## Chapter 423: Eternal Life and Eternal Life!
Inside the Room of Authority, the Golden Den Den Mushi lowered its eyes.
Its simple little mind was still looking forward to lunch in two hours.
The day before yesterday was Iceberg Snow Lotus from the South Blue Polar Continent, yesterday was some Demon Slayer Wisteria Flower, the taste was alright.
It wondered what today would bring, hoping it would be its favorite Underwater Coral Grass.
It seemed completely oblivious to the strangely awkward atmosphere that had enveloped its surroundings.
The Five Elders lowered their heads in silence, their expressions shifting unpredictably. The temptation of Immortality was like a spear radiating dazzling Golden Light, piercing through the layers of defenses in their hearts.
Some were thinking, "Is it possible to secretly have someone keep a small portion of the Pure Gold?"
Although there was no communication between them, their thoughts were surprisingly uniform, because besides this, there seemed to be no other way.
Otherwise, what could they do? Rebel against Lord Imu?
How could that be?
What's the difference between doing that and choosing suicide? They wanted the Pure Gold to survive!
"Cough, cough, cough."
Suddenly, Saint Topman Warcury, who was still seated in the center of the Sofa, took a deep breath, then coughed a few times as if choking, startling the other four who were still caught in their dilemma.
He picked up another ordinary Transponder Snail from the Coffee Table and personally issued an Order to Chief of Staff Alexander Watson in front of everyone.
Namely, to have the Air Force and Cipher Pol secretly Escort all the Pure Gold to Noah's Ark on the Moon.
Over at the Command Department, 'Steel Bone' Kong, who also served as Fleet Admiral of the Air Force, received Alexander Watson's message.
He immediately issued an Order to 'Kizaru' Borsalino, who was already an Air Force Admiral.
As for 'Azure Dragon' Kaido, who was also an Air Force Admiral, he didn't even consider it.
Sometimes, this issue of background is truly deeply ingrained.
Meanwhile, back in the Room of Authority, as Saint Topman Warcury placed the Handset back on the Transponder Snail's back, the crisp 'snap' sound instantly eased the suffocatingly oppressive Atmosphere.
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, Saint Marcus Mars, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn all breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.
"Believe in Lord Imu, and believe in our own Value!"
After speaking, Saint Topman Warcury Stand Up and left first, but no one noticed that the hand hidden in his sleeve was actually trembling slightly.
On the Moon, Im watched the process through 'Star Fate', which made the corners of his mouth curl up in pleasure.
"As expected of the Five Elders, there's really no need to worry about their Wisdom, hehehe~"
He had also considered what he should do with these people if the Five Elders tried to play dirty with him for the Pure Gold.
After thinking for a few minutes, he ultimately decided to eliminate them and replace them with a new batch!
After all, no matter what, this would be considered an act of Betrayal.
If they couldn't even resist the Temptation of Pure Gold, wouldn't they Backstab him in an instant when faced with the various stronger Temptations of the Future Multiverse?
But now, these Five Elders had given him a satisfactory answer.
Especially Saint Topman Warcury, he was definitely a perfect candidate!
"However, how to use these more than five hundred tons of Pure Gold is truly a big problem…"
Im frowned when he thought of this problem, because this matter was indeed very tricky.
One must know that just one gram of this stuff can grant a person Immortality. What kind of concept is five hundred tons!
"First, one thing must be clear: the Pure Gold definitely cannot be allowed to spread widely. Even if it is to be distributed, there must be high restrictions and high monitoring."
As for keeping it a Secret, they must try their best, but when capturing the 'Lantern Fish', there were so many Marines present that complete secrecy was impossible.
Fortunately, they were all Soldiers from Headquarters.
One day later.
Kizaru led five Flying Warships to the Moon and delivered an enormous sphere sealed with Steel to the front Deck of Noah's Ark.
"Yo~ What a huge Golden Belfry~"
Kizaru paid no attention to the Air Force Soldiers who were breathlessly dragging the nearly six-hundred-ton Steel Sphere, instead leisurely observing the Environment of Noah's Ark.
