"What is this?"
Everyone present couldn't help but show astonished expressions.
Although they could tell at a glance that this should be a type of Ox-Ox Fruit from the Zoan category.
Though they're grass-eaters and not at the top of the animal kingdom, among Zoan fruits, they're not considered poor.
After all, Zoan fruits differ from actual animals.
Animals are judged by the food chain.
Even if you possess immense strength, you'd still be doomed when you meet your natural counter.
For Zoan-type Devil Fruits, what matters is the enhancement they provide to the Ability User.
The bull... not to mention anything else, its strength is absolutely solid, and its endurance isn't bad either.
Among Zoan types, it's definitely considered a pretty good fruit.
However, Andrew let out a light chuckle with a split lip, because no one understood this Devil Fruit better than the one who had eaten it.
"What incredible luck. This is actually an Ancient Zoan."
"What?"
Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, expressions of disbelief on their faces.
After snapping back to reality, they found it even more unbelievable.
An unnamed Devil Fruit obtained from an auction house had actually turned out to be an Ancient Zoan.
Lancelot's mouth twitched involuntarily.
He couldn't help but complain inwardly, 'What kind of insane luck is this?'
After all, this Devil Fruit was one of the three that his cheap father had acquired from the auction house.
First, Daniel ate the Paramecia-type Freeze Fruit and now Andrew had eaten the Ancient Zoan, Ox-Ox Fruit, Model: Bison.
The quality was terrifyingly high!
It was even stronger than the Zoan-type White Tiger Fruit that his cheap father had previously obtained by exhausting all his connections and spending a massive amount of Berries.
If his cheap father found out about this, the expression on his face would probably be quite spectacular!
But now he was a bit curious about what the third Devil Fruit would be.
He couldn't help but look at Sai...
Not just them, everyone else did the same.
They all turned their gazes toward Sai, but at this moment, Sai's expression was somewhat complicated.
He was different from Andrew.
The Giant Tribe had already clearly formed an alliance with Lancelot.
Andrew was the Giant Tribe's gesture of sincerity... whereas the Kano Country, where he was from, only had a temporary cooperative relationship with Lancelot.
They hadn't yet reached a true alliance.
So for him, this Devil Fruit wasn't something he could just eat casually.
Once he ate it, he would completely become Lancelot's man.
Regardless of whether the Kano Country and Lancelot eventually formed a true alliance, he wouldn't be able to go back.
"Hah..."
Sai took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself down.
Finally, he showed a smile. "Thank you for your regard, Rear Admiral, but... it's not appropriate."
They were all smart people; some things didn't need to be stated too explicitly.
A hint was enough, and they could understand in their hearts. This would avoid making it awkward for everyone.
Lancelot nodded. "I respect your choice... but if you change your mind, you're welcome to come find me anytime."
At that moment, a Marine quickly ran over.
He handed a document to Mr. 3. who was currently the second-in-command of Whiskey Peak and also the intelligence chief of the first half of the Grand Line.
Mr. 3 took it, quickly scanned through it, and his expression immediately changed drastically.
Then he handed the document to Lancelot.
"Rear Admiral Lancelot, both the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates are making unusual movements."
"Huh?"
Lancelot couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then his expression turned grave.
Baby-5, Mr. 2, Mr. 5, Miss Golden Week, Lise, Andrew, Sai—everyone present, without exception, had their expressions turn serious.
Combined with what Lancelot had said earlier, they all had a bad premonition in their hearts.
"Gulp..."
Mr. 5 even swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.
"Th-they... they're not coming for us, are they?"
He could hardly believe it. That was an Emperor's pirate crew!
He had voiced the thoughts of everyone present. Mr. 3, who already knew the truth, looked as if his face could drip with gloom.
Lancelot frowned slightly, then opened the intelligence report.
Jack the Drought of the Beasts Pirates!
Snack, Broye, and Custard of the Big Mom Pirates?
What an impressive lineup.
Even though he had some speculation in his heart, seeing these names still sent a chill down his spine.
These two groups—one was one of the Three Calamities of the Beasts Pirates.
The other was one of the Four Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates.
From their perspective, they really valued Lancelot highly... so highly that Lancelot felt flattered!
However, it also brought considerable pressure to Lancelot and everyone present.
Facing two Emperor-level crews simultaneously would make anyone in the world feel the pressure.
Even Whitebeard, known as the world's strongest man.
"No... I need to enhance my strength again in a short time."
At this moment, Lancelot felt an urgent desire to improve his power once more.
This was the first time since reaching the level of an Admiral Candidate that he had felt the pressure of insufficient strength.
And he had only two methods to rapidly enhance his strength.
First, promotion to Vice Admiral.
That was unlikely.
After all, in less than a year, he had risen from a lowly Lieutenant to a Rear Admiral.
Now, without several years of consolidation, attempting to advance to Vice Admiral would be exceptionally difficult.
Second, seeking a famous sword.
And not just any famous sword—one of the Supreme Grade swords.
But in the world of One Piece, there were only a handful of Supreme Grade swords.
The Shodai Kitetsu, the first of the Kitetsu series, was currently in the hands of the Five Elders.
So, that was simply impossible.
Yoru, hailed as the world's strongest black blade. Its wielder: Dracule Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman.
Trying to seize the black blade from him... was no different from directly confronting an Emperor's pirate crew.
Murakumogiri. wielder: Edward Newgate, known as "Whitebeard," captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and one of the Emperors of the New World, the "Strongest Man in the World."
He was even more out of the question.
Gryphon, Red-Haired Shanks' sword.
Yakuza Kasen, Fujitora's...
Ace, former wielder: Gol D. Roger.
Where it was now, who knew!
There were others that might be Supreme Grade swords, like Oden's blades
But they were in Wano Country, separated by countless mountains and rivers from here!
And that was Kaido's territory.
Wait...
At this moment, Lancelot thought of a sword. Perhaps it was also a Supreme Grade sword!
The Seven Star Sword!
In the One Piece manga, the Seven Star Sword was originally a holy sword but turned into a demonic blade due to war.
It was eventually sealed by a witch, but during the rare red full moon, the sealed demon sword would gain power, awaken from slaughter and destruction, and emit demonic energy to control and devour human souls.
Even a swordsman who couldn't use a sword would become a master upon touching this blade...
Additionally, it possessed a bizarre regenerative ability.
Meaning it could grant the wielder self-healing powers.
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