Of the three newly refreshed tasks, only the task of the strongest challenger was relatively easy to complete, so Zhang Xuan immediately decided to start with this task.

It's easy to find someone with a similar reputation to yourself, and there are many candidates.

But as for who to turn to, this remains to be decided.

Simply looking for a person who meets the requirements of the task, Zhang Xuan can go directly to the naval headquarters and shout, and the three major generals and even the marshal of the Warring States will run to greet him.

However, this kind of behavior of seeking death is obviously not advisable.

What Zhang Xuan needs to find is a guy with a high reputation, but weak strength.

Because only by winning the opponent, the task of the strongest challenger can reach the A-level standard.

The people in his mind were sifted over and over again, and finally, a person's name appeared and remained in Zhang Xuan's mind - Sand Crocodile * Klocodahl!

This Zhang Xuan's former subordinate was defeated, and he was not eliminated by the navy from the Seven Martial Seas.

And in the more than a year since Zhang Xuan disappeared, Klockdahl has returned to the top, caught many new star pirates, and his reputation has risen instead of falling.

Such a guy is simply the perfect object for this mission!

"It seems...... I'm going to trouble this sand crocodile to cooperate with me again......"

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Following the guidance of the Eternal Hand, the Dawn headed straight for Alabastan.

On this day, Zhang Xuan was cultivating the Spiral Pill on the bow deck of the ship, and the Great Snake Pill suddenly found him.

"What's wrong? Can I help you? Looking at the big snake pill who seemed to have something to say, Zhang Xuan asked in advance.

"My lord, I want to get a Devil Fruit to study." Orochimaru said very dryly.

"Uh...... Devil Fruits? Why do you suddenly want to study it? Zhang Xuan said suspiciously.

"The power of the Devil Fruit is very strange, far more complicated than the ninjutsu I studied, and I want to see what secrets it hides."

Orochimaru stared at Zhang Xuan with burning eyes, and Zhang Xuan was a little uncomfortable when he saw it.

"That'...... Okay, but Devil Fruits aren't all that easy to come across, and it's all a matter of luck. ”

"Huh! My lord, don't rely on luck, I already have a clue to a Devil Fruit. ”

"Really? Where did you get the news? Zhang Xuan looked at Orochimaru in surprise.

During this period of time, they have all lived on the Dawn, and they have not even met an island, where did Orochimaru get the news of the Devil Fruit?

"Look here, my lord." Orochimaru reached out and handed over a piece of newspaper.

I saw that on the front page of the newspaper, there were a few bold words - the Chambord Islands Auction House reproduces the Devil Fruit Auction!

"Devil Fruits for auction?" Seeing the contents of the newspaper, Zhang Xuan frowned slightly.

This auction will cost money, and the price of a Devil Fruit will not be too low.

Although there was a lot of jewelry and gold on board the Dawn, its combined value was estimated to be one or two hundred million bells.

With this amount of money, it's really hard to say whether you can buy a Devil Fruit.

And to make Zhang Xuan spend so much money to buy things, this is not in line with Zhang Xuan's style of doing things.

"This Chambord Islands is the opposite of where we're going......"

"My lord, didn't you say that someone has already analyzed the secret of the Devil Fruit, I believe that I will not be worse than others, this Devil Fruit is really important." Orochimaru saw Zhang Xuan's hesitation, and immediately hurriedly said.

"This ......"

After carefully weighing Orochimaru's research ability and his achievements in the Hokage World, Zhang Xuan felt that he didn't seem to have any reason not to trust him.

"Okay! Samui was told to change course, and we rushed to the Chambord Islands before the auction. Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and decided.

Compared with the secret of an A-level mission and the Devil Fruit, Zhang Xuan felt that the latter was more important.

If Orochimaru can also research artificial devil fruits, then he will really be able to do it!

Under Zhang Xuan's order, the Dawn immediately turned around.

Since there was no guide to record the pointer, Zhang Xuan and the others could only choose a general direction according to the map.

The Chambord Islands are a must-stop for all pirates heading to the New World.

The routes of the Great Passage will eventually converge here.

So even if he doesn't know the specific route, Zhang Xuan is not afraid of not finding a place.

Just come across a random island and follow the record pointers to reach the Chambord Islands.

There are still three months before the auction is held, as long as it is not too unlucky, Zhang Xuan and the others can arrive in time.

It's just luck that sometimes it's really unreliable......

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Three weeks later.

Standing at the bow of the Dawn, Zhang Xuan opened the writing wheel and looked ahead, his brows always locked.

"There's still no shadow of the island, so we're not going to go astray, are we?" Zhang Xuan muttered to himself.

Tsunade, who was listless next to him, rolled his eyes speechlessly when he heard this.

"Can you find the way, I'm going to be the first to die if I don't find an island to stop on this boat for more than a month."

Zhang Xuan heard Tsunade's weak words, glanced at the other party, and said with a slight pout:

"Huh! I think you're a gambling addict and want to find a place to spend your addiction, right? ”

"So what? Do you go to sea just to swing around this ship all day? Studying and practicing ninjutsu all day long, I see that you, like Orochimaru, have mental problems. Tsunade retorted unceremoniously.

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and just wanted to clean up this ship doctor who didn't know how to respect the captain.

But at this moment, Yamato's voice suddenly came from the lookout.

"Ship...... Captain, there's something floating over there, it looks like it's ...... It's a ...... Coffin ......"

Yamato's frightened voice was intermittent, apparently stimulated by something.

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan's figure flashed and suddenly appeared on the lookout.

Following Yamato's gaze, Zhang Xuan's back was suddenly cold.

"That'...... Is it really a coffin? ”

Not far from the Dawn, a black rectangular object was drifting along the waves.

It looks too much like a coffin.

Wrong! It should be said that it is really a coffin, and its appearance is not much different from the coffin at all.

"Big ...... My lord, did we encounter anything...... Dirty? Captain Yamato asked in a trembling voice.

"What's the panic? Even if it's a ghost, are we still afraid that it won't work? From the panic that had just opened, Zhang Xuan regained his composure.

Both the Pirate World and the Hokage World have souls, so the possibility of them encountering ghosts is not impossible.

However, dealing with ghosts, Zhang Xuan doesn't seem to have to be too afraid.

There is nothing that cannot be solved by 10,000 gold coins, and if there is, it will be 300 million......

(End of chapter)