Back at the palace, Imu sat on the Empty Throne and ordered Stussy: "Order Noah's Ark to head to the center of the Island of the Gods and fly along the great vine to the top."
Stussy quickly left. Soon after, apart from the warship left on Angel Island, Noah's Ark, along with the other four flying warships, began to slowly advance towards the center of Gods Island.
The distance between the Island of the Gods and Angel Island is not great. So, in a few minutes, Imu saw an island with lush vegetation.
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When Noah's Ark arrived near God's Island, one of the flying warships separated and went to the Hidden Cloud Village to subdue them. Meanwhile, Noah's Ark headed towards the giant vine and near the base another flying warship separated and landed there.
Immediately, a large number of soldiers and several officers began to explore the area. The soldiers carried shovels and began to dig on the cloud island. Their mission was to find and recover the Poneglyph that was hidden under that layer of clouds.
Meanwhile, Noah's Ark continued its ascent with the two remaining warships, though soon one of them also separated, heading towards the God's Shrine.
Imu's goal, however, was the Shandorian Golden Bell at the top.
"Oh, this great presence... Oh, that's it! How could I forget it?" Imu's gaze turned to the north, as in his perception, a gigantic creature was approaching rapidly.
Noah's Ark is so big that it is one-third of the island. Even the huge vine next to it, which seems to connect the sky and the earth, only looks slender in comparison.
It stands to reason that any creature with a certain degree of rationality would subconsciously retreat and give in to such a large existence.
But this snake, which is more than 30 meters long, sky blue, and has white feathers on both sides, rushed through the sea of trees, crushing all the trees and rocks along the way, and rushed towards the vine desperately.
Such a big movement naturally attracted the attention of Clement.
"Damn beast, I'm going to kill it!"
Clemente let out a cold laugh as he looked at the snake. Just as he was about to charge, a soft, feminine voice stopped him.
"Saint Nerona has ordered that the giant snake be captured alive, so be careful and don't kill it~"
It was Stussy who had spoken.
Clemente raised an eyebrow, understanding that the lord wanted to keep the snake as a pet, but there was a problem.
"The snake is not small in size, and it is obviously in a violent state. It is difficult for me to catch it without seriously injuring it."
"That's why I'll go with you." Stussy smiled as he looked at the blue snake coiling around the vine. "You just need to immobilize, I'll take care of the rest."
"Understood." Clemente, without saying anything else, turned into a silver meteor that launched itself towards the snake.
In the blink of an eye, he crossed several hundred meters and collided with the blue snake ferociously.
[Boom!]
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At the top of the gigantic vine, Imu, accompanied by his personal guard, stood before the Golden Bell.
"It's really beautiful!"
The Golden Bell was about ten meters high and four meters wide, shining in the sunlight. Even its base and columns were made of gold, a display of extreme luxury.
As Imu admired the treasure, Stussy appeared beside him in the blink of an eye.
"Sir, I have brought the Master of the Sky as you requested."
"Oh?" Imu turned around and saw Stussy holding a 30-centimeter-long iron cage, inside which was a small blue snake that was constantly hitting the bars, full of energy.
Imu released his Haki, which caused the snake to calm down.
"I know you can understand human language, so listen carefully. This Golden Bell now belongs to me. If you wish to continue protecting it, you must serve me."
With that, Imu turned his attention away from the snake and ordered Stussy: "Take the Golden Bell and place it in the center of the Ark's cover."
"Yes, sir!" Stussy replied respectfully. She then handed the cage to one of the nearby guards, and she made her way towards the magnificent Golden Bell.
[Swoosh!]
At this moment, a Cipher Pol agent suddenly appeared, reporting with his head down.
"Saint Nerona, we have recovered all the historical texts from the ruins of Shandora. The Shandians in the Hidden Cloud Village have been subdued, as have the remaining Divine Squad members in the God's Shrine.
Imu nodded indifferently.
At that moment, Stussy arrived with the Golden Bell shrunk to 10 centimeters in height. Imu then said: "Stussy, notify the Five Elders to turn this island into the Air Force headquarters and send people to make the modifications."
"Yes, sir!" Stussy had always been curious as to why someone who was clearly a candidate for the Five Elders could so openly order them around. But she didn't dare ask.
Back on the deck of Noah's Ark, Imu ordered Tesoro and Stella to be called.
"My Lord!" Soon, Tesoro arrived with his beautiful wife, saluting respectfully and seeing the Golden Bell and the many golden creations piled around it.
Then he heard Imu's order.
"Use that gold to build a bell tower and place the bell there. Stussy, give him the design."
"Yes!" A moment later, Tesoro checked the design and activated his Devil Fruit ability. A large amount of gold quickly transformed from solid to liquid and began to mold around the bell.
In the blink of an eye, a golden bell tower was erected in the center of the deck of Noah's Ark.
"Let the snake out."
After hearing this, Stussy opened the iron cage in his hand and let the Master of the Sky inside crawl out and rushed to the golden bell tower desperately.
Imu ordered: "Restore its size."
The next instant, the little blue snake's body began to grow visibly, transforming again into a gigantic snake over 30 meters long in a matter of seconds.
The snake was delighted, quickly climbing to the top of the bell tower and staring at the golden bell with half-closed eyes filled with happiness.
"From now on, you will live here and protect the golden bell, but you must ring it twelve times at noon every day."
The great blue snake lowered its head, not daring to look Imu in the eye, but nodded as if it understood.
For the snake, everything was fine as long as he could see the golden bell.
"Sir, what shall we do with the prisoners?" Clemente hurriedly asked when he saw that Imu was about to return to the upper level of the ship.
"Ask them if they are willing to join the Air Force and fight for the World Government. If they agree, let them live in Shandora below. If not... kill them."
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Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
"The other half of Jaya Island actually flew above 10,000 meters and became a sky island in the White Sea?" Mars was very surprised by this information.
"The most important thing is that it is an ideal place to establish the headquarters of the air force." V. Nusjuro looked out the window towards the sky in the direction of Jaya Island.
Ju Peter nodded in agreement. "Indeed, since we haven't found a way to form a large number of flying soldiers yet, let's use the Sky Islanders to build the basic framework of the Air Force."
"The small wings on the Sky Islanders' backs may be decorative, but living in such a high-altitude environment makes them well suited to serve in the air force."
Warcury nodded.
"In that case, I will have someone organize a construction team. This Air Force headquarters must be completed as soon as possible. In this way, let the Construction Department send Pica and Teach."
The next day...
On Skypiea, Imu left three flying battleships temporarily, while the other two ships followed Noah's Ark to the southeast.
Imu's subordinates found a Great Map of the White Sea in a shrine.
This ancient map recorded most of the surrounding fixed Sky Islands, including the location of Birka Island. This island is not far from Angel Island.
The area of this island is four or five times larger than that of Angel Island and is covered by vast jungle.
The residential area, where the inhabitants live, surrounds the edge of the island, right next to the White Sea, forming a hollow circle in the center. Seen from the sky, it looks like a white ring surrounding a green circle.
The streets are full of people, very lively.
Everywhere you see men and women with wings on their backs, walking and chatting happily.
Suddenly, a rumble echoed from the jungle in the center of the island.
A large number of birds flew like a black cloud into the sky, followed by a blue lightning bolt that pierced through the trees in its path. In the blink of an eye, it passed by them and entered the bustling city, quickly crossing the entire street.
"Aaaaahhhh!"
It took a few seconds for people on the street to react, and then screams of terror filled Birka Island.
Dozens of men and women, apparently dead or seriously injured, with their skin singed, smoking and with horrible electric currents running through their bodies, could be seen lying on the ground in a straight line.
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