Chapter 113: Trading With Whitebeard! A Flawed Gold Dragon Fruit!
However, he didn't think much of it and simply went to the third floor to get some body-strengthening potions from Tom and Jerry. Soon, Jiang Bai left the third floor with ten bottles of yellow liquid.
These were all potions that Tom and Jerry had jointly created to strengthen the body, even though they looked like drinks.
This was enough to restore Whitebeard to his peak; this potion not only strengthened the body but also extended lifespan, perfectly solving Whitebeard's problems, and perhaps he could even become much stronger.
However, thinking of the Gold Dragon Fruit, Jiang Bai's face lit up with excitement.
"Marco, are we really okay with trading this Devil Fruit to him?"
"Don't worry, Old Man, this Devil Fruit is already very powerful; it just depends on whether he can develop it."
On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked at his son with surprise. The Gold Dragon Fruit was indeed powerful, but it had a drawback: to develop it, one needed to consume a large amount of gold!
The more gold consumed, the stronger the development effect!
The reason no one had eaten it was precisely because of this. To develop this Devil Fruit to Kaido's level, the amount of gold required was an astronomical figure.
Even the Whitebeard Pirates couldn't afford to develop this Devil Fruit to Kaido's level.
So, no one had ever consumed it. Don't look at the Whitebeard Pirates as one of the Four Emperors; they weren't the wealthiest. A large portion of Whitebeard's money was sent back to his hometown!
They also wouldn't actively invade other people's territories, so they didn't have much money.
What's more, it was gold. Perhaps only the World Government could develop the Gold Dragon Fruit to its fullest, but Whitebeard would never hand this Devil Fruit over to the World Government.
Even if his own people didn't use it, he'd let it rot rather than let it strengthen his enemies.
Now, with Whitebeard's trade with Jiang Bai, Marco thought of this Devil Fruit. It wasn't really scamming Jiang Bai; this Devil Fruit was indeed powerful.
Whether it could be developed or not had nothing to do with him. Whitebeard, after asking once, didn't bring it up again, quietly watching the sea and waiting for the other party to trade.
Jiang Bai: [Let's trade. You just need to drink this, and your body will recover, and your lifespan will increase. This is a body-strengthening potion that will strengthen your body in all aspects, completely restoring you to your peak, and perhaps even making you stronger.]
Whitebeard: [This... Alright, let's trade!]
After putting a bottle of strengthening potion into the trade box, he sent a message to Whitebeard, briefly explaining the strengthening potion.
Whitebeard hesitated for a moment before directly agreeing to the trade. Then, a strange golden fruit appeared in Jiang Bai's System Space.
"Animal-type, Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Gold Dragon Form! I want to see how powerful you are. No... this thing has a side effect, I need to find Tom to get rid of it for me."
Jiang Bai's eyes gleamed as he took out the Gold Dragon Fruit, but he didn't eat it immediately. Thinking of the Devil Fruit's side effect, which was the inability to swim and feeling weak when touching Water, he wasn't worried at all with Tom and Jerry around.
He then went to the third floor again to have Tom remove the Gold Dragon Fruit's side effect for him.
Soon, Jiang Bai obtained a brand new Gold Dragon Fruit. Without hesitation, he took a bite! The taste was not as unpalatable as other Devil Fruits; instead, it was quite delicious, unlike ordinary fruits.
Perhaps it was because Tom had removed its side effects.
He finished the entire Devil Fruit in two or three bites, and a warm current surged within his body. This warm current flowed through his veins to his limbs, and Jiang Bai's entire body became hot.
After not too long, the hot current disappeared. At the same time, Jiang Bai also found that his body had been strengthened by the Gold Dragon Fruit.
Because his original body was not weak, he could already achieve Dragon-Humanization! However, he quickly realized why Whitebeard would trade this Devil Fruit to him, because its development required a large amount of gold consumption; it could literally be said to be eating gold for food!
Even so, Jiang Bai had no intention of settling scores with Whitebeard. It was just gold. It might be difficult to obtain in the Pirate World, but this was Marvel!
There were a lot of big shots who could convert matter. As long as he obtained the Reality Stone, gold would be everywhere, and it would be infinite.
....
"Can such a small thing really be useful?"
"Let's try. Nothing can be worse than now."
On the deck of the Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked at the small bottle in his hand and fell silent. Marco, standing beside him, asked with surprise.
However, Whitebeard still decided to try it. Even if it was poisonous, Marco could help him detoxify it.
The massive Whitebeard carefully opened the lid of the small bottle in his hand and then drank all the potion in one gulp.
As soon as he drank it, he felt a warm current appear in his body, and the places that were originally uncomfortable began to heat up.
Marco nervously watched Whitebeard. If anything went wrong, he would use his ability to treat Whitebeard!
When Whitebeard opened his eyes, he exhaled a sigh of relief, feeling very relaxed. He hadn't felt this comfortable in a long time.
"Old Man, how is it?"
"All my previous symptoms have disappeared, and I can feel that I am very well now!"
"It seems this thing works! That's great, Old Man, you've finally recovered!"
Whitebeard spoke to Marco with a smile, telling him about his physical condition. Not only that, but he also found that his strength seemed to have increased significantly!
It seemed the effect of this thing was very powerful. He had finally recovered to his peak, and he had more confidence in the upcoming mission to rescue Ace!
Then Marco told everyone about Whitebeard's recovery to his peak, and the entire Whitebeard Pirates began to cheer.
However, Marco didn't tell everyone how Whitebeard recovered, but to celebrate Whitebeard's recovery, a banquet was immediately held!
Jiang Bai: [Whitebeard, how is it? Have you recovered?]
Whitebeard: [The effect of that thing is very good. I have recovered! Kid, thank you.]
Jiang Bai: [Forget it. If the Gold Dragon Fruit wasn't useful to me, I wouldn't have traded with you again. You're going to Navy Headquarters to rescue Ace. I can provide you with powerful weapons. The greater the power, the more expensive the price!
I even have things that can destroy Navy Headquarters. How about it?]
Whitebeard: [Weapons? No need. I have already recovered to my peak state. I can completely rescue Ace!]
Jiang Bai: [Is that so? You can retreat with Ace intact, but what about your sons? Aren't their lives lives too? With my weapons, at least their survival rate on the battlefield can be increased!]