Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 32 Soul Runes

"He dragged us down with him, damn it! How's he going to compensate us?"

The speaker was a tall, thin man wearing cat-paw-like sleeves.

Beside him was a cat-man who also wore cat-paw sleeves, but was bulky and had a black birthmark on half of his face.

They are the combat captains of the Black Cat Pirates.

Behind the two stood a curly-haired man wearing cherry-red glasses and a dazzling patterned shirt.

"Oh no, it's the Black Cat Pirates!"

The crew members of Otrulk's merchant ship, including a shipman, recognized the pirate crew members and cried out in terror.

"Huh? Wasn't the Black Cat Pirates already destroyed? Even their captain was imprisoned by Colonel Morgan..."

"The Black Cat Pirates, those terrifying pirates whose entire crew possesses nearly 20 million Berries each, I don't want to die!"

"It might just be a fake, low-class pirate crew. Don't be afraid, everyone."

Among the merchant ship's escorts, a burly middle-aged man swallowed hard, speaking to those around him, while also trying to reassure himself.

Despite his imposing physique, reality has already taught him a harsh lesson.

In the world of One Piece, there are various methods for training the body, combat skills, and even various Devil Fruit abilities, so body shape does not play a decisive role.

If it really were the Black Cat Pirates, he would definitely give up resistance and surrender.

"I only earn 300,000 Berries a month, I can't risk my life!"

The seemingly calm captain of the guard assumed a fighting stance, thinking to himself.

Otrulk tried his best to hide behind everyone to avoid being targeted by the vicious pirate crew.

Although he was arrogant and regarded all commoners as trash, he was not stupid.

If captured by the Black Cat Pirates, they wouldn't die, but they would definitely be asked for a huge ransom, and it would damage the reputation of the nobility.

He valued the reputation of the nobility very much.

Back then, even though she broke with her own son Sabo, she still burned down the garbage mountain to welcome the Celestial Dragons. She watched helplessly as Sabo was bombarded and his ship sank by the Celestial Dragons, but she felt no heartache. Instead, she was glad that the Celestial Dragons did not know that Sabo was her son.

"Sam, go and find all the nobles and make their families pay a ransom to release them."

"Where are the others?"

"There's no point in keeping them, let them all go."

With a helpless smile on his face, Buji waved his cat paws, looking at the guard captain's defensive posture as if scrutinizing a ridiculous ant trying to resist.

He said that, but secretly gave Sam a coded message.

This was just to lower the guard of the lambs; their goal was to kill everyone present.

Now that they've recognized the Black Cat Pirates, they can't leave any survivors. Otherwise, it could easily ruin the captain's plan to infiltrate Syrup Village. If the captain's plan fails, they'll all be killed.

The nobles could wait until they received the ransom before killing them.

Just when the scene was in complete chaos and a fight was about to break out, gusts of air suddenly spread out.

Regardless of strength or weakness, everyone present felt a sense of unease.

The world of One Piece doesn't have chakra, but it does have three types of Haki. The rarest of these, Conqueror's Haki, is a terrifying combination of physical and mental energy, forming a kind of outward-radiating force field similar to an aura.

Once activated, it can unleash a powerful aura, easily intimidating enemies weaker than oneself.

Fang Yi did not awaken any domineering aura, but the energy golden body he condensed contained energy far stronger than that of domineering aura. He deliberately restrained himself, only releasing a slight amount of his aura to break the tense atmosphere.

"Lucky players, welcome to the Cycle Game."

Fang Yi opened his arms wide, with a sense of satisfaction akin to an old farmer seeing a new crop of chives.

A terrifying body, unmatched even by giants, hovered in mid-air, a sight that alone terrified everyone into not daring to move.

"My lord, please save us! I am willing to offer up my treasures and swear on the honor of the Otruk family."

Otruk, who had been hiding in the back, suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs.

The mysterious giant that suddenly appeared, judging from his clothes, was not a pirate, and did not attack directly, so it seemed that they could communicate.

He didn't believe the Black Cat Pirates' lies about letting them go.

He made his voice heard in an attempt to muddy the waters. Even if he couldn't hire this mysterious giant, he wanted to find a way to provoke a conflict between him and the Black Cat Pirates so that he could escape in the chaos.

"I don't care about your treasure."

Fang Yi glanced at Otruk, who had spoken up, and laughed, "If I wanted, I could fill the whole world with this kind of stuff."

The voice just fell,

The entire pebble beach began to tremble, and countless black pebbles underwent strange changes, turning into dazzling gold fragments in the blink of an eye.

Bright and shiny, golden.

The orange-haired girl, who had been hiding in the corner pretending to be dead, squinted and subtly slipped two pieces into her pocket.

Otruk exclaimed in surprise, "You're an ability user!"

As a nobleman, he was naturally knowledgeable and aware of the existence of Devil Fruits.

The giant in front of me can conjure gold instantly. Is he a user of the Gold-Gold Fruit?

Even knowing he was still in danger, Otruk couldn't help but feel a surge of greed.

"Respected giant, we have no intention of disturbing you, and we hope you will allow us to leave..."

The hypnotist praised him, but his voice lacked conviction.

He is also very panicked now. Although size and strength are not closely related, this is under normal circumstances, assuming both sides are human.

The giant that suddenly appeared before them was beyond the scope of ordinary humans; it could probably crush the entire Black Cat Pirates with a single stomp.

Even a captain with a bounty of 1600 million would probably be trampled into mincemeat if he came.

"Leave?"

Fang Yi calmly took out a rune that shone brightly, merged it into the game tower, and then looked at the group of players.

[Pirate Jango (Blue)], [Pirate Buji (Green)], [Pirate Sam (Green)], [Pirate Palu (White)], [Noble Otruck (Green)], [Thief Nami (Silver)]...

This is a newly created soul rune that can detect a player's general world information and soul potential.

Spend 5 reward points.

This helps Fang Yi quickly identify players he can focus on observing.

Most ordinary people have white soul potential, meaning that their talent, luck, and the essence contained within them are extremely low.

They're cannon fodder.

A green-level soul has slightly better potential than an ordinary person. They may have good talent in a certain area, or they may be lucky, or they may contain more essence.

Above that is the blue level of soul potential, which is considered top-tier in the world of One Piece. A pirate's bounty can exceed ten million, and a Marine can reach the rank of lieutenant.

In the Naruto world, he would at least be a Chunin.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky. I recruited a player with the potential of a silver soul as soon as I arrived in the One Piece world."

Fang Yi's gaze fell on a black rock by the sea.

A body that looked like it had been drowned was covered in seaweed, its face obscured by silt and sand, leaving only two nostrils open for breathing.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Nami secretly disguised herself as a drowned boatman.

(End of this chapter)