"Ah, a cooking machine?"
Marika noticed the machine next to her, which had descriptions like 'steak', 'pork cutlet rice', 'ramen', and other foods. She curiously pressed the 'fried chicken' button, and after a series of sounds, the machine brought down a plate from the compartment below, releasing steaming hot fried chicken.
Marika took out the fried chicken and gently tasted it, nodding in satisfaction, "The taste isn't bad. This thing... If we put it on the civilian side, it could produce really simple meals. What's inside, Reni..."
"Let me take a look."
Renedia ran over and inspected the machine, "Hmm... there's food material inside. It seems that as long as there's enough ingredients, it can produce meals."
She also picked up a piece of fried chicken from Marika's tray, took a bite, and her eyes lit up, "The taste is surprisingly good. Though worlds apart from what you make, it seems quite convenient."
"As long as there are enough ingredients, meals can be made..."
Marika murmured to herself, then shook her head, "Too efficient, not good."
With this machine, people wouldn't even need to learn how to cook. They just need to put ingredients into the machine, which is simple and convenient, and the taste is acceptable.
But something like this, Sage likely wouldn't agree to.
"That's right, the people under my rule, how could they live like animals, eating when they're hungry and sleeping when they're tired, living a simple life and working simply, it's not proper." Sage said disdainfully.
It's not that efficiency is bad, but Sage doesn't particularly like this kind of efficiency.
He doesn't need endless work.
In this vast sea, endless work doesn't necessarily make one stronger. On the contrary, in a world where force and will reign supreme, personal combat power is more effective than those things.
Once safety is ensured, people can live however they want.
He enjoys the good life and is generous in benefitting his people, giving them leisure time to cook and relax.
Without enough rest, how can one create enthusiasm?
Without enthusiasm, how can there be true prosperity?
Working like a machine that requires efficiency?
Then he might as well develop intelligent robots for more efficiency. They don't even need to eat, they can work with open eyes, without closing them, and replace them if they wear out.
If you want to enjoy life, then let's enjoy it together.
How a person lives their life, Sage gives them freedom in this regard.
He doesn't really care about such things.
And the people under his rule, often taught by Marika in some cooking techniques, are also enjoying life. There's no need to be so efficient.
"Temperature..."
Lily reached out her hand to feel the temperature within the town, surprised, "It's different from the sea area, the climate here is very mild. If it's a technological achievement, is there a device for regulating temperature? It's really impressive."
She felt something was different as soon as she arrived on the island. Although the temperature on the sea was not cold, it wasn't comfortable either. Logically, this island should belong to Autumn Island leaning into Winter, with a damp chill. Once the temperature drops, although not as severe as the Northern Lands, it's certainly not mild.
But here, the climate is milder than a spring island, very comfortable.
"Sage, this is an incredible thing!"
Lily thought of something and said, "If we could control the island's temperature, it could change the soil. Then some of our unplantable islands could be put to use. We could plant whatever we want by controlling the climate temperature!"
On islands with different magnetic fields, the climate varies. The previous island might be a spring island, and the next one a winter island, without a unified climate. But with this technology, the temperature can change.
"There's more."
Renedia knew a little more, "If we could change the temperature, then controlling the climate would be no problem. If we can control the climate..."
No need to finish the sentence, everyone knew what needed to be done.
Just like Sage's storm, once it arrives, it's a disaster.
"What a good thing..."
Sage looked up. From this angle, they could see the town center still shrouded in mist, with the mist forming a large cloud above. Atop the cloud were some buildings and the cracked eggshell they had seen.
"There's a halo."
Lily also glanced up, frowning, "A protective barrier? What's so important up there... Sage!"
Just as she spoke, she immediately looked ahead, gripping the sword handle tightly.
The strong aura at the front seemed to have intensified and was spreading in this direction...
"Here they come."
Sage grinned ferociously, "Of course, running into me and not coming over, that old monkey isn't that arrogant."
...
"Moshi moshi."
Below the Egg Island development layer, Kizaru held a radio snail and smiled, "What should we do, a natural disaster is coming. Should we continue the mission first, or stop the disaster?"
Right at his feet, Sentomaru lay there completely charred, without a trace of resistance.
Kizaru looked happily at the radio snail, glancing at Sentomaru through his sunglasses, but his specific gaze couldn't be seen, not even his expression changed.
His 'little nephew', whom he's seen grow up from a child, calling him 'old uncle' to 'old man', Sentomaru, now had to become an enemy.
Because one needed to eliminate Vegapunk, and the other needed to protect Vegapunk.
"A natural disaster..."
The voice from the radio snail said gravely, "Stop him, I'll go to Egghead personally. Don't let the disaster discover the Mother Fire Seed!"
"Quite frightening... understood."
Kizaru hung up the phone, and as he crossed over Sentomaru, his lower body transformed into a mass of yellow light. In just a flash, he appeared in the sky in front of Sage, crossing his hands to make an 'ok' sign and shooting a large number of light bullets.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
The dazzling light almost blinded everyone, causing the subordinates behind Sage to close their eyes instinctively.
"Thunder Net!"
But as the extremely fast light bullets were fired, they formed a dense net of lightning upon a crisp sound, blocking the incoming light bullets and causing them to explode in the air with the thunder net, creating a huge cloud of smoke.
Lily had already drawn her white thunder, watching the rising smoke with a serious expression.
"Oh~ so scary."
The smoke quickly dissipated, and Kizaru stood still in the air with his hands in his pockets, smiling:
"Lightning? It doesn't seem so. It's simply a Haki slash. Can light also be blocked? That's quite illogical. Is it the Sword Princess? Your Highness, you're quite frightening."
Pure Haki can't withstand the elements; Laced onto an object, although it can harden, his abilities aren't simple, capable of being blocked but not destroyed.
Yet his attack was 'slashed away'.
"Oykot doesn't recognize me, but your Navy does?" Lily coldly said.
"Bloodlines can't be ignored, you know."
Kizaru said, "Otherwise, Roger's son wouldn't have sparked a war. Some people will always believe in this, right?"
"Typical of you."
Sage laughed heartily, "Always saying cryptic yet philosophical things, it's been a long time, monkey!"
"No manners at all, whether it's the Navy or the pirates, young people should use honorifics when greeting the elderly. After all... people do call me 'old man'."
Kizaru scratched his head, "Won't even ask how you found this place, what's your aim?"
"Same as yours."
Sage stretched his hand back, as Mute and Pearl, one in front and one behind, held a Wolf Fang Club with Eight Precepts and handed it to him. He bared his teeth and grinned viciously:
"All for Vegapunk!"