Chapter 243 / Chapter 244

"Shandora's Light! I knew you had to exist!"

"Four hundred years ago, you were blasted into the sky with Jaya Island. You vanished, and no one could find a trace of you."

"If my ancestor Calgara knew, he'd be overjoyed. He could finally rest without regrets."

Wyper looked up at the sky, too excited to contain himself. "Ancestor, do you see this? Your descendants finally found the Golden Bell! Hahaha..."

Kuro adjusted his glasses. His face remained blank as he said calmly, "The giant snake we saw on the way to the Sacred Ground was the Lord of the Sky, Nolan."

"That snake was blasted into the sky with Jaya Island four hundred years ago, and it's survived here ever since."

"Captain said there's a tremendous amount of gold in its belly."

"I have to say, gold really is everywhere on Jaya Island. You can hardly look anywhere without seeing it."

Bellamy shrugged and shook his head with a sigh. "I used to love money and treasure. I wanted them more than anything."

"But now they mean nothing to me. Getting stronger is what matters most."

"Once you're strong, wealth and status come easily enough."

Lafitte twirled his cane and spoke with his usual polished courtesy.

"We've never cared much about treasure aboard our ship."

"But the Golden Bell is enormous. We can't simply let it go to waste."

"I have a proposal. Let's hear what everyone thinks."

With Chris absent, Lafitte, as First Mate, naturally carried the most authority. Everyone knew it.

So when he offered a proposal, they held their breath and listened without interrupting...

"Since we won't be taking the Golden Bell down with us, let's melt it down and cast it into a statue."

Lafitte planted his cane before him and smiled modestly, as always. "The