The religious beliefs in the one piece world are quite complex, and no one interferes regardless of what one believes, as long as they do not violate rules set by a few people. However, regardless of the religion, spiders, due to their appearance, are mostly associated with the camp of evil gods.
The nun was not a member of any weird sect, hence the reaction. However, most religions do not have unified management, as long as the religion aligns with the characteristics of the local kingdom, they are considered legal in that area.
It’s very likely that two people may believe in the same god, but because of different birthplaces, their doctrines are completely different.
If one were to look for a sect with a widespread influence at sea and unified command, the Arceus Cult is one of them.
The World Government’s agents were also aware of this cult, but they simply regarded it as something Kaido created to control the pirate crew.
Because the existence of religion, in most cases, is often a tool for those in power to rule. Especially since the doctrine of the Arceus Cult is overly simple, essentially stating that by believing in Arceus, one can obtain everything. It was a doctrine so “simple” that it doesn’t matter to them.
Not long after, Yamato walked out with a disappointed expression; she hadn’t seen any other survivors inside.
“No need to go over there. I came from there. This kingdom has been destroyed. Apart from the royal family, there’s practically no one left in this kingdom.”
Arceus stopped Yamato who was planning to continue exploring. What they had seen was already enough, and there was no need to continue.
In fact, they did not spend much time coming here because Flevance’s territory is not big. The land area of countries in this world is sometimes comparable to medieval villages. The reason Flevance is called the White City is because its area is very small.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be White City, but rather White Kingdom.
“But…”
“No ‘buts,’ what you see right now is the reality. Flevance is an exception, but there are more than one countries like it. World Government has over two hundred allied kingdoms, but do you know how many non-allied kingdoms there are?”
“But, it’s a bit different from what I imagined.”
Although she didn’t ask a foolish question like why are they oblivious to others’ plight, she couldn’t imagine someone letting a country perish for their own benefits.
“You can’t handle these matters for now, and Yamato, your evaluation for this trip is out.”
“Eh?! There was such a thing?”
She had no idea that there was an evaluation for her trip, and bringing up her evaluation at this time didn’t match Arceus’s usual habits.
“Your strength is acceptable, and your Devil Fruit abilities have improved. However, you are too reckless, putting yourself in dangerous situations more than once. You are not qualified to venture out alone. In short, you failed.”
“But… Father sometimes also does things like this.”
“How do you know that?”
“Father sometimes talks about his past experiences when he’s drunk.”
Yamato’s answer was a bit unexpected, but it didn’t change the outcome.
“Focus on learning what you ought to.”
Apart from Kaido’s monstrous physique, she didn’t inherit any of Kaido’s shrewdness. Instead, she has learned to be reckless to the extreme.
“Once we’re back, you’re not allowed to learn anything from him in that regard. Also, add half an hour of general knowledge theory class every day.”
“Wait, Dad, can we change the theory class to something else?”
To be honest, she didn’t want to attend classes, whether it was Kaido’s combat training or regular theory classes. But if she had to choose one, she’d rather go to the training ground than attend theory classes.
“No, let Queen teach you some more cunning tricks. Your naivety needs to be balanced out. If you don’t want to attend the class, that’s fine too.”
“Really?”
“Yes, choose either your father or me. As long as you can win… no, as long as you can endure for an hour under our full strength attacks, you can travel by yourself.”
Kaido may seem reckless, but he always kept the risks under control. For example, when he was young, he always targeted prison ships because those ships couldn’t trap him, but if he ran into a Marine base back then, he would truly be walking into a trap.
When he later began to act recklessly, he already had enough strength. Yamato had two options: either become more shrewd or have absolute strength that could disregard consequences.
Kozuki Oden has been dead for several years. To endure Kaido’s attacks for an hour, she would need to reach at least Oden’s level from back then. Although Yamato is already a monster among her peers, it’s impossible for her to do it.
After a brief thought, she accepted the fact that she had another course added to her schedule.
“Olga, take them back to the ship. Let the doctor deal with these two. Diancie, come with me to the mine.”
The number of survivors here was comparable to the Lunarian race, but that wasn’t his concern. Although the World Government covered up the existence of Amber Lead using the excuse of a contagious disease, Flevance would inevitably become a deserted city in the near future.
Even if the surrounding countries wish to exploit it, they will have to wait for some time. Therefore, the price of Amber Lead is bound to soar in the near future. Taking away a large amount of Amber Lead at this time is important for the future.
“Diancie, let me see what you’ve learned from Queen.”
“Yes, my lord. You’ll be satisfied.”
Diancie’s method of creating diamonds involved compressing carbon atoms in the air. Due to her race, she was naturally familiar with this element. Queen’s teaching aimed to make Diancie understand more elemental structures for extracting other substances.
However, Queen’s use of this ability was somewhat biased. Aside from extracting special elements, he also created a type of specialized fertilizer containing various elements that bananas needed.
“But, my lord, please help me with a small thing. That matter exceeds my capabilities.”
She can compress the elements in the air but is unable to directly mine. If she is asked to mine the minerals in the crust, she can only dig them out bit by bit.
The mine already exists here. Following the opening left in the mine, high-temperature flames were released by Arceus, and an endless sea of fire almost filled the entire mine. The Amber Lead inside also began to vaporize under the influence of the high temperatures.
This was the condition Diancie needed. A light pink glow appeared in her hands, and under her control, the floating Amber Lead gas recondensed into a block of Amber Lead’s ingots. These were the purified Amber Lead, and their purity was even higher than that of Flevance in the past.
Once the purification process was completed, Amber Lead would become harmless to humans. Moreover, under Diancie’s control, there is no excess Amber Lead leakage to worry about. Now, the only thing to consider was how to transport them away.
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