"No need for such trouble."
Loki refused.
How can manpower compare to the productivity of a Devil Fruit?
A red glint flashed in Loki's awe-inspiring snake pupils, and he sent fragments of his own soul and soul power into the surrounding ice and snow: "Skadi, my child, awaken!!"
Buzz~
Wind and snow raged, whipping up an ice and snow tornado, which then collapsed and condensed into a hexagonal ice crystal.
Cold eyes grew on the ice crystal, and it said respectfully to Loki: "Skadi greets Father God."
Loki instructed: "Skadi, reduce the ice and snow nearby."
"Understood, Father God!"
Skadi's ice and snow-like body dispersed, turning into an ice and snow tornado again, scraping away and melting the frozen layers of ice on the ground layer by layer.
Until the dark frozen soil underneath and the original lush appearance of the trees were revealed.
Only then did Skadi stop moving and slowly leaned in front of Loki.
"Forest, come alive too."
With Loki's command, trees opened their eyes one by one, pulled themselves out of the ground, adjusted their positions, and then their trunks connected and entangled with each other.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, huge, multi-layered tree houses were formed, sitting on the frozen soil.
On the other side, away from the tree houses.
Vines, flowers, and trees connected with each other, forming various entertainment facilities.
Roller coasters, pendulums, merry-go-rounds, drop towers... everything one could wish for.
They were even living existences, humming nursery rhymes.
In the blink of an eye, the frozen soil that was just covered in ice and snow with cold pines standing tall.
Had an extra village made of trees and a children's playground.
"Still missing something."
Loki snapped his fingers. Two giant trees, thick and tall even for giants, walked together to the entrance of the village. Their branches crossed each other, forming two huge words.
[Paradise] (Tian Guo / Heaven)
Loki didn't stop. He threw Skadi and Apollo into the sky.
Skadi hung high in the sky, absorbing the wind and snow blowing from all directions.
Apollo hung high in the sky not far from the village, turning into a fireball.
The scattered brilliance fell on pairs of incredulous eyes.
"Wow!!"
"Prince Loki, you are amazing!"
"Prince Loki, can we play on this?"
"...."
Lily and Charlotte Linlin couldn't take it on the spot, their eyes shining, filled with longing.
"Of course, go if you want to. Go to my Paradise and feel happiness."
Loki saw the instability of the children from the Lamb's House, so he created extra play facilities.
"Yay!"
Charlotte Linlin took the lead and charged.
Raideen, Kashi, and the other giants watching from the side finally woke up as if from a dream.
"Incredible, truly a miracle-like ability."
"Prince Loki's application of the ability is simply monster-like."
"The Soul-Soul Fruit in Prince Loki's hands is simply omnipotent."
"There's even a sun; what's the difference between this and the Sun Realm?"
"The Sun Realm doesn't have sun every day either, but here, as long as Prince Loki wants, we can see the sun every day!"
"..."
The giants exclaimed repeatedly. They thought they were here to suffer.
But looking at it now, this isn't suffering; maybe they live even better than in the Sun Realm.
"Alright, save the praise for later. These are just some basic facilities."
Loki restrained his smile, clapped his hands, and attracted attention: "Master Raideen, you are more familiar with everyone. Distribute the work. Shifts and hunting are the top priority. Besides that, the steel seized from the Marines must be converted into our strength, otherwise it's just scrap iron...."
Under Loki's orderly arrangement and Raideen's assistance, the construction of the Underworld began in full swing.
Meanwhile.
After traveling for a day and a night.
The supporting Marine fleet arrived at the G-14 Branch, which looked like ruins.
At the bow, a man wearing a large cloak with the word "Justice" on it, over three meters tall, with a burly and powerful physique, and hair standing up making his whole head look like a nut, frowned and gazed at the traces of the battle.
The newcomer was none other than Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, [Steel Bone] Kong.
After a while, Kong dialed the headquarters.
"Moshi moshi? Kong, have you arrived?"
"Yes, Fleet Admiral Cook. There are no survivors. The sacrificed colleagues match the intelligence analysis. A small number died in frontal combat, crushed by the giants' immense strength. Most people died at the hands of that giant ability user. Please instruct on the next steps," Kong replied.
"Closely monitor the giants of Elbaf. Once there is any movement, immediately notify nearby fortresses to prepare to avoid battle. Try not to conflict with Elbaf, minimizing unnecessary losses to the greatest extent," Cook issued instructions.
"Avoid battle?!" Kong was stunned. Shouldn't we return an eye for an eye and uphold justice?
"Yes, this is the order of the World Government." Cook sighed helplessly.
If the World Government doesn't allow fighting, he can only hide.
"What about that giant teenager with terrifying potential? Just leave him alone?"
"Not a teenager, but a child."
"A child?! Real or fake."
"That's right. From the two brief exchanges between the CP department and Mother Carmel before her death, the new Soul-Soul Fruit user is Harald's youngest son, born less than half a year ago."
"...This is too outrageous. Then we must pay more attention to his existence!"
Kong's face was solemn.
If this intelligence is correct, it is truly heart-stopping.
A child born less than half a year ago, who obtained the fruit only a few days ago, can develop the fruit to this extent.
If he is allowed to grow up, what will happen?
"Although outrageous, it is a fact. The information Donnied exchanged with his life cannot be wrong. However, the World Government doesn't pay any attention to it." Cook was extremely distressed. Knowing where the threat is but unable to intervene and eliminate it feels really bad: "I have already drafted a bounty."
"Fleet Admiral Cook, how much did you set?"
"500 million Berries, dead or alive."
"500 million?" Kong almost bit his tongue in excitement.
Although he knew that child deserved such attention.
But from ancient times to the present, no one has ever had a first bounty as high as 500 million Berries.
Let alone a child born not long ago.
There are probably few pirates on the sea with a bounty exceeding 500 million.
"You heard right. The giants of Elbaf cannot be judged by common sense, especially the giant royal family with extraordinary bloodlines."
Cook didn't give the bounty emotionally, but analyzed calmly for Kong: "Do you know the leader of the Giant Warrior Pirates who disappeared for more than thirty years?"
Kong replied: "Dorry and Broggy with a bounty of 100 million Berries?"
"That's right. And the threat of the King of Elbaf, Harald, is above the two of them. His starting bounty back then was 300 million. It's just that he changed his style in recent decades, so he wasn't regarded as a threat. If the bounty is updated, based on his strength alone, Harald's bounty would be at least 3 billion Berries."
"This child is different. He is extremely hostile to our Marines, disregards life, and is extremely bloodthirsty. He is a natural-born demon and an ability user. If it weren't for the fact that he is still a child, I initially wanted to set a bounty of 1 billion Berries for him."
"Is that so." Kong suddenly realized.
"Kong, I have high hopes for you. You must learn to look at the world from the perspective of a Fleet Admiral."
"Yes, Fleet Admiral!" Kong, a hot-blooded youth, couldn't take it then and there, answering loudly.
"Tomorrow I will announce the bounty along with everything that happened at G-14 at the press conference. I hope someone will be willing to go to Elbaf and get rid of that child." Cook carried hope.
They can't attack Elbaf.
But can't pirates and bounty hunters do it?
Even if his fruit development is heaven-defying, he is ultimately a child.
Under the high bounty, someone will definitely be willing to take his life!
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