Bai Ye pointed to the disc on the gashapon machine and said, "Spinning this thing will get you a gashapon!"
The gashapon machine was Bai Ye's private property and could not be used by other selected individuals. Otherwise, who would the drawn gashapon belong to?
However, Zi Yuan was not a selected individual but a native resident, so it didn't matter. The gashapon drawn would still belong to Bai Ye.
Zi Yuan had never seen a gashapon machine before, so she was quite curious about it. After some hesitation, she followed Bai Ye's instructions, reached out, grabbed the handle, and turned the disc.
The machine's rotating sound echoed again, and then...
"Holy shit!" Bai Ye's eyes widened as he looked at Zi Yuan and said, "Are you kidding me?"
Zi Yuan looked at him in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Ye bent down and took the gashapon out of the machine. It was...
Crimson red, like blood!
A red gashapon!
Bai Ye looked at Zi Yuan and said, "I feel so guilty right now. Doesn't this luck have to be exchanged for three years of your life?"
"It's fine," Zi Yuan said dismissively, "As long as we ghost people don't die in battle, living for six or seven hundred years is no problem!"
Bai Ye: "..."
My goodness, others pay with money, you pay with your life!
Bai Ye was instantly speechless. His first red gashapon in this life was not even drawn by himself.
As he thought, Bai Ye twisted open the red gashapon.
Poison-Poison Fruit (Devil Fruit) (Item) (Red): Consuming this fruit grants special abilities. The user can produce venom from any part of their body, allowing them to be enveloped in immensely powerful poison. They can also release poison from any part of their body, and even their breath can be converted into a highly toxic gas. However, care must be taken not to let food come into contact with the poison during consumption, as it will affect the user, causing severe diarrhea even with strong poison resistance.
Weaknesses: Cannot come into contact with seawater or Seastone.
Effects: Poison Immunity (Except for a slight personal effect (diarrhea) from their own toxins, no other poison can harm the user of the Poison-Poison Fruit.)
Poison Ball: (Condenses venom into a poison ball from the palm and throws it as an attack.)
Poison Cloud: (Releases poisonous gas from the body, which, upon contact, invades the body with toxins, causing a gradual loss of all five senses.)
Poison Gas Bomb: (Spits out tear gas bubbles from the mouth for an attack.)
Poison Dragon: (Releases a dragon condensed from venom for an attack. Anything it touches will be corroded by the poison.)
Poison Giant Soldier: (Forms a giant skeleton-like soldier from venom, capable of wide-ranging attacks. Upon contact, the victim will be corroded by the poison and gradually lose vitality.)
...
Bai Ye stared at the opened red gashapon, utterly dumbfounded, frozen like a statue.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Zi Yuan nudged Bai Ye, who had been staring blankly, and asked, "What are you spacing out for?"
"I'm going to duel the Pig Head Emperor, I'm invincible!" Bai Ye snapped back to reality after being nudged and began to laugh heartily, "I'll beat them both!"
Watching Bai Ye's uncontrollable laughter, Zi Yuan sighed, "Such a good person, why have they gone mad again!"
Mad?
Bai Ye felt like he was truly going mad right now!
This was a red-quality ability!
And most importantly...
This ability was obtained through an item!
If an ability directly appeared in the gashapon machine, Bai Ye wouldn't be so ecstatic, because the ability would disappear after the 24-hour limit.
However, obtaining an ability through an item was a completely different matter.
If an ability appeared directly in the gashapon machine, the ability was an item of the gashapon machine, so the 24-hour limit would apply and it would be recalled.
But if an item appeared in the gashapon machine that allowed someone to gain an ability, it would not be subject to the 24-hour limit. This was because the item obtained from the gashapon machine was the item itself, not the ability. After the 24-hour limit, it would be the item that would be recalled, not the ability gained through the item!
And since the item was a consumable that he had already used, it was no longer subject to recall. The gained ability was related to the item, not the gashapon machine, so it would not be recalled by the gashapon machine.
Simply put...
Zi Yuan had helped Bai Ye get a red-quality ability for free!
And it was permanent!
Excited, Bai Ye spread his arms towards Zi Yuan and said, "Your immense kindness, this humble brother is deeply grateful. I have no way to repay you, perhaps I should offer myself..."
*Bang!*
Before Bai Ye could finish, he received a punch to the face.
His nose stung, and he almost shed tears.
"Fine, I won't hug then!" Bai Ye said, clutching his face, "Do you have to hit me?"
"Hmph!" Zi Yuan snorted, "Are you going to rescue people or not?"
"Yes!" Bai Ye rubbed his nose, "Now, even if the Pig Head Emperor appears, I dare to kill him for you to see!"
With the red-quality ability in hand, Bai Ye was filled with confidence. He then couldn't help but look at Zi Yuan again. This woman was truly a chosen one. The first time she drew from the gashapon, she casually got a red one, and it was a Devil Fruit-like ability item...
If he were to spend a shard of a God Stone and have Zi Yuan draw for him again, what if he got a golden-quality Devil Fruit...
"You're bragging." Zi Yuan rolled her eyes at Bai Ye's silly grin and walked forward, urging him, "Let's go."
"Oh, coming."
Bai Ye came back to his senses and put away the gashapon machine.
He'd save the last draw for emergencies. If he really had to confront the Pig Head Emperor...
While boasting was one thing, Bai Ye knew it was still risky. Even with the Poison-Poison Fruit, it might not be effective. The reason was simple: judging by Rimuru's physical attributes, the Pig Head Emperor's physical attributes were likely all above 200, and possibly even above 300 in one or two aspects.
Therefore, while Bai Ye's attacks using the Poison-Poison Fruit might not be at a disadvantage, his defense...
Bai Ye felt like he could be beaten to death by three punches.
Thinking about it, Bai Ye suddenly felt that life was full of ups and downs, and the universe was unpredictable.
Bai Ye had originally wanted to acquire combat methods, and abilities were certainly a form of combat method. At this stage, the possibility of normally obtaining a red-quality ability was practically zero.
After all, black-quality items were already extremely rare. Without considerable strength, one couldn't even dream of acquiring them, let alone red-quality items.
Therefore, with the sudden acquisition of the Poison-Poison Fruit, his combat prowess had instantly improved. However, Bai Ye found that his physical strength seemed to lag behind. While the Five Spirit Disc could continuously enhance his physical attributes, it was a gradual process and couldn't immediately elevate Bai Ye's physical strength to the next level.
So...
Did he need to go find items that could strengthen his body again?
This was truly a case where plans couldn't keep up with changes!
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