Den Den Mushi is a magical creature that was born naturally in the ocean.
They can be used for communication. They look like snails, with spots or stripes or solid colors on their bodies, and have walkie-talkies or buttons on the top of their shells.
When not connected, these telephone bugs will fall into sleep mode, and when connected, they will wake up immediately.
When talking on a phone, the mouth of the Den Den Mushi opens and closes like the mouth of the person speaking.
Their working principle is to convert human voice into the special biological electromagnetic waves of Den Den Mushi for long-distance transmission.
"Pop, pop!"
After dialing the number, the Den Den Mushi in Fang Yan's hand quickly changed its appearance and form.
It transformed into a black snail with untidy beard and claw marks on its eyes: "Moshimoshi~ Mihawk, you actually contacted me on your own initiative... Huh?"
"Are you the [Evil Devourer] who suppressed the four seas?"
A handsome face, skull earrings, and a confident smile...
Through the changes in the appearance of the Den Den Mushi, Red-Haired Shanks quickly recognized the identity of the opponent.
Fang Yan was also unambiguous.
He got straight to the point and said, "Yes, it's me."
"Now, I want to hire the entire crew of the Red Force to collect all the devil fruits in the world for me - this is a long-term commission!"
"The reward is guaranteed to satisfy you."
The Red Force is the favorite ship of Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors.
This name is complicated and weird, not much better than the Pirate King Roger's vehicle, the Or Jackson.
If the bow of the Red Foss had not been equipped with a red Chinese dragon head ram, which was very domineering and left a deep impression on Fang Yan, he would not have been able to remember the name.
After hearing this, the other party was silent for a while, and then responded with a smile: "Collect all the devil fruits in the world? I dare not boast about such a thing~"
"Even if you are Mihawk's friend, I can't just agree to something like this."
Fang Yan seemed to have expected his answer, and said leisurely: "Red-haired Shanks, bounty of 4.0489 billion berries, one of the Four Emperors who reigns supreme in the second half of the Grand Line [New World], possesses an extremely powerful Conqueror Haki and a powerful Observation Haki attainment."
"It is said that you even mastered the same sword technique as Pirate King Roger [Divine Evasion]!"
"Not only you, but also the officers under you are all famous. The average bounty within the group is extremely high, and they are known as the [Most Balanced Iron Wall Pirate Group]."
"Considering your vast network of connections..."
"I have every reason to believe that even Kaido of the Beasts, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, and Whitebeard Edward Newgate can't compare to you in terms of your success rate in this matter."
The fancy sedan is carried by people.
After being praised, Red-Haired Shanks burst into laughter: "You are really good at talking! I like you!"
"Come to the New World sometime? Let's have a party!"
"I will treat you with the finest wine and meat, my friend!"
After getting his Den Den Mushi from Hawkeye Mihawk, Red-Haired Shanks immediately assumed that Fang Yan was one of his own.
Even so, he did not agree to collect devil fruits from all over the world and chose to avoid the question.
"That's absolutely no problem. I will collect all the top wines from the West Sea and bring them to you when the time comes, so you can recall the taste of your hometown."
Fang Yan brought the topic back to this point, "I can pay ten times the price for every devil fruit."
"Those with special functions and symbolic status are priced separately - our Yan's reputation is unique, whether in the east, west, south, north, four seas or on the Grand Route, and will never let you down!"
Hearing this, Red-Haired Shanks was slightly shaken.
As one of the four major powers in the New World, his biggest source of income is not robbing everywhere like those small pirates, but as a [ruler] and [maintainer of order], he guarantees the security of the territory under his rule and then collects protection fees on time.
However, Shanks, who is relatively kind-hearted and has strong empathy for the poor, collects a relatively low tax rate!
Shanks loves to host banquets, but his expenses are not much less than those of the other Four Emperors.
This leads to a truth that goes against common sense - Shanks, who did not inherit the Fegaland legacy of the Celestial Dragon family, has a noble status but is not rich, and is relatively poor among the strong people of the same level!
Fang Yan's wealth and power made Shanks a little shaken.
Even so, his belief still played a huge role at this time, making him firm again.
"no!"
Red-haired Shanks said seriously, "Devil Fruits are the treasures of the sea. They contain the power to keep the world in balance."
"If all the devil fruits in this world were controlled by one force, then..."
"The balance will be completely broken!"
"The world will be in danger of disaster and destruction!"
That’s right!
Shanks' creed is different from that of most pirates.
His life motto is not "freedom" but "balance"! His every word and action, all his words and deeds, follow this law! Even if the other party is a good person, as long as he breaks the balance of the world, he will kill him.
Even if the other party is not a good thing, as long as it is beneficial to maintaining the balance of the world, we must protect it! This can actually be seen from Shanks' performance in the top war.
"Oh? Since you've said that, it means you've been moved."
Fang Yan picked up a bucket of high-strength craft wheat juice, gulped down half of it, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Well, why not speak frankly?"
"Shanks, I don't care about your identity as the Son of a Celestial Dragon."
"The two babies from the [God Valley Incident], Rocks D. Buggy, and Fergaland Shanks Saint, are both talents I admire~"
A careless critical hit directly caused Shanks to lose his mind.
Shanks couldn't handle him anymore.
As a descendant of the Celestial Dragons, Buggy's life story...
These two things made him feel very confused.
Shanks had long known that Fang Yan's intelligence network was extremely powerful, but he never expected it to be so terrifying!
However……
After creating the mood and atmosphere, Fang Yan finally showed his true colors and used his ultimate move: "The Rubber Fruit - also known as the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Beast Species, Nika Form, has been extracted by me."
Red-haired Shanks' expression immediately darkened, and he asked coldly, "What did you do to Luffy?"
Fang Yan was about to speak when he suddenly felt infinite darkness suddenly filling the sky and the world froze.
The next moment, he arrived in front of a towering tree.
The breeze is gentle and the spring weather is bright.
He quickly locked onto the figure of the newcomer, only to see that he was smiling brightly and with pure eyes like a boy next door: "Oi~ I'm Fang Yan, a superhero student from the world of The Boys, codenamed [Newborn]!"
The naming rules for the newcomers' initial code names are not the Invisible Man or Homelander types, but are similar to Black, Starlight, and Maeve.
(End of this chapter)