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Chapter 691 The Golden City - Shandora!
After gaining Nicole Hammar's approval, Noland immediately went home and told his parents the news.
Because Noland's parents knew that he was destined to become a great explorer, they let him go to sea, even though they were very reluctant.
After saying goodbye to his parents, Noland also bid farewell to his neighbors and the teachers who had taught him over the years.
During this process, news of Noland's impending voyage quickly spread throughout the capital of the Kingdom of Lubnir, causing a great stir.
Initially, Nolando gained fame in the Kingdom of Lubnir as Nicole Hammar's apprentice.
However, as Noland grew and accumulated his own strength, his reputation in the Kingdom of Lubnir grew stronger and stronger.
Nowadays, almost everyone in the Kingdom of Lubnir knows that there is a genius in their country named Noland.
Even the current kingdom personally received Noland and was impressed by his talent, praising him as a true genius.
As a result, Noland's fame reached its peak for a time, even surpassing Nicole Hammar.
Soon, news of Noland's impending voyage reached the ears of the current king.
Because he admired Noland's talent and was optimistic about his future, the current king directly bestowed upon Noland a fine ship and Huazhou, one of the fifty best knives.
It should be noted that the Fifty Good Swords of Fine Swords are renowned swords, second only to the Twelve Great Swords of Supreme Grade and the Twenty-One Great Swords of Great Grade, and are extremely rare and precious in existence.
The fact that the current king granted Noland to him demonstrates how much he values Noland.
As for the Supreme Grade Swords Twelve and the Great Grade Swords Twenty-One, they never existed in the history of the Kingdom of Rubenil.
A few days later, amidst the farewells of countless citizens, Noland and Nicole Hamad set sail aboard the 'Montblanc Explorer'.
Nicole Hammar looked at Noland, who stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the sea with an expression of anticipation and joy, and her expression was somewhat complicated.
Nicole Hamar was well aware of the vastness, mystery, unknown nature, and dangers of the ocean.
Nicole Hammar also knew that some of Noland's beautiful fantasies and hopes would be shattered during the upcoming voyage.
Because the cruel side of the world will be revealed to him.
But Nicole Hammar did not warn Noland beforehand.
Nicole Hammar wanted Noland to truly grow up amidst the cruelty of this world.
About two weeks later, the cruelty of the world finally struck Noland for the first time.
A group of pirates have their eyes on the fine and valuable 'Montblanc Explorer' and want to take it for themselves.
Without any reason or warning, the pirates launched an attack on the Montblanc Explorer.
During this defensive battle, Noland accidentally killed an invading pirate.
This was Noland's first time killing someone, so he couldn't accept it for a while. He just stared blankly at his blood-stained hands and fell into a long silence.
While Noland remained silent, Nicole Hammark struck and killed the remaining pirates.
After that, Nicole Hammar went back to her room and ignored Noland.
It wasn't that Nicole Hammar didn't want to help Noland, but rather that she believed Noland would be able to overcome this hurdle in his heart.
The next day, as dawn broke, Noland finally realized the truth.
After realizing what had happened, Noland didn't react much and immediately began cleaning up the pirates' corpses and the bloodstains on the deck.
After doing all that, Noland began preparing breakfast as usual.
Nicole Hamar observed all of this, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her face.
Nicole Hammar, who knows Noland very well, knows that Noland has grown up.
Nolando's adventures continue.
In this continued adventure, Noland encountered more of the world's cruel side, including betrayal and slaughter...
Of course, Noland also encountered many beautiful things, including long-standing devotion, inherited beliefs, simple warmth, and magnificent scenery...
All of this has allowed Noland to continue to grow.
As Noland grew up, the explorer Montblanc Noland's reputation gradually spread across the seas.
In an era where piracy is rampant, the title of explorer seems quite out of place.
But it is precisely this abruptness that demonstrates the recognition Nolando received from this era and its people.
On this day, Noland accidentally arrived at an unknown island.
With the genes of explorers and archaeologists, Noland and Nicole Hammar did not hesitate to embark on exploring this unknown island.
During her exploration, Nicole Hamar stumbled upon a broken ancient stone tablet.
Two ancient characters, long lost, can still be faintly seen on the stone tablet.
Naturally, Nicole Hamar recognized these ancient characters and translated them one by one, saying "Gaya..."
Having received Nicole Hammar's direct instruction, Noland naturally also recognized ancient scripts.
However, the meaning of these two ancient characters, namely 'Gaia', is unclear.
But Nicole Hamar was different. When she read the word 'Gaya,' a look of shock was clearly visible on her face, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Gaya? Could this island be the legendary Gaya Island?"
Upon seeing this, Noland asked curiously, "Teacher, do you know about this island?"
