Chapter 350: Electric Light Piercing Through the Street!
Chapter 350: Electric Light Piercing Through the Street!
"Reporting to Saint Nerona, we followed your instructions and placed hundreds of various fruits around Gan Fall's Sky Spot Bird, then killed it by piercing its head with Finger Pistol."
"After about a few seconds, we discovered that one of the bananas had turned into a blue Devil Fruit!"
"After checking the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, it has now been confirmed to be the Zoan type, Normal class Uma Uma no Mi!"
From his voice, it was clear that this Cipher Pol member was extremely shocked. He then took out a Photo from his jacket pocket and held it up with both hands to Lord Imu.
Lord Imu didn't reach out, and the Photo automatically flew in front of him.
Indeed, it was a banana-shaped, blue Devil Fruit with many white spiral patterns on its surface.
This result was naturally satisfying.
The fact that Devil Fruits would randomly regenerate on nearby fruits after an Ability User's death was likely unknown even to Vegapunk at this point in Time.
The reason for this slight uncertainty was that he was rumored to possess Wisdom 500 years ahead of the present, and the Time point in the 'Canon' was only twenty-three years later.
"This Matter is to be kept Confidential."
"Yes!"
This Cipher Pol member also knew the Matter was of great importance.
At this moment, Stussy walked over carrying the Golden Bell, which had been shrunk to ten centimeters tall. Saint Nerona then said, "Stussy, notify the Five Elders to designate this Island as the Air Force Headquarters and have them send people over for Renovation."
"Yes, Lord!"
Stussy had always been curious why this person, who was clearly a Five Elders Candidate, could openly command the Five Elders.
But she didn't dare to ask.
Returning to the Deck of Noah's Ark, Lord Imu ordered Tesoro and Stella to be called.
"Lord!"
Soon, Tesoro arrived with his beautiful wife. They greeted him Respectfully and also saw the giant Golden Bell, nearly three stories high, and the many Golden Creations piled around it.
The Golden Bell, in particular, utterly captivated him; it was simply too beautiful. At this moment, he heard Lord Imu give an Order.
"Yes, use that Gold to build a Belfry for it, and then install it. Stussy, give him the Design Blueprint."
"Yes!"
A moment later, after Tesoro finished reading the Design Blueprint, the Ability of his Gold-Gold Fruit was immediately unleashed. The large amount of Gold rapidly transformed from solid to liquid, then continuously gathered and shaped itself around the Golden Bell.
In the blink of an eye, a five-story multi-eaved, four-cornered pyramidal-roofed Golden Belfry in the Tang Dynasty Style stood tall in the center of Noah's Ark's Deck.
The Golden Bell was located in the fifth-floor Attic, which had no walls on its four sides.
When the Sunlight from the Sky sprinkled down like spring rain, it instantly illuminated the surrounding Ground and the five-story Ship Tower where Lord Imu resided, making them shine with brilliant Radiance, as if they were also Gold.
"Release that Snake."
Upon hearing this, Stussy directly opened the Iron cage in her hand, allowing the 'Lord of the Sky' inside to crawl out and rush towards the Golden Belfry with all its might.
Lord Imu ordered, "Restore its Body."
The next moment.
The Body of the Small Blue Snake expanded at a Speed visible to the naked eye. After a few seconds, it once again became a thirty-meter-long Giant Python.
This made it extremely full of Delight. It quickly climbed to the top of the Belfry and examined the Golden Bell inside, its eyes narrowing with happiness.
"From now on, you will live here and guard the Golden Bell. But you must strike it twelve times every noon, and one hundred and eight times on the first day of each year."
After speaking, Lord Imu thought for a moment and added, "From now on, your Name will be 'Kukulkan', and you will be responsible for guarding the Ark's Deck!"
The Giant Blue Snake, known as the 'Lord of the Sky' by the Sky Islanders, upon hearing this, was filled with Fear and dared not meet Lord Imu's gaze, but it nodded in a very Human-like manner, indicating that it understood.
For it, as long as it could keep seeing the Golden Bell, that was enough!
"Lord, how should the Shandia be handled?"
At this moment, Commander Clement, seeing Lord Imu about to return to the top-floor Ship Tower, quickly spoke up and asked.
