"I have two questions for you. It shouldn't diminish your abilities, right?" Teach chuckled softly and then asked.
Upon seeing Shyarly, Teach already knew her ability. He could clearly sense the aura of Observation Haki, indicating that Shyarly was someone who had naturally awakened Observation Haki. As for her specific ability, it was precognition, different from predicting the future.
Even so, it was powerful enough, as evidenced by Fish-Man Island treating her like a treasure. With such an ability, one could easily stand on the winning side in any major event.
However, he didn't know if Shyarly's ability would activate randomly.
"It shouldn't." Hearing Teach's words, Shyarly was a bit surprised, then thought carefully, and replied seriously.
Then, Teach glanced slightly behind him. Noticing Teach's gaze, Neptune knew Teach wanted them to leave. He thoughtfully closed the door and went outside. He didn't want to know Teach's questions, fearing they might bring disaster to Fish-Man Island.
Teach had already thought about the questions he wanted to ask. He had no interest in asking about the future, as the future was never fixed; any influence on a predetermined future would change it.
Moreover, with his knowledge, he basically knew everything he needed to know.
What he wanted to ask about were things he personally wanted to know and that would be useful to him.
For instance, Teach becoming an Emperor was a predetermined event for him, bound to happen sooner or later. Even knowing it, aside from boosting his crew's confidence, it had no practical effect on him.
"Do you know where Pure Gold is?" Teach couldn't help but ask.
"Pure Gold? What is that? Do you have more detailed information? The more specific the information, the better." Hearing these two words, Shyarly looked bewildered. Was it gold? She had no concept of "Pure Gold."
She predicted future events, but for something like finding an object, if she knew nothing about it, she wouldn't know where to start.
Other crew members also didn't know about Pure Gold. When did such a thing exist in this world? Except for Redyat, whose eyes flickered. He knew many secrets, and Pure Gold was a legend; even if it truly existed, only a very few people knew about it.
"A treasure that can extend life." Facing his companions' curiosity, Teach briefly explained its function. Even so,
it made their hearts pound. Something that could extend life—such a thing actually existed.
Even Shyarly's heart trembled. Although she was young, that didn't mean she didn't know how precious such a thing was.
"Can it grant eternal youth?" As a woman, Baccarat's eyes lit up. Compared to extending life, women cared more about their appearance.
"Hehe, if life is extended, youth will naturally be extended too. However, to maintain eternal youth, you only need to master Life Return well." Teach chuckled, mentioning Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District in the New World, as a prime example.
She had practiced Life Return to a very deep level, allowing her to lock in vitality, hide her strength, slow down the passage of life, maintain youth, and to a certain extent, even extend her lifespan.
Teach then looked at Shyarly. "It's inside a super-giant anglerfish Sea King."
"Anglerfish?" Shyarly was confused. She was a very knowledgeable person on Fish-Man Island, and with her natural ability, she had read many books about Fish-Man Island. Fish-Man Island had existed longer than the World Government. Although she had heard of anglerfish, she had never heard of such a strange creature growing into a super-giant Sea King.
"It's a super-giant Sea King, with a terrifying size. Its most prominent feature is a lantern-like appendage on its head."
"Island anglerfish are fierce fish, but their lifespan is very short, not enough for them to grow into Sea Kings, let alone super-giant Sea Kings?" Shyarly couldn't believe it. How could such a creature exist?
"This world never lacks anomalies. It's quite normal for such a variant to appear among a vast population. Besides, you just need to find it." Teach said calmly.
At this moment, Shyarly realized that a man like this would never lie. Faced with Teach's request, she only needed to follow his instructions.
Two or three hundred years ago, there was an island in the world called the Iron City Alchemi. Of course, it was different from the Iron City Steel in the West Blue. This tragic Alchemi was completely swallowed by an anglerfish.
In Alchemi lived a metal refining scientist named Mischina Asie. His daughter suffered from an incurable disease at the time, "South Blue Imperial Fever." Seeing his beloved daughter about to die in the prime of her life,
Mischina Asie, to cure his daughter's incurable disease, decided to touch a forbidden domain and began researching the legendary Pure Gold. Perhaps having obtained notes from his predecessors on refining "Pure Gold," he began a series of experiments.
