Carlos had secretly notified Stussy to obtain this for him while the Dark Moon was sailing. Quite a few people in the Holy Land Mary Geoise possessed copies of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
After their previous contact, Carlos had learned that Stussy had accepted a secret mission from the World Government and was preparing to expand into the New World. The World Government would secretly assist her through the Pleasure District.
Stussy's own strength and abilities, combined with the World Government's secret support, were what allowed her to later become one of the rulers who thrived in the underworld.
Stussy following the original course and becoming one of the underworld's rulers was also highly beneficial to Carlos. The resources at his disposal would increase significantly as well.
Holding the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, Carlos lay on the sofa in his room, lit a cigarette, and slowly flipped through it.
Carlos did not know what other Devil Fruit Encyclopedias were like, but the one in his hands categorized fruits into Zoans, Paramecias, Logias, Ancient Zoans, Mythical Zoans, and Special Paramecias.
The Zoan section took up the most space in this Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, accounting for nearly half its pages.
To be honest, reading the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia was quite interesting. Every Devil Fruit was recorded in considerable detail: its appearance, a thorough description of its abilities, potential development paths, its potential, and more. If a fruit had been used by a particularly famous powerhouse, that was sometimes recorded as well.
After finishing the Zoan section, Carlos finally learned the ability of one Devil Fruit in his possession: the Ox-Ox Fruit, Bison Form. It belonged to Dalton in the original story, one of Wapol's subordinates, captain of the Drum Kingdom guard, and the man who would eventually replace Wapol as King of Drum