Chapter 139: If It Isn't, It Is

Elbaf, the Royal Palace.

Inside the palace, filled with giant-style stone carvings, Harald stood frozen like a fool, his head buzzing.

Could this really be done?

Barzab had deliberately turned back, inexplicably stuffed an unknown Devil Fruit into a box, and returned it to Iron Thunder Castle.

He took several photos from all angles to age them.

Then, using those aged photos, he photographed them via a Den Den Mushi and faxed them to the Five Elders.

Harald finally realized that Barzab had come specifically for the Elbaf National Treasure.

Damn, I entrusted the wrong person.

"Will this work?"

"Won't the Five Elders discover it?"

Saint Saint Saiwen shrugged.

"Look, currently only you and I have seen the Elbaf National Treasure. If we say it is, then it is; if it isn't, it is."

The core of an information gap lies in asymmetry.

The Five Elders do not know what the Elbaf National Treasure looks like, so Saint Saint Saiwen will make the Five Elders know: what the Elbaf National Treasure actually is.

"Relax."

"This is the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Noah Ark Form, after all. It is the only hope to save humanity when the world is flooded by seawater in the future."

"Do you think the Five Elders will believe it?"

So-called truth mixed with falsehood, falsehood mixed with truth: the world being flooded by seawater is true, the legend of the Noah Ark is true.

Moreover, the Paramecia-type Ship-Ship Fruit could just as well awaken into the Noah Ark Form!

If one eats it and cannot awaken?

If you're bad, just practice more!

"Old Ha."

Saint Saint Saiwen advised earnestly: "A person must know how to be flexible."

"Hurry and destroy all previous information, replacing it with these aged photos we made. Also, you must memorize every detail of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Noah Ark Form, backwards and forwards."

As long as the owner insists and submits the false information to the Five Elders.

Then the Paramecia-type Ship-Ship Fruit will be the Elbaf National Treasure—the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Noah Ark Form.

More real than real.

Harald took a deep breath.

"Alright, I understand."

The Elbaf National Treasure is the Human-Human Fruit, it is the Noah Ark Form, it is the only hope to save Elbaf.

"When the Five Elders summon you next time, remember to ask the Five Elders to uphold justice for you; curse me a few times in front of them and such."

"Request their help to recover the National Treasure."

"In short, if you act, act the whole thing."

Harald nodded heavily.

"Rest assured, I understand."

After admonishing him repeatedly, Saint Saint Saiwen picked up Iron Thunder and left Elbaf with the Giant, returning to the Donghai Dihuang.

This scheme had already succeeded by more than half; next was to trade with the World Government.

One for sixteen, simply a massive win.

However, after learning of the Noah Ark Form, the Five Elders will surely search the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and learn the name of the Ship-Ship Fruit.

The Rubber Fruit can be the Nika Form; naturally, the Ship-Ship Fruit can also be the Noah Ark Form.

Theoretically, the only possible exposure is the Shipping King Umit; a way must be found to deal with him as soon as possible.

It seemed as if there was a spiritual connection.

Just as Saint Saint Saiwen was about to go kill Umit, the other party's phone immediately rang.

"Mr. Barzab, the three little girls you were looking for have been found. The slave ship transporting them will arrive at Hachinosu Island in about seven days."

"Nani?" Saint Saint Saiwen realized something.

The Den Den Mushi continued speaking.

"This slave ship was originally an extra gift for you; I just didn't expect there to be your friends inside..."

"How about this? For this fleet's shipment of supplies, I will give you a fifty percent discount..."

Saint Saint Saiwen cut him off.

"No need."

"It doesn't matter much to you. Being able to find them so quickly, I'll say I owe you a favor."

"By the way, have you received any goods recently?"

From the Shipping King Umit quickly finding the Hancock sisters, Saint Saint Saiwen suddenly realized that compared to killing Umit, keeping him alive seemed to have more benefits.

He is, after all, one of the Underworld Kings.

But a face-to-face warning must be given to prevent the list of purchased Devil Fruits from leaking.

Sabaody Archipelago, Island One.

Slave Auction House.

Umit held the Den Den Mushi: "You know, the Beasts Pirates are buying up Zoan-type Devil Fruits on a massive scale; even the Marines have now increased their search efforts."

"The Whitebeard Pirates, the BIG MOM Pirates, all pirate crews are searching for Devil Fruits..."

Halfway through speaking, Umit widened his eyes and looked, stammering, at the figure pushing open the door.

"You... why... come all this way specifically."

Seeing the burly bear, Umit immediately realized: this must be the user of the Meat-Meat Fruit, the executive of the Morning Star Pirates, Kuma.

Teleportation anytime, anywhere...

It meant Barzab and the others could ignore distance limits and descend upon any area at any time.

Must not provoke. Absolutely must not provoke.

Saint Saint Saiwen sat down on his own: "First, I wanted to thank you in person; second, I need to discuss something with you."

Hearing this, Umit hurriedly ordered his bodyguards to withdraw; with Barzab present, keeping more bodyguards nearby was useless.

Is an Admiral of the Marines impressive enough?

Barzab still kidnapped a Celestial Dragon right in front of an Admiral of the Marines, extorted the World Government, and suffered no consequences afterward.

"Speak, I am listening."

"The Devil Fruits I purchased from you earlier—do you have a list recording the origins of those Devil Fruits?"

Umit stammered.

"If you say there is one, there is one; if you say there isn't, there isn't."

The other party came personally; it certainly wasn't just to ask about a list. There was a high probability he did not want that information to leak out.

Although Umit was wealthier than a nation.

He also controlled most of the shipping business on the seas; even the grain for the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was transported by fleets under Umit's command.

By all rights, as the king of the underworld, he should not fear a mere Emperor of the Sea.

But Barzab was different from ordinary pirates; this man had even dared to kidnap a Celestial Dragon, and he had done it twice.

He could also teleport anytime, anywhere.

Provoke a Celestial Dragon, and there is still a chance to escape; provoke this man, and fleeing to the ends of the earth is useless.

"Mr. Umit,"

"I hope we can continue cooperating, so that we do not end up on bad terms due to leaked information."

Umit breathed a sigh of relief.

"Give me ten minutes, no, five minutes is enough. The news of those Devil Fruits will be buried in the sea along with everyone who knows it."

Saint Saint Saiwen nodded in satisfaction.

"Pleasant cooperation."

"Pleasant cooperation."

Watching Saint Saint Saiwen and Kuma leave, Umit sighed helplessly.

From the perspective of a partner, Barzab was good in every way: rich, paid promptly without delay, and had huge demands for supplies.

He was a client of a kind found once in ten thousand.

However, his style of conduct was extremely difficult to define.

Every time he met Barzab, Umit felt he was wandering back and forth between life and death; with a single thought from the other party, he would die instantly.

"Must not anger this guy."

Angering a Celestial Dragon could be easily resolved by pulling connections and offering some treasures.

Angering Barzab meant only death.