But likewise, if they could adapt to Sky Island's environment, it would greatly benefit the training of their physical bodies.
It was like weighted training, except this time, it trained their internal organs—especially their heart and lungs.
"We're here. This is the White-White Sea! Sky Island should be over there, right?"
Doflamingo raised his head and looked at the structure in the distance that resembled a gate.
There was even an old woman standing at the entrance, with a pair of wing-like ornaments on her back, which drew everyone's interest.
But as soon as they approached, the old woman spoke. "Here to sightsee on Sky Island? I am the gatekeeper of the Gate of Heaven. Please pay the entry fee: one billion Extol per person."
"What?" Sandersonia's face darkened in indignation. She lifted the old woman with one hand. "You old hag, are you trying to extort us?"
"On Sky Island, ten thousand Extol equals one Beli. That comes to around a hundred thousand Beli," Doflamingo said with his arms folded across his chest.
Still, a hundred thousand Beli was no small sum. In Oda's setting, Beli was worth roughly the same as yen. It was equivalent to paying several thousand yuan per person.
"So that's how it is!" Sandersonia nodded, then suddenly realized something. "Bastard, I've never heard of having to pay money just to go somewhere! Isn't that still extortion?"
"Hmm, you have a point." Doflamingo nodded. He had come to Sky Island with the intention of making it a backup base anyway. This was merely an initial inspection; they would eventually have to use force, so naturally he saw no reason to be polite.
Click, click! The old woman took out a camera-like shell and snapped a few pictures of them before speaking.
"You can enter without