Bai Ye pointed to the rotating disk on the gashat machine and said, "Spinning this thing will give you a capsule toy!"
The gashat machine was Bai Ye's personal property, and other chosen ones could not draw from it. Otherwise, who would the drawn capsule toy belong to?
However, Ziyuan was not a chosen one, but a native resident, so it didn't matter. The capsule toy drawn would still belong to Bai Ye.
Ziyuan had never seen a gashat machine before, so she was quite curious about it. After hesitating for a moment, as Bai Ye instructed, she reached out, grabbed the handle, and turned the disk.
The sound of the machine whirring started again, and then...
"Holy crap!" Bai Ye's eyes widened as he looked at Ziyuan and said, "Are you kidding me?"
Ziyuan looked confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Ye bent down and took the capsule toy out of the machine. It was...
Blood red!
A red capsule toy!
Bai Ye looked at Ziyuan and said, "I feel so guilty right now. Is this luck worth three years of your life?"
"It's alright," Ziyuan said nonchalantly, "As long as we ghost people don't die in battle, living six or seven hundred years is nothing!"
Bai Ye: "..."
Good heavens, others pay with money, and you pay with your life!
Bai Ye was instantly speechless. This was his first red capsule toy in this life, and he didn't even draw it himself.
As Bai Ye pondered, he twisted open the red capsule toy.
Doku Doku no Mi (Devil Fruit) (Item) (Red): Consuming this fruit grants supernatural abilities. The user can generate venom from any part of their body, allowing them to be enveloped in immensely powerful poison. They can also release venom from any part of their body, and even their breath can transform into a highly poisonous gas. However, care must be taken not to let food come into contact with the poison during consumption, as it can affect the user. Even with strong poison resistance, it can cause continuous diarrhea.
Weakness: Cannot come into contact with seawater or sea prism stone.
Effect: Poison (Except for their own poison, which causes minor effects (diarrhea), no other poisons can harm the person who has consumed the Doku Doku no Mi.)
Poison Ball: (Condense venom into a poison ball from one's palm and then throw it as an attack.)
Poison Cloud: (Release poisonous gas from within the body. Upon contact, the body will be invaded by poison, and the five senses will gradually disappear.)
Poison Gas Bomb: (Spit out tear gas bubbles from the mouth as an attack.)
Poison Dragon: (Release a poison dragon condensed from venom to attack. Upon contact, any object will be corroded by the poison.)
Poison Giant Soldier: (Form a giant skeleton-shaped soldier with venom, capable of wide-range attacks. Upon contact, the body will be eroded by poison, gradually losing its vitality.)
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Bai Ye stared at the opened red capsule toy, completely dumbfounded, frozen in place like a statue.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Ziyuan, seeing Bai Ye staring blankly, couldn't help but nudge him and ask, "What are you spacing out for?"
"I'm gonna go one-on-one with the Orc King, I'm invincible!" Bai Ye snapped back to his senses after being nudged and started laughing loudly, "I'll beat them both!"
Seeing Bai Ye in uncontrollable laughter, Ziyuan sighed, "A perfectly fine person, and they've gone crazy again!"
Crazy?
Bai Ye felt like he was truly going crazy right now!
This was a red-quality ability!
Most importantly...
This ability was obtained through an item!
If the gashat machine directly produced an ability, Bai Ye wouldn't be so ecstatic, because the ability would disappear automatically after the 24-hour time limit.
However, obtaining an ability through an item was a completely different matter.
If an ability directly came from the gashat machine, the ability was an item of the gashat machine, so the 24-hour limit would apply, and it would be recalled when time was up.
But if an item came from the gashat machine, and that item allowed one to gain an ability, it would not be subject to the 24-hour limit. This was because the item drawn from the gashat machine was the item itself, not the ability. When the 24-hour limit was reached, it was the item that would be recalled, not the ability gained through the item!
And since the item was a consumable that had already been used, it was no longer subject to recall, whether it was recalled or not. The ability obtained was related to the item, not the gashat machine, so it would not be recalled by the gashat machine.
In simple terms...
Ziyuan had helped Bai Ye get a red-quality ability for free!
And it was permanent!
Bai Ye excitedly opened his arms to Ziyuan and said, "Your kindness is immense, little brother is deeply grateful, I have no way to repay you, perhaps I should offer myself..."
*Bang!*
Before Bai Ye could finish speaking, he received a punch to the face.
His nose stung, and he almost shed tears.
"Fine, no offering!" Bai Ye said, covering his face, "Do you have to hit me?"
"Hmph!" Ziyuan snorted, "Are you still going to save people or not?"
"Yes!" Bai Ye rubbed his nose and said, "Now, even if the Orc King appears, I dare to kill him for you to see!"
With the red-quality ability in hand, Bai Ye was filled with confidence. Then, he couldn't help but size up Ziyuan again. This woman was truly blessed. The first time she drew from the gashat machine, she casually got a red one, an ability item like a Devil Fruit...
If he used a shard of God Stone and had Ziyuan draw again, and it turned out to be a gold-quality Devil Fruit...
"Boasting," Ziyuan said, rolling her eyes as Bai Ye started grinning foolishly again. As she walked forward, she urged, "Let's go quickly."
"Oh, coming."
Bai Ye came back to his senses and put away the gashat machine.
He would save the last draw for emergencies. If he really had to confront the Orc King...
Bragging was one thing, but Bai Ye knew it was still risky. Even with the Doku Doku no Mi, it might not be effective. The reason was simple: judging by Rimuru's body stats, the Orc King's body stats were likely all over 200, and perhaps even over 300 in one or two aspects.
Therefore, while Bai Ye might not be at a disadvantage in terms of offense when using the Doku Doku no Mi, his defense...
Bai Ye felt he might be beaten to death in three punches.
Thinking of this, Bai Ye suddenly felt that life was full of ups and downs, and fate was unpredictable.
Bai Ye had originally wanted to acquire combat methods, and abilities were certainly a type of combat method. At this stage, the possibility of normally obtaining a red-quality ability was virtually zero.
After all, black-quality items were extremely rare right now. Without some strength, it was unthinkable to even get one, let alone red-quality.
Therefore, with the sudden acquisition of the Doku Doku no Mi, his combat capabilities had greatly improved. However, Bai Ye realized that his physical strength seemed to be lagging behind again. Although the Five Spirit Disk could continuously improve his physical attributes, it was a gradual process and couldn't significantly boost Bai Ye's physical strength in a short period.
So...
Did he need to find items to enhance his body again?
This was truly a case where plans couldn't keep up with changes!
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