Inside the Nautilus.
Noah and Robin are looking through some information about the Paradise.
Stuka Island certainly cannot be redeveloped in the near future, so it is necessary to find a suitable place for Dahlia and the others to stay.
Noah's goal was " Turtle Island ".
Robin quickly found a potentially relevant piece of information in the library's abstract catalog.
"Mr. Noah, please summon book number 367102."
Noah summoned book number 367102 from the card library.
The cover reads " The Agute's Travels ".
Robin looked through the records for a while and found the information about Turtle Island.
[In the year 1105 of the Sea Circle Calendar... When I was passing through the waters off Blue Island, a sudden storm blew my ship off course...]
The island is shaped like a giant tortoise shell. According to local residents, the island is said to be a giant tortoise, and a folk song about it has been passed down...
[... Rock, rock, rock! King of the Sea! Golden Crown!...]
Upon hearing the song, Noah knew he had found his target. "This must be the island."
He located Blue Island on the nautical chart on one side. This island is the sixth node island on the fifth route of the Paradise, about 293 kilometers away from Long Ring Long Land.
Since the travelogue did not specify the exact location, and the island has no magnetic field, it is impossible to locate it using Log Pose or Eternal Pose; only a special turtle pointer can be used for positioning.
But this didn't stump Noah; he took out his tarot cards and began to divine.
"The probability of it being southeast of Blue Island is 0..."
"The probability of it being northeast of Blue Island is 14%..."
"The probability of it being located 63 degrees northeast of Blue Island is 98%..."
Upon seeing this result, Noah immediately changed course.
Two days later.
In a calm sea, an island shaped like a tortoise shell appeared at Noah and the others' feet.
"It really does look like a tortoise shell..." Daz compared the island's outline.
Let's go down and take a look!
Soon, Noah and his group appeared on a beach at the edge of the island, very close to the island's town.
As they stepped into the town's streets, the island's residents watched Noah and his companions with great surprise. After all, Turtle Island was not on the magnetic flight path and did not possess any magnetic field, so few ships would approach this place.
Soon, a short, middle-aged woman, escorted by several tall, burly men, walked towards the group.
The middle-aged woman smiled and asked, "Distinguished guests, I am Roba, the mayor of Sea Turtle Town. Did you arrive here because of the weather?"
"No, we came to this island specifically..." Noah replied with a smile.
"..." Roba didn't know how to answer for a moment.
However, the burly men around her turned hostile and reached for their weapons.
"Don't be so nervous. If I make a move, you won't stand a chance." As soon as he finished speaking, Noah's Conqueror's Haki was slightly revealed.
Roba and the others immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The very pragmatic Roba quickly asked with a forced smile, "Sir, is there anything we can help you with?"
"I'd like to learn more about the legends of this island. Mayor Roba, would it be convenient for you to tell us about them?"
"Hehe, convenient..."
Just then, a boy piloting a robot appeared on the street not far away, roaring as he charged towards Noah: "You damned invaders, destroy me!"
" Ladget! Stop it..."
"Madam, don't be nervous." Noah instantly manipulated the electromagnetic field, firmly controlling the robot.
Inside the cockpit, Ladget frantically pulled on the levers and buttons, but the robot wouldn't budge.
In an instant, a glob of iron sand pulled Ladget out of the cockpit. The panicked blond-haired, bespectacled boy, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, was utterly shocked by Noah's power.
"Sir, Ladget still young, please forgive him..."
But Noah refused. "Spoiling him is not a good way to educate him. He has a good talent for mechanical manufacturing and research. He can still create this kind of robot in such a resource-scarce environment. He has great potential for future development, but he needs to be tempered. Kuro, he is in your hands."
"No problem, I'll definitely let him know what the fundamental nature of this world is." A hint of malicious mockery flashed in Kuro's eyes behind his glasses.
Seeing this, Roba couldn't help but feel worried. Unfortunately, she knew the true nature of this world: the survival of the fittest.
There were no strong individuals on Sea Turtle Island, so they had no choice but to swallow their anger when faced with Noah and his group.
Soon, led by Roba, the group entered the ancient ruins in the center of the island.
In fact, Noah had already figured out this ruin through his electromagnetic wave perception, and he could even sense the powerful life force of the giant tortoise.
However, Noah also discovered a problem with the island tortoise.
A huge body brings immense power, but also an immense burden.
With a diameter of over 5 kilometers and an altitude of about 1,800 meters, coupled with the thick layer of rocks, soil, and trees covering its surface, this island tortoise has difficulty moving around, and even when it does move, it can only do so for a short period of time.
When it comes to bio-engineering, Luo and Andy are the experts, so Noah called them over.
Using his Op-Op Fruit powers and Observation Haki, Law carefully examined the island turtle's physical condition.
" The Noah family, this tortoise's condition is far more serious than we imagined. Its body has suffered from severe malnutrition due to prolonged lack of food. Without treatment, it's estimated that it will die from organ failure within thirty years."
"Can bioengineering technology be used to improve this?"
Luo thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, but it will take several months."
"Then you can help out here for a while! Other things can wait."
"Can."
After discussing the treatment plan for the island tortoise, Noah and his group also made arrangements for the residents of Sea Turtle Town.
After all, this island turtle is to be transformed into a mobile fortress, and these low-strength civilians naturally cannot stay here. Ray Are gather them and take them to the Storm Archipelago for resettlement.
Meanwhile, Dahlia, Sith, Wood, and others remained on Turtle Island and began fortifying the entire island.
The island tortoises' treatment and rehabilitation were carried out almost simultaneously.
Luo transplanted a portion of the Stomach Baron's organs into the island tortoise, allowing it to use its vine-like tentacles to capture marine life and obtain food.
At the same time, some organs from the Sky Island Clam were transplanted into the Island Tortoise to enhance its stealth, mobility, and attack power.
Dahlia then used weapons and steel produced in the Storm Archipelago industrial zone to modify the tortoise shell, creating various laser cannons, Railgun, ordinary cannons, and machine guns, forming small turrets on the shell.
The core area serves as an arsenal for weapons manufacturing, capable of producing various artillery shells, rockets, and bullets.
Moreover, all of these modifications incorporated underwater navigation designs.
After all, the island tortoise is only about 1,800 meters tall, and it can dive in some sea areas, such as the Sabaody Archipelago, where the depth of the sea is between 5,000 and 12,000 meters.
The depths in the four Calm Belt are even more extreme, generally ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 meters.
The Calm Belt serves as a perfect habitat for Sea Kings, whose massive Sea Kings can reach several thousand meters in length and whose depths can reach tens of thousands of meters.
This is also why large Sea Kings rarely appear in the Four Seas, since the depths of the Four Seas are generally over 10,000 meters, making it difficult for large Sea Kings to move around.