As Zoro picked up the fruit, a Contract Mission was immediately triggered.
[Contract Mission (1/5)]
Mission Content: Defeat the King of the Near Sea lurking near the dock.
Mission Reward: Ghost Affinity Lv.1 (White)
"Ghost Qi?"
Zoro frowned. The mission reward didn't seem related to swordsmanship, which was a bit of a pity.
The King of the Near Sea refers to giant fish that frequently appear in shallow waters. They are insurmountable behemoths to ordinary people, but to Zoro, they are just slightly larger pieces of meat. He once encountered one, chopped it into fish chunks, and sold it to an auction house.
"King of the Near Sea, let's go!"
Luffy cheered excitedly, pulling Zoro and Nami towards the dock.
...
Meanwhile,
The Buggy Pirates also noticed the special nature of the contract fruit.
Mochi, the first mate, covered in scars, showed Buggy his new weapon: a beast-taming whip.
Buggy narrowed his eyes, not seeing anything unusual about the whip. He said perfunctorily, "Very good. Where did you run off to just now to get so messed up?"
"There's a dense forest east of Orange Town. Richie and I followed the fruit's guidance and found an unmined iron ore vein. Then I received this beast-taming whip as a reward."
Mochi gripped the beast-taming whip with an excited expression, as if he had found a rare treasure.
Buggy, however, his eyes lit up when he heard about the iron ore vein and asked, "You found an iron ore vein? Where is it?"
Even a low-grade iron ore vein could fetch several million Berries at an auction.
Mochi scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "When the mission was completed, that iron ore vein disappeared and couldn't be found anymore."
"Are you messing with me?"
Hearing a lie that even a child wouldn't fall for, Buggy's face turned terrifyingly grim.
"It's true!"
Mochi, afraid of Buggy's anger, quickly explained, "The contract fruit will take away the mission items."
Buggy was so angry he laughed, wondering if his first mate's brain had been waterlogged. He said, "You're saying... an iron ore vein worth several million Berries was exchanged for a broken whip?"
"This isn't an ordinary beast-taming whip."
"Oh really? Then show me what's special about it."
Buggy suppressed his anger, waiting for Mochi's explanation.
Crack.
A crisp whip sound rang out.
Richie, who was struck by the beast-taming whip, let out a howl, with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"That's it?"
Buggy's mouth twitched. He was about to speak but was stunned by the subsequent change.
After being struck by the beast-taming whip, the lion Richie's fur suddenly stood on end, looking very intimidating. Most importantly...
He wasn't sure if it was an illusion,
But why did it feel like the lion Richie's body had grown by a whole size?
"That's right, Captain Buggy!"
Mochi stroked the beast-taming whip affectionately, showing off, "Beasts struck by the beast-taming whip can become stronger."
"Moreover, according to the information in my mind, the beast-taming whip is just a beginner's weapon. If all Contract Missions are completed and one becomes a player in the Reincarnation Game, treasures, power, authority—all wishes can be fulfilled!"
"Everything!?"
Buggy's eyes nearly popped out.
He wanted to scold Mochi, but he looked at the beast-taming whip, then at the enlarged lion Richie.
He suspiciously took out the last remaining contract fruit. In his mind, the same text appeared: it required submitting five million Berries.
"If it's not as you say, then you're dead, Mochi... and Richie!"
Buggy jumped around in distress, enduring the pain of losing his money, and took out a heavy cloth bag from the pirate tent.
Five million Berries.
Even for a great pirate like Buggy, taking out such a huge sum was not easy.
After all, being a pirate was a life-threatening job; they could be swept into the seabed by storms at any time, or be captured by the Marines, or even be killed by other pirate crews. Saving money was impossible; enjoyment was the main principle for pirates.
However,
The change in the lion Richie, and Nami's determination to take the fruit with her when she escaped, made Buggy realize the contract fruit was indeed extraordinary.
"Fulfill all wishes?"
Buggy's heart pounded. His wish was to plunder all the treasures in the world.
That foolish fellow Red-Haired Shanks, he's a pirate, yet he has no interest in treasure. Is a pirate like that even called a pirate?
Bang.
The cloth bag suddenly emptied.
A strange memory suddenly flooded into Buggy's mind.
Some knowledge about metal manufacturing, elements, and power, ultimately merging into a broad category of knowledge about metal and gunpowder.
[Armor-Piercing Bullet Manufacturing Lv.1]: Consumes stamina to create bullets with extremely strong penetration power.
Hint: Self-provided materials can reduce stamina consumption.
Originating from the Sky Sea's Celestial Sharpshooters, some of these gunmen have an excellent understanding and skill in bullet manufacturing, treating guns and bullets as life, capable of creating various powerful functional bullets.
"Captain Buggy..."
The chief of staff, Cabaji, riding a unicycle, looked at his captain, who was frozen in place, feeling a bit nervous.
Then, with tears in his eyes, he suddenly lunged at Mochi with a sword, but was stopped by the lion Richie's claws.
"Damn Mochi, how dare you deceive Captain Buggy! Now Captain Buggy has eaten a poisonous fruit and become an idiot, what should we do?!"
Mochi was startled, scratched his beast-like white hair, and angrily cursed, "Idiot, Captain Buggy didn't eat the fruit at all!"
"That's still your fault!"
"Bastard, has your brain been ruined by riding that unicycle?"
"Both of you, shut up!"
Listening to the noise, Buggy shouted with a grim expression, then slowly digested the memories in his mind.
He suddenly rushed into the supply tent, directly shaking a dagger, prying open the box of high explosives that stored the raw materials for manufacturing Baki Bombs.
Two minutes later,
A strangely shaped magazine was made. Inside were not conventional bullets, but small daggers.
"Bring me a gun!"
A flintlock pistol was handed to Buggy.
Buggy felt uneasy inside. He tentatively pressed the completed magazine against the flintlock pistol.
The clearly mismatched flintlock pistol and magazine strangely fused together.
Buggy aimed at a thick wall and pulled the trigger.
Bang.
A gleaming dagger shot out from the gun barrel. The handle popped out, and the pure metal blade pushed forward, trailing a narrow airwave.
In the center of the rock-stacked wall, there was an indentation where the dagger had pierced through.
Mochi leaned closer and asked curiously, "Captain Buggy, is this your new ability?"
It didn't look like much, just slightly more powerful than a flintlock pistol.
"Wait..."
Mochi suddenly widened his eyes, looking through the pierced hole.
Not only was the wall pierced,
After the dagger pierced the wall, it even penetrated through the messy room and furniture, directly passing through the building and embedding itself in the wall across the street.
"Hahahaha, is this the Armor-Piercing Bullet?"
Buggy let out a hearty laugh, his eyes burning as he stared at the contract fruit's new mission.
It was actually true!
This power could even penetrate steel! And, the Armor-Piercing Bullet could increase its penetration power and firing speed as its level increased!
"My subordinates, a new treasure has appeared! How can we stand still? Follow me!"
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