Red Line, the port below.
Seeing the numerous luxury yachts docked at the port made Seven's heart itch with desire; he wished he could take all these yachts back to Hachinosu Island and refit them into warships.
The yachts built by the Celestial Dragons were not only sturdy and durable but also incredibly luxurious.
This was because the Celestial Dragons followed only one principle when spending—the more luxurious, the better.
Only poor people considered cost-effectiveness.
One had to admit, the benefits of being a Celestial Dragon were excellent.
As long as they didn't seek death in the Holy Land, they were escorted by the Marine and CP Agents when traveling to the lower world, and they were automatically treated as superior by everyone in any allied nation.
Even a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral or a Fleet Admiral still had to use honorifics when meeting a Celestial Dragon.
Of course, a certain Marine Vice Admiral was an exception.
They could seize as many beautiful girls as they wanted, and their lackeys could help them capture even the rarest of races.
Furthermore, the Celestial Dragons would actually feed top-tier Devil Fruits like the Love-Love Fruit to slaves; their logic was simply incomprehensible.
Seven admitted he was a bit jealous.
This kind of life, just eating and drinking without a care, was indeed very much a cause for envy, jealousy, and hate.
If he had been reincarnated as a Celestial Dragon, a few casual strolls through the Holy Land's treasury would have netted him millions of points in minutes, allowing him to fast-forward straight to kicking Imu off the throne.
That Empty Throne, I want to sit on it too.
About two and a half hours later, several CP Agents in black suits arrived at the port carrying large crates on their backs via the bubble elevator and walked quickly toward Seven's location.
"Lord Beelzebul, these were sent by Lord Saint Jeygarsia Saturn."
Seven was slightly surprised. "Why are there so many?"
The leading CP Agent said with a fawning smile, "These are birthday gifts for you from the Gorosei."
At this moment, Seven noticed that the person in front of him seemed somewhat familiar.
"What is your name?"
"This lowly one is Spandine, currently serving as the Director of CP9, gathering intelligence for the World Government."
The reason Spandine was so respectful was that he had never seen the Gorosei send a birthday gift to anyone in all these years, let alone all five of them sending one.
Such treatment was something even the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land could not enjoy, not even the most noble Lord Saint Elaine.
Then the truth was ready to come out—
This Emperor of the Sea Barzebu, who had risen to power so strongly in three years, was very likely a Celestial Dragon living abroad, and his status was extremely noble.
Otherwise, how else could this situation be explained?
Seven simply waved his hand, and the large crates vanished instantly.
"Thank the Gorosei for me."
As his voice fell, Seven disappeared with several consecutive flashes, flying rapidly toward Raijin Island.
He didn't plan to fly back to Hachinosu Island; since his dear Kuma was there, he would have Kuma slap himself over first, and then slap Seven back to Hachinosu Island.
Before long, on the shore of Raijin Island.
Seven took out the crate containing the Devil Fruits, and with just one glance, he saw that pink and purple Devil Fruit: the Paramecia Love-Love Fruit.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. This time I've truly struck it rich."
The so-called 'infatuation equals petrification, beauty is a weapon'.
Targets charmed by the user of the Love-Love Fruit would be completely petrified, and only the user themselves could undo the petrification; even if the user fell unconscious or died, the petrification would not be undone.
Even a second successor to the power would still be unable to do it.
In short, whether the fruit's power was strong or not depended entirely on the user's own appearance.
On the surface, it was the Paramecia Love-Love Fruit, but in reality, it was the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Medusa. Its power was so formidable that even Blackbeard had once tried to seize this Devil Fruit.
Fortunately, Blackbeard failed; otherwise... that image would have been simply too painful to look at.
Just imagine—
[I will be forgiven for whatever I do, because I am~ as beautiful as a god! Zehahahahaha! Mellow Mellow Mellow~]
In fact, Seven actually really wanted to see who would be charmed and petrified by Blackbeard.
It would undoubtedly be low-level pirates and Marines.
