New World, somewhere on the sea.
A pirate ship was sailing slowly here. It was nighttime, and the moon was peeking out from behind the clouds.
The moonlight spilled onto the boat, creating a beautiful and gentle scene.
On the deck of this pirate ship, a group of people were comfortably sunbathing in the moonlight.
"That Tra-guy, I spent a few days with him, and now that he's suddenly gone, I'm a little unaccustomed to it~"
"He's already avenged himself, so there's no need for him to stay with us! He still has his own companions; he'll definitely go find them!"
Luffy and Usopp chimed in with their own words.
The rest of the group lay quietly on their deck chairs, listening intently.
It is now the second day since Xia Chen and the others left Dressrosa.
After Doflamingo's death, Law also bid them farewell and went to find his companions.
Sabo also parted ways in Dressrosa, and nobody knows where he is now.
However, it's foreseeable that he's going to cause trouble for the World Government, since he himself said that he'll spend the rest of his life making the World Government miserable.
At this moment, Xia Chen, who was lying on the recliner, suddenly opened his eyes, which he had kept closed for who knows how long. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Soon!
Soon he will be able to fuse the Three Types of Haki together to form God-Level Haki!
Ever since Fish-Man Island obtained Joy Boy's God-Level Haki Training Manual, he has been studying its contents and trying it out.
Now, after his efforts over the past few days, plus the two battles with Kaido and Imu, he is only one step away from truly fusing his power into God-Level Haki!
It's really just a thin membrane separating us; it might be broken anytime soon!
Xia Chen raised his hand, and two rhombus-shaped crystals appeared in his palm.
They are indeed two Awakening Stone!
Xia Chen guessed correctly. After obtaining Awakening Stone in Punk Hazard, he obtained another Awakening Stone in Dressrosa.
However, I didn't manage to check in at Green Bit, perhaps because Green Bit, strictly speaking, isn't really related to the plot!
It seems that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, you should be able to get Awakening Stone from those islands from now on.
Xia Chen is now increasingly looking forward to what will happen after he collects seven Awakening Stone.
In fact, Xia Chen had some guesses about what would happen, after all, the Awakening Stone was definitely related to Awakening...
Hey! Look over there, why is it so bright?
Suddenly, Usopp's shout interrupted Xia Chen's thoughts, causing him to turn his head involuntarily.
At the same time, everyone looked in the direction Usopp was pointing.
They saw an unidentified object emitting golden light slowly moving towards them.
The sky over there was dyed gold by this golden light.
"That is..."
Looking at the unidentified object in front of him, Xia Chen couldn't help but smile. With his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, he could naturally see what this thing in the distance was.
"I never expected to encounter something like this. Interesting!"
As soon as Xia Chen said this, everyone looked at him.
" Xia Chen, do you know what that is?" Luffy asked curiously.
"Have you ever heard of the world's largest entertainment complex?" Xia Chen asked with a faint smile.
"The world's largest entertainment complex?!"
Upon hearing this Nami let out a scream, and everyone turned to look at her.
" Nami, do you know?" Luffy asked again.
"Nonsense! Are you questioning my professional ethics?"
"If I didn't know this, I'd be embarrassed to call myself a professional thief!"
"The world's largest entertainment complex is not actually a city, but a ship!"
"However, because this ship is so large, just like a city, it is called a city!"
"Just like Moria's Thriller Bark, they were both incredibly huge ships!"
"I don't know much about its specifics, but what I know most about it is... its hull, which is entirely made of gold!"
"Gold?!!"
This time it was Usopp and Chopper's turn to scream, then they stiffly turned their heads away.
By now, they were not far from the golden light they had seen earlier, and they could vaguely make out the shape of the ship. Although they couldn't see its full size, they could clearly estimate its approximate dimensions.
If Nami hadn't already told them it was a ship, their first reaction would have been to think it was an island. This was definitely not the size of an ordinary ship!
And not only is it huge, but now they're telling them that such a massive ship is entirely made of gold?
They're inexperienced; don't try to fool them!
Usopp couldn't help but swallow hard.
"No, if this were made entirely of gold, how rich would that person be? It's too extravagant!"
A bead of sweat trickled down Sanji's forehead. He took a drag of his cigarette to calm himself before speaking:
"I thought the gold I saw on the Sky Island was the most I'd ever seen in my life, but compared to this, it's nothing!"
"Looks like I underestimated myself!"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes at Sanji.
"Don't be so surprised, this gold isn't actually real gold!"
Xia Chen's sudden remark drew everyone's attention back to him.
"The world's largest entertainment complex, which is the ship that's now standing before us, is called the Gran Tesoro!"
"Furthermore, it is not merely a ship; it is even recognized by the World Government as an independent nation!"
"And its king, who is also the owner of this entertainment city, is named Gild Tesoro! He... is a user of the Gold-Gold Fruit!"
He can turn everything he touches into gold; in the Underworld, he is known as the Gild Tesoro!
"Can turn everything it touches into gold? And it has such a lucrative ability?" Upon hearing this, Nami's eyes immediately turned into the shape of Beli.
She suddenly realized that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit she ate didn't taste so good anymore; if only she had eaten the Gold-Gold Fruit...
Does that mean you sleep on a golden bed every day, drink from a golden cup, and even have a golden toilet?
This is just too tempting for her!!
Seeing Nami like this, Xia Chen couldn't help but smile.
" Nami, didn't I tell you already? This gold isn't real gold."
"Because this gold was created using his Devil Fruit ability, it has a fatal weakness: it becomes useless once it comes into contact with seawater!"
"However, you could call it real gold, as long as it doesn't come into contact with seawater!"
"Using this ability, Tesoro became the richest man in the world, and it's said he controls twenty percent of the world's Beli!"
"Twenty percent?!"
Everyone gasped again.
During the conversation, the Thousand Sunny had already arrived near the Gran Tesoro.
Luffy excitedly jumped onto the bow of the ship and shouted:
"Stop chatting, let's go inside and take a look!"
"Hearing you say that, I'm incredibly excited now!"
Not only Luffy, but everyone else also had expressions of excitement on their faces, clearly showing their interest in this largest entertainment complex in the world.
Nami, in particular, who was usually wary of anything unfamiliar, also stood at the bow of the ship.
She straddled the front with one leg, pointed her finger forward, and looked like a queen. Then she shouted.
Full speed ahead!!