In an unrepeatable accident, he actually managed to create this "divine" metal, "Pure Gold"!
Scientific miracles often arise by chance. Someone discovered penicillin on an old boot, and someone thought of universal gravitation from a falling apple.
These scientific miracles are full of randomness. If Newton hadn't discovered universal gravitation, there would have been Matton or Yangton!
However, the "Pure Gold" discovered by Asie was not merely based on his predecessors' notebooks; it was born from an accident and was unrepeatable!
The person who left the notebook must have refined it before, otherwise, where did the Pure Gold in the anglerfish's lantern come from? But why, after the notebook had been passed down for so long, was Asie the only one who succeeded?
This "divine" Pure Gold emits a special light, containing a miraculous power that can almost halt the life force of all living creatures!
If humans wear it, they wouldn't live forever, but thousands of years would be possible. One year could be used as hundreds or thousands of years, greatly extending lifespan.
After Asie developed Pure Gold, the news was not kept secret and naturally reached the World Government at the time.
Originally, the World Government wanted to forcibly seize the Pure Gold, but unexpectedly, the island was swallowed whole by a super-giant Sea King.
This anglerfish, perhaps influenced by the light of the Pure Gold, had lived for an unknown period, possessing such a massive body, even surpassing those super-large Sea Kings.
The unique light of Pure Gold had a fatal attraction for the super-giant anglerfish, which is why the Iron City was swallowed.
The ocean is truly vast; perhaps they would never encounter this anglerfish again until they died.
Afterward, this information was preserved, and the World Government continuously searched for it for two hundred years but received no news...
Shyarly began her divination. After a long time, she opened her eyes, looking at Teach with trepidation. "I'm very sorry, I didn't see that giant anglerfish, but…"
"But what?"
The air seemed to chill, making Shyarly's entire body stiffen, feeling a bone-chilling cold that seemed ready to snatch away her vitality, her body no longer under her control.
"I, I can only see things related to it, things that will happen in the future." Shyarly explained, trembling, with undisguised fear in her eyes. "You're looking for Pure Gold, right? Although there's no giant anglerfish, I saw a large rock emitting a golden light."
She was afraid, afraid that what she divined would not please Teach, which could very likely bring devastating disaster to her and to Fish-Man Island.
"Tell me, what did you see?"
It was unrelated to the giant anglerfish but related to Pure Gold. Teach already had a slight guess about this.
It should be related to the daughter of the scientist who created Pure Gold. The scientist wanted to save her, so she naturally had Pure Gold on her.
"A man flying in the air found this little girl and took the golden stone from her." Shyarly said uneasily.
"Hmm?" Teach's gaze sharpened. He hadn't expected it to be taken by someone else.
"Who is it? Describe his appearance."
Shyarly thought carefully, then described the man's appearance and clothing in detail.
Teach and the others exchanged glances, having already confirmed who this man was.
In this world, there weren't many people who could fly without wings on their backs and were famous. There were only a few of them.
"Heavenly King" Rhinos, the second-in-command of the Flying Pirates. Teach hadn't expected that Pure Gold would be found by this man. After all, the Flying Pirates had the largest territory in the New World, and their influence could be said to be the most extensive.
It seemed the Flying Pirates hadn't been idle during this time. Golden Lion Shiki had ambitions to conquer the world, and his search for ancient weapons had never stopped. He was also a key focus of the Navy and the World Government.
"When in the future is this?" Teach asked Shyarly. Since she could even divine the birth time of the Sea King, this wasn't a problem for him.
"Two years from now." Shyarly divined and then said.
The crew members behind Teach immediately looked a bit grim. Only two years. They hadn't expected the Flying Pirates to get Pure Gold so quickly.
However, what also surprised them was that Shyarly could actually divine the time.
"Captain?"
This was definitely not good news for the Nightfall Pirates, who wanted to obtain Pure Gold.
