Chapter 32 - Chat Group Function Upgrade, Newcomer on the Way!
"What?"
"Before we attack the God Valley, I want you to go to the Sabaody Archipelago and kidnap a Celestial Dragon!"
Rocks looked at Renji seriously. This plan had come to him on a whim.
Had Renji not eaten the Goro Goro no Mi, he wouldn't have thought of this plan. Time was of the essence. He had considered sending the Golden Lion, but it was impossible for him to get from the Sabaody Archipelago to the God Valley in half a day. Renji's Goro Goro no Mi, however, made it possible.
"Kidnap a Celestial Dragon?"
Why did all the tough jobs fall on him?
Renji inwardly complained, feeling that Rocks was just asking for trouble.
"That's right. Let me be straightforward. In the God Valley, there are two God-level fruits that belong to me, treasures of the Pirate Island. They were stolen by those guys and turned into their prizes. I must get them back.
But before that, I need you to draw the attention of the World Government. On the day we make our move, there will be a Celestial Dragon going to the Sabaody Archipelago's slave auction. You just need to grab that guy, or you can kill him if you want. In any case, draw the attention of the Marines and the World Government, then find an opportunity to leave the Sabaody Archipelago and come to the God Valley.
As a reward for this mission, you can choose one of the following: the Mythical Zoan-type Seiryu form or the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi!"
Rocks wanted Renji to divert the attention of the World Government and the Marines.
At the same time, he couldn't swallow his pride. The treasures of the Pirate Island had been stolen by the other side. Those two fruits had been turned into their prizes. There had always only been him taking other people's treasures; no one had ever taken his!
After hearing Rocks' words, Renji's eyes flickered with understanding. No wonder in the original story, Garp had said: "Don't poke the beehive. Those are the treasures of the Pirate Island. They will definitely reclaim them."
So the Seiryu and Nikyu Nikyu no Mi fruits belonged to Rocks.
"One will be up for grabs, and the other I will have them save for you. You choose one!"
Rocks had clearly already assumed that Renji would agree, letting Renji choose between the Seiryu form and the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi.
"I'll take the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi!"
Renji had wanted to ask for the Seiryu form, but he knew that fruit just didn't suit him. He didn't like it. The Seiryu fruit that Big Mom had initially taken was meant to be traded with Kaido. If he were to take that fruit, Big Mom would likely turn her attention to the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi.
Bartholomew wanted the Liberation Hand, not the Seiryu fruit. It just didn't match.
Moreover, it would be easier for him to win over Bartholomew if he were the one to give him the fruit.
At the same time, he had already decided to take the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, but he wasn't planning on giving up the Seiryu fruit either. He could either force himself to eat it or use it to gain a huge favor from Kaido, or even directly after the Rocks Pirates disbanded, he could pull Kaido into his own pirate crew!
Ivancoff, Bartholomew, and Jinbe. Ivancoff could be left with Dragon. Renji didn't want any cross-dressers on his ship, but such a talent was hard to let go. Jinbe had to be persuaded to join the ship, and so Jinbe had to be taken along as well. After all, she would be captured by the Celestial Dragons later on and give birth to Poneglyph, directly leading to Bartholomew's tragic life.
He also thought that if he could gather all the original Seven Warlords on his pirate ship, it would be quite a wonderful thing.
Rocks was quite satisfied with Renji's attitude and handed him a small notebook from his pocket: "Alright, I'll have them save the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi for you. I entrust this mission to you. Here, take this notebook. It contains my insights on Haki, including the internal destruction of Conqueror's Haki, some advanced uses of Observation Haki, and various high-level Haki techniques and cultivation conjectures. You'll have to grasp them on your own!"
The Nikyu Nikyu no Mi was clearly just a dessert. Renji already had the Goro Goro no Mi. He knew that in the future, Renji could only give it to someone else. It wouldn't directly benefit Renji. Rocks also handed over his own insights on Haki cultivation to Renji.
