"Okay, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. In that case, I won't be polite," Kizaru replied with a smile.
At this time, he was also extremely excited.
He already possessed the Glint-Glint and Rumble-Rumble Fruits—two of the most powerful Logia types.
What he wanted most now was a powerful Paramecia or a Mythical Zoan.
The Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Model: Daibutsu was a perfect fit for him.
Just imagine: a golden Buddha moving at the speed of light, whose shockwave attacks also carried the power of lightning.
The very thought of it amaze him even more.
During their conversation, Fujitora also awakened his third fruit ability.
"Issho, what fruit ability did you awaken?" everyone asked quickly.
Fujitora spoke to himself.
"So, this is the power I have obtained?"
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly into a smile; he was obviously very happy.
Then he answered, "What I have obtained is the Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit ability."
As soon as he said this, everyone's faces filled with shock.
Another gravity-based fruit!
With Fujitora now possessing two such abilities, how terrifying would his power be?
"Well, although it has a similar effect to my own fruit, there's still a difference," Fujitora explained.
"The Float-Float Fruit can make any object i touches float, whereas my own fruit doesn't require contact. Although it seems my original ability is more advanced, in truth, it requires much more physical strength to use than the Float-Float Fruit. But now that the two are superimposed, I feel I can easily launch a meteorite attack several times stronger than before. If I apply it to my sword, combined with the Slow-Slow light... presumably not many people could escape my gravity."
"Excellent!" a strange light appeared in the eyes of one of the Five Elders, and he couldn't help but applaud loudly.
"And Ryokugyu! I hope he can still bring us the biggest surprise!"
Suddenly, a strange fluctuation appeared around Ryokugyu.
Almost instantly, they recognized the power.
"The More-More Fruit!" they exclaimed almost at the same time.
"It's the ability that Bullet used during the war!"
Immediately, all their faces were overjoyed.
This was another amazing Devil Fruit!
"Yes, that's right!" Ryokugyu laughed and nodded.
"This More-More Fruit, I can apply it directly to the plants created by my Forest Fruit, giving them ultimate speed and the largest possible area of effect! It will be even more difficult for the enemy to attack my real body. And, any attack on the plants will only fuel my second Devil Fruit which will continue to increase my size!"
He already had the ultimate recovery speed.
Now with more and bigger plants, his regeneration would be even more efficient.
Everyone smiled.
"It seems you are going further and further down the road of fighting a war of attrition."
"Yes!"
Seeing the five Admirals' abilities increase so dramatically, and with such powerful and well-suited fruits, the Five Elders and Sengoku couldn't help but show their joy.
With this, restoring the Marines to their former glory must not be far away.
Of course, strictly speaking, they were still the final victors of the last war, it was just that the victory hadn't been a glamorous one.
"Leon, when will the next batch of fruits be produced?" Sengoku asked, unable to resist the pursuit of even greater power.
"Hahaha, Sengoku, it seems even you can't resist it," one of the elders laughed.
"As the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, I naturally have to keep improving," Sengoku replied.
Everyone felt this was very reasonable.
After all, all of their enemies—from Kaido's alliance to the Whitebeard-Red Hair alliance—had developed their own multi-fruit users and Seraphim.
In front of such powerful opponents, one could die with a single careless touch.
The last war had not resulted in large-scale casualties among the top brass because they had mostly chosen to fight in the air or in unoccupied areas.
But now, after the Marines had annihilated eighty percent of their forces with the Nuclear bomb, what scruples would they have left?
Sengoku couldn't bear to see his ordinary soldiers being slaughtered again.
Whether it was the trend of the times or his own concerns, in the end, everything would come down to the personal combat power of the top fighters.
This was the conclusion Sengoku had reached with his own Brain-Brain Fruit.
"Don't worry, Fleet Admiral, it won't take long," Leon said.
"Of course, the premise is that the funds are in place." As he spoke, he looked at the Five Elders with a sly smile.
Immediately, the faces of the Five Elders all turned bitter.
"Oh, your inventions are amazing, but they're so expensive!"
"What can I do?" Leon shrugged.
"Alright, alright! We'll try to mobilize more funds for you when we get back! But please, save a little if you can," one of the Five Elders said while covering his face.
They all felt their hearts bleeding.
****
On a deserted island in the Grand Line.
The two great pirate alliances had gathered all their people, vaguely divided into two camps.
On one side, the alliance headed by Kaido, Big Mom, Bullet, and Redfield.
On the other, the alliance headed by Whitebeard, Shanks, Dragon, and Shiki.
