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

Seeing Karl's "outrageous" laughter, Hancock quickly understood what he meant. She grabbed the Holy Light Shell and looked at Karl with surprise: "Darling, you mean, this kind of thing can be sold?"

"Of course, hey, let me ask you, how many pesos do you think something that can save your life in a critical moment is worth?"

Hancock pondered for a moment, cupping her face in her hands, before tentatively asking, "One million Berries?"

"Too small, too narrow-minded. If you ask me, this kind of life-saving thing is worth 1000 million pegories, after all, a person only has one life."

Hancock's mouth dropped open in astonishment: "Huh? 1000 million Berries? Who can afford that?"

"The world has no shortage of rich people. Besides, the world government must be very interested in this. As long as we get the order from the world government, we will have a steady stream of Pele."

If Nami were here right now, her eyes would probably have turned into the shape of Beli. Hancock doesn't care about these things. If you asked her whether Beli or Karl is more important, she would definitely choose Karl.

To be honest, Karl doesn't really care about those gold items on Skypiea anymore. Well, he still cares a little, since gold can be used directly.

Angel Island.

"Hey, isn't that Ganful? He's really bold! He actually dares to come here. Isn't he afraid of being discovered by... God?"

"Shh, he seems to be saying something, let's go check it out!"

High up, Ganford rode a Pegasus. Although the Pegasus looked a bit strange, those details didn't matter.

"Citizens of the Sky Island, from this day forward, we will no longer have to endure Enel's oppression, because Enel and his priests and soldiers have left the Sky Island, and we are free!"

The residents of the floating island standing below were immediately in an uproar.

"What? Enel is gone?"

"I don't know, but if he were here, he would surely have brought down divine punishment, but now... could he really be gone?"

"That's right, that must be it. In the past, even calling Enel by his name would have brought divine punishment, but look at us now, nothing has happened, not even thunder!"

Ganful watched the residents discuss quietly, and when the murmurs began to subside, he immediately said loudly, "Fellow residents of the Sky Island, please hear what this old man has to say."

Next, Ganford told Karl everything to avoid future trouble.

But for the residents of Skypiea, it was simply that Enel was gone and a new one had arrived, only this new god wasn't as brutal as Enel.

"I have said all I need to say. Before the arrival of the new god, I will temporarily manage Angel Island. If you feel that I am not up to the task, you may elect a new successor."

It must be said that Ganful has a good reputation on the Sky Island. As soon as he spoke, people immediately agreed to let him become the proxy and manage Angel Island.

"Thank you, thank you all. I swear, I will make sure everyone lives a peaceful life, no longer living in constant fear!"

"Great!!!" "Well said!!!"

Inside the hotel, Carl smiled and said to Hancock, "Ganford is a pretty good guy."

"Yes, it's a pity that the strength is too weak. If you want to have peace, you must have the power to match it."

"If I were as powerful as you, our Daughter Island wouldn't need to relocate its inhabitants..."

Chapter 158 Negotiation

“I am Karl, and this is Boa Hancock, the Empress of Amazon Lily.”

Ganford looked at Hancock in surprise, then at Carl's arm around Hancock with a strange gaze.

This woman is the emperor, so you are... the empress?

“I am Ganful. What do you want from this old man? Just say it.”

Karl smiled slightly: "Great! Then I'll get straight to the point."

"Tomorrow, Enel, his priests, and his soldiers will leave Skypiea."

Ganful's expression changed, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Young friend, what did you just say? Enel is leaving?"

Come to think of it, he did hear thunder today. He thought Enel was using divine punishment to judge those who disobeyed him, but he never expected that Enel would be leaving tomorrow!

"What's the point of me lying to you? Otherwise, how do you think I found you?"

"Was it... Enel who told you? That's right, his mental framework is enough to cover the entire Sky Island, he must know that I live here."

"Is he really leaving?"

To better explain the problem and to avoid wasting words, Karl simply grasped Qiu Shui's hand.

shuh~

A dark purple flying slash shot straight into the sky.

Ganford didn't even have time to react; he only saw Karl move his hand, and then... he looked up at the sky, and the clouds were sliced ​​open...

"What power this is! Could it be that you... you defeated Enel?"

“That’s right. You don’t need to know the specifics. You just need to understand that Enel and his men will leave tomorrow. Before we take over Skypiea, you will be in charge of managing Skypiea. Is that alright?”

Is this yet another "god" eyeing the Sky Island? Ganford wondered.

