The next day, early morning.
Noah and his companions, now disguised, appeared at the Cherry Bar in Mock Town.
Noah picked up a cherry pie and took a bite. The taste was so-so, not bad, but nothing particularly amazing either.
Ray brought over today's newspaper.
"Boss, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin have reached the top."
Noah took a sip of lemonade. "Oh? As expected. Is there anything else interesting?"
" Marine Admiral Sengoku has been confirmed as the new Fleet Admiral, officially assuming the position in 1510."
"1510?" Noah murmured, taking another sip of lemonade.
Bang! Suddenly the bar door was violently flung open.
A few slovenly-looking pirates swaggered in.
"The Raptor Pirates have this place all to themselves."
Noah glanced at the other person.
The one speaking was Kate, the first mate of the Raptor Pirates, and standing behind her was the captain of the Raptor Pirates - Velociraptor Will.
"That's a pleasant surprise."
Ray immediately understood Noah's thoughts.
The next moment, Ray appeared in front of Kate, his black Shigan piercing her forehead.
*Pop! Kate fell to the ground, her eyes wide open in death.
"Damn it!" Will roared in fury as his clothes ripped off.
However, this time, Ray appeared behind him and patted his back with his palm.
In an instant, a miniature wormhole appeared behind Will, and a high-pressure seawater blade pierced through Will. The seawater greatly suppressed Will's abilities, and the high-pressure seawater blade instantly broke through his defenses.
In the blink of an eye, Velociraptor Will, with a bounty of 240 million Beli, collapsed and couldn't get up.
"Gurgle..."
"How scary..."
Who is this guy?
"Never seen it before..."
The other people in the bar whispered among themselves, their expressions filled with apprehension and fear as they looked at Noah and the others.
Noah devoured the remaining cherry pie in one gulp, wasting not a single bite, then wiped his mouth and left seven thousand Beli: "Let's go!"
Ray casually picked up the severely injured and unconscious Will, then followed Noah and left.
After avoiding any eyes and ears in the vicinity, the two disappeared into an abandoned house.
Back inside the Nautilus at the bottom of the sea, Noah sealed Will away.
The Nautilus then sailed toward Drum Island.
Jaya Island is very close to Drum Island, and they are even on the same flight path.
Having mastered the Eternal Pose, Noah and his group arrived at the waters near Drum Island in less than three days. Disguised, the group secretly landed on Drum Island.
This icy winter island, apart from a few small ports, has very few inhabitants; it is almost entirely a desolate ice field.
Noah subtly scanned Drum Island with his Observation Haki, and then the group arrived at a secluded jungle.
A fawn, driven out of its herd, is nibbling at the moss hidden beneath the snowflakes. This fawn has a distinctive blue nose.
Chopper, who hadn't yet eaten the Human-Human Fruit, was still a bewildered little deer. He looked up at the humans who had suddenly appeared, his eyes showing a mixture of curiosity and fear, before quickly fleeing into the depths of the jungle.
However, it underestimated the terror of humans. Soon, Ray jumped out of the wormhole and blocked Chopper's escape route.
Noah, however, paid no attention to the chase between Ray and Chopper. He, along with Wyper, Laki, and the others, were carefully searching the jungle.
Before long, Laki discovered the Human-Human Fruit covered in ice and snow on a fallen, Kogarashi.
Picking up the mushroom-shaped Devil Fruit, Noah casually tossed it aside. To humans, this fruit was practically useless, on par with the Carp Fruit he had obtained before.
However, for animals, this fruit is a chance to defy fate.
On the other side, the little reindeer, exhausted from being teased by Ray, finally ran out of strength and was carried back by Ray.
Ray was somewhat surprised when he saw the fruit in Noah's hand. "Big brother, is this the Human-Human Fruit?"
"Let the reindeer eat it; after all, this Devil Fruit is useless to humans."
After receiving the Devil Fruit, Ray looked at Chopper with a malicious intent, then revealed a sinister smile.
Before Chopper could react, something was shoved into his mouth, and he felt an unprecedented nausea. However, Ray tightly covered his mouth, giving him no chance to spit it out.
Moments later, Chopper, who had been stuffed with Devil Fruit, began to change, gradually transforming into a special humanoid reindeer.
"Alright, Ray playing around. Give it to Lilith so it can live with Bepo for a while and learn some things about human society."
"OK, what a lucky little deer." Ray casually opened a wormhole and took Chopper back to the Rum Kingdom's base.
Meanwhile, Noah and his companions continued their exploration of Drum Island.
This island is not large, only about 70 kilometers in diameter, and its natural environment is extremely harsh, making it completely unsuitable for human habitation.
If it weren't for the Drum Kingdom's medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, this island simply couldn't support a population of nearly 40,000.
In the midst of a snow-covered, icy plain, Noah and his companions arrived at a village.
Upon seeing the unfamiliar Noah and his companions, the locals immediately became wary. However, they relaxed slightly after Noah produced over 100,000 Beli, explaining that he was a patient seeking medical treatment.
While using the pretext of seeking medical treatment, Noah was subtly gathering intelligence about the Drum Kingdom.
He soon obtained some very useful intelligence.
For example, last year, the king of the Drum Kingdom banished his eldest prince Musshuru, to the neighboring Land of Fire because the prince abused his Devil Fruit powers and released large quantities of poisonous spores in the Drum Kingdom.
It's clear that the Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit has already been eaten by the eldest prince Musshuru.
Noah wasn't disappointed by this. After all, it didn't matter that the fruit had been eaten. He could simply transform it into Apostle, or he could retrieve it once the Devil Fruit recycling technology was successful.
Furthermore, according to the villagers' descriptions, although the second prince Wapol, had a bad temper, he did not eat things indiscriminately.
This indicates that Wapol had not yet eaten the Munch-Munch Fruit at this time.
The Munch-Munch Fruit is most likely still within the Drum Kingdom, and there's a high probability it's in the royal palace's treasury. After all, the current king of the Drum Kingdom is quite capable, and under his rule, the Drum Kingdom has accumulated considerable wealth. The Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit was something he found for his son.
After Ray returned, Noah secretly infiltrated the royal palace of Drum Mountain under the cover of night. Using Ray's abilities and electromagnetic wave sensing, he quickly located the secret treasure vault within the palace.
As expected, the Munch-Munch Fruit was right here.
The two didn't touch anything else, only taking the Munch-Munch Fruit.
Before leaving, he even carved a fake fruit out of wood and put it in the box. Anyway, as long as he didn't eat it, the Drum Kingdom wouldn't find out that there was anything wrong with the fruit.
Of course, Noah also had no intention of letting go of the medical technology books in the royal library.
For the next month or so.
While pretending to seek medical treatment, Noah and his companions secretly collected medical books from the Drum Kingdom, including copies of all the books in the royal library.
Apart from the witch doctor's collection of books, the Noah Family practically amassed all the medical-related books in the entire Drum Kingdom.