Cobra had no choice. Although the protection of the Nefertari clan was important, the safety of the people was more important. Although the Revolutionary Army had a good reputation among the civilians, they could do anything when they were angry and humiliated. You couldn't bet on that.
Also, they are good to the common people, but they are not so friendly to the royal ministers and merchants of various countries. The information seen at the World Government Conference shows that many people were hung up as street lamps.
After thinking it over again and again, Cobra agreed. The two guard captains who were trying to persuade him were suppressed by the king's order.
Old Sha, who was watching from the side, was extremely bored. In the original book, when he knocked down Jaca in the palace, he said something like, "weakness is the original sin." In his eyes, he looked down on the two people on the ground. What's there to advise? This is to save your life and his own life.
Do you really think that the person next to me is so good-tempered and easy to talk to, if he was someone who could be easily talked to, would I have gotten all these injuries by myself?
Smoking a cigar, Lao Sha felt as if he was the most sober person in the world.
Chapter 250: The Story of One Piece
To the west of the palace, a group of five people arrived at the royal tomb.
It is understandable that the guards want to protect the king. Lao Sha just took advantage of the fact that no one said anything about him and forced his way in.
Noah felt that since he had used Lao Sha's name to make an appointment with Cobra, it was not a good idea to let him go back to the Rainy Land alone at this time, as it felt like he would be used and thrown away.
At the same time, I'm also worried that Lao Sha will have wild thoughts. The more he is not allowed to go, the more curious he will become. After he leaves, he will secretly set up an utopia, which would feel like he is digging a hole for himself.
Cobra thought that it didn't matter whether he took one person or two people, so he didn't say anything.
Another reason is that Noah and Crocodile came together. Maybe Crocodile is also a member of the Revolutionary Army. No wonder as a big pirate, he helps civilians fight other pirates so much.
The more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Cobra felt like he had discovered a great secret. He had seen the tip of the iceberg of Noah and his men's plan. The Revolutionary Army's tactics were so deep. The Seven Warlords of the Sea had only been in place for a few years, but they had already planted one of their own. It was so terrifying.
Crocodile naturally didn't know about this kind of mentality, and he was very proud that his decision to follow this time was the right one. It has been a year or two since they came to Alabasta, and the intelligence department of Baroque Works has been collecting information such as the funeral hall under the royal tomb.
As a result, he found out about it by accident. Maybe the secret of Pluto is hidden here.
After opening the entrance to the underground palace, a deep staircase appeared in front of everyone. According to reason, Bell and Jakka could not go down, as only the royal family of Nefertari could enter, so the two of them stood at the entrance in a bit of embarrassment.
It would be fine if Cobra went down alone, but now Noah was going to go with him, and Crocodile was also following closely. It was impossible for them not to go down to protect the king, what if something went wrong?
Seeing the hesitation of the two guard captains, Cobra stepped forward and gave them special permission to go down together, and they just needed to keep it secret after they came up.
While walking on the underground stairs, Cobra had a question that puzzled him. After thinking about it, he asked it.
"Mr. Noah, no one in the outside world should know about the information about the Funeral Hall. How did you get it?"
Others were also concerned about this issue. The biggest secret of a country's royal family was known to outsiders, which was problematic no matter how you looked at it. Bell decided to go back and check inside the palace. This was the country's biggest secret, and it was leaked out.
Lao Sha put himself in the shoes of the other party and thought that either there were spies planted inside the Abu Gana Palace, or some magical devil fruit was used to know such a secret matter.
Noah couldn't explain this. He couldn't just tell them the story of One Piece.
He said in front of Cobra that Crocodile, the national hero, was not a good person, but was here to find Pluto's battleship, and also wanted to create an utopia to steal the country.
Then a passing straw hat boy and his friends overcame many difficulties, quelled the rebellion in the country, and defeated Crocodile.
