"Shakky, you can't just look at the surface when viewing things."
If Nox hadn't known the original story, he probably would have really thought this was just an ordinary ancient city.
"Buzz!!!"
The next moment, the Haoshoku Haki on Nox's body instantly enveloped the entire ancient city.
The ancient bricks began to crack, and the bricks of the entire city peeled off. The dazzling golden light almost blinded Shakky's eyes.
"My heavens, it really is a city cast in gold!!"
Shakky stared at the city in front of her, her eyes wide. The massive city made of gold was actually real, and it appeared before her eyes!
Shakky herself wasn't a money-grubber, but the moment she saw this Gold City, her eyes were completely drawn to it, and the greedy thoughts in her heart were fully aroused.
"That's right, this is the legendary Gold City."
"With this Gold City, we won't have to worry about money for at least ten years."
"Your Law Net, expand it as much as you want, no matter how much it costs!"
Nox said with a smile.
"Great, this Gold City is ours!"
Shakky excitedly pounced on Nox and gave him a big kiss.
"Shakky, make a big mirror and send all the gold into your mirror dimension."
Nox said after putting Shakky down.
It was impossible to move this Gold City onto the ship, and it couldn't all fit.
Shakky's mirror dimension was completely sufficient to hold a city.
"Okay, okay, I'll make it now!"
Saying that, Shakky excitedly began to create a super large mirror.
Meanwhile, Nox continuously moved the buildings into the mirror dimension. The ones that were too large were directly cut into smaller pieces with a sword.
"Boom!!!"
However, just as they were excitedly moving the gold from the Gold City, a huge python rushed out from the side.
It opened its bloody maw, revealing its massive forked tongue, wanting to swallow the humans who were destroying its habitat!
"Get lost!!"
Nox looked at the giant python that was close at hand, and the Haoshoku Haki on his body flashed and disappeared.
When the giant python felt the aura on Nox's body, its fierce pupils suddenly constricted, and its entire body froze in place.
The next moment, the giant python's soul shivered, and it turned its head and ran, not willing to stay for even a moment.
This human was too terrifying. It was better to move its den, otherwise, it wouldn't be good to encounter such a terrifying human again next time.
"Lord of the Sky, forget it. Let the little bit of gold in its body be a charity to those who come here again. As for whether they can find it, that's another matter."
Looking at the departing Lord of the Sky, Nox smiled slightly.
With this Gold City, he no longer cared about the little bit of gold that the Lord of the Sky had swallowed.
Nox and Shakky spent a full half a day moving all the gold from the entire Gold City into the mirror dimension.
"Phew, finally finished moving. The Gold City is ours!"
Even though she was covered in sweat, Shakky was still very happy. This was the Gold City, and it all belonged to them!
"There should be something else up there. Let's go up and take a look."
Nox took Shakky and climbed up the huge vine again.
"I didn't expect there to be such a large golden bell here. We almost missed it!"
Shakky chuckled and put the golden bell into the mirror dimension as well.
And Nox didn't say anything. He didn't plan to ring the golden bell and let others hear the sound.
Once others heard this sound, they might associate it with the gold of the Gold City.
He still preferred to make a fortune in silence and do good deeds without leaving his name.
As for the Road poneglyph next to it, Nox also took it with him. This was a Road poneglyph recording the history of the Sea King. He didn't want others to know about the Ancient Weapon.
"Let's go, we're going back."
After taking all the gold, Nox was in a very good mood.
"Father, Father, look, we bought so many fun things, and we also bought you a gift."
When they saw Nox return, Drake and the other little ones excitedly ran over to show off their various seashell toys.
"Gan Fall, your Sky Island should increase the production of Impact Dials, Slash Dials, Gale Dials, and other seashells. We will come regularly to purchase a large amount of various seashells."
"And we will not only exchange with Berries, but also with other materials from the Sea."
