One Piece: Nobody has more Devil Fruits than me.

Privately, Monkey D. Dragon received guidance from Zephyr on several occasions.

The Dragon Claw Fist, a martial art technique, also incorporates some of Zefa's teachings.

I've encountered Zephyr a few times on the Grand Line over the years. He's getting older and looks frail. I even heard recently that Zephyr's students were slaughtered by a pirate who also took one of his arms.

Smoker, his mind somewhat hazy, listened to the two heinous criminals talking wildly, and for the first time felt a sense of powerlessness.

However, he found many of the things these two people said to be quite agreeable.

Russell approves of Monkey D. Dragon as a partner, even though they are on opposing sides, as long as they can benefit each other.

There is no conflict between the two sides for the time being.

"These two boxes are a deposit. You Revolutionary Army should have people all over the Grand Line, right? Send me what I need when the time comes."

Russell wouldn't put all his eggs in one basket; he would exchange the rest in Loguetown.

Oh, and those gangsters too, they could probably be robbed as well, there's bound to be some profit to be made.

Bartolomeo and Smoker are already dead on the ground; his men can handle these matters without him having to get involved himself.

"Two boxes, that's a decent haul." Monkey D. Dragon nodded.

He wanted to take it all with him; these funds were exactly what the revolutionary army needed.

If the next transaction were to take place, would Russell still have these items?

"Haha, don't worry, you'll get more than you want. As long as you can give me what I want, I can become the big financial backer of your revolutionary army."

Russell wouldn't mind making the ocean even more chaotic.

Monkey D. Dragon nodded. "So, what route did you choose?"

The Grand Line intersects perpendicularly with the Red Line, dividing the world into four seas: east, west, north, and south, commonly known as the Four Seas.

The magnetic field, climate, and ocean currents of the Grand Line are all in a chaotic state, requiring a navigational compass to keep track of the route. Otherwise, there is a very high probability of getting lost at sea. Therefore, a navigator is also the most important member of a pirate crew.

That place starts at Reverse Mountain, and the first half is what many pirates call paradise, encompassing seven shipping routes that converge at the Sabaody Archipelago, and then the New World.

The seven routes are chosen starting from Reverse Mountain. Once a route is chosen, it cannot be changed and can only proceed until the Sabaody Archipelago.

The Revolutionary Army had previously been developing its influence across the four seas, but it also had a significant presence on the Grand Line.

"The Kingdom of Alabasta, one of the member states of the World Government, you should have some people in that country too, right?" Russell said with a smile.

Monkey D. Dragon nodded. "The king of the Kingdom of Alabasta is different from other nobles. He is a wise and capable monarch with prestige, but in recent years he has stirred up the seeds of revolution."

He paused. "Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is there... Russell, is your target...?"

“This is not obvious,”

Russell tucked away his cigarette and chuckled, "And that place holds more secrets than you can imagine."

He remembered that the royal family seemed to be connected to the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, possessed the Poneglyphs, and had the location of the Ancient Weapon Pluton.

It's no wonder Crocodile went there to act as a hero and plunder the entire country.

However, Russell just chuckled when it came to the methods used.

Clumsy Crocodile!

In this respect, he's still not as good as Doflamingo.

Monkey D. Dragon nodded, then waved his hand, sending a Log Pose and a Life Paper flying to Russell. "Pleasant to cooperate."

Russell accepted it, then grinned at him and said, "I'm also very interested in your abilities. If you ever decide you don't want to be a landlubber anymore, you can come find me anytime."

Alternatively, when the Revolutionary Army wants to overthrow the World Government, they can use Devil Fruits as payment.

He can come and lend a hand!

Chapter 87 Devil Fruit Master

The Snard

Russell stood on the deck.

Resources from Loguetown were continuously loaded onto the ships. At each stop, a considerable amount of supplies had to be replenished, especially for a large pirate crew like the Devil Pirates.

