And the few scraps of information he had gleaned from his family's history had already been wrung out of him.
Seeing Cobra's state, Adrian shook his head again and revealed his true purpose.
"King Cobra, would it be possible for me to visit the Nefertari family's funerary temple?"
Cobra's hands stopped moving, and his expression changed.
He had a feeling that the suspicion he had entertained a few minutes ago was about to become reality.
Few people knew that a Poneglyph lay hidden inside the Nefertari family's funerary temple!
Adrian quietly waited for Cobra's response.
His ultimate goal in speaking with Cobra was, of course, the Ancient Poneglyph buried deep beneath the Royal Palace, which would advance his [Prophet] Profession Upgrade Quest!
His idle conversation with Cobra about the Void Century eight hundred years ago had merely been an attempt to see how much this direct descendant of one of the Twenty Kings who had founded the World Government knew about the past.
If he could learn anything about ancient history from Cobra, Adrian would gladly take it.
It was just a bonus along the way.
Cobra's expression shifted several times before finally settling into bitterness.
"White Ghost, what would you do if I refused this request?"
"Probably go looking for it myself."
Adrian answered frankly, then added another sentence.
"If you agree to my request, King Cobra, I can also promise to do one thing for you, provided it is within my power and does not violate my principles."
After another long hesitation.
Cobra sighed and rose from his chair. "Follow me."
With Cobra willingly leading the way.
Adrian reached his fourth Poneglyph without much effort.
Inside the deep, silent funerary temple.
Cobra first showed Adrian the murals depicting the Nefertari family's glorious history. After stalling for quite some