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Chapter 1419: The Space Transfer Device and Sand Crocodile's Brand New Power!
"A Worm appeared in Alabasta and even turned Queen Ti Ti into a Founder Titan?!"
Time rewound to before Jozu and Bullet's Summit War had ended.
The events that occurred in Alabasta that afternoon appeared as detailed information in Im's Star Den Den Mushi less than two hours later.
Even Im was surprised after reading the report content.
His first reaction was that the Biochemical Research Institute had accidentally let a Worm escape.
After conquering the Giant World previously, the World Government had dispatched the Marines' Fish-Man Unit specifically to capture several Worms and send them to the Biochemical Research Institute.
However, this Cipher Pol report stated that it had been confirmed that none of the Worms at the Biochemical Research Institute were missing.
Therefore, there were only two possibilities for the Worm that Queen Ti Ti encountered.
One was that it had arrived at the Sea Star Mainland from the Giant World through some means, similar to a species invasion.
The second was that the Sea Star Mainland had given birth to its own Worm!
Redfield, the current CP0 Chief, used his Lucky-Lucky Fruit Ability.
He made a judgment between the two possibilities by flipping a coin for heads or tails.
The result was tails three times in a row, representing the second possibility!
Inside the Study Room, Im murmured softly, "So the Star Fate's assimilation effect isn't just targeting Otherworlds? The World is actually also being influenced by the Giant World and the Empire Arms World?"
If Worms from the Giant World can appear, then wouldn't Dangerous Species from the Empire Arms World also...
However, Queen Ti Ti's matter was more important right now.
She should have turned into a Founder Titan, just like Ymir from the Giant World before her death.
Then her future descendants will likely also have the ability of Titan transformation, and the Strength of the 'Nine Titans' will probably appear as well.
They will also develop into the World's Eldians through generational inheritance.
And the Nefeltari Family is the so-called Royalty, and in the future, they will possess the Ability to communicate with Queen Ti Ti's spirit body.
After Queen Ti Ti herself dies, her soul might also have her own 'Small Space', specifically for helping her descendants from the past, present, and future mold sand?
Thinking about this, Im found it quite interesting, but it also depended on Queen Ti Ti herself, whether she was willing to do this endless job.
Or perhaps hand it over to the souls of other Founder Titan Hosts, letting them take turns doing this job in the 'Coordinate Space'.
That's what Ymir in the Sea Star Underworld is doing now.
She Summons the Souls of past Founder Titans, and then they mold sand for her, while she only needs to control the overall situation.
This was a method Yama thought of to help Ymir, and Ymir's main Duty now is Yama's Secretary.
According to Yama, Ymir quite likes this job; she really enjoys following others' orders.
In her bones... no, it should be deep within her soul, she carries servitude. In this regard, she's quite similar to the Ackerman Clan.
Getting back to the Nefeltari Family.
Im felt they had a sense of intertwined fortune and misfortune; just after losing their royal authority and Kingdom, they were sought out by a 'Worm' and granted 'Giant Power'.
It seemed very much like a deliberate compensation from the World Will.
So, what should be done now?
Should the royal authority of Alabasta be returned to the Nefeltari Family?
Or should they return to Mary Geoise and become members of the Celestial Dragons?
After all, if 'Giant Power' could be controlled within the Celestial Dragons group, it would be considered a decent special talent.
A moment later, after repeated consideration, Im ultimately shook his head, dismissing these thoughts.
Firstly, the royal authority could not be returned. Secondly, the value of 'Giant Power' didn't seem significant enough to warrant inviting them back to the Holy Land.
Unless the Nefeltari Family could also develop their own 'The Rumbling'...
But if this were through natural procreation, it would take at least several hundred years to produce tens of millions of sixty-meter-class Giants.
With the World Government's current development speed, let alone several hundred years from now, even in a hundred years, 'The Rumbling' would likely become something negligible.
Not to mention there was already Historia's 'The Rumbling'.
Therefore, Im felt there was no need to place too much importance on the Nefeltari Family and Queen Ti Ti.
Right now, it was simply that Queen Ti Ti had gained the Ability to transform into a Founder Titan, and the future Princess Vivi would also possess the Ability to transform into some kind of Giant.
At most, it was a rare occurrence.
"Let it be."
Im first wrote an annotation in the report: 'No need to disturb Queen Ti Ti. Focus more energy on observing the Sea Star Mainland's ecosystem to see if there are signs of Monsters or Dangerous Species appearing.'
After sending it to Shepherd Ten Peter Saint, he no longer paid attention to this matter.
Recently, besides paying attention to the situation of the Summit War, Im's main work at hand was using the Stigma Alchemy, Flying Thunder God Spell, and Space-Space Fruit Ability he had learned to create space transfer devices for the Marine Admirals and Army Generals for emergency evasion.
The good news was that there were already basic results. The remaining problem was how the Marine Admirals and Army Generals should carry this item on their person.
Im's gaze fell upon the fifteen white circular devices on the tabletop.
Their shape looked very much like translucent white jade Go stones.
They contained his Space Fruit strength. As long as the Marine Admirals and Army Generals condensed a certain intensity of Haki onto them, they would automatically activate, instantly teleporting them to the designated spatial coordinates, such as the Army Headquarters or Marine Headquarters.
Of course, he could also use these 'White Stones' to perceive their position regardless of distance, and create Space Gates around them at any time.
The only thing was that after the 'White Stones' automatically activated, he would need to replenish their Space Fruit energy.
