Chapter 240: [Golden Bizarre Adventure]

Due to the significant distance between Birka and the current sky island.

Adrian had no choice but to abandon the pet snake he had just acquired less than half a day ago and fly alone to the destination.

As the sky gradually darkened, the stars shone brilliantly.

Because of the altitude of ten thousand meters, the night sky on the sky island was even more beautiful than what could be seen from the ocean below.

The vast Milky Way seemed within arm's reach.

But was it even his Milky Way.

During his journey, Adrian had the opportunity to check the 'Unknown Mysterious Reward' he had just received. He clicked to use it.

A prompt appeared on the panel.

[You have received the 'Unknown Mysterious Reward'!]

[Determining the task...]

[Determination complete!]

[You have acquired the skill - [Golden Bizarre Adventure]!]

[Golden Bizarre Adventure: A special skill that, when exploring unknown locations or identifying unknown items, allows you to use this skill to forcibly obtain some historical information about that location/item. It can be used on a target repeatedly, with a cooldown time of 30 days.]

[Note 1: This skill is particularly useless in searching for golden treasures...]

[Note 2: Each time you use this skill, you will also receive the negative status [Big Talker]. The likelihood of others believing you are lying increases by 80% for 7 days when you talk to them.]

[Note 3: This smell... is the smell of lies.]

"..."

Looking at the newly acquired skill on the panel, even Adrian, who was usually full of witty remarks, found himself speechless.

Without a doubt, 'Golden Bizarre Adventure' was a very unique ability.

Although it didn't enhance combat capabilities or physical attributes, it was a godly skill for completing tasks and uncovering storylines.

In simpler terms, this skill was akin to accessing the code of an item or directly view its historical record.

In this gamified world, it was almost like having GM powers!

But the problem was...

Those three points.

"What the heck is the first point about?!"

"The skill is called Golden Bizarre Adventure, yet it can't be used to search for golden treasures. They might as well change the skill name!"

"The second point is even more ridiculous!"

"While I understand that this skill is probably derived from the legendary 'Big Talker Noland,' it shouldn't mean I get treated like a liar every time I use it, right?"

"Even if they changed [Big Talker] to [Pinocchio], it would be better!"

"A long nose that can extend and retract has its own uses! Snow White was particularly satisfied with it!"

"Although I already have Life Return, the abilities are somewhat redundant."

"Never mind, it seems Pinocchio wouldn't be a great idea either, since that long nose overlaps with Usopp's character."

"The third point seems to be a supplement to the second, but..."

"Seriously?!"

Adrian was quite displeased with the panel's constant joking behavior.

However.

'Golden Bizarre Adventure' was the first skill Adrian had with a definite cooldown period, and the cooldown was as long as a month.

Adrian had originally thought that in this semi-real, semi-game world, cooldown skills didn't exist!

At least not for an 'NPC' like him.

Now it seemed that such thoughts were somewhat presumptuous.

However, a specialized skill like 'Golden Bizarre Adventure' having a defined cooldown period was not entirely unacceptable.

In just a short moment.

Adrian figured out the real way to use this skill.

That's right!

It was to "search for Devil Fruits"!

Although the skill description clearly stated that it could only obtain partial information about unknown items, and only past information, as long as you accumulated enough, you could piece together complete intelligence.

Thinking of this, Adrian's figure suddenly halted in mid-air.

Summoned Rumi and have her deliver the "Devil Fruit Encyclopedia" originally stored in the Tree of Knowledge Library in Ohara.

The scholars had carefully collected and stored those precious books from the Tree of Knowledge Library in the Castle long before the Ohara Buster Call to prevent them from being damaged by cannon fire.

Now, they can finally be put to use!

The reason for going to Birka was precisely for that legendary Devil Fruit!

Moments later.

A thick, hardcover book appeared in Adrian's hands, with the words "Devil Fruit Encyclopedia" embossed on its spine, and the cover adorned with images of various fruits.

After searching the index for a moment, Adrian found the page documenting the "Goro Goro no Mi."

As one of the most renowned Logia Devil Fruits, the Goro Goro no Mi naturally had detailed information in the encyclopedia, including a picture album!

It was a wondrous fruit, entirely azure blue, resembling a mutated apple with densely packed, twisted lightning clusters protruding from its surface, full of peculiar arabesque spiral patterns.

Adrian extended his palm, pressing it against the image of the Goro Goro no Mi, and activated his newly acquired ability.

[You used the skill [Golden Adventure] on the image of the [Goro Goro no Mi]!]

[You have obtained the following information…]

Suddenly, everything in front of Adrian shattered into a kaleidoscope of fragmented light.

The next moment, as if falling weightlessly, Adrian's perspective zoomed in sharply, and the fragments of light quickly reassembled into a scene before his eyes.

It was a vision of the past, a pitch-black night with a bright, full moon hanging high in the sky.

Adrian speculated.

This scene should depict a past battle involving a previous user of the Goro Goro no Mi. The ability user's image should appear soon.

Let the thunder shatter the darkness!

Adrian recited the line, filled with anticipation…

But then, the scene remained motionless until it ended.

???

Hmm?

Something didn't seem right.

Adrian tilted his head, three large yellow question marks appearing above him.

Is that it?

I thought this was an AVI file, at least a GIF, but it turns out it's just a static JPG?

Adrian looked at the panel prompt; the [Golden Adventure] skill was now on cooldown, needing 30 days before it could be used again.

Moreover, his personal attribute panel now had a negative debuff labeled [Big Talker].

"Damn…"

Adrian almost cursed out loud, straining to recall the recent scene.

Night, moon.

Nothing else.

Not even a single star in the sky!

"That's it? What does this have to do with the Goro Goro no Mi?!"

"You can't even spark an electric spark, and you claim to be the Goro Goro no Mi?"

Adrian was getting a bit frantic.

Birka was within reach, and he hoped this skill would pinpoint a location.

Even a single frame could be swept by Observation Haki to find the corresponding position and thus locate the Goro Goro no Mi.

But after using the ability, he got nothing but a negative debuff lasting seven days—who could bear this?

After a while, Adrian started to understand.

"Could it be that the Goro Goro no Mi is related to the moon?"

"In the original story, Enel, after being defeated by Luffy, built the [Ark Maxim] and headed for the [Fairy Vearth]. The [Fairy Vearth] he mentioned was the moon!"

"No way, really? Are we entering the space age?"

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