Grumble grumble... The world inside the stomach was in turmoil, and this time, a pirate ship had entered.
After the stomach acid sea calmed down a bit,
Abyss immediately rode his water lizard to explore.
The pirate ship was of poor quality; it had been smashed to pieces near the uvula and esophagus,
and by the time he found it, it was already mostly submerged.
On the broken deck,
several pirates were clutching glittering pure gold, still fighting over it even in such a situation.
"The pure gold is mine!"
"Mine!"
They quickly noticed Abyss.
"There's someone here?!"
"Hey, you, save us quickly!"
Facing the pirates' pleas for help, Abyss remained unmoved, silently watching them slowly sink into the stomach acid, becoming nourishment for Lord Lantern.
After 50 years,
Lord Lantern's interior was already much like his private residence. How could he allow others to snore beside his bed?
Even if he saved them, he might not be able to defeat them.
Until he possessed absolute strength and control, Abyss would not allow anyone into his "small world."
"Go, bring me that glittering thing."
Of course, the pure gold still needed to be saved!
Abyss ordered the water lizard to snatch the pure gold, under the pirates' resentful gazes.
He also scavenged the pirate ship's wreckage before it sank, obtaining five Den Den Mushi and various treasures and swords.
"Damn it, I finally found a Den Den Mushi!"
The moment he saw a living Den Den Mushi, Abyss was overjoyed and burst into tears.
Fifty years!
He hadn't contacted the outside world in 50 years!
Lord Lantern had been lurking in the deep sea for decades; without the lure of pure gold, it would never surface.
The chance of it swallowing a Den Den Mushi was pitifully small.
Abyss had waited 50 years and finally got a chance to contact the outside world.
An excited heart, trembling hands!
After feeding the Den Den Mushi some vegetables and coaxing these timid creatures, ensuring they could be used normally,
Abyss solemnly dialed a certain number.
"Brrr brrr~~ Brrr brrr~~"
The long ringing,
his heart involuntarily rose, his face flushed uncontrollably, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Could this 50-year-old number still connect?
Beep ————
No signal. Couldn't connect.
Abyss was disappointed, but also secretly relieved.
After several more attempts, he found that these five Den Den Mushi couldn't communicate with the outside world, but could communicate with each other.
So Abyss kept them to raise.
Then he carefully inventoried the spoils he had just acquired.
"These few swords are quite good."
Among them was a good grade sword, very sharp.
Unfortunately, Abyss's talent in swordsmanship was equally terrible; he knew nothing about it,
so he had to give up the idea of practicing swords.
However,
when he gave commands to the dinosaurs using the Word-Word Fruit, he noticed that his words carried a certain "compulsion."
The Word-Word Fruit seemed to have more than just communication as an ability.
If the "compulsive" philosophy was developed to its extreme, could it drive Lord Lantern?
"That's promising, I'll develop it slowly."
Anyway, what Abyss lacked least now was time; the light of pure gold had given him infinite longevity.
The only way out was for Lord Lantern to vomit,
but Olga had waited 200 years to encounter a chance for Lord Lantern to vomit.
Inducing vomiting through violent impact was too dangerous, and Abyss didn't have the strength for it in a short time.
Developing his Devil Fruit ability seemed to be the best option for now... Five years passed in a flash.
"Hold!"
Island No. 1.
The giant Chinese character "Certainly" (ding, meaning 'hold' or 'fix') appeared on the dinosaur's body, immediately displaying a powerful suppressive effect, firmly pinning the dinosaur down.
Words become law!
"Hoo — hoo ————"
At the same time, Abyss, whose face was still young and handsome, slumped to the ground, his brain reeling.
Just one character, "Hold," had made his vision go black.
This was an "evil word,"
distinct from a "philosophical word," with extremely strong legalistic properties.
Abyss had talked to himself for five years and finally developed this thing.
The Word-Word Fruit finally had some combat power.
Fortunately, activating an evil word consumed "mental power" and spiritual energy, not physical strength.
Otherwise, with Abyss's terrible cannon-fodder body talent, he probably wouldn't be able to utter a single word in his lifetime.
"As I continue to try, and accumulate experience, my mental power has begun to slowly increase,"
"In another 5 years, 10 years, 100 years,"
"I will be able to say kill, slash, water, fire, wind, lightning, shield... and manifest these laws with mental power."
Abyss was full of hope for the future.
"Pure gold~"
"Pure gold~~~"
At this moment, Lord Lantern spoke again.
Lord Lantern was a bit simple-minded, often rambling and speaking nonsense, which Abyss usually ignored.
But the two words "pure gold" struck his brain like lightning, awakening his thoughts.
Lord Lantern discovering pure gold meant it was going to surface, eat, and swallow supplies!
"Red Hare, Red Hare!"
Abyss immediately called his red water lizard mount named "Red Hare,"
and entered a state of readiness.
Rumble rumble ————
The world inside the stomach was as turbulent as ever, stomach acid secreted, the stomach acid coastline rose, and its corrosiveness also increased.
After it calmed down a bit,
Abyss put protective flippers on Red Hare and went to the esophagus opening to check the situation.
Splash splash —
The water lizard moved quickly on the surface of the stomach acid, heading towards the entrance, and soon a large red object appeared in his field of vision.
It was still a ship,
not a pirate crew, but apparently a merchant ship, almost broken in half due to quality issues.
It seemed it wasn't a professional, sturdy adventure ship; it couldn't even reach the islands in Lord Lantern's first stomach,
it would be wrecked in the mouth and esophagus.
"Let's go, let's take a look."
Since they weren't pirates, Abyss's guard lessened a bit, and he drove the water lizard to collect as many supplies as possible from the ship before it sank.
On the two broken sections of the ship,
the awakened survivors began to climb to higher ground, and after noticing Abyss, many people cried for help.
Abyss ignored them all, leaving them to their fate.
Although these people posed no threat, they could potentially affect the fragile ecosystem of the stomach world, and he did not intend to accept them.
"Wait, I'm a doctor!"
"And a Devil Fruit user, I can make medicine!"
An old doctor's words changed Abyss's mind.
Skilled people were also resources!
The three islands in Lord Lantern's stomach were currently poor and undeveloped,
and he was also very bored alone... Establishing towns and civilization required a foundation.
So Abyss saved the old doctor, and called more water lizards to rescue the old doctor's nurses, assistants, and family members as well.
"I'm a scientist! There are also valuable research materials on the ship."
"Save me, I'm a chef! I can cook!"
Seeing this, the remaining people desperately showed their value,
making it easier for Abyss to choose.
Ultimately, he gained two scientists, three biology PhDs, seven carpenters, and fifty-nine beautiful women, as well as some scientific equipment and medical supplies... a bountiful harvest!