Chapter 860 "Arbitrary Eternity"

Turn the murlocs and mermen back into humans...

The key point is the word "回".

In other words, mermen and mermaids were originally ordinary humans?

Lynch, Robin, and Chopper naturally thought of the research data they had obtained from the Golden Lion's floating island laboratory, as well as the research on bloodline factors that they had seen and Chopper had been conducting in depth for the past ten years, which further confirmed their previous speculation. Originally, there were ordinary humans in this world, and fishmen, mermaids, giants, long-armed and long-legged people, fur people... were all artificially "created" groups.

Nami, who had also glanced at the research materials of Golden Lion, also thought a lot, and a shocked expression appeared on her face. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "So, the big ship on Fishman Island is for..."

The ripple phantom of Joyboy thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "You mean 'Noah'."

"Yes, that ship is actually prepared for the people on Fishman Island." He smiled, "If they all turn back into ordinary humans, they won't be able to return to the sea without a big enough ship."

Usopp asked in confusion, "But that ship can only be towed by giant sea kings, right?"

"And the only one who can command giant sea kings is Miss Shirahoshi, the mermaid princess." Sanji closed his eyes and smiled and nodded, "Ah~ Fishman Island, I miss that place~~ After the voyage is over, let's go to Fishman Island together~~~~"

Zoro said calmly: "Wipe your saliva."

Joy Boy said: "It's not the mermaid princess, it's Poseidon."

He touched his straw hat and said to himself, "So that's how it is. This generation's Poseidon is called White Star..."

Lin Qi said: "According to Vegapunk's research, 98% of the human bloodline factor is useless information, which is waste. Only the remaining 2% is the important dominant genetic information that makes us human. I think the genetic information of Poseidon, who can command giant sea kings, is hidden in the seemingly useless 98%?"

"Shouldn't it be the useful 2%?" Franky, Brook and others expressed their confusion.

Chopper said: "We don't need such accurate numbers. Useful and useless information, and whether bloodline factors can be inherited or not, will be different for different people..."

Nami said, "It is said that only a Poseidon mermaid princess like Shirahoshi is born every few hundred years... If we use Lynch's hypothesis to explain it, then every few hundred years, the genetic information of the Poseidon bloodline factor will be transferred from the useless 98% to the 2%? Or, every few hundred years, the genetic factor of Poseidon will become active and expressed dominantly?"

"What turned a group of humans into mermaids and murlocs was that the original 98% of the bloodline factor information was permanently activated, turning it into that 2%," Robin said slowly, "No, it may have been 3%, 13% - the way Fish-Man Island reproduces, even two murlocs can give birth to a mermaid. It can be seen that there are quite a few bloodline factor fragments that have been permanently activated as their genetic 'database'..."

“The scholars in your hometown must be proud of you,” Joyboy said with a smile.

He looked around at the people who were standing firmly in the wind and rain, "You are all amazing. You have made it through the extremely dangerous Great Route and broke through the dangerous environment of this Shuixianxing Island..."

Sanji asked, "You said before, 'I left this island based on the Red Earth Continent...' Did you artificially create this Water Star Island?"

Frankie asked, "Why do you do this?"

"Yes, I created this island artificially." Joy Boy pointed at Sanji and laughed, "But, as I said, I made this island based on the Red Earth Continent..."

Nami was shocked and said, "You mean, the Red Earth Continent was also created by humans using the same method?!"

"Eh? Why?!" Chopper was shocked. "Having the Grand Line is already inconvenient. Wouldn't it be even more inconvenient to have multiple red earth continents separating the entire world?"

"Why?" Joyboy pointed at Franky who asked the question first, and then pointed at Chopper, "Maybe I guess, it's just to create inconvenience?"

Chopper jumped up and said, "How could this happen? That's too stupid!"

"Wait," Nami touched her chin and pondered, "The emergence of the Red Earth Continent has made it necessary for exchanges among the four seas to obtain the consent of the World Government. In fact, it has also increased the revenue of the World Government..." Ding ding ding ding, the symbol of Bailey's gold coins appeared in her eyes.

Brook and Franky blushed, "The Red Earth Continent was probably created by people like you, Nami, in the World Government!"

Joy Boy smiled and said, "I didn't say that the Red Earth Continent was created by the coalition of twenty nations."

"Who is that?"

