He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

"What a beautiful place!"

Chopper's eyes sparkled; he couldn't wait to explore this place.

It thought that people in such a beautiful place must be living well, right?

Although that new god is very hostile to the people of Qinghai, he should be okay with the people of Sky Island, right? Aren't they all the same kind of people?

Having experienced so much, Chopper felt that there couldn't be any place where the people were worse off than those in Alabasta.

No, it should be said that the world is generally a good place; Drum Island and Alabasta, where it previously resided, are just special cases.

The people living on the sky island, thousands of meters above the ground, must be living in peace and contentment, right?

With these thoughts in mind, when it arrived at Lovely Street, it was met with the Sky Island people looking at them with fear, as if they were facing a plague.

Chopper stood there, somewhat bewildered.

Things seem to be a little different from what it imagined.

Why do the Sky Island people seem so...annoying?

Perhaps some pirates once came to Skypiea and caused trouble for the Skypiea inhabitants, which is why they are keeping their distance from them.

Chopper thought to himself.

But the truth is far more terrifying than it imagined.

Urki, who was walking in front, saw this and his smiling face became thoughtful.

It seems the new gods have a greater influence on the Sky Island people than he had heard.

"The Sky Islanders don't seem to like us," Van Augur said calmly.

Yi Xiao remained silent. Through his Observation Haki, he could better sense the emotional fluctuations of the Sky Island people around him. "Dislike" was an understatement; they must have felt extreme disgust and fear.

But what's the reason?

Are the people of Sky Island inherently prejudiced against people from Qinghai?

Did some people from Qinghai with bad deeds cause damage to the sky island?

Perhaps there are some deeper reasons as well.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, simply walking quietly down the lovely street, while being watched from a distance by countless Sky Island people.

Apart from Gushin, who already knew the plot, and Urki, who was mentally prepared, everyone else received results that did not meet their expectations.

As he walked, Gu Xin glanced at the alley to his left.

His Observation Haki told him that there was a person wearing a white beret lying on the ground inside, following and monitoring them.

This was also one of Enel's subordinates.

The White Berets are primarily responsible for maintaining order on the Sky Island, enforcing strict laws, and guiding the Blue Sea People to Apayado to face divine punishment when they are discovered!

To put it bluntly, it was like going there to die.

Just then, a girl dressed in a peach-pink dress and with light yellow hair walked over. Unlike the other Sky Island people, her face was filled with a warm and friendly smile.

"Hello, I'm Connie."

Are you all from Qinghai?

Guxin's eyes flickered slightly: "That's right, we haven't been in Sky Island for long, so we've come to visit the famous Angel Island."

"This is Urki, our new Sky Island friend. He's showing us around Angel Island."

Upon hearing this, Connie's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

She was also one of the staff members responsible for taking the people of Qinghai to receive divine punishment.

She didn't know Urki and was worried that Urki might have told Gushin and the others something, affecting the subsequent arrangements.

You must understand that if we cannot lead the outsiders to face divine punishment, everyone will be killed by the new god!

This is also why the Sky Island people fear the Qinghai people.

The arrival of people from Qinghai will make their already precarious lives even more dangerous.

"I see," Connie smiled. "If you don't mind, how about I give you a better introduction to Angel Island?"

Urouge had no objection; after all, he was only a dabbler, and when it came to understanding Angel Island and the surrounding area, he certainly couldn't compare to Conis.

So the team got a more "authoritative" tour guide.

Connie wanted to use the pretense of being a tour guide to try and lead them to Apayado, but she couldn't make it too obvious.

First, they arrived at a furniture store. Looking inside, they saw many chairs and tables made of clouds...

"This is the Cloud Furniture Shop. We Sky Island people have a unique skill that allows us to fix clouds in place and make all sorts of things," Connie explained in detail.

"Wow, this is really interesting." Chopper's eyes lit up, clearly very interested.

It's amazing that they can turn clouds floating in the sky into all kinds of furniture.

