One Piece: From the God Valley Era

Chapter 70 Technology Regresses by 500 Years

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Izambaron V. Nassshurou returned safely, dressed in a handsome outfit, with no injuries on his face.

Acnoya's attack was just a single kick, perhaps a little stronger.

So he didn't defeat Izambaron V. Nasujuro in one move, and the reason he didn't return was because he sensed despair from Acnoa's power—a despair in terms of power.

This made him realize that he couldn't defeat Acnoya alone, so he used the force of the kick to run away.

If you don't run away, you'll really get killed.

However, he didn't understand Acnoya, and he wouldn't kill Izambaron V. Nasujiro right now.

He can't put too much pressure on the World Government, or there will be some minor trouble. He needs more time.

He just didn't know that, which is why he made that decision.

But this decision can't be called wrong. If you can't beat them, what are you waiting for if you don't run away? To be humiliated?

Izambalon V. Nassshurou did not want to be humiliated, especially not in front of so many people.

Bang!

As soon as Izambalon V. Nassshuro entered the room, he immediately knelt down in front of Junko.

Junzi has now become the fifth of the Five Elders, but in reality, Im is still in control on his behalf, and Junzi only has a limited amount of free time.

With a formidable enemy at hand, Im couldn't sleep at all. If things weren't handled properly, he'd be another Joey Boy...

No, he's an even more terrifying guy than Joy Boy.

At least the pressure from Joy Boy wasn't as great as that from Acnoya.

Although he was brutally beaten by Joy Boy and terrified by his domineering presence, it was nothing compared to the pressure exerted by Acnoya.

This guy is the real pressure, and he even has the power to kill me, so I need to deal with Acnoya first.

Of course, Joey Boy's matter also needs to be dealt with at the same time.

What if—and I mean what if—Joyboy and Acnoya teamed up, wouldn't he be doomed?

Therefore, he absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

You have to deal with the enemy one by one. You can't just start a team fight right away, especially one that's bound to lose.

Im isn't stupid; he'll concentrate his forces on one target first, and then deal with the other.

"Lord Im, I have failed in my duties. Please punish me." Izanbaron V. Nassshurou prostrated himself, not daring to breathe.

He was afraid that Im would get angry and then cancel his immortality, which would mean the end for him.

The Five Elders were not originally five people; they only came to power after the original Five Elders died.

He knew very well that the Five Elders were not immortal.

If you accidentally anger Lord Im, he will reclaim his immortality, and the power of time will envelop him, turning you into a pile of white bones in an instant.

The power of time cannot be reversed by anyone. The Five Elders do not have this power, but Im does.

Therefore, Im held the power of life and death over the Five Elders.

"Hmph!" Im snorted coldly.

Immediately, Izanbaron V. Nassshurou began to tremble uncontrollably, and the other three also lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

"You've utterly disgraced the World Government!" Im said in a deep voice. "The World Government has been established for eight hundred years, and this is the first time we've suffered such a humiliation!"

Is this your first time?

No, that's not true. I've had my share of embarrassing moments before, but not many people know about them.

The last time was when Lox killed a general in Mary Geoise.

However, it happened in Mary Geoise, so not many people knew about it, and they even managed to fool them with the excuse that he was a civilian general.

So it didn't cause any waves on the sea.

This time, the world government was truly slapped in the face and its face was rubbed into the ground with the soles of its feet.

However, before he rubbed the World Government, Im himself had also been rubbed by Acnoa, but no one else knew about it.

This time it's different; it was broadcast live.

This is incredibly embarrassing!

"Lord Im..." Izanbaron V. Nasujuro opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. In the end, he could only call out "Lord Im".

Lord Im is right, that is indeed the case, and he has no room for rebuttal.

Of course, if you really want to find it, you can, and that is that Acnoa is invincible.

If you encounter Acnoya in private, it's fine; you can just run away, and Im won't say anything.

He really can't beat him, and he might not even be able to win.

But since it's being broadcast live, things are more serious now.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" Im paused, then asked in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Izambaron V. Nassshurou's heart sank, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He turned to look at the other three Elders and winked at them.

The meaning is self-evident: he wants them to help him explain things and lend a hand; he doesn't want to die.

But the other five elders remained unmoved, standing aside like clay statues, completely indifferent.

help?

How can they help? They can't do anything about it.

The power of life and death rests entirely in Lord Im's hands, and you yourself have indeed been incompetent.

It's not a big deal that I can't beat Acnoya; the important thing is that I haven't killed Vegapunk yet.

If it were just a few seconds faster, or even a second faster, Vegapunk would be dead.

This way, Acnoya won't get Vegapunk and won't be able to aid the enemy.

Unfortunately, Izabaron V. Nasujuro hesitated for a moment and said a few more words, which allowed Acnoya to arrive in time and stop the matter, thus preventing Vegapunk from being taken away.

So Izambaron V. Nassurou really made a big mistake.

This also made them afraid to say anything.

If it were anything else, these few people would risk their lives to help him.

But it's really not possible now!

Izambalon V. Nassshurou's expression darkened further as he looked at the others.

We've been companions for hundreds of years! How could you just stand by and watch us die? I'll remember this!

If... if I were still alive, I would definitely...

"Since there isn't one, then accept the punishment!" Im sneered. "This time, you may escape death, but you won't escape punishment!"

"Feeling the pain will prevent you from making the same mistake again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Izanbaron V. Nassshuro froze for a moment, then felt pain that swept through his entire body. His face turned red and he began to convulse as he lay on the ground.

But he had no complaints whatsoever; in fact, he was very grateful to Lord Im.

Because he had just heard what Lord Im said.

He may be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment.

This means that I don't have to die; I can survive.