After this story is told, neither side may believe it. Cobra does not think that the revolutionary army's Crocodile would do such a thing, which is inconsistent with the ideas promoted by Noah and others.
What Crocodile couldn't believe was that he would be beaten down by a rubber boy who had no domineering power at all. This was too ridiculous.
So Cobra's question was really tricky. In desperation, Noah had to make his answer vague and shift the focus.
"Ahem, there is indeed very little information about the Nefertari royal family. It basically started from the time you came to Alabasta from Marijoa. But some information has been passed down, such as O'Hara."
O'Hara, see you again O'Hara. Noah, the librarian, has been promoting the mystery of O'Hara for more than a decade, making the world believe that most of the secrets of the world are hidden in the Tree of All-Knowing. He is really dedicated to his duty.
Others were paying attention to Marijoa.
"Moved from Marijoa... Could they be Celestial Dragons?"
Lao Sha's heart skipped a beat. As a great pirate who had been in the New World before, he knew about the world nobles, a race that was beyond the order. No wonder Noah said before that the Nefertari clan was not easy to mess with, they were so powerful.
Even Bale and Gaka knew this news for the first time, so you can imagine how shocking the information Noah revealed today is.
The most confused one was Cobra. He originally just wanted to ask Noah how he knew it, but he ended up having his whole secret exposed. The unexpected answer made him fall silent.
The four people present, except Noah, all had the same feeling in their hearts. O'Hara, it's really amazing.
At the end, there is a grand underground palace. There are carved beams and painted buildings, and various desert-style relief patterns are reflected on the walls and stone pillars. There are also several beaver cat statues on both sides. After walking up a few more steps, there is a huge stone door in the middle.
While walking towards the door, Crocodile was looking around carefully, trying to see if there were any clues about Pluto. This was one of the main reasons why he came here.
"Ahem, Lao Sha, just look at it here, don't touch it."
"I know." Crocodile said, "I'm a great pirate, don't I know my limits? I can just look for it quietly."
"You don't know that if even one small pillar here falls down, the entire mausoleum will collapse."
After hearing this, Crocodile became much more honest. He believed that Noah would not lie to him about such things. Bell and Gaga walked more carefully, fearing that they might bump into something.
Although Noah was here, no one would encounter any accidents, but the fact that someone's ancestral grave collapsed in the middle of the night made the matter a big deal.
It was difficult to conceal the information about Noah's appearance. It was impossible that the King did not sleep in the middle of the night and came to the royal cemetery with two guards to blow it up. That would be too immoral and should not be done.
Cobra's chest felt tight at this moment. How come O'Hara knew everything? Wasn't this a secret passed down by successive kings? Even Weiwei didn't know it before she took over the throne.
As the 12th King of Alabasta, Cobra strongly suspected that one of his ancestors went to O'Hara and wrote an autobiography, revealing all the secrets of this country clearly.
After calming down, I quickly reached the gate at the end.
After pushing it open, there was a stone chamber with a round dome. It was unexpectedly simple, with only a few lines on the edges of the wall. It was completely different from the various lines on the walls outside.
Chapter 251: Lao Sha is a woman?
"This is the biggest secret of our Nefertari clan."
Looking at the historical text standing in the middle of the circular stone chamber, Cobra had a very strange feeling.
The last time he came was when his father brought him here. It was the time of handover of the throne. The eleventh king of Alabasta told him that he must protect this secret well, as it was the mission of their clan. As for when to make it public, time will make the choice.
It was also here that he learned about the relationship between the 20 kings and the Nefertari clan that Marijoa mentioned. The Creator was not that holy, it was just a lie.
I didn't expect that when I came here again, the secret guarded by Nefertari would be seen by so many people. I am really a failed king, Cobra sighed while standing in front of the stone tablet.
Noah was looking at the historical text and thinking about something, because in the original book, Robin told a lot of magical history in front of Cobra and Crocodile, which made him a little confused for a while whether what Robin said was a lie or true.