"Thank you, then I'll be on my way."
Renji took the notebook, trying to remain calm. This was Rocks' insights on Haki cultivation. If you were to say who had the deepest understanding of Haki cultivation in this era, perhaps aside from the one in the Holy Land of Mariejois, it was only Rocks!
He became the overlord of this age not by relying on Devil Fruits, but on Haki and his body. It was he who left a deep impression on Kaido, making Kaido also always believe in this.
"Renji, you won't let me down, will you?"
Watching Renji's back, Rocks murmured. He had seemingly given Renji a choice just now, but deep down, he wanted Renji to kill the Celestial Dragon. Only then would Renji have no way back.
Like Whitebeard and the Golden Lion, they would all eventually leave the Rocks Pirates. He had Whitebeard bring Kaido back to cultivate his own loyal followers.
One Kaido, one Renji. After this time, he planned to cultivate them as his right-hand men. He would find a way to give the Seiryu fruit to Kaido and the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi to Renji, let him find a suitable subordinate to give it to, and at the same time, tell Renji the advanced Haki cultivation methods. In the future, Renji's Goro Goro no Mi paired with strong three types of Haki, even if those guys left the Rocks Pirates, their strength would not be weakened too much.
[Ding, One Piece Renji successfully used the lottery opportunity. Congratulations on obtaining: Abnormal Constitution.]
[Abnormal Constitution: Derived from Blackbeard, this constitution grants the host the ability to consume three Devil Fruits.]
[One Piece Renji] : [Everyone, the captain competition has ended. I successfully kept the captain position and also got Rocks' Haki cultivation manual!]
[Naruto Renji] : [Your lottery chance!!!!]
[One Piece Renji] : [Rocks gave me a task that probably didn't appear in the original story.]
Then, Renji briefly recounted the task Rocks had given him and the recent events.
[Demon Renji] : [So you're planning to change Bartholomew and Jinbe's fates?]
[One Piece Renji] : [That's right. I feel these two guys are a bit pitiful, and besides, Bartholomew is a good combatant with a nice personality.]
It must feel pretty good to have such a gentle guy as a partner, right?
Shaking his head, Renji shifted his focus to the lottery opportunity.
[Mundane Renji] : [Who cares? With this constitution, I can eat three Devil Fruits now!]
[Naruto Renji] : [You're right. I already have a Logia-type fruit. If I get a Paramecia and a Zoan, I'll be unstoppable!]
[One Piece Renji] : [I've already thought it through. For Paramecia, I'll go with the Surgery, Gravity, Slow, and Toy Fruits. Gravity, Slow, and Toy can all complement my Goro Goro no Mi. With enemies slowed down and me speeding up, it's like a double boost. And the Toy Fruit's disadvantage of not being able to touch people doesn't exist with my Goro Goro no Mi. For Zoan, it'll be the usual three!]
[Ding, the chat group update is complete. After this update, the item usage function is activated. Renjis from different worlds can trade items from their respective worlds. Special ability items such as Devil Fruits and Sharingan, which can exploit bugs, cannot be used across worlds. Swords like Zanpakuto can be borrowed, but Renji cannot be awakened again in other worlds.]
[Ding, a new member will join the chat group soon!!!]
Wait!? The chat group has updated with new functions?
The five of them quickly began to study, trading various items such as ninja tools, cannons from the One Piece world, and miscellaneous items from the Demon world. Some trades were successful, while others failed. As a result, they reached a conclusion.
Special items cannot be traded. For example, the Renji from the Zombie world wanted to trade cultivation methods, but it was impossible. Similarly, Devil Fruits could not be traded either.
However, weapons with special abilities, such as some items from the Demon world, could be brought over.
[Mundane Renji] : [They probably don't want us to exploit bugs.]