Although it was a bit troublesome, if it could save an Admiral's life at a crucial moment, it would be well worth it.
However, precisely because of this, those below the rank of Admiral would not receive them.
Otherwise, wouldn't Im have to serve a large group of people?
Who was the BOSS here?!
So Im only created these fifteen 'White Stones'.
One for the Army Marshal, one for the Fleet Admiral, six for the Army Generals, six for the Marine Admirals, and the last one for Martial God Garp.
Actually, he should have also made one for Stussy, Esdeath, and Historia.
But he prioritized giving them to his subordinate Warrior God, Fleet Admirals, and Army Marshals. As for the three Women, they could wait.
Anyway, they didn't need to constantly run to the Frontline for combat.
The same logic applied to the Five Elders.
Although their strength was also decent, after all, they were Gyuki, Horse Bone, Sand Worm, Fengxi, Itsumaden...
"That's right!"
Im suddenly had a good idea.
Could he have his subordinates put these 'White Stones' inside their Coats of Justice?
"And while I'm at it, I can help them Modify their Coats of Justice, turning them into something similar to Ministerial Arms, possessing various functions that can provide auxiliary function in combat!"
Im's eyes lit up. This way, the Coat of Justice would no longer just be a decoration but would become more practical protective gear.
Instantly, a large number of ideas kept popping up in his mind.
He immediately quickly recorded these inspirations onto the holographic virtual image network in front of him.
Finally, he sent them to the 'Science Defense Warrior God' Marcus Mars Saint.
Because both the Famous Sword Town and the Academy of Science were under the jurisdiction of his Proclamation Government Institute.
[Knock knock knock]
At this moment, the door was knocked upon, and then Stussy pushed it open and entered, softly giving her report to Im, who looked over.
"Lord Imu, the 'Disaster Giant' has returned from Impel Down. Would you like to receive him?"
Im raised an eyebrow, suddenly realizing.
Oh, it's Brogy!
Last year, he caused a huge commotion in the Ninja World's Ryūchi Cave and was punished with one year of imprisonment in Impel Down's 'Infinite Hell'.
"Have him wait for Im in the Void Hall."
Regardless, he was his 'Giant God Soldier' after all, so he should still be met with upon his return after serving sentence.
Moreover, In Im's heart, Brogy had done a pretty good job.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to turn 'Ryūchi Cave' into his own 'Celestial Dragon Realm'.
As for the White Snake Sage, he was naturally still imprisoned in the 'Infinite Hell', serving as one of the playthings for the Biochemical Research Institute.
From time to time, he also had to make some snake venom contribution to the Sea Ninja Village.
Recently, the Biochemical Research Institute also discovered that the White Snake Sage's Scales were biomaterials that possessed both plasticity and strength.
Crucially, as long as the White Snake Sage was given food, they were a renewable high-quality resource.
"Okay."
Stussy received the instruction and immediately turned and left.
Just as Im was about to close the 'Star Den Den Mushi', he saw a new document arrive.
This made him sit back down.
After all, any matter that could be sent to him would certainly not be a triviality of no importance.
With a swipe of his finger on the holographic virtual image on the tabletop, the document content automatically appeared before him.
It was a report from the Biochemical Research Institute.
The content was that the artificial human prepared for Otsutsuki Kaguya was ready.
Below, it also included the detailed information on this artificial human.
Im scanned it briefly, and just as he expected, the artificial human possessed the Bloodlines of the five Great Ninja Clans: Uchiha, Senju Clan, Hyuga, Kaguya, and Uzumaki Clan.
They had also considered that Otsutsuki Kaguya was from the Otsutsuki Clan.
So they put a small amount of Otsutsuki Isshiki's Cells Inside the artificial human's body, and it achieved a very good effect.
These Cells of Otsutsuki Isshiki actually completely Merged the Bloodlines of the Uchiha, Senju Clan, Hyuga, Kaguya, and Uzumaki Clans.
This caused the purity of the artificial human's Byakugan to skyrocket, reaching a visible range of one hundred kilometers.
Seeing this, Im thought to himself, "One hundred kilometers, that's even more impressive than the 'Byakugan Princess'."
Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Hanabi, these two 'Byakugan Princesses', only had ten kilometers.
Ordinary Hyuga Clansmen only had a mere one kilometer.
So the artificial human's Byakugan had directly evolved into the Otsutsuki Byakugan.
Im remembered that Otsutsuki Kaguya could release a pressure that instantly caused people to explode into blood just by using her Byakugan.
This report also mentioned that Hiruko had submitted an application to exchange for a portion of Otsutsuki Isshiki's Cells, so that the five great Bloodline Limits Inside his body could also completely Merge.
For him, this was his greatest dream.
Even though he no longer needed to engage in combat with others, he still hoped to possess perfect ninja aptitude.
Im thought about it and decided he could give his agreement, but it shouldn't be given too casually.
Then he wrote in the remarks section: 'If Hiruko reaches the rank of Doctor-level Researcher, he is granted Permission to Exchange for Otsutsuki Isshiki's Cells.'
Currently, Hiruko was an Intermediate Researcher at the Biochemical Research Institute. Above that were Senior Researchers, and then Doctor.
So he still needed to put in considerable effort.
However, Im believed that Hiruko would accept this target.
Speaking of which, why wasn't Orochimaru mentioned in this report?
