Chapter 1096

Han Ku Ke nodded lightly.

"Good."

Lu En agreed.

Just as he was about to command the merchant ship.

Han Ku Ke suddenly ran up beside Lu En, lowered her voice, and whispered carefully: "Those hateful bastards, besides capturing us,"

"they also plunder gold, silver, and treasures on a regular basis."

"I know where they've hidden these treasures."

"Do you want to go?"

Looking at Han Ku Ke's delicate, lovely little face, Lu En's eyes brightened with interest.

The proud empress-to-be, towering above all others…

Now,

just a little girl.

This made Lu En find it pleasing to behold.

"Treasures?"

Lu En pondered.

He said plainly: "Take me there."

He naturally had considerable interest in the treasures hoarded by the CP organization.

After all,

if his guess was correct,

these treasures were likely meant to be presented to the Celestial Dragons.

Treasures presented to the Celestial Dragons would certainly not be ordinary items.

"Follow me."

Han Ku Ke's little face lit up with delight.

Then,

following the steps of Han Ku Ke and her two sisters,

Lu En arrived at a secret warehouse.

The warehouse was located at the rear of the merchant ship.

It appeared extremely small in size,

its door tightly sealed.

It seemed only a specially crafted key could open this Qingtongda Sect door.

"Let me handle it."

Lu En stepped forward.

He reached out and gripped the iron lock on the Qingtongda Sect door.

With a slight tug,

Boom!

With a soft crack,

he tore the iron lock apart with his bare hands, shredding it.

Even,

he crushed it into a ball.

Without the slightest effort.

Seeing this,

Han Ku Ke and her two sisters were filled with increasing awe.

"Such incredible strength!"

"Is this young sir really a boy our own age?"

"What an astonishing, heaven-blessed talent!"

The three sisters stared in shock.

After tearing off the lock,

Lu En casually tossed the crushed ball of scrap iron into the sea beside him.

Then,

his gaze fixed on the Qingtongda Sect door.

He raised his hand and pushed it open.

Creak!

With a soft sound,

he pushed open the heavy, thick Qingtongda Sect door with one hand.

The scene inside the warehouse became perfectly clear to Lu En's eyes.

Just as he had suspected.

The warehouse was extremely small.

Clearly designed solely for storing valuable items.

Immediately,

Lu En stepped forward and entered.

He stepped into the warehouse and began carefully observing the surroundings.

Soon after,

he carried several iron chests out of the warehouse.

Returning before the three Han Ku Ke sisters, he slowly set down the iron chests and smiled: "These are all the treasures inside the warehouse."

"Only these?"

Han Ku Ke's delicate little face showed disappointment.

She seemed dissatisfied with the spoils of this expedition.

"Let's see what's inside."

Lu En said.

These iron chests, which appeared indestructible, were as fragile as white paper to him—he tore them apart effortlessly with his bare hands, leaving not a shred.

Thus,

the contents within the iron chests became perfectly visible to Lu En and the others.

"Hm?"

"Devil Fruits?"

"Three Devil Fruits?"

When he clearly saw what was inside the chests, Lu En's expression turned slightly surprised.

Indeed.

The chests contained Devil Fruits, their surfaces covered in intricate, mysterious patterns!

Exactly three Devil Fruits, neatly arranged.

Exposed to sunlight,

clearly visible.

Lu En slightly narrowed his eyes, his gaze carrying a hint of deep contemplation.

He carefully examined the three Devil Fruits.

Drawing on his vast knowledge, accumulated over years spent frequenting the Marine Headquarters' archives,

he instantly and accurately identified the basic information of these three Devil Fruits.

"Two Animal-Type…"

"One Paramecia."

"That Paramecia Devil Fruit… seems to be the Sweet Sweet Fruit?"

Paramecia·Sweet Sweet Fruit—the foundation upon which the future Warlord of the Sea, the Empress, stands upon this sea.