From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 115: Will they force their way into the Marine Headquarters?

"I've said everything I needed to say. The choice is yours."

Beltz's voice faded peacefully into the crisp air outside the temple.

After saying that, he didn't look back, but led Shanks and Shamrock out of the forgotten marble ruins.

The pure white clouds reflected the piercing sunlight, casting long shadows of the three people.

"Captain, are you going to take this big-eared fellow in?"

Shamlock, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

He glanced at the silent temple entrance behind him, feeling uneasy about the long-eared fellow.

I guess so.

Beltz said, "If he comes with me, I'll take him down to see the infinite land; if he doesn't, then it doesn't matter."

But Enel was clearly a fanatical seeker of the earth. He stood alone in the ruins of the temple, initially somewhat dazed, but soon he made up his mind.

He turned around, watched Beltz walk out, and ran straight after him!

"Wait, I'll leave with you!"

Enel shouted, "I will journey to the boundless land!"

"Then you'd better keep up!"

One of our objectives for this trip to the Sky Island has been achieved; now it's time for the gold.

Because he was still thinking about Alberu of the Lunaria tribe, he had no intention of staying on Skypiea. Now that he had the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he might as well go and get the rest of the gold.

After Enel caught up, he used psychological invisibility to disappear into people's minds once again.

Then he transformed into a blue dragon.

Shamrock and Shanks were already used to his current appearance, but Enel was quite startled.

He exclaimed, "A giant—a giant dragon?!"

"This is the Azure Dragon!" Shanks said with his arms crossed and chin raised, explaining with a hint of pride, even though he himself wasn't much better off when he first saw it.

And like Shamrock, he also felt somewhat uncomfortable looking at Enel.

After all, this guy was invited aboard by Beltz, but he really couldn't see what skills this guy had.

Is it because the ears are too long?

Enel didn't notice Shanks' expression at the moment, because his mind was completely occupied with the infinite earth.

The memory fragments transmitted by Beltz also highlighted the Red Earth.

That's a massive landmass that encircles the entire planet!

He wants to take over that place!

Seeing Beltz transform into a dragon at this moment, he was even more shocked.

The Sky Island people had heard of dragons, but they never imagined that dragons actually existed.

He doesn't know anything about Devil Fruits yet, and only believes that Beltz himself is a dragon.

Beltz didn't care what Enel thought; he figured he'd just send him to Shiki anyway.

He merely flicked his dragon tail, signaling the three to come aboard, then flapped his wings and soared northward with the force of wind and thunder, soon spotting the Island of Gods.

This is Jaya Island, which was swept up into the sky by the surging ocean currents four hundred years ago. It was originally the homeland of the Shandians, but after being swept up, the Sky Islanders developed a greedy desire for the land, so they drove out the Shandians and occupied the island themselves.

They called it the Island of Gods, or the Land of Gods.

The famous golden land of Shandora is located on this island, but because the Sky Islanders don't need gold, this great fortune has been buried here for hundreds of years.

Beltz arrived here using his Psychology stealth ability, and both Shamrock and Shanks were shocked when they saw this enormous golden city.

This is an urban ruin built entirely of pure gold!

It sleeps quietly in the passage of time—

The enormous golden bell tower, the winding golden streets, the magnificent golden temple—as the afterglow of the setting sun spilled down, the entire Shandora ruins seemed to burn in the sunlight, exuding a melting, breathtaking luxury and antiquity!

The air seemed to be thick with the heavy yet alluring scent of wealth. Whoever could possess this city would undoubtedly become the richest person in the world!

"OMG!"

Shanks couldn't help but exclaim, "I only heard the captain say he was coming to collect gold, but I never imagined there would be so much!"

Shamrock exclaimed in astonishment, "How can we possibly move all this gold?"

Enel, however, remained unimpressed. He had no interest in the gold and was only thinking about getting down there as soon as possible.

"Of course we don't need to move it all; we can move it in parts at a time."

As he spoke, Beltz took out soil from the shadows and then filled the gaps in the soil with gold.

"You! You're exchanging sacred soil for this garbage?!" Enel, upon seeing this, almost jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Trash?" Beltz continued the exchange work without turning his head, saying, "Here, a piece of trash like this in your hand is enough to buy dozens of times more land than the soil in front of you in the world below. The standard for measuring its value depends on which piece of land you stand on."

"A stack of gold bars like this is enough to buy an entire island!"

An entire island?

Enel still couldn't accept that the land of the gods he cherished was such a useless thing in the eyes of the people of the lower world?

After filling the shadow space, Beltz clapped his hands in satisfaction.

well.

Now we can go back.

"Let's go, I'll take you back first."

Beltz said it was almost time, and he needed to contact Litoto.

"Are you leaving already?"

Looking at this enormous golden city, Shamrock felt a little reluctant to leave.

"Gold doesn't grow legs and run away, so there will be a chance to come back sooner or later, or you can have your own adventure when you grow up."

After leaving the sky island, Beltz flew downwards and headed directly towards Mary Geoise.

Beltz stopped when they were still more than 100 kilometers away from Mary Geoise.

He found an island, landed on it, and transformed back into human form.

He took the three of them to the island for a meal, and after ordering some food, he walked to the shore by himself.

The sea breeze was salty and damp, and the sound of waves was constant.

He then used chanting to search for his target.

His chanting was originally insufficient to cross such a vast distance, but with the aid of Observation Haki, the search area suddenly expanded considerably.

If it were to be expanded into a fan-shaped area, it could even include Quincy located hundreds of kilometers away.

"You've come at just the right time."

At this moment, on the Red Line, Litoto was lazily nestled in a large velvet bed that could comfortably accommodate five people, surrounded by several maids standing quietly by her side.

