Chapter 34

Holy Land Mary Geoise.

Located at the very top of the Red Line, after the twenty kings established the World Government eight hundred years ago, they moved their entire families here to serve as the residence of the Celestial Dragons.

The Ancient City of Pan Gu, as the power center of the World Government, is where the World Government meetings are held and where the Five Elders conduct their daily work and rest.

Watching Kizaru leave, Saint Saturn rubbed his brow.

Only by paying five Devil Fruits was the heir of Imu, Saint Elaine, redeemed.

"Everyone, I suggest raising the bounty on Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen. After the user of the Ope Ope no Mi was kidnapped by him, there has been no word; he may have already obtained immortality."

"As for whether to launch an Extermination Order..."

Saint Vichy, with a handlebar mustache, interrupted:

"Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen is not of the D. family, and from what we see now, like the other members of the Roger Pirates, he has never revealed the secret of the Final Island."

"We can try to recruit him."

"The immediate priority is to block the news and minimize the impact of this matter. If the news spreads, the pirates on the seas... will be very troublesome."

If everyone starts kidnapping Celestial Dragons, it will absolutely disrupt the World Government's layout.

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

Saint Saturn shifted his tone: "Regarding Saint Elaine, do we need to go comfort him? Or should we order him not to leave Mary Geoise for the time being?"

"Place him under house arrest."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

Sabaody Archipelago, the sea area.

On the deck of the luxury cruise liner, Saint Saint Saiwen casually put away the ransom and threw the pig Celestial Dragon at Kizaru.

"Pleasure doing business."

Having spoken, Saint Saint Saiwen shot straight up into the sky.

Fighting a proper battle with Kizaru would have to wait; Saint Saint Saiwen now urgently needed to find a quiet place to list the ransom on the trading platform.

Watching the direction where Saint Saint Saiwen disappeared, Kizaru sighed with emotion, "So terrifying."

Although he wasn't clear on what Saint Saint Saiwen and the Five Elders discussed, judging by the Five Elders' attitude afterward, this matter was over.

When did the Five Elders become so easy to talk to?

Or is the Five Elders' dominance... only directed at the Marines, while they become gentle when facing pirates?

No wonder Brother Saint Saint Saiwen said: From another angle, the Marines are the World Government's lackeys.

"Moxi Moxi." Kizaru reported the progress separately to the Five Elders and Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"Saint Elaine has been successfully rescued."

Sengoku: Hard work, I will file a promotion report for you.

The Five Elders: Escort Saint Elaine back to Holy Land Mary Geoise safely, and we will approve your promotion report.

Hanging up the Den Den Mushi, the expression on Kizaru's face became extremely wonderful; he seemed to have found a way to get promoted and receive a raise at Marine Headquarters.

Pity he met Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen too late.

If he had met him a few years earlier, who knows, he might already be an Admiral.

However, Admiral is the ceiling; a job like Fleet Admiral that kills people without compensation is not something an ordinary person can endure.

Kizaru threw Saint Elaine onto the deck, sat down on his own, and waited for the unconscious Marine to wake up. Returning to Marineford was also for a meeting; he wasn't taking the opportunity to openly slack off.

On the other side.

Saint Saint Saiwen returned to the hotel room, picked up Tesoro and Shi Daila, and flew towards the Sky Island.

The harvest from this trip was astonishing.

Five Devil Fruits, five fine blades, and the most precious talent of all: the Tesoro couple.

The only thing that made Saint Saint Saiwen regretful was: among these five Devil Fruits, apart from the Door-Door Fruit and the Mythical Zoan he specifically requested, there were no strategic-level fruit abilities.

The five Devil Fruits were respectively—

Paramecia: Door-Door Fruit.

Paramecia: Power-Power Fruit.

Mythical Zoan: Xiong Xiong Fruit, Thunder Giant Bear Form.

Zoan: Ox-Ox Fruit, Plowing Ox Form.

Zoan: Bird-Bird Fruit, Owl Form.

Back at the Sky Island, Saint Saint Saiwen instructed Xia Ni to arrange accommodation for Tesoro and Shi Daila, then teleported alone to the dome of Lei Shen Palace.

