts made him fearless, directly signing a debt of a sky-high amount of 50,000 reward points.

The items I redeemed were also great.

The core item for the Ammunition Specialist's job advancement, the [Multi-Magazine], can hold the explosive energy of special bullets, accelerating ammunition manufacturing and loading speeds, and enhancing ammunition power.

The Lv.15 purple weapon, the Azure Dragon Rifle, enhances bullet rate of fire and provides 15 points of Intelligence.

It also includes the [Aerial Shooting] which allows for brief airtime, and the [Freezing Bullet] which imbues bullets with ice-attribute damage.

Even if Bucky were placed in the Celestial Realm, he would be considered a barely passable sharpshooter.

Fang Yi thought to himself, "Won't Bucky's luck drop if he exchanges too much of his essence?"

Like Naruto Uzumaki,

Buggy's good fortune relies on the resources provided by the pirate world. If those resources were depleted, it's hard to imagine whether Buggy could still rely on his amazing luck to ascend to the throne of one of the Four Emperors.

All the remaining new players signed the original debt.

They are willing to exchange the ethereal origin for visible power.

The overall strength of pirates in the East Blue has suddenly increased significantly, to the point that they could be considered captains of escorts even if they were placed in the countries in the first half of the Grand Line.

Unfortunately,

New players are too low-level to wear some powerful equipment, so they have to put it in their inventory while they try to level up.

"Now, the event is ready to begin."

Fang Yi stood up and disappeared into the cabin.

……

East China Sea, Trial Tower area.

The black tower exuded a solemn aura, keeping all life at bay.

The navy attempted to send out message gulls to investigate, but as soon as the message gulls approached the black tower, they seemed to crash into clear lake water, creating faint ripples before disappearing.

The next second, they appeared on the other side of the black tower, outside its range.

The edge of the black tower

"Black Crow Pirates, I didn't expect to run into you. It's time to settle the matter of the mast that was damaged on my pirate ship last time."

"Die! Behold my Burning Wood Blade Technique!"

"Five Luo Light Smoke Palm!"

The two pirate ships clashed fiercely.

Both captains were contractors, and they grappled with each other, wielding powerful skills awarded by the Reincarnation Game.

During this time,

Scenes like this, where enemies meet, are common. In the vast East Blue, even if pirates become enemies, it's rare for them to run into each other.

However, the upcoming mysterious event has brought together ambitious pirates. Although they are all trying their best to restrain themselves, there are always some pirates or marines with deep-seated hatred who clash with each other.

"Colonel Smoker."

The pirates deliberately avoided a circle around the warship from Loguetown; no one wanted to get too close.

Clearly, they had all heard of the White Hunters.

"His palms can actually catch fire and be used in combat like weapons."

Tashigi looked surprised.

The fact that both pirate captains fell into the sea without their abilities being affected suggests that they are not Devil Fruit users at all.

Is it the power granted to them by the fruit of the contract?

Smoker, puffing on a cigar and surrounded by smoke, asked, "What did Marine Headquarters say?"

Normally, he would never allow pirates to roam around in front of him while remaining indifferent.

But now, the pirates gathered by the black tower and mysterious activities number in the thousands.

Although there aren't many pirate crews with bounties in the tens of millions, even ants can kill an elephant if there are too many of them. There are too many pirate crews with bounties in the millions, which makes the Loguetown Marines hesitant to take any rash actions.

It's easy to stir up a hornet's nest.

Tashigi adjusted her glasses and said, "Naval Headquarters said that a naval team must be dispatched to participate in the game, and the entire process must be recorded by Den Den Mushi."

"They haven't heard of any users with similar projection-projection fruit abilities either. They hope the East Blue Navy can investigate more details. They are currently discussing it."

"Discuss?"

Smoker's face was full of disdain, mixed with a hint of annoyance. He cursed, "A mysterious event, gathering tens of thousands of vicious pirates, and you want me to send a marine to participate? Are we just sending them to their deaths?"

Several warships are equipped with the latest mechanical weapons developed by the great scientist Vegapunk.

It can easily destroy ordinary sailing ships used by pirates.

This is a major reason why, despite the pirates' large numbers and their loathing of the Navy, they dare not directly take action.

If we truly obey orders, we will dispatch the navy to wait for the game to begin before entering the Black Tower.

It's hard to guarantee that you won't be hunted down by hordes of pirates.

After thinking for a moment, Smoker said, "Tashigi, give me the Contract Fruit."

The Loguetown Navy collected several Contract Fruits, but did not rashly complete the contracts.

Tashigi pulled out the Contract Fruit, but suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Eh! Colonel Smoker, do you intend to enter the Black Tower yourself?"

She was also well aware that the situation was very unfavorable for the navy.

He had intended to persuade Smoker to abandon the operation and not make unnecessary sacrifices, but he never expected that the colonel would take the risk himself.

"The mysterious figure behind the gathering of tens of thousands of pirates is an extremely dangerous entity, and this time it's the remote Orange Town in the East Blue..."

"What if the Black Tower appears in Loguetown, or even Marine Headquarters, next time?"

He cannot ignore this unstable and dangerous factor.

Smoker picked up the Contract Fruit, took a bite, and suddenly a screen of light appeared in his vision.

【Contract Quest (1/5)】

Mission objective: Defeat the captain of the Black Crow Pirates.

Quest Reward: Poison Attack Mastery Lv.1 (White)

"poison?"

Smoker sneered slightly.

Although they captured several owners of Contract Fruits, they learned that the Contract rewards could grant special abilities.

However, these rewards vary in strength, ranging from weapons that can enhance physical strength to protective gear that can improve defense, as well as special skills like those used by the two pirate captains in their battle.

in his mind,

Aside from the warden of Impel Down, whose poison abilities come from eating the Venom-Venom Fruit, the other poisons and toxins are just low-class tricks used by pirates who don't play it highbrow.

"Looks like I'm out of luck. Oh well, I'll just consider it a ticket to enter the Black Tower."

Smoker wasn't interested in the mission rewards and nonchalantly pulled out the jikushi from behind his back.

White smoke emitter!

His massive body suddenly turned into smoke, and in an instant, the force of the jet propel him to the center of the two pirate crews who were engaged in battle.

White fangs!

The smoke, after being shaped, resembled the teeth of a vicious wolf, tearing at Captain Black Crow before he could react.

Captain Black Crow was originally a small-time pirate with two million Berries. After completing two contract missions and receiving the contract rewards, his strength increased, but he was no match for Smoker.

The gap is too big.

[Task completed, reward issued]

(End of this chapter)