The room was extremely luxurious, and the window offered a view of the exquisite courtyard of the Celestial Dragons' residential area.

With a delicate dessert in her mouth, Beltz's voice suddenly echoed in her mind.

She is no longer in Pongel Castle.

The Five Elders prepared a large house for her in the residential area of ​​the Celestial Dragons, with more than thirty servants, all dedicated to serving her.

Life during this period has been truly enjoyable.

Upon hearing Beltz's message, Litoto said, "I just received the news this morning, and you've already come looking for me."

"Doesn't this just prove we're on the same wavelength?" Beltz smiled. "So, where is Alberto?"

"How should I put it? It was originally on a small island near the Navy's G1 base, but because you made me alert them, they have moved their target."

"I guess you don't want to go to this place."

Upon hearing this, Beltz said, "They can't possibly have moved to Marine Headquarters, can they?"

"Bingo! You're so clever!" Litoto said casually. "You really did have good luck in Marineford, so you're really unlucky."

Naval Headquarters —

Beltz's heart sank.

This is really a troublesome matter.

However, he had actually made similar assumptions before.

Knowing that someone was planning to take Albert away, the World Government would inevitably move Albert's location, which would expose him and allow Ritoto to observe him through the Mirror World.

But this will inevitably strengthen the defenses around him.

But did you think that just because he was transferred to the Navy Headquarters, you couldn't do anything about him?

You underestimate him.

No, that's underestimating Shiki.

Shiki is a stubborn guy; he wouldn't be afraid to mess with the Marine Headquarters.

With Ritoto as the mole, he would even dare to storm the Marine Headquarters!

"No way, you're really going to go to Marine Headquarters to snatch someone back?" Litoto exclaimed in surprise. "You're that powerful now?"

"So, I still need your help, Lady Litoto~"

"Ugh—don't talk like that. Fine, just tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"With your current status, going to Marine Headquarters shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"You want me to help you steal someone out? Don't even think about it. The Five Elders don't fully trust me yet. They've left quite a few informants around me. If I disappear for too long, it will arouse their suspicion."

"No, no, no, of course not with the Mirror-Mirror Fruit. I hope you can create a shadow space within Marine Headquarters."

"Shadow Space?" Litoto was taken aback, then said, "You're quite the cunning man."

Yes, just like when the Quincy invaded the Soul Society, all she had to do was create a shadow space under the Marine Headquarters, and then Beltz could sneak in quietly.

It will be much easier to take action then.

"Alright, I'll see if I can get over there."

Litoto said, "Come again next month."

"OK."

Beltz didn't communicate much with Ritoto, but instead prepared to return to Wano Country first to discuss with Shiki how to force their way into Marine Headquarters.

The Navy Headquarters currently has at least one Fleet Admiral, one Admiral Sengoku, and one Vice Admiral Garp.

Other generals will not be mentioned or considered for now.

But these three—no, I should say Sengoku and Garp—are quite troublesome.

Shiki alone definitely couldn't win against Sengoku and Garp, but given Shiki's abilities, running away shouldn't be a problem if he couldn't win.

After all, I still have myself.

It's unclear how much time he can buy; he might end up having to help Shiki himself.

Hey, I wish there was a third Quincy.

In this way, while he and Shiki stalled for time outside, the third Quincy could infiltrate the shadows and take Alberl away.

The third Quincy?!

Suddenly, Beltz remembered the two clumps of blood he had extracted from the Y brothers.

Yhwach's blood can strengthen the Quincy's power and grant them Holy Symbols, and it can also be used to empower Hollows, so naturally it can be used to empower Shinigami and others.

If Yhwach's blood were given to someone else, could it create a Quincy?

But he only has two pools of blood left, if he uses them—

No, no, this blood is still too important.

Beltz gave a portion of the blood to Vegapunk for research, but he hasn't figured it out yet.

He turned and walked back to the noisy little restaurant, where he saw Shanks and Enel glaring at each other over the last piece of meat pie, while Shamrock watched helplessly.

After Beltz walked over, he took the meat pie that was being fought over and stuffed it into his mouth to their astonishment.

"Hmm, it tastes good."

Beltz said cheerfully.

"Ah! How cunning!" Shanks exclaimed. "That was my meat pie!"

"Yours? Is your name written on it?" Beltz smiled. "Alright, kids, we're heading to our final destination now, so get ready."

"Is this all there is to it?" Shanks and Shamrock seemed a little unsatisfied, while Enel was full of anticipation.

Then he paid the bill and led them away.

This time, he flew straight back to Wano Country.

This trip abroad lasted quite a while, but the gains were still very gratifying.

Not only did they acquire a large amount of funds, but they also obtained two Devil Fruits, and they also secured Alberu's position.

Now it's time to make great strides!

"You're back so early?"

Rukia was somewhat surprised when he returned to Onigashima.

Because he had previously said that he might be away for a year this time.

It's only been a few months.

"There's something I need to discuss with Shiki." Beltz looked at Rukia, who was meditating, and asked, "What's wrong with you—?"

"I'm training in Bankai," Rukia explained. "It's not an easy thing to make Sode no Shirayuki submit."

It's about to use its Bankai, huh? This guy's speed is really fast.

If we've already reached the stage of trying to subdue a Zanpakuto, then we might be able to master Bankai in another two years.

In this process, it remains to be seen whether she will be able to master absolute zero.

"Keep it up. Oh, and by the way, look after these three little devils for me. I'm going to Beehive Island to see Shiki."

Rukia, of course, also saw the three little ones behind Beltz, and she couldn't help but say, "Are you going to kidnap children?"

"What do you mean by child trafficking?" Beltz asked, two black lines appearing on his forehead. "I call this investing in future child prodigies."

With that, he quickly ran towards Beehive Island.