"So, Aisa's mother visited the shrine before giving birth to her."
"That's right. Aisa's mother was always at the forefront, and one of the first to storm the shrine. She was a brave and fearless revolutionary fighter. Her passing is a great loss to all of us Shandia People." Wyper's voice was heavy with grief as he mourned his comrade.
"No, the Golden Bell is not in the shrine. I have been in charge of the God's Island for many years and have never seen such a treasure. Once you see it, you can never forget it." Gan Fall shook his head and denied after hearing Wyper's account.
"How is this possible?" Wyper was clearly unable to accept this fact. Could it be that all their previous efforts had been in vain?
"The old man is right. In fact, I've searched the entire Sky Island, not just the shrine. After all, besides heading to the Uninhabited Land, the legendary Great Bell Tower that the Golden City is so proud of is the only thing I'm interested in on Sky Island. Otherwise, why do you think I left you alone before? Wasn't it because I hoped you could lead me to the dreamlike Light of Shandora?" Enel ruthlessly revealed this bloody truth.
"Damn it, what has been the point of our struggle for the past four hundred years?" Wyper did not doubt Enel's words. After witnessing the previous battle, he had eliminated all wishful thinking and knew that if Enel really wanted to deal with them, hiding would be useless.
Roy ignored Wyper's dilemma and turned to ask, "Enel, do you and the four God's Enforcer live at the shrine year-round?"
"I do often reside at the shrine, but the other four God's Enforcer come to the shrine every so often to follow my instructions and convey my commands," Enel replied without hesitation.
"Wait, Captain, do you mean that the Mantra abilities they acquired all originated from something that triggered them?" Crocodile the Sand sensed something was wrong. It seemed that everyone on the Sky Island who had mastered Mantra abilities had one thing in common: they had all been in contact with a shrine.
However, he quickly shook his head. "Impossible, I have never heard of the existence of such a treasure."
Roy feigned mystery. "Just because you don't know something doesn't mean it doesn't exist, right?"
In fact, Roy's bold idea mainly stemmed from the Sea God's Gift mentioned in the Poneglyph.
However, Roy wasn't sure about his own deductions, since none of these things were mentioned in the original work.
However, the existence of the Poneglyph and the visitors to the Uninhabited Land both prove that Sky Island is extraordinary, and perhaps beneath its miraculous and dreamlike appearance lies a layer of mystery.
For Roy, even if it was just a conjecture, it was worth exploring; the worst outcome would simply be a waste of time.
"If the Sky Island really holds a deeper secret, it could only be the shrine on the Giant Vine, or the Golden Bell that connects everything." Roy always felt that the secret of the Golden Bell was not so simple. The beautiful sound of the bell could travel across the sea and guide lost ships back to the right path. Even the Poneglyph inscribed with the Poneglyph was just its base.
"Captain, how is all this connected to the Golden Bell again?" King asked, somewhat puzzled. It seemed that Enel and his God's Enforcer didn't even know about the Golden Bell's existence.
"Because the Golden Bell originally existed on an Island Cloud near the top of the Giant Vine, which is above the shrine. In other words, the shrine is the closest place to the Golden Bell."
Enel and Gan Fall were completely dumbfounded. Really? They were the owners of the shrine, and even they didn't know. How did Roy find out?
Crocodile the Sand and the others had long witnessed Roy's amazing abilities, and even believed that it was similar to the ability of the Pirate King Roger to Voice of All Things, so naturally they would not doubt the accuracy of Roy's words.
"So the Golden Bell is right above the shrine? It seems our Shandia Warriors' years of struggle haven't been in vain." Wyper finally found some solace.
He had already come to regard Roy as a true god, so he had no doubts whatsoever; after all, a god should be omniscient and omnipotent.
"Captain, then tell me, what should we do?" Even Crocodile the Sand himself didn't realize that he had gotten used to obeying Roy's orders, not only because of Roy's strength, but also because of Roy's foresight, as if he were a prophet who could see through the fog of the future.
"The shrine was completely destroyed in the previous battle. Send people to search for the fragments of the shrine as much as possible. If that treasure really exists, I believe it wouldn't have been destroyed so easily." Roy paused, even he himself didn't quite believe what he was saying. At the center of his battle with Enel, even the space itself showed signs of collapse; it was a power capable of destroying everything.
"As for us, let's continue to study this Golden Bell and the inscribed Poneglyph, and try to use the power of our hearts to perceive it and see if we can discover anything unusual."
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. All of Roy's Senior Executive sat in front of the Golden Bell, deep in thought, trying to sense a power that might not even exist.
Over the course of three days, they tried every method they could think of, even the Roy oath, a method that was clearly out of place on another set, but all to no avail. Everything seemed like a mirage, and even Roy himself began to doubt his own conjectures.
Meanwhile, there was no progress on the other side of the shrine fragments. It seemed to be annihilating from the most basic particles. Roy wasn't too surprised by this. The shrine was in the center of the battle and was destined to be reduced to nothingness.
"Captain, it seems that the treasure may have been lost in the shrine." Jin sighed, giving Roy a way out.
However, after a moment of contemplation, Roy shook his head. "No, I still believe that the Golden Bell is the key, it's just that we can't figure out how to use it."
The group was somewhat helpless. Could it be that they were really going to get tired of this Golden Bell? It was true that the Golden Bell was an artistic treasure, but apart from the Shandia Warriors, anyone would get tired of looking at a big bell all day long.
Roy took a deep breath, his eyes clear, and decided, "Replace the Golden Bell in the Shandora Ruins."
The others were somewhat surprised. Roy was not the type to change his mind easily and would never change his decision lightly. Therefore, they did not believe that Roy's move was a choice to give up.
"Since the answer has been lost in the river of time, I will Rewind to the past and find the answer myself."