APJ CHAPTER 199 WHO DARES CALL HIMSELF GOD?

“Take back our home!”

“Take back our home!”

The efficiency of the tribal civilization in mobilizing for war is beyond doubt. Taking back Upper Yard has always been the obsession of the Shandians. Although the current chief hopes for peace and can be considered from the faction seeking peace.

But this stance is only relative. Taking back Shandora is his bottom line, which is the cause of the irreconcilable conflict between Skypieans and Shandians. Living at an altitude of ten thousand meters, they have an obsession with land.

Using the Dials of Skypiea, they handmade their own weapons—stone spears, simple bows and blowguns—and there are also iron products from the Blue Sea.

Shandians have a wide variety of weapons as over the years, many pirates have come to Skypiea.

There are also pirate ships that come up through the normal route from the Summit of High West. They have fought and traded with those pirates, which is also the source of these weapons.

It seems that the Shandians are planning to fight to the bitter end. They had brought out all the gunpowder stored within their tribe.

Gunpowder is a scarce resource on Skypiea. The raw materials for making gunpowder cannot be found here, so the only source is the Blue Sea. In an unstable supply situation, using some means having less.

“Yamato, why are you yelling with them?”

“I couldn’t help it, Dad. So, Noland wasn’t really a fraud?”

“Yeah, he wasn’t a fraud. He was indeed their friend back then, but his actions were foolish.”

Shandians were mobilizing for war and hadn’t noticed their conversation. According to the Shandians’ customs, speaking ill of Noland in front of them is not a good choice.

“Why?”

“What did he do after returning to his country according to the fairytale?”

“He brought people from his kingdom to search for the City of Gold, but they found nothing, so he was called the King of Liar.”

“The king sent people because he coveted the gold here. If it wasn’t for the Knock Up Stream sending them to Skypiea, what do you think would have happened when the kingdom’s army, which wanted the gold, encountered these Shandians with outdated equipment? It would only result in a massacre. If he tried to help his friends, he would have betrayed his country, and if he tried to help the kingdom’s army, he would have betrayed his friends. What would he gained from doing all this?”

If a naive ordinary person carries a precious item, he may get into trouble. Shandians have too much gold, and they are not powerful enough to protect themselves. When they are discovered, their fate will not be pleasant.

Noland should not have revealed this matter. He truly considered the Shandians as friends, but his naivety cannot be denied.

“So, Yamato, if you truly consider the other party as your friend, think carefully about the consequences before doing such things. Don’t impose your own ideals on others. Perhaps Noland thought the arrival of the kingdom could help the Shandians develop, but once people’ desires are set in motion, it becomes difficult to stop. He was wrong from the very beginning.”

Seizing the opportunity, he imparted some education to Yamato. This age is the time for character development, and as long as proper attention is given to education, there shouldn’t be any significant issues in the future.

However, looking at Yamato’s small perplexed eyes, he felt that she probably didn’t understand much of what he said.

Apart from the elderly and the young, even the women among the Shandians had taken up their weapons. In fact, not only this time but every time they act, it is a fight to the bitter end. Afterward, they will rest for a while due to casualties and then again look for a way to take back their home.

They are already familiar with the path to Upper Yard. Stepping on skateboards made with Breath Dials, the Shandians once again embark on the journey to Upper Yard.

This time, the chief also joined the expeditionary force and brought several young tribesmen on the Genesis Ship.

Kodol and Shatira from before were also included. Although the two of them just accidentally took the wrong path earlier, Kodol is currently the strongest warrior in the tribe and has just married Shatira.

However, on the Genesis Ship, some special things caught the attention of the Shandians.

“Chief, it’s Vearth, so much Vearth.”

Pointing to some green plants on the ship, Kodol’s face revealed an envious expression. Vearth here refers to the soil. Shandians, who were driven out of their homeland, cannot find any other land on Skypiea.

The bottom layer of Sea Clouds is not made of sand or mud; rather one would simply fall down. Therefore, the soil found everywhere in the Blue Sea is precious here.

“Yeah, if we head full speed in that direction, it will take about half a day to reach Upper Yard, the place where our ancestors lived.”

He didn’t dwell too long on the soil in the pots but continued to guide the Genesis Ship. Arceus could sense the plates so he was able to find Shandia’s Hidden Cloud Village, but he cannot locate where Skypiea exactly is.

Half a day is the theoretical time, but in reality, they need less time. Since the people of Skypiea are not fools, they are not completely unaware of what has happened on the White-White Sea.

The entry method of the Genesis Ship was unique, and its route is different from that of ordinary people, so they didn’t notice it at that time.

But now, most of the Shandians were advancing towards Upper Yard, so the people of Skypiea naturally noticed everything.

Though saying most, it actually amounts to only about one to two hundred people. Over the past four hundred years, with no other tribes to exchange with and constant warfare, the number of their people has been decreasing.

Before they even reached Upper Yard, the Skypiea’s military appeared.

Breath Dial skateboards are not exclusive to the Shandians; they learned these things from the Skypieans. Although the tribe’s system is still relatively primitive, it doesn’t mean they don’t learn from others.

Compared to the Shandians’ miscellaneous equipment, the attire and weapons of the Skypieans were more uniform. Apart from the few people who were leading them, everyone else was wearing the same white dress.

“Those are the God’s Guards of Skypiea, and the people leading them are the God’s Priests. As for the person riding the horse, that is Gan Fall, the current god of Skypiea.”

The term “god” here does not mean a true god; similar to the Shogun in Wano Country, it’s just a title for rulers in Skypiea.

Following the direction pointed by the chief’s finger, one could see a slender middle-aged man.

He was clad in silver knight armor, with a goatee adorning his mouth. Though it wasn’t as narrow as Silver Axe, who left only a slit for his eyes in his helmet, this man also wore a sturdy helmet. In his hand, he wielded a medieval-style lance, which served as his weapon.

Yamato was still observing the situation from the cannon’s firing point, but her focus wasn’t on Gan Fall; it was on the horse.

“Winged horse? Do all the horses on Skypiea have wings?”

Unfortunately, since she was currently observing from the ship’s hold, no one answered her question, and the two small people beside her were equally clueless.

“Lord Sacred Beast, let me handle this. I believe this person is not worthy of carrying the title of a god.”

Zeraora’s shoulders flickered with lightning as he requested permission from Arceus to go into battle.