Sig was taken aback by the sight of those bowing in worship—the contrast between their previous behavior and their current state was too stark...
And with each deep prostration, many of their cloaks and hoods fell off, revealing to Sig wrinkled, bald heads with sclera making up ninety percent of their eyes.
With everyone kneeling and kowtowing, the scene looked extremely eerie.
"Wait a moment..." Sig could sense that this wasn't a conspiracy or anything, but rather that they had suddenly become sincere... no, to be precise, "devout".
This has even accelerated the progress of Sig's portrayal of the "Solar High Priest"!
The role of the "Solar High Priest" is the slowest to progress among Sig's five Sequence 7.
The only significant boost came during my time on Eternal Night Island, when I "Purification" a Vampire and received feedback from that role.
Another significant improvement in his acting skills came on Fish-Man Island, when Hody and the others idolized him!
Sig's "Sun Path" follows the route of "I am the Sun," and is nominally Priest but is actually a god—that is, mainly based on the two images of "Purification darkness" and "being worshipped."
This is also the only Sequence where Sig plays the role of pressure!
The roles of Shadow Ascetic, Psychiatrist, and Knowledge Keeper have all been completed. The "Seafarer" is progressing steadily, and after traversing two or three more islands in the New World, he will surely complete his role as well. Only the "Solar High Priest" has yet to show any hope of completing his role.
"What are you doing? Okay, okay..." Sig stopped them, somewhat embarrassed.
Sig originally thought of causing trouble because these people's behavior seemed rather "evil."
But now...
It's like when someone says "What are you looking at?" and the other person replies "You look like my dad," Sig feels embarrassed instead.
"God... are you here to save Darn Island?" The umbrella seller who had been leading the group stood up unsteadily.
These natives of Darn Island are clearly not ordinary people; at least those selling umbrellas all have some martial arts skills—especially resistance to electricity!
"Even if you say that..." Sig sighed helplessly upon hearing this.
Sig didn't find it particularly surprising that they might mistakenly believe themselves to be "gods," given that Darn Island was constantly struck by lightning.
If someone appears who can control lightning, they will naturally think of him as a "god".
At first, although Sig transformed into lightning, they might not have understood what was happening. Later, when he attacked with lightning, these natives didn't find it strange at all—the electric Fish-Man among the Fish-Man can also generate electricity, and the Mink Tribe are all Warrior can control electricity!
Due to environmental reasons, very few boats dock on Darn Island, resulting in the indigenous people being quite backward and isolated.
However, since it is an island in the "New World," few people have seen it, but those who have are all experts and have considerable knowledge. Using "electricity" to fight doesn't prove anything.
They only cried out to the gods when Sig demonstrated his ability to control external lightning.
Sig initially wanted to refuse, lest they ask him for something he couldn't do.
But just then, the umbrella seller who had been struck by lightning had his black robe torn, allowing Sig to see... that he had the wings of Sky Island person as decorations on his back!
"Huh? Who... is behind you?" Sig's pupils contracted upon seeing this.
"These decorations were passed down from our ancestors; they weren't something we were born with," the umbrella seller replied matter-of-factly.
Sieg paused for a moment, his expression Sig, before asking, "What do you mean by 'God' and 'salvation'?"
Upon hearing Sig's question, the group of strange people from Thunder Island exchanged glances, and then disappointment appeared on their unusual faces.
If Sig doesn't know, then he... shouldn't be the person the ancestors prophesied about?
But Sig was thinking of something else entirely...
These people are wearing wing decorations? They look like "small wings"...
Sig also knew that another group of Sky Island person who remained in the Blue Sea, namely the Shandorian, had also stayed in the Blue Sea for generations. They had lost their technology and forgotten their past, but they still remembered their ancestors' mission—to protect "Shandora"!
Later, from the "Between of the Gods" in Bilca, Sig saw further information and suspected that the Shandorian were also a branch of the original Moon person, and that their mission was to collect gold.
The significance of collecting "gold" lies in the "Ark's Ark Maxim" and in "returning to the Vast Land"!
Although Sig didn't understand the correct way to use gold, when it came to "Ark Maxim," besides gold, there was another indispensable thing—electricity!
The original inhabitants of Darn Island are also Sky Island person, and this island is also known for having "lots of electricity"... Could there be a connection between the two?
"Do you have any Poneglyph on your island? Like this kind of thing." Sig said, controlling the electricity to form a cube in his palm.
Suddenly, the people around fell silent, and were filled with hope once more...
Without even hearing a reply, Sig already sensed the answer!
"What's wrong?" Lucky Roo jumped down and asked Sig.
"It's nothing. There might be another Poneglyph on the island. After we land, we'll go see what's written on it." Sig wasn't sure how much information he could find, but he definitely wanted to take a look.
The umbrella seller's small boat led the Red Force to the same safe harbor—a place inhabited by only a few thousand people, and the so-called "port" could only accommodate small boats like the umbrella sellers.
Large ships could only dock at this natural harbor, and then smaller ships had to be used to disembark.
Upon arriving on the island, everyone, from the natives to the other members of the Red-Hair Pirates, carried an umbrella... except for Sig.
In this way, the lightning that falls from the sky and strikes the umbrella disappears without a trace.
Even if Sig were struck by lightning, he would treat it as a "massage".
"Why does it smell so awful everywhere? My appetite is getting worse..." Lucky Roo held an umbrella in one hand and a piece of meat with bone in the other, taking a big bite as if to suppress the urge to vomit.
"This is part of the curse! Not only does the lightning and thunder damage our eyes, but the air struck by lightning also causes us to age rapidly after the age of thirty..." The umbrella seller's wrinkled face and body were particularly convincing at this moment.
His name was George, and he was the oldest among them, already fifty-two years old.
"Indeed... while it's not exactly poisonous, it's not very comfortable to breathe in. You should let me give you a massage to detoxify you later!" Snake suggested, but everyone ignored him.
"Was this caused by lightning?" Shanks asked curiously.
"That's right," George said confidently.
"How did you know?" Beckman asked, somewhat seriously.
"Well... that's what everyone's said for generations." George was somewhat at a loss for words.
Sig seemed lost in thought—the air smelled bad because of the lightning strike?
A certain non-...
Is this the ozone of the One Piece world?
Indeed, if the concentration is too high, it can be harmful to the human body, and...
Sig recalled that ozone was particularly corrosive to metals and could also absorb certain frequencies of light.
Absorb... light?
A thoughtful look appeared in Sig's eyes.