Chapter 79: The Greatest Sincerity

Sabaody Archipelago, Island One.

Slave Auction House.

In the iron cages at the auction house entrance, slaves of all kinds were still imprisoned; Saint Saint Saiwen did not stop but went straight into the interior of the auction house.

It was the same private room as last time.

The Shipping King Umit was grooming his handlebar mustache; seeing the familiar figure, he quickly stood up, his face beaming with a smile even more enthusiastic than last time.

"Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen."

From the Shipping King's perspective, half a year ago, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen was at best a pirate newcomer; his enthusiasm back then was simply because he didn't want to affect business.

In just half a year—

He kidnapped Celestial Dragons, forcibly breached the Navy's Buster Call, heard he even fought the Navy Hero Garp, and recently captured the legendary pirate Shiki.

Firmly securing the title of Emperor of the Seas.

Umit naturally had to show respect and enthusiasm toward the Emperor of the Seas; these were all connections.

Before Saint Saint Saiwen could speak, Umit proactively opened five boxes and introduced them one by one.

"Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen."

"These five Devil Fruits are the Spider-Spider Fruit: Black Spider Form, the Paramecia Ship-Ship Fruit, the Cat-Cat Fruit: Lion Form, the Ox-Ox Fruit: Rhino Form, and the Snake-Snake Fruit: Anaconda Form."

Upon finishing, seeing Saint Saint Saiwen raise an eyebrow, Umit hurriedly spoke again to explain.

"Emperor of the Seas Whitebeard, Great Pirate Kaido, BIG MOM... all the named pirate crews on the Grand Sea are collecting Devil Fruits everywhere."

"I truly did my best to find these."

Fearing Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen would lose his temper, Umit spoke again: "These Devil Fruits... I'll give you a discount; let's say three hundred million Berries."

Saint Saint Saiwen took the Ship-Ship Fruit out of the box and tossed it back and forth in his hand.

"Trying to fool me with this trash, Umit, you seem to misunderstand me somewhat, don't you? Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"

Umit felt his mouth go dry and quickly pulled out dozens of photos from his pocket.

"Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, I truly did my utmost; look, I posted bounty notices seeking to purchase Devil Fruits on every shipping vessel under my name."

"I'm just a cargo transporter."

"My capabilities are truly limited!"

After saying this, Umit lowered his voice.

"Captain Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen."

"Top-tier Devil Fruits are all in the hands of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons; they rarely circulate to the outside world. If you need them, you can do as last time..."

Saint Saint Saiwen waved his hand lightly, storing all five Devil Fruits into his system space.

"Good suggestion; I will consider it."

"Continue acquiring Devil Fruits; I want as many as you can find. If there is news of top-tier Devil Fruits, tell me immediately."

Lately, he had only been busy inviting crew members aboard and hadn't really earned many points; the fastest way to earn points was undoubtedly consigning Devil Fruits.

Umit bowed and scraped.

"Rest assured, absolutely, absolutely."

When he looked up and realized Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen had already left, Umit let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew~ That almost scared me to death."

"It hasn't been this hard to collect before; those Great Pirates are going crazy, willing to raise prices just to buy powerful Devil Fruits; by the time they reach me, what's left is almost all trash."

Umit understood.

The powerful rise of Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen and the Morning Star Pirates brought too much pressure to the other Great Pirates, resulting in this current situation.

The reason all major pirate crews are frantically fighting over Devil Fruits is precisely because they fear invasion of their territories by the powerfully rising Morning Star Pirates.

In preparation for potential crises, this behavior is somewhat akin to an arms race.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

After going to check on the Bar, finding the bar closed, Saint Saint Saiwen did not linger much and shot straight up into the sky, flying toward Jaya Island.

During the flight, Saint Saint Saiwen was nothing but worried.

Of these five Devil Fruits, the Paramecia Ship-Ship Fruit was undoubtedly the most trashy one; what's the use of turning into a ship? You can't move on the sea either.

It counts as one of the most awkward Devil Fruits.

Even with Saint Saint Saiwen's brain thoroughly washed by the internet, he still had absolutely no clue and couldn't think of how to develop this Ship-Ship Fruit at all.

In an extremely urgent situation, turn into a ship and float on the sea to avoid falling into the deep ocean?

The Spider-Spider Fruit: Black Spider Form is equivalent to having three forms and being venomous like Spider-Man; if the fruit ability is developed well, it's actually quite good.

Of course, it depends on which world.

If it were in an ordinary world without supernatural powers, this fruit would definitely be extremely powerful.

As for the Lion-Lion Fruit, it is equivalent to an enhanced version of the hunter Kraven; switching between three forms would surely far exceed the strength of hunter Kraven.

The Ox-Ox Fruit: Rhino Form should be stronger than the villain Rhino from the Amazing Spider-Man.

The Snake-Snake Fruit: Anaconda Form, as the name suggests, grants the ability to transform into an anaconda after consumption, possessing human form, beast form, and human-beast form as well.

Buying these for three hundred million Berries is a guaranteed profit.

Using a few Devil Fruits for barter to purchase the Imperial Arm Water Dragon Possession is the key.

After a moment of thought, Saint Saint Saiwen began posting a purchase request on the trading platform.

【Request to Purchase: Imperial Arm Water Dragon Possession Black Marlin, originating from the Akame World; trading method: barter; item list: Spider-Spider Fruit: Black Spider Form, Ox-Ox Fruit: Rhino Form, Snake-Snake Fruit: Anaconda Form】

These three Zoan-type Devil Fruits were Saint Saint Saiwen's greatest sincerity; if the seller still refused to sell, then it would be a gamble on who was more desperate.

Or add another Lion-Lion Fruit.

Even if all five Devil Fruits were put on the list, purchasing the Imperial Arm Water Dragon Possession through barter would actually pose no problem.

However, Saint Saint Saiwen worried that doing so might make the seller arrogant; this fellow dared to price it at 100,000 points, so he must be a heartless swindler.

Using just one fruit would seem insufficiently tempting or sincere; three Devil Fruits would be just right.

As for the Lion Form and the Ship-Ship Fruit.

Saint Saint Saiwen intended to keep them; the Lion Form, judging by the name alone, should at least rival the Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit: Leopard Form consumed by the Joy Boy.

Why not keep the Black Spider or the Anaconda Form?

Because Saint Saint Saiwen disliked ugly things.

Lions were at least furry and could serve as a pillow or something similar, but the Black Spider and the Anaconda made Saint Saint Saiwen feel uneasy just thinking of the image.

The most useless Paramecia-type Ship-Ship Fruit, Saint Saint Saiwen planned to save to disgust people in the future; when fighting powerful enemies, he would stuff the Ship-Ship Fruit into their mouths—

If the enemy was not a Devil Fruit user, congratulations, you would become the most useless Devil Fruit user in history.

If the enemy was already a Devil Fruit user, then the consequences of consuming two Devil Fruits were well known.

The main goal was to maximize the utility of the useless.

Sky Island, Biqa.

The current Sky Island Administrator, Gan Forr, received news from the Lightning Cloud Guards and hurriedly rode to Biqa on Pierre, his mount who had consumed the Horse-Horse Fruit.

The big-eared boy that Lord Lei Shen Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen had mentioned several times had finally been found by them.

Before a dilapidated thatched cottage, Gan Forr sized up the youth before him: bare-chested, with a pair of large ears dangling down to his chest.

"Child, are you Enel?"