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Former Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The ground shook vaiolently!
The Marines pressed against the windows, their eyes fixed on the water below.
"Look, the water level is dropping!"
"No, Marineford is rising!"
"Vegapunk was right—that Daichi is really raising the world!"
The Marines looked at each other in horror.
During the Summit War, nearly half of Marineford, especially Oris Plaza below, was submerged.
This made Marineford unusable as Marine Headquarters, and even as a general G-branch, it was a struggle.
Now, Marineford had risen!
"Is that Daichi... a god?"
Including the officers, all the Marines were too shocked to think. A scene worthy of a miracle was unfolding before their eyes—how could they remain calm?
There was also the most important question!
Facing Daichi, who was comparable to a god and could bring immense change to the entire world, what reason did they have to fight him?
Preventing him—wouldn't that be preventing the world's progress?
The root of wars usually stemmed from uneven resource distribution, but Daichi could provide endless resources to the entire world.
New continents awaited the world!
Although it was unknown how high Daichi could raise the land, since he could do it now, it meant he could do it in the future too.
One day, people would no longer live on small islands, but on vast, boundless continents!
In the Grand Line, Alabasta was hailed as a superpower precisely because its territory was large enough to support tens of millions of people.
But now the world had changed. As long as the "God of Earth" Daichi raised the land, people would have countless resources waiting to be developed, and the population would inevitably skyrocket.
Previously, a million people could be called a great nation, and ten million a superpower, but in the future, some countries might have populations exceeding one hundred million.
It was foreseeable that humanity would usher in an unprecedented prosperity!
And all of this was the change orchestrated by the "God of Earth" Daichi himself. He was the one who brought transformation to the world.
As Marines who pursued justice, how could they view Daichi as an enemy? Doing so would make them public enemies of the world.
New World, Tequila Wolf.
Tequila Wolf was composed of dozens of islands, far apart from each other, connected by bridges.
Now, the sea between the islands had almost disappeared!
Tequila Wolf had become a whole, a landmass even larger than Alabasta, hundreds or thousands of times its previous size!
"Endless land!"
The laborers stood on the bridges, gazing at the land emerging from the sea, their minds in a trance, unable to recover for a long time.
They had witnessed a miracle with their own eyes.
"Daichi-sama is a god!"
Similar situations were occurring all over the world, especially in clustered archipelagos, many of which had directly merged.
Even ordinary islands had significantly increased in area. Previously submerged coastlines reappeared, and their scope was even wider.
The whole world was in a frenzy.
"God!"
"Daichi-san must be a god!"
"Only a god can create such a miracle!"
New World, Egghead.
Vegapunk returned to the screen.
"Just within the past hour, Daichi-san triggered crustal movement, causing the global sea level to drop by a full 10 meters, and the entire world has undergone earth-shattering changes."
"My heart is incredibly excited right now—it's almost jumping out of my chest. I don't know what to say at all."
"But as a scientist, I must explain the changes in the world to you. The land does not rise out of thin air, nor does the seawater disappear without reason."
"Just as the land rose worldwide, the Red Line, which encircles the world, continuously sank due to crustal movement. According to my observations, the Red Line has dropped by about 500 meters!"
"According to my deduction, it is the sinking of the Red Line that caused the land in other areas to be squeezed and rise!"
"Furthermore, I noticed a very interesting set of data!"
"The average elevation of the Red Line is about 10,000 meters. Calculating with the data just obtained, 10 meters corresponds to 500 meters!"
"If the Red Line were to completely submerge, then the height the world would rise would be exactly 200 meters, which matches my predicted data!"
"This means that the Red Line is very likely a result of the war 800 years ago. When the entire Red Line sinks into the sea, the world will return to its state 800 years ago!"
Another astonishing speculation.
"Also, I mentioned Laugh Tale before, where the truth of the 800-year-old war is hidden. I have an idea now."
"Over the years, countless pirates have searched in the New World, but only Pirate King Roger found Laugh Tale by relying on the Road Poneglyphs."
"Even if Laugh Tale is reclusive, it's impossible for it not to have been discovered for 800 years. Therefore, is there a possibility that Laugh Tale is not on a certain island, but rather 200 meters deep underwater!"
"That is, located in the ruins of the Great Kingdom from 800 years ago. If so, then it's normal that the pirates couldn't find Laugh Tale!"
"However, these are just my speculations, and their authenticity needs to be verified."
Laugh Tale hidden underwater?!
The pirates were extremely horrified.
Although it seemed like a fantasy, upon careful consideration, it did make some sense. If Laugh Tale were truly on a certain island, it should have been discovered by pirates long ago.
They had been searching for 800 years!
No one ever said that Laugh Tale had to be on a certain island. Given this, the possibility of Laugh Tale being underwater was extremely high, and only such concealment would prevent it from being discovered by pirates.
They had fallen into a blind spot in their thinking!
Mary Geoise, Flower Room.
"Kill him quickly!"
Imu trembled, cold sweat pouring down her face.
If the Red Line completely sank, Mary Geoise would be exposed to the world, without natural defenses. They would face constant danger and could no longer rest easy.
And Laugh Tale, likewise, must not be found by mortals!
Kill Daichi!
Only by killing Daichi was it possible to change all of this. Otherwise, the World Government's rule would inevitably lead to its demise!
Imu clutched her head, her mind frantic.
Fear corroded her heart!
In the Chamber of Authority.
The Five Elders were drenched in sweat. Even Garling, who had just become one of the Five Elders, felt an indescribable panic.
Just now, they had also felt the tremors in Mary Geoise, but they hadn't expected the Red Line below to sink by 500 meters!
If it sank 500 meters today and another 1000 meters tomorrow, it wouldn't be long before the Red Line completely disappeared.
Even Mary Geoise where they lived might sink into the sea!
The threat to their survival was imminent!
At this moment, Egghead.
The magma lake bubbled, and soon a stout, naked man emerged from the magma, appearing on the screen, censored by holy light.
The man raised both arms, pointing his hands toward the sky!
"I am the Supreme Commander of Hoenn, Daichi!"
"God of Earth!"