One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Cobra and his crew's ship had been swallowed by the lanternfish, along with all their supplies.

One of the gold pieces was the two hundred tons of gold that Rorschach had left on St. Tin Island as a small compensation to Alabasta.

Cobra had intended to take the gold back to Marine Headquarters and return it to Rorschach.

Unexpectedly, it was precisely because of that batch of gold that their ship was targeted by lanternfish, almost causing them to perish in the fish's belly.

"So, Uncle Cobra, don't be so polite next time. That little bit of gold is just a drop in the ocean compared to the losses of the Albanian capital that I caused to be destroyed."

Rorschach poured half a bottle of cola, a gift from Franky, into his mouth and tilted his head to look at Cobra.

Cobra smiled wryly upon hearing this, "Didn't I say? The destruction of Albana has nothing to do with you. Blame Kaido. Besides, even without Kaido, there would be Crocodile. So, you are actually the hero who saved my country."

“A hero?” Rorschach smiled, reached into his pocket, pulled out a gold bean, and tossed it to Cobra. “Being a hero is tiring. I’d rather find a peaceful place and live a quiet life as a fisherman than be a hero.”

"Really?" Cobra's eyes lit up. He sat up straight and looked at Rorschach with burning eyes. "Then come settle down in my Alabasta! The capital has moved to St. Ting Island. The sea is right outside your door, and you can go out to sea to fish anytime. Vivi will be very happy if you settle down on St. Ting Island."

“St. Ting Island is indeed a good place to settle down. However, it’s not time to retire now. While I’m still young, I want to do something for this world.” Rorschach shook his head slightly, picked up the half-empty bottle of cola, gulped it down, and exhaled.

Being able to drink the same flavored cola in another world filled him with emotion.

Cobra looked at Rorschach with a satisfied expression. "I knew I hadn't misjudged you, Rorschach. It is because of people like you who uphold justice that there is still hope for this world to be saved."

After a moment of reflection, Cobra picked up the golden bead that Rorschach had tossed to him, examined it, and looked at Rorschach with a puzzled expression.

"This is?"

Cobra did not believe that these were simply gold beads.

Rorschach didn't seem like a disrespectful or rude person.

If you threw a golden bean at an ordinary person, they would probably be overjoyed.

But if it were handed over to the ruler of a country, wouldn't that be an insult?

If it's not ordinary gold, then what is this gold bean in his hand that looks exactly like gold?

A thought vaguely surfaced in Cobra's mind.

As if guessing what Cobra was thinking, Rorschach lowered his voice and whispered, "Uncle Cobra, you're right, this is pure gold. Wearing it will infinitely slow down aging. You saw the Asie father and daughter, they've lived for over two hundred years and are still so young. Theoretically, this thing is like the ultimate surgery of the Op-Op Fruit, it can make people... immortal."

Kobra was greatly shocked, and his hand holding the golden bean trembled slightly.

The seemingly insignificant gold bean in his hand is the very pure gold that drove the world government two hundred years ago to frantic searching.

If you master this, you can live forever and never grow old.

Immortality is something that countless people in the world, especially kings and those in power, desire most.

If people knew that he possessed such a divine object as pure gold, even if he were in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, he would likely attract the covetous eyes of countless hungry wolves.

The World Government, in particular, will likely target him.

Cobra was well aware of the World Government's greedy practices.

Even he himself couldn't help but breathe heavily at this moment, clenching the golden beans in his hand tightly.

After a long pause, he suddenly looked at Luo Xia, leaned in close, almost whispering in Luo Xia's ear, and said in a low voice, "Since it's pure gold, why are you giving it to me? Luo Xia, this is..."

“Uncle Cobra, this world is terrible, and there are many terrible kings. Under the rule of those rubbish kings, people in many places are struggling to survive in dire straits. I think you are a pretty good king, so I hope you can live a little longer so that the common people of Alabasta can enjoy a better life for a little longer.”

Rorschach's words filled Cobra with mixed emotions and deeply moved him.

He clutched the gold bean tightly in his hand, stared at Luo Xia for a long time, and then let out a long sigh. Under Luo Xia's surprised gaze, he stuffed the gold bean back into his hand.

Rorschach asked, puzzled, "Uncle Cobra, you..."

Cobra took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "I don't want it. I'm not worthy of such a divine object. Rorschach, you keep it for yourself. Immortality? Living for hundreds or thousands of years, am I supposed to become an old monster? I don't have that kind of ambition. Just think about it, how can a few hundred-year-old immortal sit on the throne every day, ruling the country with thoughts from hundreds or thousands of years ago? How can he lead the people to a better future and usher in a new era?"

He turned to look at the direction of the cabin behind him, a kind smile appearing on his face.

"As times change, a new era will naturally bring a new king to lead the country forward. Vivi will do a better job than I have."

Rorschach froze, turned his head, and stared silently at Cobra for a long time.

He was somewhat shaken.

Rorschach was surprised that Cobra was able to restrain his greed and resist the temptation of pure gold.

This is a divine object that can grant immortality!

Without undergoing an anti-aging surgery, one can achieve immortality like Im, who has lived for eight hundred years.

As a monarch, who could resist the immense temptation of sitting on the throne forever and perpetuating their rule?

"Hehe, take it."

Rorschach laughed and tossed the gold bean in his hand to Cobra again.

Cobra frowned. "Rorschach, I told you, I don't need this..."

