"Pure Gold? You mean the legendary Pure Gold that can grant people eternal life?" Golden Lion Shiki's eyes widened. Even he had never expected the treasure Enel mentioned to be such a legendary treasure.
"Judging by your reaction, that pirate probably didn't lie to me. Pure Gold really exists, after all. Eya hahahaha!" Enel threw his head back and laughed.
"The legend of Pure Gold has indeed been passed down, but Alchemie, the island where Pure Gold was refined, disappeared two hundred years ago. No one knows whether the tale is true or not."
Golden Lion Shiki mused, "Moreover, Pure Gold is said to grant humans eternal life, but whether it can do anything for my injuries is hard to say."
"Is that so? Ahahaha!" Enel's expression changed slightly before he waved his hand and said, "I thought that Pure Gold, with its power to grant eternal life, should be very helpful for injuries involving limb regeneration and the like!"
"It's indeed hard to say. Too much time has passed, and no one knows the principle by which this legendary metal grants humans eternal life."
Golden Lion Shiki's gaze grew slightly feverish. "If Pure Gold can extend one's lifespan indefinitely because it grants humans an incomparably powerful life force, then perhaps I really could recover to my peak!"
Enel urged him on. "There's no harm in giving it a try."
"Exactly. We'll treat it as an adventure! Jie hahahaha..." Golden Lion Shiki laughed, then suddenly stopped. "After all that, you still haven't told me how we're supposed to find Pure Gold."
"I heard that two hundred years ago, Alchemie was swallowed by a gigantic Lantern Fish. At the time, that pirate's ancestor happened to be aboard a merchant ship in the nearby waters and witnessed the scene."
"The Island Eater?