One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"Why? We agreed on this beforehand!"

"Don't rush! We need to wait until your body fully absorbs it to make sure it works, don't you think?"

"After all, you're a Logia-type Devil Fruit user! If I let you go, you'll immediately use your elemental transformation, wouldn't that be a waste?"

Enel clenched his fist. This Marine is so cunning! He'll stop at nothing to control him; he's so despicable!

"By the way, I have something to tell you during this time."

Enel glanced at Karl indifferently, then turned his head away.

I don't want to talk to you right now. Your heart is too dirty, don't get involved!

Chapter 155 Taking Over Sky Island

"After you leave, Sky Island will be my territory, understand?"

Enel was stunned, then exclaimed excitedly, "What did you say? This is my territory! What gives you the right?"

"With this!" Karl placed the knife directly against Enel's neck.

Enel: Okay, you're awesome.

In fact, Enel was already mentally prepared, because before he took action, he had overheard the two people's conversation with his mental cues and knew that their goal was Skypiea.

Moreover, after hearing Karl's explanation, he no longer thought much of Skypiea.

Because in Qinghai, there are the four seas, the Grand Line, the New World, and the Four Emperors!

That was a vast world, where he could roam freely. Being a god was the same wherever he was, so why confine himself to this small place called Sky Island?

But it's impossible to say he had no regrets, since his lifelong wish was to find the infinite land.

The Ark Proverb has already begun construction. If we're talking about evacuating from the Sky Island, then all his work over the past few years has been for nothing.

After careful consideration, Enel looked at Karl and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "You can have Sky Island, but you cannot take the Ark Maxim."

Hancock, who was standing to the side, seemed to have heard the key words and said in a cool tone, "Karl said that Skypiea is our territory, and everything here belongs to us."

Karl nodded and looked at Enel: "What she said makes sense. However, given our cooperative relationship, it's not impossible. But first, you have to tell me, what exactly is the Ark Maxim?"

"The Ark Maxim is a ship, a ship still under construction, a ship that only I can control. With it, I can travel to the infinite land!"

"Infinite Earth?" Karl muttered to himself. "It should be the Moon!"

You mean the moon?

Enel was taken aback: "How did you know?"

"Hmph~ I have special intelligence sources, but there's nothing on the moon, not even a living person. What would you do there?"

"You've never been there, how do you know?"

Karl paused for a moment, but quickly put on a mocking expression: "I forgot to tell you, the Navy has a science unit. Science, do you understand?"

"don't know."

"To put it simply, we can use something called a telescope to observe the surface of the moon from Qinghai, which is what you call the infinite land."

Karl shook his head mysteriously: "The ground is full of craters and desolation. The place we are in now is hundreds of times larger than the moon. Can this really be called infinite land?"

"No, it's impossible..."

Enel's pupils dilated, his beliefs collapsed, and he kept muttering words like "impossible" and "lying."

"What good would it do me to lie to you? As long as you help me destroy Mary Geoise, we'll be even. I can't control what you do. It's good for us all if you go to the moon, so I have no reason to lie to you."

Karl continued to dagger at her: "How about this! After you destroy Mary Geoise, I'll give you the antidote, and you can also take the Ark Maxim with you. What do you say?"

Karl was met with silence. Karl thought Enel needed to calm down and was about to turn and leave when Enel called out to him.

"It's a word."

"It's a word."

The job was done, and we could let Enel go now, but since we had to keep up the act, Karl decided to leave him hanging for a while.

"Thank you, dear."

"It's alright, it's what I should do. Once we take over Sky Island and find a suitable place, you can arrange for the people of Daughter Island to move here one by one."

Hancock shook her head, wrapped her arms around Carl, and pressed her pretty face against Carl's chest: "No, that's not what I meant."

"Huh? What is that?"

"You let that guy destroy Mary Geoise to avenge me, didn't you? Thank you, my dear."

Carl was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Oh right, you are the woman I love most. How dare the Celestial Dragons bully you? Humph~ If I weren't wearing a Navy uniform, I would have burned Mary Geoise down long ago."

