On the other side.
Noah and his companions evacuated from Punk Hazard Island.
They arrived at a deserted island deep within the Sea of Mist.
There are naval surveillance outposts around this sea area, which is filled with abandoned mining islands. Noah took advantage of the darkness to set up a secret base underground on one of the small, deserted islands.
Inside the deserted island base at this moment.
Ray has brought Law from the Sky Island and begun modifying Caesar Clown and Marine Vice Admiral Beta.
As Noah infused the Card Spirit into the two individuals, two new Apostle appeared before them.
[ The Magician: Caesar Clown ( Gas-Gas Fruit )]
[ The Sun: Beta ( Temperature-Temperature Fruit )]
Marine Vice Admiral Beta was a master of physical combat and did not eat Devil Fruit; the Temperature-Temperature Fruit was given to him by Noah.
After all, the Sun card can only be chosen from the Flame-Flame Fruit, Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, Temperature-Temperature Fruit, and Hot Body Fruit.
The Flame-Flame Fruit and the Hot Body Fruit have already been eaten by family members, so they cannot become the abilities of Apostle. As for the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, Noah is not confident that he can find this fruit.
Therefore, the Temperature-Temperature Fruit becomes the best choice.
At this point, Noah had 11 Major Arcana Apostle, and the Awakening progress of the Card-Card Fruit had climbed to 50%.
They are
[Emperor: Shiki ( Float-Float Fruit )]
[Power: Kuma ( Steel-Steel Fruit )]
[ The Devil: Barton ( Swap-Swap Fruit )]
[Bleach: Musshuru ( Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit )]
[ Justice: Gairam ( Cube-Cube Fruit )]
[World: Bege ( Castle-Castle Fruit )]
[ The Chariot: Dahlia ( Arms-Arms Fruit )]
[ Temperance: Shiru ( Slow-Slow Fruit )]
[ Hermit: Hanover ( Corrosion-Corrosion Fruit )]
[ The Magician: Caesar ( Gas-Gas Fruit )]
[ The Sun: Beta ( Temperature-Temperature Fruit )]
These Apostle can act and fight independently, and they can become stronger through continuous training. Their abilities can also be lent to Noah.
Of course, for someone like Shiki, who is at the level of Admiral, they have basically reached the limit of no further advancement.
Furthermore, Noah's views on these Apostle were not quite the same.
For example, Caesar's core purpose was scientific research, making up for the Noah Family's lack of top scientists.
Barton supplies life force, Gairam strengthens infrastructure, Bege can recycle Devil Fruits, Kuma Noah's body, Musshuru researches microorganisms and potions, Dahlia replicates weapons, Shiru grants Noah control abilities, Hanover grants Noah super destructive power, Beta can serve as a military instructor, Shiki is a strategic force.
And the development of the Card-Card Fruit has reached 50%.
Noah sensed a completely new change in the Card-Card Fruit once again.
He took out a blank card, mobilized the power of Apostle Shiru, and injected a portion of the Slowing Force into it.
A brand new card was quickly created.
[ Magic Card: Noro Noro Beam ]
However, the cards were not yet perfect, and Noah continued to refine their rules.
Rule 1: Anyone other than a user with special abilities can use this card, but must first bind it to another user with blood.
Rule 2: Users other than those with special abilities can activate the card's ability by silently reciting "activate" in their minds when using the card.
Rule 3: This card is automatically destroyed after use; it is a one-time use card.
Rule 4: The user with the ability has the highest authority over this card.
He summoned Kuro and handed him the cards.
After Kuro sealed the bond with his blood, he silently recited the command in his mind, and then a pink beam of light shot from his palm, striking Accino was not far away.
Accino suddenly slowed down to an extremely slow pace.
Noah assessed the card's effect. "The effect is the same as Noro Noro Beam used by Shiru; it also puts you into a 30-second slowed state."
After figuring out the effects of these superpower cards, he created several other cards.
For example, [ Magic Card: Power of Floating ], [ Magic Card: Corrosion Gas ], [ Magic Card: Metallic Hydrogen Cube], [ Magic Card: Escape Passage ]...
In particular, the Escape Passage ability borrows from the Castle-Castle Fruit's power; once the user activates this card, they will be instantly pulled into the Castle Space.
The Castle Space lies within Noah or Bege.
This means that by using this card, one can enter the Castle Space from any location and then be released from the Castle Space by Bege or Noah.
It's equivalent to a one-time return to the city.
Its strategic value is extremely high, especially for the Distillery members who are conducting intelligence work outside.
Noah immediately ordered Ray to bring back the personnel from all the Distillery's teams and equip them with a batch of Magic Card, especially the [ Magic Card: Escape Passage ], which all Distillery members were to be equipped with.
Previously, the Distillery's intelligence gathering mainly focused on collecting publicly available information and tapping Den Den Mushi receivers), with very little infiltration-type intelligence gathering.
The reason was that Noah was worried about their lack of experience, which could lead to the leakage of information about the Noah Family and the Kingdom of Dawn if they were exposed.
Now I can finally relax.
To ensure the safety of these intelligence agents, Noah gave them two types of [ Magic Card: Escape Passage ], one of which was the regular version.
Another type is life-binding (similar to the process of Vivre Card ), which will be automatically activated if the user suffers serious injury, directly taking the user into the Castle Space.
This ensures that if an intelligence agent encounters a powerful enemy and there is no time to actively use the Escape Passage Escape Passage, they can still activate them by being severely injured.
In addition to the Escape Passage, there is also the [ Magic Card: Life Infusion] created using Barton's life force. This card can replenish 10 years of life force at once, and it also comes in two versions.
The appearance of these Magic Card has further enhanced the overall strength of the Noah Family.
After all, possessing a full set of Magic Card is equivalent to a "mini" Noah.
To create Magic Card, Noah only needs to expend physical energy, and can even forcibly create them by borrowing Barton's life force, which means that the number of cards he can print can be enormous.
Noah's ability can almost instantly kill enemies below the rank of Vice Admiral, and against other ability users, it's easy to kill them on the first encounter.
With a wide variety of abilities, one can calmly face all kinds of enemies.
Distillery agent equipped with Magic Card can basically rest easy as long as they don't encounter an enemy of Admiral level.
Of course, due to Noah's style of doing things, members of the Noah Family tend to be steady and cautious, and they don't act rashly.
The Distillery's intelligence agents, in particular, were extremely cautious.
This is one of the reasons why the Distillery has not experienced any leaks in the more than three years it has been operating around the world.
Another reason, of course, is the presence of Mary, the head of the Department of Supervision. To ensure that intelligence agents do not betray their duties, she conducts a periodic review of those on field missions to prevent any changes in their thinking.
Furthermore, Noah will use his Conqueror's Haki, a power of Heart Resonance, to scout out intelligence agents along the way during his voyage.
These measures ensured the Distillery's loyalty and confidentiality.
Now, after a new round of enhancements, the Distillery is even more Yamato and unpredictable, capable of handling many unexpected situations.