Laugh Tale's Harvest

After Luffy finished speaking, the entire island fell silent.

A moment later, Franky, the Straw Hat Pirates' shipwright Cyborg, opened his eyes, reached out and grabbed Luffy's cheeks, pulling hard and stretching Luffy's face two or three meters long. When he let go, there was a loud slap as his cheeks bounced back onto Luffy's face, leaving him a little dizzy.

"Waaaah, what are you doing, Franky!"

"Let me see who you really are?! How could Luffy possibly utter such profound words!"

Franky spoke with a serious expression, and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates nodded in agreement, even Kakuzu and Kisame. It wasn't until they saw Vegapunk's strange look that they turned their heads away somewhat awkwardly.

Luffy covered his cheek and said with a wronged expression:

"That wasn't my voice. It was in a dream. I was watching Laugh Tale appear and the Devil Fruit form, while I was listening to strange, mysterious sounds!"

"Hehehe! I see, I knew our captain couldn't possibly be that smart!"

Brook tapped his skull head, looking as if he had just known.

Vegapunk reached out and touched the island beneath his feet, then asked:

"Do you know why Laugh Tale Poneglyph?"

"The Poneglyph?"

Seeing Luffy's confused expression, Vegapunk smiled and said:

"The entire Laugh Tale is actually a giant Poneglyphs! It's just that it's about the same size as an island, and over the years some dust and vegetation have accumulated on it, so it looks similar to an ordinary island!"

"Poneglyphs! This thing is actually a huge Poneglyphs! Uh... right, I saw a bit of what happened."

"It seems that after Laugh Tale was discovered by humans, a war broke out in order to seize its power. A large number of Devil Fruit also appeared in human thoughts and struggles, and even the entire island was shattered."

"Later, it seems that some kings obtained some kind of power from Laugh Tale, and then the Clan of D sealed Laugh Tale with a colossal stone... apparently because abusing Laugh Tale's power would bring destruction to the world?"

Vegapunk frowned. Although Luffy's words were too brief, Vegapunk understood the general meaning.

Clearly, Laugh Tale is not just a place, nor is it just a place with some secrets; it is a place where real power exists.

As the place where the power and spirit of the entire planet flow out, the World Government must have done something here 800 years ago, which is why the Earth's core energy is now lacking.

Similarly, while the Clan of D did not stop the World Government, they later found a way to seal off the entire Laugh Tale, making it impossible for the World Government to find the place. This is precisely why the World Government never thought of searching for or destroying Laugh Tale.

As for the cooling of the Earth's core due to the extraction of Planet Energy, Vegapunk believes it's probably a backup plan by the World Government. Of course, extracting Planet Energy to destroy the entire Pirate World was definitely not the World Government's original intention.

In Vegapunk's mind, the World Government's extraction of planetary energy was probably intended to use that energy for some purpose. However, the fact that it eventually escalated to the point of affecting the planet's balance and nearly destroying the world suggests that Vegapunk had driven them to desperation and they were now trying to overturn the table.

"Luffy, can you find the exit point from which the Planet Energy flows out? I think that's definitely a crucial node for whatever the World Government wants to do!"

After hearing Vegapunk's words, Luffy paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something and led the group toward the center of the island.

In the very center of the island, Luffy easily pushed aside a rock and found a path leading downwards.

The entire island is made of stone from the Poneglyph, making it incredibly hard. It's impossible for anyone to dig a road out of it later; this road was clearly left out from the beginning.

A group of people walked along the path to the very bottom, where there was a rainbow-like pool, and above the pool was a golden orb of light that looked like Little Sun.

Upon arriving here, the group was blocked by a transparent wall of light. After circling the wall, they discovered that it was a completely semi-circular shield, making it impossible to enter.

"How do we get in? This light wall looks very solid!"

A group of people looked at Luffy, who had led them there, Luffy shook his head:

"The only solution is to smash it directly... In fact, this light barrier has become much more fragile now! According to what everyone in Laugh Tale told me, when Roger came more than 20 years ago, not only was there a light barrier that was much harder than this, but even this entire cave could not be opened."

"After Roger discovered that he couldn't get in, he lamented that he had arrived 20 years too early... If it weren't for the World Government's setting to absorb the planet's energy, there would have been no way to get in here at all."

"So, you need not only the right place, but also the right time?!"

Vegapunk nodded, finally understanding why Roger had placed all his hopes on 20 years from now.

Vegapunk glanced at the energy barrier in front of him, then gently stroked it twice. Powerful electromagnetic waves then began to jump and interfere with the entire barrier, causing it to flicker. Under Vegapunk's near-maximum electromagnetic interference, the barrier lasted for a few minutes before finally disappearing completely.

"Amazing! They opened the entire shield so easily!"

Luffy said with some surprise that while the others were unaware of the shield's strength, he had seen how powerful the energy shield was from the inspiration he received from Luffy Laugh Tale.

Even though it has weakened considerably due to the World Government's extraction of energy from the planet's core, theoretically, its hardness is no less than that of things like Sea Stone.

"Alright, enough with the sentimentality. How exactly are we supposed to use these things? And how are we going to stop the World Government's conspiracy?!"

Vegapunk looked at the lake and the Light Orb above him, and said with a frown.

That bright Light Orb should be formed by the energy flowing out of the planet, while the Rainbow Lake below is filled with a kind of spiritual energy, but it feels very chaotic.

"Well..."

Luffy hesitated for a moment, then spoke after thinking for a long time:

"It seems like the solution is to purify the lake water... but how do we purify it?"

Vegapunk paused for a moment, then reached out into the lake. The moment his fingers touched the colorful water, he felt a flood of scattered murmurs rush into his brain.

