Hypnosis

Meanwhile, Birka's Zhong Su, was in a disheveled state, with his white hooded robe somewhat torn.

Now, his hands are handcuffed with Seastone Handcuffs, and he has become a prisoner.

A defeated god is no longer a god.

"Lafitte, would your abilities be of any use to someone like this?"

The original temple has now become an open-air temple, with its roof collapsing with a roar. Under the power of the god's ultimate move, the temple fared somewhat better than the surrounding ground, as it was made of a sturdy material— the Iron Cloud unique to the Sky Island.

Therefore, the items inside were basically preserved intact. After a little cleaning and tidying, the Night Pirates successfully moved into the temple.

Now, the temple has become the territory of the Night Pirates, and everyone knows this; the news has spread far and wide throughout Birka.

The commotion was so great that the Birka people could hear it and see the members of the Night Pirates inside and outside the temple, and they naturally understood the final outcome.

Faced with the Night Pirates, these vicious Blue Sea People dared not make a move.

The remaining seven hundred God Guard lost their backbone when they saw their god defeated and captured, as if their pillars had collapsed.

Under the High Priest's leadership, they surrendered very decisively, but they all turned into corpses. Now, during the time that the Night Pirates have been staying in Birka, Teach has been Birka's master.

These God Guard bear the mark of the temple, and now that they have become the rulers, they naturally only need their own people.

Moreover, they do not accept prisoners. After the gods were defeated, these God Guards were already their prisoners, powerless to resist. Their surrender was merely a means to save their own lives.

Defeating them was not a big psychological burden; Kaguya herself took action, and these God Guards were pierced through the body by countless sharp bone spikes, none of them surviving.

Enel also witnessed Kaguya's power. Kaguya was three years younger than him, but she was already a member of the Night Pirates and possessed great strength. She easily killed all the God Guard in one fell swoop.

As for the High Priest, he was pierced through the chest by Xiouyapufu's sword. He was not weak and possessed Observation Haki, but even so, he couldn't hold out for long against the Night Pirates.

The ground was littered with corpses, and the air reeked of blood.

Some curious Birka people glanced towards the temple and saw so many corpses. They covered their mouths in fear, lowered their heads, and dared not go out again.

When Teach asked him a question, Lafitte knew what Teach meant: he wanted to know about his hypnotic abilities and whether he could hypnotize a powerful person like Zhong Su.

After all, his hypnotic abilities are easy to use on weaklings and minor characters, but he has yet to demonstrate them to the strong.

Lafitte reached out, adjusted the brim of his hat, and nodded with a smile. "Of course, no problem, Captain."

"My hypnosis skills aren't that weak," Lafitte, very confident in his abilities.

Lafitte was clear about his mission: to hypnotize this god and extract all information from him.

Hypnosis, a somewhat niche ability, is something Lafitte is very skilled at, but it's unclear to what extent he can achieve it. Teach and Rediat are also unsure about this.

The only one who knew was Lafitte himself, because how is hypnosis trained? How is it used? What techniques are involved?

These are things that only Lafitte himself knows.

"Then it's up to you." Teach nodded, seeing how confident Lafitte was.

Hypnosis is something Lafitte has never given up on. Top-level hypnosis has very powerful effects and is not just effective for ordinary people.

Moreover, after consuming the Devil Fruit, his hypnosis skills were further enhanced, reaching a new level.

The others also looked at Lafitte with curiosity; it was time for Lafitte to perform.

Lafitte slowly walked up to Birka, who was bound to a chair, unable to move.

Lafitte slightly withdrew his staff-sword, licked his lips, and pierced Zhong Su's right foot with the slender tip of the sword. The intense pain instantly jolted the unconscious Zhong Su awake, causing him to scream in agony.

"Ah!" Blood continued to flow, and the pain stimulated Zhong Su's nerves, making him exceptionally clear-headed, but this clarity was not what he wanted.

Zhong Su were panting heavily, and it took them a long time to catch their breath. Lafitte had already sheathed his staff and sword.

