Third Slot, Slice Clone!

The light screen that appeared before Luo Yi at this moment silently stated a fact.

Yes—the young man in front of him, easily captured by the G-51 branch, was actually named 'Alan' and was an Ability User.

Moreover...

"This Devil Fruit Ability."

Luo Yi realized this the moment he saw the description of the Devil Fruit Ability.

Alan's ability was extremely special, even among Devil Fruits.

"Its upper and lower limits have a huge gap."

"If eaten by an ordinary person, its strength would even be inferior to that of a general Zoan Devil Fruit."

"But if this ability were obtained by some powerful Haki user, the effect would be incredibly strong!"

Just imagine, if Marine Hero Garp or the World's Greatest Swordsman Hawk Eyes Mihawk ate this Devil Fruit.

Then each of their Slice Clones would almost be equivalent to possessing their full strength.

"Seven Vice Admiral Garps. How terrifying would that be? The Marines should just change their name to the Garp Army."

And the enhancement price for this Devil Fruit was clearly worthy of its strength.

Its enhancement price was also the highest among all the Devil Fruits Luo Yi had seen so far.

"What do you want to eat?"

So at this moment, Luo Yi looked at the young man in the prison with a smile while watching the analysis progress on the light screen: "It's on me!"

"I—I don't eat your food!"

Alan clearly didn't understand Luo Yi's complex thoughts—he only felt that the somewhat eccentric Marine in front of him was a bit scary.

And at this very moment, the sand in the hourglass ran out.

"Alright then."

Luo Yi casually got up: "Then I'll be leaving first."

He picked up the hourglass, put it in his pocket, and turned to leave.

However, as he reached the cabin door, his steps suddenly halted.

"By the way, kid—you should know that even though most of the branch's Marines have gone to the banquet, the difficulty of rescuing someone is still very high, perhaps even impossible, right?"

He slightly turned his head and asked softly.

"I told you, I don't understand what you're saying!"

This time, Alan let out a roar.

But it was hard to say whether his roar was heavier with anger or fear.

But one thing was certain.

That is, although his words might contain fear or anger, there was no wavering.

So, Luo Yi smiled.

The brave are always admirable.

"Officer?"

After Luo Yi walked out of the ship's cabin where the temporary prison was located, the Marine soldier on duty on the deck also showed a look of confusion.

"I'm a bit tired, I'm going back to rest. Have someone come relieve me—remember to prepare some food and water for the prisoner, and give him bedding."

Luo Yi said so.

"Yes!"

The Marine soldier quickly nodded in agreement.

After finishing his instructions, Luo Yi silently returned to his room—it was a separate room at the back of the deck with a skylight.

As he entered the room, the system prompts in his ear continued to sound.

[Paramecia-Slice Fruit has been added to the Fruit Encyclopedia, current level LV1]

[Current Encyclopedia Fruit Types: 19→20 types (Paramecia-8, Zoan-7, Logia-4, Special Paramecia-0, Zoan Mythical Zoan-1)]

[Total recorded fruits have reached 20 types, obtained an additional 'Fruit Slot']

[Current Fruit Slot Quantity: 2→3]

[Fruits in Current Slots: Ox-Ox Fruit Rhinoceros Form, Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit Hare Form, Empty]

Listening to the continuous sounds, and looking at the flashing prompts on the light screen.

The smile on Luo Yi's face became even more joyful.

"This trip was worth it!"

He sighed sincerely.

That's right.

After obtaining the 'Slice-Slice Fruit', his Devil Fruit count finally reached 20, allowing him to successfully unlock the third Devil Fruit slot.

For him, this improvement was significant.

Of course, what was even more crucial was—

"Slice-Slice Fruit, the ability of this fruit is very important to me! Extremely important!"

This was what Luo Yi was happiest about at this moment.

As mentioned before, his biggest headache right now was the issue of identity.

He needed the identity and status of the Marines to protect himself, and he also needed the Marines' channels to accumulate Devil Fruit abilities.

But at the same time, he also needed a large, even limitless amount of money to help him upgrade his Devil Fruit abilities.

These two were almost impossible to reconcile—especially the latter, as methods to earn large sums of money in a short period were almost all fraught with danger.

But now.

"Slice!"

Luo Yi said softly in his heart.