Wasn't Orochimaru coveting this kind of body that possessed five types of Bloodline Limits and Otsutsuki Chakra?
Of course, Im was just a little curious and wouldn't specifically pursue it.
The artificial human being ready meant that the plan to Awaken Otsutsuki Kaguya could begin.
He immediately picked up the Pure Gold Den Den Mushi to notify Otsutsuki Hagoromo, telling him to go to the Biochemical Research Institute to receive the artificial human.
"Understood, I will respectfully follow Lord Imu's Imperial Will!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo, who was currently in the Konoha Ninja Sect, replied respectfully under the gaze of Otsutsuki Hamura.
"Big Brother, are we finally going to begin Mother's resurrection?" Otsutsuki Hamura asked, slightly excited.
"Yes!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo nodded while operating the Den Den Mushi to make the call.
"Hello?"
It was a voice that sounded a bit hoarse. Otsutsuki Hagoromo calmly said, "Lord Imu has sent news. Where are you and Mother now?"
"We are in the Land of Demons."
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Black Zetsu glanced at Little Kaguya, who was standing on his shoulder and scanning the battlefield traces.
"Why go to the Land of Demons?" Otsutsuki Hagoromo was very puzzled.
"Mother said she wanted to see the place where demons appeared. She's very curious about this kind of creature," Black Zetsu replied helplessly.
Ever since she was Captured by Uchiha Fugaku on Wano Island in the World, she had followed Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Little Kaguya back to the Ninja World.
In the past few days, she had learned the whole story of the matter and understood that the World Government planned to awaken Mother's main body, and that the two brothers would also provide support.
Therefore, they were no longer in a hostile relationship; instead, they were family bound by blood.
After all, Black Zetsu was also born Inside Otsutsuki Kaguya's body. In essence, there was no difference between her and Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura.
It was just that her birth process was rather rushed, so there were significant innate defects.
As for this 'she', it was because Otsutsuki Hamura, driven by curiosity, had previously asked Black Zetsu whether she was male or female.
And Black Zetsu's answer was that she leaned more towards female, because she was a part of Mother's main body that was directly peeled off consciousness.
In other words, her full name should be Otsutsuki Hane Zetsu!
In the 'Canon', after Otsutsuki Kaguya's resurrection, she didn't reabsorb Black Zetsu Inside her body but kept her in her sleeve to provide information.
This already indicated that Black Zetsu also existed as an individual being.
So saying she was Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura's younger sister was also not a problem.
Of course, there was also a certain difference. Black Zetsu was also Otsutsuki Kaguya's Living Black Receiver.
If Otsutsuki Kaguya suffered a severe injury one day, she should be able to resurrect directly on Black Zetsu.
At that time, Black Zetsu's consciousness would disappear, equivalent to death.
However, she herself should be very willing to sacrifice for Mother...
"Come back as soon as possible. Once I bring the artificial human, we can begin!" Otsutsuki Hagoromo instructed.
"Mama, Hagoromo is telling us to go back. He says your main body can be Awakened now."
Black Zetsu, wearing a Ninja Sect white robe, looked at Little Kaguya on his shoulder and said softly.
"I can hear you. You don't need to repeat it," the latter replied coldly.
"Hehe..." Black Zetsu didn't mind at all.
For her, being able to stay with Mother made her very happy.
This was a dream of a thousand years, even if this was just a spirit body of Mother.
"Let's go. I didn't see anything special, but I didn't expect that besides the Otsutsuki Clan, there's another Force eyeing This World," Little Kaguya sighed softly, shaking her head.
She just wanted a stable life, but it was unexpectedly so difficult, with crises coming one after another.
Fortunately, the appearance of the World Government helped her take over these troubles.
To be honest, she felt an unprecedented sense of ease and peace of mind.
Her only worry was that the World Government's current strength didn't seem strong enough yet.
But regardless, they were still a very reliable ally.
She only hoped that her experience and memory would allow her main body to get along well with the World Government and Im after waking up...
1:00 AM on September 16th.
The Summit War between Charlotte Cracker and Crocodile began.
"Seriously, he actually refused my help! If you get defeated, don't regret it, you big idiot!"
In the Desert Territory of Alabasta, 'One-Tail' Shukaku, who was in his Territory, watched Crocodile standoff against Cracker on a large virtual screen, crossing his hands over his chest and shouting gloomily.
Yes, he had previously suggested to Crocodile that he was willing to act as his summoned beast and help beat the opponent.
But who knew Crocodile actually refused, saying he could handle it himself.
This made Shukaku very unhappy. He was a dignified Tailed Beast, a Tailed Beast described as a Natural Disaster in the Ninja World!
Such immense combat power was actively offering to help you, and you still wouldn't accept?
But honestly, according to the rules, Crocodile could indeed bring Shukaku along.
Just like if Edward Newgate was faced with challenges, he could also bring 'Five-Tails' King Mu as a mount.
But neither Crocodile nor Edward Newgate would actually do that.
An Admiral already had an advantage against another Admiral, and you'd bring a Tailed Beast too?
Although Tailed Beasts weren't considered very strong against Admirals, they could launch Tailed Beast Bombs from the rear, which could pose a certain threat and obstruction to the Admirals.
That would be too much bullying!
Soon, the combat at the scene officially began. The first to make a move was Charlotte Cracker.
He immediately activated his Awakening Ability, stirring up large-scale biscuit dust.
At the same time, he quickly assimilated the already fragmented Earth into brownish-yellow biscuit.
