Pell (2)
"Yes, it's a huge, square stone with countless strange symbols written on it, probably some kind of writing! I certainly don't recognize them." Nefertari Cobra nodded and said, "Do you want to go see it?"
He read it many times, but he could no longer understand it; he didn't know what was written on it or what it meant.
"Alright, take me to see it! That's why I came here." Fanxin Xin hesitated for a moment before replying.
Whether it is true or not, he has to go. It's better to see things through. If he doesn't go and misses something, he'll be devastated.
Seeing that the Fanxin was determined to do so, Nefertari Cobra stopped talking nonsense. He immediately got up, took his Fanxin, and headed towards the royal tomb, where the thing was.
He had taken Crocodile there once before, and this was the second time! It was a place of sorrow, and he really didn't want to go there often. Because of that thing, the country had a major war.
Fortunately, someone stepped in to help; otherwise, this country would have been finished.
Fanxin nodded and followed closely behind.
An hour later, they arrived near the imperial tomb.
"Hmm, how did this place become like this?" Fanxin said, looking around.
The surrounding area was a scene of ruins, with traces of buildings still faintly visible. Clearly, there used to be buildings here, but they have all been destroyed.
This is the imperial palace! How could it be left like this without being fixed? He couldn't understand it.
"This is the royal tomb. What you're looking for is inside," Nefertari Cobra said.
"Right under the ruins?" Fanxin asked.
"Yes, this was originally a royal tomb, but two years ago, Crocodile broke in, wanting to seize the so-called Ancient Weapon Pluton, Pluton. However, what he saw wasn't a weapon, but a text. Enraged, he started fighting inside. Then, the Straw Hat Boy arrived and fought him at the foot of the tomb, destroying it like this," Nefertari Cobra said. "Their attack was very strong, unstoppable. The royal tomb was destroyed and turned into ruins."
"Because this place was the source of the national turmoil, I didn't rebuild it afterwards, leaving it as it is."
"I see. It seems this place has saddened you quite a bit," Fanxin said. "However, since it's an imperial mausoleum, it still needs to be rebuilt. You can't just let your ancestors sleep in a pile of ruins; that simply doesn't make sense."
"Hehe, let's talk about it later. I'll rebuild this place when I'm in the mood," Nefertari Cobra said.
He's not in the mood now, because the nation's wounds haven't healed yet; how could he possibly be interested in rebuilding the imperial mausoleum?
"That works too." Fanxin Xin nodded and said, "Since we'll be rebuilding later, let me help you clear the ruins now! Tell me, where should we put all these stones and stuff?"
He needed to see the writing, which was hidden beneath the ruins. Therefore, he had no choice but to help clear away the debris.
If he doesn't do this, he'll have to get lost, because he won't be able to see what's below.
"You can clean it up in such a short time?" Nefertari Cobra asked, somewhat incredulously.
The imperial tombs covered a vast area, and now they've all been destroyed. Trying to clear them out is no easy task!
He didn't rebuild it because it would consume a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. The country had suffered huge losses in that war and had not yet fully recovered. He didn't want to waste so many resources on it.
He was a wise ruler. In his heart, the people were the country; without the people, where would the country be?
Therefore, he didn't think much about it, because the country hadn't recovered yet, and he would only focus his attention on it when the country returned to its pre-war glory.
"Of course." Fanxin Xin nodded and said, "Have you chosen a location? If you have, then I'm about to get started."
"Alright, let's put it in that open space over there!" Nefertari Cobra said without further ado. If Fanxin could really do it, he would be happy to, because it would save him a lot of resources.
"Okay." Fanxin glanced at the open space in the distance, nodded, and said, "Little Fox, get to work and move all these things over there."
The Little Fox possesses both gravitational and repulsive forces, making it perfectly capable of easily dealing with these ruins. It can practically capture them with a snap of its fingers.
"No problem." Nodding, the Little Fox stopped talking nonsense, leaped up, and jumped onto the huge open space over there.
Then, it immediately grew larger, transforming into a gigantic fox, half the size of the palace. The sight of it terrified everyone present. Some of the most timid among them collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up again.
Nefertari Cobra was also shocked, saying, "A fox this big? It's terrifying! This is the first time I've ever seen one like this."
In his mind, foxes were gentle and petite animals. But this fox had completely overturned his perception of foxes.
"Hehe, anything is possible in this world, don't be surprised. Look, people who eat Devil Fruit can transform their bodies in countless ways, can't they?" Fanxin Xin chuckled and said.
People who eat Devil Fruit, especially Logia Devil Fruit, can transform their bodies into elements, making it difficult to discern their exact shape. They can take on any shape. Unless they return to normal, you would definitely mistake them for monsters.
"That's true," Nefertari Cobra said, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"Alright, enough chit-chat, just watch." Fanxin Xin chuckled and said. Then he waved to the Little Fox, signaling that they could begin.
The Little Fox nodded slightly, indicating that it understood.
Then it began to act. It used its grasping power to pull all the rubble and stones away and place them where it was standing.
It moved its claws simultaneously at great speed, sending stones flying from the ruins and finally landing not far from the Little Fox.
It was a magical power; you couldn't see it or touch it, yet it truly existed.