Guxin also thought it was good and planned to come back later to buy some to put on the boat, which would also be considered as buying local specialties.

However, when it comes to the specialties of the Sky Island, the most representative are the various Sky Shells with unique functions. Next, Connies led them to the Shell Shop.

Various types of empty shells are neatly arranged on the shelves.

"Everyone uses these shells in their daily lives. According to people from Qinghai, these things don't seem to exist in Qinghai," Connie said conscientiously. "The shells are roughly divided into those for daily life and those for combat."

"There are jet shells that can spew out wind to provide power, and cloud shells that can create clouds with a fixed shape."

"There are sound-producing shells that can record and play audio, and there are fire-producing shells that can breathe fire..."

There are many types of empty shells, and Connie can only introduce a portion of them.

Gu Xin had to admit that Oda's Skypiea arc was truly imaginative, not only because of the existence of the Skypiea at an altitude of 10,000 meters, but also because of the Sky Shells with all sorts of bizarre uses, which were all very interesting.

Everyone was very interested in empty shells, and more or less bought some.

Chopper bought Wind Shell and Cloud Shell. He can use Wind Shell to blow air when it's hot.

Vivi bought the most; she bought quite a lot of each type of space shell. She felt that space shells were very useful, including combat-type space shells, which could increase her combat methods.

After a shopping spree, the group left the store. As Connie pondered how to subtly guide them to Apayado, Chopper exclaimed in shock:

"Hey! What's that?!"

Following its gaze, one could see two people wearing white berets carrying a stretcher with a corpse on it.

A... almost charred remains, blasted by lightning.

Chopper's voice trembled as he stared intently at the charred corpse, his petite body shaking involuntarily.

Are you kidding me!

If a person looks like that, they'd be long dead!

How could someone be struck by lightning and die? Chopper simply couldn't imagine the terrible torment he had endured in that instant!

Chopper, a compassionate healer, was shocked and saddened by the sight of this tragedy.

Not only him, but everyone else also had serious expressions, waiting for Connie to give an explanation.

It couldn't possibly be an unexpected weather event, could it?

Connie lowered her head, and then gave what everyone considered a very strange, awkward, and pitiful smile.

It was a strange and incongruous smile, showing someone who was clearly in great pain but was forcing themselves to be happy.

Connie's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, her body trembled involuntarily, and she smiled, speaking with utmost respect and "fervor":

"That...that was divine punishment bestowed by the supreme god!"

"That person must have committed blasphemy, which is why they were punished by the gods. The great gods will protect every one of their people!"

Silence reigned.

Dead silence.

"Connie, why are you trembling?"

Connie's pupils trembled violently.

Guxin's words were like a needle piercing Connie's heart, tearing apart her last inner barrier.

Gushin knew that the man had definitely been killed by Enel, and there was a reason why Conis said that.

After Enel developed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he was able to unleash a wide-area coverage ability called "Mind Field".

[Mind Network] can perceive what others are thinking, making it easy for him to observe any place on the Sky Island. Once he discovers that someone has made an unpleasant statement or act, he will send down lightning as punishment.

Over time, the Sky Islanders lost the ability to have their own thoughts.

It also subtly fostered a sense of guilt in them towards the people of Qinghai.

Connie finally succumbed to her inner turmoil, collapsing to the ground and revealing everything amidst the shocked and frightened expressions of the other Sky Island inhabitants:

"sorry!"

"Once we confirm the whereabouts of the Qinghai people, we must lure them to face divine punishment, or we will all die!"

The surrounding Sky Island inhabitants looked shocked and immediately shouted, "Enough!"

"Stop talking!"

"Stop that girl!"

Connie, with tears streaming down her face, said, "This is our duty as citizens!"

"You'd better run for your lives!!"

The girl's sorrowful words echoed throughout the arena.

Everyone's faces were extremely gloomy.

This is Sky Island.

She looks glamorous on the outside, but in reality...

Another bloody hell!