Chapter 168: Golden Town (3k)

【Hidden Side Quest: The Unfulfilled Promise】

【Mission Description: Navy Lieutenant Kori made a promise to the young girl Cindy that he would definitely bring reinforcements to save Skuld Island, but he died helplessly; his ghost begs you to fulfill the promise in his stead.】

【Mission Content: Liberate the entirety of Skypiea from the rule of God Enel.】

【Mission Reward: Depending on the completion rate, obtain a minimum C-rank Singularity and 5000 Dimension Point reward.】

Bai Cangshu had indeed heard that in some places, observable events known as 【Ghosts】 could occur due to special electromagnetic phenomena.

But in the real world, that is usually explained as certain images being recorded by electromagnetic waves under extreme coincidences, which then play back under specific conditions, thus forming so-called 【Ghost Events】.

The Captain Kori appearing before Bai Cangshu at this moment clearly did not belong to this category; the other party was not just an image, but also possessed the ability to communicate with him.

"Tell me first, how did you end up in this state?"

At this time, the storm at sea was still continuing, and it seemed that the massive storm connecting the sky and the sea had moved a little closer to Skuld Island.

This sea area was likely already quite close to the sea area where the Knock-Up Stream occurred in the original work, and the weather was extremely extreme.

Kori recalled.

"I was too arrogant, thinking that guy was a complete idiot, so I thought about using my Navy status to feign cooperation with him, and then find an opportunity to use Haki and Seastone to defeat him, but..."

Kori clutched his head, and his figure became blurry.

"I can't remember..."

"By the time I woke up, my corpse was already in the belly of this giant snake."

Bai Cangshu's expression shifted; this was different from his previous speculation. Could it be that the 【Lord of the Sky】 did not fight Enel after falling?

And as for how the other party became a ghost, there were likely still some hidden issues behind this matter.

In the Pirate World, not only were there things involving souls and the dead like the 【Soul-Soul Fruit】 and 【Yomi-Yomi Fruit】, but there also existed special spirit bodies like the 【Ship Spirit】.

It likely contained the possibility of certain spiritual existences to begin with.

Therefore, one could not rule out that Kori had turned into a ghost due to obsession after being killed, but this possibility was relatively low. There were countless people in the Pirate World who died with obsessions; if they could all truly turn into ghosts, the Celestial Dragons would likely have been surrounded by countless ghosts long ago.

"Celestial Dragons..."

A flash of inspiration struck Bai Cangshu's mind. He thought of a plan that could ensure the outside world would definitely cast its gaze and a large amount of power onto this island.

Crack!

Suddenly, at this moment, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky again. This time, it struck the distant outer sea area. Bai Cangshu did not know what had attracted Enel's attention again.

At this moment, his heart and breathing skipped slightly, the timing perfectly synchronized with the thunderclap.

"I can agree to your request, but the premise is that you must help me find a place."

Kori heard Bai Cangshu's words, and the ghost nodded. Accompanied by the thick fog, he disappeared. This fog, like the weather phenomena that occasionally appeared on the sea, rapidly swept across the entire territory of Skuld Island.

It drifted over the vast mountains regarded as forbidden ground, over the panic-stricken towns, and over the dilapidated harbor in the back filled with shipwrecks.

Bai Cangshu actually already knew roughly that the merchant ship that sank at the start was not just a background for the Reincarnators to enter, but also a kind of hint.

Under Enel's rule, this island had already become a forbidden zone.

Nearby ships could all suffer bombardment.

Thereby replenishing the number of people on the island that often decreased due to lightning strikes.

Bai Cangshu looked at the 【Lord of the Sky】, which was on the verge of death but still alive, and lowered his right hand. Since he had decided to oppose Enel, this was not the best time to kill this giant snake.

In his Backpack, there was still a page of 【Thou Shalt Not Die】 that could completely heal a dying person. At certain moments, this giant python, with a body like a mountain, could exert extra utility.

Bai Cangshu followed the fog with light footwork. With every step he took, his body leaped over a distance of dozens of meters as if it had no weight. Whether on treetops or small rocks, he could stand steadily, showing no signs of his weight exceeding one hundred and seventy kilograms.

Bai Cangshu followed the white fog that seemed to fill the entire area but was gradually gathering in one direction, and he soon crossed the entire mountain range.

He saw the collapsed ruins in the valley, as well as the golden, glittering buildings.

Golden Town...

Enel viewed himself as a god; he did not love wealth, but he was accustomed to linking his ability with gold, using high heat to smelt and shape gold, and using gold as a weapon that could change as he pleased.

He even used a large amount of gold to build an ark made of pure gold.

But gold itself represented immense wealth, and at the same time... it was also a source of disaster.

Bai Cangshu arrived in the valley without a sound.

