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Before they could even fully process their shock, Queen randomly found a user who had enabled the 'Shopping Cart' feature, clicked into their cart, and found that the items on it were indeed cheap; each item cost only one hundred Berries!
Then place the order!
The moment he clicked to place the order, the entire hall suddenly fell into a strange silence. Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the phone in Queen's hand.
"Now is the moment to witness a miracle!" As soon as he finished speaking, the air about a meter above the phone began to twist, and a pitch-black hole appeared out of thin air, slowly rotating and giving off a mysterious light.
"Th-This... this is..." Who's-Who instinctively took half a step back, his fingers unconsciously touching the hilt of the sword at his waist, instantly entering combat readiness!
Black Maria's red lips parted slightly, completely unaware that her pipe had slipped from her fingers.
Even the usually calm King couldn't help but lean forward, his eyes behind his mask flashing with disbelief.
Kaido also widened his eyes. The hole had appeared silently, so silently that even he hadn't noticed when it happened.
"Don't be nervous, it's just an item transmission channel," Queen motioned for the others to relax. "This is the amazing thing about TikTok's Shopping Cart; it can instantly deliver goods right in front of you!"
Hearing Queen's explanation, everyone was still somewhat shocked, but their tension eased slightly. They watched the rotating hole, their eyes full of wonder.
Just then, a beautifully packaged robot toy suddenly dropped out of the hole, landing with a 'thud' at Queen's feet.
The sound was particularly crisp in the silent hall, startling Page One so much he almost jumped.
"Whoa!" Ulti shrieked, instinctively hiding behind her brother. "Something jumped out!"
Kaido suddenly stood up from his throne, his sake gourd rolling onto the ground with a 'clatter'. His eyes were wide. "What in the world is going on? Is this the ability of some Devil Fruit user?!"
Queen looked at their panicked looks, especially the look on King's face as if he'd seen a ghost, and felt overjoyed.
He deliberately slowed down to pick up the toy, weighing it in his hand, the fat on his face trembling uncontrollably as he held back his laughter.
"Don't be nervous, everyone~" He drew out his words, proudly shaking his phone. "This is the power of the Shopping Cart!"
He cleared his throat and began to explain. "As long as you have 1000 followers, you can enable the Shopping Cart function. It's like... uh... a portable store!"
He gestured awkwardly. "Buyers place an order, sellers ship, and then the product can..." He pointed at the toy on the ground. "...be delivered directly to the buyer like this! As for the principle..."
At this point, Queen shrugged, a hint of helplessness in his tone. "To be honest, even I, a genius scientist, can't figure it out." He spread his hands, feeling quite frustrated. "I've studied it carefully, and I haven't figured out a single thing."
Speaking of this, he suddenly became excited again. "But that's not important! What's important is..." Queen suddenly raised his voice, spittle flying. "This thing is even more amazing than Devil Fruits! And anyone can use it!"
He stole a glance at King, finding that the other man was still lost in shock, and immediately puffed out his beer belly with pride.
"Heh heh!!"
Who's-Who suddenly let out a cold, hateful laugh, which sounded particularly harsh in the silent hall.
"Since you can't figure it out..." His slender fingers gripped the phone, the veins on the back of his clearly defined hand bulging. "Then let's just take it apart and see!"
Before his voice faded, he abruptly tightened his five fingers, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force.
Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the phone in his hand.
However, to their surprise, the seemingly fragile phone remained completely still, without even a single scratch.
Who's-Who's pupils suddenly got smaller, a look of confusion flashing across his face.
"Hmph!"
He snorted coldly, and a pitch-black layer of Armament Haki instantly wrapped around his entire right arm, the veins on his bulging, muscular arm sticking out.
With the 'crackling' sound of bones grinding, he used force again, and the ground shook slightly from his power.
But the phone remained as good as new, its smooth screen even clearly reflecting his face twisted by anger.
"Damn it!" Who's-Who was completely enraged and embarrassed, and suddenly raised his hand, unleashing several sharp Finger Pistols.
With the 'swish swish swish' of air being torn, several deep pits were instantly blasted into the ground, sending gravel flying.
After the dust settled, everyone was shocked to see the phone still lying quietly on the ground, not even the screen protector was broken.
"This... this hardness is just too crazy..." Black Maria lightly covered her red lips, forgetting to smoke her pipe.
Page One rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he had seen wrong. Even the usually calm King couldn't help but look at the phone in his hand, his brows came together under his mask.
"If we tied phones all over our bodies..." Sasaki suddenly slapped his thigh excitedly, his eyes gleaming. "Couldn't we use them as armor?"
Queen shook his round head, the fat on his face jiggling with the movement. "I already tried that, old man."
He pursed his lips and pulled out a severed phone lanyard from his pocket. "The phone is hard, but these cords connecting the phones..."
Saying that, he casually pulled, and the lanyard snapped instantly. "They're very brittle."
He looked around at everyone and, unusually serious, added. "For people at our level, even a single gap..." He made a throat-slitting gesture. "...is enough to die several times over."
Silence fell over the hall once more, broken only by the sounds of their breathing.
Everyone's gaze without thinking fell upon the seemingly ordinary but unbreakable phone on the ground.
The mysterious function of the Shopping Cart combined with this unbelievable hardness made these battle-hardened individuals feel, for the first time, a power that went beyond their understanding.
The sounds of inhaling echoed throughout the hall.
Queen proudly shook his phone. "Come on, everyone, open TikTok! I'll teach you how to use it."
The Tobiroppo all lowered their heads and fiddled with their phones. Ulti frowned and poked the screen with her fingernail, while Page One carefully held the phone between two fingers, as if afraid of crushing it.
Black Maria elegantly curled her little finger, her red lips slightly parted. "How do I... register?"
"Watch carefully!" Queen shouted, spittle flying.
He showed the registration process step by step, occasionally helping someone who pressed the wrong button, working up a sweat.
Kaido sat on his throne, propping his chin with one hand, watching the scene with interest, forgetting to drink the sake from his gourd.
"Alright!" Queen wiped the sweat from his forehead and added everyone to a newly created group chat.
His eyes darted around, and he grinned fawningly. "Lord Kaido, of course you should be the group owner!"
Saying that, he quickly transferred the group ownership to Kaido.