"This time, we will purchase 70% of your Sky Island's various seashells as a token of sincerity for the first transaction."
Nox comforted his child and then spoke to Gan Fall, the so-called ruler of Sky Island.
"No problem, sir, we will definitely produce a large amount of seashells!"
Gan Fall said excitedly after hearing Nox's words.
"Okay, it's settled. The next transaction will be in half a year."
Nox nodded.
The resources on Sky Island were not available on the Sea, and these things were very popular on the Sea.
The most important thing was their wide application, and Nox initially only planned to consume them within the Limitless Pirates and not sell them.
Originally, he planned to occupy Sky Island, but considering that Shakky's Mirror-Mirror Fruit hadn't been developed to the point where it could connect Wano Country to the first half of the Grand Line.
So he didn't immediately occupy it. When Shakky's Mirror-Mirror Fruit was developed to cover this area, that would be the time to occupy Sky Island.
For now, let's maintain a trading relationship.
"Okay, sir, I will have the people on the island increase the production of seashells within these six months."
Gan Fall said with great anticipation.
"By the way, let me ask, where is Bika Island? Do you know?"
Nox asked.
He came to Sky Island not only for the Gold City, but also for the Natural-type Thunder Fruit and the manufacturing blueprint for that golden ship.
"Bika? It's in that direction!"
Gan Fall thought for a moment and pointed in a direction.
"Okay, I see. We're going to Bika Island next."
Nox said, and then took Lesley and the others onto the ship.
"Nox, is there anything you want on Bika Island?"
Shakky asked curiously.
After the incident with the Gold City, Shakky already knew that Nox was someone who wouldn't get up early unless there was a profit.
If there was nothing he was interested in, he wouldn't waste time on it.
"Of course there is. Here, it's this thing!"
Nox took out a printed Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and handed it to Shakky, with the words "Thunder Fruit" written on it.
"The legendary strongest Natural-type Devil Fruit, the Thunder Fruit?"
Shakky said in surprise.
"That's right, the most powerful Natural-type Devil Fruit is on Bika Island!"
Nox nodded seriously.
Hearing Nox's confident tone, if Shakky didn't know that Nox wasn't a Devil Fruit user, she would have thought he had eaten a prediction-type Devil Fruit.
Following the direction indicated by Gan Fall, they quickly arrived near Bika Island.
Without alarming the other residents on the island, he stepped onto Bika Island alone using Moonwalk.
Then he randomly found someone, read their memory, and found the location of the temple dedicated to the god on Bika Island.
"Found it!!"
Looking at the few boxes in the temple, he opened them and indeed saw the Thunder Fruit and a stack of blueprints.
He had only guessed that the Thunder Fruit was here, but he didn't expect it to actually be in this temple.
After getting what he wanted, Nox left the temple in a good mood.
"You damn anomaly, who told you to break the bowl when you were washing dishes for me? You're useless!!"
As Nox walked through a secluded area of the island town, he saw a woman beating and scolding a child without wings on his back.
"Enel?"
Seeing this scene, Nox couldn't help but think of Enel from the original story.
Enel was about the same age as Gaenie and the others, all four or five years old.
However, the current Enel looked thin and small, clearly lacking nutrition.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't dare again, I won't dare again!"
Enel kept apologizing in a low voice, suppressing his tears and not letting himself cry. His humble and submissive appearance was extremely pitiful.
"Next time, if you dare to have a next time, I kindly took you in, but you broke my bowl. There will be no next time. Get lost, don't ever let me see you again!"
The woman angrily kicked Enel in the stomach, sending him flying several meters away.
Enel lay on the ground in pain, groaning and clutching his stomach. At only five years old, it was a testament to Enel's strong will that he didn't faint from this kick.
"No, no, don't drive me away, please!"
Even though he was about to faint from the pain, Enel still bit his tongue and pleaded with the woman.
If he was driven away, he wouldn't be able to eat, he would be hungry every day, and he might starve to death!