After all, the Flying Pirates' influence in the New World was much greater than that of the Nightfall Pirates. It was foreseeable that after reaching the New World, the Nightfall Pirates would spend a bit more time on development in the short term, though they wouldn't neglect expansion.
But trying to find that little girl before the Flying Pirates would be very difficult. Although Baccarat had her ability, it was clear that the Flying Pirates were also searching for information on Pure Gold. The Nightfall Pirates' involvement could very likely be discovered by the Flying Pirates.
At that time, it could very likely lead to a conflict between the Flying Pirates and the Nightfall Pirates.
After witnessing the terrifying strength of Silvers Rayleigh, they knew that Golden Lion Shiki, as one of the three legendary pirates, was even stronger than Rayleigh.
Teach and Redyat were not flustered. Redyat knew that the "Super Soldier Serum" formula obtained from Skypiea, while not as effective as Pure Gold in extending life,
could elevate a person's life level, granting them a lifespan comparable to giants, lasting hundreds of years, and also enhancing a person's potential, allowing them to reach a higher level.
"Don't worry, as long as the giant anglerfish isn't found, we're fine." Teach smiled. "What we're looking for is Pure Gold. Even if the Flying Pirates get it, what does it matter? It doesn't affect us. There's still Pure Gold on the giant anglerfish. Although it will take some time, as long as Baccarat is with us, we'll definitely find it."
Teach's words reassured them. Baccarat nodded, confident that with her Luck-Luck Fruit ability, finding Pure Gold was only a matter of time.
Once the giant anglerfish was found, it would be easy to deal with.
Looking at Shyarly, "I want to know the location of the Ancient Weapon Uranus," Teach said.
By now, the only Ancient Weapon that truly made Teach wary was Uranus, the strongest trump card held by the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
Poseidon was still unseen, and Pluton was sleeping somewhere unknown, though traces of Pluton could be found in Alabasta, and its blueprints were already in their hands.
Shyarly was already prepared for this. What Teach wanted to know would certainly not be ordinary. Even so, she was still startled.
At the same time, she felt a little relieved that Teach wasn't asking about Poseidon.
What she was thinking was clearly seen by Redyat, and Teach also guessed what she was thinking based on her emotions.
He couldn't help but want to laugh. They already knew everything about Poseidon, even taking the Poneglyphs.
The other crew members were also surprised that Teach would ask such a question. Unlike Pluton, only Teach and Redyat among the Nightfall Pirates knew some information about Uranus.
Shyarly quickly began her divination. Uranus was in outer space, so how could she predict its exact location? What Teach wanted was for Shyarly to determine Uranus's precise orbital path, narrowing down the search area.
Through this orbit, combined with Baccarat's ability, they would eventually find Uranus's location. Baccarat's ability wasn't omnipotent; it worked on a sea chart, but in outer space, it was impossible to pinpoint.
Shyarly opened her eyes, a look of shock flashing within them. She found it hard to believe that the legendary Uranus actually existed in outer space.
"Do you know which orbit it's on?"
Teach's words made her disbelieving again. Teach actually knew that Uranus existed in outer space. She couldn't help but deeply feel how terrifying the man in front of her was.
She hadn't seen Uranus itself, because it was a scene of space with many meteorites, and she didn't know that Uranus was hidden among the meteorites.
From space, she could see the planet they were on, a vast blue color, representing the endless ocean.
"It's on an orbit ninety degrees to the Red Line, passing through Mary Geoise, which is also the location of Fish-Man Island. As for the distance, I don't know." Shyarly revealed what she had divined.
With this, Uranus's orbit was confirmed. Once its approximate position was determined, they would be able to find it once they reached space.
"I assume you won't mention today's events, will you?" Teach said, smiling faintly at Shyarly.
Shyarly knew this was a threat. She would keep it to herself; once it was known, her fate was unimaginable.
"I will forget today's events." Shyarly nodded heavily. She knew she was already on the pirate ship; the Nightfall Pirates would not let her go.