Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Raleigh and Enel used Moonwalk to fly through the air and look down at the entire Golden City. Some of the buildings were still intact, while others looked as if they had suffered amazing damage, with the walls made of gold broken.

Looking at the ancient buildings below, so steeped in history, Enel and Raleigh were momentarily speechless.

Judging from these remaining buildings alone, Shandola may have been no less developed than it is now hundreds of years ago, and they seem to be from the same era.

Compared to the current Apayado Island, Shandora seems to be more prosperous.

Raleigh walked toward the altar, where, if he remembered correctly, there were ancient historical records.

As expected, Raleigh found many scattered gold plates in that location.

The text engraved on it, like the text appearing on the Poneglyphs, was not something Raleigh could decipher, but Raleigh didn't need to decipher these so-called Poneglyphs.

Beneath the golden bell lies a historical text that records the location of the ancient weapon, Poseidon.

Raleigh wasn't entirely sure where the current Aquaman was, but he did remember that the future Aquaman would be that mermaid princess.

Raleigh was always cautious about ancient weapons because he had never actually seen one of them unleash its power.

However, regarding the Heavenly King, which is controlled by the Celestial Dragons, he only analyzed it from fragments of his memories, estimating that it possessed the power to destroy a kingdom in a single blow.

Hades resides underground in Wano Country, and Poseidon is the mermaid princess Shirahoshi.

It would be best if we could have these things in our hands, but it doesn't matter if we can't.

Those who rebelled against the Celestial Dragons must have tried to collect Pluto and Poseidon, but without exception, they all failed.

So much so that now we can't even hear their names anymore.

If it weren't for the era Raleigh lived in, the name Rocks would probably be completely unfamiliar to most people.

There are always Aquaman rulers in every era, but no matter what they do, they can only rule for a few decades, and once they die, they are quickly forgotten by the world.

Therefore, Roger was definitely a historical oddity. He found the final destination, Laugh Tale, and became the Pirate King. Before his death, he gave a speech in Loguetown, enticing people all over the world to become pirates.

So no matter how others are forgotten by the world, Roger, who started the Age of Exploration, will never be forgotten by anyone.

Lord Raleigh, I would like some gold plates to craft weapons.

Enel seemed to really need some gold to make his own weapon, and Raleigh nodded in agreement.

After all, Enel used gold as a weapon to enhance his strength, and this is Shandora, the place with the least shortage of gold.

Let's stop using these gold plates; they have writing on them that we can't understand. We can find some scholars to translate them later.

There was also a lot of gold in those collapsed houses; you can collect it yourself.

Enel nodded, then flew to a broken house and used his Devil Fruit power to melt gold and attach it to himself.

I almost forgot, we also need a special power source.

In fact, Raleigh had another idea after finding Shandora: to look for the blueprints for the Ark Maxim. Back on Enel's island, Raleigh had searched almost every corner of Birka with his Observation Haki, but he couldn't find the so-called blueprints for the Ark Maxim no matter what he did.

However, after thinking of Shandora, Raleigh chose to return to Apayedo once again.

Perhaps the blueprints for Ark Maxim were hidden somewhere in Shandora from the very beginning, but Raleigh just never found them.

"Lord Raleigh, what kind of power unit are we looking for?"

Enel asked curiously.

Raleigh rubbed his temples and said:

I've never seen it myself, but based on descriptions in books, it's a type of ship that can fly, so it's definitely different from the ships we commonly see.

Furthermore, its transmission mechanism is made of gold, requiring a large quantity of gold, which shouldn't be difficult to find.

Enel nodded. He needed more gold anyway, so he naturally wanted to wander around.

Lord Raleigh, I'll go check to the west; you can stay to the east.

After Enel finished speaking, his body transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew towards the west of the Golden City.

"What an energetic young man!"

While Raleigh was saying that Enel was moving quickly, he himself had already turned into a wisp of wind and disappeared into the air.

He needed to find information about Fang Zhou Shiyan in a shorter amount of time.

After a long time, Raleigh returned to the altar looking very unhappy.

In the short time just now, Raleigh barely stopped, activating his Devil Fruit power to blow all the wind into the ruins of Shandora.

Through the feedback from the wind, Raleigh was able to explore his surroundings more quickly, but even with such a fast pace, it was still very frustrating not to find anything.

"How could this be? That shouldn't be possible; that thing should be in Shandora."

When faced with the fact that he couldn't find the Ark Maxim, Raleigh's first thought was that the Ark Maxim might not exist in Shandora either.

However, after looking left and right, he still couldn't find Enel returning, so a glimmer of hope rose in Raleigh's heart.

"No, I have to go and check it out."

Roliven waited for ten minutes but still couldn't find Enel. Getting a little anxious, he decided to go to the West District to look for Enel.

Although no one has been to Shandora for hundreds of years, Raleigh really doesn't know if there's any danger inside Shandora.

If Enel encountered danger inside Shandora and didn't send a signal, Raleigh might not even know.

Raleigh's figure once again transformed into a wisp of breeze and vanished into the air, flashing past at almost the speed of sound.

Shandora is a very large city, and it seems to be able to suppress the range of Observation Haki.

In theory, Raleigh's Observation Haki could cover an entire small island, but now it's only about one-fifth of that.

"Enel, where are you?"

While calling out to him, Raleigh used his Observation Haki to quickly scan the area Enel was searching for until he sensed Enel's presence.

brush!

Raleigh arrived beside Enel with lightning speed, watching Enel staring at an altar in front of him.

