Jewel Ice Sheet, located in the northernmost glacial region of the Kano Country in the West Blue.
This icy land had been deserted for years, not due to lack of interest in the rumored treasure it contained, but because no one could crack the unbreakable ice encasing it. Many pirates and greedy adventurers had tried, only to fail and get wiped out by the Happo Navy, buried beneath the frost.
But today… the sheet would et a true challenger.
"So this is the Jewel Ice Sheet? Hah, it really is just a big hunk of ice!"
"Hmm? What's under there?"
Garp, casually munching on a donut, trudged across the frozen terrain, walking alongside Hamr, whose eyes were locked onto the golden shimr beneath the ice.
His pupils literally turned into coins.
"I'm rich! Who would've thought the Happo Navy hoarded this much wealth?! It's all mine! Every single coin is mine!"
The surrounding Marines couldn't help but sweatdrop at Warhamr's sudden greed-fueled frenzy, especially his own crew, who had never realized their Vice Admiral was such a money-grubber.
"Garp, where's the spike I made for you? Hand it over!"
Garp sighed, seeing the crazed gleam in Hamr's eyes, and ordered a soldier to fetch the custom spike Hamr had crafted.
Once Hamr had it in hand, he looked like a man holding a divine relic.
Then he gave another order: bring up Chinjao, now tied up and de-drilled.
The pirate had woken up, but was clearly lost without his signature drill-head.
But the mont he saw Garp and Hamr, rage took over.
"DAMN YOU, GARP! How dare you do this to ?! I'll curse you, your children, and your grandchildren for eternity!"
Hearing that recycled curse from his past life, Hamr couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Chinjao's fury imdiately turned toward him.
"AND YOU! Hamr, YOU DAMN BRAT! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in this ss! I'll curse you and all your descendants too!"
Hamr blinked, looked at Chinjao's scruffy face, and said:
"How old do you think you are compared to ? You think I won't outlive you and see you turn into a bag of bones?"
"You're my prisoner now, and still mouthing off? Fine then. I was feeling generous, but clearly you need so 'special' treatnt."
"Take a good look around, doesn't this place look familiar?"
Chinjao's eyes widened as he scanned the area.
"This… this is Jewel Ice Sheet?! How do you know about this place?!"
"Hmph. You thought no one would ever find your 'secret vault'? Please. Nothing remains hidden forever."
With that, Hamr marched toward the treasure buried in the ice, spike in hand.
Chinjao scoffed. "Foolish brat! Don't waste your ti. Jewel Ice Sheet is unbreakable! Nothing but my drill-head could pierce it!"
That ticked off Garp.
He flattened Chinjao's drill already and this guy still thought a chunk of ice could stop him?
"Step aside, Hamr. Let give it a shot. If I crushed his cone, I'll flatten this damn thin too!"
Hamr paused, curious himself to see if Garp could smash it open.
Garp crouched and leapt high into the air, his entire form surging with aura. His right fist glowed black as Armant Haki surged.
"CHINJAO! WATCH THIS!"
'Galaxy Impact!'
BOOM!
The mountain quaked. The ice trembled. But...
It didn't break.
"WHAT?!"
Garp landed, shaking out his numb hand, eyebrows furrowed.
"How is this even possible?! My fist couldn't crack it?!"
"I... I don't believe this!"
While Garp fell into existential crisis, Hamr stepped forward, smugly.
"Told you, old man. Sotis, brute strength just isn't enough."
He placed the custom spike upright on the ice, securing it with a support fra to keep it steady.
Then he raised his right hand.
"Air Hamr!"
Suddenly, a barrage of hamring sounds echoed across the sky, hamrs ford of compressed air, appeared above.
Eighty!
One strike.
Eighty!
Second strike.
EIGHTY!
Third strike!
With the final blow, the spike punched through the icy surface, shattering the top layer and piercing deep into the impossibly hard Jewel Ice Sheet.
The Marines cheered. Shouts of triumph erupted all around.
Chinjao, anwhile, stood in disbelief.
"Impossible… The Jewel Ice Sheet… was actually broken…"
"How did you do it, brat?!"
Hamr turned with a grin, ready to educate.
"Your drill-head was sharp, I'll give you that. With your strength, it could break through."
"Even Garp's fists, while stronger overall, lacked the necesary piercing power."
"But my spike is different. It's made of diamond, special alloy, and heat-conducting Flaweave stone."
"When I strike it, the impact not only applies pressure, it generates internal heat, softening the ice. Combine that with the classic 'hamr hitting a nail' principle and that's how you break a mountain!"
Simple science, but devastatingly effective.
The hamr-and-nail thod truly was one of the most effective ways to breach a surface.
"Chinjao, thank you and your Happo Navy for hiding this treasure for so many years."
"Now, thanks to you, I'm about to be filthy rich! Wahahahaha!"
Chinjao's eyes glazed over. That one line from Hamr was enough to drag his soul straight into hell.
He completely snapped.
"No! That treasure belongs to the Happo Navy! YOU CAN'T TAKE IT!"
"It's MINE! ALL MINE!!"
But Hamr wasn't just anyone, he was a stingy, money-hoarding iron rooster. Not a single feather would escape his grip.
"Hmph. I won. It's my spoils of war. If you don't like it, go ahead, fight ."
"All troops! Start hauling! Not even a single coin is to be left behind!"
"And once we're done, everyone gets 1 million Berries as a bonus!"
Hamr, now a one-man fortune tycoon, turned into Santa Claus on payday.
The Marines were overjoyed, 1 million Beli was a fortune for ordinary soldiers!
Both Marines crew instantly transford into full-ti porters.
So stuffed treasure in shirts, others used carts or bare hands. A few even used Rokushiki techniques to carry more.
Hamr and Garp watched in awe as three soldiers perford a relay one activated Tekkai, the other two stacked money onto him, and then lifted him up along with the cash like a living vault.
Garp chuckled. "Heh… give a man motivation, and he'll move mountains."
And just like that, Operation Jewel Ice Heist was a success, with only Chinjao as the casualty.
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