One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed on the deck of the Kirin, instantly captivating everyone's attention.

Pairs of eyes, filled with a variety of emotions, converged on the towering bow of the Kirin.

"Please rise, both of you. You have not done anything wrong, and I have no intention of blaming you."

Rorschach's gentle voice rang in the ears of Wepper and Ganford.

But the two of them remained ashamed, heads bowed, and did not get up.

Having no other option, Luo Xia could only wave his hand to manipulate the airflow on the deck, forcibly dragging the two stubborn men up and making them stand upright.

"Major General Luo Xia! I..."

Ganford looked at Rorschach, about to speak, but was stopped by Rorschach's raised hand.

Rorschach smiled and stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and nodded to Weipa as well.

"I already told you not to worry about me. Although I helped you defeat Enel, I'm not as noble and selfless as you think. I came to this Sky Island to find the gold in the Golden City. As for Enel, he attacked me first, so I took him down."

“Golden Country?” Ganfor was stunned.

Wipa's eyes lit up, and he looked at Rorschach solemnly, saying, "Major General Rorschach, I know where the Golden Country is. If you need gold, there is an endless supply there that can definitely meet your needs."

"That's great! Don't worry, we won't take the gold here for nothing. If you need any supplies, just have someone compile a list and I'll arrange for them to be delivered," Luo Xia said with a smile.

Wepa quickly waved his hand, "No need! On this sky island, gold is of no use except for its appearance. Major General Rorschach can take it all."

Luo Xia smiled and shook his head, "That won't do. But we can put this matter aside for now, there's no rush. You two should first calm your people down, they seem a bit agitated."

Weapa and Ganford were startled. They glanced at Rorschach with complicated expressions, then turned and jumped off the Kirin, running towards their respective tribesmen and beginning to loudly reassure them.

As the two men explained, the Shandians and Angels gradually came to believe that Rorschach was not a second Enel and had no interest in ruling over them, the Sky Islanders.

As the emotions of these thousands of people stabilized, a situation that even Luo Xia found somewhat absurd emerged.

The Shandians in front of them and the angels of Ganfort over there started arguing again about who was the master of the sacred land of Jaya Island now that Enel was gone.

The Santya people say that this was their ancestral land four hundred years ago, and that Gaya Island, which they stand on, should belong to them.

The angels say that Enel is dead and Ganford will return to his position as God.

The master of this sacred land became Ganful again, so this land became the territory of the angels.

Four hundred years of war had long made the two tribes irreconcilable enemies.

At this point, no matter how much Wepa and Ganfor tried to persuade them, they could not stop the hundreds and thousands of tribesmen.

As the argument escalated and threatened to escalate into a new war between the two races, Rorschach finally couldn't resist shooting a bolt of lightning into the sky, instantly silencing the noisy scene.

Luo Xia frowned as he looked at the two groups of people and said in a deep voice, "You... are you really going to continue fighting?"

"Major General Luo Xia, I..."

Both Weipa and Ganford, who were standing at the front of the crowd, looked ashamed.

"Wepa, what do you Shandians want?"

Rorschach asked directly.

Looking at his people behind him, Wipa gritted his teeth and said, "We want to find the Golden Bell of Shandora and ring it! We want to use it to fulfill the promise our ancestors made and restore their glory!"

Rorschach nodded, then looked at Ganford.

"Mr. Ganford, and you?"

Ganful glanced at Wepa and said in a deep voice, "I think our two races can live together peacefully in the Holy Land. After four hundred years of war, it's time to end it."

Luo Xia stared expressionlessly at the two men and their clansmen behind them.

Having broken through his limits, Rorschach's Observation Haki perception is now so acute that he can clearly sense the true emotions of others.

At this moment, under his Observation Haki perception, Wipa and Ganford were alright, and their emotions were still relatively restrained.

But their own people still harbored resentment and anger towards each other.

Clearly, the estrangement caused by four hundred years of war and slaughter will not be dissolved by the disappearance of a common enemy.

Four hundred years of clan extermination, family destruction, and displacement from their homes—this kind of hatred could never be resolved with just a few words from Rorschach.

On the contrary, when Enel was around, the Shandians and the native angels of the Skypiea got along much better.

Luo Xia sighed inwardly, said nothing, but called out to the Kirin, "Uncle Kulikai! Now you can come out and meet the Shandians."

Chapter 312 The Golden Bell That Resounded Through Heaven and Earth

"Kulikai?"

Upon hearing Rorschach's shout, all the Shandian warriors, including Vepa, were stunned.

This name was recently learned by another man from Qinghai.

Based on speculation, the man named Kulikai should be a descendant of Noland, the great benefactor who made a pact with their ancestor, the great warrior Calgara, four hundred years ago and saved the Shandians.

Instantly, all the stunned gazes turned to the Qilin.

With the sound of footsteps, a middle-aged man with a chestnut-colored haircut and bare chestnut shirt emerged from the side of the Kirin and appeared before everyone.

Wipa's pupils trembled. He quickly took a few steps forward and rushed to Kulikai. In an extremely hoarse voice, he looked at Kulikai and said, "You...you are a descendant of Montblanc Nolando?"

With a cigarette butt dangling from his lips, Kulikai grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and nodded emphatically. "Yes! Long time no see! Shandian warrior from the Golden Land! I am Montblanc Kulikai, Montblanc Nolando, my ancestor from four hundred years ago."

