One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 238 Pure Gold Acquired! The Fishman Legion! To the Moon!
"Hehe, here it comes!"

Luo Ya raised the corner of his mouth.

I have never seen such surging waves before; it's as if the ocean has been pierced through.

According to common sense, it is simply unimaginable that such a colossal creature surged up from the seabed.

A massive, exaggerated mountain suddenly rises from the sea.

Beneath this mountain range, a gentle golden light began to shine.

then.

boom!
The mountains of the sea suddenly exploded.

"hold head high!!"

A tremendous roar shook the heavens and the earth, and a massive shadow tore the sea apart.

"Hooray! The fisherman is overjoyed!"

Roya looked up at the enormous monster that shot straight into the sky and transformed into a huge dark cloud that shrouded the sea.

Being able to catch a fish like that, you'd be bragging about it for the rest of your life!
The enormous creature, which leaped out of the sea and into the air, ultimately could not escape the constraints of gravity and crashed heavily back onto the sea.

boom!
Just as a golden lion smashed an island from the sky into the sea, the sea instantly exploded, and huge waves spread out in concentric circles.

Roya raised his left hand, and the domineering aura emanating from him formed a barrier, blocking the waves that were heading towards him.

hold head high!
The enormous creature churned on the surface of the sea, causing the ocean to boil continuously.

It seems that the Conqueror's Haki attack just now really caused it a lot of pain.

But Roya was only staring at the "lantern" extending from its head.

This giant lanternfish loved pure gold, and throughout its incredibly long life, all the pure gold it collected was gathered inside that lantern.

The quantity might be a bit large.

"Anyway, let's calm you down first."

To be honest, it's a bit noisy.

Luo Ya raised his right hand, pointing his index finger at the lanternfish thrashing below.

A point of light suddenly appeared at his fingertips.

The next instant, a brilliant light suddenly burst forth, and from within the intense light, a dazzling ray extended from the point of light, striking the lanternfish's head like a laser.

This move is called, Wang Xu's Flash!
Its essence is to transform the bombardment of micro-solar flares from indiscriminate explosions into rays released in a designated direction through controlled force.

Its power is more concentrated, and its penetrating power is astonishing.

laugh.

It was just a soft sound.

Without an explosion or a roar, the beam of light silently pierced through the giant lanternfish's head, which was several kilometers in size.

Then, the behemoth that could only take a bite of half the island finally quieted down.

The massive, mountain-like body that once stirred the sea could only slowly unfold, using its final twitches to make the sea surge once more.

It can only float quietly on the sea surface now.

However, at the same time, Roya, who had easily defeated the earth-devouring super sea king with a single blow, did not show any happy expression on his face. Instead, he fell into deep thought.

What is he thinking at this moment?

Is it grief for the death of this colossal creature that has lived for countless years, lamenting that destruction is always easier than creation?

Are they excited about being able to acquire a large amount of pure gold soon and build a true legion of immortals?

Roya's brow relaxed slightly, and he nodded to himself, muttering to himself,
"As expected, it should still be called the Death Beam, right?"

If you fire even thicker rays from both hands at the same time, that's called Kamehameha.

Hmm, not bad.

"Anyway, let's take a look at the spoils first."

The enormous lantern, radiating a golden glow, floated on the sea, rising and falling with the surging waves.

With a gentle lift of his right hand, Luo Ya's pitch-black color suddenly spread out, gradually forming the outline of a giant arm in the air like lines.

He used his domineering aura as a link, and then materialized the wind through his willpower, forming a giant arm that could manipulate the heavens and the earth.

The enormous arm reached out towards the behemoth on the sea surface, grabbed the huge lanternfish, and with a casual tug, tore the golden thing off the now-dormant lanternfish.

Then, with a gentle squeeze of his palm, the Armament Haki that had been used to destroy the interior was unleashed, and all the flesh and tissue that enveloped the exterior was completely obliterated.

Finally, when the giant palm opened in front of Roya, what appeared before Roya was a mountain of gold.

