Ohara's Mistake

Mosen hadn't expected to receive such an answer from Dragon. Did Dragon really believe the World Government still had limits at this point in time?

It seemed Dragon wasn't completely despairing of the World Government from the very beginning!

Thinking about it, Dragon was Garp's son, and the education he received since childhood must have given him a positive evaluation of the World Government. A change would require a process.

Helpless, Mosen could only continue to persuade him, "Mr. Dragon, but I heard that the scholars of Ohara are researching very dangerous things right now, and the World Government is very unhappy about it."

"I know, and that's precisely why the World Government sent CP9 to infiltrate Ohara. But launching a Buster Call is unlikely.

Mosen, you might not understand what a Buster Call entails. Once the World Government signals the Navy to launch a Buster Call, the Navy will directly dispatch a fleet composed of 10 warships, 5 Vice Admirals, and elite Navy forces to carry out indiscriminate destruction on the signaling region.

After a Buster Call is launched, the Navy fleet will kill everyone in the signaling region and burn everything that can be seen.

Even the World Government wouldn't dare to casually launch such a brutal attack, let alone target an island with Ohara's special status.

Mosen, don't just see Ohara as an inconspicuous island in West Blue.

In reality, Ohara is practically a holy land for archaeology, gathering the world's best archaeology experts and top-tier archaeology teams.

It's also home to the world's largest library, the Tree of Knowledge.

That giant, pod-like tree stores precious texts from all over the world.

The knowledge recorded in these books is the crystallization of centuries of this sea. Based on this alone, the World Government wouldn't directly launch a Buster Call."

Dragon spoke with conviction and solid reasoning. If Mosen hadn't read the original work, he would have likely been convinced.

At this moment, Mosen finally understood why Nico Robin became the beacon of the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon believed the World Government wouldn't hunt down the scholars of Ohara to the last person, much less launch a Buster Call. Therefore, even though he arrived at Ohara very early, he didn't take any action at first. He planned to wait for the World Government to make a move, and then he would sneak into Ohara amidst the chaos.

The outcome, however, was beyond his expectations. The World Government absolutely would not allow anyone to tamper with the history of the Void Century. Anyone or any force that dared to defy the world and take action would only face destruction.

By the time Dragon realized what was happening, Ohara was already surrounded by Buster Call warships.

With Sakazuki and Kuzan present, Dragon couldn't rashly reveal himself to rescue anyone.

The final result was that all the scholars of Ohara died, with only Nico Robin surviving.

As an Ohara survivor, Nico Robin became the only person besides the Kozuki Clan capable of reading Poneglyphs, and she naturally became the beacon of the Revolutionary Army.

Mosen felt that relying solely on Nico Robin to decipher Poneglyphs in the future wouldn't be enough. If possible, he still wanted to save a few more scholars.

So, Mosen said to Dragon, "Mr. Dragon, I still think we should prepare for both eventualities. If the World Government is pushed into a corner, we can at least rescue some scholars or books."

"Pushing them into a corner? It's not impossible. In that case, for the sake of caution, let's prepare for both. As far as I know, some scholars in Ohara have formed several archaeology teams and are still out searching for Poneglyphs. The Navy and the CP Organization have already sent people to apprehend them.

I happen to know the location of one such archaeology team. This team has two scholars. Let's have our people secretly protect them."

Mosen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Being able to protect these two scholars would be of great benefit to the Revolutionary Army's future deciphering of Poneglyphs and uncovering the truth of the world.

He just didn't know if the archaeology team Dragon mentioned was the same one where Nico Robin's mother was in the original work.

"Mosen, why do you think the World Government will launch a Buster Call?"

Dragon's question interrupted Mosen's thoughts. Mosen thought for a moment and then fabricated a reason, "Mr. Dragon, I heard from a prisoner in Impel Down that the World Government is desperately trying to conceal history, especially the history related to the Void Century.

He said that anyone who dares to research history will be erased by the World Government, and anyone even slightly involved with this period of history will be arrested. This prisoner was sent to Impel Down precisely because he investigated some crucial matters concerning the Void Century.

Ohara happens to be a holy land for archaeology. They are receiving so much attention from the World Government, and the Navy and CP9 have already arrived. It made me instinctively feel that they must have researched the history of the Void Century.

According to that prisoner, since Ohara touched upon this history, the World Government would most likely act directly to eliminate Ohara."

After listening to Mosen's explanation, Dragon frowned. Mosen's words also made him feel uneasy.

In Dragon's view, Ohara's research into history itself was not wrong. Recording history so future generations could know the truth of the world was not wrong; it should even be respected.

However, the island of Ohara only had scholars and no means of self-defense.

If the World Government truly launched a Buster Call because they touched upon something they shouldn't have, then Ohara's destruction would be almost a foregone conclusion.

In fact, let alone Ohara, even ordinary countries would have little room to resist when facing a Buster Call.

Ultimately, most of this sea was controlled by the World Government. Whether it was Ohara or other countries, they were all under the World Government's control, their lives and deaths decided by the World Government.

Mosen and Dragon's thoughts were somewhat similar. In Mosen's opinion, the World Government was absolutely in charge of this sea right now. Under this premise, the scholars of Ohara researching forbidden history, which the World Government considered absolutely untouchable, was itself an act of overestimating their own strength and foolishness.

"Alas! I hope your worries don't come true, Mosen! If the World Government really launches a Buster Call against Ohara, the Tree of Knowledge will surely be destroyed as well. The crystallization of human wisdom over centuries will be completely lost."

"Mr. Dragon, can't we rescue some books beforehand?"

"I'm afraid not. The Revolutionary Army has just been established and is still very weak. Rescuing that archaeology 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! Mosen, hurry over here! Call me when you can see Ohara, and I'll come pick you up."

"I understand."

"Mhm! Be careful on your way, and contact me if you run into any trouble." Dragon hung up the phone after saying that.

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