One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

"How about adding another one?" Ron tilted his head slightly, cautiously probing at just the right moment.

Lingling's face visibly darkened. She remained silent for two seconds, silently re-evaluating Ron's "shamelessness index" in her mind. Okay, you could indeed be even more shameless.

"Phew~~~"

Lingling sighed softly, looking at Ron with complicated emotions.

Unbeknownst to him, Ron had been completely corrupted by the Rocks Pirates' culture, learning to take advantage of others' misfortunes, and he was quite adept at it.

"What about me? What about me?"

Kaido's voice came from the side, carrying an urgent fear that he would be left behind.

"What?" Lingling turned to look at him, her tone implying, "What are you up to now?"

"What? That's hilarious. Who on the ship doesn't know that Ron and I are allies? If you hire Ron alone and don't consider me, you won't be able to get anything done." Kaido puffed out his chest confidently.

Lingling's lips twitched slightly, and she rolled her eyes inwardly. Yes, yes, you can't be of any real use without me. So, you're just there to create atmosphere and shout "666," right?

"You give Ron two, I only need one," Kaido continued, earnestly arguing. "That makes sense, doesn't it?"

"If you have nothing to do, go back to sleep, Kaido," Linlin said coldly, leaving no room for negotiation.

Even though Kaido is a bit immature and a bit of an idiot, she still treats him like a younger brother in her heart. After all, it's normal for someone his age to be a little rebellious.

Normally, she might have agreed to let him come along, but not this time. She didn't have the extra hands to look after an idiot who needed to be distracted.

"Who cares about you, Linlin! My feet are on my body, I can go wherever I want!" Kaido said.

"Stop chattering away here," Lingling sighed helplessly. "I'll give you one! You don't need to go!"

Kaido waved his hand dismissively, "I don't want it. Your Devil Fruits are all trash, they're not good enough for me..."

Of course, this is true; he really had absolutely no interest in Linlin's Devil Fruit.

All he wanted to do was go for a stroll. After all, staying in the Rocks Pirates and not getting along with the others was a very boring, painful, and tedious thing.

However, before Kaido could finish speaking, Ron reached out and poked him hard in the waist, interrupting him: "Then it's a deal, no take-backs allowed."

"Why did you poke me!" Kaido clutched his waist and glared at him irritably.

What do you think?

"Don't be fooled by Linlin's sweet talk!" Kaido said seriously. "All her Devil Fruits are trash!"

Lingling panicked immediately, afraid that Kaido would really make Ron hesitate: "Shut up, Kaido!"

"Exactly," Ron immediately chimed in, his face serious, "How can you talk to my client like that?"

Lingling: "????"

She paused for a moment, looked at Ron's self-righteous face, and then at Kaido's expression of being completely oblivious to being poked in the waist. Suddenly, she felt as if she were the one who had been led astray.

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The matter was quickly settled.

In the end, the world where Kaido was injured alone was achieved.

Lingling readily gave Ron two Devil Fruits, then sat on the thundercloud, patted the seat behind her, and gestured for him to get on.

Then... thunderclouds rose gently in the moonlight and drifted into the depths of the night.

On the way, Ron sat behind Thundercloud, holding the two Devil Fruits in his palm and quietly completing the refining process.

System notifications sounded in my mind one after another.

[Ding! The Mysterious Wheel requires a 'Devil Fruit'. Current Devil Fruit: XXXX. Confirm?]

[Ding! The Mysterious Wheel requires a 'Devil Fruit'. Current Devil Fruit: XXXX. Confirm?]

As Kaido said, the two Devil Fruits that Linlin gave him were the kind of useless abilities that "the strong can't use and the weak can't get."

But for Ron, there was no good or bad; they were just materials used to exchange for rewards.

"confirm."

[Ding! Two Devil Fruits have been consumed. The Devil Fruits have been reborn somewhere in the world. Randomly drawing rewards...]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Bloodline Limit 'Eight-Tails'.]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for simultaneously triggering unlock: None.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 'Sage Mode'.]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for simultaneously triggering unlock: None.]

As the notification sound faded, a virtual panel that only Ron could see slowly unfolded before his eyes.

Host: Ron

自身基础能力：见闻色霸气【高级（289/500）】武装色霸气【高级（120/500）】霸王色霸气【高级（80/500）】体术【？（？/？）】剑术【中级（490/500）】

Physique: Immortal Body (Unlocked) Immortal Eyes (Unlocked)

Physical Technique: Eight Gates Formation (Unlocked)

Buff: Sage Mode (Mount Myoboku Sage Mode)

Special Abilities: Four-Tails (Unlocked), Nine-Tails (Unlocked), Ice Release (Unlocked), Eight-Tails (Unlocked)

Triggering Abilities: Lava Release (Source: Four-Tails) Nine-Tails Mode (Source: Nine-Tails)

Mysterious Roulette (Activation requirement: One Devil Fruit)

During this period of special training, coupled with the experience gained from actual combat, Rocks' Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki all reached the advanced level.

His swordsmanship has also approached the intermediate level bottleneck.

The newly acquired Eight-Tails and Sage Mode provide two additional boosts on top of the existing ones.

"Hehehe~~~" Ron couldn't help but chuckle softly, the smile on his lips impossible to suppress.

Lingling, who was sitting in front of Lei Yun, felt a chill run down her spine when she heard the low laughter.

She slowly turned her head, her gaze landing on Ron's face with a hint of wariness: "Are you... alright, Ron? If you have any complaints, you can tell me directly... don't stab me in the back."

"Huh?" Ron's exaggerated smile faded, replaced by an innocent expression. "What? What do you take me for?"

Lingling didn't speak, but the expression on her face honestly conveyed what she was thinking: mainly because you have a criminal record, the kind where you kill both the enemy and the employer.

Ron understood her expression: "What? You really think of me as a shameless bastard?"

"I didn't say that~" Lingling turned around and stared ahead again.

The thunderclouds continued to drift forward, while the moonlight shone brightly on the sea ahead.

The sea breeze swept past them, carrying a hint of coolness and a subtle excitement.

Ron sat in the back, a smile playing on his lips again, but he didn't make a sound, afraid that Lingling would think he was going to stab her in the back.