Chapter 41: Types of fruits
"They are the most basic state after the player comes in. This is Loguetown, and these navy soldiers are still telling you the truth. Those players who choose other places as their spawn point can only rely on luck when they encounter pirates."
Olivia suddenly looked at John with a strange expression and whispered,
"Boss, you're not going to spawn a pirate to snatch from the player just as they are about to withdraw cash, are you?"
John: "??? Do you really think I'm that kind of person?"
Thud!
John tapped Olivia's head, secretly thinking how suspicious she sounded.
"This is a complete world view, okay? Everything follows the context of the world. Unless it's a player, there won't be any sudden extra person."
"Do you think I'm a scheming developer like you?"
"??? Boss, what is a scheming developer?"
"Ahem, nothing."
While the few were chatting, the navy had already captured everyone on the execution platform, sending two teams of soldiers to guard it, preventing any players from rushing forward.
A navy soldier hurried past them, John could hear him muttering,
"Damn it, which pirate crew has landed in Loguetown? Why haven't we heard the news?"
"…"
"How about it, should we also set up a pirate crew and set sail?"
Now that they were fully in the game, it would be embarrassing not to form a pirate crew.
"Ahh! Boss, are we going to rob others too?"
"Boss, is this your plan? You want us to snatch everything ourselves?"
"As expected of you!"
"Edge Horizon Pirates! Go, go!"
John: "???"
What kind of thinking process do you all have?
Hearing that John suggested forming a pirate crew, they were all excited, with eager expressions on their faces.
Thud thud thud!
John hit one of them on the head again, frowning, "I'm just doing as the Romans do, just playing casually. Besides, what the hell is 'Edge Horizon Pirates'?"
"Eh, boss, what about this Devil Fruit in our hands?"
Sarah Evans quickly brought the topic back to the Devil Fruit. John only mentioned that it was a great treasure but hadn't explained its value.
"You should see that there is an abilities option on the character panel."
The girls nodded, and John continued,
"The combat system in this world mainly consists of three types: abilities, physical moves, and swordsmanship."
"Physical moves and swordsmanship require rigorous training to become strong, but abilities are different. As long as you eat a Devil Fruit, you can gain corresponding abilities."
"The abilities of Devil Fruits are divided into three categories: Logia, Zoan, and Paramecia."
John took the fruit from Sarah's hand and continued,
"This is the Cloud Cloud Fruit of the Logia category. Eating it will give you the ability to transform into clouds and manipulate clouds."
"Turn into clouds and manipulate clouds?"
"Yes, the Logia category is called so because the powers allow control over natural elements. Logia users can transform into an element and become immune to physical attacks."
"Look over there."
Coincidentally, Smoker arrived at the square at that moment. The presence of a large number of players had made the navy believe that a notorious pirate crew had arrived, so they called Smoker over.
"He is a user of the Moku Moku no Mi (Smoke Smoke Fruit). See how his body turns into smoke?"
Following John's direction, the girls all looked at Smoker, who was holding his Jitte in hand, half of his body turning into smoke as he rushed toward the execution platform. Their eyes widened in awe.
"That's the elemental ability. Smoke can disperse, so that guy can fly, and he can control the smoke from his body."
"Boss, does that mean if we eat the Cloud Cloud Fruit, we can all become clouds?"
"Wrong. Only the person who eats it first will gain the power of the Devil Fruit. Only one Devil Fruit with one power exists at a time. If the current user dies, the fruit will reincarnate somewhere at sea."
"So, who's going to eat it? Or should we sell it?"
After John's explanation, the girls pondered for a moment. It was clear that the Cloud Cloud Fruit was a valuable asset. Their dilemma now was deciding who should eat it, not whether to sell it.
After some discussion, Sarah, as the group's leader, made the call.
"Then let Olivia eat it. The rest of us still have unfinished work on 'Identity V,' so we can't stay in the game for too long."
"That's right. It's best for Olivia to eat it. Emily and I still have a lot of original artwork to finish. The boss works us too hard."
"I still have to finish game models. I'm swamped!"
"The game programming for 'Identity V' isn't finished either. Alice and I are extremely busy."
Olivia: "???"
Though grateful for being chosen, she couldn't shake the odd feeling.
"You're saying that I'm the only one left to do this?"
"Hehehe, the boss provided such detailed game info, after all."
"Miss Olivia, the name of our Edge Horizon Pirates depends on you for now!"
Despite their playful teasing, Olivia couldn't deny that the role had fallen to her.
"Boss, what about this other fruit?" Olivia asked, not yet eating the Cloud Cloud Fruit.
"This is the Usagi Usagi no Mi, Model: Moon Rabbit, a Mythical Zoan type of Devil Fruit. Eating it grants the consumer the abilities and physiology of a moon rabbit."
"Zoan types are divided into three categories. The first includes ordinary animals from the real world, like cats, dogs, lions, and wolves, which enhance physical abilities."
"The second is the Ancient Zoan, which includes extinct ancient creatures like saber-toothed tigers and mammoths, stronger and more ferocious than regular animals."
"The third is the Mythical Zoan, creatures from myths and legends. In addition to the physical enhancements of Zoan types, Mythical Zoan users gain the abilities of their mythological creature."
"Hmm… boss, I get all that, but what is a moon rabbit?"
John was about to see how they would divide the fruits when Bella raised her hand and asked weakly. John was taken aback, realizing they had forgotten that many myths from Earth might not be familiar in this world.
"You just need to know that Mythical Zoan types are incredibly rare, even rarer than Logia."
"Of course, how powerful it is depends on how well the user develops the ability. Any power, if pushed to the extreme, can be formidable."
"Even a pile of trash, if used skillfully enough, could overwhelm the enemy."
"Ew, boss, you're disgusting!"
"Ahem, it was just a metaphor."
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