His pupils contracted, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Uchiha Xin didn't even raise his hand.
It only released a portion of its power, yet it controlled the rain over the entire city.
If all these raindrops were to turn into attacks, Alubarna be destroyed in an instant.
The invisible pressure within the hall immediately vanished.
The rain continued to fall from mid-air.
Everything was restored to normal.
Cobra was panting heavily; his back was soaked with sweat.
Uchiha Xin looked at him.
Crocodile wanted to conquer this sea with the help of Pluton because he was too weak.
"The idea of destroying an island with a single shot might seem impressive to you."
"For me, it's as simple as flipping my hand."
"If I wanted to destroy an island, why would I need weapons?"
Cobra was speechless.
He originally compared Uchiha Xin to Crocodile.
Only at this moment did he realize that the two of them were simply not on the same level.
Crocodile needs intrigue, an army, and Ancient Weapon.
Uchiha Xin needs nothing.
He himself is a power that transcends Ancient Weapon.
Uchiha Xin walked out of the hall.
"Get Vivi ready."
I'll pick her up tomorrow.
Cobra turned around.
Where are you going now?
" Whiskey Peak."
Uchiha Xin's eyes shone with a purple-gold light.
Space distorted around him.
The Divine Transference is activated.
His figure disappeared from the main hall.
Whiskey Peak.
Inside the building left by the Baroque Works.
Nico Robin sat by the window, several newly delivered intelligence reports on the table.
Crocodile has completely lost contact.
The messages from Alabasta were exactly the same.
Baroque Works' top agents were wiped out.
The Alubarna rebellion was quelled.
The three-year drought has ended.
Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has been confirmed dead.
Robin put down the documents in his hand.
A few days ago, she witnessed Uchiha Xin casually slaughter the main force of Baroque Works.
She was still somewhat hesitant at the time.
Crocodile is, after all, Logia Fruit user, and he has the advantage of being based in the desert.
But in the end, there were no surprises.
Following Gecko Moria, another Shichibukai has died at the hands of Uchiha Xin.
He also killed Admiral Chaton, a candidate for naval commander, with a single stroke.
The Marine Headquarters has not taken any new actions to date.
The promise that Uchiha Xin made back then no longer seemed like mere boasting.
As long as she stays by this man's side, the World Government will indeed be unable to capture her.
Robin started running away when she was eight years old.
Over the past twenty years, she has joined many organizations and done things for many people.
Those people needed her knowledge, yet feared her identity.
If they encounter any danger, they will hand her over without hesitation.
The same applies to Crocodile.
There was never any trust between them; they were simply using each other.
Now that Baroque Works has been destroyed, she has also lost her last refuge.
The space in front of the window suddenly distorted.
A flash of purple-gold light.
Uchiha Xin appeared out of thin air in the center of the room.
Robin immediately stood up.
She neither activated the Flower-Flower Fruit nor retreated.
Uchiha Xin put his hands in his pockets and looked at the intelligence report on the table.
"It seems you've already received the news."
Robin nodded.
Crocodile is dead.
" Baroque Works no longer exists."
Uchiha Xin looked at her.
My previous recruitment efforts remain valid.
"However, this is your last chance to choose."
Robin did not answer immediately.
She stared at the man before her, recalling the betrayals she had experienced over the years.
A moment later, she walked around the table and stood in front of Uchiha Xin.
She lowered her guard, bent down, and bowed respectfully.
" Uchiha Lord Xin."
"I am willing to submit."
From this day forward, I will follow you.
Robin straightened up, remaining respectful.
Having made her choice, she would no longer test the waters.
Uchiha Xin glanced at her.
"From now on, you will be responsible for organizing intelligence, confirming routes, and gathering information on various powerful individuals and Devil Fruit on this sea."
Is there a problem?
"No."
Robin answered decisively.
I will obey your orders.
She paused for a moment, then added.
"Whatever person you ask me to investigate, or whatever place you ask me to find, I will do my best to complete it."
Uchiha Xin nodded.
Robin's intelligence-gathering ability is precisely what he currently lacks most.
Although Nami is a genius navigator, she is even more skilled at judging the weather, ocean currents, and routes.
When it comes to gathering intelligence and analyzing various forces, Robin is clearly more suitable.
Seeing that Uchiha Xin didn't speak, Robin slowly clasped her hands together.
She has decided to submit.
But there was one thing she couldn't let go of.
That's the only obsession she's held onto in her life.
"Grown ups."
I have a request.
Uchiha Xin looked at her.
"Explain."
Robin remained silent for a few moments.
"I am willing to obey all your orders and to do things for you."
"But I hope you will allow me to continue searching for the Poneglyph."
Her tone changed when she mentioned the Poneglyph.
"Before the destruction of Ohara, my mother and those scholars had been studying the Void Century."
"They paid for it with their lives."
"I've been on the run since I was eight, and I've been searching for this answer ever since."
"I want to find all the Poneglyph scattered around the world and decipher all their contents."
I want to know what exactly happened eight hundred years ago.
"I also want to know why the World Government is willing to go to such lengths to cover up that history."
After Robin finished speaking, he waited quietly for a reply.
She was well aware of the trouble this request would cause.
Studying Poneglyph is a serious crime strictly prohibited by World Government.
Ohara was subjected to the Buster Call simply for touching upon that history.
Scholars, civilians, and the entire island were wiped out.
She was thus branded as the Devil Child" and hunted by the navy for twenty years.
Any force that takes her in will face the hostility of the World Government.
Although Uchiha Xin is no longer afraid of the Navy, finding all the Poneglyph is still not an easy task.
"If you are unwilling to search for me, I can go myself."
Robin said in a low voice:
"I just hope you won't stop me."
Uchiha Xin laughed.
You think I don't know what you want?
Robin looked up.
Uchiha Xin walked to the table and casually picked up the few intelligence reports belonging to Baroque Works.
Nico Robin.
"The sole survivor of Ohara."
"He was able to decipher the Poneglyph at the age of eight and was given a bounty of 79 million Beli by the World Government."
"Over the years you've joined different organizations, ostensibly to seek asylum, but your true purpose has never changed."
"You need to leverage the intelligence networks of those organizations to find the Poneglyph."
Robin did not deny it.
She was just a little surprised.
Uchiha Xin seems to know more about her past than Crocodile did.