Pluton
In Alabasta, at the King's Tomb known as the Burial Temple, a lamp held in hand illuminated the figures of three people.
Leading the group was King Nefertari Cobra of the Alabasta Kingdom, a king deeply loved by his people who believed that "the nation is the people," was considerate of others, and always prioritized the interests of his people when governing.
As a superpower on the Grand Line, Alabasta, as its king, wields extraordinary influence on the Grand Line.
The other two were wearing cloaks, one of whom wore a dark green cloak. His appearance was absolutely well-known, with peculiar red markings on his face. He was none other than Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
The other one was naturally also a member of the Revolutionary Army.
Surprisingly, Cobra, the king of World Government Member States, is standing with the World Government's number one criminal. What is he up to?
"This is it." The three of them stopped in front of a Poneglyph.
"The location of that thing is recorded on it. Although I somewhat agree with your goal, regardless of success or failure, it will ultimately result in huge casualties," Cobra said, turning to the two of them.
"There will inevitably be sacrifices in this process, and we are all prepared for that," Long said earnestly.
"I don't care about such things. As king, I need to be responsible for my people. I cannot lead Alabasta into the abyss, nor can I allow this land to become a battlefield." Cobra's attitude was very firm.
Undeniably, the Revolutionary Army has very ambitious goals: to overthrow the World Government, eliminate class distinctions, and make the world free of Celestial Dragons.
But compared to the world, the safety of one country is more important.
It's unclear how the Revolutionary Army learned about the Ancient Weapon Pluton in Alabasta. Although the revolutionary Dragon was very polite when he found him, he was still the world's most ruthless criminal.
If he didn't agree, who knows what the Revolutionary Army would do? For the sake of his people, after much consideration, he still brought them to the Poneglyph that recorded the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
But it's impossible to get him to support the development of the Revolutionary Army; as he said, that would lead Alabasta into the abyss.
Moreover, although Alabasta is a superpower, it cannot change the fact that it is a desert island, with most of the area being desert, and many resources rely on imports.
Given the current state of the Revolutionary Army, providing financial assistance to the Revolutionary Army would only result in one-sided giving.
They also face threats from the Navy and the World Government, which is of no benefit to them whatsoever.
"Yes, we understand, we will leave soon." Long nodded, knowing in his heart that this was impossible, even though the person in front of him was the famous and benevolent King.
The Revolutionary Army has now completely moved underground, greatly reducing their strength. If it weren't for the Flying Pirates' actions attracting the World Government's attention, they wouldn't have had a chance to catch their breath.
The news about Pluton was purely accidental; the Revolutionary Army member beside him was an archaeologist, specifically an archaeologist from Ohara.
He was secretly rescued by the Revolutionary Army during a manhunt by the World Government, and thus joined the Revolutionary Army.
After that, they also went to Ohara, a stronghold established by some Ohara scholars. All the scholars disappeared without a trace, falling into the hands of the World Government, and most likely are dead.
In the hands of this scholar, they obtained information about the Ancient Weapon Pluton. Uranus's power has already been demonstrated, and if they could obtain the Ancient Weapon Pluton, the Revolutionary Army would have more confidence in its next actions.
After some thought, the dragon went directly to King Cobra of Alabasta and explained his purpose, believing that Cobra would understand him.
This was, in effect, a threat. The dragon's power was too overwhelming, posing too great a threat, leaving Cobra no room to refuse. He had his king, his subjects, and his daughter to consider.
Even if refused, the dragon will not give up its search for Pluton; on the contrary, it will bring even greater trouble.
The scholar couldn't resist approaching the Poneglyph, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
His thirst for history and his hatred for the World Government, after all, most of his comrades had sacrificed themselves and died at the hands of the World Government. Joining the Revolutionary Army was not only because the Revolutionary Army saved him, but also because he had no other choice.
He was unaware that Olvia was still alive, and Teach was also unaware that an archaeologist was still alive and had been rescued by the Revolutionary Army.