After sailing the seas for so long, the pirates also disembarked to have some fun.

Grace went to find some precious wood, Bucky recruited relevant technicians, and Ella helped him exchange all the gold and silver treasures for Baileys on the black market.

Regardless, baiji is the only hard currency in this vast ocean.

Besides supplies, shells are also a necessity, and these are his responsibilities as captain.

Unfortunately, no Devil Fruits were found here, as they are indeed rare items found in the ocean.

But with so many rare items on Russell, it's no wonder that Monkey D. Dragon praised him and then called him a monster before he left.

This trip resulted in him getting into trouble with Russell's gang and encountering pirates, which is typical for marines.

Apart from the two groups of people who were injured, the world was achieved.

The civilians who were unloading supplies onto the ship knew he was the captain and even came up to thank him!

This leaves no chance for the pirates to cause trouble.

Because they actually said thank you.

Paramecia-type Barrier-Barrier Fruit

[This fruit's ability allows barriers to appear anywhere, achieving zero-time-difference defense.]

[Fruit development direction: barrier hardness, quantity, and extending the maintenance distance...]

"It can mold the barrier into any attack shape, which is similar to a slime in that respect."

If developed properly, it could be a strategic weapon, shaping the barrier into a giant convex lens to focus sunlight, generating rays of thousands of degrees Celsius, and then projecting them outwards.

Russell grinned, "Isn't this also a testament to the power of technology?"

Developing Devil Fruit abilities requires brains!

However, most of the guys who go out to sea to become pirates don't have much knowledge in their heads.

Do you expect people who haven't even read a book to develop any amazing abilities?

It can only be honed little by little in actual combat.

As for those pirates who couldn't hone their skills, they became the former hosts of Devil Fruits.

People like Doflamingo, who was born a Celestial Dragon, or Robin, who is a historian, have made remarkable contributions to the development of Devil Fruits.

Thread-of-Thread Fruit, Flower-of-Flower Fruit—these names sound ordinary, yet these intellectuals have managed to create something truly unique with them.

There's also the Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit in Human form, often called the "useless commoner's fruit," which Chopper can develop into different forms using Rumble Balls.

You said he was reading medical books?

Medical books aren't books!

Other Devil Fruits can only be attributed to the exceptional talent of the user who ate them. For example, Luffy, the Straw Hat, you could say he's single-minded, but his talent in combat is truly outstanding and can be developed in battle. No wonder the Nika Fruit just stuck to him like that.

Of course, Russell now has too many useful abilities at his disposal.

He uses several fruits combined together.

"Use the right person for the job. To fight a guy like Kaido, you need to use absolute physical strength to break through his defenses, so use the Zoan-type fusion form."

BigMom, a melee mage, can really show off his skills.

Russell thought to himself.

Having many abilities means being able to do whatever you want.

Of course, he is still interested in the first Logia-type Pokémon he has acquired.

[Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit]

In fact, just watching Smoker's battles tells you that most of the time he uses the Smoke-Smoke Fruit as a means of transportation, separating the smoke from his body. Ordinary pirates might not be able to do anything about it, but against someone like Russell, it's practically suicide.

At first glance, it looks similar to a split fruit.

However, Russell dared to split into pieces because each of his separate bodies possessed extremely strong individual combat capabilities; Smoker simply separated himself into two targets that could be attacked.

As a nature-type, its most talked-about feature is its powerful area-of-effect (AOE) ability.

However, the area-of-effect attack of smoke is relatively weak, and it is more of a crowd control ability.

"Single-target attacks would be good,"

A vague idea was forming in Russell's mind.

At this moment, he suddenly looked towards the distant sea. After the storm, the sea was shrouded in mist.

This is a type of smoke, and it even enhanced Russell's perception.

So he sensed it as soon as the aura appeared in the distance.

This is the natural home-field advantage!

In some cases, it is even more useful than Observation Haki.

"Ella, is everything done?"