Robin stepped forward and gently stroked the Poneglyph. The moss on it revealed the vicissitudes of time, as if it had stepped out of the long river of history.
"... Poseidon, the god of the sea...the king who rules the sea...wielding his trident...continents sink, heaven and earth crumble, all things shatter...the spirits of the sea...following the call of the Poseidon ... the Sea God's Gift ...guidance..." Robin was filled with shock and trepidation. This was Ancient Weapon with the power to destroy the world. She felt as if she was gradually unveiling the mysterious veil of the Great Kingdom.
"These ambiguous words again. These ancient people are really hard to be straightforward with." Crocodile the Sand frowned. Ancient Weapon had become an obsession for him. Even though he had already submitted to Roy, he still tirelessly craved information about them.
"If I'm not mistaken, the person who inscribed this information was probably guarding against the World Government. Perhaps, in their view, only those who Voice of All Things are qualified to unravel all the mysteries and, with the power of the Ancient Weapon, end the old era," Robin said thoughtfully, resting her pretty cheek on her hand.
"Captain, have you made some new discovery?" Reiju noticed the strange look on Roy's face and asked curiously.
Roy shook his head, offering no direct answer.
Roy didn't have high hopes for this Poneglyph, since he already knew that the Poseidon in the Ancient Weapon was a mermaid princess who appeared only once every few hundred years on Fish-Man Island and had the ability to communicate with Sea Kings.
But it was precisely because he already knew this that he was so surprised when he learned about the information recorded on the Poneglyph that he was even petrified.
"The spirits of the sea must refer to the Sea Kings, right? Although I don't know how the people of the Great Kingdom associated Sea Kings with the word 'spirit,' I'll grit my teeth and accept it. But what the hell is all this information before?" Roy mentally ranted.
"What do you mean by continents sinking, heaven and earth collapsing, and everything shattering? Is this really meant to describe that cowardly star? Roy really can't imagine Shirahoshi wielding a trident and tearing the heavens and earth apart. It's just too incongruous."
Roy pondered to himself, "Perhaps these weren't meant to describe that cowardly star. If the Great Kingdom were truly powerful enough to predict the course of history hundreds of years from now, it wouldn't have perished in the river of time."
"In that case, the information about the Poseidon recorded on this Poneglyph might refer to the mermaid princess who appeared in the 'Void Century' 800 years ago. That makes sense. There is never love without a reason in the world. If there is no power, it is hard to believe that one can command all the Sea Kings to do one's bidding simply by communicating with them."
"Alright, that concludes the discussion of the Poneglyph. Wyper, the Golden Bell is right before you. Go and fulfill the mission passed down from your ancestors."
"Yes!" Unable to contain his excitement any longer, Weber suddenly knelt down. "I swear to the great warrior Calgara, I, Weber, will be loyal to Lord Roy for all eternity."
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The bells, silent for four hundred years, once again echoed in the sky, even reaching the heavens in the depths of the underworld.
"Enel, how did you learn Observation Haki?" Roy suddenly asked on the way back.
Enel was clearly surprised that Roy would ask him this question. After pausing for two seconds, he replied, "The Mantra? It was about two years ago, not long after I took control of Sky Island. When my mind merged with Sky Island, I naturally comprehended the power of the Mantra."
"Who else but you has obtained the power of the Mantra?"
"And then there are my four God's Enforcer. It's precisely because they also comprehended the power of the Mantra that I found them somewhat interesting, so I put a little effort into them." This is in line with Enel's approach. To him, subordinates are not important at all; they are just pawns that can be discarded at will.
Crocodile the Sand, who was listening from the side, was extremely frustrated. It's true that comparisons are the thief of joy. Although Haki is almost commonplace in the New World, it's nearly impossible to comprehend Haki power in the first half of the Grand Line without any opportunity.
Even he only came into contact with the power of Haki after entering the New World.
It was precisely because he overestimated himself and challenged Whitebeard that he was severely injured and, fearing that someone else would take advantage of him, quickly withdrew from the New World, which is why he wasn't proficient in Haki.
However, these Skypieans somehow managed to learn Observation Haki, and at a fairly high level.
If it were just Enel, it wouldn't be so bad, since he was a top-tier powerhouse like him. But how could those idiotic God's Enforcer possibly have mastered Observation Haki? Could it be that his talent was inferior to those scumbags? This made him furious and jealous to the point of madness.
Roy's subordinates were also envious. Even with Roy's guidance, few of them had grasped the power of Haki. After all, they had only been at sea for a year, and lacked the time to accumulate experience.
"Unfortunately, after the final battle, they were all wiped out in the aftermath." Enel shrugged, but there was no trace of regret on his face.
Roy nodded slightly. To him, the existence of those guys was not important; he just wanted to prove some of his conjectures.
"Wyper, if I remember correctly, there is a little girl among your Shandia People who was born with Observation Haki."
Wyper hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "You're right. That child is named Aisa, and she's the only one among us Shandia People who has comprehended the power of the Mantra."
Upon hearing this, everyone was even more speechless. This was truly a starting point advantage of more than a decade.
"Where are Aisa's parents? Call them over. I have something I want to ask them," Roy instructed Wyper.
"Please forgive me, Aisa's parents sacrificed themselves four years ago." Wyper felt inexplicably sad.
"Is that so?" Roy, who was always hard-hearted, remained unmoved and continued to press, "Give me a detailed account of their sacrifice."
"About four years ago, when the God of the Sky Island was still that old guy Gan Fall. That time, he seemed to have some business to attend to and left the Sky Island. Taking advantage of the weakened defenses of the God's Island, we Shandia Warriors launched a general offensive, hoping to take this opportunity to ring the Light of Shandora, even if only once."
"That was indeed the closest we came to success, but unfortunately we were still defeated by Gan Fall, who returned in time, and we returned to Cloud Hidden Village in despair. Aisa's father died in battle at the shrine, and her mother insisted on returning to the village. She passed away after giving birth to Aisa."
"Wait, you mean, Aisa's mother is about to give birth and still went to the battlefield?"
"We Shandia Warriors are all soldiers, this is nothing to us." Wyper was quite proud of this, and in their view, dying on the battlefield was the best end for a warrior.
Roy was speechless; perhaps he had underestimated the ferocity of the Shandia People.