One day later.
The Dark Dragon Shining Sea arrived safely at Red-Tail Island.
Red-Tail Island was a small island with limited area. The entire island had only one town and several small villages.
After suffering a pirate raid, most of the island's civilians had been killed. Those who remained had either chosen to leave or hidden in the mountain ravines.
In short, there was not a single person in town. It was empty and silent, like a ghostly domain.
Looking at the ruined houses and deserted streets before him, Rick gritted his teeth in indignation.
"A perfectly good town, destroyed just like that. Damn pirates."
The other marines wore equally hateful expressions. Their hatred for pirates ran deep.
"Split up and search. See if there are any survivors."
After saying that, Xia Luo took the Poop-Throwing Gorilla and Cruz for a stroll around the island.
Unfortunately, Xia Luo's luck was terrible. Until they left Red-Tail Island, he did not find so much as a hair, let alone a Devil Fruit.
His attempt to test his luck had failed...
Xia Luo leaned against the mast, rubbed his head, and sighed. "As expected, relying on luck is unreliable. I still have to go steal one."
"That's right. I should check out the Sabaody Archipelago someday. If there's anywhere I'm most likely to find a Devil Fruit, it's there."
Xia Luo quickly thought of the Sabaody Archipelago and set his sights on several major auctions there.
Devil Fruits often appeared at such auctions, and they were the kind of trash auctions that treated people as merchandise. He would not feel the slightest psychological burden robbing them.
Just rob them!
Right, if that did not work, he could always kidnap a few Celestial Dragons and trade with the World Government!
Without question, robbing the