When the sand and dust dissipated, ten thousand biscuit soldiers arranged in a military formation appeared before Crocodile, while Cracker's figure had long since vanished.
"A bit interesting. Is this your combat style, overwhelming people with vast military strength?"
Crocodile wore a pitch-black Coat of Justice draped over his shoulders, letting it sway up and down in the blowing wind. With a cigar emitting smoke in his mouth, he narrowed his eyes, observing the ten thousand biscuit soldiers before him.
He had also been obsessed with military strength once, always wanting to replicate the Force of the Golden Lion Pirates from back then.
Then find the legendary Ancient Weapon 'Dark King' and take revenge on 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate.
But looking back now, his idea at that time was indeed too naive.
Something like military strength wasn't useless, but it shouldn't be the primary pursuit.
Of course, Cracker's biscuit soldiers were somewhat special. Although they were made of biscuit material, their strength was comparable to modern warship armor.
If combined with his own Armament Haki, their defense power was such that even an average Vice Admiral couldn't shake them.
So this could be considered a Biscuit Army that possessed both quality and quantity!
[Rumble rumble rumble...]
When the first row of biscuit soldiers started moving, in a moment, the entire Area RL1111 was shaken by the commotion of their running, causing the ground to tremble.
Looking out, dense ranks of biscuit soldiers, five meters tall, holding long swords and shields.
Trampling the Earth, surging forward with a roar.
Quickly turning into a brown torrent that submerged everything, pressing towards Crocodile in a mighty surge.
"Haha----, if it were the old me, facing such a military formation would truly be troublesome."
Crocodile spread his jewel-encrusted palms forward, a brilliant smile appearing on his face.
"Unfortunately, you've met the current me..."
"Let me personally take away that dream of yours, the one called 'Admiral'!"
"Erosion Reincarnation!!!"
Crocodile let out a roar amidst his laughter. At the same time, his palms had already turned into sand, spreading out invisible ripples in all directions.
[Rumble rumble rumble——————]
The next moment, the already scarred and fragmented Crimson Earth.
Began to shake violently, as if a super-large-scale earthquake was occurring.
This caused the biscuit soldiers to immediately stumble and sway, and their originally orderly military formation became completely chaos.
[Rumble rumble rumble!]
Everyone watching the battle situation witnessed sand pillars, about ten meters wide, erupting from the Underground within Area RL1111.
At the same time, large areas of the Ground were continuously turning yellow, undergoing sand transformation at an incredible speed.
Even the areas that Cracker had turned into biscuit using his Awakening Ability were rapidly turning into sand without any obstruction.
After a brief moment.
Area RL1111 had completely transformed into a Riotous Desert.
Yes, riots!
Because the sand pillars erupting from below, under the wind force generated out of thin air, formed massive sand tornadoes, hundreds of meters tall, one after another.
This stirred up a raging gale and sandstorm across the entire In the Court. High-speed flying sand filled the Sky, completely enveloping both the Sky and the Earth in a dim yellow environment.
And the ten thousand biscuit soldiers, who had been so imposing with their aura just moments before, had their lower halves firmly trapped by the wildly sinking Quicksand, held in a tight restraint.
They... no, rather, Charlotte Cracker, who was hidden inside one of the biscuit soldiers.
Could only watch helplessly as the surrounding sand tornadoes got closer and closer to one's own side.
What shocked him the most was that the legs of the biscuit soldiers being devoured by the Quicksand were actually constantly undergoing disintegration into their most basic particles!
Crocodile's ability was effective against his biscuit?
This was beyond his expectation.
Biscuit was inherently dry, let alone the biscuit he created. Logically, even the Sand-Sand Fruit should have difficulty affecting it.
This was also the biggest reason he chose Crocodile as his challenge target.
But now the fact proved that although the efficiency was slow, these Quicksand, after submerging the biscuit, could indeed slowly cause its disintegration!
Only the few biscuit soldiers near him, which he had specifically protected with Armament Haki, were unaffected.
Seeing this, Cracker immediately abandoned the other biscuit soldiers, taking only these few 'Haki Soldiers' with him. He forcefully broke through the Quicksand's restraint and used the Moonwalk Technique to step on the Air and maintain his figure.
There was no other way. The entire Ground had now been turned into a Desert, leaving him no place to step at all.
But next, he had to face the terrifying large sand tornadoes converging from all directions.
Whose military strength was greater now? And who had surrounded whom?
These sand tornadoes, and even all the sand on the Ground and in the Air/Sky, were the Generals and Military Corps under Crocodile's subordinate!
"Haha—ha—ha—ha————"
The next moment, In the Court where the wind howled, a characteristic wild laughter, like heavy gasping, faintly echoed.
Crocodile stood at the Original Spot, his palms raised high, Controlling all the sand and wind, and freely unleashing the increasingly Powerful Power of Rules named 'Desiccation'.
This was the strength that natural energy cultivation had brought him!
If he wished, anyone below the rank of Flag Officers, if they dared to step even one step into Area RL1111.
Would be directly sucked dry of moisture by the sandstorm in the Air, turning into terrifying mummies within a mere ten-odd seconds to just a few seconds.
Even combat power above the rank of Flag Officers would need to constantly consume Armament Haki or other special energy to completely envelop their entire body in order to Resist 'Desiccation'.
"What a captivating strength! This is the Strength a Logia User should possess..."
Crocodile, laughing wildly, felt such emotion In his heart.