The Zhong Su began to recall what had happened to them. Looking around, they realized that they had become prisoners and had been completely defeated in the battle.

His gaze involuntarily fell upon Rediat beside Teach. Although Rediat was very fast, he couldn't clearly see who had kicked out. However, auras don't lie. Zhong Su clearly remembered Rediat's aura, and there was a sense of fear in his eyes as he looked at Rediat.

"Hehe, now that you're awake, take a look at this." Lafitte chuckled, his peculiar voice attracting Zhong Su's attention. Lafitte was standing right in front of him.

He held his cane horizontally in front of him, holding it in one hand, while his other hand, already extended as he spoke, held a gold pocket watch.

With a gentle flip, his fingers gripped the chain, and the pocket watch drooped naturally, swaying slightly in front of Zhong Su's eyes.

He gently shook his arm, and the pocket watch swayed accordingly.

The purpose of the pocket watch was mainly to attract Zhong Su's attention, or to make him focus, so that they could move on to the next step.

Immediately afterwards, it seemed that Zhong Su's eyes were only on the golden pocket watch; he stared at it blankly, without making the slightest movement.

"Hmm?" Everyone else had already noticed Zhong Su's condition. The pocket watch hadn't even shaken three times. Had it really worked? This was completely different from the hypnosis they had imagined.

This completely surprised them; was hypnosis really that powerful?

However, Teach sensed a peculiar power being released from Lafitte's body and invading Zhong Su's body during this time.

This wasn't energy, and most people wouldn't be able to detect it at all. But Teach had an idea. His Observation Haki, which he had mastered, allowed him to detect the ultrasonic waves being released from Lafitte's body.

Through ultrasound waves, these electromagnetic waves influence Zhong Su's brain, thereby enhancing the hypnotic effect on Zhong Su.

That alone wouldn't be enough to so easily hypnotize Zhong Su. After all, such methods are somewhat despicable, and the intrusion of external forces is easily detected by the subconscious and instincts of these powerful individuals, who might then resist. The side effects of this on the pirate are unimaginable.

Therefore, there must be other forces that affected Zhong Su's brain, making his consciousness unable to resist and even causing him to become somewhat numb.

It is very important to think carefully about what Lafitte actually did.

Suddenly, Teach noticed the wound on Rediat's foot, which was very likely the cause.

Although there was no basis for it, it was Teach's intuition that he could sense the emptiness, numbness, sluggishness, and lack of vitality in Zhong Su's mind and heart after being hypnotized.

It's like a dead person, but he's still alive.

He turned his head to look at Rediat, seemingly seeking confirmation.

Rediat turned his head as well, and the two exchanged a glance. Rediat nodded, understanding Teach's thoughts.

This idea was confirmed. Rediat's eyes could see a lot, directly into the minds of others, possessing powerful mind-reading abilities. He already knew the specific methods Lafitte used in the hypnosis process.

"Heh! The abilities of the Night Blood Bat."

"Besides the powerful hyperpsychic waves, the Night Blood Bat also possesses a magical mental toxin. This is an innate ability of the Night Blood Bat, and it is precisely this ability that makes it even more terrifying. I only discovered this during this period of time."

This kind of mental toxin instills fear, making the Night Blood Bat extremely terrifying—truly horrifying creatures.

"This kind of poison, once ingested, will immediately spread throughout the body, eventually leading to death."

"However, this has no effect on the body, but the poisoned person's mind will be paralyzed, just like they are now."

A paralyzed mind is like an open security door, rendered useless, which creates an opportunity for Lafitte to use his own abilities.

Therefore, the Zhong Su has become what it is now.

He had been completely hypnotized by Lafitte and was utterly powerless to resist.

I thought it would take more time and effort, but I didn't expect it to be successful in such a short time.

"Captain, now, ask whatever you want." Lafitte looked at his final creation and smiled at Teach.

"What about the duration? It won't suddenly stop, will it?" Teach couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe, don't worry, it'll last a day without any problem. Don't worry about this guy suddenly waking up; after that, he'll be useless." Lafitte didn't continue, but everyone else understood what Lafitte meant.