"This... is not merely the consciousness of a planet; to be precise, it is the Planet Consciousness that has been corrupted by human desires!"

"Is this how the World Government operates? Using human desires to pollute the outflowing planetary spirit, while simultaneously absorbing the flowing Planet Energy. But where has that absorbed Planet Energy gone now?"

Vegapunk looked up at the ball-sized Light Orb. Although the energy contained within the Light Orb was enormous, Vegapunk didn't believe that this was all the energy flowing from the planet beneath his feet.

If you look closely, you'll see that the Light Orb is constantly falling, with tiny specks of light like Fire Fly. These specks of light disappear without a trace after entering the seven-colored pool, and at the same time, the seven colors of the pool are slightly weakened.

Thanks to the Quantum Chip in Vegapunk's brain, this subtle difference was able to be detected.

It is estimated that in the very beginning, the lake water formed by the spiritual energy flowing out here was transparent and colorless. The seven colors were formed by the pollution caused by human desires.

The energy that fell from the Light Orb, after merging with human desires, vanished without a trace. According to Vegapunk's estimation, there are two possibilities.

One possibility is that it will become a completely new Devil Fruit, and another is that it will be collected by the World Government. Obviously, the latter possibility is much greater than the former, since the World Government doesn't seem like the kind of generous entity.

"It seems... most of the energy was absorbed by Imu! I wonder how this guy manages to transfer energy?"

"It's unlikely to have been done through scientific means; it's probably powered by Devil Fruit... That so-called Black Demon Dragon might not actually be a dragon at all, but rather the most primal demon!"

"Devil Fruit, Devil Fruit... When humans call those fruits Devil Fruit, this recognition itself is a kind of spiritual connection. Perhaps Imu absorbs energy through this connection."

"The so-called rewriting of history might actually be aimed at covering up the truth about the naming of Devil Fruit!"

While Vegapunk was pondering, Luffy was already scrambling around like a monkey, and almost fell headfirst into the lake.

"So many sounds! That's strange, there seems to be no one in this lake, so how can there be so many sounds?"

"How exactly should we purify the lake water? Nobody's given me a answer!"

Vegapunk sighed, grabbed Luffy by the neck, and said speechlessly:

"Stop fooling around, let me teach you how to purify the lake water! Awakening your Devil Fruit ability directly! I believe the Nika Fruit should have a special effect on purifying lake water."

This isn't Vegapunk talking nonsense. In Vegapunk's view, the infectious joy that the Nika Fruit brings is undoubtedly the best way to solve pollution.

"The power to make everyone laugh... perhaps that's the most overpowered ability of the Nika Fruit?"

Upon hearing Vegapunk's instructions, Luffy finally realized what was happening. Without saying a word, his hair began to turn white as his heart pounded like thunder, and a white cloud of flame instantly enveloped his body.

Just as the thunderous drumbeats sounded, the once calm Rainbow Lake instantly boiled, and a seven-colored mist spread out, beginning to Luffy.

Vegapunk could clearly sense that those originally chaotic thoughts, filled with all sorts of messy human desires, were gradually being infected by Luffy and transformed into emotions of joy and excitement.

Not only that, Vegapunk could also sense that Luffy's Nika Fruit seemed to have taken a powerful tonic, and its abilities were constantly increasing.

Even after experiencing the trials of the Grand Line and gaining considerable strength, Luffy could only sustain himself for a few more hours at most, thanks to the awakening of his Devil Fruit Awakening powers.

However, it seems that this kind of Devil Fruit Awakening is gradually becoming the norm. Perhaps in the future, Luffy will not need to expend more energy to use Devil Fruit Awakening.

Sensing that Luffy's Devil Fruit ability seemed to be completing, Vegapunk, without saying a word, also released his Electromagnetic Fruit and Rumble-Rumble Fruit abilities, faintly forming an Electromagnetic Net, which began to affect those chaotic mental thoughts.

Among the seven-colored spiritual thoughts that flew out, an extremely subtle one seemed to be attracted by Vegapunk and turned towards Vegapunk. Vegapunk could immediately sense that his Devil Fruit ability was becoming more and more perfect, as if he had developed it himself for countless years.

"What are you waiting for? Quickly try to attract these mental thoughts with your Devil Fruit ability. This is a great opportunity to help develop and even improve your Devil Fruit ability!"

As soon as Vegapunk finished speaking, and with Luffy and Vegapunk leading the way, the other Devil Fruit User naturally began to absorb Devil Fruit abilities as well.

Stussy revealed his Nine-Tailed Fox Mode, Hancock was surrounded by pink light, Crocodile faintly revealed a Desert storm, Chopper transformed into a giant snowman-like creature, Brook faintly revealed a pale green soul light...

Attracted by this, these thoughts more or less diverged towards the group. Luffy took the lion's share (about 80%), Hancock's Love-Love Fruit took about 10%, and the remaining 10% was shared by the other Devil Fruit User.

Several hours passed quickly. When the colorful light completely disappeared, the once seven-colored lake water turned into a pure color, and the Light Orb in the sky gradually changed from dazzling gold to a pale white. Only then did this gluttonous feast finally come to an end.

After everyone had divided up all the Planet Energy and human desires, what remained was the purest Planet Consciousness and energy. However, Vegapunk glanced at it and determined that most of this Planet Consciousness and energy had been lost.

Adding to the unknown amount of energy previously absorbed by the World Government, Vegapunk had a vague premonition that with so much energy lost, the planet's core must have cooled considerably, and the Mass Extinction on this Pirate Planet was now an inevitable and inevitable event.