"So this is the City of Gold?"
"It really is all gold! Hammer, we're rich!"
Tokikake shouted excitedly as he ran over to a ruined building covered in gold plating and began stroking it nonstop.
That utterly sleazy expression of his left all three factions speechless.
Hammer covered his face in complete embarrassment.
'Too humiliating!'
'Absolutely humiliating!'
'How the hell did I ended up choosing this idiot Tokikake as a bodyguard?'
Before anything even happened, the man had already thrown away all their dignity.
"Get lost, Tokikake! Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"
"That's just gold plating! Is there really any need to scream like that?!"
Unable to tolerate Tokikake's face any longer, Hammer casually waved a hand.
The cloud patterns transformed into an Iron Cloud python that instantly swallowed Tokikake whole before tossing him back into the group.
That move thoroughly shocked everyone present.
Skypieaens and Shandians felt Hammer becoming more terrifying by the minute.
Lance and the others felt Hammer's abilities were becoming more and more like those of a Logia-type Devil Fruit user.
Casually summoning clouds, way too cool!
"Cough cough, that was just a small interruption."
"This is the City of Gold, Shandora."
Hammer looked at the golden buildings with a slight smile.
'To be fair, the sheer amount of gold in Shandora really was impressive.'
'Even if most of it was just gold plating on buildings.'
'Gold was still gold!'
'Sigh, such an incredible sight.'
'And in the future, it would all get ruined because of some long-eared bastard.'
Hammer considered himself a good person.
Later, he definitely planned to make a trip to Birka.
Maybe he could kill that long-eared freak and steal back that lightning cheat power.
The Shandians were overwhelmingly emotional, but Chief Joshua quickly calmed himself down again.
Because although the City of Gold had been found.
The Light of Shandora was not here.
That was their true objective.
Seeing Joshua shift from excitement back to calmness, Hammer immediately understood what he was thinking.
With a slight smile, he said: "You're worried about the Light of Shandora, right? Don't worry."
"Since I said it out loud, that means I obviously know where it is."
Speaking of Shandora, four hundred years ago, when this land was blasted into the sky, it was pierced through by a giant vine.
Most of the buildings remained in Upper Yard, but the Light of Shandora, also known as the Golden Bell, was carried to the very top of the massive vine.
That was precisely why the Shandians had failed to locate the Golden Bell for four hundred years.
Over time, their belief gradually became: Skypieaens had hidden the Golden Bell.
And thus the war between both sides intensified endlessly.
"Come on, everyone, stand together! If someone falls later, I'm not responsible!"
"Cloud Armor! Release!"
"Iron Cloud Platform!"
Hammer spread both arms outward as every cloud pattern on the Cloud Armor began glowing.
Massive clouds spread outward like smoke.
The cloud mist passed through the crowd before steadily settling onto the ground.
All one hundred cubic meters of Iron Cloud dispersed outward.
Just imagine how enormous an area that covered.
Very quickly, it condensed into a giant circular platform.
"Air Molding! Jack Lift!"
"Rise!"
"Iron Cloud! Ascend!"
Once the platform formed, Hammer immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability.
Shockwaves erupted beneath the platform.
Soon, the entire platform carrying everyone began rising into the sky.
Although the ride quality...
Wasn't exactly great.
After all the platform shook violently with every impact.
DUANG! DUANG!
Everyone instantly felt dizzy.
But Hammer was having the time of his life.
Before long, accompanied by continuous hammering sounds, the group finally rose above the clouds.
"We're here! The Golden Bell!"
Above the clouds and giant vine stood the Golden Bell proudly.
Hammer looked at the giant bell made entirely of gold, excitement appearing on his face.
'This was completely different from the gold-plated ruins below.'
'This was one hundred percent pure gold!!'
'Pure gold!'
'HAHAHAHA! I Hammer am rich now!'
As for the ancient stone tablet beneath the bell, that was the Poneglyph.
If he remembered correctly, it recorded the location of the Ancient Weapon Poseidon.
But Hammer had absolutely zero interest in that thing.
Only a bunch of pirates like Roger's crew would care about stuff like that.
'Tch, chasing ancient history?'
'What was so interesting about that?'
'Living in the present and enjoying life wasn't better?'
'And besides, Poseidon?'
'Wasn't that just the future Mermaid Princess anyway? Hmph!'
"My god! It really is the Lamp of Shandora! The Golden Bell!"
"Ancestors! The Golden Bell has reappeared! The heavens have answered us!"
Joshua, who had just recovered from dizziness, instantly saw the massive Golden Bell.
He immediately dropped to his knees in worship.
Gan Fall, meanwhile, stared blankly at the bell before him.
At this moment, history itself had finally resurfaced.
The legendary Golden Bell stood right before everyone's eyes.
Hammer slowly walked up to the Golden Bell.
After gently touching it for a moment, he turned back and flashed a bright grin.
"Watch carefully, Shandians!"
"This is the Light of Shandora you've been searching for!"
As he spoke, Hammer raised his fist, preparing to strike the legendary Lamp of Shandora.
"HEY!!"
Just as Hammer's heavy punch was about to land, a sudden voice interrupted him.
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The sound of a Den Den Mushi suddenly rang out.
Everyone's attention instantly shifted toward it.
The Den Den Mushi belonged to Lance.
Under everyone's gaze, Lance slowly pulled it out and answered the call.
"Hello? Lance speaking!"
"Hm? What? Say that again?"
"WHAT THE HELL?! Then why are you idiots trying to fight?! RUN!"
"What? Oh come on, are you all stupid?! That's the Roger Pirates!"
"Tell everyone to return to the Warhammer and await orders!"
Click!
Hammer's face instantly darkened.
'Crap.'
How had he forgotten about the Roger Pirates, those walking disasters?
Roger had recruited Kozuki Oden from Whitebeard's crew.
That meant their target was definitely the Poneglyphs scattered around the world.
Skypiea.
Damn it!
He forgot!
"DAMN IT!"
DUANG!
In frustration, Hammer slammed a punch into the Golden Bell.
The bell instantly released a resounding chime.
The sound echoed across all of Upper Yard in an instant.
Joshua and all the Shandians immediately burst into tears.
"This... this is the Light of Shandora!"
"This is the final cry of the great warrior Kalgara before his death!"
"The Light of Shandora has been lit once more! The battle is over!"
"The promised bell has finally rung!"
At this moment, the heavy burden weighing upon every Shandian heart finally vanished.
Their ancestors' lifelong wish had been fulfilled.
The deep yet ethereal bell sound spread outward, passing through layers of cloud seas, reaching Skypiea above and even the Blue Sea below.
"There! Rang it, right?!"
"So from now on, you two sides don't need to keep fighting anymore, okay?"
"Great!"
"Lance! Let's go!"
"That's the freaking Roger Pirates!"
"Damn it! Get back to the Warhammer! Prepare to run!"
At this solemn and sacred moment, Hammer's frantic shouting suddenly shattered the atmosphere.
"Yes sir!"
"Oh right, Gan Fall! Make sure you get along peacefully with the Shandians from now on!"
"I will take my leave first! You people can climb down the vine yourselves!"
As he spoke, Hammer directly dispersed the Iron Clouds and departed together with his hundred Marines.
Leaving Gan Fall and Joshua completely speechless.
Gan Fall: 'This damn bastard! We're above the cloud sea right now!'
Joshua: 'Ancestors... please strike him with lightning already. This guy's a menace!'