The van flew over the sea for nearly half an hour and penetrated the heavy naval blockade.

I don’t know how many kilometers away from the Shampoo Islands, but I finally saw an inhabited island.

Not long after, the vehicle drove directly onto the island.

Dokwei Town is the most prosperous town in the Marla Empire. Even the imperial capital is not as prosperous as Dokwei Town.

It was a town established based on the port of Dokwe, the first port of the Marla Empire.

To be precise, the port of Dockway is the town of Dockway.

All supplies, commerce, passengers, etc. in the entire empire come in and out through this port, so it is extremely prosperous.

In order not to cause trouble, Zhou He landed directly in the woods on the shore.

After getting off the bus, he put away the van and walked outside with Hicks.

…

There is a huge gatehouse in the port of Dockwey. Above the gatehouse, there are three characters "Dockwey" written on it.

Moreover, these words seem to have been written by the founder of the Saint Elma Empire, the first king.

At the port, a large number of merchant ships and cargo ships docked, with large amounts of goods and people flowing up and down.

On the streets far away from the port, people come and go, but there are many shops on the streets.

Whether it is a snack bar, a weapon shop, a navigation chart shop, a tavern cake shop, etc., there are many customers inside.

The traffic on the streets near the port is very dense.

Needless to say, this port is indeed prosperous.

At this time, Zhou He had already led Hicks out of the woods and entered the small town of Dockway.

"Huh?" Zhou He suddenly frowned and his eyes fell on the notice board next to the gatehouse in the distance.

I saw two brand new wanted posters posted on the notice board.

The portraits on these two wanted posters are actually 90% similar to those of Zhou He and Hicks.

"Six billion? The Navy really looks up to me. Hicks has two billion?" Zhou He clicked his tongue in surprise.

"Sir, what six billion? I don't have two billion Baileys." Hicks didn't know why.

"The two of us are wanted by the navy. My bounty is 6 billion, and you also have 2 billion beli." Zhou He said with a faint smile.

When Hicks heard this, a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face.

"Two billion, why do I also have a reward of two billion?" Hicks looked in disbelief.

"Haha, you killed that Celestial Dragon with your own hands, and it was seen by so many people, and since you were protected by me, you naturally got a bonus of two billion." Zhou He explained with a smile.

Just when Hicks was about to speak, Zhou He waved his hand gently and said: "Our faces cannot be exposed anymore. I have changed our faces, so there is no need to worry."

"Yes, sir!" Hicks replied immediately.

"Let's go to that shop." As he said that, Zhou He took Hicks to a shop that sold compasses and recording pointers from nearby sea areas.

After Zhou He entered, he asked directly without any nonsense.

When the shop owner heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Guest, do you need a permanent pointer to the Holy Land Marie Gioia?"

"Yes, do you sell them here?" Zhou He said calmly.

"Yes, but why are you going to the Holy Land?" The shop owner nodded and said.

"How much?" Zhou He was too lazy to answer the shop owner.

Seeing Zhou He's appearance, the latter didn't say anything. He looked under the counter for a while and then took out a permanent pointer.

"Sir, this is the permanent pointer to the Holy Land of Marie Gioia, the price."

Before the shop owner even told the price, Zhou He threw out an ingot of gold and interrupted: "This ingot of gold should be enough."

As he said that, Zhou He reached out and grabbed the permanent pointer in his hand.

At the same time, he also grabbed a Devil Fruit illustrated book from the shelf nearby.

After getting the things, Zhou He immediately took Hicks and walked outside.

At this time, the shop owner realized and quickly grabbed the gold on the counter. After checking it, he found that it was actually gold.

"Haha, this guy is so rich, he seems to be a fat sheep. How stupid, he only gave me a piece of gold for only ten thousand beli, haha!"

The shop owner immediately laughed proudly.

…

"Sir, are we leaving the island now and going to the Holy Land of Mariejoia?" Walking on the street, Hicks asked Zhou He.

