Mosen did not expect to get such a reply from Dragon. Did Dragon, at this point in time, actually still think that the World Government had a bottom line?
It seemed Dragon was not completely despairing of the World Government right from the start!
Thinking about it, that made sense. No matter what, Dragon was Garp's son, and the education he received growing up definitely viewed the World Government in a mostly positive light. Change required a certain process.
Helplessly, Mosen could only continue to persuade, "Mr. Dragon, but I've heard that the things the scholars of Ohara are studying now are very dangerous, and the World Government is very dissatisfied with it."
"I know. That's exactly why the World Government sent CP9 to infiltrate Ohara, but launching a Buster Call should be pretty much impossible.
You might not understand what a Buster Call means, Mosen. Once the World Government signals the Marines to launch a Buster Call, the Marines will directly dispatch a fleet consisting of 10 warships, 5 Vice Admirals, and elite Marine combat forces to carry out an indiscriminate, destructive attack on the signaling region.
After a Buster Call is launched, the Marine fleet will kill everyone in the signaled region and burn everything in sight.
Such an inhumane attack is something not even the World Government dares to launch lightly, let alone strike an island with such a special status as Ohara.
Don't think Ohara is just some inconspicuous island in West Blue, Mosen.
In fact, Ohara can be said to be the holy land of archaeology; the world's best archaeological experts and top-tier archaeological teams are gathered here.
At the same time, the world's largest library, the Tree of Knowledge, is also located here.
That giant pod-like tree stores precious texts from all over the world.
The knowledge recorded in these books is the crystallization of this vast sea over thousands of years. Just for this reason alone, the World Government would not directly launch a Buster Call."
Dragon spoke with absolute certainty and logical backing. If Mosen hadn't read the original story, he probably really would have been persuaded.
At this moment, Mosen finally understood why Nico Robin became the beacon of the Revolutionary Army.
Dragon felt that the World Government would not exterminate the scholars of Ohara, let alone launch a Buster Call. Therefore, although he had arrived in Ohara early on, he didn't take any action initially, intending to wait for the World Government to make a move before mudduring the waters and sneaking into Ohara.
As a result, things exceeded his expectations. The World Government absolutely prohibited anyone from touching the history of the Void Century. If any individual or faction dared to defy the will of the world and take action, the only ending awaiting them was destruction.
By the time Dragon reacted, Ohara had already been surrounded by the warships of the Buster Call.
With Sakazuki and Kuzan present, Dragon could not rashly show himself to save people.
The final outcome was that the scholars of Ohara all died, leaving only Nico Robin alive.
As a survivor of Ohara, Nico Robin became the only entity besides the Kozuki Clan capable of reading Poneglyphs, and she naturally became the beacon of the Revolutionary Army.
Mosen felt that relying solely on a single Nico Robin to decipher Poneglyphs in the future was not quite enough. If possible, he still wanted to save as many scholars as possible.
Thus, Mosen said to Dragon, "Mr. Dragon, I still think we should make backup plans. Just in case the World Government is driven to desperation, we'll be able to rescue some scholars or books."
"Driven to desperation? It's not entirely impossible. Since that's the case, just to be safe, let's make backup plans! As far as I know, some scholars of Ohara formed a few archaeological teams and are still out searching for Poneglyphs. The Marines and the CP Organization have already sent people to capture them.
I happen to know the location of one archaeological team right now, and there are two scholars in this group. Let's have our men provide covert protection."
Hearing this, Mosen breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to protect these two scholars would be of immense benefit to the Revolutionary Army's future deciphering of Poneglyphs and uncovering the truth of the world.
He just wondered if the archaeological team Dragon mentioned was the one belonging to Nico Robin's mother in the original story.
"Why do you think the World Government will launch a Buster Call, Mosen?"
Dragon's question interrupted Mosen's train of thought. After thinking for a moment, Mosen made up a reason and replied, "Mr. Dragon, I heard from a prisoner in Impel Down that the World Government is desperately trying to cover up history, especially history related to the Void Century.
He said anyone who dares to study history will be obliterated by the World Government, and anyone who even slightly touches upon this period of history will be arrested. This prisoner was sent to Impel Down precisely because he investigated key matters concerning the Void Century.
And Ohara just happens to be a holy land of archaeology. With them receiving so much attention from the World Government, and both the Marines and CP9 showing up, I subconsciously felt that they had been studying the history of the Void Century.
According to what that prisoner said, Ohara has touched upon this history, and nine times out of ten the World Government will take direct action to wipe out Ohara."
Upon hearing Mosen's reply, Dragon frowned. Hearing Mosen put it this way, Dragon also felt somewhat uneasy.
In Dragon's view, the act of Ohara studying history itself was not wrong. Recording history so that future generations could know the truth of the world was not wrong in the least; far from being wrong, it should be respected.
However, there were only scholars on the island of Ohara, with no self-defense capabilities whatsoever.
If the World Government really launched a Buster Call because they touched things they shouldn't have touched, then the destruction of Ohara would be an absolute certainty.
Actually, leaving Ohara aside, even ordinary nations had no room to struggle when facing a Buster Call.
When all was said and done, most places in this ocean were controlled by the World Government. Whether it was Ohara or other nations, they were all under the control of the World Government, and life and death were entirely up to the World Government to decide.
Mosen's thoughts were somewhat similar to Dragon's. In Mosen's view, this ocean was currently unquestionably ruled by the World Government. Under this premise, for the scholars of Ohara to study the taboo history regarded by the World Government as strictly untouchable was in itself a foolish act of overestimating themselves.
"Sigh! I hope your worries don't come true, Mosen! If the World Government really launches a Buster Call against Ohara, then the Tree of Knowledge will definitely be destroyed as well, and the crystallization of human wisdom over thousands of years will be completely ruined."
"Mr. Dragon, is there no way we can rescue some books in advance?"
"I'm afraid not. The Revolutionary Army has just been established and is still very weak. Going to rescue that archaeological team is already the limit of what we can do."
"Then we can only pray that the World Government doesn't launch a Buster Call."
"Alright! Let's leave it at that for now! Hurry over, Mosen! Give me a call as soon as you can see Ohara, and I'll come pick you up."
"I understand."
"Yeah! Pay attention to your safety, and you can contact me if you run into trouble on the way." Having said that, Dragon hung up the phone.
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