Shukaku, thank you!
(End of Chapter)
"A Worm appeared in Alabasta and even turned Queen Ti Ti into a Founder Titan?!"
Time rewound to before Jozu and Bullet's Summit War had ended.
The events that occurred in Alabasta that afternoon appeared as detailed information in Im's Star Den Den Mushi less than two hours later.
Even Im was surprised after reading the report content.
His first reaction was that the Biochemical Research Institute had accidentally let a Worm escape.
After conquering the Giant World previously, the World Government had dispatched the Marines' Fish-Man Unit specifically to capture several Worms and send them to the Biochemical Research Institute.
However, this Cipher Pol report stated that it had been confirmed that none of the Worms at the Biochemical Research Institute were missing.
Therefore, there were only two possibilities for the Worm that Queen Ti Ti encountered.
One was that it had arrived at the Sea Star Mainland from the Giant World through some means, similar to a species invasion.
The second was that the Sea Star Mainland had given birth to its own Worm!
Redfield, the current CP0 Chief, used his Lucky-Lucky Fruit Ability.
He made a judgment between the two possibilities by flipping a coin for heads or tails.
The result was tails three times in a row, representing the second possibility!
Inside the Study Room, Im murmured softly, "So the Star Fate's assimilation effect isn't just targeting Otherworlds? The World is actually also being influenced by the Giant World and the Empire Arms World?"
If Worms from the Giant World can appear, then wouldn't Dangerous Species from the Empire Arms World also...
However, Queen Ti Ti's matter was more important right now.
She should have turned into a Founder Titan, just like Ymir from the Giant World before her death.
Then her future descendants will likely also have the ability of Titan transformation, and the Strength of the 'Nine Titans' will probably appear as well.
They will also develop into the World's Eldians through generational inheritance.
And the Nefeltari Family is the so-called Royalty, and in the future, they will possess the Ability to communicate with Queen Ti Ti's spirit body.
After Queen Ti Ti herself dies, her soul might also have her own 'Small Space', specifically for helping her descendants from the past, present, and future mold sand?
Thinking about this, Im found it quite interesting, but it also depended on Queen Ti Ti herself, whether she was willing to do this endless job.
Or perhaps hand it over to the souls of other Founder Titan Hosts, letting them take turns doing this job in the 'Coordinate Space'.
That's what Ymir in the Sea Star Underworld is doing now.
She Summons the Souls of past Founder Titans, and then they mold sand for her, while she only needs to control the overall situation.
This was a method Yama thought of to help Ymir, and Ymir's main Duty now is Yama's Secretary.
According to Yama, Ymir quite likes this job; she really enjoys following others' orders.
In her bones... no, it should be deep within her soul, she carries servitude. In this regard, she's quite similar to the Ackerman Clan.
Getting back to the Nefeltari Family.
Im felt they had a sense of intertwined fortune and misfortune; just after losing their royal authority and Kingdom, they were sought out by a 'Worm' and granted 'Giant Power'.
It seemed very much like a deliberate compensation from the World Will.
So, what should be done now?
Should the royal authority of Alabasta be returned to the Nefeltari Family?
Or should they return to Mary Geoise and become members of the Celestial Dragons?
After all, if 'Giant Power' could be controlled within the Celestial Dragons group, it would be considered a decent special talent.
A moment later, after repeated consideration, Im ultimately shook his head, dismissing these thoughts.
Firstly, the royal authority could not be returned. Secondly, the value of 'Giant Power' didn't seem significant enough to warrant inviting them back to the Holy Land.
Unless the Nefeltari Family could also develop their own 'The Rumbling'...
But if this were through natural procreation, it would take at least several hundred years to produce tens of millions of sixty-meter-class Giants.
With the World Government's current development speed, let alone several hundred years from now, even in a hundred years, 'The Rumbling' would likely become something negligible.
Not to mention there was already Historia's 'The Rumbling'.
Therefore, Im felt there was no need to place too much importance on the Nefeltari Family and Queen Ti Ti.
Right now, it was simply that Queen Ti Ti had gained the Ability to transform into a Founder Titan, and the future Princess Vivi would also possess the Ability to transform into some kind of Giant.
At most, it was a rare occurrence.
"Let it be."
Im first wrote an annotation in the report: 'No need to disturb Queen Ti Ti. Focus more energy on observing the Sea Star Mainland's ecosystem to see if there are signs of Monsters or Dangerous Species appearing.'
After sending it to Shepherd Ten Peter Saint, he no longer paid attention to this matter.
Recently, besides paying attention to the situation of the Summit War, Im's main work at hand was using the Stigma Alchemy, Flying Thunder God Spell, and Space-Space Fruit Ability he had learned to create space transfer devices for the Marine Admirals and Army Generals for emergency evasion.
The good news was that there were already basic results. The remaining problem was how the Marine Admirals and Army Generals should carry this item on their person.
Im's gaze fell upon the fifteen white circular devices on the tabletop.
Their shape looked very much like translucent white jade Go stones.
They contained his Space Fruit strength. As long as the Marine Admirals and Army Generals condensed a certain intensity of Haki onto them, they would automatically activate, instantly teleporting them to the designated spatial coordinates, such as the Army Headquarters or Marine Headquarters.
Of course, he could also use these 'White Stones' to perceive their position regardless of distance, and create Space Gates around them at any time.
The only thing was that after the 'White Stones' automatically activated, he would need to replenish their Space Fruit energy.
