Chapter 64
Since their next stop was Skypiea,
Victor immediately stored the Plant Scholars away.
When they arrived at Skypiea again aboard the flying ship, the situation was pretty much the same.
The only difference was that the two races on Skypiea were now living in peace.
For Victor and Heracles and the others, there was no longer the same excitement and thrill as the first time.
But Roger and the others found it very novel.
"Hmm—pretty obedient. They didn't start fighting again."
Victor instantly sensed the situation on Skypiea.
However, although the two tribes were living peacefully, they had still divided the land into autonomous zones.
"Still okay—at least they're not fighting much."
Heracles nodded in agreement.
"Victor kid—so you really did come to Skypiea before."
"This environment is really special—very interesting. Hahaha."
Roger had heard Victor and the others mention long ago that they had been to Skypiea, but he hadn't taken it seriously.
Since they were all now powerhouses who had experienced countless battles, their physiques were on a completely different level from before.
Even Nora and the other few shipwrights instantly adapted to Skypiea's environment again.
Even the Elli-Eni twin doctors didn't collapse—they adapted to the air here after just a short while.
When Victor's flying ship landed at the original location of Shandora (the Golden City),
The people of Skypiea quickly gathered around.
Among them was Gan Fall.
"Everyone, look—it's the God who has returned!"
"It really is the God—just like the statue!"
The surrounding crowd became extremely excited upon seeing Victor.
Victor felt a bit confused at first, but when he saw the giant statue standing near the shrine, he immediately understood the source of all this.
It turned out the people of Skypiea had carved a massive statue based on Victor's appearance.
It stood in front of the shrine for people to revere and worship.
"We pay respects to the God." ×N
As soon as Victor was recognized, everyone present began respectfully kneeling and worshipping him.
This gave Victor a very strange feeling.
Being treated as a god really did give one a sense of being high above others.
"Hey, Victor—now they're your followers. Look how much they worship and revere you."
Heracles nudged Victor and said with a smile.
"Sigh—I didn't expect this. I'll have them disperse."
Victor looked at the scene and felt helpless.
"Hahaha—Victor kid, I never thought you'd have such strong influence even on Skypiea."
Roger saw this and burst into loud laughter.
"Haha—looks like Victor has been to quite a few places."
Jabba also started teasing Victor.
"Hmm—actually not bad. At least there's no conflict. Saves trouble."
Rayleigh said with a light smile.
So Victor walked in front of the group of Skypiea people.
"Alright—we have our own things to do. You all disperse now—go do what you need to do."
Victor stood seriously in front of them—his tall figure giving off a particularly oppressive presence.
At this moment, his words carried a very divine and irresistible quality.
"Yes, God."
Hearing Victor's command, the group obediently dispersed gradually.
However, the leaders of both tribes stayed behind, hoping to see if there was anything they could help with.
Victor didn't bother with them.
Soon, Roger and the others arrived in front of Skypiea's Poneglyph.
This Poneglyph on Skypiea was an informational Poneglyph.
Victor had already made a rubbing of this Poneglyph during his first visit.
But Victor had no intention of taking it out—he actually hoped Roger and the others could come to Skypiea and see it for themselves.
Only places you've personally visited count as a complete voyage, right?
Anyway, Roger was now in the state of eating whatever he wanted—this was basically a vacation for him.
Rayleigh and the others found the situation quite interesting.
So Roger's group arrived at the Poneglyph.
"Hahaha—it's an informational Poneglyph. Not bad—we didn't come here for nothing."
Roger saw it was a legitimate Poneglyph and laughed.
"Hmm—it really is an informational Poneglyph."
Kozuki Oden looked at the Poneglyph in front of him and nodded.
"Hmm? Where did Heracles and Crocus go?"
Beli suddenly noticed Heracles wasn't with them.
"Don't worry about them—they went to research plants and gather herbs."
"The plants and animals on Skypiea grow extremely well. It's rare to come here—naturally they want to gather some."
Victor said softly.
No helping it—Heracles and the other five botanists were all like this.
Whenever they encountered unique geology or plants, they had to go study them.
Their passion and habits were already familiar to everyone.
Roger of course wouldn't stop them—he actually respected these scholars very much.
"Hahaha—no problem. Let them do their thing."
Roger said supportively upon hearing this.
Kozuki Oden quickly finished rubbing the Poneglyph.
"Since we're here, let's leave something behind."
"Oden—help me carve a message here."
"I, Roger, have come to this place and will bring this text to the end of the world. Hahaha."
Roger finished speaking and laughed loudly.
"It's done."
Oden quickly finished carving.
"This place looks like ruins—I see there's a giant golden bell up there."
"And there's a big snake here."
Rayleigh looked around at the environment.
"This used to be where the Golden City was—later I took it. The golden bell up there belonged to the Golden City too."
"Since we're here, let's go up and ring the golden bell again."
Victor explained.
"So that's how it is—no wonder you have so much gold."
Rayleigh suddenly understood.
With that, Victor had already appeared at the golden bell's location.
Duang. ×N
After more than ten years, the resonant sound of the golden bell that reached straight to the heart rang out once again.
In an instant, the people of Skypiea all raised their heads at the same time and looked toward the golden bell in the sky.
"Great—the golden bell rang again!"
"Yes—it's the God who has returned. He rang the golden bell again."
"Right, right—when the golden bell rings, it means the God has returned."
"The God has returned—then I must go pay respects later and pray for a good harvest next year."
"Yeah—I hope I can hold a good grandson tomorrow."
The people of Skypiea began discussing among themselves and continuously prayed toward the god in their hearts.
"Hmm—this sound really is nice. It makes the whole person feel calm."
Rayleigh looked at the golden bell wrapped in vines and said softly.
"Who could argue? This sound really can bring people back to peace."
Jabba walked to Rayleigh's side and also said softly.
"Hahaha—not bad—this trip wasn't in vain."
Roger smiled while looking at the golden bell in the sky.
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