He paused, then said excitedly, "Didn't any of you notice? That rifle, it can actually strengthen the user's body, just like a Devil Fruit!"
Upon hearing this, the entire conference hall, filled with countless Vice Admirals, was stunned. Even the two Fleet Admiral candidates and Akainu were taken aback.
"What foolishness are you spouting?"
Sengoku frowned. A gun that could strengthen the user's body? Are you Nolan D. of West Blue?
"It's true!"
"Didn't everyone notice? Buggy's stamina was already exhausted just now. Logically, he shouldn't have been able to load another Armor-Piercing Bullet, but after getting that rifle, not only did his stamina recover, the power of the Armor-Piercing Bullet also became stronger."
Everyone frowned deeply.
Indeed, there was intelligence from East Blue, to be precise, that these skills consumed 'Energy Points,' a special energy converted from the spiritual attribute.
Buggy's appearance just now did suggest that his Energy Points should have been depleted.
"Report!"
"Fleet Admiral, a Contract Player Pirate has been found."
Just then, a Marine came to report.
This pirate was a mere nobody from the Grand Line who unexpectedly picked up a uniquely shaped fruit and became a Contract Player.
Although most Contract Players were in East Blue, over these past few days, there were always contract fruits that would drift across the sea with the currents into other sea areas. However, their numbers were extremely rare, and floating in the vast ocean, the probability of them being found was not zero, but extremely small.
Unexpectedly, this nobody pirate had good luck.
However, it was estimated that picking up the contract fruit had overdrawn his luck, causing him to be quickly discovered by the Marines and brought to Navy Headquarters.
"Bring him over!"
Sengoku's eyes lit up after hearing the explanation, and he quickly ordered.
He was still puzzled; he had just ordered the Marines to search for contract fruits in East Blue, and now there was news. Kizaru's Devil Fruit ability wasn't even that fast. It turned out to be good luck that a Contract Player was found in the Grand Line.
It seemed that even heaven was blessing the Marines.
Soon, a fierce-looking strong man, completely bound by chains, was escorted into the conference room.
He had originally been glaring fiercely at the Marines escorting him, but upon entering the conference room, he began to tremble with fear.
Even if he hadn't seen them in person, information on high-ranking Marine officials was available on islands throughout the Four Seas and the Grand Line, used to deter pirates.
Buddha Sengoku, Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Vice Admiral Momousagi.
He was just a nobody pirate who had just entered the Grand Line, with a bounty of only forty million. Even a Vice Admiral at the lowest seat could punch him to death.
Suddenly seeing these top Marine combatants, his legs turned to jelly, and he thought he had arrived in hell.
With this kind of lineup, could it be that among the civilians I killed, there was a Celestial Dragon mixed in?
"Are you a Contract Player?"
Sengoku looked up, revealing a benevolent smile.
Thump.
The pirate immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, "Spare me! I was forced into piracy by nobles from an Allied Nation with no other choice. Don't kill me!"
He had no intention of resisting; the disparity in strength was simply too great.
Only a fool like Morgan, who dared to swing an axe at Garp, was a rare exception.
Sengoku frowned, stroking his goatee, and said, "Answer my question."
"Yes, I picked up a contract fruit. After completing a Contract Mission to capture a Sea Kings, I got a new skill, and then I kept completing missions and got a weapon."
The pirate spilled everything honestly, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, hoping for leniency.
As he spoke, he threw out the weapon from his inventory.
It was a beginner's hand crossbow.
Seeing Sengoku pick up the hand crossbow with an interested expression, the pirate quickly explained, "This is a weapon from the Reincarnation Game. It can enhance my eyesight, though it's very slight, but it allows me to shoot more accurately."
"Enhance eyesight?"
Sengoku didn't feel anything special; non-players couldn't use Reincarnation Game equipment.
Hearing this, he looked at the Vice Admiral who was proficient in firearms, who had spoken of weapons that could strengthen the human body.
He asked, "Is it because of the hand crossbow's design, which improves accuracy, that your aim became higher?"
This was the most logical explanation.
A stronger sword, with hard material and a sharp blade, could unleash more powerful slashes.
Thicker armor, with better materials, could withstand stronger attacks.
Firearms were the same principle; the design could improve accuracy, and changes in gunpowder and bullets could increase kinetic energy, firing more powerful bullets.
"No."
The pirate cautiously glanced at Sengoku and said, "It's purely eyesight, vision. After holding this hand crossbow, my dynamic vision suddenly becomes stronger, allowing me to see objects from a much farther perspective."
Although it sounded absurd, it was indeed true.
At the same time, the various Vice Admirals also discovered clues in the Den Den Mushi video. Besides Buggy, more and more players began to drop equipment.
There were shields that could enhance strength, blades that amplified sword qi, and armor that increased stamina.
"How is that possible!"
Sengoku's eyebrows knitted together, and it took him a long time to digest this bizarre information.
How was it done? Was it another Devil Fruit ability?
This had already exceeded the scope of normal understanding.
Weapon Fruit?
No, the Donquixote Family of the Shichibukai had a Weapon Fruit ability user, but he only transformed himself into various weapons, and there was no way he could have all sorts of strange effects.
A Blacksmith Fruit ability user who could create all sorts of magical weapons?
But then, how could the dark giant tower, the projections, and the various skills be explained? Could it be that the Game Merchant had eaten several Devil Fruits?
The most crucial point was that while Devil Fruits had various special abilities, the fruit would regenerate after the ability user died.
Over hundreds of years, countless Devil Fruit abilities had appeared and were recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, especially the Navy Headquarters, which had the World Government as its backing, had a very complete Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
There were no records related to so-called Skill Fruits or Blacksmith Fruits at all.
The abilities displayed by this Game Merchant seemed to not belong to the Pirate World at all. Could he be an alien?
Sengoku took a deep breath and asked, "Are you willing to join the Marines?"
"Yes, I am willing!"
The pirate nodded in agreement without hesitation.
His mind worked quickly, understanding that under normal circumstances, a pirate who had committed so many evil deeds like him would only be thrown into Impel Down.
Being able to face the Fleet Admiral and even be asked if he wanted to join the Marines must be related to the contract fruit, so he quickly told the Fleet Admiral everything he knew.
"Very good."
After hearing all the information, Sengoku appointed him to the rank of Sergeant and dismissed him.
The atmosphere was eerily silent.
Akainu was the first to break the deadlock, saying stiffly, "Although these abilities are diverse and include weapons and equipment that can strengthen the body, they are all very weak. Any pirate with a bounty over 100 million would be able to sweep them aside."
"It stands to reason that the Game Merchant's strength shouldn't be too great."
"And it's very likely that he is a special Devil Fruit ability user who has never appeared before, capable of empowering others with these strange items and skills to achieve his own goal of becoming stronger. We cannot continue to sit idly by."
"Before he becomes uncontrollable, kill him!"
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