Although it was a bit troublesome, if it could save an Admiral's life at a crucial moment, it would be well worth it.
However, precisely because of this, those below the rank of Admiral would not receive them.
Otherwise, wouldn't Im have to serve a large group of people?
Who was the BOSS here?!
So Im only created these fifteen 'White Stones'.
One for the Army Marshal, one for the Fleet Admiral, six for the Army Generals, six for the Marine Admirals, and the last one for Martial God Garp.
Actually, he should have also made one for Stussy, Esdeath, and Historia.
But he prioritized giving them to his subordinate Warrior God, Fleet Admirals, and Army Marshals. As for the three Women, they could wait.
Anyway, they didn't need to constantly run to the Frontline for combat.
The same logic applied to the Five Elders.
Although their strength was also decent, after all, they were Gyuki, Horse Bone, Sand Worm, Fengxi, Itsumaden...
"That's right!"
Im suddenly had a good idea.
Could he have his subordinates put these 'White Stones' inside their Coats of Justice?
"And while I'm at it, I can help them Modify their Coats of Justice, turning them into something similar to Ministerial Arms, possessing various functions that can provide auxiliary function in combat!"
Im's eyes lit up. This way, the Coat of Justice would no longer just be a decoration but would become more practical protective gear.
Instantly, a large number of ideas kept popping up in his mind.
He immediately quickly recorded these inspirations onto the holographic virtual image network in front of him.
Finally, he sent them to the 'Science Defense Warrior God' Marcus Mars Saint.
Because both the Famous Sword Town and the Academy of Science were under the jurisdiction of his Proclamation Government Institute.
[Knock knock knock]
At this moment, the door was knocked upon, and then Stussy pushed it open and entered, softly giving her report to Im, who looked over.
"Lord Imu, the 'Disaster Giant' has returned from Impel Down. Would you like to receive him?"
Im raised an eyebrow, suddenly realizing.
Oh, it's Brogy!
Last year, he caused a huge commotion in the Ninja World's Ryūchi Cave and was punished with one year of imprisonment in Impel Down's 'Infinite Hell'.
"Have him wait for Im in the Void Hall."
Regardless, he was his 'Giant God Soldier' after all, so he should still be met with upon his return after serving sentence.
Moreover, In Im's heart, Brogy had done a pretty good job.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to turn 'Ryūchi Cave' into his own 'Celestial Dragon Realm'.
As for the White Snake Sage, he was naturally still imprisoned in the 'Infinite Hell', serving as one of the playthings for the Biochemical Research Institute.
From time to time, he also had to make some snake venom contribution to the Sea Ninja Village.
Recently, the Biochemical Research Institute also discovered that the White Snake Sage's Scales were biomaterials that possessed both plasticity and strength.
Crucially, as long as the White Snake Sage was given food, they were a renewable high-quality resource.
"Okay."
Stussy received the instruction and immediately turned and left.
Just as Im was about to close the 'Star Den Den Mushi', he saw a new document arrive.
This made him sit back down.
After all, any matter that could be sent to him would certainly not be a triviality of no importance.
With a swipe of his finger on the holographic virtual image on the tabletop, the document content automatically appeared before him.
It was a report from the Biochemical Research Institute.
The content was that the artificial human prepared for Otsutsuki Kaguya was ready.
Below, it also included the detailed information on this artificial human.
Im scanned it briefly, and just as he expected, the artificial human possessed the Bloodlines of the five Great Ninja Clans: Uchiha, Senju Clan, Hyuga, Kaguya, and Uzumaki Clan.
They had also considered that Otsutsuki Kaguya was from the Otsutsuki Clan.
So they put a small amount of Otsutsuki Isshiki's Cells Inside the artificial human's body, and it achieved a very good effect.
These Cells of Otsutsuki Isshiki actually completely Merged the Bloodlines of the Uchiha, Senju Clan, Hyuga, Kaguya, and Uzumaki Clans.
This caused the purity of the artificial human's Byakugan to skyrocket, reaching a visible range of one hundred kilometers.
Seeing this, Im thought to himself, "One hundred kilometers, that's even more impressive than the 'Byakugan Princess'."
Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Hanabi, these two 'Byakugan Princesses', only had ten kilometers.
Ordinary Hyuga Clansmen only had a mere one kilometer.
So the artificial human's Byakugan had directly evolved into the Otsutsuki Byakugan.
Im remembered that Otsutsuki Kaguya could release a pressure that instantly caused people to explode into blood just by using her Byakugan.
This report also mentioned that Hiruko had submitted an application to exchange for a portion of Otsutsuki Isshiki's Cells, so that the five great Bloodline Limits Inside his body could also completely Merge.
For him, this was his greatest dream.
Even though he no longer needed to engage in combat with others, he still hoped to possess perfect ninja aptitude.
Im thought about it and decided he could give his agreement, but it shouldn't be given too casually.
Then he wrote in the remarks section: 'If Hiruko reaches the rank of Doctor-level Researcher, he is granted Permission to Exchange for Otsutsuki Isshiki's Cells.'
Currently, Hiruko was an Intermediate Researcher at the Biochemical Research Institute. Above that were Senior Researchers, and then Doctor.
So he still needed to put in considerable effort.
However, Im believed that Hiruko would accept this target.
Speaking of which, why wasn't Orochimaru mentioned in this report?
Wasn't Orochimaru coveting this kind of body that possessed five types of Bloodline Limits and Otsutsuki Chakra?
