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In just a few short hours, Abel left two lasting impressions on the Sky Islanders about the people of the Blue Sea.

1. People from the Blue Sea are all big eaters!

2. They are naive and have more money than sense!

Their unfamiliarity with the world was truly amusing.

But Abel didn't care at all.

If it weren't for the limited space in the safe of his Universal Capsule No. 1, he would want a hundred of each item.

This was after heavy self-control.

"Ah, ah, ah, can you hear me speaking?"

A little girl was playing with a Den-Den Mushi, and soon her Den-Den Mushi repeated her voice: "Ah, ah, ah, can you hear me speaking?"

"There's a voice, there's a voice! There's another me inside speaking!"

Baby-5 was thrilled and wouldn't let go, recording and playing back over and over, having a blast.

"Perhaps I could give some to Caesar to research?"

Abel was also fiddling with a Visual Den-Den Mushi, thinking that these Sky Island specialties might have other potential uses.

For example, what about using one or several giant Wind Dial to speed up ships?

Whether this was a feasible piece of fantasy technology was yet to be determined.

After all, in this world where cola can be used as fuel, other fanciful ideas might not be impossible either.

In the following two days, while Abel took Baby-5 around for sightseeing, he also obtained a complete map of Sky Island and casually gathered a lot of the information he wanted to know.

For instance, the Island of Gods "Upper Yard," the ancient city of Shandora that had been wiped out, some details about the Shandia people, and a small Sky Island to the south named Bilka.

Knowing this, Abel had a good idea of the situation.

Since Bilka still existed, this meant that in this period, Enel had not yet destroyed his homeland and hadn't become so delusional as to consider himself an almighty god.

"Let's play for one more day tomorrow, and then set out to have some snake soup, and in the process, I'll make a rubbing of the historical text from Sky Island."

"Then head straight to Bilka, find Enel, beat him up, subjugate him with the 'Contract of Dominating the Devil', and then go home. Perfect!"

"But before that, I've got to shake off those pesky tails."

...

Shandora, an ancient city that perished 800 years ago, was now completely abandoned and overgrown with vines.

Abel brought Baby-5 here not for gold, but for the giant python known as the 'Lord of the Sky.'

As for the two Sky Islanders who had been secretly monitoring him, he had shaken them off completely, and they had probably gone to report to Gan Fall by now.

Abel just hoped the latter would be sensible; otherwise, he might have to help the Sky Islanders choose a new 'God.'

After some searching, he didn't find the giant python but did come across the historical text.

If Abel remembered correctly, this Poneglyph should contain information about Poseidon.

But he already knew that Poseidon was the princess of Fishman Island, Shirahoshi, so this artifact was of no value to him.

However, with the mindset of never leaving a place empty-handed, he used the tools he had prepared in advance to make a rubbing.

It might fetch a good price in the future.

While he was focused on making the rubbing, a giant python approached silently without him noticing.

After searching everywhere to no avail, when he stopped searching, it came to him on its own.

"Hiss!"

In a swift motion, the giant python's head shot towards Abel like an arrow, as if trying to swallow him whole.Abel did not resist, allowing himself to be swallowed whole by the creature.

He thought to himself that this snake obviously hadn't read "Journey to the West," unaware that it should not eat unfamiliar things indiscriminately.

Now, things had become simple.

"Abel!"

The little girl was frightened out of her wits, and then with a face full of anger, she started to attack the huge python in front of her, showing no sign of fear.

"Give Abel back to me!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

This python had lived for countless years; not only was it enormous, but it also had grown white fur on its body, which was rather bizarre.

It didn't take the little girl seriously and opened its mouth wide, ready for a feast.

But suddenly, the intense pain from within its belly forced it to halt its actions.

"Hiss Hiss Hiss"

In pain, the python rolled around on the ground. It opened its mouth, trying to vomit out the foreign object inside, but it was easier said than done.

It indulged in swallowing Abel, but now it found that regurgitating was a pipe dream.

If the snake could talk, it would definitely be cursing up a storm right now.

Then, accompanied by a powerful slash from within, the python was struck, blood spilled everywhere, and after its body stiffened, it became lifeless.

The 'Lord of the Sky' was thus simply slain by a man from the Blue Sea.

When Abel emerged from its body, his clothes were completely corroded, attesting to the creature's potency! 

If it weren't for the defense provided by his Armament Haki, any other person swallowed carelessly would probably have been digested in no time.

Therefore, the key to this strategy working was one's own resilience; otherwise, throwing out the bait would be in vain.

"Abel, are you okay? You scared me to death when that huge python suddenly appeared."

"I'm fine. Let me change into a new set of clothes, and then we can roast and eat this guy."

"Okay!"

Baby-5 didn't think there was anything wrong with the idea. Since the snake wanted to eat them, it seemed only natural for them to eat the snake in return.

Only, she wondered if this old python would actually taste good.

Abel was not sure himself, but after changing into new clothes, he began to prepare the snake with various spices he had bought earlier.

Soon a strong aroma filled the air, which surprised both Abel and Baby-5.

While the roasted snake meat needed some more time, they decided to try the snake soup cooked with the Flaming Mussels.

"It's hot, but really delicious!"

The little girl was initially resistant, but after one taste, she was convinced of its deliciousness.

The snake meat was not as tough as imagined; it was rather tender and chewy.

Even Abel's modest culinary skills didn't ruin it.

The roasted snake meat that followed was no different; the plentiful meat was quickly devoured by both, their mouths greasy from the feast.

As Abel had previously guessed, the python had lived so long and gained the title 'Lord of the Sky' because it possessed a unique feature.

The talent "Might of the Giant Beast" was successfully recorded in the 'Lord of the Sky' template and began to evolve.

Talent: "Might of the Giant Beast" (Orange)

[Description: Integrates the power of the templates from the Ice Dragon, Rugged Mammoth, and the python 'Lord of the Sky'. When activated, it consumes a great deal of physical strength and blesses one with the Might of the Giant Beast.]

[Blessed with the Might of the Giant Beast, strength will be enhanced by five times.]

[Side effects: Vast consumption of physical strength. If the body's resilience is unsuitable, it may lead to self-destruction.]

[Growability: Record 12 different giant beast templates. Number of templates recorded: 3 (Ice Dragon, Rugged Mammoth, 'Lord of the Sky')]