One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

This shouldn't have happened! Because of our abrupt departure, our benefactor has been ridiculed and slandered by the world.

His descendants are still searching for traces of the Golden Village on Gaya Island!

What are we doing? We've completely disgraced the glory of the great warrior Calgara!

Wipa covered her face, hot tears seeping through her fingers and dripping down.

This tough guy, who hadn't uttered a single scream even after being electrocuted and charred black by Enel, was now crying like a child.

His voice choked with emotion as he said, "I can't imagine what Mr. Noland was thinking when he was executed. What would he think of us Shandians? We didn't keep our promise, we...we were deserters..."

Ace remained silent, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

These Shandians, and Noland's descendants, are true men worthy of respect.

The white cloud balloon quickly floated down to the sky island below, where some Shandians who had noticed it earlier used grappling hooks to pull it over and land it on the ground.

It's clear that very few outsiders enter this place.

Ace's appearance filled the Shandians with both novelty and wonder, as well as a sense of wariness.

The horrific injuries sustained by Wipa and the others caused a sensation throughout the village.

Soon, a large group of Shandian warriors wielding spears came, surrounding an old man with a white beard.

"Whippa, you guys... you've run into Enel?"

The old chieftain of the Shandians asked, frowning.

Vepa nodded. "Yes, we went to the Sanctuary to search for the whereabouts of the Golden Bell, but Enel discovered us."

"Then how did you manage to come back alive? With Enel's strength, if he had caught up with you, even you probably wouldn't have been able to escape."

The chief squinted his old eyes, scanning over Wepa and the others before finally settling on Ace.

"Could it be that this young man saved you?"

"That's right! Chief, he is a Qinghai man who was brought up by the surging ocean current, and he has the same powerful abilities as Enel."

He can transform into flames. It was in the Sanctuary that he unleashed a terrifyingly high-temperature flame with a single punch, forcing Enel back and saving us!

Laki grabbed Ace's arm and spoke rapidly.

"What? This guy is that strong? He actually forced Enel to retreat."

Does that mean he's stronger than Wipa?

"Are you kidding me? Wepa is the strongest warrior in our village, a war demon who can withstand the impact of a blast wave and survive!"

The Shandian warriors stared at Ace in shock, somewhat unable to believe that he could force Enel to retreat.

At that moment, Wipa suddenly raised his hand, silencing the crowd's murmurs.

"Chief, I have something to tell everyone."

Seeing all the tribespeople, including the old chief, looking at him, Vepa, with red eyes, told them what Ace had said about Noland and his descendants.

After Wipa finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Then, a series of choked sobs rose and fell.

"The descendants of our great benefactor Noland are still waiting for our answer!"

He has waited four hundred years! I fear he will despair, I fear he will give up, I fear he will become like those ignorant people of Qinghai, never again believing in the existence of the Golden Land or the Shandian people!

With bloodshot eyes, Vepa roared hoarsely, waving his fists, "So we must respond to him as quickly as possible, no, we must respond immediately! We must begin our attack on the Sanctuary right now! Find and ring the Golden Bell!"

"Attack the Holy Land! Ring the Golden Bell!"

In an instant, all the Shandian warriors roared along with Vepa, brandishing their spears, their fighting spirit surging.

The chief nodded slowly, his voice sounding somewhat aged:

"It's time to start attacking the Holy Land immediately; there's no time to lose."

If Noland's descendant becomes utterly disillusioned and chooses to abandon the search for the Golden City, then the glory of our Shandian ancestors will be lost forever.

"Wipa, be prepared to risk everything if you've made up your mind."

"Rest assured, Chief, we will definitely defeat Enel this time and take back the Sanctuary from him!"

Because this Mr. Ace from Qinghai is willing to help us fight against Enel.

His condition was that they help him find his companions who had been separated from him on the Sky Island.

Rachi pointed at Ace and spoke to the white-bearded chieftain.

“That’s wonderful, Mr. Ace, right? On behalf of the Shandians, I thank you for your help.”

Could you please describe what your companion looks like later? We have a mural sculptor in our village who can draw a picture of your lost companion for you.

Then I will immediately send out the elderly, weak, women, and children in the village who are unable to fight to search.

The chief stepped forward, extended his thin, bony hand, and grasped Ace's hand.