Of course, Im was just a little curious and wouldn't specifically pursue it.
The artificial human being ready meant that the plan to Awaken Otsutsuki Kaguya could begin.
He immediately picked up the Pure Gold Den Den Mushi to notify Otsutsuki Hagoromo, telling him to go to the Biochemical Research Institute to receive the artificial human.
"Understood, I will respectfully follow Lord Imu's Imperial Will!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo, who was currently in the Konoha Ninja Sect, replied respectfully under the gaze of Otsutsuki Hamura.
"Big Brother, are we finally going to begin Mother's resurrection?" Otsutsuki Hamura asked, slightly excited.
"Yes!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo nodded while operating the Den Den Mushi to make the call.
"Hello?"
It was a voice that sounded a bit hoarse. Otsutsuki Hagoromo calmly said, "Lord Imu has sent news. Where are you and Mother now?"
"We are in the Land of Demons."
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Black Zetsu glanced at Little Kaguya, who was standing on his shoulder and scanning the battlefield traces.
"Why go to the Land of Demons?" Otsutsuki Hagoromo was very puzzled.
"Mother said she wanted to see the place where demons appeared. She's very curious about this kind of creature," Black Zetsu replied helplessly.
Ever since she was Captured by Uchiha Fugaku on Wano Island in the World, she had followed Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Little Kaguya back to the Ninja World.
In the past few days, she had learned the whole story of the matter and understood that the World Government planned to awaken Mother's main body, and that the two brothers would also provide support.
Therefore, they were no longer in a hostile relationship; instead, they were family bound by blood.
After all, Black Zetsu was also born Inside Otsutsuki Kaguya's body. In essence, there was no difference between her and Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura.
It was just that her birth process was rather rushed, so there were significant innate defects.
As for this 'she', it was because Otsutsuki Hamura, driven by curiosity, had previously asked Black Zetsu whether she was male or female.
And Black Zetsu's answer was that she leaned more towards female, because she was a part of Mother's main body that was directly peeled off consciousness.
In other words, her full name should be Otsutsuki Hane Zetsu!
In the 'Canon', after Otsutsuki Kaguya's resurrection, she didn't reabsorb Black Zetsu Inside her body but kept her in her sleeve to provide information.
This already indicated that Black Zetsu also existed as an individual being.
So saying she was Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura's younger sister was also not a problem.
Of course, there was also a certain difference. Black Zetsu was also Otsutsuki Kaguya's Living Black Receiver.
If Otsutsuki Kaguya suffered a severe injury one day, she should be able to resurrect directly on Black Zetsu.
At that time, Black Zetsu's consciousness would disappear, equivalent to death.
However, she herself should be very willing to sacrifice for Mother...
"Come back as soon as possible. Once I bring the artificial human, we can begin!" Otsutsuki Hagoromo instructed.
"Mama, Hagoromo is telling us to go back. He says your main body can be Awakened now."
Black Zetsu, wearing a Ninja Sect white robe, looked at Little Kaguya on his shoulder and said softly.
"I can hear you. You don't need to repeat it," the latter replied coldly.
"Hehe..." Black Zetsu didn't mind at all.
For her, being able to stay with Mother made her very happy.
This was a dream of a thousand years, even if this was just a spirit body of Mother.
"Let's go. I didn't see anything special, but I didn't expect that besides the Otsutsuki Clan, there's another Force eyeing This World," Little Kaguya sighed softly, shaking her head.
She just wanted a stable life, but it was unexpectedly so difficult, with crises coming one after another.
Fortunately, the appearance of the World Government helped her take over these troubles.
To be honest, she felt an unprecedented sense of ease and peace of mind.
Her only worry was that the World Government's current strength didn't seem strong enough yet.
But regardless, they were still a very reliable ally.
She only hoped that her experience and memory would allow her main body to get along well with the World Government and Im after waking up...
1:00 AM on September 16th.
The Summit War between Charlotte Cracker and Crocodile began.
"Seriously, he actually refused my help! If you get defeated, don't regret it, you big idiot!"
In the Desert Territory of Alabasta, 'One-Tail' Shukaku, who was in his Territory, watched Crocodile standoff against Cracker on a large virtual screen, crossing his hands over his chest and shouting gloomily.
Yes, he had previously suggested to Crocodile that he was willing to act as his summoned beast and help beat the opponent.
But who knew Crocodile actually refused, saying he could handle it himself.
This made Shukaku very unhappy. He was a dignified Tailed Beast, a Tailed Beast described as a Natural Disaster in the Ninja World!
Such immense combat power was actively offering to help you, and you still wouldn't accept?
But honestly, according to the rules, Crocodile could indeed bring Shukaku along.
Just like if Edward Newgate was faced with challenges, he could also bring 'Five-Tails' King Mu as a mount.
But neither Crocodile nor Edward Newgate would actually do that.
An Admiral already had an advantage against another Admiral, and you'd bring a Tailed Beast too?
Although Tailed Beasts weren't considered very strong against Admirals, they could launch Tailed Beast Bombs from the rear, which could pose a certain threat and obstruction to the Admirals.
That would be too much bullying!
Soon, the combat at the scene officially began. The first to make a move was Charlotte Cracker.
He immediately activated his Awakening Ability, stirring up large-scale biscuit dust.
At the same time, he quickly assimilated the already fragmented Earth into brownish-yellow biscuit.
