The Purpose of Impel Down

Impel Down, the world's premier prison, is known as an impregnable fortress; once prisoners enter, none can escape. Please search on Baidu.

However, that was in the past, because once a remarkable person managed to escape from here. Although his whereabouts are now unknown, he is hailed as a legend, just like Impel Down.

He is the legendary pirate, Shiki the Golden Lion, a man who once arrogantly wanted to become the One Piece all by himself.

It was because of this person that the myth of Impel Down was shattered, leading to Impel Down becoming even more heavily guarded now.

To this day, some people don't White Sea didn't execute those pirates after capturing them, but instead wasted countless manpower and resources to build such a huge fortress.

In fact, Impel Down's role is unique and essential.

First, it serves as a deterrent. As the name suggests, it involves capturing notorious pirates and imprisoning them indefinitely. This method of punishment is far more terrifying than simply killing them.

Sometimes death isn't scary; what's scary is the torment, the complete lack of hope. From the moment you step into this place, you're destined to die in isolation, accompanied only by loneliness and despair. What's more, the torment in Impel Down is unimaginable!

Even some notorious pirates have been imprisoned here, with no hope left. For other pirates, however, it is like the sun in the night, a stark reminder of their fate if captured, and a testament to the authority of the World Government and the Navy!

Secondly, to curb the criminals in Impel Down, there are definitely Devil Fruit User, some with powerful abilities. If the Navy captures and executes these users, the Devil Fruit will inevitably be reborn and eventually fall into the hands of some people in the sea.

By imprisoning Devil Fruit users here, the regeneration of Devil Fruit can be effectively curbed, resulting in fewer Devil Fruit users on the sea. The effects may not be visible in the short term, but in the long run, it is definitely feasible.

Third, research. Every criminal who can enter Impel Down is a good research subject. Rather than killing them directly, it's better to make use of them and contribute to science.

The creation of Impel Down must have had its reasons, and the advantages certainly outweighed the disadvantages; otherwise, the World Government wouldn't have wasted so much money and resources. Perhaps there are many reasons, but one thing is certain: Impel Down was a success.

"Reporting to the Director, the Marine warship have docked!"

At the port of Impel Down, jailers watched Magellan.

"Get ready to receive them!"

Magellan had already received news of the prisoners being escorted from Sengoku, and at first, he was even somewhat skeptical.

"Da da"

A series of footsteps approached, and from the warships emerged squads of naval personnel with serious expressions, followed by Garp and the others who were being escorted.

Accompanied by the clanking of chains, a disheveled man with Seastone Handcuffs on his hands and feet was slowly brought in.

Stepping back into Impel Down, with a different identity, the feeling remains largely unchanged!

Ye Chen looked up at the increasingly vigilant Impel Down, remaining silent with no emotion in his eyes.

"Admiral Garp, Admiral Akainu, Admiral Kizaru!"

Magellan, in the lead, offered his greetings.

"Director Magellan, this is the target; he needs to be imprisoned in the sixth level of Infinite Hell."

Garp nodded and took out a document.

Magellan took the package, glanced at it, then looked at Ye Chen and frowned.

"Hannyabal, according to procedure, escort him to Infinite Hell."

"Damn it, don't think you can order me around just because you're the director. You should be glad you didn't fight for this position." An annoyed voice rang out. Beside Magellan, a tall man, without any regard for the others, directly confronted Magellan without hesitation.

"Just you wait, I'll take back this position as warden." Despite his verbal resistance, Hannyabal's body was obedient; he dragged Ye Chen towards the prison.

Throughout, Ye Chen remained calm, allowing the jailers to roughly take him away. In the end, he glanced at Garp, Akainu, and Kizaru without any emotion, and then slowly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"This journey has been so peaceful!"

His complexion was somewhat unpleasant. For some reason, Kizaru felt a little uneasy watching Ye Chen's performance.

"Even a normal person should have emotions! This guy's calmness is unsettling."

"Hmph! A traitor! He must have known that once he entered Impel Down, there would be no one to save him, so he gave up!"

Sakazuki crossed his arms, all his previous positive feelings towards Ye Chen instantly turning negative, because besides pirates, what he hated most was traitors.

"Borsalino, you stay here. Sakazuki and I will head back first."

Garp's gaze was deep, and it was unclear what he was thinking. Just as Kizaru had said, the journey had been too peaceful. The Sacred Pirates had not even appeared, and Ye Chen himself was very well-behaved, showing no anger, no sadness, and no emotion whatsoever. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed abnormal.

"A tough job!"

Borsalino shrugged; he knew he would be left behind.

On the other side, Ye Chen was escorted by an elevator to the sixth floor.

As Ye Chen walked through the corridor, he looked up and stared in astonishment at the man in the first cell, dressed in prison clothes and locked up.

"Wow! This is truly an important person!"

In the cell, Shiryu looked at Ye Chen, who was being held captive, with a face full of astonishment.

"Shiryu, you're no longer the warden. Behave yourself."

"Hannyabal, such arrogance will get you killed." Shiryu looked at Hannyabal, his eyes gleaming coldly, and licked his lips.

"Hmph, wait until you can get out!" Hannyabal feigned composure. "Let's go!"

Ye Chen merely glanced at Shiryu before being led deeper into the area.

Ye Chen remembered that the first time he met this guy, the other was still the warden, and the two even fought. But the second time they met, this guy had become a prisoner.

The "clattering" was very quiet, and the entire area exuded an aura of decay. Everything here seemed to be filled with despair and death.

Heavy footsteps echoed ahead. Hannyabal and the prison guards trembled. By the dim light of their hand lamps, rows of prison cells stretched out on either side.

There was no one there; all that remained were white bones.

Furthermore, the entire prison was made of Seastone mixed with the world's hardest materials. Here, clean water and food were scarce, and entering this place was essentially a death sentence.

"This is it, go in!" A little further inside, Hannyabal opened the cell door and pushed Ye Chen inside. Then, two prison guards, their hearts pounding, handcuffed Xuan Ye's Xuan Ye to the wall, forcing him to sit on the floor, his maximum range of movement limited to a meter in radius.

Finally, as the sound of footsteps faded into the distance, the entire area was plunged into complete darkness.

Cold, deathly silent, and dark, as if rejected by the world—that feeling was more terrifying than death itself.

With his long hair loose, Ye Chen slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with lifelessness, then slowly lowered his head, and everything fell into darkness.