Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

Chapter 524 Sun Stone

"Master Chihong is as good as a god!"

Moria on the other end of the phone didn't know where he learned the flattering language from. Although the call at this time did not have a video function, he still smiled very flatteringly.

"This last historical text is in the heaven of Elbaf."

"It's just that the situation there seems to be more complicated than we imagined, Lord Red."

"Complicated?" Chi Hong raised an eyebrow with interest, "Tell me about it."

"Hmm..." Moriah responded in a deep voice, and then explained: "Lord Red, you should know that Elbaf has a special mineral, Sunstone."

"This sunstone is so magical that it seems to have the power to turn people's imagination into reality."

"I know."

Before Moria could finish his introduction, Chihong interrupted him.

As for the intelligence about Elbaf, he didn't know more than Morial who was in Elbaf, but he definitely knew something about it.

And his understanding of Elbaf did not come from the comics he had read before.

Rather, it was information obtained during casual conversation while conducting project research with Vegapunk.

Sunstone is a mineral resource unique to Elbaf. Its most common use in Elbaf is to build a rainbow bridge so that ships on the sea can cross the underworld and directly enter the sunny world suitable for people to live.

In addition, many of Elbaf’s civilian technologies are also realized based on the magical energy resource of Sunstone.

In fact, Red had seen the Sunstone a long time ago, and the Straw Hat Pirates now have a lot of it.

Vegapunk has a stockpile of extremely high-quality sunstone minerals.

One of the main materials for making mother fire is this sunstone which possesses magical powers!
In addition, the artificial devil fruit project that Akagi has high hopes for now also requires the use of materials such as sunstone.

It is very similar to willpower, and the compatibility is extremely perfect. Even in Vegapunk's research, the formation of this sunstone is likely to be influenced by the willpower of some kind of creature.

When King Harald of Elbaf was still alive, he relied on the special energy of Sunstone to trade with the outside world and brought many items that did not exist in Elbaf to the giants.

As the saying goes, the limits of science are actually the limits of materials science.

It is because the world of pirates has so many magical materials such as sunstone that Vegapunk can create various powerful scientific research products.

"So... the special situation in heaven is related to the sunstone?" Chihong asked curiously.

Moriah quickly responded: "That's right, Lord Red."

"As Elbaf's special energy source, the Sunstone should be extremely valuable."

"But according to what Yalulu and the others said, since three years ago, the sunstones in the heavens have been produced in large quantities at a gusher-like scale."

"At first, the giants of Elbaf celebrated this, believing it to be a sign of Elbaf's revival after the death of their king."

"It just didn't take long for them to realize something was wrong."

"With the appearance of a large number of sun stones, a strange space has formed in the entire heaven. After entering that space, people will fall into a special dream state. In that dream, people can realize all their wishes, and the dream world will become something that people don't want to wake up from."

"Over time, people will be forever immersed in dreams until they die. Even if the dreamer wakes up unexpectedly, they will actively enter that space because they are reluctant to leave the dream world."

"Infinite Tsukuyomi?"

Hearing this, Chihong couldn't help but interrupt Moria again.

Moriah was also stunned: "Infinite Tsukuyomi? Lord Red, what is that?"

"No...nothing."

Chihong, who had a strange and complicated expression due to the inexplicable sense of déjà vu, shook his head and said:

"So, it is because of this strange phenomenon that the entire heaven has become an uninhabited area? Naturally, we can't see the main text of the road sign history?"

"Is such that."

Moria nodded in response, but muttered "Infinite Tsukuyomi" curiously in his heart. He didn't know what this thing was that could make Lord Red look so surprised.

"I understand." After learning about the historical text of the last signpost, a thoughtful look flashed in Chihong's eyes.

The good news is that they don't need to run around for the main text of history anymore. As long as they get the last signpost, they can find the most mysterious island in the pirate world - Raftel.

But the bad news is that even Chihong doesn't know how to pass through or deal with the strange area that Moria mentioned.

"Let's leave this troublesome matter to Vegapunk."

"Can it allow people to enter a dream space similar to the Infinite Tsukuyomi? I wonder if this is related to the power of wishes unique to the pirate world."

After thinking for a while, Chihong decided not to worry too much about the matters concerning Elbaf Heaven for the time being.

With Vegapunk's abilities, there should be a way to resolve the situation over there.

Even if the problem cannot be solved, at least we can find out the reason why this phenomenon occurs.

Only after they have more intelligence can they take targeted measures.

However, just as Chihong was about to praise Moria for his recent actions and hang up the phone, Moria on the other end of the personal terminal spoke again:
"Lord Red, in addition to what Alulu and I have explained, Loki seems to know some additional secrets."

"It's just that he's a crazy guy, and his reputation among the giants has always been bad. Plus, he committed patricide, so I'm not sure if what he said is true."

"Oh?" Chi Hong became interested. "What did he say?"

"Loki said..." Moriah recalled the conversation between him and Loki that day, and then said: "The situation that occurred in Elbaf Heaven is not the first time in history."

"It seems that every thousand years, something like this happens in Elbaf, and these things are recorded in the collection of the Elbaf royal family. Only those with royal blood are qualified to know."

"But those collections were all destroyed in the battle between Loki and his father, so I can't be sure whether what he said is true."

"But Loki said that his father, King Harald of Elbaf, was not as harmless as he appeared to be. He was a wise and benevolent king."

"According to Loki, the reason why Harald was engaged in extensive trade was actually to distribute the magical resource of Sunstone to all parts of the world, and to collect a large amount of materials to strengthen the power of Elbaf."

