The Legendary Paradise

Days passed and nights fell.

Time was like sand slipping through one's fingers, gone in the blink of an eye.

Ever since the Richest Group took control of Big Mom's territory, Cake Island, its main island, had been fully repaired over the past few months. Most importantly, Gold City now floated in the sky above it.

Over the past few days, the ports on Cake Island had been filled with warships and other vessels.

Invited guests had arrived from all directions, gradually beginning to make their way onto the island.

The Gaia Conference, nearly half a year in the making, had officially begun.

"Oh my goodness! Th-that's the legendary Gold City? The place hailed as paradise on earth?"

On the choppy sea, ship after ship drew closer.

In the distance,

the first thing to enter their view was a gigantic island. Above it stretched a vast sea of white clouds, and nestled among them was a heavenly realm.

Strange buildings, hidden amid the swirling clouds, glimmered with a faint golden light beneath the sun.

Brilliant, colorful rainbows wound through the sky.

Waterfalls plunged down from dizzying heights.

Small islands were scattered across the clouds like stars on a board.

The ethereal, breathtaking scenery, where nature and art blended as one, looked like a masterpiece beyond human hands. It was utterly subversive, visually overwhelming, and awe-inspiring.

It seemed to exist only in the imagination, like some outlandish fantasy.

"Cake Island! Gold City!"

Among the many ships, Alabasta's warship had finally arrived safely, having weathered all manner of dangers.

The New World truly deserved its reputation as a sea of death.

Natural disasters of every kind were commonplace.

Perhaps the Richest Group's reputation in the New World was simply too fearsome. Along the way, they had encountered several pirate crews, but no