"Enel, what have you found?"

Raleigh descended from the sky and immediately asked Enel a question.

Enel turned his attention back and looked at Raleigh with a puzzled expression.

"Lord Raleigh, I've passed by the altar several times without searching it, but just now I suddenly felt something was wrong."

"Given Shandora's level of expertise, how could such an important altar be made of stone slabs? It should be made of gold."

After hearing Enel finish speaking, Raleigh noticed the shiny black stone slab on the altar and also showed a puzzled expression.

If Enel hadn't said anything, Raleigh wouldn't have sensed anything unusual.

It's just an altar; having a single large stone slab is already quite good.

Enel stepped forward, reached out and tapped the stone slab, which made a dull sound.

I just tried inputting the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit into the stone slab, and the conclusion is that this place is hollow, and there's something else hidden underneath the slab.

This suggests that the right panel was created by the people of Shandora using a secret method to obscure their perception of sight.

Raleigh wasn't surprised at all. The most compelling evidence that there are magical, unscientific things everywhere in this world is Devil Fruits and the three types of Haki.

If even these things have appeared, then it's quite normal that the ancient inhabitants of Shandora created a stone slab that could isolate Observation Haki.

Looking at the black stone slab in front of him, Raleigh couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

"Yes, that familiar feeling of powerlessness; it's a characteristic of seastone."

Raleigh was able to tell what materials were mixed in with the so-called stone slab in the instant he touched it.

I can't speak for other things, but it definitely contains sea stone particles or fine sea stone powder.

"I have no choice but to use Armament Haki."

Raleigh's right hand was quickly covered with a layer of Armament Haki, which firmly enveloped him.

Without modern tools, Raleigh could only rely on his Armament Haki to grind against this altar that looked quite different from the others.

The stone soon began to shake and started to drop fragments all around.

Kaleka.

Stones of varying sizes fell from the altar slabs. Enel, following Raleigh's instructions, put the fallen stone fragments into his pockets. These things are very useful; when we return to the Grand Line, we can give them to the Doctor!

This way, we can also possess something that can conceal our Observation Haki.

"It's likely made from some special material mixed with sea stone powder, and finally, larger sea stone particles."

In the short time it took to say just a few words, the originally thick stone slab had developed large cracks, with one crack almost penetrating deep into the stone.

"Open it!"

Raleigh was channeling more and more Armament Haki into his hands, and the stone slabs were breaking at an even faster rate.

until!

The stone slab was completely split open, shattered into pieces scattered all over the ground.

Enel's guess was correct. After the giant stone slab was destroyed, a black hole was revealed beneath it.

"There really is something here."

Enel said excitedly, and then his figure flashed and he rushed into the cave.

Raleigh's hand had just reached out, but he still couldn't grab Enel, who possessed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

Having no other choice, Raleigh followed closely behind Enel.

Upon entering the cave, Raleigh and Enel unleashed their Observation Haki to the fullest extent to prevent being ambushed by something.

D. Ye Ci.

The lightning in Enel's hand flickered, providing a not-so-bright light for the two of them, but that was enough.

Following the direction of the cave entrance, Raleigh and Enel chose to walk forward.

At the end, there is a large underground cavern.

Although it wasn't as large as the underground cavity Raleigh saw in the coal mine, it was actually not much less impressive.

But here, unlike the style of the outside world of Shandora, everything is made of stone, and every house is made of stone.

Carbohydrate.

Raleigh's hand froze in mid-air.

He had just tried to push open the door to see if what was inside was what he needed.

But before Raleigh could figure out how to open the door, the wooden door of the stone house fell off as he moved.

With a little effort, Raleigh crushed the wooden door as if it were utterly weak.

This place is so old; judging from the extent of the wooden door's decay, it's at least seven hundred years old.

Raleigh casually placed the broken wooden door aside, and he and Enel went inside to look at what was inside.

There weren't many things in the room, just a few murals on the walls.

Raleigh paid close attention, because generally speaking, murals represent the life of the stone house's owner. Generally, people create murals to leave behind some useful information.

After Enel turned his lightning bolt into a stable light source, he followed Raleigh's gaze to the strokes on the wall.

The first mural depicts a very large city, which, in terms of its scale and layout, is even more prosperous and expansive than Shandora.

A person with small wings on their body is operating a strange instrument, seemingly producing something.

As you can see from below, their division of labor is very clear; many of them are doing their own specific task.

The second mural echoes the ending of the first. More and more tiny figures are being created from the people in the mural; the angelic inhabitants are ready.

They took everything they could from the city, leaving behind what they couldn't.

The only things they took with them before leaving were the little figures they had created.

The angels and the little people they created were standing on a ship flying into the sky. If Raleigh wasn't mistaken, this should be the Ark Proverb.

As for why ancient technology was more advanced than it is now, Raleigh can only say it was due to the "efforts" of the World Government.

The technological strength of the various kingdoms not only regressed, but many countries even regressed from being on the verge of becoming technological nations to primitive agricultural kingdoms. The third mural is unique in its depiction. In this painting, the angels are divided into three forms by the painter. One form is the appearance of the angels on the sky island today, who are flying up to the clouds in the sky.

The second type, like the modern Shandians, flew to the islands along the Grand Line.

The third type is the angel race with large wings. Their choice is completely different; they fly to the end of the sea.

These three murals are likely the origin of the Angel race in the One Piece world.

If Raleigh wasn't mistaken, these angels all came from the moon, which explains why they worshipped and pursued the earth.

Because the moon is what they described as the infinite earth.