Um—Little Gold Mountain.

There weren't as many as I imagined; they were only a few meters in size. Creating such a large wind arm would be a complete waste of resources.

However, this scale already seems exaggerated enough.

After all, even a small grain of pure gold can grant immortality, so how many people could live a long life with such a small mountain of gold is simply unimaginable.

Moreover, only after being freed from the constraints of the lanterns did the pure gold begin to truly shine.

The enormous hand seemed to be holding up a sun, radiating an astonishing light.

But strangely, the golden light was not dazzling at all; on the contrary, it appeared quite gentle.

Luo Ya stroked his chin. Metal that can glow must be radioactive, and for it to shine this brightly, its radioactivity must be incredibly high.

But it is probably this radioactivity that greatly slows down the aging process for all creatures bathed in the golden light.

How much exactly was the delay?

The truth seems to be somewhat surprising.

In the original work, the little girl stayed inside the lanternfish's belly for two hundred years, but she didn't seem to grow at all and remained at the age of six or seven.

This is no longer a difference of several times or even tens of times; it should be said that it is at least a difference of several hundred times.

In other words, if an ordinary person were to obtain a grain of pure gold, they could live for at least ten or twenty thousand years.

That's why I say this thing exists to make the amazing ability of immortality cheap.

The immortality surgery of the Op-Op Fruit requires the sacrifice of the user's life.

Save this for later.

The enormous hand shrank, the wind dissipated, and finally it was purified into a hand made of pure domineering aura. Although it shrank a great deal, when it came together, it was still enough to hold pure gold in its palm.

The dark, domineering palm suppressed the pure gold's radiant light, but it couldn't completely suppress it; the intense light still seeped out from the gaps in the palm.

Then, Luo Ya looked at the belly of the giant lanternfish.

Let's save them.

Deepsea Transport is an indispensable part of the Catastrophe Company. Tiger's murloc fleet travels the world, and without their help, the weapons produced by the Catastrophe Company would not be so easily delivered to various parts of the world.

The Observation Haki instantly permeated the giant lanternfish's body.

The location of the creatures inside the fish's belly was confirmed in the next moment.

Then a sudden gust of wind gathered, and with the spread of domineering energy, another enormous arm suddenly took shape.

However, unlike others, this arm also holds an enormous giant sword in its palm.

Then it was simple: he swung the greatsword, tearing a huge gash in the lanternfish's belly. As the greatsword dissipated into the wind, a giant hand reached out towards the gash.

Let's rewind a few minutes to inside the lanternfish's belly.

As the lantern tumbled, its stomach churned violently.

"What happened?"

Tiger, carrying Dr. Ashie on one arm and gripping the ground tightly with the other, shouted in alarm, "Has this guy gone mad?!"

The lanternfish kept rolling around, and everything in its stomach was turning over and over with it. The gastric juices sometimes surged like giant waves, and sometimes fell from the sky like the Milky Way.

Even the small island they lived on was almost completely flipped over more than once.

"This is not normal!"

Ahye shouted at the top of his lungs, "Lord Lantern has never been so frantic! It's fighting! It must be fighting something!"

"But that shouldn't be the case. Given its size, there shouldn't be any creature in the deep sea capable of fighting it!"

"If it's not a creature from the deep sea—"

Jinbe, who was holding the little girl Olga, suddenly spoke up, "Brother Tai, could it be... reinforcements have arrived!"

Tiger was startled, then his face lit up with joy. "You're right, Jinbe! Those compatriots who weren't swallowed up certainly won't stand idly by! They'll definitely ask the Disaster Company for help!"

"so,"

Dr. Ashie was dumbfounded. "Does the Calamity Company you're talking about really have the ability to fight Lord Lantern in the deep sea?"

"Others in the Disaster Company might not be able to do it."

Tiger said seriously, "But what about Roya—"

"Roya?"

Olga, the little brat, blinked her big eyes.

"That guy could easily turn the entire ocean upside down."

He spoke in a very calm and indifferent manner.

"Eh!"