When he saw the Golden Belfry towering in the distance, he couldn't help but marvel openly, looking no different from a Tourist sightseeing.
But when 'Kukulkan' coiled out from the building and looked down from the Golden Belfry's rooftop, it added a touch of surprise to Kizaru's face.
"Such a big Snake, is it a Sea King? How scary~~"
[Crackling!]
Just then, a blue Lightning bolt descended from the sky. The Thunderous Loud Noise startled Kizaru, who was admiring Orochi and the Golden Bell.
He turned his head in surprise to look.
He saw a young man appear from the Electric Flash, with white Influence on his back, wearing a white headscarf, bare-chested, and with earlobes reaching his chest.
However, the young man's face was full of pride and confidence, and his Gaze seemed to look down on everyone.
Moreover, his pair of wings were much larger than those of ordinary Sky Islanders.
Kizaru estimated they were about the same size as Vice Admiral 'King''s black wings.
"By Order of Lord Saint Nerona, I have come to receive the items you have delivered!"
"A Logia User?"
Kizaru was even more surprised. Seeing that the other party's Ability was Lightning, he recalled the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and immediately knew Enel's specific Ability.
The Logia System Rumble-Rumble Fruit!
At this moment, Enel actively walked over, looked at Kizaru, and chuckled, "You must be the current Air Force Admiral, 'Kizaru'?"
"That's right~~"
Kizaru replied casually with a crooked mouth, but then heard Enel say, "My name is Enel. Please take care of me in the future, because I will be the future Air Force Admiral, with the Epithet 'Thunder Dragon'!"
"Is that so? That's truly remarkable. But you don't seem to be an adult yet, little one~~" Kizaru teased.
Enel curled his lip and smiled, "That's why I said 'future', old man."
One Flash, one Thunder. Although the two had just met today and their Ages were quite different, there was a strange sense of competition between them.
Even someone like Kizaru couldn't help but exchange a few words with Enel.
About ten minutes later.
Im saw the large steel sphere, nearly three meters in Diameter, in the Top Floor Hall.
Without seeing any movement from him on the Throne, the surface of the steel sphere below automatically split open to the left and right.
[Buzzing————]
In an instant, incredibly dazzling Golden Light swept through the entire space like a surging Wave.
Fortunately, there were no Windows here, preventing the Radiance from shining outside.
But Im, who was illuminated by the Golden Light, clearly felt uncomfortable.
"It seems this Pure Gold is not only useless to me, but also harmful…"
Im thought to himself as he examined the Pure Gold sphere whose Radiance was beginning to subside.
His Body had received the Op-Op Fruit's 'Ultimate Surgery' nine hundred years ago and obtained the Ability of Eternal Life.
However, this kind of Eternal Life is different from the Eternal Life produced by Pure Gold.
Pure Gold's light produces an Effect that causes the growth of all things to slow down extremely.
Therefore, whether it's Injuries, poisoning, or other Diseases, they will all become very, very slow.
This will also directly result in the Body being unable to continue improving through training. In other words, for people who want to continue becoming Stronger, it is actually considered a 'great poison'!
The 'Eternal Life Surgery', on the other hand, is 'Eternal Life' in terms of Lifespan. It doesn't have this Side Effect of causing the Body to become stagnant, and naturally, it also doesn't have the Effect of slowing down Injuries or Toxicity.
Both can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.
For Im, if he wasn't considering further Enhancement of his Physical Ability, then it could be considered a good thing.
Unfortunately, that's impossible.
The Reserves of Haki are directly related to the strength of one's Physical Ability, so he will definitely have to find a way to break through the Limit of Physical Ability in the future.
Therefore, for Im, Pure Gold does more harm than good.
However, when encountering a Strong enemy, he could use Pure Gold to give his Body a passive 'Extreme Slowing' Buff.
Speaking of the Op-Op Fruit's 'Eternal Life', Im thought of a Legend that made one's Heart pound.
That is, once a second person receives the 'Eternal Life Surgery'.
Then the previous 'Eternal Life User' will lose their 'Eternal Life'.
Because it is only effective for one person at a time.
(End of this chapter)