"I don't know about that, so I said it was just a guess." Joy Boy waved his hand and said, "I don't know how ancient people created the Red Earth Continent, and I don't know their intentions. The only thing I know is that I created this Water Star Island..."

Lynch sighed, "Block the magnetic route."

"That's right!" Joey Boy pointed at Lynch, "All those who are following different magnetic routes, stop here."

Nami looked at all the record pointers in her hand, and they were all shaking irregularly in the glass cover. She raised her head again and looked at the "back" of the island opposite to where she came from. In the distance, across the storm, the black sea was surging. "The magnetic route ends here. It is impossible to record magnetic force on this island, and of course it is impossible to use the record pointer to point to the next island... You artificially created an 'end point'."

Zoro smiled and said, "I understand. You want to protect the real 'end' so that it won't be easily found."

The final island, Raftel!

Lin Qi said with emotion: "You are the most arbitrary person in the world! Are you Emperor Qiao Tian?"

"Ah?" Chopper raised his head.

"I'm not talking about you, Pikachu." Lynch raised his foot and pushed its little head back.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Joey Boy laughed, "but it seems pretty cool! Hahaha."

Robin pondered, "Not only did you block the route to the final island through this island, you also left a message of unknown meaning, just to screen out the newcomers who are in line with you and...'D's will', right?" She looked up at the phantom made of red and black ripples in front of her, "Since you said 'Joey Boy' is just a nickname at work, then I guess there is a 'D' in your real name, right?"

Joy Boy held down the straw hat on his head and grinned, "Marshall D. Manhattan."

Snap!

The lightning illuminated the messy expressions of everyone in the rain.

Marshall...

This name sent thunder and lightning through the minds of Nami, Sanji, Zoro, Chopper, Franky, Brook, Usopp and even Merry. They couldn't help but have different expressions. Nami, Chopper and Usopp couldn't help but feel guilty, turned their faces away, and even whistled... Their good captain had just killed a descendant of Joy Boy in front of them not long ago!

Manhattan...

This name made Lynch want to retreat tactically. You kid want to go to the sky, the Emperor of Desolate Sky is arbitrary and eternal, and Dr. Manhattan knows the past and the future...

But it's obvious that the quality of your grandparents' inheritance is not very good! Lynch and Robin both looked towards Luffy.

It was raining heavily, windy and overcast. Luffy was sleeping soundly on a stone by the roadside, drooping like a wet piece of clothing. Everyone had been chatting for a long time, and the boy was already bored and fell asleep... "It seems that 'D's Will' and 'Joey Boy' are not entirely dependent on blood." Lynch smiled.

Joy Boy also looked at Luffy and smiled: "It seems that this child is the reason why all of you different people can gather here. - You really have a hard time!"

"Hehehe, no, no..." Chopper, Usopp, Nami and the others said modestly and proudly, "Luffy is disobedient, we just need to beat him up, it's nothing. Hehehe..."

Zoro smiled and said, "Normally, outsiders would mistakenly think that Lynch is our captain."

Joyboy looked at Lynch, "He is indeed very strong, incredibly strong. However, there are some things that no matter how strong you are, you can't do..."

Lynch snorted, "That's not strong enough."

Joey Boy thought about it and said self-deprecatingly: "It is indeed possible."

Robin said: "It seems that the great treasure you left on the final island can only be found by a specific person - or in other words, someone like Luffy or Roger?"

"Ah, that's not it," Joyboy pointed to the diagram on the stone wall, "Didn't I leave this here? Anyone who can find this island will understand it, right?"

Usopp complained: "How can anyone understand a painting like this!"

"I drew it with great care..." Joyboy looked very shocked.

Robin continued as if nothing had happened: "And the thing you left on the final island cannot be obtained by violence, and even if you get it, you can't control it by force. Is that right?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Joey Boy said solemnly: "Is it... yes, or... no?"

"Did you suddenly lose your memory at this critical moment?!" Lightning flashed on Nami's fist, "Then let me help you remember..." Chopper and Usopp beside her quickly pulled her back, "Calm down, Lady Nami, calm down!"

"That's not what I meant!" Joy Boy hurriedly explained, "What I said before doesn't overlap with what I left on the Final Island, so it's okay to tell you. But what the history lady just asked, you will naturally understand everything when you arrive at the Final Island..." He said again with a serious face, "If I tell you now, wouldn't that be a spoiler? That's too bad!"