Carl embraced Hancock with an air of dominance, displaying his masculine charm.

Hancock was deeply moved and secretly vowed to have seventeen or eighteen children with Carl in the future to repay him.

Three hours had passed, and Carl reappeared beside Enel.

"The time has come. It's time for you to leave. This is the permanent compass for the Sabaody Archipelago. Follow its direction and you will reach the Sabaody Archipelago."

Enel nodded and took the Perpetual Pose: "What about Mary Geoise? Is it near Sabaody Archipelago?"

"That's right. In Sabaody, you can see the Marine Headquarters. Behind the Marine Headquarters is the Red Line, and Mary Geoise is on the Red Line."

How would I know that the city on the Red Line is Mary Geoise?

Karl smiled mysteriously: "No need to confirm. There's only one city on the Red Earth. After all, they are descendants of the Creator. How could they live in the same place as mortals?"

Enel: "Tch..."

He even lives at an altitude of 10,000 meters!

"Remember, you only have one month. If you don't take action within a month, I'm sorry, you'll die without me even lifting a finger. As for the reason, you should understand."

"After you destroy Mary Geoise, will you give me the antidote?"

Well, it seems Enel is now completely convinced that Karl poisoned him.

Karl smiled slightly: "Of course!"

After saying that, Karl unlocked Enel's seastone handcuffs.

Enel, now free, stretched his limbs, a smile spreading across his face. He glanced at Karl, wondering if he should give it another shot and get his revenge.

But after thinking about it, he decided against it. He was currently poisoned and his life was hanging by a thread. If he made a move, the navy officer could detonate the poison at any moment, leaving him with no place to be buried.

Taking a step back will open up a whole new world. After he's cured of the poison, we'll get our revenge. Hmm... I also need to learn that Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki too.

"The Sky Island is now under my management. I will explain to them later, and then I will lead them away from the Sky Island."

Carl nodded: "Okay."

Zizzi~

Enel dissipated into a cloud of electric particles, and while he wasn't exactly the same as Kizaru, he was very similar.

"That's an enviable speed!"

Hancock walked to Carl's side and said with a hint of helplessness, "Darling, you're lying to me like this..."

Before she could finish speaking, Karl covered Hancock's mouth. Enel's Observation Haki was practically a map-wide eavesdropping device; if he said anything, he would be exposed.

"Never mind that. Now, let's go for a walk. After all, this place will be your territory soon."

Hancock smiled beautifully: "No, this is our territory. You are the emperor here, and I am the empress."

Chapter 156 Ganford

Apayado, shrine.

"God, you've returned!"

Enel nodded slightly and said, "Go and summon all the priests. I have something to say to them."

"Yes."

Before long, all four priests arrived.

"The Great Enlightenment of the Forest" Shadley, who is in charge of the Ball Trial with a 10% survival rate, symbolizes "joy" among the four emotions of happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy. He is a strange man who looks like a ball.

"Sky Guardian Captain" Gaidaz, the priest in charge of the "Swamp Trial" with a 50% survival rate, symbolizes "joy" among the five emotions of happiness, anger, sorrow, and pleasure. He has a spider-like hairstyle, wears purple clothes, and doesn't look very smart.

"Sky Knight" Shura, a priest in charge of the "Rope Trial" with a survival rate of 3%, symbolizes "anger" among the four emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. He wears a pilot's hat and goggles, and his pet is a three-foot bird with its legs crossed. He is skilled in using hot shells and rope clouds.

"Sky Warlock" Ohm, who oversees the "Iron Trial" with a survival rate of only 0%, symbolizes "sorrow" among the four emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. He has a hairstyle that represents the strong and wears cool black sunglasses. Beside him is a huge dog named Saint.

"God, are you looking for us?"

Enel said solemnly, "That's right, I called you here to tell you something."

Shadley said with a grin, "Whatever it is, just tell me, ho ho ho!"

Enel glanced at Shadley indifferently, and the latter immediately shut his mouth and stood obediently in place.

"The Sky Island is too small, so I'm going to take you to the Qinghai Sea..."