"So that's why the World Government and the Navy exist. To put it bluntly, they're making us Blue Sea People fight like dogs."
"If the Navy gets wiped out, the Celestial Dragons might even use Uranus."
Crocodile was utterly exasperated. He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone as shameless as Mu Chen. Not only had he called Crocodile a dog, he had even insulted himself.
"All right, all right. Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease."
Crocodile secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At first, he really had feared that he might suddenly disappear one day. "So that's how it is." Robin still only half understood. "All right, stop worrying about all that. Crocodile, improving your strength is what matters. There's another slab, old soldier. What does it say?"
Mu Chen cut their questions and answers short. He felt he had already said enough. If these two curious souls kept digging, he would be in trouble.
Seeing Mu Chen react that way, Robin stopped asking questions.
She walked over to the other stone slab and returned to her translation work.
This time, she worked noticeably faster.
This slab recorded the story of Nefertari Lily.
Robin's voice carried a hint of excitement.
"It's Nefertari Lily again. It says she could originally have become one of the Celestial Dragons, but she refused the chance to become a god and chose to remain in Alabasta with her people."
"It records the details of Nefertari Lily's refusal to move to the Holy Land."
"Imu once tried to tempt her with wealth and status, but she pointed to the drinking water and children in the desert and said, 'My people are still drinking water full of sand. How could I ascend to a divine throne alone?'"
Crocodile's metal hook tapped unconsciously