The people around were dumbfounded, because the speed was too fast, much faster than a machine.
"Wow, that was fast. I don't know what to say," Nefertari Cobra said with a smile.
Fanxin Xin has cleared it out, he'll be much more relaxed. Even if he needs to hire craftsmen later, he won't need to spend so many resources.
"Hehe, it can be quite fast, it's just a bit constrained because the space is too small," Fanxin said with a smile.
He wasn't lying. If the Little Fox didn't need to worry about where the pebbles landed, it could increase its speed by several levels. In that case, you would only see the pebbles connecting one by one, flying towards the Little Fox.
"Yes, I believe that," King Nefertari King Cobra nodded and said.
"Yes, just watch, it won't be long before this place is cleared out," Fanxin said.
The king and his soldiers were waiting there.
Two hours later, the area was finally cleared out, revealing a large and deep pit.
This was the original imperial mausoleum, which was originally built underground. However, because the mausoleum was destroyed, everything on top of it fell underground, burying the mausoleum.
Now, the Little Fox has sucked up all the things that fell down, and naturally the original appearance of the imperial tomb has reappeared.
"Let's go, that thing is underground," Nefertari Cobra said. "Pell, come with me. You all stay here and guard the area. Don't let anyone else get close, understand?"
He didn't want too many people to know about this place because he worried that thing might bring disaster to the country again. One disaster was enough; the country couldn't endure that kind of suffering again.
Pell was one of the people he trusted most, so there was no problem with him taking him in. Pell wouldn't betray the country.
"Yes," the guards nodded and said. Then, they immediately surrounded the entrance, preventing anyone else from entering.
Meanwhile, Nefertari Cobra, along with Fanxin, the Little Fox, and Pell, headed down towards the bottom of the royal tomb.
Soon after, they arrived at the center of the imperial mausoleum.
There, Xiao Fan saw many memorial tablets, all of which were the spirit tablets of past kings.
"That's what you're looking for," Nefertari Cobra said, pointing to something not far from the memorial tablet.
There stood a huge, square object, covered with strange characters on all four sides. If you didn't understand the characters, you wouldn't know what it was.
"Go ahead, if you can understand it, that's your skill," Nefertari Cobra said.
Fanxin Xin nodded and immediately walked towards the stone. He stood beside it, touching it as he pondered, trying to figure out what it was.
However, after searching for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out.
"Damn it, what era is this writing from?!" Fanxin looked at it, feeling somewhat frustrated, because he couldn't understand a single word.
"I can't understand it either, I don't know what era the characters are from," the Little Fox said. "Why don't you take a picture of it and take it back to study it carefully? Maybe you can discover something."
They couldn't stay here any longer, because they were going to the New World. Besides, staying here wouldn't necessarily help them figure out what was going on.
By taking photos, he can search for traces of these words, and perhaps, in the process, they will be able to identify them.
"That makes sense, let's do it that way then." Fanxin nodded and said. After saying that, he immediately released the robot Xiao Ning and had it photograph all the text before he would go and find the source of the text.
Xiao Ning nodded and immediately went to do it.
Fanxin Xin then approached Nefertari Cobra and asked, "What was Crocodile's reaction after seeing all this?"
"There was no reaction because he couldn't understand it," Nefertari Cobra said. "However, in today's world, very few people can read these words."
"That's true. I don't know either. It's the language of that era; it's too difficult to understand," Fanxin said, undeniably.
"Hehe, you have connections with the Straw Hat Pirates, right!" Nefertari Cobra looked at Fanxin and said with a smile.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Fanxin nodded and asked.
"Then you could try to find Nico Robin," Nefertari Cobra said. "She might be able to help you."
"Oh, how did she know?" Fanxin asked, puzzled.
"First of all, I don't know why, but over the past two years, I've been collecting a lot of information about Nico Robin, and what I found was astonishing," Nefertari Cobra said. "This woman is extraordinary; she can read Ancient Script."
"When she was eight years old, the navy issued a warrant for her arrest, with a bounty of tens of millions of gold coins. The reason the navy wanted her was because she knew Ancient Script and studied history, which is a crime and strictly prohibited by the government."
"Nico Robin's knowledge of Ancient Script is a huge threat to the government. So, she's been wanted since she was a few years old. However, she's been very lucky and has escaped every time."
"I see. The government's ban must have had a huge impact on them!" Fanxin said upon hearing this.
If they had nothing to hide, there would be no need for them to deliberately conceal anything. It is precisely because they have something to hide that they do not allow others to investigate.
Fanxin felt that the government must be hiding a great secret, a secret that the world would despise. Therefore, they were unwilling to reveal this secret, fearing it would affect their rule.
"Yes, there's Void Century in history. I think the Navy seems to be covering up that period," Nefertari Cobra said. "To cover up that history, they didn't hesitate to launch the Buster Call, slaughtering everyone in Ohara, leaving no one alive. Nico and Robin were the only survivors."
"Ohara is said to be a gathering place for scholars. They must be trying to destroy all the evidence by doing this," Fanxin said.
"Yes, that's why Nico Robin is so sought after now; the Navy desperately wants her. Because she's the only one who understands Ancient Script, and with it, the government can do many things they couldn't do before," Nefertari Cobra said.