"Ask them if they are willing to join the Air Force and fight for the World Government. If they are, let them move down to Shandora to live. If not... kill them!"
Lord Imu valued the Aptitude of the Shandia; they could be considered a quality Military Source.
As for the Historical Issues of this race, he even dared to use King of the Lunarian race, so what were these Shandia?
Holy Land Mariejois.
The Five Elders had already received Lord Imu's Order.
"The other half of Jaya Island actually flew ten thousand meters high and became a Sky Island in the White Sea?"
Saint Marcus Mars, who was most sensitive to History, was extremely surprised by this information.
"Isn't the key point the brilliant and stunning idea of establishing the Air Force Headquarters on a Sky Island?"
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn looked out the Window towards the Sky in the direction of Jaya Island, his face filled with fanaticism.
Beside him, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter sat on the Sofa with his legs crossed, showing the charming Smile unique to a handsome older man, and agreed.
"Indeed, since we haven't found a way to assemble a large number of Flying Soldiers yet, let's first use the Sky Islanders to build the basic framework of the Air Force."
"Although the small wings on the backs of the Sky Islanders are just decorations, they do look quite Air Force-like."
Saint Topman Warcury nodded.
"In that case, This Old Man will immediately organize a Construction team. This Air Force Headquarters must be completed as soon as possible. Let the Construction Department dispatch Pica and Teach."
The next day.
On the Sky Island side, Lord Imu left three Flying Warships temporarily stationed there, while the remaining two followed Noah's Ark towards the Southeast Sea.
Where was he going?
Birka!
Originally, based on his Previous Life's memories, Lord Imu only knew that Birka Island was Southeast of 'Skypiea'. But his subordinates found the 'Great White Sea Map' in that Shrine.
This somewhat ancient Map recorded most of the surrounding Fixed Sky Islands, including the Location of Birka Island.
It was a pity that Weatheria was not included.
This was normal; Weatheria was a Sky Island that drifted around the World with the Wind, with no fixed Position. Finding it was truly too difficult.
But no matter how difficult, Lord Imu had to find a way to locate it.
This Island, which specialized in researching the Climate of the Sea Star World and had developed Weather Technology, was of immense Value, in his Heart even comparable to Vegapunk's Hometown, the 'Future Country' Baltigo!
Birka Island.
It wasn't actually far from Angel Island. Referencing the Blue Sea's Great Map, perhaps coincidentally, it was roughly located above Amazon Lily.
The area of this Sky Island was four or five times larger than Angel Island, and it had vast Jungles.
These Trees were all unique Tree Species of the Sky Island. There were many Congotrees, which Lord Imu had drunk from before, but there were even more Trees and various Plants he hadn't seen.
The Jungle was home to a large number of Sky Island Birds and Wild Beast.
Sky Spot Bird, Three-Zhang Bird, they were everywhere you looked, flying in flocks in the Sky.
The Urban Area where the Resident lived, however, encircled the entire Edge of the Island, right next to the White Sea, forming a hollow circle. From above, it looked like a white ring surrounding a green circle.
The Street was bustling with people coming and going, very lively.
Everywhere you looked, men and women 'Angel' with wings on their backs walked around chatting and laughing. Everyone's face was filled with happy Smile, free from worries about food and drink, and completely without Pressure.
From a certain perspective, this could indeed be considered a paradise on earth.
Suddenly.
Just as everyone was enjoying the Peaceful Life they had long grown accustomed to, a rumbling, explosive sound echoed from the Jungle in the center of the Island.
When someone looked over in confusion.
First, they saw a large number of Birds taking flight like Dark Clouds, followed by a beam of blue Radiance piercing through the Trees along its path, then in the blink of an eye, it swept past them and rushed into the bustling Urban Area behind them, traversing the entire Street at an extremely high Speed.
"Ahhhhhh----"
The people on the Street were stunned for a few seconds before snapping awake. Then, terrified Scream resounded throughout Birka.
On the Street, dozens of men and women lay collapsed on the Ground, their condition unknown. Their skin was charred black, steaming hot, and terrifying Electric Current flickered across their bodies, almost all lying in a straight line.
(End of this chapter)