Chapter 112: The Day the Legend of ONE PIECE Ends!
The Mountain of Jewels and Gold on the open ground opposite Pangaea Castle piled higher and higher, truly nearing the top of the castle, but eventually, the Five Elders gave the Order to stop.
This was because they felt that allowing its height to be level with or even surpass the castle's would be a form of blasphemy and insult to Lord Imu.
But even so, this vast Gold Mountain and Pearl Sea completely shocked the entire World!
Yes, the World itself.
If you don't have a clear concept of it.
Then imagine standing in front of a hundred-story building.
Then replace it with a pile of Gold and Treasure, and expand its footprint by more than ten times!
A true Mountain of Gold!
At this moment, the Southeast Sea, South Blue, West Blue, North Blue, the First Half of the Grand Line, the New World, and Fish-Man Island ten thousand meters below the Seabed all fell silent.
The World seemed to quiet down, leaving only the sound of Waves crashing on the Great Sea.
"What, what kind of joke is this!!"
Buggy, watching the Live Broadcast from inside the Cabin, was only fifteen years old at the time.
But his appearance was exactly the same as in the future. He roared as he looked at the Mountain of Gold on the Screen Feed.
"If we had that much Treasure, why the hell would we be Pirates!!"
Buggy's eyes turned red, greedily staring at the countless Gold and Jewels. He couldn't possibly find this much Treasure even if he searched his whole life, could he?
"Ahhhhhh, where are these guys taking me?!" He clutched his Head frantically, looking extremely distressed.
Just before, when he was still wandering around the East Blue, those cool Men in Black suddenly appeared before him, knocked him out without a word, and when he woke up, he was in this Ship.
"The place you're going is Punk Hazard, the Science Unit, oh no, now it's the Secret Base of the Academy of Science," a Man in Black pushed open the door and walked in, saying with a smile.
"Why are you sending me there?"
Buggy saw that there was finally someone he could have Communication with, and quickly stood up to ask.
"Because we saw your talent in researching Gunpowder, so we will teach you more professional knowledge there. From now on, you will seriously be a Scientist in the field of Gunpowder!"
"..."
Buggy was stunned, his mouth agape, unsure of what to say.
He could only stammer in confusion, "How, how did you guys know that I've been researching Gunpowder recently? I only had this idea last week?"
How ridiculous was this? How outrageous?
He only just became interested last week, and he hadn't even gathered all the Research Materials.
And the World Government came to tell him he had great talent in this area.
And they even used forceful means to capture him, with the goal of sending him to a place to study?
The Man in Black opposite him was also taken aback, blinking his eyes. He didn't know what was going on either.
What should he do now? Should he say something?
"Well... you, you should know Shanks, right? You two were on the same Ship before."
"Right, he was the one who told us that you are particularly talented in this area."
The Man in Black coughed twice and managed to find an excuse.
"Shanks!!!"
Buggy instantly became furious, even the white teeth in his mouth turned into sharp fangs, and his anger blazed fiercely.
He didn't expect to be screwed over by that bastard again.
Before, it was also because of him that he accidentally ate the Chop-Chop Fruit and became a landlubber, losing countless Treasures on the Seabed.
"Where is he now?!"
"Cough cough, Shanks, we found out he is of the Figarland Family bloodline of the Celestial Dragons, so he has already been sent to Mary Geoise."
"???"
Buggy's face stiffened, three golden Big Question Marks appeared above his Head, and he shouted in disbelief.
"What did you say? That bastard Shanks is a Celestial Dragon!"
The Man in Black nodded seriously and said, "Yes, so please be careful with your words from now on. If you don't want to be arrested at Punk Hazard for disrespecting a Celestial Dragon."
"Why, why him? Do you have Evidence?" Buggy asked through gritted teeth, his tone carrying irrepressible envy.
A Celestial Dragon! That's a Celestial Dragon!
Endless wealth, supreme Status, and Marine Admirals protecting them at all times. Oh god, he wanted to be one too...
"Cough cough, although I don't know the details, as far as I know, there is no Red Nose family among the Celestial Dragon clans." The Man in Black glanced at Buggy's Reputation and said expressionlessly.
"Who are you calling Red Nose!!!"
Buggy's angry roar instantly exploded, even penetrating the layers of wooden walls and echoing throughout the entire Cabin, startling even the Seagulls flying over the Great Sea.
Outside.
As the Sun began to slowly set, the Public Broadcast to the World was shut off. It was believed that an afternoon's time was enough for the World's Citizens to watch their fill.
At this moment, the World Government Officials were beginning to move the Treasure back into the Treasury. From the current progress, they would have to stay up late and work until tomorrow morning.
But the Higher-ups wouldn't care about these small matters.
"Next is the Reverie..."
Saint Topman Warcury sat in the center of the Sofa in the most authoritative posture, saying in a deep voice.
Saint Marcus Mars asked, "Indeed. Has the town for settling those Slaves been built?"
Previously, they considered that after the Reverie Agenda Item was passed, they couldn't release all the Slaves in Mary Geoise at once, as many of them were mentally numb or held strong hatred towards the World Government.
So they discussed selecting about ten thousand people to be released through the World Broadcast, while the rest would be temporarily placed under house arrest somewhere on the Red Line, and Psychologists would be dispatched to see if they could recover.
As for those whose hatred was truly too deep, they could only be dealt with secretly...
"Almost. The Construction Department's Report says that the Infrastructure will be completed in two months at most, and normal life will definitely not be a problem." Saint Topman Warcury nodded.
"Speaking of which, the Construction Department has quite a few Projects to be responsible for recently."
"The Southbird Breeding Base on Jaya Island, the Sea Train Manufacturing Plant in Water Seven, the Medical Academy and World Hospital in Drum Kingdom, the Marine Branch on Fish-Man Island, the Renovation of Thriller Bark, the Expansion of the World Government Headquarters, and the Construction of the Army Headquarters."
Speaking of the last one, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, and said expressionlessly, "These Projects are being carried out simultaneously, which has somewhat exceeded the Construction Department's capacity. So they can only temporarily recruit another batch of Artisans from other Kingdoms."
"It's good to be busy," the latter replied lightly.
Meanwhile, News Coos, carrying Small Red Envelopes filled with hot Newpapers, flapped their wings and flew to Various Places in the World. The content inside was about the Public Broadcast of the ONE PIECE matter today.
Although thanks to the Transponder Snail's super strong, zero-delay Live Broadcast Ability, people in Various Places in the World basically already knew about this matter.
But as Newspaper Agencies, for such an important matter, an event that could even go down in history, they had to record it in their own Newspaper, even if it meant publishing an extra edition urgently.
Otherwise, that would be unprofessional, not professional!
Therefore, the Front-page headline of this extra edition Newspaper was titled: "The Day the Legend of ONE PIECE Ends!"
(End of this chapter)