#14 Making a Fortune

"Behemoth Fruit?"

Hearing Blackbeard, Carlo was skeptical. Could this world also have a creature as terrifying as the Behemoth in its legends? Behemoths were said to be so powerful that even the greatest beasts, like dragons, would have a hard time competing with them.

In this world, dragons were real, with even one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, possessing a Mythical Zoan Dragon-type Devil Fruit. If the Behemoth Fruit existed, it might rival Kaido's powers. Even if it wasn't exactly the same, it couldn't be far off, assuming equal development of abilities.

This thought excited Carlo, and he quickened his pace towards the crystal display case.

When they got closer, they saw that under each of the four Devil Fruits was a sheet of paper.

"Looks like the Celestial Dragons already figured out their abilities," Carlo said, impressed. "These idiots have more resources than we thought."

Indeed, Mary Geoise's control over world information was beyond their current understanding. They had identified these rare Devil Fruits without even eating them, something Blackbeard, a seasoned expert in Devil Fruits, almost couldn't do.

"Zehahaha, seems like it!" Blackbeard laughed. "Unless it's a brand-new fruit, there's nothing these guys can't figure out."

Mary Geoise's allure was growing rapidly for Blackbeard.

While they talked, they quickly read the Devil Fruit descriptions.

"It really is the Behemoth Fruit!"

Reading the description, their eyes widened in shock.

Zoan-Type, Mythical Beast Fruit: Behemoth Form.

Rarity: Extremely Rare, discovered only three times in the past 800 years.

Ability: Top-tier.

A few simple lines confirmed Carlo and Blackbeard's suspicions.

"Zehahaha, brother, we're lucky! This is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit!"

"We can't trade this. It's one of our aces for gaining strength!"

Blackbeard was overjoyed, patting Carlo on the shoulder as he laughed.

No kidding! Carlo thought, rolling his eyes. Trading away a Devil Fruit of this caliber? Not a chance. Even a whisper about it would attract powerful enemies trying to steal it, causing major chaos. As pirates, they faced enemies all the time, and alliances were hardly trustworthy. Strengthening potential foes by trading this away would be foolish.

Carlo, not in the mood to argue with Blackbeard, turned his attention to the other Devil Fruits.

"Whoa…"

After reading the other descriptions, Carlo couldn't help but gasp.

"Teach, we've hit the jackpot this time!"

For Carlo to say this, the remaining Devil Fruits had to be almost as good as the Behemoth Fruit.

And they were.

Paramecia-Type, Speed-Speed Fruit.

Grants the fastest speed in the world, rivaling even the speed of light.

A simple description, but it highlighted the fruit's incredible power.

The fastest known Devil Fruit was the Glint-Glint Fruit, used by Admiral Kizaru, allowing him to travel at light speed. The Speed-Speed Fruit's ability to rival light speed was game-changing.

The other two were also Paramecia-type fruits.

Paramecia-Type, Virus Fruit and Paramecia-Type, Sense Fruit.

Unlike the Venom-Venom Fruit used by Magellan, the Virus Fruit wasn't limited to poisen and venom. It could create and control any virus, as long as it had a biological basis, like Ebola or a zombie virus.

The Sense Fruit allowed the user to control both their own and their enemies' senses: taste, smell, hearing, sight, and touch. While not as overwhelmingly powerful, it was still an incredibly versatile and strong support ability.

"Holy crap, holy crap!"

"Carlo, this is incredible! These four Devil Fruits are all top-tier, not a single dud among them!"

"Zehahaha, thanks to you, we've hit the Jackpot!"