In any case, the Love-Love Fruit was very dependent on looks.
A person with high looks could naturally exert extraordinary effects, but if it were an ugly-cute fellow like Blackbeard—fat, dark, long-nosed, missing teeth, and scruffy-bearded—the effect would likely be greatly diminished.
However, it was said that after this fruit awakened, it would possess an additional ability.
Some also said that while a woman eating the Love-Love Fruit could use her beauty to make people petrified through infatuation, a man eating it could use his intimidation to make people petrified through fear.
Whether this was true or false could not yet be verified.
Seven silently put the Love-Love Fruit back into the crate; it would be too much of a loss to sell this Devil Fruit, so he'd better keep it.
Aside from the Love-Love Fruit, he had no impression of the other three Devil Fruits.
[Do you wish to convert the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Python?]
[No]
[Do you wish to convert the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: King Cobra?]
[No]
[Do you wish to convert the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Black Mamba?]
[No]
Seven rubbed his arms and quickly listed the three Snake-Snake Fruits on the trading platform for 20,000 points each; the fewer snake-ability users, the better.
If the Nue Model and these three were sold successfully, he would only need to wait for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to awaken and save another 60,000 points to consume a second Devil Fruit.
Seven was a bit hesitant about how exactly to choose.
The Sui Sui Fruit undoubtedly had the highest ceiling; it was nothing more than a matter of imagination and conviction.
Seven had enough imagination and enough conviction.
After all, he had even transmigrated into the world of One Piece; was there anything more absurd? The other users on the platform were all proving that those bizarre fantasy worlds truly existed.
But he feared that some supernatural powers might not be able to be manifested into the One Piece world through the Sui Sui Fruit.
Actually, the Love-Love Fruit and the Teleportation Fruit could definitely be considered as alternatives.
The specifics required careful consideration.
Three of the fruits paid as a deposit by the Gorosei were related to the Empress sisters. For the sake of Vice-Captain Rayleigh, Seven decided to bring the three sisters to Hachinosu Island.
To avoid them being sold as slaves to the Celestial Dragons again.
In the original timeline, the Love-Love Fruit user Boa Hancock was known as the Pirate Empress, mastered the Three Types of Haki, and was the only female member of the Shichibukai.
Even a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral could be petrified by Hancock, so she counted as a decent high-end combatant.
It wasn't that Seven's inner 'good guy' or'saint' was acting up, but rather a consideration based on strength; at the same time, there was a theory that the Empress was Rayleigh's daughter.
Whether she was or not was no longer important.
What mattered was that Seven was short of people under his command, very short. Everyone on the sea said that the Emperor of the Sea Barzebu had extremely high standards, but was that really it?
It was simply that he couldn't find suitable talent!
As Seven was grumbling, Kuma's figure appeared. "Captain, are we going back now?"
"Yeah, let's go back."
He had originally only come to Raijin Island to find a Mythical Zoan, but ended up being attracted by the island's climate and stayed to develop his fruit abilities, and unexpectedly received four Devil Fruits as a deposit.
Elbaf was now a must-go.
Seven had even thought of an excuse to go to Elbaf: under the guise of working for the World Government, he would try to trick Iron Thunder Squirrel onto his ship.
Crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, Seven and Kuma arrived at Hachinosu Island in an instant.
"Are Dorry and the others back?"
Kuma shook his head.
"According to the itinerary Captain Dorry arranged before leaving, they should have been back yesterday."
Seven's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly thought of a possibility: Because of the attacking titan, did Dorry and the others have a dispute with the Giant King Harald?
the attacking titan was originally a yacht Harald gave to the Celestial Dragon Saint Elaine, but it was seized by Seven's group, and Harald still harbored illusions about the World Government.
Then, there really was such a possibility.
"No need to worry."
"With Dorry and the others' strength, there certainly won't be any problems on the way. Perhaps they were delayed by something in Elbaf; let's wait a few more days."
"If there's still no news, we'll all go to Elbaf together to bring Dorry and the others back."