Content regarding the reward appeared in Smoker's mind.
Poison Mastery.
It originated from a group of street fighting overlords who wielded sharp weapons and were eager to try anything that would help them win a fight.
They would stop at nothing for victory, completely going against traditional fighting techniques.
Poison needles, poison thorns—anything that appeared in their sight could be used as a weapon.
"What a bunch of awful guys, just like pirates!"
Smoker felt the content in his mind and scoffed inwardly.
This combat philosophy was completely at odds with his own.
However…
He raised his palm, and a layer of purple smoke emerged. Just by lightly gripping the pirate bound by chains, a sizzling corrosive sound was emitted.
Potent poison.
It actually melted directly into the body?
As Poison Mastery Lv. continued to increase, eventually, his entire body's blood, bones, and muscles would be infused with potent toxins, and every attack would carry a strong poisoning effect.
"In that case…"
Smoker, with a cigar in his mouth, had a thought and tried to spread a faint trace of the toxin.
In an instant,
The white smoke swirling around him gradually changed color, containing trace amounts of toxins.
"It can even fuse with a Devil Fruit?"
Smoker's eyes widened, and he almost choked on his cigar, coughing repeatedly.
All this time,
Although the Smoke-Smoke Fruit was a Logia type, compared to the Logia types of the Admirals, both its attack range and damage were pitifully weak.
While there was a gap in Devil Fruit ability development, it was also related to the type of fruit.
Ice-Ice Fruit, Magma-Magma Fruit, Glint-Glint Fruit…
All possessed terrifying abilities that could cause natural disasters, but the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's initial lethality was pitifully low.
However, combining it with toxins could make up for the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's weakness of low lethality.
Just thinking about the pervasive poisonous mist, like a domain of death, with all pirates dying from poisoning…
Smoker silently retracted his previous thought and muttered, "No ability is inherently good or bad. As long as it can capture pirates and protect the safety of civilians, even poison is not a problem."
Contract Mission (2/5)
Mission Content: Hand over 5 million Berries
Mission Reward: Poison Mastery (50 Proficiency, 50 Skill Experience)
He returned to the Navy warship, threw Captain Black Crow to his subordinates, and then said, "Get me 5 million Berries. I'll make it up when we return to Loguetown."
It was naturally impossible to carry a large amount of money when investigating the East Blue game event.
Inside the warship, there were some standing funds.
His subordinate Marines also raised no objections. Although it was procedurally non-compliant, it wasn't the first or second time their Colonel didn't follow the rules.
Once the 5 million Berries were taken out,
Mission complete, reward has been issued
The purple smoke swirling around Smoker visibly intensified in color.
New Mission: Hand over a famous sword.
"Cough cough…"
Smoker couldn't help but glance at the famous sword on Tashigi's waist, ultimately resisting the urge to ask for it.
Forget it, he would try his luck at a sword shop in Loguetown after the investigation was over.
…
Seagulls flew everywhere.
Not just seagulls, but also some panting albatrosses, as if they had flown from a very distant place.
They were special birds cultivated by the Emperor of the Underworld, the President of the World Economic News, Morgans, capable of flying over mountains and seas to obtain first-hand news from all over the world.
The news of the mysterious Projection Fruit user in the East Blue had already been sent back to headquarters.
Morgans would absolutely not miss such a big piece of news. He immediately set up Den Den Mushi for a worldwide live broadcast.
"Even Mihawk is there?"
"That's… Smoker, a Navy rookie."
Through the Den Den Mushi, Morgans searched the crowd, hoping to unearth a big news story that would shake the world.
He was sitting on a super giant albatross, rushing towards the East Blue at the fastest speed.
Just then,
The bottom floor of the black giant tower suddenly lit up with a faint glow.
The black tower, whose interior could not be detected by any instrument, gradually became transparent, exposing everything inside the bottom floor to everyone's view.
Pollution Monsters.
Countless Pollution Monsters from the Soul Hook Hall filled the bottom floor of the tower.
The entire bottom floor of the tower was extremely vast, comparable to some giant islands, with broken walls and ruins. The land from the Netherworld was filled with dense ghostly aura and death.
Paper money raining down from the sky, shadowy figures weeping softly, and ancient, eerie buildings with four-cornered eaves…
Just the sheer visual impact sent shivers down the spines of countless pirates.
"Is it hell?"
"Evil spirits! The Trial Tower imprisons evil spirits! This is the Tower of Hell!"
The pirates, who were usually vicious and brutal, couldn't help but tremble.
In the Pirate World, there were also legends of ghosts and the afterlife, such as Gecko Moria's island which was built based on death legends.
However, most people treated ghosts as a joke, and no one ever took them seriously.
Who hasn't done something bad?
Especially pirates who pillage, burn, and kill. They might have been afraid when they first killed, but as their killing skills became more proficient and they killed more and more people without ever facing retribution, no one would believe in the illusory evil spirits.
Until now,
The black giant tower exposed the core of human fear of death to everyone's view.
"Don't be afraid, evil spirits are just scary-looking monsters, just kill them!"
Arlong, the Fish-Man, was initially a bit scared, but quickly adjusted and said fiercely.
"contract fruits that grant power, a giant tower that imprisons evil spirits, an event that covers the entire East Blue—who exactly are you…?"
Smoker anxiously puffed on his cigar, desperately wanting to know who was behind all of this.
Both him,
And everyone present, as well as those behind the video Den Den Mushi, Navy Headquarters, the Emperors of the Underworld, major pirate forces, kings of various countries—all eyes were gathered on this Trial Tower area in the East Blue.
They all held the same thoughts as Smoker, with various intentions.
Most were simply curious onlookers. Pirates hoped that the person behind it all was a chaotic troublemaker, the Navy was on high alert, and the kings of the East Blue trembled, fearing that the changes in the weakest sea would interfere with their kingdoms.
"Welcome, everyone, to the Pirate World's first event, the King of the Near Sea Contest!"
At the very center of all attention,
At the top of the black giant tower, Fang Yi, dressed in a refined noble suit in the style of the Pirate World to blend in with local customs, appeared out of thin air.
"He appeared!"
Both pirates and Marines held their breath, their eyes fixed on the mysterious man on the giant tower.
In just a few days, he had gathered all the pirates and Marines of the entire East Blue, creating the current tense situation.
The instigator of everything was the mysterious man before them.
What exactly does he want to do?
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