Once it's no longer of use, its inevitable fate is to be killed; that's for sure.

After all, if Teach hadn't wanted to know some secrets about Sky Island, he wouldn't have spared Teach's life; he would have killed him outright and turned him into Devil Fruit.

"Tell me everything you know that is important," Teach said in a deep voice as he approached Zhong Su.

As soon as he finished speaking, Teach's voice reached Zhong Su's head, echoing continuously like a reverberation.

Zhong Su slightly raised her head, thought for a moment, and began to ponder.

Despite being hypnotized, Zhong Su is still conscious, but this consciousness is currently very dull and controlled by someone.

"Tell me the secret of the Ark Maxim." Teach felt that her previous question was too vague, so she changed it to a more specific one.

Finally, Zhong Su spoke, "This is a top secret passed down through generations of the Birka God, and it is also a legend of Birka for thousands of years. In the eyes of the Birka people, it is nothing but a dream, but it truly exists."

Immediately afterward, Zhong Su seemed to pause, as if he was sorting out his thoughts. Since he was going to talk about the Ark Maxim, it was necessary to talk about the history of the Skypieans.

"Our ancestors came from the Infinite Earth, which is the moon. There, we developed a highly advanced civilization with many advanced technologies, one of which was the Ark, which we called 'Ark Maxim.' Later, for reasons unknown, some of our ancestors decided to leave the moon. So they piloted the Ark to this planet. Some landed on the Red Line of the Blue Sea, but they later perished. Others came here. Over thousands of years, many people have forgotten where they came from and call themselves Skypieans."

Although Teach and Rediat had mentioned it before, hearing it in person was still very surprising. These Skypieans were actually aliens, and from the moon that was visible above.

Teach, however, thought further: the problems on the moon were likely due to resource depletion, which led to the destruction of the once-prosperous lunar civilization.

Of course, it cannot be called destruction. Both the moon and the Sky Island still have remnants of lunar civilization, and even the Ancient Weapon 'Uranus', which is controlled by the Celestial Dragons.

At that time, the Moon People had many ways to survive, roughly divided into three groups: one group went to Earth, the closest planet to the moon, and another group went to the endless Starry Sky.

One force remained on the moon, barely clinging to life, but it should now be completely destroyed.

However, many high-tech features remain on the moon, including intelligent robots.

"The Ark 'Ark Maxim' is enormous, with sophisticated internal facilities. However, propelling it through the skies is beyond human capability. Unlike ships at sea, which rely on oars and sails, it's a ship of the sky. It requires immense energy; each full charge of its energy tank can sustain it in the air for a year. But the reactor technology has been lost, and we cannot recharge it. It can only lie in a corner gathering dust. Perhaps one day, someone will be able to recreate the reactor technology, and then we, the Birka people, will return to our home planet and once again enjoy the glory of our ancestors," God said wistfully, his dormant state and slightly dazed expression somewhat comical.

"Energy reactor technology?" Teach asked in surprise. Rediat, standing beside him, also stared wide-eyed. He knew all too well the value of this technology; it could usher in a new era.

Not far away, Otto, a scientist, was even more excited, his hands trembling. If he were given life-mechanical technology and energy reactor technology, he could create a weapon of mass destruction.

"That's right." Zhong Su nodded.

"Is it completely missing, or just a part?" Teach asked expectantly.

"A small part is missing. Our gods throughout the ages have tried to recreate this technology, but so far no one has succeeded," the god said, sighing.

Upon hearing this, Teach and the others became somewhat excited. They were fully capable of completing the task and perfecting the technology, as only a small part was missing.

Besides, were the gods of Birka throughout history scientists? Didn't they still want to perfect their system? How could it be possible?

If this technology were in Teach's hands, it could be perfected. He's already looking for scientists, a large number of top scientists. With so much talent, perfecting this technology wouldn't take long.

Moreover, even if he cannot perfect it, he can still obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and use electricity to directly power the Ark.