Olga was dumbfounded.

Just then, the giant lanternfish that had been thrashing about stopped.

"It looks like it's over."

Tiger looked up, slightly relieved. "If it were Roya, he should have already taken care of it, right?"

"If it really is Roja, then no matter how big the fish is, it is still just a fish in front of him."

Jinbe also sighed.

The only thing worth scorning about Roya is his character, but no one can deny his power.

As the pirate with the highest bounty in the world, Roja is definitely a monster among monsters.

"Lord Lantern, has he been killed?"

Olga's voice was hoarse, "That's impossible, how could such a thing happen?"

Dr. Ashie nodded repeatedly.

Lord Lantern is a super sea king that's bigger than an island!
Tiger and Jinbe exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.

In the face of a true powerhouse, even the largest object is merely a target.

Then, the golden light that had pierced through the lanternfish's bodies and shone upon them suddenly disappeared.

The space inside the large stomach suddenly became dark.

"The pure gold inside the lantern has been taken?" Dr. Ashie exclaimed in shock. "Has Lord Lantern really been killed?"

Otherwise, why would the lantern have been taken away?
Before they could say anything more, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the sky above.

Sunlight filtered in through the cracks.

"Eh!!!"

The father and daughter, Ashie, were so terrified that their faces contorted in classic expressions: eyes bulging, snot flying from their noses, and tongues practically flying out of their mouths.

The huge stomach has been split open!
But what was even more astonishing was yet to come. The enormous crack was violently forced open, and a gigantic hand, capable of blotting out the sky, reached in and grabbed at them without hesitation.

"Eh!!!"

Let alone Ashie and her father, even Tiger and Jinbe, who have seen a lot, couldn't help but feel a little weak in the knees at this moment.

If this behemoth were to slap down, everyone would die!
Fortunately, the giant hand didn't intend to crush them directly; instead, it grabbed the entire island in one swift motion.

Then, everyone felt dizzy again.

"I now believe it! That Mr. Roya can turn the sea upside down!!"

Ahsiye screamed in agony.

Of course, the violent shaking didn't last long and soon stabilized.

Then the giant hand opened, and everyone finally saw the light of day again.

"Finally out?"

Tiger breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Tai, it's coming down!"

Jinbe's gaze passed through the almost transparent giant hand and looked down.

Upon hearing his voice, everyone instinctively looked down.

Then they saw the enormous creature lying quietly on the sea, its belly ripped open.

"Lord Lantern has really been killed!"

Ahsiye cried out in surprise.

"What kind of guy could do something like this?!"

His daughter Olga was equally stunned.

"Is this amazing? It's just killing a fish."

A figure gently landed on the palm of the hand.

"Lord Roya!"

Tiger and Jinbe immediately stood up and greeted him respectfully.

Regardless of what others say behind your back, you must show them sufficient respect to their face.

"Are you alright, Tiger, Jinbe?"

Luo Ya asked with great interest, "I rushed over as soon as I heard about your accident."

"They're all fine,"

Tiger said succinctly, "Thank you very much for your support, Lord Roya."

"They are all our own people."

Luo Ya smiled and said, "Why are you being so formal?"

He paused for a moment, then said, "I heard that things have been a bit chaotic on Fishman Island lately? Do you need my help?"

"really?"

Tiger's eyes suddenly lit up; he had been hesitant about this matter.

"Just lend my name to Fishman Island. Anyone who causes trouble on Fishman Island is my enemy, and is an enemy of the rulers of the New World."

Luo Ya said casually.

The name of the Disaster Company is far more useful than the Whitebeard Pirates' flag in the original work.

After all, everyone knows that the monarchs of the new world are allies.

"that would be great!"

A look of surprise appeared on Tiger's face.

In that case, Fishman Island will definitely be safe!

How many pirates heading to the New World would dare to offend the monsters who rule these seas before even entering the New World?

“But, Tiger,”

Luo Ya's smile widened. Of course, such things usually happen, but, "I'm a businessman, and we're talking business. I've put in the effort, shouldn't I get something in return?"

