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As long as they did not encounter an unfavorable matchup of attributes, sweeping through an army took no more than a wave of the hand.
Even the most unremarkable Zoan user, once granted a beast's brute strength and physique, was far beyond anything an ordinary person could contend with.
Moreover, after a Devil Fruit user died, the fruit would randomly reappear ** somewhere.
Thus, although Devil Fruit users were few, they never disappeared entirely.
Those bizarre and varied abilities often gave the various powers and nations headaches.
The only thing that could effectively suppress Devil Fruit users, "Seastone"
, naturally became a hard currency more stable than gold.
It was also the toughest substance in the world.
Even when not used to restrain Devil Fruit users, it was extremely reliable for imprisoning powerful captives-after all, before the truly strong, ordinary steel was little different from soft noodles.
After all that-
"The rights to mine Seastone, huh."
Trebol set down the mining permit bearing Wano Country's seal, gently shaking his head as he sighed with a mixture of feeling and calculation.
"Excellent... we can use this stuff to trade with other powers for precious intelligence, weapons, even... Devil Fruits themselves."
Of course, they also had to guard against anyone taking the Seastone and turning it against them.
In an ordinary organization, there were only one or two Devil Fruit users, and the remaining leaders were mostly ordinary people. But things were different here: aside from Jinbe, Vergo, and Kyros, everyone was a Devil Fruit user.
If the Seastone they sold was forged into weapons and turned back on their own people-that would be absurd.
"If that happens, dodge with Observation Haki, or coat yourself in Armament Haki-"
Beside them, Vergo set down his teacup and turned toward Pica.
"Where did