Kureha saw a warship that was docked off the coast of the Drum Kingdom, and when she went up to the deck she saw a tall man who looked familiar to her.
"Alalalala, I never thought you would actually have something like pure gold in your possession~~" Kuzan looked at Kureha in surprise.
"Humph, I didn't expect to be discovered either. Can you tell me where you got that information?" Kureha asked with displeasure.
"Sorry, I don't know~" Kuzan said the truth. This time he just received an order from Fleet Admiral Sengoku to help Cipher Pol capture a large fish comparable to a large sea king. After all, his devil fruit ability was perfect for this task.
Soon. The warship set off.
The Drum Kingdom is now a very important medical base for the World Government, so they couldn't lure the Giant Footballfish here.
Also, in the One Piece Series, this big fish appeared in the second half of the Grand Line.
Although legend has it that as long as the glow of pure gold shines in the sea, no matter how far away it is, the giant fish will arrive immediately, but with the Red Line in the way, it seemed impossible.
So, they will have to go to the second half of the Grand Line, find a secret area in the sea and lure the Giant Footballfish.
This whole process was being watched by Imu.
...
At the same time.
Iceburg, Cutty Flam, and over two hundred talented carpenters, escorted by the army, arrived at the Demon Slayer world through the dimensional gate.
They will then split up into different naval bases under the control of the World Government to learn battleship manufacturing technology.
On the other hand, the World Government also began to organize the workers and architects of the Demon Slayer world to be transferred to the Starfish World.
This is because many large-scale World Government projects require a large amount of manpower, such as the World Government Academy City where the world's best schools and higher education institutions will gather.
The number of people to be introduced is tentatively set at 100,000.
In addition, the construction of the base of the third Dimensional Gate has already begun.
...
Days later, on the Moon.
Imu received an interesting document, the content of which surprised him.
Vinsmoke Judge requested to use cloning technology and his entry into the Biochemical Research Institute as the price for the Germa Kingdom's qualification to participate in the war against other worlds, and to use 20 billion berries to redeem the islands that the Germa Kingdom once held as a fixed territory in the future.
The problem was that although Judge was a scientific genius, that was not enough to allow the Germa Kingdom to participate in wars against other worlds.
As for the cloning technology, it was a technology that Vegapunk had already played with.
The World Government had enough soldiers and didn't need clones.
But genetic modification technology and future special shape-memory assault suits were certainly valuable.
This was also the reason why Imu had not touched Judge, because he was worried about affecting the birth of these two technologies.
But who would have thought that Judge would take the initiative to ask to join?
"But this guy is a bit naughty. He only mentioned clones, but he didn't mention his genetic modification technology. Reiju is obviously one year old. Does he think the World Government doesn't know about this?"
And compared to the Biochemical Research Institute, he felt that Judge was more suitable to enter the Academy of Sciences. After all, genetic modification technology was basically mature, but assault suit technology was not yet developed.
"But if he is recruited now, can Sanji still be born?"
...
The Germa Kingdom's request to participate in the war against other worlds was rejected.
However, Imu agreed to the request to redeem the once confiscated land with 20 billion berries.
Compared with the constantly wandering Germa Kingdom, the Germa Kingdom with fixed islands is easier to control.
But for Imu and especially the Five Elders, the most worrying thing was still the matter of Kureha.
Although the Five Elders have consumed the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits of the Yokai series, which when awakened grant virtual immortality of the body and greatly extend lifespan, pure gold is still something very valuable to them.
This is why pure gold has always been sought after by the World Government and the Five Elders through CP0, but there has been no real progress.
To be honest, the Five Elders' first reaction was to immediately send CP0 to capture Kureha.
But Imu had already anticipated this.
In his order, he specified that they were not to harm Kureha and that they were to ensure that she remained the director of the Medical School.
From Imu's point of view, there was no need to lose Kureha to get the pure gold, so there was no need to give up on either of them.
The important thing was that unlike the Five Elders, he was already immortal, so he was not in such a hurry.
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Three days later.
In the second half of the Grand Line.
"It's time to start." Kuzan calmly looked at Kureha beside him.
Kureha nodded expressionlessly, and under the gaze of the two CP0s behind her, she threw the small golden ring that had been taken off over the railing.
In a blink of an eye, the golden ring sank into the sea and disappeared, but Kureha did not react at all. Looking closer, a transparent thread could be seen tied to her finger.
The atmosphere became increasingly tense, only the constant sound of the waves broke the silence.
After a while Kuzan shouted: "Here it comes!"
Immediately, everyone was shocked. Although there was no change on the sea, no one suspected that Kuzan was joking.
A few minutes later, several vice admirals skilled in Kenbunshoku Haki on each warship changed their expressions.
Because they had sensed a huge creature approaching from the depths of the sea.
That thing was moving quickly, and its target was clear: the ship Kuzan and Kureha were on.
Or rather, the ring of pure gold that was submerged in the sea.
"You can take it back." Kuzan first reminded Kureha.
Then, he transformed into a white shadow and leapt into the air, while emanating a cold mist.
At this time, Kureha had pulled the line on her finger to pull the golden ring up.
But this infuriated the creature in the depths.
In an instant, the creature opened its gigantic mouth capable of devouring islands, at the same time Kuzan directed the cold mist towards the sea, saying in a low voice: "Ice Age..."
The sea froze instantly.
Kureha looked at the entire sea in front of her in shock. It turned into polar permafrost in just a blink of an eye.
Finally, she understood what it meant to be a Navy Admiral.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the sea, the white mist continued to spread, freezing everything in its path.
Until he met the Giant Footballfish.
It was so big that it couldn't be completely frozen in a short time even with the freezing speed of the Ice Age, causing it to continuously break through layers of ice and climb towards the warship.
Fortunately, after a minute, everything went silent.
Kuzan, in his semi-elemental form, fell onto the surface of the frozen sea.
"This fish is really big, much bigger than ordinary sea kings."
After sighing, he once again activated the freezing power in his body. This time, the icy surface in front of him split, accompanied by an intense tremor.
Shortly afterwards, the Giant Footballfish slowly emerged from the frozen sea in the form of an ice sculpture, under the astonished gaze of everyone.
But what was most striking was the golden glow that not even the thick ice could hide.
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On the Moon, Noah's Ark.
Imu received the report from the Five Elders.
"Lord Imu, more than five hundred tons of pure gold have been found in the lantern of the Giant Footballfish."
Imu raised an eyebrow and replied indifferently.
"Okay, pack everything up and send it to the ark."
In the Room of Authority, the Five Elders felt their hearts tighten upon hearing Imu's words, wondering if Imu would grant them some of the pure gold after taking it away.
"Yes, of course, we will obey your orders."
The five elders lowered their heads, remained silent, and their expressions were uncertain.
"Cough, cough!"
Suddenly, Warcury coughed several times, awakening the other four from their dilemma.
They saw him take a Den-Den Mushi and give the order to the Air Force and Cipher Pol to secretly escort all the pure gold to Noah's Ark on the Moon.
"Believe in Lord Imu and believe in our own value!" With that said, Warcury stood up and was the first to leave, although no one noticed that his hand was shaking slightly.
...
On the moon, Imu watched the whole process through 'Planetary Dominance'.
"Ah, the Five Elders... as for wisdom, there is nothing to worry about."
If they can't even resist the temptation of pure gold, then when facing the greatest temptations of the various worlds in the future, wouldn't he be stabbed in the back at every turn?
But for now, the Five Elders had given a satisfactory answer.
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