"I give up!" Nami held her forehead helplessly.

Sanji chuckled and said, "Luffy also said something similar to what you said."

"Yohoho," Brook laughed, "It seems that Mr. Luffy and Mr. Joyboy really get along well!"

Joyboy opened his arms, like a phantom from the past laughing in the rain. "So, go! Find the treasure I left on the final island! It took hundreds of years and countless people's efforts to leave behind the true hope... It's ONE PIECE!"

"ONE PIECE?"

Luffy, who was originally sleeping soundly, jumped up and looked around nervously, "Did you find it? No one is allowed to take it, it's mine!"

"What is certain is..." Lynch looked at Joyboy who had just given a speech, "Roger did plagiarize."

Robin nodded and said, "It's very likely."

After Luffy understood the situation, he finally put his mind at ease and laughed, "So that's it, it was you who left behind the 'ONE PIECE'... Eh?!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Luffy's eyes popped out as he stared in disbelief at the phantom of Joyboy in front of him that was activated by his own ripples.

"Uh-huh!" Nami punched him with a flash of lightning, "Your reaction time is too long, isn't it?!"

Bang! Luffy spun 3,600 degrees in the rain and landed headfirst. Nami blew the lightning on her fist and nodded, "Well, Luffy still has the best feel."

"Because it's rubber," Robin commented, "it won't hurt, and you won't get shocked. It's actually the same as not getting hit..."

Over there, Luffy pulled his head out as if nothing had happened.

“Hahahaha! You guys are really funny!” Joey Boy laughed. “Reminds me of the friends I used to work with…”

Chopper asked curiously, "You said before that 'Joey Boy' is your nickname at work, so what exactly is your job?"

Usopp said excitedly: "Could he be a pirate too?"

"Hahaha... Who is the pirate!!!" Joyboy punched Usopp and sent him flying. He looked at his fist in shock, "I'm so strong!"

"That's... Luffy's ripples..." Usopp fell to the ground in the distance, unwillingly saying, "You are... cheating..."

"Hey! Why are you beating Usopp? He is my friend!" Luffy scolded.

"I was just careless."

"So it was an accident," Luffy nodded, "Don't do that next time."

"It's too easy!" Usopp walked back indignantly.

Brook reminded: "Mr. Usopp, strictly speaking, he is just a ghost that has awakened temporarily. When Mr. Luffy's ripples are exhausted, he will disappear..."

Usopp was stunned, and Nami sighed, "Brook, don't be so blunt!"

Joy Boy didn't take it seriously and said, "My job is to be a clown in Cirque du Soleil! Because my performances are very popular all over the world, everyone calls me 'Happy Boy', or 'Joy Boy'..."

"Uh..." Everyone was stunned, and Zoro said: "If you were replaced by Luffy, doing something like this would not feel out of place at all."

The others looked at Zoro, then looked at Joy Boy and Luffy, who was clapping his hands because he thought the circus clown was cool, and nodded: "To be honest, it is true..."

Joy Boy recalled: "Because we wanted to expand our business and develop new tricks, we discussed for a long time and decided to go to Fishman Island in the deep sea of ​​10,000 meters..."

"..." Nami was speechless and annoyed, "So what you mean is that you went to Fishman Island originally to find a mermaid to join your circus performance?"

Sanji was furious, "You kid, you're not going after the mermaid princess, are you?"

"Of course, the Little Mermaid is the most beautiful mermaid, so if we want to find her, of course we have to find her..." Joey Boy was stunned as he spoke, then he suddenly realized what was going on, and banged his fist on his palm, "No wonder Ugly was so rude in the beginning!!!"

"You just found out!!!"

Not only Nami, but also Franky, Usopp, Chopper and others could no longer bear it, especially Sanji, who had already started spinning the Devil Wind Kick... and even went a step further, upgrading it to the Demon God Wind Kick...

After a lot of noise, everyone finally remembered the original purpose of this trip. After asking Joy Boy where the last signpost of the historical text was hidden, they went to look for it together. The sooner they found it, the sooner they could set off for the final island. Even Luffy, who liked to hold banquets on different islands, couldn't stand the broken place of Shuixianxing Island. It was impossible to hold a banquet here!

Robin was walking at the end, and he looked back to see Lynch stopped in front of the stone wall, asking Joyboy some other questions.

"What do you know about that man?" Lynch crossed his arms.

(End of this chapter)