"Harald's real goal is to restore the glory of Elbaf and expand the giants' territory."

"And the special dream space formed by the sun stone that appears once every thousand years in the documents is the first step for him to achieve his rule!"

"He seems to have some means of controlling the sunstone to create dreams, and he intends to use the sunstone resources sold around the world to create various dream worlds and absorb people into the dream world."

"It's just that the dream world of Elbaf Heaven won't last long. Once people become addicted to the feeling of fulfilling their desires, the Sunstone will become something that people are eager to get."

"Harald can take this opportunity to control the people and forces in the world!" "…………"

"........."

As Moria finished speaking, the entire communication channel fell silent.

It was not until a long time later that Chi Hong responded with a hint of surprise:

"I never thought that there would be such interesting things hidden in Elbaf~"

Regarding what Loki said, Chihong felt that he was not lying.

First, it is not necessary.

Making up a story about a dead person, even if Harald really had some ambitions, for Elbaf he was still the king who fought for the glory of Elbaf, which would not make Loki's reputation as a patricide any better.

Second, Elbaf is an extremely important key location in the anime One Piece. Akahō feels that from the perspective of an anime work, there should be some hidden stories here.

If the dream space is really similar to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Chihong believes that the Sunstone will definitely become something like the Tsukuyomi, and people all over the world will spend all their money to get it.

If Harald had not been killed by his own son, his plan might have been perfectly carried out.

However, if what Loki said was not a lie, it meant that there must be something in Elbaf that could allow people to successfully enter the heaven at this time, or even control the dream space.

This is not a rare thing in the world of pirates, which has all kinds of strange devil fruits.

But for Red and the Straw Hat Pirates, this is definitely good news.

At least it would make Vegapunk's job a lot easier.

"I probably understand."

After thinking for a moment, Chihong nodded in understanding.

"You guys did a great job this time. You let the whole world see how powerful the Straw Hat Pirates are."

"Luffy and I will probably be in seclusion for a while. If there are any more problems with the Straw Hat Fleet, you guys can just discuss and decide."

"Yes, Lord Red!!!"

Upon hearing this, Moria's eyes suddenly lit up, emitting a dazzling divine light.

It can be said that with this sentence, all the hard work he and several other people have done during this period of time has become worthwhile!
Red's meaning is very clear. The Straw Hat Pirates will have no time to take care of other things for the next period of time, so the power of the Straw Hat Pirates is delegated to a few of them.

Although the power is not given to Moria alone, but with the merit of conquering Elbaf this time, others will definitely regard him as the only backbone before encountering problems.

Given the current sphere of influence of the Straw Hat Pirates, the weight of this power is several times heavier than that of any of the Four Emperors' pirate groups.

call ended.

Red obtained information about the last piece of historical text, and Moria gained the respect and status he wanted.

Everyone got what they wanted.

This side of the Pokémon Sea.

After ending the call with Moria, Chihong briefly explained the situation to his friends, then used the combined skills of instant movement and the dimensional hole to come to the Technology Island and find Vegapunk.

After Chihong explained Moria's report to Vegapunk, the scientist, who had been working on how to efficiently discharge seawater in recent times, couldn't help but have a headache.

"Chihong, my artificial fruit project has just been stabilized and is not on the right track yet, how come you come up with something new?"

Although there are six clones who share various negative states with Vegapunk, no matter how much they share, they can only share the spiritual level.

Vegapunk's body can still feel pain and fatigue.

Of course, for Vegapunk, who already has the Pokémon template, this little bit of fatigue is actually nothing.

"Don't say that, Dr. Vegapunk." Chihong smiled slightly, "There is a new project to research, you should be happy."

"That's true." Vegapunk's expression changed. "Can we create the dream world that people want?"

"I never thought that the Sunstone would have this ability."

"But then again, with the power of the Sun Stone, it doesn't seem impossible."

As he spoke, Vegapunk raised his head and looked at Chihong:

"I have a general understanding of the specific situation. Once the current project is concluded, I will immediately take Shakya and the others to Elbaf to set up a new research institute."

"I've already asked Quinn and the others to handle the research institute's affairs. Doctor, if you have any needs, just send them to Quinn directly!"

Because Drake promoted Quinn's biomechanical transformation technology in front of the live broadcast audience, many forces have now found the Straw Hat Pirates through various means, wanting to purchase the opportunity to undergo the transformation.

Both Chihong and Quinn must make this money.

But there are so many people, and it is impossible for Chihong to gather all of them in such a core place as Technology Island.

Now that Elbaf has surrendered, Red took the opportunity to let Quinn build a new transformation base in Elbaf to specifically deal with similar businesses.

At that time, they could use the name of Quinn's biomechanical transformation base to secretly build Vegapunk's research institute to prevent the World Government or other villains with special abilities from doing anything.

"Quinn?"

Vegapunk nodded, indicating that he knew what to do.

Next, Chihong also asked him about the progress of the seawater backflow plan.

In theory, this project does not actually require much technical content. All you need to do is make a large water pump and then pump seawater into the antimatter space.

It’s just that opening the antimatter space consumes red electricity.

Although with Chihong's current strength, even if he stayed in the game world for 24 hours a day, he could still store a lot of electricity.

But for Chihong, electricity means power and strength.

If there is any way for him to save electricity, that would be great.

But no matter what, with the discovery of the last landmark historical text, Red and the Straw Hat Pirates...

This is another big step closer to the secrets of this world!

(End of this chapter)