In the cave, five old sun elves sat under the misshapen sun tree, as if bathed in the light of the large ball of light on the tree.

But in this scene, it felt as if the five sun elves were absorbing the energy of the big ball of light.

What surprised Ace even more was that the big ball of light that grew from the deformed sun tree gave him the feeling of a small sun.

Ace looked at the big ball of light, then at the old sun elves under the tree, and finally couldn't help asking, "What are they doing?" And what is that big ball of light? ”

"They are the elders of our Sun Elf clan, as for that ......" Kakus looked at the large ball of light on the deformed Sun Tree, a tangled look flashed in his eyes, and said, "That's the seed of the sun!" ”

"The seeds of the sun tree?" Ace wondered.

"No, it's not the seed of the sacred tree, it's the seed of the sun!" Kakus looked at Ace and said in a condensed voice, "It's the seed of the sun you think you are!" ”

"You...... Just kidding. Ace was first shocked by Kakus's words, and then said with a look of disbelief: "You want to tell me that the sun in the sky grows from trees?" How is this possible! ”

"It's a little incredible, but it's true!" Kakus looked at Ace and said seriously: "According to the information passed down from our Sun Elf clan, the sun does grow from a tree, but this sun seed is still very young, and it may take thousands or even tens of thousands of years or even longer to grow into a sun like the one in the sky. ”

"I see!" Ace looked at the sun seed on the deformed sun tree, his face was incredible, and he felt that the strange knowledge had increased again.

Is that believing? Kakus and Caros looked at Ace with a shocked face, slightly stunned, they didn't expect Ace to believe such an incredible thing so easily.

"I didn't expect the sun to grow out of a tree, it's incredible!" Ace did believe it, and he even sighed, then pointed to the five old sun elves sitting under the deformed sun tree, and asked, "Then what are they doing?" ”

"The elders are absorbing the energy of the Sun Seed and not allowing it to continue to grow." Kakus looked at the five old Sun Elves, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, and said, "For us Sun Elves, the Sun is sacred, but it is also extremely destructive. ”

"Even if this sun is still in its juvenile seed form, the energy it possesses is already very huge, if it continues to grow, sooner or later it will destroy this island, and even destroy this world!"

"What the elders are doing is to consume the energy of the Sun Seed and prevent it from continuing to grow."

"The reason why this island burns flames all year round is because the elders are releasing the energy of the sun seeds they absorb, and those flames will not harm anything on the island, and it is also because of the elders' manipulation." Kakus said.

"I see!" Ace looked at the five sun elves again, his eyes were already respectful, and said, "It turns out that they are saving the world!" ”

"That's right, what the elders are doing is saving the world." Kakus raised his right hand, put it on his chest, made a knightly gesture towards the five sun elves, and said in a deep voice: "The elders are the sun warriors of the previous generation, and after they die, the sun warriors of our generation will take their place, continue to absorb the energy in the sun seeds, and continue to protect this world." ”

"It's amazing, you are all respectable people!" Ace looked at Kakus with admiration, then pointed to the five old yang elves and asked, "How long have they been absorbing energy like this?" ”

"Six hundred years!" "The elders are already very old, maybe in another hundred years, they will die, and then our generation of sun warriors will take over their mission and continue to protect this world!" ”

"Our Sun Elves have a very long lifespan, and under normal circumstances, they can live for a thousand years." Caros added.

"One...... A thousand years! Ace was taken aback, and at the same time, most of the emotion in his heart disappeared, you can live for so long, so you should do something meaningful.

"Kakus ......"

Suddenly, an old voice came, and the three of Ace heard it, and at the same time, they turned their heads to find that one of the five old sun elves had opened their eyes and was looking at them.

"Elder Pym!" Kakus looked respectfully at the old sun elf who had opened his eyes.

"Kakus, who is this human?" Elder Pym asked, looking at Ace.

Kakus was about to answer, but Ace preemptively said: "My name is Ace, I am a pirate, I want to make this island my territory, please promise me." ”

"Elder Pym, Ace means he wants to rent this island other than where our clan lives, and he is not here to plunder." Kakus corrected immediately.

"Well, that's it! I'll pay the rent. Ace said with a serious face.

"Ho-ho-ho!" Hearing Ace's identity as a pirate, Elder Pym was angry, but instead laughed a few times and said, "I haven't seen such an interesting human for many years. ”

"But, young man, the sea belongs to everyone, so this island does not belong to us, as long as you can overcome the environment on this island, we Sun Elves are more than welcome to be our neighbors." Elder Pym said to Ace.

"It's okay, I've eaten the Flame Man who burned the fruit!" Ace raised his arm, lit a flame in his hand, and said, "I can release and absorb the flames freely, as long as I 'eat' all the excess flames on the island, the environment on this island will not affect our life here." ”

"Oh? Devil Fruit powerhouse? Elder Pym looked at Ace in surprise, and then smiled, "Ho-ho-ho, that's no problem, as long as you can overcome the environment on this island, you can stay and don't need to pay any rent like us." ”

"Really? That's great! Hearing Elder Pym's words, Ace was overjoyed, and Caros's little face on the side drooped directly, and the sense of loss was overflowing.

"Don't worry, as long as you like the shell, I will still give it to you." Noticing Caros's lost expression, Ace said to her with a smile.

"Really?" When Caros heard this, she immediately looked at Ace in surprise.

"Of course, we're friends now, aren't we?" Ace laughed.

"Uh-huh." Caros nodded vigorously.