Granny turned her head and sneered at Sage: "So what if you know Haki? Your Haki intensity has no effect on me. My body isn't simply enveloped in a layer; it transforms from inside out. Whether it's blood vessels or internal organs, they're all in this form. You can't break me!"
"Whether they are slashes or strikes, nothing affects His Majesty, because His Majesty is the most noble existence in the world. His Majesty is... unshakable!"
Sage gently flicked his right arm, a burst of white vapor emerged; the cracked bones gradually healed at this moment. He stared at Granny, "I don't care what you are!"
The feeling from the kick did indeed give him a solid sensation.
The weight and force, amplified enormously by the fusion of the entire castle and the mountains of gold, which was expected.
But the speed was quite fast, which took Sage by surprise.
However...
So what!
He was very displeased!
Sage's eyes turned fierce, he said intimidatingly:
"You messed up my gold; you'd better separate it out again and then tell me where the Golden Country is, that way, you'll die a little easier."
"Golden Country?"
Granny was startled, then her lips curled into a terrifying arc: "Golden Country! Hahaha, you're here for that! Is it the Cursed Coins?!"
"Indeed, the reputation of Anu Country is long gone, the legend of the Golden Country was manipulated into lies long ago. This place is so remote, the Navy and His Majesty's ten thousand soldiers are here; ordinary pirates could never come here."
"Apart from the Cursed Coins, no pirate would dare venture here. As expected, you're just a bunch of dreamers, chasing ancient tales to this place..."
She glanced at Las, who followed closely behind Hawkins, laughed, "So this little demon is with you guys, kid, do you know why His Majesty wants to execute your father?!"
"W-Why?!" Las widened his eyes, clenched his fist, "My dad did nothing wrong, why do you want to execute him?!"
"Proving the Golden Country to His Majesty was wrong in itself!"
Granny's smile turned wicked, "The so-called Golden Country certainly exists, but it's His Majesty's Golden Country, not yours. You're just a bunch of slaves. How can slaves share His Majesty's glory? So he committed a grave sin, and deserved to die!"
These words made Sage squint, and Lily beside him instinctively gripped her sword hilt, her gaze turning icy.
"Slave?"
"Yes, slave!"
Granny looked up to the sky, saw the full moon gradually moving to the center, a pathological smile appeared on her face, "Oh... it seems like it's the day of the tide, before you die, I'll tell you, without sharing, His Majesty lacks some amusement!"
She pointed the yellow diamond greatsword at Las, "Know the Demon Race? A race nearly vanished in the ocean, they carry the ancient giant's bloodline, their greatest trait is possessing extremely high physical qualities, capable of adapting to any environment. And this tribe, His Majesty has it! This little devil and his father are the Demon Race!"
"But His Majesty didn't think traces of the Demon Race still existed on the surface. Once killed, His Majesty will purge the surface and destroy all you slaves dreaming of rebellion, then those below will be left with no hope."
Granny laughed heartily, "Long ago, Anu Country was indeed the Golden Country, but not above ground, it's underground! Deep underground, holds vast amounts of gold, and it's still there! But it's too deep, normal humans can't reach or mine it, but the Demon Race can, they're excellent miners."
"This place was originally the homeland of the Demon Race, they mined gold here, turning Stone Country into Golden Country, attracting many outsiders, and similarly, attracting His Majesty's ancestors."
"His Majesty is originally royal family, possessing the Smelt-Smelt Fruit for generations..."
"For generations?" Lily frowned, "Can Devil Fruits be hereditary?"
"Some can."
Sage said solemnly, "I know this."
In Alabasta, that country's Jackal Fruit and Tweet-Tweet Fruit, these Zoan-type fruits have been passed down for generations.
Devil Fruit, visualized wish of humanity, inherently has a tendency to choose its owner, similarly, it can choose a country due to geography.
Granny's face fell, the greatsword pointed at Lily, "You seem to be a noble, His Majesty forgives your insolence, but next time, you will atone with death."
She paused, seemingly thinking of something joyful, continued to laugh, "The power of the Smelt-Smelt Fruit easily dissolves the gold mine into high-purity gold, so the Demon Race cooperated with His Majesty's family, they mined, and we refined."
"But, such a thing as gold, how can it be shared with people. We've come to this chosen land, so it's ours! The ancestors had an idea..."
Granny laughed loudly, "Trap the Demon Race forever underground as slaves! These demons, like you, always dreaming, always so naive! Just a little trickery, exploiting their trust, have their entire tribe go underground, seal the entire island, turn it into land of stone, they can never come out, and then..."