Ten thousand meters above the Federation's mainland.
Fierce winds howled across the sky, and clouds churned like waves. In this seemingly empty expanse, countless artificially produced condensation nuclei hung quietly suspended, like tiny stars twinkling in the night.
Yuntai, the island cloud generator fitted with a magnetic levitation system, ran at full capacity. Its low hum echoed high in the sky as it precisely regulated the rock salt crystal structure of the condensation nuclei and the density of every trace of moisture in the air.
Hiyori hovered lightly in the air using Geppo and raised her slender arm. A rainbow halo shimmered around her wrist, flashing past like something from a dream.
Under the powerful effect of her ability to accelerate the flow of time to its utmost limit, the island clouds and sea clouds of a Sky Island, which normally took hours or even days to form, condensed in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, a vast expanse of island cloud, as white as cotton, appeared high in the sky.
Judge guided the enormous Mechanical Floating Island down slowly. The moment its heavy mass touched the island cloud, great waves of white cloud splashed up, like a boulder plunging into a still lake.
With its astonishing load-bearing capacity, the island cloud held the floating island steady. Judge carefully inspected every point where the island met the cloud. Only after confirming that everything was safe did he turn toward the old man beside him, whose head bore a peculiar cap resembling an apple branch.
"Even your useless inventions come in handy once in a while."
"Lady Hiyori's ability was the key to this plan. Even I was astonished that someone in this world could fuse two Devil Fruits. Mr. Lucas truly is an extraordinary man."
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