Upon hearing this, Nicole Hammar suppressed her inner shock and, without hesitation, directly shared the information about Jaya Island from her memories with Noland.
When Nicole Hamar was a child, she once saw an old, incomplete notebook in the Tree of Life Library in Ohara.
In that notebook, a legend is recorded in ancient script: in this world there exists an island shaped like a skull, named Jaya.
On Jaya Island lies a dreamlike city built entirely of gold – Shandora.
Because the notebook was incomplete, there were no further records about Jaya Island or Shandora.
Nicole Hamar had always believed that Jaya Island was just a legend and did not actually exist in this world.
If Jaya Island truly exists, and if that dreamlike city of gold, Shandora, truly exists, then it should be world-famous by now, not completely unknown.
Nicole Hamar never imagined that the island beneath her feet would be Gaya Island.
So, does the dreamlike city of Shandora, built of gold, really exist on this island?
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Chapter 692 Anomaly, Noland vs. Cassie!
With excitement, anticipation, and trepidation, Nicole Hammar and Nolando embarked on their exploration of Jaya Island.
Because it is a completely unknown, legendary place that is likely to remain untouched for a long time, no one knows what dangers it may hold.
Therefore, Nico Hamer and Noland's Observation Haki were always active.
Fortunately, their Observation Haki was always active, which allowed them to quickly sense the danger.
The moment he sensed the danger, Noland didn't hesitate. He drew his sharp sword, Hanashu, from his waist and stood in front of Nicole Hammar, facing the direction from which the danger was coming.
Nicole Hammar was also on guard, ready to activate the Door-Door Fruit's power at any moment.
Soon, a loud noise came from the distant woods.
Nico Hamar and Noland's Observation Haki sensed that a gigantic monster, far larger than a Sea King, was approaching.
Nicole Hamar was fortunate; she had encountered monsters of such enormous size before during her archaeological and exploration career.
But this was the first time Noland had encountered a monster of such enormous size, so while he was on guard, he also felt a strong sense of curiosity.
Soon, Nicole Hammar and Noland spotted a terrifying giant snake, hundreds of meters long, hurtling through trees and damaging the ground as it swam rapidly toward them.
At the same time, Nicole Hammar and Noland were met with a strong, putrid stench.
The stench was so foul that both Nicole Hammar and Nolando couldn't help but frown.
After confirming the hostility and murderous intent of the terrifying giant serpent, Noland did not hesitate and charged towards it with the Flower State, intending to kill it.
Although this terrifying giant serpent was a hundred times the size of an ordinary sea king, Noland was not afraid and wanted to take this opportunity to test the extent of his strength.
Nicole Hammar did not stop him, but silently watched Noland, and was also prepared to use the Door-Door Fruit ability at any time.
Nicole Hamar even secretly took the All-Killing Ash Bones into her hands as a precaution.
Although the Ash Bones of the All-Killing Bone are incredibly precious and the only one of their kind in the world, Nicole Hammar still chose Noland's safety over his own.
This terrifying giant serpent is undoubtedly the Cassie God from the original story.
Kashi God has always been active on the outskirts of Jaya Island, never daring to step into the interior of Jaya Island, which is the territory of Shandora.
Therefore, Cassie, with his powerful senses, quickly detected Nicole Hammar and Noland's arrival on the island.
Over the years, Kassi has devoured countless outsiders who landed on the island.
Therefore, in the mind of the god Kashi, outsiders who come to the island are just extra snacks, delicious and tempting, and there is no need to worry about being held accountable by Shandora.
It can be said that the fact that the coordinates of Jaya Island and the matter of Shandora have not been exposed is largely due to the influence of the god Kashi.
Because basically, any outsiders who landed on the island ended up inside the belly of the god Kassi.
As for those survivors, they were either lucky enough to escape Jaya Island, or they were powerful enough to be fearless of God Kashi.
The former had no idea about Shandora and simply regarded Jaya Island as a dangerous deserted island. After escaping, he would never want to set foot there again.
Although the latter managed to get past the god Kassi and explore Jaya Island.
But either they left the island before exploring Shandora, or they discovered Shandora but were left there forever because of greed, unable to take the story of Shandora off the island.
At this moment, Noland was already engaged in battle with Kassie.
During the battle, Noland discovered that Cassie was not as strong as he had imagined.
Therefore, Noland was not in a hurry to use his full strength or kill Kassi. Instead, he used Kassi as a tool to practice his moves and began to apply what he had learned to Kassi.
To be honest, Noland couldn't find a training tool as huge as Cassie's.
Now that we've encountered this opportunity, we'll naturally cherish it immensely.
Nicole Hamar also noticed this, but she did not let her guard down.
For some reason, Nicole Hammar always felt a vague unease, as if danger was lurking around.