Taking the Gold
Back in Shandora, the heart of the Golden Land, all the crew members were incredibly motivated. Even those who weren't interested in wealth couldn't resist the allure of gold, because there was simply too much of it here.
When Teach and his group returned, they saw a mountain of gold, hundreds of meters high, divided into two parts: one side consisted of gold bricks embedded in buildings and the ground.
On the other side, there were all sorts of gold artifacts. In these houses, there were jewelry and household items. The most eye-catching one was a water vat made of gold, which was more than a meter tall.
There were many other items left, such as bowls and chopsticks, all made of gold. You can imagine how luxurious it was and how much gold reserves there were.
Teach wanted to find a time to melt them down or sell them directly. These utensils were made of gold and had a history of four hundred years or even earlier. They would definitely be liked by many collectors, wealthy people, and even nobles, and their selling value would certainly be very high.
Furthermore, these artifacts, especially the gold jewelry, appear to be very exquisite, and the craftsmanship from eight hundred years ago should not be much different from that of today.
What was the world like eight hundred years ago? Was the technology advanced or backward? It certainly wasn't bad, otherwise it would have been impossible to build a giant warship like the Ancient Weapon Pluton. They must have had more advanced technology.
Looking at the gold, Teach once again used his power. The endless darkness absorbed the gold into his Darkness Space, and during the absorption process, he also felt the weight of the gold.
Hmm, it's heavy.
Using his Observation Haki Teach roughly calculated that even without considering the Golden Bell, the total weight of gold he obtained reached 30,000 tons.
Thirty thousand tons—what does that mean? One ton of gold at sea is equivalent to five billion Beli. Adding it all up, it's a staggering 150 trillion Beli. It's unimaginable.
When he revealed his budget, Rediat was stunned and almost lost his composure.
It took half a day to retrieve all of Shandora's gold and bring it out. Teach's vacuum space was completely filled; it was truly piled up like a mountain.
Looking at the gold being stored in Teach's space, some members felt a little reluctant. In order to store more gold, Teach had also specially developed his abilities during this period to expand the range of his Darkness Space vacuum area.
Even so, there was still a mountain of gold piled up on the ground. Using Nelson's ability, all of this gold was transferred to the deck of the pirate ship, and the crew members surrounded the gold mountain.
This mountain of gold represents the remaining three percent, or nine hundred tons, equivalent to four trillion Beli —a fortune that even World Government cannot ignore.
The moment the gold appeared on the pirate ship, the entire ship sank, slowly descending under immense weight. Even Island Cloud seemed unable to bear it. Furthermore, because most of the gold was concentrated at the bow, the entire pirate ship tilted towards the bow, and if not stopped, it would soon capsize.
Therefore, Teach had Nelson use his abilities to divide the towering, tens-of-meters-high, cubic-mass-of-gold mountain into five parts, transferring four of them to four other pirate ships.
This reduction in load allowed the pirate ship, which was initially sinking, to gradually rise instead of continuing to descend, enabling it to sail normally.
Thus, the crew members carried the gold to the ship's Curry. Naturally, they did not come away empty-handed; Teach allowed each of them to take some gold artifacts they liked, as well as other treasures.
Compared to gold, these treasures are much less numerous, only in terms of the total amount of gold. However, if placed on the sea, they would still be an astonishing fortune. Compared to gold, the sailors preferred to select these exquisite treasures.
Although the light had dimmed somewhat, given the passage of time, it became dazzling again after being wiped clean.
Some people put it away, while others who liked to show off carried it on their bodies, such as a huge golden cross on their backs or drinking from a large golden bowl.
Around their necks and on their hands hung glittering jeweled jewelry, and they brandished jeweled swords, though at that time swords and blades were indistinguishable.
There were even calligraphy and paintings.
The entire Night Pirates' ship gleamed with the light of treasure, and the crew members recorded this scene with cameras or Transponder Snail, documenting the Night Pirates' journey.
However, there were some very important things, such as the gold mine, that he didn't record, knowing that some things couldn't be revealed.