After Ohara was destroyed a second time, the only remaining motivation, besides historical research, was revenge against the World Government. This could only be achieved with the help of the Revolutionary Army, whose goal was to overthrow the World Government.
He took out a notebook from his pocket and matched the Poneglyph with his notes and interpretations one by one. Being able to interpret the Poneglyph does not mean that he can interpret all the text; he can only understand the general meaning. Even among archaeologists, everyone's abilities are different, and he needs the help of notes.
This is enough to decipher the information in the Poneglyph.
Holding a pen, he kept writing in his notebook. Long leaned forward and looked at what was written, his eyes revealing surprise and excitement.
This is a Poneglyph recording the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon Pluton. Dragon never expected that the legendary strongest warship would be hidden in such a place.
Although somewhat curious, Cobra made no move. He knew nothing about Pluton's whereabouts, only the general content of this Poneglyph, which concealed secrets about Ancient Weapon.
Knowing too much wouldn't do him any good; he just wanted the Revolutionary Army to leave as soon as possible.
Frankly speaking, given his current status and position, the Revolutionary Army wouldn't dare to do anything to him. Besides, he is a renowned benevolent ruler, and to dare to attack him would completely violate the Revolutionary Army's own principles.
The news would leak out, but as king, he naturally had his own methods.
"Alright, you can leave now." Seeing the scholar stop what he was doing, Cobra knew that the Revolutionary Army had gotten what they wanted.
"Okay, let's leave right away. No one else will know we're here." Long nodded, and then the three of them left the Burial Temple. Under Cobra's watchful gaze, a hurricane swept up the two of them and they quickly disappeared into the horizon.
At this moment, the entire palace was in turmoil, as someone discovered that the king was missing, Cobra also heard shouts.
The dragon's departure made quite a commotion, with a lot of wind blowing, which was heard by many people, and they are now rushing here quickly.
"Your His Majesty the King, we've finally found you." Ikaram, captain of the kingdom's guard, rushed over, panting heavily, clearly pleased.
He was frantic with worry when he learned that the king was missing.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I couldn't sleep last night, so I came to pay respects to my ancestors." Cobra said somewhat apologetically as he helped Ikaram and addressed him and the guards who had arrived, "I'm sorry for the trouble."
Who wouldn't respect and love a king like that?
"It's too dangerous for you to be alone. I hope you can let us know when you come out in the future, so you can feel safe under our protection."
At this moment, they subconsciously overlooked how King Cobra bypassed the guards stationed in the palace and arrived at the mortuary temple.
"I don't know if this is right or wrong." Cobra looked up at the sky and sighed inwardly, but he had no other choice.
Although he was threatened by the Revolutionary Army, it was actually a cooperation between the two sides. If the Revolutionary Army hadn't offered something in return, why would he have agreed so easily?
The dragon's attitude was actually quite good; it gave Alabas the most scarce resource he needed: water.
While the Hurricane-Hurricane Fruit doesn't create rain, it can gather water vapor.
The winds gather massive amounts of water vapor from the ocean, bringing rare rainfall to Alabasta.
In Alabasta, water resources are worth ten times more than elsewhere.
This is one of the reasons why King Cobra agreed to the Revolutionary Army's request.
He could no longer comprehend the current state of the ocean; the winds of change were swirling and the clouds were surging. There were even fragments of a prophecy from eight hundred years ago left behind by the Alabasta royal family.
The World Government is clearly beginning to weaken, while the power of pirates is expanding.
Pluton' time to be born had come, which was why he agreed to the Revolutionary Army's request.
Most importantly, they all put the interests of their own country and their own people first.
It can be said that both parties were very satisfied with this transaction. For the dragon, generating some rain was just a piece of cake, and the Ancient Weapon Pluton could be said to have fallen into the hands of the Revolutionary Army.
After all, they already knew the location.
Alabasta also gained precious water resources, which is no less valuable than receiving tens or hundreds of billions of Beli for a large country whose majority of its territory is desert.
Pluton's hiding place is beneath Alabasta, and no one knows that there is an underground river beneath Alabasta.