Seeing the change in Ganford's expression, Hancock said calmly, "After we take over Skypiea, Angel Island will still be managed by you. All we want is Jaya Island."

"Gaya Island?"

Karl added, "It's Apayado, which you call the Holy Land. Oh, and I forgot to tell you, we're from Qinghai."

Qinghai? Ganful suddenly remembered a person, no, a group of people, who also came from Qinghai.

"Are you from Qinghai? Many years ago, a group of people from Qinghai came here. By the way, the leader was called Gol D. Roger. Do you know him?"

Hancock looked at Carl in surprise and whispered, "Isn't Roger the Pirate King? He also came to Skypiea?"

"It's not surprising that the Pirate King has been to Skypiea."

"The Pirate King? He's already this powerful?"

Carl said calmly, "He's dead. He's been dead for many years."

"Huh?" Gan Fall looked incredulous. Although he hadn't seen Roger for a long time, his demeanor and bearing were still fresh in Gan Fall's memory. How could such a man die so young?

Karl waved his hand: "Alright, we've gone off on a tangent. I'll ask you one more time: after Enel leaves, are you willing to manage Skypiea for a period of time and become its ruler again?"

Ganford looked intently at Karl and agreed without hesitation.

Before Enel arrived, he was a god who loved his people and led the inhabitants of Skypiea to a happy and peaceful life, until God Enel appeared with his priests and soldiers.

Even so, he did not give up hope, and silently used his remaining strength to save the people and govern the country.

Now, the opportunity is right in front of him, and he can't refuse it even for the sake of the people of Sky Island.

“Very good, Ganful. Starting tomorrow, Sky Island will be under your temporary management. Once its people move here, Sky Island will be renamed Daughter Island, and Angel Island will be under the management of Daughter Island, but you will remain the administrator of Angel Island.”

Faced with Karl's grand promises, Ganford simply smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust, young friend."

"In that case, we won't bother you any longer. Make your preparations yourself, and we'll be leaving now."

"Um, young friend Karl, you're going to...?"

Carl turned and smiled, "Don't worry! We're just going to Angel Island for one night. We'll come back to see you tomorrow. After all, we still have a lot of things we want to ask you."

Ganford breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing Karl and the others preparing to leave, he quickly called out, "Wait a minute, young friend Karl!"

"Anything else?"

Ganfor took a deep breath and began to recount the story of the Shandians.

Four hundred years ago, Apayado was carried to the White Sea by the Sky Current. The Sky Islanders, who had never seen land before, regarded it as a sacred place and occupied Apayado, renaming it "Island of the Gods".

The exiled Shandians waged a 400-year war against the Skypiea in order to reclaim their homeland and ring the Golden Bell again to fulfill their promise to Noland. This war lasted until Enel arrived and used his overwhelming power to suppress the Shandians, transforming the conflict between the Skypiea and Shandians into a conflict between the priests and the Shandians.

Enel could have easily wiped out the Shandians with his strength, but in order to train his priests and soldiers, he ignored them. No matter how much trouble they caused, as long as he took action, everything would be silenced by the thunder.

"The Shandians? That's troublesome..."

Apayado is the future island of daughters, so it is naturally her territory. She will not allow others to snore on her side of the bed, and according to her plan, she will definitely drive all the Shandians out.

But she doesn't need to think about these things now; she can just ask Carl.

"Okay, I understand. Anyway, we'll be staying here for a while. We'll take care of the Shandians, so you don't need to worry about it."

Ganford frowned, thinking that Karl wanted to wipe out all the Shandians, and couldn't bear it, so he advised, "If possible, I can talk to them. Wouldn't it be better to end the 400-year war without bloodshed?"

Karl scoffed, "400 years have passed, have you solved it yet?"

"Mind your own business, Ganford."

After saying that, Carl took Hancock and rode on a raven towards Angel Island, leaving Ganfield alone to sigh.

"Honey, you're not really planning to...do that to all the Shandians, are you?"

Karl shook his head: "Probably not. Let's try diplomacy first, then force them. At worst, we can send them all to Jaya Island below."

"Hehe, that's true. Hey, I heard they say there's a lot of gold on Apayado?"

Karl exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Of course! You know, Shandora is known as the Land of Gold! They have mountains of gold there, so you can imagine how much there is!"

"My God! Doesn't that mean we're rich?"

Karl joked, "Yeah, you'll be a rich woman then, and I might even have to rely on you to support me!"

"Really? How many Berries would you need to keep me as your sugar daddy? I'll start with ten years!"

Chapter 159 The Shandians