"Thank you so much, Chief."

Ace was also somewhat excited.

Deus must have been swept ashore by the surging current along with him.

But the Sky Island was so vast that he had no idea how to find Deus.

If we could get help from the Shandians, the search would definitely be much easier.

The chances of finding Deus will increase significantly.

The chief, who was holding Ace's hands, stared at Ace's face for a long time with his old, aging eyes, without letting go, which made Ace feel a little embarrassed.

"Chief, is there anything else?" Ace asked tentatively.

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that little brother Ace's face looks familiar, like I've seen him more than ten years ago."

The chief released Ace's hand and shook his head.

"More than ten years ago?" Ace was stunned.

More than a decade ago, he was still fighting tigers and crocodiles in the woods behind the windmill village; he had never been this high up in the sky.

"Don't worry about it too much. People get old and their memory is more prone to problems. Maybe I remembered wrong or mistook you for someone else."

The chief waved his hand, leaning on his cane, but in his mind came an image of a man with a mustache, hands on his hips, standing in front of a square stone tablet, carving words on it with a long knife.

The eyes of this young man named Ace are so similar to those of the man named Roger.

As he was deep in thought, a sudden uproar arose from the crowd of Shandian warriors.

The warriors, who had initially been united in their hatred of the enemy, now found many glaring angrily at Wipa in the crowd.

"Wipa! Do you know what you're saying?"

"Let us join forces with our enemies? Have you forgotten how your ancestor, the great warrior Calgara, died? You traitor to the Shandians!"

"My father, my brother! They all died at the hands of the angels. Even if I die, I will never join forces with those beasts!"

The old chief frowned, leaned on his cane, and walked into the crowd, scanning the area.

The noisy crowd gradually quieted down.

The chief looked at Wipa, "What's going on, Wipa?"

Wipa gripped the thick cannon barrel tightly in his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Chief, I don't think we Shandians have enough manpower to deal with Enel and his priestly guard."

Even if the Ace brothers could stop Enel, he still had the four priests of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, and thousands of priest guards under his command.

Therefore, I suggest we join forces with the angels, contact the former Skypiea god Ganful, and together we can deal with Enel!

Wipa's words ignited the atmosphere once again.

The surrounding Shandian warriors glared angrily and shouted rebukes.

"Ganfor is a false god who favors his own people! You actually want to join forces with him, Vepa, I misjudged you! You are not worthy to be a descendant of the great warrior Calgara!"

"Even if it costs me my life to fight, I'm not afraid! But I will never fight alongside my enemies! Who knows if they might stab us in the back while we're fighting?"

"Chief! Say something! That bastard Wipa dared to utter such treasonous words, he..."

"Shut up, all of you! Cough cough cough!"

The chief let out a low growl, clutched his chest, and coughed heavily a few times.

"Chief!"

Wipa quickly stepped forward to help him up.

The chieftain pushed his hand away and looked at the excited Shandian warriors around him, saying, "Wepa is right! We should indeed contact the Angels and join forces to deal with Enel."

"Chief! Even you..." The Shandian warrior was somewhat unable to accept it.

Joining forces with an enemy with whom you've fought to the death for four hundred years is something no one could accept.

Which of the warriors present did not have a family member killed by the Angels?

Countless people have died in the war between the two forces over the past four hundred years.

The accumulated grievances between the two sides had long since become an irreconcilable feud.

The chief ignored their grievances and continued in a deep voice:

"This battle may be the last battle for us Shandians."

Everyone knows how powerful Enel is, so I don't need to elaborate.

If this battle is not won, not only will the Shandians perish, but they will also lose the glory of their ancestors, break their promises, and be unable to fulfill the agreement made years ago.

Enel is a common enemy of both us and the Angels. At this time, only by temporarily joining forces can we have a chance to defeat that guy.

After Enel is defeated, we will ring the Golden Bell and inform Noland's descendants in Qinghai of the existence of the Golden City. Then we will settle our scores with the Angels.

I am old, and from now on, Wipa will be the chief of the Shandians.

Warriors willing to fight, then risk everything and set off with Wipa.

Those who don't want to stay can stay and help the Ace brothers find their companions.

After the old chief finished speaking, he breathed heavily for a few moments, and with Laki's help, he led Ace into the village, leaving behind a large group of silent Shandian warriors.