Tiger's expression changed slightly. "What are your conditions?"

"How about I recruit a legion on Fishman Island?"

Roya said, "You know how I treat the fish people after working with me for so long, so don't worry about how I treat them."

They've long coveted the Murlocs' naval combat capabilities. The Deepsea Transport Company is only responsible for logistics; it's not an armed force.

Now is a great opportunity.

Tiger and Jinbe's expressions both changed slightly.

As expected, Roya still coveted the fighting power of the fish-men!

However, Fishman Island has lost the power to say no to him.

Especially at this moment.

"I need to go back and discuss this with the King."

That's all Tiger could say.

Let's try to delay it as much as possible.

"Then don't keep me waiting too long."

Luo Ya didn't urge him, but just smiled and said.

"Ah."

Tiger nodded sullenly.

Then, Roya finally looked at the father and daughter who were hugging each other, their faces showing some panic.

"You have the ability to create pure gold, right?"

Luo Ya asked directly.

I've long forgotten the name, but I certainly remember clearly that I was able to make pure gold.

"Eh?"

Ashie was taken aback.

Tiger and Jinbe were also taken aback.

How does he know?

He knew about pure gold, but how did he know that Ashie could make pure gold?

"In that case, you'll work for me from now on. You're not allowed to refuse. In return, my people can help treat your daughter's illness."

"Eh?!"

They even knew about Olga's terminal illness?
And so, Dr. Ashie, who lived more than 170 years ago, joined Roya's ranks.

Tiger and Jinbe couldn't understand how Roya knew about Ashie and Olga, but they didn't dare to stop him.

At least Roya treats his own people well; that's the only way they can console themselves.

Then they took their leave, for a perfectly legitimate reason: they needed to return and discuss the deal Roja had proposed with the king.

Roya readily agreed, and then branded all the fishmen except Tiger and Jinbe with the fear mark, saying it was best not to reveal anything about the pure gold.

Tiger and Jinbe dared not speak out against their compatriots who were terrified by Roya's single glance.

Even more, they still need to go to the sea to find their compatriots who have been knocked unconscious by Roya's Conqueror's Haki.

Meanwhile, Roya had already returned to the City of Calamity with Ashie and her daughter, along with the large lump of pure gold.

He went directly to Judge's laboratory.

On one hand, it was to introduce a new colleague. This guy, Ashie, was able to produce pure gold, so his expertise in chemistry, physics, and other fields was definitely not low.

On the other hand, Roya also planned to have Judge study pure gold properly.

But as soon as they arrived at the lab, they saw Judge sitting in a chair with a dejected look on his face.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with my chief scientist?"

Luo Ya asked with great interest, "Has the research encountered any obstacles?"

Upon seeing Roya walk in, Judge immediately stood up. "Boss! I'm sorry to have made you laugh, but the research on Pluto's energy has failed once again..."

“I told you not to worry about it, Judge,”

Roya smiled and said, "We have plenty of time."

Yes, with pure gold, there's more time.

"No! Boss, now we've encountered a new problem,"

Judge smiled wryly and said, "Besides the materials and the theory, the craftsmanship is simply not up to the standard required by Hades."

Craftsmanship?

Is it about manufacturing techniques?

"Even the boatmen of the Water City can't do it?"

Roya asked curiously.

Judge shook his head with a bitter expression.

Roya rubbed his chin.

It seems that Joy Boy's last words mentioned that the birth of Hades would not have been possible without the participation of the Great Hammer Chapter, which possessed the most advanced shipbuilding skills.

This group of people are the shipwrights of the legend of Elbaf. The difference in craftsmanship that Gaji mentioned was made up by these guys eight hundred years ago.
But they had long since disappeared and were nowhere to be found.

that--

Roya's eyes lit up. "How about we go check out the origin of everything? Maybe we'll find a surprise there."

"The origin of everything?"

Judge looked at Roya blankly.

"Ha, it's decided then. Let's go to the moon!"

(End of this chapter)