"That's right. The earth gives birth to life and hope, and I, who possess the Uninhabited Land, am naturally a god." Roy's trip was not for charity. To bring the Shandia People and Angel Island under his control, the best way was to do so in the name of God.
Moreover, if we want Enel to submit willingly, we must make him realize who the real god is.
That's right, one of Roy's main purposes in coming to Sky Island was to recruit Enel to his side.
The crew members recruited by Roy are all capable of standing on their own, but they are still too much for him to keep up with. They can only serve as the backbone of the fleet.
Only Crocodile the Sand and Enel are qualified to be considered as top-tier combatants, like the Three Calamities Four Sweet Commanders, and to become the flagship of the Phantom Sword Grand Fleet.
"A real god?" Wyper murmured to himself, his eyes vacant, clearly shocked.
"Dorry, Brogy, put them down."
"Yes, Captain." In fact, the two giants didn't want to kill them either; these little ones possessed the spirit of warriors.
"Wyper, how are you?" The Shandia Warriors who had been released rushed to Wyper's side. After all, he had used the Impact Cannon three times in a row. An ordinary person would have been completely exhausted by now.
"I'm fine." Wyper pushed away the others' attempts to help him; he wasn't that weak. "Then, God, may I ask why you've come?"
"I will bring the Shandia People and the inhabitants of Angel Island back to the glory of God." Roy, now quite adept at playing the charlatan, said with compassion, "It's time to put an end to four hundred years of hatred."
Roy wasn't being insincere; after all, the Skypieans would be his main workforce for gathering various shellfish in the future, and he couldn't bear to let these valuable workers die in a pointless war.
"Impossible, our hatred for those Skypieans will never end." Not only Wyper, but many Shandia Warriors were agitated and furious. Clearly, over the past four hundred years, the hatred between the two sides had already penetrated to the bone.
Roy naturally didn't believe that his words could erase four hundred years of hatred. Moreover, in a sense, the inhabitants of Angel Island were the descendants of the invaders, Shandia Warriors were the victims.
However, as the person in power, Roy wouldn't consider who was right and who was wrong; only peaceful coexistence between the two sides was in his best interest.
"Don't you want to return to your homeland of Shandia?" Roy once again began his seduction like a devil.
"No, we will..."
"Don't you want to reclaim the Golden City Shandora?"
"..."
"Don't you want to light the Light of Shandora and fulfill the promise of your ancestors?"
Each time Roy asked a question, their momentum waned until they finally gave up.
"You are right. We will surely fulfill the oath of our ancestors." In the end, Wyper chose to submit, allowing the souls of his ancestors to be elevated. This was the mission of the Shandia people.
"Revered God, I am not questioning your power, but Enel, the God of Sky Island, is the embodiment of thunder, a natural disaster that humanity cannot defeat," Laki cautiously reminded him.
The other Shandia Warriors also broke free from their beautiful fantasies. Indeed, Enel was an insurmountable obstacle to reclaiming Shandora and ringing the Golden Bell.
Roy stroked his smooth chin. If he remembered correctly, Enel had only ruled Sky Island for one to two years. In other words, he hadn't had the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for very long and his abilities were still limited. Defeating him in his current state shouldn't be too difficult.
Roy valued Enel even more than Crocodile the Sand, not only because the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is one of the most powerful Logia, but also because of Enel's own talent; he was definitely not as bad as portrayed in the original work.
It's important to understand that competition and threats are the best catalysts for increasing strength. Sky Island didn't have any powerful enemies, but Enel still developed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to a level that could destroy the world. A single full-force attack would be enough to destroy the island.
In addition, given that shellfish are the primary energy source on the Sky Island, he was able to develop abilities beyond his own knowledge and experience, such as electrotherapy and lightning metallurgy.
Combined with his Devil Fruit Ability, which grants him the Observation Haki, he is able to rank among the top powerhouses.
"Transformed into lightning? Rumble-Rumble Fruit User? This is interesting." Crocodile the Sand was half shocked and half excited. After all, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was famous throughout the sea. He never expected to encounter it here. As a fellow Logia Devil Fruit User, he was very interested in Enel, whom others had mentioned.
"Don't worry, I will make the false god Enel understand what the power of a true god is." As if to prove what Roy said, bolts of lightning, flames, and frost suddenly appeared, swirling around Roy, like a god who controls nature.
Cloud Hidden Village, the base of the Shandia Warriors.
"Revered God, this is the chief of our Shandia tribe," Wyper introduced to Roy, pointing to an old man.
"Hmm!" Roy nodded slightly, but in his heart he was thinking, "They don't even have a Raikage, yet they dare to call themselves Cloud Hidden Village)."
After learning everything, the chieftain accepted it much faster than expected. He was more rational than Wyper and the others, knowing that as long as God Enel existed, their counterattack would never succeed.
Rather than prolong their lives, they would rather submit to Roy. At least this "god" seemed much easier to talk to Enel, and he could also grant them the most precious land, resolving the conflict between the two races at its root.
"Aisa, can't you just let it go? Wyper wouldn't hurt us." Laki looked at Aisa, who was hiding behind her, with a wry smile. Possessing a natural Mantra, she was always terrified of the devilish Wyper.
"No, not Wyper. Gods are far more terrifying than ghosts," Aisa timidly uttered her innermost thoughts.
"What a bunch of audacious fellows. But it's all good this way. Waiting for the Ark Maxim to be completed is too boring. Hopefully, these Blue Sea Monkey can add some fun for me." Enel lay on his throne, his expression casual. With his Mantra ability, such a commotion naturally could not escape his detection.
But Enel didn't take the so-called enemies seriously at all. After all, in his view, no matter how many mortals there were, they could never be a match for a god.
"Gods are nothing but people from the Blue Sea. A few of us can handle them. I'll make them beg for mercy in the [Iron Trial]." Ohm, knelt on the ground.
"Only my [Swamp Trial] is the supreme test, allowing the enemy to feel the mighty power of the gods," the spider-headed Gedatsu retorted sharply.
"No, no, no, these guys are not someone you can handle." Sensing the previous battle, he naturally knew that these people from the Blue Sea were not weak, which gave him a bit of amusement after being invincible for too long. However, that was all. As a god, he was invincible. "These people will be punished by this god himself. Let them feel the fear brought by thunder, yeah hahaha."