Target Confirmed!
[Bang!]
With a dull thud, the sturdy ironwood gate slowly opened, revealing a straight, wide, and clean wooden path that led directly to the ancient and majestic palace on the other side.
"Look, flowers with smiling faces!"
Meanwhile, the golden Sunflowers swaying from side to side on both sides of the wooden path surprised the navy, but having already witnessed the Boxing Cabbage, they found it somewhat easier to accept.
"What are those? Are they on guard duty? On patrol?"
Rabani stared in disbelief at the rows of Peashooters slowly marching along, led by a Boxing Cabbage. Were these really plants?
"So what do we do now?" Second Lieutenant Akibi, with his black hair and yellow skin, scratched his head helplessly.
If they're no longer needed for patrols and guard duty, then what are the hundred marines behind them doing?
Vidal ignored them and walked to the eastern area on the right side of the wooden path. Just as Brian had said, this area contained only a wooden building for the servants, and the rest was an open space.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Vidal, and some who had guessed what he was going to do had expectant looks in their eyes.
"This is fine."
Vidal recalled the layout of the dormitory in Marineford, then raised his hands and clapped them heavily in front of him, giving a soft shout.
[Slap--]
"Shinra Myriad Phenomena!"
A few seconds later, the open space in front of him trembled, and then one after another thick wooden pillars rose from the ground, connecting, merging, and adjusting automatically in a dazzling display. In just ten minutes, a three-story wooden building that could easily accommodate more than a hundred people was quickly formed.
This scene thrilled many people, whether they had witnessed it before or not; they found Vidal's ability to create everything at will to be extremely spectacular.
"Good."
Vidal looked up at his work with satisfaction. He had been thinking about what to name his ability to create objects, and the first things that came to mind were names like "Four-Pillar House" or "Linked-Pillar House".
But in the end, we felt that 'Shinra Myriad Phenomena' was more appropriate, because it not only builds houses and buildings, but also swords, shields, and even warships and cannons!
"You'll stay here for the time being. You can shower at the public bathhouse, and food will be delivered to you. You can also go to the kendo dojo or shooting range across the street for daily training, or spar with those Boxing Cabbages and Peashooter."
"Anyway, if anything comes up, have Isoka contact Brian on your behalf; he's the housekeeper here."
"Clear!"
Upon hearing Vidal's instructions, Lieutenant Isoka immediately responded.
"Okay, go ahead and assign rooms."
"I'll go check out the herb garden first," said Dr. Nacil, who was very familiar with the area, and then headed off on her own.
After instructing his subordinates on the arrangements, Vidal ordered Brian, "Bring that man to the Forest Palace to see me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he and the baby manatee vanished from the spot in an instant, their speed so fast that no one present could see them clearly.
"As you command."
Brian bowed towards a secluded spot, then quickly led the three boys to find the person.
On the other side, Vidal reappeared in the Forest Palace, where a large group of Boxing Cabbage and Peashooter guards stood. As he approached, the previously closed gate opened automatically.
The first floor of the Forest Palace is a spacious hall. At the far end, directly opposite the entrance, is a large, dark green chair with a greenish sheen. The Forest family crest, which he designed himself, is engraved on the upper front of the chair, while the rest of the chair is covered with reliefs of countless plants.
The family crest features a bull with three mangrove trees growing on its back, its head raised and bellowing.
This is a throne filled with the essence of nature, and also the seat of the head of the family.
"Wow?"
The little manatee stood on the smooth ground, looking curiously at Vidal, who was sitting on the wide chair. At the latter's beckoning, it immediately pounced over happily, then sat quietly in his lap, looking left and right. It felt that the place was very empty, with nothing at all except for a few green sofas on the left and right sides.
Just then, Brian walked in with a man who looked to be in his early twenties, wearing a black suit and a dark green handkerchief on his left breast. The man immediately knelt down on one knee when he saw Vidal.
"Raymond greets the patriarch!"
He was previously a pirate under Woonan's command and was one of the first veterans to join the Golden Pirates, which is why he was chosen by Unan to Forest family as a retainer.
However, ever since he witnessed Woonan being devoured by a gigantic and terrifying plant and miraculously surviving and returning to the Forest Palace, his mindset has gradually shifted towards that of a pure retainer due to the loss of his loyal subject.
After all, life here is far more comfortable than being a pirate. In addition, he knows very well how terrifying Vidal's identity and strength are. Having a powerful backer in this dangerous world is truly a lucky thing.
Raymond, who was kneeling on the ground, did not hear Vidal's words for a long time, and he did not dare to raise his head to ask.
Brian, standing to the side, was also puzzled. Wasn't the patriarch supposed to be asking questions? Why was he only staring at Raymond?
Nevertheless, he chose to remain silent and wait.
At this moment, Vidal's consciousness was using his Observation Haki to examine Raymond's past memories.
In his memory, Woonan and the others disembarked and landed on the island, leaving only him and four others behind. Just as they were idly joking and laughing with each other, a sudden shout of killing and screams came from the jungle inside the island, which made the five of them quickly grab their weapons and look over.
A moment later, Woonan and a dozen others were seen being chased by a group of strange people with green sprouts on their heads, who looked like pirates or natives.
They fought and retreated, suffering several casualties, before finally escaping the jungle and reaching the beach.
However, the increased size of the area allowed the oddballs, who had the advantage in numbers, to spread out and quickly surround them.
Seeing this, the five guards naturally rushed over to provide support. However, just as Raymond, who was at the back, was about to disembark, he was horrified to see Woonan, who was killing people in the crowd, and everyone around him, including those strange people, being swallowed up by a huge pillar that fell from the sky!
Woonan was gone, but the number of strange men still far exceeded the remaining crew. In the blink of an eye, one crew member after another fell into pools of blood. Seeing this, Raymond rushed back to the cabin and managed to escape the island with great difficulty.
"It really is it! That's great!"
Vidal was overjoyed to see this. In fact, even without the pillar-shaped object that appeared later, he could have been certain that it was Lily he was looking for just from the green shoots on the heads of those strange people.
"Get up, Raymond."
"Yes, Master!"
Although Raymond's act of abandoning Woonan and the other crew members to escape was inappropriate, given the circumstances, staying would only have meant adding another corpse or prisoner to their ranks, and he wasn't even a soldier.
However, it was precisely because he escaped and returned that he was able to bring back important news, so for Vidal, this was actually a great service.
However, this kind of thing certainly cannot be openly praised.
"Tomorrow, take me to that deserted island. If we get there safely, I'll give you credit."
"Oh, we have to go there again?!"
Raymond's face paled. To be honest, he didn't want to go to that horrible island, but when he saw Vidal staring at him expressionlessly, he immediately suppressed his fear and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Okay, okay, I remember the location of that island very clearly!"
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