【You have come into contact with Special Structure·Golden Township (Purple)】

【When you have held control over Golden Town for more than 7 days, the space will judge that you have obtained ownership of Golden Town, and you will be able to obtain control over Special Structure·Golden Township】

【Current Ownership: 0%】

Bai Cangshu's ears twitched. He clearly heard the footsteps of a large patrol, likely the so-called 【God's Guard】.

This group of people had average combat power, but taking action here would likely attract the perception of the priests and Enel.

Bai Cangshu drifted like a ghost, gliding over the heads of the patrol, and then picked up two gold bricks from the edge of a collapsed golden building.

【Broken Gold Brick】

【Quality: White】

【Description: A product of the Golden Town ruins, gold of extremely high purity】

【Effect: Possesses considerable trade value】

【Note: This item lacks sufficient information and cannot be brought out of this world】

Bai Cangshu weighed them, then leaped up, gliding away from the air like a falcon.

——

In the dirty sewer, Orgins and the others no longer had their previous relaxation and leisure.

The appearance of the priest Shura made the group realize the crisis once again.

"Although that dangerous guy took Shura's corpse away, since Shura could notice this place, it means someone has already become suspicious."

Lieao analyzed calmly.

Hank clutched his shoulder. Lacking medicine and given the dirty environment here, his wound had developed a certain degree of infection, and furthermore, he could not expect the little girl to go steal medicine at this time.

"It's likely the little girl has been stealing from the market and has been targeted."

He was originally from a background of petty theft, so he was very clear about the unspoken rules in some towns.

Those targeting the little girl are likely not the vegetable vendors, but other pickpocket groups in the town.

Originally, those people had fallen into silence following the collapse of Lao Hanke's gang, but as time passed, these guys started getting restless again.

Especially since the little girl's technique isn't good, and she often relies on the intentional tolerance of those aunties to steal food; once this scene was seen by those guys, they naturally became active again.

Furthermore, they pushed the little girl out to act as a target.

Orgins had a gloomy look in his eyes, his gaze fixed on the cave entrance in the distance; the big-nosed Navy man appeared in the distance at this moment, and looking at the few of them, he spoke:

"Shura is dead, we can't hide here for long. When the little girl comes over next time, Orgins, you take the little girl and leave, and go hide in another place."

His figure was hunched, and there wasn't much vitality in his eyes, but Lieao and Banabi both stood up to salute.

The man was named Rushido, a Major in the Navy branch, and Kori was his subordinate.

That day, it was he who received the final communication sent by Kori, but by the time he rushed to the target sea area, he only saw a sunken warship, with all members of the squad killed in action.

Kori, the Navy Elite who had once gone to Marine Headquarters to participate in special training, didn't even leave behind a corpse.

He initially thought the other party hadn't died, and after sending a request for reinforcements to his superiors, he led men to break in.

But in the end, on that forbidden ground, he only saw the roaring Kori being swallowed into the belly of a giant snake, never to make a sound again.

When all the other team members opened fire on the giant snake and the man in the sky radiating lightning, Rushido felt fear, and he chose to turn and run.

Because of this, he dodged that bolt of lightning falling from the sky.

Just from that single strike, within a radius of several hundred meters, only the charred, burnt smell remained.

The smell of burnt human flesh, the stench of the air.

Everything was blasted to pieces.

Just because he didn't run far enough, his body was pierced by the terrifying Voltage, and from then on, he developed a condition of muscle spasms; he could no longer hold his gun steady to aim.

Rushido looked up and saw that guy standing in the sky, who didn't even look at him at all; the other party didn't attack him, the other party just casually unleashed a strike at the place where the most people were gathered.

Those elite soldiers of his who had served in the Navy for nearly ten years, those old comrades who had braved life and death with him and fought against Bounty Criminals several times, all turned into charcoal together, without even delivering a final word.

That feeling made Rushido tremble uncontrollably.

His confidence was completely destroyed.

There are many Monsters on the sea; it is simply not a stage where a guy like him can gallop, and he perceived this point with unprecedented clarity.

But today, watching that guy kill the equally formidable Divine Official Shura with a casual punch.

Rushido actually strangely found a sense of balance in the other party's almost undisguised, indifferent killing intent.

Those Monsters don't take the lives of people like them seriously.

But other Monsters also don't take their lives seriously.

Only Monsters can fight with Monsters; only this kind of coldness can resist another kind of coldness.

"Listen, Lieao, Banabi, I want you to use your own lives, together with me, to make one last effort."

"I want you to join me tonight in using Den Den Mushi to send out a distress signal from three different locations simultaneously."

"Whether it's reporting false military intelligence or begging them while crying, we need reinforcements!"

"Special Task Force member Cindy will wait for reinforcements."

(End of this chapter)