The Door-Door Fruit holds immense strategic significance.

If Saint Elaine were not the heir of Imu, the World Government would absolutely not have handed him over.

The Mythical Zoan Thunder Giant Bear should be related to Lei Ting; it is a good combat asset.

The remaining Owl Form and Power-Power Fruit are somewhat useful; owls can fly, and the Power-Power Fruit is naturally built for labor.

"Plowing Ox Form... damn it!"

It is well known that the birth of Devil Fruits stems from humanity's desire for power; this collective desire condenses into a physical fruit, granting the eater superpowers.

So... someone wanting to become a plowing ox seems not so hard to understand.

After a moment of thought, Saint Saint Saiwen listed the Owl Fruit and the Plowing Ox Fruit on the trading platform.

【Owl Fruit: 3000 points, exclusive to night owls, essential for staying up late playing games】

【Plowing Ox Fruit: 5000 points, if you love him, let him plow the fields!】

In the mere time it took to list the items on the platform, Saint Saint Saiwen had already seen other world users complaining about the previous Fly Fruit—

【Wanted: 20,000 Points for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Pirate Merchant King, please stop littering.】

【Wanted: 20,000 Points for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Merchant King, what the hell is the Fly-Fly Fruit?】

【Wanted: 20,000 Points for the Float-Float Fruit. Dirt-digging rat... makes me laugh to death.】

"Tch." Saint Saint Saiwen closed the system interface: "These fools, do they even understand the value of the Fly-Fly Fruit?"

Turning an enemy into a fly, how satisfying.

If not for the lack of points, Saint Saint Saiwen would absolutely keep the Fly-Fly Fruit to stuff into an enemy's mouth during future battles.

The four Devil Fruits listed so far total 16,000 points; if sold successfully, 14,400 points will remain after tax.

Enough to buy the dream ship: the Donghai Dihuang.

Compared to Sky Island Berries, the speed of earning points by consigning Devil Fruits is clearly faster; perhaps in less than two years, he could obtain Conqueror's Haki defense.

Saint Saint Saiwen currently holds—

the Slip-Slip Fruit, the Power-Power Fruit, the Door-Door Fruit, and the Mythical Zoan Lei Ting Giant Bear.

How to distribute these four Devil Fruits, Saint Saint Saiwen has already decided in his heart: the Power-Power Fruit can be bestowed upon the Shandia warrior Carpa, the Slip-Slip Fruit to Xia Ni...

As for Gan Forr, there is currently no suitable Devil Fruit.

The Mythical Zoan Lei Ting Giant Bear is best given to a crew member with a sufficiently robust physique.

As for the Door-Door Fruit, this strategic-level Devil Fruit must be kept in one's own hands.

The current course of action is to find crew members as soon as possible.

Lei Shen Palace • Side Courtyard

The evening wind swept over the wind chimes hanging under the corridor; amidst the crisp tinkle, Tezoro and Shi Daila leaned against each other.

The wandering of these days felt like a dream from which one could not wake.

Just a moment ago, they had been torn apart by the Celestial Dragons; the next second, they were saved by my lord Lei Shen and brought to this mist-wreathed place, as if heaven itself.

"Miss Xia Ni said this is the Sky Island."

Shi Daila's voice was as light as a feather, carrying a trace of lingering bewilderment.

"Mm." Tezoro replied.

This heart-wrenching experience had worn away much of the childishness from between Tezoro's brows.

He understood that there is no kindness without reason; my lord Lei Shen's willingness to intervene must mean there was something he needed done.

However, before that, Tezoro felt there was something more important he needed to do.

"Shi Daila, marry me, will you?"

Only after experiencing despair does one truly learn to cherish.

If not for my lord Lei Shen's rescue, what would have awaited them?

Daila would have been snatched away and turned into a plaything of the Celestial Dragons, while he would have been branded a slave, exhausting his last breath in endless torment.

How could he stand here, before the girl he loves, and make a lifelong vow?

Shi Daila looked at the light in Tezoro's eyes; tears slowly filled her eyes. She nodded vigorously, her voice choked yet crystal clear.

"Mm!"