People in the Sea of Flames

Mosen knew that setting wasn't very believable, but to satisfy his curiosity, he asked Dragon, "Mr. Dragon, do you know who Borsalino's father is?"

"Borsalino's father? I really don't know. I think he was just an ordinary person! If he were some strong individual or a pirate, I would have definitely heard about it from my father or other Navy personnel."

Mosen nodded and didn't ask any further. As expected, that setting wasn't very believable.

While the two were chatting, Ohara had already fallen into panic. The Five Elders, who had arrived in secret, confronted the librarian, Dr. Kuroha, and confirmed that Ohara knew too many things it shouldn't.

These things absolutely could not be revealed to the public, not even with the slightest risk.

The Five Elders immediately ordered the CP9 members to kill Dr. Kuroha, destroy the Tree of Knowledge, and not allow anyone on the island to leave alive.

After issuing the orders, the Five Elders withdrew from the Tree of Knowledge first.

The CP9 members, following the Five Elders' orders, set fire to the Tree of Knowledge and then began to drive out the islanders.

"Sir, didn't the higher-ups mean for us to kill everyone? Isn't it not good for us to just drive them out?" a subordinate asked the CP9 officer, Spandine.

"We're too few in number. Killing them all would take too much time. It's better to drive them onto the refuge ships and then tell the Navy to launch a Buster Call. The Navy will handle it for us," Spandine replied.

"But sir, will the Navy attack the refuge ships?"

"The Tree of Knowledge is already burning, and the deed is done. The Navy has no way back, just like us. After paying such a heavy price, the Navy definitely won't want to take any risks."

"What risks are they taking, sir?"

"Idiot! You still can't figure this out? Of course, it's the risk of scholars disguising themselves as civilians and escaping. If any scholars escape, what happened today will surely be known to the whole world, and the Navy's reputation will suffer a huge blow. Now, they are in the same position as us; they only have the option of eliminating everyone."

"I see. Sir is brilliant."

"Alright! Stop with the flattery and continue the operation!"

As CP9 wantonly burned and destroyed Ohara, Saulo, who had been injured by the Navy and drifted to Ohara, could no longer stand it.

Two days ago, Saulo drifted to Ohara and was rescued by Nico Robin.

When Saulo learned from Robin that this was Ohara, his first thought was to inform the scholars of Ohara about the Buster Call so they could evacuate quickly.

But unfortunately, it was too late. Shortly after he met Robin, the Navy's warships had already surrounded Ohara.

Saulo knew it was too late; Ohara's destruction was almost a certainty. And he, who had betrayed the Navy and was currently in Ohara, probably wouldn't escape this fate either.

Originally, Saulo thought he could face it all calmly, but when he saw CP9 wantonly destroying Ohara, he couldn't help but step forward.

Returning to Dragon and Mosen, two hours had passed without them realizing it. Mosen, having floated in the sky for so long, was getting hungry.

"Mr. Dragon, why hasn't the Navy made a move yet?" Mosen asked.

"They are probably waiting for a signal from the CP9 officer, Spandine. That guy is most likely on the island right now, clearing out those things the World Government doesn't want the world to know," Dragon thought for a moment and replied.

"Can't we go to the island to take a look?"

"It's best not to go to the island yet. If there's someone on the island with particularly strong Observation Haki, we'll be sensed as soon as we go down, and then..." Brrr brrr brrr~

The sudden ringing of a Den Den Mushi interrupted Dragon's words. He took out the Den Den Mushi and answered it directly.

"Mr. Dragon, the matter is settled. I've saved those people."

"That's great! I'll entrust Kuma and the others to you for now. They are very important to the future of our Revolutionary Army. You must protect them well."

"I understand. I'll temporarily house them in the Kingdom of Sol Bea, but..."

"But what?"

"Mr. Dragon, two scholars from the archaeology team want to ask us to go to Ohara to retrieve some books for them."

"What kind of books specifically?"

"Mostly related to Poneglyphs."

Dragon fell silent upon hearing this. If they were ordinary books, Dragon would have refused without hesitation, but since they were related to Poneglyphs, he felt it was necessary to go.

"Do they know the specific location of the books?" Dragon pressed.

"They said it's in the northwest corner at the very bottom of the Tree of Knowledge."

"Boom~"

Just as Dragon was considering whether to agree, the Navy's warships suddenly opened fire.

"Mr. Dragon, the Buster Call has begun," Mosen reported to Dragon.

Kuma, on the other end of the phone, was also stunned upon hearing the words "Buster Call." He hadn't expected the World Government to launch a Buster Call on Ohara.

"Kuma, let's do this for now! Please convey to those two scholars that the World Government has launched a Buster Call on Ohara. In this situation, it's difficult for me to go get the books, but I'll try to think of a way."

"I understand. I'll tell them right away. Mr. Dragon, please be careful yourself." After speaking, Kuma hung up the phone.

"Mosen, it looks like I have to go up there."

"Mr. Dragon, I'll go with you! It'll be easier to find the books with two people."

"No, it's too dangerous!"

"It's alright. Since the Navy has already opened fire, it means CP9 has withdrawn. There shouldn't be any World Government personnel on the island now. Even if the Navy can sense us with Observation Haki, they probably won't do anything to us, as we just want to protect some books. I don't need to worry about my own safety either. My Observation Haki is quite good; just dodging cannonballs is absolutely no problem."

After listening to Mosen's words, Dragon hesitated for a moment before agreeing to his request.

Then, Dragon manipulated the airflow and carried Mosen to the sky above the Tree of Knowledge.

At this moment, below the Tree of Knowledge, the scholars were not dodging the incoming cannonballs. Instead, they were constantly moving back and forth into the Tree of Knowledge, which was burning with various fierce fires.

They carried books out of the Tree of Knowledge and threw them into watery areas, hoping to save some of them this way.

Seeing these scholars desperately trying to protect the books made Dragon uncomfortable. He no longer cared about exposing himself and flew straight down, rushing into the Tree of Knowledge.

"Mosen, go find the books they asked for. I'll do my best to save more books." With that, Dragon used his Devil Fruit ability to roll up a large number of books, while sending Mosen to the northwest corner of the Tree of Knowledge.

Meanwhile, the moment Dragon landed, Kuzan, who had been on the island, sensed Dragon's location.

But Kuzan didn't have time to deal with Dragon now. Compared to Dragon, he had encountered a bigger problem here.

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