And this amount of gold, relative to the total amount of gold obtained, is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
Now, Teach, who controls all the gold Golden Land Shandora, the Teach of gold, is essentially in control of most of the world's gold. What is the future Gild Tesoro compared to him? Does he control 20% of the world's wealth? Does he possess more gold than Teach?
This is an immeasurable fortune, and Teach hasn't even figured out how to spend it yet.
The value of gold was so astonishing that Teach couldn't help but wonder: why would Gaya Island possess so much gold? Who did this gold belong to? It certainly didn't belong to Gaya Island. One Gaya Island couldn't possibly mine that much gold. Moreover, Gaya Island's soil was fertile and its pristine environment wasn't the geological conditions for gold mines.
The Shandora are the guardians of the Poneglyph are specifically related to the "D" clan. After the Great Kingdom originally ruled by the "D" clan was destroyed by the twenty kings who later formed the World Government, the remnants of the "D" clan left behind to tell future generations.
In this world, there are prophecies, even prophecies that can predict the inheritance of will eight hundred years into the future. Although it sounds far-fetched, Teach believes in the existence of such things.
After all, there is something called a mission.
The main reason is that Luffy's power level in the future was too high. Considering their ages, the difference in strength is significant. Teach was already a strongman on the sea at the age of sixteen, Teach at fourteen, after mastering Armament Haki, he was no weaker than an average Marine Vice Admiral. After two years of accumulation, he became even more terrifying and could easily crush Luffy when he was only seventeen years old and had just set sail.
After that, I trained hard, often training through the night, and usually training for at least 22 hours a day.
It was through three years of accumulation, relentless hellish training, intense gravity-based training, and the powerful abilities of the Dark-Dark Fruit that his strength achieved a leap forward, reaching this level.
By this time, Wang Luffy had already grown into a king, although the title of king was somewhat exaggerated, it still demonstrated his formidable strength.
In a short period of time, he mastered the ability to Future Sight, Observation Haki was elevated to its peak during battle.
In a fit of rage, he comprehends Ryou, directly mastering the ultimate application of Armament Haki: internal destruction.
Through taking hits, he mastered the Conqueror's Haki Entanglement technique. Although he wasn't very proficient at it, he still reached the threshold of Emperor-level combat power.
What kind of freakishness is this? These are things that even the strongest warriors need years to master, and they mastered them in just one battle.
Even for Teach, after fully mastering Ryou in his battle with Bullet, it took him two and a half years to learn the advanced usage and internal destruction techniques.
As for Conqueror's Haki's Haki, although he is currently training, it is extremely difficult to use, sometimes effective and sometimes not, and its power is not as great as expected. After witnessing the peak clash between Roger and Whitebeard, they are Teach's real targets.
Even if Teach wanted to master it completely, it wouldn't be possible in less than a year or two.
Of course, this also includes Teach's terrifying accumulation of Haki, Haki is of very high quality and therefore difficult to improve and master, whether it is Conqueror's Haki or Armament Haki.
While Armament Haki 'Teach Armament Haki isn't as abundant as Bullet's, it's still far superior to that of ordinary strong individuals, being several times, or even more than ten times, their level.
In Conqueror's Haki's Conqueror's Haki, Teach's powerful mental strength imbues it with a strong mental attack, making it even more difficult for Teach to control.
Although the original story differs greatly from reality, Teach remained deeply apprehensive.
However, it's reassuring that Luffy's fighting power is a combination of his ability form and the full release of his Haki. This is an explosive fighting power that cannot be maintained for long. Once his Haki is exhausted, or he stops using this state, his strength is not a threat at all.
However, Luffy's powerful physique, combined with the instincts Garp instilled in him through grueling training since childhood, made Life Return a natural instinct.
Furthermore, the properties of the Rubber-Rubber Fruit grant Luffy incredible resilience, allowing him to quickly recover his fighting strength in a short period of time.
We've gone off on a tangent.
