With the Devil Fruit in hand...
Bolo Gram took a bite immediately, not wanting to let Newgate's kindness go to waste.
In the next moment, his punk-style blonde hair turned into plumage, his feet transformed into sharp talons, and his arms became a pair of massive wings.
The wings had hook-like claws, and his beak actually contained menacing, white, sharp teeth.
It was a sharp-toothed monster bird that seemed to be a cross between a dinosaur and a bird.
Zoan Type, Bird-Bird Fruit, Ancient Species, Archaeopteryx Model!
"Hey, this feels pretty good!"
Bolo Gram flapped his wings and flew directly into the air, hovering beside Newgate.
"I feel like my strength and recovery speed have increased many times over."
Gram spoke excitedly, testing out the joy of flight.
Watching Bolo Gram flying in the sky, Fang Huo felt as if he were seeing the future Phoenix Marco.
They truly were father and son.
However, Marco wouldn't be born for several more years; he wondered what kind of wife Bolo Gram would find.
"Fang Huo, is this Mythical Zoan Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit really suitable for me?"
Stussy considered whether she should wait a bit longer for an even stronger Devil Fruit to appear.
"The ever-changing Nine-Tailed Fox can transform into anyone it has come into contact with."
"Also, don't underestimate the recovery and strength of a Mythical Zoan."
Fang Huo handed the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit to Stussy; this charming and seductive woman was perfect for this kind of Devil Fruit.
This way, she could become Fang Huo's Su Daji!
"Then I'll take this one!"
Stussy didn't know the lecherous thoughts in Fang Huo's mind, but she felt her man wouldn't cheat her, and the potential of this Mythical Zoan fruit should be immense.
Under everyone's gaze, Stussy also took a bite of the Devil Fruit.
Finally, at Fang Huo's prompting, she gritted her teeth and ate the entire Devil Fruit.
Soon, a pair of fox ears grew on Stussy's head, and nine tails appeared behind her.
Now, Stussy didn't need to fuse with Sky Fox; she could transform into a fox girl herself.
Stussy touched Fang Huo's face, and with a 'Poof!', she transformed into Fang Huo's appearance.
"Not bad!"
"Everyone, come and pay respects to this Vice Captain!"
The Stussy-transformed Fang Huo spoke to everyone with a giggle.
This effeminate display made Fang Huo's expression change slightly.
The other Cadres wanted to laugh but didn't dare, while only Rocks and Newgate laughed wantonly.
"You're going to get it tonight!"
Fang Huo glanced at Stussy, too lazy to bother further.
"Really?"
"How about we go for a second child?"
"I can transform just in time."
Stussy quickly touched Charlotte Linlin and Shimotsuki Furiko, transformed into Furiko's appearance, and began to giggle.
"..."
"If you keep playing around, I'll lock you in a dark room!"
Fang Huo's face darkened. Such things should be discussed privately between husband and wife; why say them out loud?
As the dignified Vice Captain of the Rocks Pirates, he needed to save face, okay?
Meanwhile, guys like Kiel Bastard and Golden Lion Shiki were already so envious their teeth were practically gnashing.
A woman who could transform into anything—that was just too awesome!
"Fine!"
Stussy transformed into Charlotte Linlin's appearance before reverting to her original form and standing obediently behind Fang Huo.
This was because Charlotte Linlin and Shimotsuki Furiko were already on the verge of drawing their blades to hack her.
They hated others wearing their faces.
Fang Huo slowly put away the Age-Age Fruit, making it one of his candidate Devil Fruits.
This bug-like ability to transform into whatever one imagined their future self to be was indeed somewhat tempting.
He needed to think it over carefully before deciding whether to eat this Devil Fruit.
After all, he only had two Soul Fires left.
"Furiko, this Arrow-Arrow Fruit is also very strong. Do you want to eat it?"
Fang Huo asked for Shimotsuki Furiko's opinion. Now that this Devil Fruit had fallen into his hands...
...it wouldn't be Gunko's turn to eat it.
This ability was actually quite strong once developed.