When the sand and dust dissipated, ten thousand biscuit soldiers arranged in a military formation appeared before Crocodile, while Cracker's figure had long since vanished.
"A bit interesting. Is this your combat style, overwhelming people with vast military strength?"
Crocodile wore a pitch-black Coat of Justice draped over his shoulders, letting it sway up and down in the blowing wind. With a cigar emitting smoke in his mouth, he narrowed his eyes, observing the ten thousand biscuit soldiers before him.
He had also been obsessed with military strength once, always wanting to replicate the Force of the Golden Lion Pirates from back then.
Then find the legendary Ancient Weapon 'Dark King' and take revenge on 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate.
But looking back now, his idea at that time was indeed too naive.
Something like military strength wasn't useless, but it shouldn't be the primary pursuit.
Of course, Cracker's biscuit soldiers were somewhat special. Although they were made of biscuit material, their strength was comparable to modern warship armor.
If combined with his own Armament Haki, their defense power was such that even an average Vice Admiral couldn't shake them.
So this could be considered a Biscuit Army that possessed both quality and quantity!
[Rumble rumble rumble...]
When the first row of biscuit soldiers started moving, in a moment, the entire Area RL1111 was shaken by the commotion of their running, causing the ground to tremble.
Looking out, dense ranks of biscuit soldiers, five meters tall, holding long swords and shields.
Trampling the Earth, surging forward with a roar.
Quickly turning into a brown torrent that submerged everything, pressing towards Crocodile in a mighty surge.
"Haha----, if it were the old me, facing such a military formation would truly be troublesome."
Crocodile spread his jewel-encrusted palms forward, a brilliant smile appearing on his face.
"Unfortunately, you've met the current me..."
"Let me personally take away that dream of yours, the one called 'Admiral'!"
"Erosion Reincarnation!!!"
Crocodile let out a roar amidst his laughter. At the same time, his palms had already turned into sand, spreading out invisible ripples in all directions.
[Rumble rumble rumble——————]
The next moment, the already scarred and fragmented Crimson Earth.
Began to shake violently, as if a super-large-scale earthquake was occurring.
This caused the biscuit soldiers to immediately stumble and sway, and their originally orderly military formation became completely chaos.
[Rumble rumble rumble!]
Everyone watching the battle situation witnessed sand pillars, about ten meters wide, erupting from the Underground within Area RL1111.
At the same time, large areas of the Ground were continuously turning yellow, undergoing sand transformation at an incredible speed.
Even the areas that Cracker had turned into biscuit using his Awakening Ability were rapidly turning into sand without any obstruction.
After a brief moment.
Area RL1111 had completely transformed into a Riotous Desert.
Yes, riots!
Because the sand pillars erupting from below, under the wind force generated out of thin air, formed massive sand tornadoes, hundreds of meters tall, one after another.
This stirred up a raging gale and sandstorm across the entire In the Court. High-speed flying sand filled the Sky, completely enveloping both the Sky and the Earth in a dim yellow environment.
And the ten thousand biscuit soldiers, who had been so imposing with their aura just moments before, had their lower halves firmly trapped by the wildly sinking Quicksand, held in a tight restraint.
They... no, rather, Charlotte Cracker, who was hidden inside one of the biscuit soldiers.
Could only watch helplessly as the surrounding sand tornadoes got closer and closer to one's own side.
What shocked him the most was that the legs of the biscuit soldiers being devoured by the Quicksand were actually constantly undergoing disintegration into their most basic particles!
Crocodile's ability was effective against his biscuit?
This was beyond his expectation.
Biscuit was inherently dry, let alone the biscuit he created. Logically, even the Sand-Sand Fruit should have difficulty affecting it.
This was also the biggest reason he chose Crocodile as his challenge target.
But now the fact proved that although the efficiency was slow, these Quicksand, after submerging the biscuit, could indeed slowly cause its disintegration!
Only the few biscuit soldiers near him, which he had specifically protected with Armament Haki, were unaffected.
Seeing this, Cracker immediately abandoned the other biscuit soldiers, taking only these few 'Haki Soldiers' with him. He forcefully broke through the Quicksand's restraint and used the Moonwalk Technique to step on the Air and maintain his figure.
There was no other way. The entire Ground had now been turned into a Desert, leaving him no place to step at all.
But next, he had to face the terrifying large sand tornadoes converging from all directions.
Whose military strength was greater now? And who had surrounded whom?
These sand tornadoes, and even all the sand on the Ground and in the Air/Sky, were the Generals and Military Corps under Crocodile's subordinate!
"Haha—ha—ha—ha————"
The next moment, In the Court where the wind howled, a characteristic wild laughter, like heavy gasping, faintly echoed.
Crocodile stood at the Original Spot, his palms raised high, Controlling all the sand and wind, and freely unleashing the increasingly Powerful Power of Rules named 'Desiccation'.
This was the strength that natural energy cultivation had brought him!
If he wished, anyone below the rank of Flag Officers, if they dared to step even one step into Area RL1111.
Would be directly sucked dry of moisture by the sandstorm in the Air, turning into terrifying mummies within a mere ten-odd seconds to just a few seconds.
Even combat power above the rank of Flag Officers would need to constantly consume Armament Haki or other special energy to completely envelop their entire body in order to Resist 'Desiccation'.
"What a captivating strength! This is the Strength a Logia User should possess..."
Crocodile, laughing wildly, felt such emotion In his heart.
Shukaku, thank you!
(End of Chapter)