The underground river, which was dug out by humans eight hundred years ago, was specifically for the Pluton Battleship.
On the colossal island of Alabasta, an underground river is far too small to be found, especially in a virtually deserted area, far from any oasis city.
So no one discovered it for eight hundred years.
Now, the location of this underground river is in the hands of the Revolutionary Army.
The method for finding Laugh Tale is somewhat similar to that of finding the Road Sign Stone, which involves connecting the three oldest cities in Alabasta and an adjacent island.
The intersection point is located underground in the desert region, at the end of the underground river that connects to the sea, where the Ancient Weapon Pluton resides.
With the dragon's speed and the scholar's knowledge, they quickly arrived at an area in the desert.
The dragon closed its eyes, sensing everything around it, constantly extending outwards. Every gust of wind was its eye, and the wind, under the dragon's control, continuously eroded the desert.
This entire desert lies underground.
It took quite some time underground, where the wind, now free of obstruction, roamed freely in a vast, open area. The underground river dragon had been found, approximately three thousand meters from his current location.
Furthermore, the power of the wind permeated the underground river, seeking obstacles, and a corresponding general image emerged in the dragon's mind.
There was a colossal object, a warship hundreds of meters long, that was Pluton. The dragon had been found.
Before the Night Pirates' Ark Maxim, which was over a kilometer long, was built, this was undoubtedly the largest warship in the world.
However, in terms of size, it can only rank second now; of course, the Sky Island Battleship is not included.
"Let's leave it here for now, we can't expose it," the dragon muttered to himself. He knew that taking out Pluton now would be of no use to their goals, and would only benefit the World Government.
The Revolutionary Army is currently very weak and, after a long period of brutal warfare, will need a long period of dormancy to recover.
Moreover, there are World Government spies hidden inside; if exposed, the World Government would quickly find out.
They are not truly prepared to confront the World Government face-to-face. The appearance of Pluton will only trigger the World Government's nerves, and they simply cannot protect Pluton.
The defeat of the Flying Pirates has fully demonstrated that the Ancient Weapon are not invincible; they are ultimately just tools that can be used for one's own purposes or for the purposes of others.
The threat posed by Ancient Weapon made the Revolutionary Army a target for everyone, and the Uranus was thus destroyed.
For the current Revolutionary Army, Pluton is like a hot potato.
This is our trump card. When the Revolutionary Army has the true power to defend Pluton, and when the World Government weakens further, that will be the time for the Revolutionary Army to truly unleash Pluton and challenge the world.
Aside from Dragon and a few other core members, no one else knows about Pluton's whereabouts.
The most important things for the Revolutionary Army now are recuperation, lying low, weeding out internal spies, and training more elite soldiers.
The Revolutionary Army needs a group of elites, as well as more strong individuals. Although the Revolutionary Army is currently very powerful, it is still far from enough compared to the World Government, since there are only two top-tier strong individuals: him and Kuma.
But Long already had a goal in mind: the "Blind Swordsman" Yi Xiao, a monster from the common people, powerful and righteous, who was said to have blinded himself to avoid seeing the filth of the world.
He believed that Issho was someone he could recruit as a comrade, and he was confident in that ability. More importantly, Issho's Observation Haki was very strong, allowing him to perceive good and evil. He hoped that Issho could help him eliminate the spies lurking within the Revolutionary Army, otherwise it would be inconvenient for him to do anything in the future.
Without sufficient trust, the recovery and development of the Revolutionary Army, and their joint progress, will be hindered.
He also knew that the World Government had once sent assassins to kill the "Blind Swordsman," but the Blind Swordsman was very strong; otherwise, he would have been able to repel the agents sent by the World Government and even kill one of them.
After all, in the kendo tournament, the blind swordsman only demonstrated his kendo skills, and his Devil Fruit ability was only partially revealed; his true combat strength was not exposed.
This led to the blind swordsman's hostile relationship with the World Government, and even if he didn't join the Revolutionary Army, he would likely help them.