Wipa's shoulders trembled, and he raised his rough, large hands to cover his face.

Immediately, scalding tears streamed from between his fingers, dripping onto the ground.

“That’s…that’s wonderful! Ancestor Calgara, can you see it? The descendants of Noland have come to Jaya Island, to the Golden Land, to the ancestral land of us Shandians!”

"The promise made four hundred years ago has finally been fulfilled!"

In an instant, thousands of Shandian warriors burst into tears in the vast forest clearing, sobbing uncontrollably.

"What a touching friendship! A promise that has lasted for four hundred years, and it has been kept so steadfastly." Tears welled up in Hibari's eyes.

“That’s the romance of men,” Luo Xia laughed.

At this moment, people briefly forgot the trauma and suffering of the wars they had endured over the past four hundred years, immersing themselves in historical memories and savoring the emotions from the past.

Kulikai, also in tears, reached out his large hand and shook hands firmly with Wipa.

"Brother Wepa, the agreement isn't fulfilled yet."

Wipa paused, then looked up at Kulikai's smiling face.

Kulikai pointed to the sky and said, "We haven't rung the golden bell yet!"

"The Golden Bell?" Weppa was taken aback. "But we haven't found the Golden Bell yet..."

"Major General Luo Xia has been found!" Kulikai looked at Luo Xia with a smile, his eyes filled with heartfelt gratitude.

Just now, Luo Xia came out of the captain's cabin and talked to him about this.

"Major General Rorschach found the Golden Bell?"

Wipa's body trembled violently. He hurriedly turned to look at Rorschach, his voice urgent, "Major General Rorschach, is this true? You found the Golden Bell? Where is it?"

Luo Xia raised his hand and pointed to the sky, "Up in the sky, at the top of that huge green vine, it's supported by a white cloud."

Wepa looked in the direction he was pointing, but couldn't see anything.

"Come on, get on my Kirin, I'll take you up to see the most famous Golden Bell in Golden Village."

As Luo Xia spoke, he waved to Yun Que and the others, signaling them to board the ship.

Upon hearing that Luo Xia was going to see the Golden Bell, the soldiers became excited and boarded the Kirin.

Seeing that Wepa and the others were still standing on the ground in a daze, Rorschach couldn't help but shout, "What are you all standing there for? Anyone who wants to go see, come on board, but don't have too many people, or my ship can't hold them all."

Suppressing his excitement, Vepa waved to the Shandian warriors behind him, including Rachi, Jebo, and Braham, before quickly following Kulikai onto the deck.

“Mr. Ganford, why don’t you come and take a look too? Consider it a witness.”

Rorschach then waved to Ganford, who was standing next to his horse.

Ganford jumped aboard the Kirin and asked doubtfully, "Major General Rorschach, if the Golden Bell is really in the sky, how do we get there?"

"Of course we flew there." Lark smiled and pressed a button inside the ship's side. "Our ship can fly!"

The next moment, to the astonishment of Wipa, Ganford, and the others, two large wings stretched out from the side of the Kirin with a series of clicks.

Then, a howling wind swept through the forests of Gaya Island, like an invisible giant hand suddenly lifting up the massive hull of the Kirin.

boom!

Amidst a sandstorm of flying sand and stones, a giant light blue ship, over a hundred meters long, soared into the sky from the ground. Lifted by the violent air currents, it flapped its wings and hoisted its sails, like a huge bird that blotted out the sun, roaring as it soared into the sky hundreds of meters high!

"It's flying! Such a huge ship, it's actually flying!"

Below, thousands of Shandians and Angels shielded themselves from the oncoming sand and gravel, staring blankly as the Kirin sped away, its massive hull disappearing rapidly from their sight.

"This is truly... truly amazing! To be able to make such a massive ship fly into the air. Even if you had hundreds or thousands of wind-blown shells embedded in the hull, you probably couldn't achieve that kind of power."

Ganford stared in amazement at Rorschach, who was raising his hands in a gesture of respect, his expression growing increasingly awe-inspiring.

The young naval boy in front of me already possesses unimaginable power.

At this moment, Luo Xia didn't even need to transform; he was already able to lift the massive Qilin with the gusts of wind created by the airflow, sending it flying thousands of meters into the sky.

After breaking through his physical limits, he seems to have developed his Kirin Fruit abilities much more deeply.

Hearing Ganford's remark, Rorschach couldn't help but turn to look at him.

"Mr. Ganford, do you know of any craftsmen who can inlay seashells? I need a team of craftsmen to inlay a sufficient number of seashells on my ship. Also, I need to acquire a batch of various kinds of Sky Island shells. What do you think?"

"No problem, leave this small matter to me. Our Angel race has lived on the Sky Island for thousands of years and has a deep understanding of the processing techniques for various shellfish. Major General Luo Xia, please rest assured."

Ganford laughed immediately.

He was wondering how to express his gratitude to Rorschach.

"That's great. I might have to go to the Angelic territory to have a chat later."

Luo Xia smiled, his hands moving without stopping. He manipulated the air currents in the world as if they were his own arms, freely changing the direction of the Qilin, passing over the top of the towering giant vines, as if he were about to sail directly into the unknown depths of the sky.

"Only by following under the command of the Major General could one have such an unimaginable experience, right?"

At the bow of the warship, the soldiers gazed at the sunset on the horizon, which seemed so close at hand, and each of them uttered heartfelt sighs.