Chapter 171

Chapter 171

By the time Buggy and Hancock returned to Kuja, the conquest of the Sky Island was already complete. With the knowledge of the Golden Bell's existence that Buggy had told Sandersonia before he left, and by utilizing absolute military force, the land, and the once-lost history of Shandora, both the Sky Island residents and the Shandorian tribe were brought under their command.

Fortunately, neither the Sky Island residents nor the Shandorian tribe had a large population, so after being subdued, they didn't bring about any food crisis for Sandersonia. Relying on the resources previously gathered from the two great seas to the southwest, Sandersonia handled the slight population boom with relative ease.

Inside the Kuja palace, seeing the Pure Gold that their big sister took out from the space castle, both Sandersonia's and Marigold's eyes went wide, exactly like Hancock's before.

"Pure Gold is an alchemical product. After wearing it, it can directly affect the body and, for a period of time, ignore the passage of time. I'm not sure how long the specific effect can last, but the amount each person needs to wear is not much; a little bit is enough to have an effect."

As he spoke, Buggy used his ability to directly split the entire piece of Pure Gold into particles of various sizes.

"Take these particles to a jeweler for setting. Whether it's rings, earrings, or pendants, anything is fine, as long as you ensure the Pure Gold can directly touch the skin of the body. Also, among these, I need thirteen rings with the Red Nose Pirates' emblem. As for the specific design, you can go and discuss it with the craftsman. I just hope that a piece of jewelry that can highlight your beauty can appear on you." This last sentence was said by Buggy to Hancock.

Nodding, Hancock and Sandersonia gathered all the scattered Pure Gold particles from the tabletop and then left with great excitement.

"Captain, it's been over a year of vacation. Do you have any plans? I feel like I need to move a bit; my body feels stiff," Shiliew asked Buggy after seeing the two women leave.

"Has your fruit ability awakened?" Buggy raised his eyes and asked Shiliew.

"Uh, just a little bit more, just a little bit more," feeling guilty under Buggy's gaze, Shiliew waved his hand and said.

"If you have nothing to do, go and comprehend it. The awakening of a Devil Fruit ability is like an ordinary person mastering Haki; it's a threshold. Once you cross it, you will enter the ranks of the masters. Also, don't come asking me if I have any plans for a while. If you want to challenge Kaido, I can accompany you. Other than that, don't bother me," after speaking, Buggy once again entered a state of seclusion.

A month later, when the jewelry was finished, Hancock and Sandersonia found Buggy, who was still contemplating the method of refinement.

"Brother Buggy, here are the thirteen rings you wanted," already wearing the Pure Gold jewelry, both Hancock and Sandersonia looked radiant.

Taking a ring and looking at it, Buggy immediately put it on the thumb of his left hand.

"Next up are the wedding preparations. To be honest, I'm a bit clueless about this. Can I leave it to you?" Although it was his own wedding, Buggy still had no intention of participating in the whole process, because he felt that if he just went into seclusion for a while, he might be able to find the knack for refinement.

"Brother Buggy, we've asked Elder Nyon about this. Other things are easy to handle. The key is the wedding hall. Although there is a hall on the Sky Island, it's made of clouds, and Big Sis doesn't like it very much, so we plan to build a new one."

After hearing Sandersonia's words, Buggy asked, "Are you worried about choosing the materials?"

"That's right. Because Big Sis wants to build the best Heavenly Sanctuary. For this, we'll need the white jade rock specially supplied to the Holy Land, then a large amount of platinum-lead pigment, and finally, pure white ivory decorations. Do you have any information on this?"

Alright, both Boa sisters had come to see Buggy as omniscient.

"There are only a few places in the world that produce white jade rock, and it's specially supplied to the Holy Land. It's impossible to buy it, so there's nothing more to say; we'll just have to snatch it. The platinum-lead mine is in the White Town in the North Sea. Although the mine is just sitting there, after the incident with the White Town, no one dares to dig there anymore. Now, if we want a large amount of platinum-lead pigment, we can only do it ourselves. Hmm, living people definitely won't work, but toys are fine; there won't be a problem of inhaling platinum-lead dust. As for the final ivory decorations... there is a giant elephant in the New World, but that elephant can't be moved. Let's use the compass to find a Sea King Elephant in the Calm Belt. With the size of a Sea King, the ivory of one Sea King Elephant should be enough to meet the needs," Buggy considered for a moment and then said.

"Then Brother Buggy, where should we choose the site?" Sandersonia asked again.

"Let's choose the cloud layer where the Golden Bell once fell. We'll expand it first, then connect it with a 'cloud-linking ladder.' After the sanctuary is built, we'll dismantle the Golden Bell from the Poneglyph and install it on top of the sanctuary, letting the bell chimes that have traveled through history witness the sacred ceremony. What do you think?"

Needless to say, it couldn't be better. Buggy's words had already sent the two listeners into a fantasy.

After coming back to their senses, the two Boa sisters immediately made the decision to start work as soon as the blueprints and materials were in hand.

The blueprints were easy to handle. With a dedicated designer, the design could be completed in just a little time. But the materials were not so easy to get.

Calling Shiliew over, the four of them discussed it, and the division of labor was decided. The white jade rock and ivory would be handled by Sandersonia and Shiliew. Whether it was robbing or hunting, Shiliew was quite good at it. As for mining, Buggy was prepared to accompany Hancock on a trip to the White Town.

After the platinum-lead was dug out and configured into pigment, it could be brought back in the space castle.

With the division of labor complete, the Kuja Pirates, who had been inactive for a long time, finally mobilized in full force.

As for Buggy and Hancock, they did not set out with the Kuja Pirates. It wasn't that Buggy didn't want to save trouble and take a boat directly to the North Sea, but that he needed to go to a place with Hancock first.

Three days later, in the Calm Belt near the South Sea.

In the giant underwater prison, Impel Down, in the originally quiet castle, a loud alarm suddenly sounded.

"What's going on? Is there another intruder?" The exasperated Warden Magellan rushed out of the toilet with his pants in his hands and asked the female secretary outside.

"Report, Warden! An intrusion hasn't happened yet, but the great pirate Red Nose, who once invaded the prison, has appeared. He is currently at the prison gate, saying he wants to see you! Vice-Warden Hannyabal has already rushed to the gate," the female secretary said with a deadpan expression, looking at Magellan who hadn't even put on his pants properly.

"What?!"