He didn't want to die. That strong will to live made him not want to die, even if he had to endure greater pain, even if he was beaten every day.
He still didn't want to leave, didn't want to continue living that life where he was almost starving to death every day.
"Get lost, hurry up and get lost. If you don't get lost, don't blame me for breaking your leg!"
Seeing that Enel wanted to stay and not leave, the woman picked up a wooden stick and struck it on the ground, looking as if she would beat Enel to death if he didn't leave.
"No, no, I, I'll get lost!"
Enel looked at the woman's stance, terrified, afraid that his leg would really be broken.
He endured the pain, covering his painful stomach with one hand and crawling away with the other.
Enel endured the excruciating pain in his stomach, gritting his teeth and slowly crawling forward.
His eyes were red, tears streaming down, and he didn't say a word!
But Nox could clearly hear the hysterical roar in his heart!!
"Why, why do you all bully me, why!!!"
In a short distance of less than a hundred meters, Enel crawled for half an hour. Nox just stood there and watched as Enel crawled to his feet.
"Save, save me!"
When Enel saw Nox's feet in front of him, he stretched out his hand, which was already scraped and covered in blood, wanting to look up, but he no longer had the strength to do so.
"Eat this."
Nox put a pill into Enel's mouth.
Enel vaguely heard Nox's words and felt the thing in his mouth. He subconsciously chewed and swallowed it.
Immediately after, Enel felt a warm current surge through his body, making his excruciatingly painful stomach gradually stop hurting, and his weak body gradually improved.
"Thank you!"
However, just as Enel got better and said a word of thanks, the moment his nerves relaxed, he completely fainted.
A five-year-old child who had endured such intense pain and psychological torment naturally fainted when everything relaxed.
"Not bad."
Looking at Enel in front of him, Nox said lightly, then picked him up and walked towards his ship.
Enel in the original story had good talent, he was just plot-killed by Luffy.
Although Nox would not give him the Thunder Fruit this time, if Enel showed good talent, Nox wouldn't mind giving him other powerful Devil Fruits.
"This is"
When Enel woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
"You're awake? Come with me when you're awake."
A crew member took the still confused Enel to Bika Island.
At this time, all the residents of Bika Island were gathered and kneeling here, surrounded by five hundred pirates with swords.
"They."
Looking at the people who had bullied him before, all of them kneeling here in fear, Enel's eyes widened in shock.
"Enel, do you know why they bullied you before?"
Nox stood beside Enel and asked calmly.
"Because, because I'm an anomaly!"
Enel said subconsciously, gritting his teeth. These were all things said by those who bullied him!
"No, it's not because you are an anomaly, but because you are not strong enough, you don't have power, you are weaker than them, so they will bully you, and they take pleasure in bullying you!"
"If you are strong enough, like me, then they won't dare to bully you, and I can even make them all kneel on the ground, and not one of them will dare to resist!"
Nox's calm words were like a clap of thunder, waking up the confused Enel.
"Power, because of power, because I don't have enough strong power, they bully me?"
"Then if I have enough strong power, they won't dare to bully me?"
Enel looked at the people kneeling in front of him in disbelief, and then looked at Nox and said.
"That's right, this World is a World where the strong prey on the weak. If you don't have enough strong power, you will become the target of others' bullying."
"If you have enough strong power, those who are weaker than you will not dare to bully you, and they will even become the target of your bullying."
"Do you see these people who have bullied you before? It's because I now have the power to kill them at any time."
"They are just like you used to be, kneeling on the ground and begging me not to bully them, not to kill them!"
"Enel, if you also have such power, tell me, will they still dare to bully you?"
Nox continued.
"No, if I also have such power, they will definitely not dare to bully me. Power, I want to have strong and invincible power, so that no one dares to bully me!"
At this moment, Enel finally fully understood. Power, he wanted to have strong and invincible power, so that no one would dare to bully him!