"Everyone," Shanks stepped forward and spoke, "I think we can skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point, how about it?"
"Worororo, that's right," Kaido agreed. "The longer we delay, the easier it will be for the Marines to spot us."
"Okay! Let's talk about our cooperation," Kaido responded.
"Our common enemy now is the Marines, so cooperation is the best way forward," Benn Beckman said, taking a puff of his cigarette.
"I'm sure you all know that even though the Marines were seriously injured last time, they were still the winners. As long as the World Government is safe, they can continue to allocate funds for scientific research. And as long as that terrifying genius, Leon, is around, it won't be long before they can develop even more terrifying weapons. So, we must race against time."
"Mamamama, yes, but how should we cooperate specifically?" Big Mom grinned.
"It's simple," Benn Beckman answered. "First of all, we must help each other build on the technologies we are good at. It means you help us achieve the third fruit ability, and we help you add fruit abilities to the Seraphim you have developed."
Hearing this, Kaido and the others narrowed their eyes.
After thinking for a while, the four leaders all nodded in agreement.
"Okay," Redfield spoke up. "But, to tell you the truth, our third Devil Fruit ability is not obtained through purely technological means. To be precise, it's half technology and half ability."
"Hm?!" Whitebeard and the others showed surprise on their faces.
"Yes, you heard me right," Redfield continued. "We just use technology to enhance the body to the extent that it can adapt to fusing a third fruit. Then, we use the ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit to peel off the Devil Fruit from a recently deceased user and attach it..."
"The Dark-Dark Fruit!"
Hearing this, the faces of Whitebeard, Shanks, and the others all sank.
A killing intent flashed in Whitebeard's eyes.
"Teach!"
"Zehahaha! Pops, long time no see!" Blackbeard said, appearing from behind Kaido's group with a treacherous smile on his face.
"Whitebeard," Bullet spoke coldly. "I know he broke the iron law on your ship, but his fruit ability is very important to our plan, so don't even think about touching him."
"Mamamama, that's right," Big Mom added. "And if you kill him, your alliance won't get the third Devil Fruit ability either. It's better to weigh your options."
Hearing their words, the faces of everyone from the Whitebeard alliance turned ashen.
The traitor who had killed their comrade was right in front of them, and they couldn't make a move.
"So that's it," Benn Beckman said, finally understanding. "No wonder you were hunting Devil Fruit users so frantically. You can deprive them of their abilities." He looked at Blackbeard with burning eyes, and then suddenly smiled.
"But that means our transaction can be simplified. After all, Ace also possesses the Dark-Dark Fruit."
As soon as he said this, the expressions of Kaido and Big Mom changed instantly.
"Gurararara! you didn't expect this, did you, Kaido? You still made a mistake," Whitebeard laughed.
Ace, who had been angry just moments before, also showed a cold expression.
"So that's how it can be used," he muttered. "That reminds me."
The members of Kaido's alliance gritted their teeth and glared at Whitebeard.
"Whitebeard, don't be arrogant!" Big Mom spoke viciously. "Maybe Ace can't develop that skill at all!"
"That's nothing for you to worry about," Whitebeard replied with a smile.
"Hmph. So that means you've acquired the ability part of the equation, but you still need the technology to improve the physique, right?" Redfield suddenly laughed.
"So, you'll have to add that to the price."
"Of course," Benn Beckman responded with a smile.
For a while, Kaido and the others were stunned speechless.
"Okay!" Kaido replied in a deep voice.
"We'll add to it. We can discuss this later. Let's talk about the second point of cooperation first."
The corners of Benn Beckman's mouth twitched slightly.
He was now in complete control of the negotiation.
"For the second cooperation," he said, "now that the Marines have the 'Nuclear Bomb,' you must have been hiding in the Mirror World during this period, right? There's no need to deny it, because we are also hiding in the dimensional space of the Door-Door Fruit. So, for this point, we want to exchange technologies with you, so that both sides possess both spatial abilities. A win-win, don't you think?"
As soon as he said this, Kaido and Big Mom nodded and agreed directly.
The Door-Door Fruit and the Mirror-Mirror Fruit were both top-tier spatial abilities; it was a good trade for them.
"Well, since you agreed," Beckman continued, "the replication of these two fruits will be handled by our Dr. Vegapunk. Considering you're also getting our enhancement technology, it's only fair that you cover the costs, right?"
After thinking for a moment, they agreed.
So far, the two great pirate camps had reached a cooperation.
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