Chapter 227 Money Tree
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Inside the house, everyone was waiting for the captain to continue, but Gel took out a few bags of dried fish and fed Lab, who had just woken up, to whet his appetite.
Parahuman type, the Childlike Fruit, although Gel calls it the Toy Fruit, it has to be admitted that the ability of this fruit has some bugs, so it has never been willing to decompose it, for fear of accidentally losing one of its abilities. There was no suitable person on the ship to eat it before, so the Childlike Fruit has only been lying in the space since it was obtained.
Although the name of the fruit sounds fairy-tale-like and seems to be full of beauty, due to the special nature of this ability, the person who eats this fruit is destined to help the team deal with some dirty work and will inevitably be exposed to some darkness in the world.
So Bia is not suitable. Perhaps in order to help the captain, she will eat it without hesitation and will do things according to Gel's orders, but she is still too young and mentally immature. It is easy to have psychological problems if she is exposed to darkness too early.
Gel didn't want to see the embarrassing scene of an old loli who was actually in her 20s being so immature that she fainted from an exaggerated expression.
Furthermore
Captain Gol would rather Bi Ya grow up healthy and strong, and doesn't want her to become an old child just for a devil fruit.
Funi, an educated youth from a quiet little village in the East China Sea, was equally unsuitable.
But Stella was different. As a slave, she was raised and sold like a commodity. She had already seen the dark side of humanity and was very familiar with these ugly faces.
Although Stella is untainted by the mud and is still optimistic, cheerful and gentle and kind to others, but Gel believes that when she needs to stab the knife into the hearts of slave traders and Celestial Dragons, she can do it more cleanly and neatly than anyone else.
Gel weighed the devil fruit in his palm and continued:
"This is a parahuman fruit, the Childlike Fruit. I call it the Toy Fruit. It can turn all creatures it touches into toys. After signing a contract, the toys can obey orders. Moreover, the person who is turned into a toy will be completely erased from the memory of others. No one will remember anything about this person!"
"Hehe, this can be considered a more terrifying way of disappearing than physical destruction. It can kill people and rob them. It's very useful!"
Gel held a fruit in his hand and grinned, revealing sixteen teeth. His smile was more sinister and vicious than that of the queen selling poisonous apples. The temperature in the room seemed to drop by several degrees, and everyone couldn't help but shiver.
"Gudong!"
For a long while, no one spoke in the room, only the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard.
"You need me to eat this devil fruit and use this ability on the Celestial Dragons, right? I have no problem, Captain!"
Smart Stella nodded and said after reacting.
"By the way, this fruit, in addition to turning you into a landlubber after eating it like other devil fruits, has another side effect."
"It's okay, Captain. As long as the crisis at hand is resolved, I really don't mind!"
Hearing that there would be side effects, Stella just smiled indifferently.
It was normal to have some side effects if one could gain such a powerful ability by eating it, but Tesoro could not help but feel a pang in his heart. He was about to ask Captain Gel to let him eat it again when he heard Gel say:
"Another side effect of this fruit is that it keeps you young forever. After you eat it, you won't age, and your body will always remain the same as it is now. But it probably won't make you immortal, which is a bit of a shame."
"Oh this! Really, Captain?"
Tezulo stopped talking. He really wanted to slap himself twice. Stella must eat this devil fruit! What's the point of arguing about it? He is the biggest beneficiary.
Everyone was also surprised, thinking that the captain just liked to talk and breathe heavily, what kind of side effect is this? Is it sure that this is not the main effect?
"Captain, you are such a joker. I believe no girl can resist this 'side effect'. But, Captain, are you really willing to give me such a powerful devil fruit?"
Stella narrowed her eyes and curved her eyebrows, with her signature healing smile on her face.
Seeing that Gel took out a devil fruit with such terrifying power and was going to give it to a stranger who had just joined the team and whom he didn't know very well, if someone with ulterior motives took the opportunity to attack the captain, the team would be disbanded immediately!
Although he seemed to enjoy the same treatment, for safety reasons, Senior walked to Gel's side and reminded him in a low voice:
"Captain! Isn't this too risky?"
Gel understood what he meant, waved his hand and said with a light smile:
"Don't worry, every partner who gets my approval is 100% trustworthy."
Stella and Tezulo felt warm at heart when they heard this.
"Thank you very much for your trust, Captain Gur!"
"Haha, it's a small matter. The atmosphere has been improved. How about you also eat one to liven up the atmosphere? No need to be so polite. We are all family. You are a talented person and you will definitely be able to help me a lot in the future."
The sooner you use it, the sooner you will benefit.
Gel didn't intend to hide it anymore. He took out a gourd-shaped golden devil fruit and patted Tesoro's back hard.
"Ah, Captain, what is this?"
"Hehe, the Parahuman-type Gold-Gold Fruit, I think it suits you very well. If you develop it well, it can become a cash cow after awakening. Ahem, no, it is a very powerful fruit after awakening."
"Can you really give it to me?"
Tesoro was a little excited. You know, the price of the most common devil fruit on the black market is more than 1 million berries, and you may not be able to buy it even if you have money.
"Nonsense, I'm just teasing you."
Captain Gel threw the Golden-Gold Fruit in his hand directly towards Tesoro.
The Gold-Gold Fruit and Tesoro, these are the original couple, there should be no one more suitable than him. Now the two meet ten years earlier, and I don’t know what kind of sparks will be created.
Tesoro hurriedly reached out to catch it. Looking at the golden devil fruit in his hand, he felt that this thing seemed to have some connection with himself.
Captain Gol met the two of them by chance, and in order to help them deal with the desperate behemoth that is the World Government, not only did he not let them stay to take the blame, he also went so far as to become the enemy of the World Government in order to let them board the ship and give them shelter. He also trusted them 100% and gave them such precious devil fruits as soon as they arrived. Where can you find such a boss?
A scholar dies for a confidant.
Tezulo said solemnly:
"Captain, I am truly glad to serve a man like you!"
"Hahaha, as long as you're happy, I'm happy too!"
Gel thought to himself that this cash cow of yours is no longer going away. In the future, you will make endless money, and I, the captain, will spend endless money. With both inflow and outflow, we will complement and promote each other.
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