After tapping the stone tablet for a while, Roy said, "Translate the entire Poneglyph recorded on the Poneglyph for me."
"Hmm." Robin nodded slightly, knowing that because of the previous changes, he now had to demonstrate his value.
However, as she read carefully, her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed, and she stammered, "... The Forbidden Fruit... The Kingdom of Gods is sinking... The Sinful Bloodline resides at both ends... The Divine War Weapon will surely cleanse... Drive out and suppress... The World-Destroying Serpent..."
"That's it?" Roy was completely bewildered. What was this? He couldn't understand a word of it. If he hadn't been able to sense that Robin was wholeheartedly translating, he would have thought that Robin was going to stick to this path forever.
"That's it. The Poneglyph recorded on this Poneglyph seems to be wary of something and doesn't fully express what it wants to say." Robin's tone was bitter. She didn't know that Roy had the ability to sense people's hearts, so she naturally thought that this time they were probably doomed. After all, the information recorded on it was too mysterious and hard to believe.
However, to Robin's surprise, Roy did not criticize her. Instead, he stroked his smooth chin, seemingly pondering the meaning behind the Ark Maxim.
Crocodile was also completely bewildered. Was this the answer he had been hoping to get after spending years of effort?
He was even somewhat relieved by his prisoner's agility, otherwise how could he have known the outcome in advance? At the same time, he looked at Roy with schadenfreude, feeling as if he had vented his anger.
"Does 'Forbidden Fruit' refer to Devil Fruit? Also, 'Divine War Weapon' should be Ancient Weapon, right? And 'Two Extremes'—does that refer to the two extremes of the world? Hmm, I can't figure out the rest. Robin, do you have any thoughts on this?" Roy asked after pondering for a while.
Robin's beautiful eyes widened slightly, surprised that Roy had such insight. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "The Kingdom of Gods might be the Great Kingdom, a highly advanced civilization that once existed on this land. Legend has it that the Ancient Weapon were made by the Great Kingdom. Such a powerful civilization was destroyed far too suddenly. Judging from this Ark Maxim, it seems that its destruction is inseparable from the Devil Fruit."
"As for the World-Destroying Serpent, I seem to recall it being mentioned in records about Elbaf. Captain Roy, don't you have two giants on your ship? Why don't you ask them?"
Roy nodded in satisfaction. Robin's knowledge was indeed extensive; he even had some knowledge of the mysterious Elbaf. He was now glad that he hadn't killed him earlier.
Although the underground tomb was tall, it was still slightly smaller than the enormous bodies of the Giants, so the two giants guarded the entrance and did not enter.
Roy instructed a few of his underlings to make a copy of the Poneglyph, and then he returned to the surface via the underground corridor.
"Dorry, Brogy, did you two ever hear about the World-Destroying Serpent when you were in Elbaf?" Roy didn't really have high hopes, after all, these two couldn't even remember the cause of his duel.
To everyone's surprise, Dorry and Brogy exchanged a glance and said with some astonishment, "Captain, we haven't heard of the World-Destroying Serpent, but within our tribe, we do have a custom of referring to the Red Line as the Bloodstained Serpent. In our Elbaf territory, there is a towering ancient tree that reaches into the clouds, so tall that even its canopy cannot be seen when you look up."
"That is the incomparably sacred War Tree. Only giants with royal blood can climb to the top of the world. I heard from the elders of the tribe that once a king successfully reached the top and looked down on the world. He saw a blood-stained serpent encircling the entire world. Later, we learned that it was the Red Line that people talked about. The title of the blood-stained serpent has been passed down in our tribe."
Everyone listened with great interest. After all, in the eyes of the world, Elbaf was undoubtedly a legendary place, and it was not easy to hear such secrets.
"Could it be that the Ancient Weapon are hidden on the Red Line? That's not impossible. The World Government is located on the Red Line, possibly to keep this secret and prevent it from being leaked." Robin's face was flushed with excitement, after all, the greatest pleasure for archaeologists is to unearth hidden history.
Roy nodded to himself. The World Government had been able to rule the world for eight hundred years, so there was no doubt that it had its own trump cards and control over the Ancient Weapon. Such a guess was not an exaggeration.
However, Roy knew that the true form of the Poseidon was a mermaid princess who could communicate with Sea Kings and appeared only once every few hundred years, and the current Poseidon had already been born, namely Shirahoshi of Fish-Man Island.
Furthermore, given the World Government's undisguised desire for Pluton, perhaps Uranus card.
After all, Uranus is different from Poseidon and Pluton; there are almost no rumors about him on the high seas, which inevitably makes Roy think of the World Government's ability to control speech.
Of course, none of this has much to do with Roy. Even if what he said is true, that the Uranus is controlled by the World Government, he still cannot directly attack the Holy Land Mary Geoise; that would be tantamount to suicide.
Perhaps, when he grows to the level of one of the Four Emperors, he might be able to covet the legendary Uranus.
"Old Sand, how did you hear the rumor that Alabasta holds secrets about Pluton?" Roy suddenly looked at Crocodile the Sand, who was looking displeased.
The Poneglyph doesn't explicitly mention Pluton, but it vaguely refers to Ancient Weapon. This might suggest that Crocodile the Sand's information was inaccurate, or even Crocodile the Sand someone deliberately wanted him to know it.
Crocodile the Sand must have realized this as well, which made him, who prided himself on his superior skills, feel like he had been tricked, hence his constipated expression.
"Hmph, don't call me that so intimately. Who do you think I am?" Crocodile the Sand first haughtily muttered for a while before squinting and saying, "I had only recently become Shichibukai when I accidentally discovered a group of Marines making deals with underground forces."
"I originally intended to capture them and hand them over to the Navy to annoy them. But it turns out that what they were trading were remnants left over from Ohara, which was destroyed during the Buster Call."
Robin's beautiful eyes widened. She had no idea that Crocodile the Sand had such an experience. As the boss, Crocodile the Sand would naturally not bring up such a thing.
She wanted to ask a few questions, but after hesitating for a few moments, she gave up. After all, she was still a newbie, and in this situation, she had no right to speak.
"I was also very curious about Ohara, who had been subjected to the Buster Call. After organizing and studying their transaction data, I discovered that Ohara had secretly uncovered information about Pluton."
Crocodile the Sand continued, extremely displeased, "I was blinded by Pluton's information at the time. Now that I think about it, the only one who could use the Navy to set a trap for me is probably the World Government."