If everyone could share abilities, they would start by each getting a Devil Fruit. Then the Renji from the One Piece world would have the abilities of seven Devil Fruits. If each Renji transplanted a pair of Sharingan eyes and later awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, there would be over a dozen Mangekyo abilities. And that's not even considering training their subordinates.
Moreover, with more Renjis from other worlds joining, if such trades were allowed, there would be countless Mangekyo abilities, Devil Fruits, and Zanpakuto, among others.
[One Piece Renji] : [That's right. It feels like this update is meant to get us some military supplies. When are you going to get me a little boy? I'll nuke the One Piece world!]
[Mundane Renji] : [Don't joke! But seriously, I think I can give it a try. You can also get some pure gold from the One Piece world. Although we share lifespans and won't age, people related to us will die. With pure gold, those problems would be solved!]
[One Piece Renji] : [True. If we think about it, when a Renji from the Arad world joins, could they wholesale us some revival coins?]
In the past, abilities were shared, but items could not be traded. Now it seems that items that can exploit bugs are banned by the chat group. However, ordinary consumable items and some special weapons are not restricted by the chat group. Perhaps the chat group doesn't want them to exploit bugs.
[Zombie Renji] : [No one is discussing the new member?]
[Mundane Renji] : [There are no clues yet, so it's a bit early to discuss. But I'm also planning to do something. Speaking of buying military supplies, I don't have money!]
He suddenly realized that he needed money first.
But the next second, he received a hundred pounds of gold.
[One Piece Renji] : [No need to thank me, bro. If it's not enough, go to Old John for more!!!]
[Mundane Renji] : [Bro, I can manage to get some handguns, but I really can't get anything else!]
[Naruto Renji] : [Think outside the box. Go to the distillery!]
[Mundane Renji] : [Holy crap? You're right, that might actually work!]
Although the distillery only produces fake alcohol and is essentially a water plant, if he could find a reliable person to get some military supplies, it might not be impossible. After all, they are people who dare to fight the police with helicopters. It's not too much to ask for some military supplies, right?
[One Piece Renji] : [Alright, I'll leave the military supplies to you. Let me know if you need more gold, and I'll get it for you!]
After Renji spoke, he heard a pig-like scream in his ear: "Which son of a gun stole my gold?! I'll definitely kill you!!!!"
Well, John seems to be suffering the pain of losing his beloved. I believe it won't be long before his beloved is resurrected!
Renji walked away a bit guiltily.
[One Piece Renji] : [I can't get any more gold for now. You find a trading channel first. The weapons in the One Piece world are too weak. Later, I plan to upgrade my pirate crew!]
[Naruto Renji] : [How about explosive tags? My Uchiha clan also makes those. If it doesn't work, I can sacrifice a bit of my charm to seduce Konan!]
[Zombie Renji] : [Cough, is that really a sacrifice? If you get to date Konan, you could probably drive a luxury car and live in a villa, right?]
[One Piece Renji] : [That's not urgent. But you could do a reverse trade with Konan, like wholesale C4 to her, and then tell her you don't want the C4 supply to be cut off, right?]
[Mundane Renji] : [Cough, you guys are so flashy!]
[Zombie Renji] : [Hey, do you have the teacher's movie on your side? Share one with me!]
[Ding, Mundane Renji uploaded ten videos!]
[Zombie Renji] : [A cultivator should be pure in heart and desire. I'll leave you all now!]
[One Piece Renji] : [Typing with both hands to show innocence!]
[Naruto Renji] : [I feel my Mangekyo has improved a lot. Staring at frames!!!! Thank you, Mundane Renji!!]
[Demon Renji] : [Boring!]
[Mundane Renji] : [Cough, I don't have that kind of special taste!]
[Demon Renji] : [I don't need it at all!!!]
[Mundane Renji] : [I understand, we're all in the same boat. I'll look for it for you!]
[Demon Renji] : [I'm the trembling noble, how could I watch this! Never mind, I'm off to play with my beans!]
(End of chapter)
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