Noah stood atop the Uranus spaceship.
Meanwhile, Sakazuki, who had been hiding in the underground magma, had already escaped.
However, Kuzan was surrounded.
Noah didn't pay much attention to Kuzan, because Kuzan's fate was already sealed.
Compared to Sakazuki, who can dive into underground magma layers, and Borsalino, who can move at high speeds in the form of light, Kuzan's speed is too weak. If he encounters other forces, he might be able to avoid being hunted down by diving into the sea.
However, his opponents at this moment include Monet, Shiru, Joshua, Moria, and others, plus the others who have freed up their hands, making it almost impossible for Kuzan to escape the Dressrosa Kingdom.
Noah summoned Doria.
"Try merging with the Uranus."
"Fusion? OK!" Doria activated the Awakening form of his Arms-Arms Fruit.
The Awakening state of the Arms-Arms Fruit can not only transform into various fantasy weapons, but can also be fused with various real-world weapons.
As Ancient Weapon, Uranus naturally falls into the category of weapons, and Doria quickly integrated into Uranus.
Since Uranus's energy was completely depleted, Doria's integration became exceptionally easy; he entered Uranus's control core almost effortlessly.
Noah followed closely behind, and using the coordinates on Doria's body, used the Garganta to jump into the control core.
Doria used a portion of his stored life force to convert it into energy and injected it into Uranus's backup energy system, initially restarting a portion of the cabins.
Beep beep beep...
The lights in the control core compartment came on.
Noah looked at the empty control core cabin, which had only five seats, each with a metal sphere covered in special patterns behind it.
Doria emerged from beside one of the seats. "My lord, I have reset the Uranus's control system. Now the Uranus belongs to us."
" The Uranus's system should have historical records, right?"
Doria nodded. "Yes, I haven't deleted the Uranus's history. Would you like to access it?"
"Pull it up and take a look. If I'm not mistaken, Imu's true identity is recorded there."
Doria didn't respond, but instead pulled up the Uranus's historical database.
A virtual display screen appeared in front of the two of them.
Noah soon saw what he expected.
"In the 582nd year of the Sea Circle Calendar, the Great Kingdom predicted that a super earthquake would occur in the world in a little over a hundred years, causing sea levels to rise. In order to save the world, the Great Kingdom proposed a plan..."
"In the year 611 of the Sea Circle Calendar, the Great Kingdom completed the technological verification of its vision and began inviting other countries or tribes to join. The Kingdom of Gods, the Ryugu Kingdom, the Wano Country, the Alabasta Kingdom, and over a hundred other nations accepted the invitation..."
"In the year 679 of the Sea Circle Calendar, Prince Joy Boy of the Great Kingdom was born. While adventuring as a pirate at sea, he traveled the world, persuading several kingdoms along the way, and began preparing to execute the Great Kingdom's planned salvation scheme..."
"In the year 701 of the Sea Circle Calendar, under the leadership of the Mermaid Princess, the Ryugu Kingdom was the first to complete the promised ship— the Ark Noah —in preparation for the future migration of its entire nation to the Great Kingdom..."
"In the 720th year of the Sea Circle Calendar, the shipbuilding nations completed the colossal warship— Pluton —in the capital city of Water 7..."
"In the 731st year of the Sea Circle Calendar, the Kingdom of Gods on the Red Line, with the help of other nations, completed the colossal spaceship— the Uranus..."
"In the year 735 of the Sea Circle Calendar, to ensure that Uranus and Pluton were not used in war, Joy Boy, the Mermaid Princess, and others initiated Reverie. This conference stipulated that each of the Uranus spaceships and Pluton Battleship must have seven administrators with equal authority..."
"Managers rotate every ten years, and each time the system is used, it must be approved by all managers; otherwise, the system will refuse to execute the command..."
Noah flipped through the last part of the historical record.
"In the 775th Sea Circle Calendar, the fifth batch of selected Uranus Administrators are: Narona Imu, Izambaron V. Nusjuro, Lucy Saturn, Makas Mars, Topman Warcury, Shepard X. Ju Peter, Nefit D. Lily..."
"In the year 776 of the Sea Circle Calendar, Administrator Narona Imu suddenly fell ill, and his position was taken over by Narona Yate..."
Upon seeing this, Noah realized that Imu and his group had gained control of the Uranus.
As for Nefit D. Lily, her current body should be the one Imu is using.
In other words, the seven managers of the Uranus.
They are the Five Elders, Narona Yate, and Nefit D. Lily ( Imu ).
If Noah is not mistaken, Imu's true form is Devil Fruit User the Op-Op Fruit. After capturing Nefit D. Lily, she performed the Op-Op Fruit 'Eternal Youth Surgery on her and then used the Op-Op Fruit's ability to exchange souls to take over Lily's body.
This is also the fundamental reason why Imu stays among the Flower Room for so long, never showing his true face.
As for the conflict between Imu, the Five Elders, and Joy Boy, it is actually quite simple.
That is, how to deal with the outbreak of future major disasters, and on this point, the two sides have different ideas.
Joy Boy and the Great Kingdom's idea was to use Pluton and Uranus to destroy the Red Line, use the Red Line's rocks to create a new continent suitable for all races to live on, and then use the power of the Mermaid Princess, along with the Ark Noah, to relocate everyone to the new continent.
The Imu faction intends to occupy the Red Line, and they don't care whether other races live or die.
Therefore, in order to occupy the Red Line, Imu's side had to exterminate the native inhabitants of Mary Geoise, namely the Lunarians of the Kingdom of Gods.
At the same time, we must eliminate Joy Boy and the Great Kingdom to prevent the Great Kingdom from using Pluton to destroy the Red Line.
This led to a massive war eight hundred years ago.
The Kingdom of Gods never imagined that the Solar Furnace they contributed as the energy core of the Uranus would ultimately become the force that annihilated them.
Joy Boy's naiveté led to the downfall of the Great Kingdom.
The so-called joint management itself has various loopholes.
If Joy Boy had chosen to control Uranus himself, he would at least have had a chance to turn the tables. Unfortunately, he handed over the super weapons that the Great Kingdom and the Kingdom of Gods had painstakingly built to the World Council for joint management.
This is akin to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council handing over their nuclear weapons to the General Assembly, while also relinquishing their veto power and the rights of permanent members.
No matter how perfectly a system is designed, it is still just a system. Anyone with ideas will always find a way to exploit loopholes.
Imu seized control of the Uranus by winning over some of the kings and eliminating the naive Lily.
" Doria, you're in charge of modifying the Uranus. Tomorrow we'll attack Mary Geoise."
"No problem." Doria nodded.
He quickly summoned a large number of engineers from the Liberator Organization, including Vinsmoke Judge, Queen, and Ratchet, who had experience in mechanical modification.
As Devil Fruit User, Doria has completely modified Uranus's control system, and its maximum duration belongs only to Noah.
Noah descended from the Uranus, and Kuzan did not resist but surrendered immediately.
However, Noah had no intention of sparing his life and directly retrieved the Devil Fruit, without even considering controlling him.
After all, it's difficult to modify the body of Logia Fruit user, and he and Robin have an awkward past, so Noah chose to give her a quick death.