The next moment, the Slice-Slice Fruit was equipped into the newly appeared Devil Fruit slot, and then—

"Buzz!"

Luo Yi's muscles and skin began to change—his body seemed to tear apart at this moment.

But Luo Yi felt no pain.

He only felt certain indescribable changes occurring in his body and consciousness at this moment.

The next second, a 'Luo Yi Amos' who looked almost identical to him appeared out of thin air, naked.

And at this moment, Luo Yi's special feeling became even clearer.

He felt as if the body in front of him had become an extension of his own body.

His consciousness seemed to split into two parts, yet both parts were under his control.

This feeling was very novel, even for Luo Yi, who had mastered many Devil Fruit abilities.

However, Luo Yi quickly reacted.

He first took a set of his own casual clothes and gave them to the clone to wear—although he was not without possessions, it felt strange to look at his own naked body.

Afterward, he controlled his Slice Clone and carefully felt the changes in his body.

Then, The corners of both Luo Yi's mouths began to lift at this moment.

"As expected, it's just as I guessed."

He murmured in a low voice.

Following that, he controlled the body of the Slice Clone and threw a punch.

"Boom!"

The immense power stirred the air, creating a piercing sound of wind breaking. One could even see faint white fuzz appearing on the Slice Clone's arm.

That was the fuzz of a snow rabbit!

That's right.

"The Devil Fruit Ability sliced out by the Slice-Slice Fruit is a perfect 'copy'."

"It even includes the 'Devil Fruit Ability' itself!"

Luo Yi had already guessed this while in prison earlier.

Because Alan in the prison was clearly a Slice Clone, yet his Fruit Encyclopedia could analyze Devil Fruit Abilities from him.

This was enough to prove that Slice Clones created by the Slice-Slice Fruit most likely copied the Devil Fruit Ability along with it—it was just that the copied Slice-Slice Fruit Ability could not be used again.

This characteristic was meaningless to most people.

After all, even if they discovered that the Slice-Slice Fruit could copy Devil Fruit Abilities, so what?

In this world, apart from that freak Blackbeard, normal people could only eat one Devil Fruit.

But for Luo Yi, the situation was obviously different.

For example, right now—

"This clone of mine also possesses the abilities of the 'Snow Rabbit Fruit' and the 'Great Rhinoceros Fruit'!"

"The only drawback is that the Slice-Slice Fruit itself occupies a slot in the clone, and it cannot be freely changed. This will make the clone have one less Devil Fruit Ability than my main body, but this is enough!"

Luo Yi understood how significant this discovery was to him.

This meant that the dilemma he had faced so far finally had a solution.

From today onwards, he could continue to stay in the Marines, steadily acquiring Devil Fruit Abilities.

And the other clones could go and seize the astronomical amount of Belly needed to strengthen the Fruit Encyclopedia, without worrying about the methods!

For example, right now, he had a very bold idea.

"So, first, I need to hide my identity."

Luo Yi muttered in a low voice, his gaze sweeping across the room.

Soon, he spotted an object in the room.

It was a mask placed next to a storage cabinet in the corner of the room.

The mask looked like a rooster and appeared lifelike.

And Luo Yi certainly remembered what that thing was.

It was a gift that Hans had brought back for him the year before last when he returned to his hometown in the South Blue.

"This is our South Blue's unique 'Sea Beast Mask', made from special iron ore from the South Blue."

According to Hans's confident explanation, this item was one of the most famous specialties of the South Blue, commonly seen in many kingdoms of the South Blue and even in various kingdoms of the Grand Line. It was known for being sturdy, fitting the face well, and being difficult to damage.

Of course, Luo Yi later learned from the ever-unwilling-to-reveal-his-name Your Excellency Fal that while the mask was indeed a specialty of the South Blue, the main reason Hans bought it as a souvenir was its cheapness.

Thus, the next day, Your Excellency Hans was ordered to work half a month of night shifts for stepping onto the deck with his left foot first, and this mask had been casually tossed into the corner of the room by Luo Yi ever since.

But now...

Luo Yi picked up the mask and casually tossed it to his Slice Clone.

After the clone put on the mask and wore casual clothes, he confirmed repeatedly – no facial features or body shape characteristics could be discerned at all.

Satisfied, he nodded.

"Alright. Let's begin!"