"Take it, uncle. Consider it a gift from me. Of course, I believe Vivi will be a good king in the future, but before she grows up, Alabasta needs a healthy and capable king who can continue to work hard. As for after that, whether you choose immortality or a natural death is up to you."

Cobra held the gold bean in his hand, staring blankly at Rorschach.

After a long while, he smiled with relief, carefully put the gold bean into his pocket, lay back down on the recliner, and unusually picked up the wine bottle next to him and took a big gulp.

"Thank you very much, I'll accept this gift. However, you can ask me to take it back anytime, just consider it temporarily kept by me."

Luo Xia's lips curled up slightly as he picked up another bottle of cola and chuckled, reminding her, "Uncle Cobra, you can keep that for yourself. Don't give it to Vivi, at least not now."

"Huh? Why?" Cobra was stunned.

"Have you forgotten its function? It greatly slows down the aging of living organisms. Look at that little girl, she was six years old two hundred years ago, and she still looks like she's six now. Weiwei is still developing. If you give her this, she will never grow up."

Rorschach's words resonated deeply with Cobra, who kept them in mind and planned to have them made into a portable piece of jewelry so he could always carry the golden bean with him.

Rorschach's words were not merely a reminder to Cobra.

In fact, it's not appropriate for him to carry pure gold around right now.

It was 2018, and he was already fifteen years old.

The body is still in a period of rapid development and growth in all aspects.

If I were to wear pure gold now, it would solidify the body's growth.

Then his physical strength will remain at its current level forever.

Although others might think his physical abilities are abnormally good.

But Luo Xia himself knew that he still had a long way to go before his physique reached its peak.

His physical development is not yet complete, and his lightning tempering still needs improvement.

The transformation of his entire skeleton into black blades was only the beginning.

Yes, these past few days, Rorschach has finally been pleasantly surprised to discover that his bones have undergone the strange changes that Garp had described.

That is, even without using Armament Haki, it still has the effect of being surrounded by a trace of Armament Haki.

And the part that first began to turn black was something even Luo Xia hadn't expected—his cervical spine.

That is, the uppermost part of the spine, where it connects to the skull.

Last time in the G1 Great Battle, Rorschach almost had his neck severed by King's sword, which was imbued with high-level Armament Haki, because he plotted to kill Wang Zhi.

Since then, he has felt that the strength of his cervical spine bones has become stronger than that of the bones in other parts of his body.

The first part to change is the third cervical vertebra behind the larynx.

Under the perception of Observation Haki, the bone density of this cervical vertebra began to change under the penetration of Armament Haki, moving towards greater density.

Furthermore, this change has begun to spread to the remaining cervical vertebrae.

It's very, very slow.

More than twenty days have passed since the G1 naval battle, and the second cervical vertebra has not even been completely penetrated.

It would take an immense amount of time and effort to completely penetrate the entire cervical vertebra.

Not to mention the spine and the entire skeleton.

The path of bone transformation into black blades, taught by Garp and Zephyr, is destined to be a long one.

At this moment, Weiwei, who had been busy in the cabin for half a day and had finished her makeup, walked out under everyone's gaze.

However, to the astonishment of Bell, Jakka, and the others standing on the deck, the two Vivi who emerged from the cabin looked exactly alike, even wearing the same elegant princess dress and various luxurious jewelry.

With graceful steps, the girl gently lifted the hem of her white dress with her fair hands and walked up to Luo Xia. At the same time, she gave him a sweet smile and said in unison, "Brother Luo Xia, guess which one is Weiwei?"

Chapter 455 Lord Enel

Just as Rorschach was escorting the Alabasta group, passing through the Sabaody Archipelago, and heading towards the Red Line continent that came into view.

10,000 meters directly below the surface of the sea.

A luxurious ship adorned with a mermaid prow is slowly passing through the only gap directly beneath the Red Line and beginning to rise towards the sea.

Inside the large ship, encased in a bubble wrap that shimmered with a glassy glow, stood King Neptune of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, who was on his way to attend the World Conference, along with his children and some guards.

A tall, slender colonel with long earlobes and squinty eyes sat cross-legged on the bow deck, closing his eyes to rest, under the curious gazes of many fishmen.

His military uniform occasionally emitted wisps of silvery arcs of electricity, accompanied by a crisp crackling sound that reached everyone's ears.

Nearby, several naval soldiers stood attentively, vigilantly guarding against any potential dangers in the deep sea.

Sailing in the deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters with a coating, the biggest fear is encountering sea monsters that prey on the coated ships.

If the bubble wrap on the ship is damaged in a Sea King attack, everyone on board will surely die.

Both lack of oxygen and water pressure can make humans extremely vulnerable.

But the owner of this ship was not among them.

Because they are not human.

The merfolk and fish-men who live at depths of tens of thousands of meters in the ocean have a body structure that is naturally different from that of humans, and they are born with the ability to easily adapt to the pressure of deep water.

Falling into the water only makes them feel as comfortable as fish in water.

"Father, Father, tell me, is it daytime or nighttime on the sea? Can we see the sun and the moon?"

On the spacious deck, in front of Neptune, who was as tall and imposing as a giant, stood Bai Xing, a girl with pink curly hair and a fishtail of varying shades of pink. She blinked her large, light blue eyes and asked softly, her voice full of expectation.

Neptune looked at his beloved daughter, a loving smile on his face. "It should be daytime now. It won't be long since we surfaced here; the sun shouldn't have set yet."