It's so good that he survived; he really didn't want to die.

This scene surprised others as well.

Lord Im didn't kill anyone? Has his personality changed?

Or is it because of Acnoya?

Acnoa is putting too much pressure on them, so Lord Im doesn't dare to kill people indiscriminately.

There isn't enough manpower, especially skilled personnel.

Although the World Government has been established for over eight hundred years, the number of powerful individuals is not very large, and Lord Im's immortality cannot be granted to everyone; there is a limit to the number of people who can be granted it.

Otherwise, the world wouldn't be like this, and no one would rebel against the world government.

Therefore, Lord Im needs a strong person. The current World Government is not strong enough to deal with the current situation. Killing Izabaron V. Nasujuro rashly would cause a lot of trouble.

After all, Izanbaron V. Nasujuro is nothing compared to Acnoya, but he is still a strong figure and has a certain deterrent effect in front of others.

The most urgent task now is not to kill Izabaron V. Nasujuro, but to restore the prestige of the World Government.

The prestige of the World Government has been damaged, and the urgent task is to restore it and prevent member states from becoming disaffected.

Shortly thereafter, Im introduced the punishment for Izambalon V. Nassuro.

Izambalon V. Nassuro was not dead, but lying on the ground convulsing, his eyes lifeless and his face pale, but he was indeed still alive.

"Izambalon V. Nassuro, this is a one-time thing. If there is a next time, you should know the consequences!" Im said in a deep voice.

"Lord Im... I won't make the same mistake again," Izanbaron V. Nassjurou said haltingly.

He was grateful to have survived, but the punishment he had just received was torture that had nearly driven him to a mental breakdown. He was already very lucky to have survived.

I can't ask for anything more.

"Remember what you said!" Im said in a deep voice, "Convene a meeting of the member states immediately."

"Yes, Lord Im!"

Although it wasn't the time for the World Conference, they didn't offer any rebuttal.

Lord Im was in a fit of anger, and they dared not argue with him.

"Furthermore, I want to make Elbaf one of the constituent republics, and I want Harald to be my warrior!"

The World Government originally had no intention of making Harald a member state because he had not yet been properly trained.

An untrained Elbaf warrior is uncontrollable and prone to problems.

However, the World Government currently lacks combat power, and it cannot allow Acnoa to win over Elbaf.

Therefore, they could only make Elbaf their own; as for training him, that could wait, there was still time.

"At the same time, a large-scale recruitment drive will be launched, and the Navy needs more manpower and strong personnel," Im continued.

Upon hearing Im's order, the Five Elders immediately took action, relaying the message to the entire world.

Subsequently, the navy launched a major operation, and the member states also received orders from the World Government.

The person who caused all of this has returned to the Dragon Ball Kingdom in the New World.

The Land of Dragon Ball.

Vegapunk, Queen, Judge, and Caesar arrived in the Flower Capital and met with the executives of the Dragon Ball Pirates.

However, Kaido, along with Dragon, Ginny, and others, left the Dragon Ball Kingdom and headed to Skypiea.

Kaido has now used his strength to rule Skypiea and has had Kuma use the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit to transport gold to the Land of Dragon Balls.

The Sky Island has a huge gold reserve, all of which is part of Gaya Island, which was washed ashore by the sea. That was the legendary golden city of Shandora. In addition, there is some gold from ships that washed ashore.

Skypiea is incredibly wealthy now, even richer than Wano Country was hundreds of years ago.

Since Sky Island is so wealthy, providing them with some support is definitely not a problem, especially since Sky Island is now their territory.

And no one else knows about this except for themselves.

Make a fortune quietly!

Besides working on the gold, they are also searching for the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, so they won't be able to return for the time being.

Therefore, Vegapunk and his crew will never see the Dragon Ball Pirates in their complete form.

"Come on, let me introduce you to this long-headed guy, Vegapunk. He has knowledge from five hundred years ago in his mind," Acnoya said.

"Going back five hundred years?"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, including Vegapunk himself.

"As far as I know, technology was extremely advanced eight hundred years ago, far more advanced than it is now. Even five hundred years ago, the level of technology was much higher than it is now," Acnoya patiently explained to everyone.

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk immediately asked, "How could it be like this?"

Shouldn't the world's technology be getting more and more advanced?

Vegapunk hasn't started his archaeological work yet and doesn't know the truth about this world, hence this question.

The people standing by were also puzzled; this didn't make sense.

"It was all done by the World Government." Acnoya pointed to the sky: "The World Government has a weapon in the sky, the legendary Uranus."

"They bombarded the islands with Uranus, causing them to disappear, sea levels to rise, and indirectly destroying a large number of islands, some of which had quite advanced technology."

"And after these islands were destroyed, technology naturally began to regress, and it continues to do so to this day."

"And the sea level in this world has dropped by nearly two hundred meters."

"In other words, there used to be a continent in this world!"

"What? There's a continent?"

What is the mainland?

"Idiot, the mainland is..."

Someone got stuck.

Unfortunately, the world is made up of islands; the concept of a continent doesn't exist. It used to exist, but it has long been forgotten in the annals of history.

"The continent is a very, very large island," Vegapunk explained. "It's like a giant island made up of hundreds of islands chained together. That's the continent."

"You know this too?" Acunoa asked, somewhat surprised.

"I once read an ancient book that described the mainland. I thought it was a storybook, but I never imagined it was real!"

"It's true," Acnoya said. "I've even seen a real continent."

"The real continent?"

"Yes, the real continent, but you will see it in the future, there's no need to rush," Acnoya said. "In my hands, you will eventually see the continent."

He is quite confident about the resurgence of the mainland.

If technology isn't enough, then use manpower.

Lift up a continent!

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