Loki, whose defense hadn't been broken even after jumping from the Sunny World to the Underworld, was pierced directly by Gunko's arrowheads.
It almost instantly defeated the combined efforts of Jinbe and Brook, whose bounties were already over 1 billion Berries.
Against the giant guards, it was a total slaughter.
It could also bind hostages and had completely finished off Gabban.
Crucially, Gunko had been raised by Imu since childhood, and Imu had allowed her maidservant to eat the Arrow-Arrow Fruit.
This meant the Devil Fruit still possessed very powerful potential.
"Husband, I want the Guardian Deity of Wano Country, the Mythical Zoan Oguchi-no-Magami Model."
Shimotsuki Furiko thought for a moment and chose to decline; she didn't want the Arrow-Arrow Fruit.
"Alright!"
Fang Huo looked at Fūgetsu Kisaburō next, but Kisaburo shook his head slightly, clearly uninterested in this ability.
Fang Huo didn't waste words and stored the Arrow-Arrow Fruit as well.
"Captain Rocks, I want to use 300 million—no, 500 million Berries to exchange for this Cannon-Cannon Fruit!"
Maron saw that Fang Huo and Shiki had already put away their Devil Fruits, so he could only rely on himself to purchase this one.
500 million Berries was worth a great deal in this era.
Even his own bounty wasn't that high.
Had it not been for this division of spoils, which would grant him a massive sum...
...he might not have been able to spend such a high price to buy this Devil Fruit.
"Fine!"
Rocks smiled faintly; he didn't value this fruit much and agreed to Maron's request.
Maron immediately picked up the Devil Fruit with a smile.
He hesitated for a moment before taking a bite, swallowing the entire Devil Fruit in large gulps.
In the next moment, Maron's head turned into a cannon barrel, and his hands could also transform into cannons.
As he activated the ability, a cannon blast shot out, directly blowing up a scrapped Marine warship that had been stripped clean.
"A lower-tier fruit of the Arms-Arms Fruit?"
Fang Huo looked at Maron, who had turned into a cannon; this ability seemed to belong to a future Marine Vice Admiral.
He wondered if its power would be even greater when developed by a firearms and artillery expert like Maron.
Even if it didn't reach the Admiral candidate level, reaching the level of an elite Vice Admiral shouldn't be difficult.
Regardless, in Fang Huo's eyes, Maron had already been relegated to a logistics Cadre.
He didn't expect him to have any more dazzling performances on the front lines.
After all, in the original timeline, he was the first Rocks Cadre to be killed.
His upper limit was already set.
Next was the division of spoils. Since Fang Huo was the chief strategist of this war, he and Captain Rocks held equal distribution rights.
According to the rules of other pirate ships, the Captain would take half the loot directly.
But this was the Rocks Pirates!
Because Rocks wanted fifty Celestial Dragons and Fang Huo had collected a large number of Celestial Dragon warships...
...the Captain and Vice Captain, who had taken down the Gorosei and the God's Knights, split half of the loot between them.
30 billion in prize money, over 100 billion in Celestial Dragon treasures... Rocks and Fang Huo each received over 30 billion in treasures.
This made Golden Lion Shiki and the others extremely envious—it really was better to be the Captain or Vice Captain!
However, the four veteran King Executives—Golden Lion Shiki, Whitebeard Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, and Redfield—split most of the remainder, each taking nearly 10 billion.
Of the roughly 30 billion Berries left, the three new King Executives—Silver Axe Fierce, Barbel, and Kiel Bastard—split half, each taking about 5 billion.
The rest was divided among Fūgetsu Kisaburō, Bolo Gram, Ganzi, Sanbel, Stussy, Maron, and Streusen, with a portion even set aside for the Roger Pirates and the Giant Race.
Ultimately, based on their contributions, they received between 1 and 2 billion in gains.
To the Captain, Vice Captain, and the new and old King Executives, the difference was like heaven and earth.
But for a Great Pirate of the New World, receiving such a large share from a single war was already incredibly bountiful!