Therefore, Teach's conjecture is that this gold, along with a large amount of other treasure, was transported from other places. The reason it was transported to Gaya Island is mainly because Gaya Island is geographically remote and somewhat dangerous, making it difficult for ordinary people to reach, thus providing a place to hide certain things.
After all, things might be different eight hundred years ago than they are now. Although people often come to Gaya Island now, the environment around Gaya Island is actually very harsh. It still has that dangerous, Sky-Rending Current. If he hadn't lost his way in the storm and been drawn by the sound of the Golden Bell, Noland wouldn't have been able to reach Gaya Island.
It's important to understand that as an adventurer, Wenblan Noland is incredibly powerful. Even if he's not at the Admiral level, he's certainly at the Admiral Candidate or Vice Admiral level. If even he can get lost in a storm, just how harsh must the environment be?
Eight hundred years ago, the geography here must have been even more dangerous, almost untouched by humans, making it a perfect place to hide secrets, which is why gold and treasure were hidden on Gaya Island.
Teach guessed that this must be the treasure of the Great Kingdom —exquisite gold artifacts and precious treasures. Originally, these were stored in the Great Kingdom's treasury, but due to the upheaval eight hundred years ago, the gold was somehow transported to Gaya Island, and the Shandia were appointed as its guardians.
Only in this way can we explain the origin of these gold treasures, which were probably not intended for the group that would establish World Government in the future.
Thus, Teach has another conjecture: could someone have foreseen eight hundred years ago that Gaya Island would be swept to Sky Island by a super- Sky-Rending Current? After all, there are people with the ability to foresee the future.
The most common type is Observation Haki, which allows one to foresee the Future Sight. People like Teach and Katakuri can do this, as they can foresee a short time into the future.
Enel's ability to see the future, his vast Observation Haki allowing him to hear people's voices and even their thoughts, all demonstrate his astonishing talent in Observation Haki Enel. Without talent in Observation Haki and ability development, how could he possibly combine his abilities with Observation Haki to develop so many powers?
This was Enel developed through trial and error on his own, without any guidance.
Furthermore, Enel's physique is not bad either. He easily trampled Zoro underfoot with his own strength alone. He must have developed his lightning-forged body. It's normal and understandable that his physical skills are not strong. The only flaw is that as Logia Devil Fruit User, he can't transform into an element.
But in this real world, no matter what, Teach couldn't imagine how Luffy could defeat Enel, or how Enel was killed off by the plot.
The most likely outcome is that Enel foresaw the future, and if he killed Luffy, the following scene would appear in his mind:
An angry old man in a white suit with short white hair swung his iron fist and smashed him to pieces.
An enraged man, cloaked and bearing mysterious red markings on his face, swung his sharp claws, grabbed his head, and crushed it.
An enraged, red-haired, one-armed man, exuding boundless power and domineering Haki, sliced his body in two with a single sword strike.
Enel knew that the kid in front of him had powerful backers, powerful figures he couldn't afford to offend.
So, he accepted his defeat willingly, admitting defeat to Wang Luffy without even bothering to dodge; otherwise, with his speed, he could have easily avoided it.
Hawkins, a future Supernovas and fortune teller who ate the Straw-Straw Fruit, is a fortune teller who can predict outcomes. This ability is not due to Devil Fruit power, but he can only predict current events and not the distant future.
There is also a prophecy from Madame Shirley, the Devil Fruit User from eight hundred years ago, which foresaw events twenty years in the future. This suggests that Madame Shirley may have seen the future.
Of course, there's also God Usopp, the great prophet.
The most famous and representative example is Shyarly, the mermaid fortune teller from Fish-Man Island, who had the ability to speak from a very young age.
When she was four years old, she foresaw the coming of the Great Pirate Era and the birth of the mermaid princess ten years later. Later, before the Paramount War, she also knew that Whitebeard would fall. Her prophecies were 100% accurate. Although she couldn't know the exact time, it was still amazing enough.
Eight hundred years ago, there must have been people with even greater precognitive abilities.
However, this has nothing to do with Teach; now all the treasure belongs to him.