After all, the dark attribute exists both in the original work and now.
At this time, Lao Sha came over again. He always felt that Noah knew these words. Wasn't it because O'Hara was studied historical texts that he was destroyed by the World Government?
I didn't say anything in the desert before because I didn't want to tell him. Now he looks thoughtful at the stone tablet, which is really a bit annoying.
"Mr. Noah, you can actually understand the words on the stone tablet!"
Cobra had the same idea. He stood in front of the stone tablet with a thoughtful look on his face, which was really misleading.
"In the 239th year of the Tenkai calendar, Kashira conquered Alabasta. In the 260th year of the Tenkai calendar, Tieima ruled the Petin Dynasty. In the 306th year of the Tenkai calendar, Elmar built the Daf Cathedral. In the 325th year of the Tenkai calendar, the Orthodox hero Mam..."
Sure enough, he knew him. This bastard lied to me before. Lao Sha was so angry that he wanted to hook Noah from behind. Although the one written on this stone tablet was not Pluto, the one before it was hard to say. What a despicable guy.
We are all in the sea, how can you, the spiritual leader of the revolutionary army, be so deceitful? You still have the nerve to hang me with three things, haha.
Cobra was also full of shock. It turns out that there really are people in the sea who can understand this text, and there is still a history that has never been heard is the history of the historical year before the Haiyuan calendar.
Turning around and looking at everyone's shocked expressions, Noah felt like laughing.
"I'm kidding you guys. I don't know him. It was just a little joke. Isn't it funny?"
No one responded to this, everyone was in between belief and disbelief. Lao Sha certainly didn't believe it, his hooks were already floating.
After thinking about it, the hook fell again. I couldn't beat him. Oh, in the past few days, Lao Sha first suffered from insufficient strength, and his life and death were controlled by others' thoughts. Then he suffered from lack of culture, and he had a treasure in front of him but couldn't understand it. It was a complete loss!
Noah took out the rubbing tools with a smile and recorded the text bit by bit. The others just watched him work and could do nothing.
When he finished his work, this trip to the funeral hall would be over.
The group returned to the ground and returned from the underground palace to the space between heaven and earth.
"Ah, we're finally out. I still don't like this kind of underground palace. It's too depressing."
After coming out, Noah stretched his arms and moved his legs.
He understood when he saw Cobra hesitate to speak.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will not say a word about this matter, and Lao Sha is the same. Then, I will leave Alabasta tomorrow, and I will not burden your country."
Huh~ Cobra breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't know how to urge Noah to leave quickly. It was dangerous no matter how he said it. Fortunately, the other party suggested leaving quickly.
"Mr. Noah, thank you very much for your understanding. I agree with some of the ideas of the Revolutionary Army, but you are also aware of the pressure from the World Government. I am very sorry that I cannot give you a grand reception."
Originally, everyone was going to say goodbye. Cobra and the captain of the guard were going back to the palace, and Noah wanted to say his final goodbye to Crocodile before leaving. But Noah thought back and realized that he had been in Alabasta for so long, but he had not done his best to pass on the fire and deliver the book. This was really wrong.
He decisively took out a small box from the space, which was full of books. Because he often traveled on the sea and the time was not fixed, for convenience, Noah placed several well-organized book boxes in the space.
"Your Majesty Cobra, I am sorry for coming to visit you and for causing you so much trouble. Giving you gold, silver, and jewelry is not a good way to show my sincerity. These books are all written by me in recent years. I am giving them to you. You can read them when you have time."
In response to Noah's gift of the book, Cobra gladly accepted it and said he was honored and would study it carefully when he had time.
In fact, he was thinking that he would just put these books in a corner where no one knew about them and let them gather dust. Noah's ideas were too subversive to this era. How could anyone read such books?
In fact, there was someone who kept looking at the box, and that was Old Sand. Through this action, he was deeply worried about his cultural literacy. What if he couldn't understand the clues of Pluto in the future? He could ask Noah for advice.
