At this moment, the creatures appearing in front of Nicholas and Whitebeard were not the strange ones they had encountered before, but mythical creatures.
A thousand-meter-long azure dragon lay coiled there. Though devoid of life, its wild aura still emanated a faint pressure, causing both Nicholas and Whitebeard to be somewhat alert.
"A dragon?" Whitebeard frowned.
"Not just a dragon; there's more behind," Nicholas said, gesturing for Whitebeard to look further. Behind the enormous dragon, a phoenix engulfed in azure flames maintained its majestic pose, its wings spreading as if ready to take flight.
Unlike the treatment of the previous creatures, the appearance of these mythical creatures was akin to the difference between a simple abode and a grand mansion.
Almost every mythical creature's space maintained a considerable distance from others, as if they were poised to engage in battle.
"Kid, come take a look at this." Whitebeard stood before a towering cultivation chamber, his expression grave as he addressed Nicholas.
As Nicholas approached to inspect, his expression turned peculiar. The creatures inside the cultivation chamber were familiar to both him and Whitebeard.
Whitebeard and Nicholas exchanged puzzled glances because the creatures inside the cultivation chambers looked exactly like Kaido!!!
Most importantly, all the cultivation chambers behind them held creatures identical to Kaido.
Just as Nicholas was about to say something, he suddenly felt a strange sensation in his heart.
This made Nicholas's expression change.
Then, Nicholas felt a peculiar aura drawing him closer from a distance.
Nicholas looked in the direction of the aura and couldn't help but walk towards it.
No matter what lay ahead, he had to see it. The things he had seen today had already made a profound impact on him.
"Nicholas, what's wrong?"
Whitebeard, who was still studying the 'Kaido' brothers, saw Nicholas suddenly walking towards the depths and asked in confusion.
"Follow me. I feel a strange presence ahead. We might find some answers," Nicholas said, already walking far ahead, leaving Whitebeard to catch up.
As they advanced, Nicholas felt the presence drawing closer.
Closer and closer.
Finally, in front of Nicholas appeared the owner of that presence. Upon seeing it, Nicholas's first reaction was, Could such a thing exist in the world of pirates?
What appeared in front of Nicholas was not a creature but a computer. At this moment, the computer screen was constantly changing.
Then, what surprised Nicholas happened? The computer screen, after continuous changes, formed an arrow.
Was it guiding him?
Although Nicholas was puzzled, he still followed the direction indicated by the arrow on the computer screen.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard followed behind, clearly full of questions.
After following the arrow's direction for about ten minutes, Nicholas arrived at a sealed wall.
As Nicholas stood there contemplating, a voice suddenly came from the wall.
"Huh? Human, indeed human, and a genetically modified warrior? You both are chosen warriors to be able to set foot in here. Interesting, haha."
Nicholas was startled by the sudden voice, and his demonic sword appeared in his hand. Whitebeard also held his bisento, observing their surroundings.
"Who's there?" Nicholas scanned the surroundings while releasing his observation, Haki, but didn't sense anything unusual.
"If I hadn't shown myself, you wouldn't have found me. But seeing as you're not like those disgusting guys, come in," the voice said, and the surroundings suddenly changed.
Nicholas and Whitebeard found themselves in another space, facing a holographic projection of a man in a suit who wasn't particularly serious and even winked at Nicholas.
Nicholas's expression became even more bizarre. First, the advanced biotechnology outside, and now, what was this thing appearing?
Perhaps sensing Nicholas's astonishment, the man in the suit smiled, then snapped his fingers. The surroundings changed again, seemingly appearing on a futuristic planet where stars twinkled in the sky, floating cars roamed, and spacecraft took off and landed continuously.
"Hahaha, you humans really have limited knowledge. Oh, and you probably haven't even stepped foot off your planet. "I'm Friday, and it seems it's been a long time," the man said.
Whitebeard looked bewildered, while Nicholas's expression became increasingly strange.
"Who are you?" Whitebeard pointed his bisento at the projection and asked.
The holographic man, named Friday, disdainfully flicked the tip of Whitebeard's bisento with his finger, wearing a contemptuous expression.
"I am the great Friday! In charge of mental relaxation and relieving navigation stress for everyone!" the man declared.
"Oh? Just an AI responsible for entertainment?" Nicholas smiled at the self-absorbed, holographic man.
Upon hearing this, Friday's expression changed, looking at Nicholas incredulously.
"AI? Where did you hear that term from?" Nicholas was now certain that this thing was not from the world of pirates.
" What is this ecological environment, and what about you doing here?" As the natives here, this AI should know some of the secrets.
"When it comes to the ecological circle, it's just a research facility, studying biological warriors and enhancing individual combat capabilities. As for me, I'm just lucky. When those slaves rebelled, nobody cared about an entertainment AI like me."
Listening to Friday's response, Nicholas's doubts deepened.
"Rebellion? What rebellion?" Nicholas asked hastily.
"A rebellion is a rebellion. But you strange beings used to be grateful to your creators, yet shortly after they left, you launched an attack. But I suppose those guys didn't expect that they'd lock the permissions of all other sites before leaving. The slaves paid a huge price and could only get a testing ground for the ecological circle."
"So, other places are now inaccessible?" Nicholas frowned.
"Of course. Without permission, you can only roam in the experimental field of the ecological circle."
Clearly, this AI didn't know much, and apart from knowing there were several layers below and a rebellion occurred here, Nicholas didn't get any useful information.
After exploring further with Whitebeard for a long time, they returned to the surface.