"Don't worry, you can go anytime. There should be a food court on this small island. Let's eat something delicious first." Zhou He said with a smile.

"Okay, sir." Hicks didn't say anything. Zhou He's order was everything, and she wouldn't refute it, she would only obey it.

Zhou He asked a local resident and found out where the food court was.

It took some time to reach the destination.

At this moment, it is almost dinner time, so the food street is a bit busier than the previous commercial street.

The aroma of various foods coming from inside aroused the greed in Zhou He's stomach.

"Gurgling" At this moment, Hicks's stomach suddenly growled.

As if he noticed that Zhou He was looking over, Hicks said with a slightly red smile: "Sir, I'm a little hungry."

"Eat when you're hungry and eat freely." Zhou He said with a smile.

…

An hour later, Zhou He and Hicks were sitting in a burger restaurant in the food court.

After Zhou He ate his fiftieth shark burger, he drank a large glass of ice-cold Coke, then leaned back in his chair and let out a long burp.

Across from her, Hicks' belly was already bulging. She was eating her tenth octopus burger.

"The Vajra Indestructible Magic Skill I taught you can be used to help digestion and absorption." Zhou He suddenly reminded him.

"Yes, sir, these burgers are so delicious, I can't help it." Hicks smiled, grabbed the next burger, and ate it.

Suddenly, Zhou He's ears moved and he heard all the conversation at the next table.

"Eat quickly, the auction will start in fifteen minutes."

"Don't rush me, I'll finish it soon."

"You are such a pig. You have eaten so much and it is not enough. If we are late, we won't be able to get in. I have saved two million beli to buy a beautiful slave girl."

"Don't worry, you won't be late. But if you buy a female slave, aren't you afraid that your wife will beat you up, haha!"

"Tch, if that woman dares to say anything, I'll beat her to death!"

"However, I heard that there was a Devil Fruit auction this time, and people from many nearby countries came. Even some navies who failed to get to the Chambord Islands in time and some powerful pirates came."

"..."

"Auction? Devil Fruit?"

Zhou He touched his chin and began to think deeply.

Devil Fruits are known as the secret treasures of the sea. On the black market, even the most rubbish and useless Devil Fruits are worth 100 million Baileys. If there are some powerful Devil Fruits, the value will increase exponentially.

Nowadays, the most expensive thing is the surgical fruit, which is worth 5 billion beli. This is still priceless but not marketable.

If the results of the surgery really come true, Zhou He believes that the price will be high rather than low.

For no other reason than that the fruit of the operation has the ability to make people immortal.

…

According to rumors, Devil Fruit is the incarnation of the devil of the sea. After eating it, you will gain different abilities, but as a price, those who eat it will be rejected by the sea and become landlubbers.

Devil Fruit abilities are divided into three categories: superhuman, animal (including two rare species of phantom beasts and ancient species), and natural.

Devil Fruit abilities will not be repeated. All Devil Fruits are single. There are no fruits with the same abilities in the "same period", only fruits with similar abilities (such as "Burning Fruit" and "Reheat Fruit").

However, Devil Fruits have a superior-subordinate relationship, for example, the superior Frozen Fruit and the subordinate Snow Fruit.

There are also upper-level tons of fruits and lower-level kilogram fruits.

Unless the person with the ability dies, the Devil Fruit that he or she has eaten will reappear. When the person with the ability uses their abilities, their body, clothing, and accessories will all change accordingly.

Zhou He glanced at Hicks and decided to go to the auction to have a look.

Not long after, the two people at the table next to them finished eating and left.

Zhou He also quickly pulled Hicks after him.

About five minutes later, Zhou He followed the two of them to the entrance of a venue.

The two people took out their tickets and were checked by the guards. Then they received two number plates from the man in a suit and entered the auction.

Immediately, Zhou He and Hicks stepped forward, but were stopped by the guards.
To be continued...