There is a high probability that there is no secret in this box, but what if there is? His heart was moved again, and after Noah left, he hehehehe.
Finally, the two parties said goodbye to each other in a friendly manner and left. Cobra had to return to the palace quickly. If he was away for a night, if some news got out, it would be troublesome.
Noah and Lao Sha also prepared to return to the rainy land.
"Don't read it. If you like it, I can give you a box. It's really just some books."
"Who's reading this? Why would a pirate like me read a book? It's ridiculous."
He denied it decisively, and would not admit it even if he was caught. Lao Sha still had some dignity, especially in front of Noah who defeated him. He would not give up if there was a chance. And he was such a suspicious person, how could he give up his suspicion just because of Noah's denial?
This guy is so arrogant and suspicious. Could he be a woman? He was very curious about what the demon king Ivankov said to Lao Sha in the city of Pushing Forward.
What fatal weakness, handle, etc. Combining the hormone fruit of the shemale king is really too tempting.
Of course, it was just a few words in his heart. Noah would not say it in front of Lao Sha. It would definitely be a fight to the death. He could not kill the talented person who was fooled with great difficulty just to satisfy his curiosity.
Chapter 252 The Godfather Also Wants to Read
Regardless of whether Lao Sha agreed or not, Noah still sent a box of books. He felt relieved only when he saw that the other party accepted it reluctantly. This way, Lao Sha would not go to the palace to steal books.
The two returned to the rainy land and said a brief goodbye.
"I can only say that you should be a true hero of Alabasta and read the book I gave you when you have time. At least you will suffer less in the future. If there are any changes in the sea, tell me immediately. If you have any difficulties, you can also tell me.
You also know the World Government's attitude towards the Seven Warlords of the Sea. These are all stopgap measures to stabilize the ocean. Once the balance of the ocean is broken, there will be no meaning for you to exist.
Also, Baroque Works should just treat it as a normal business, and not engage in assassination or other business, which is too low-level. You can't get Pluto's information now, so why bother? "
"I know. Let's go now. It's almost dawn. If someone sees you standing with me, I'll be in trouble."
Lao Sha was holding a cigar with an impatient look on his face. He was very annoyed by the constant nagging. If he could beat him, he would not have listened so obediently. He even controlled what his own company did. The sea was owned by your family.
After saying the last sentence, Noah also opened the door and left, ready to return to the South China Sea. He believed that after knowing the truth about the sea, the text of the Emperor's signpost and other news, Lao Sha's ambitions were no longer something that could be restrained by Alabasta alone.
After Noah disappeared in his observation Haki, Crocodile stood in the open space, thinking about something. He watched the sun gradually rising in the distance, and suddenly laughed wildly at the desert.
"That bastard Noah is finally gone. I don't care about the hero of Alabasta!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards his base with the box. He was a jerk, but there was no need to throw the book away, so he should take it back.
Rainland is one of several large cities in Alabasta, and there are more pedestrians on the road at this time.
"Ah, look, it's Crocodile-sama."
"Really, why is Crocodile-sama still carrying a box?"
People on the street were very curious about why Lao Sha was strolling on the street like this. Usually, the great hero would appear when pirates attacked, and he would always appear from the rooftop of a tall building.
After dealing with the invading pirates, he walked away very coldly. It is rare to see him walking around the streets.
Because this appearance was designed by Lao Sha, who said that it was necessary to maintain a certain sense of distance, which would make people admire and respect him, and could shape the image very well.
But today, after seeing Noah off, for some reason, he did not turn into sand and fly away, but instead walked back, and was then encountered by ordinary people.
Those irritating whispers kept pouring into his ears, making him more and more stiff. Flying away at this time would be an escape mentality. Crocodile was not a coward.
A little girl on the street mustered up her courage, ran up, stood in front of him, and held a flower high in both hands, as high as Lao Sha's calf.
