Chapter 24 Historical Text

The capital of Alabasta, Alubarna.

In an outdoor cafe next to the street, Robin watched the Alabasta army rushing towards the city gate, nervously preparing for battle. She turned to Miss Zala and asked politely, "What do we do now, Miss Zala?"

Compared to Robin, as a former agent of Baroque Works, Zala was much more familiar with the Royal City. She looked up at the soldiers on alert on the distant wall, thought for a while, and said, "Don't worry. Based on my understanding of the boss, he is definitely not someone who can be fooled easily."

Robin seemed worried and explained anxiously, "You don't have to worry. It's not difficult to enter Alabasta's palace. A few years ago, the boss was already planning to seize this country. Therefore, not only are these royal troops compromised, but many of the palace guards are our people. More importantly, most of them were arranged by me."

Robin's eyes lit up instantly. "Then I'm so lucky!"

Zala didn't look happy at all. Instead, she said nervously, "We'll talk about luck or bad luck later. The question now is, Nico Robin, you should tell me where in the palace you need to go. Alabasta's palace is very big. We can't just wander around."

A charming smile appeared on Robin's face. "Sorry, I don't know either!"

"!!!" Zala was shocked. "Are you kidding me? You actually said you didn't know? Hey, I risked my life to come here with you..."

Seeing Zala's excited look, Robin apologized slightly, looking embarrassed. "Sorry, Miss Zala, this is not a joke. But one thing is for sure. The thing I am looking for must be hidden in the most secret place of the palace, where the most precious things are stored."

Zala gritted her teeth and said, "Is it the palace's treasure room?"

Robin shook her head. "I'm afraid it's even more precious than those treasures!"

This made Zala's expression look a bit ugly, and she couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you looking for?"

Robin thought for a while, her eyes reflecting deep contemplation, and finally spoke, "Miss Zala, do you really want to know? It will be too late to regret it later."

Zala struggled with her expression but finally said, "We've come this far. Do you think I still have a choice?"

Robin froze, then smiled slightly, feeling inexplicably relieved, and said slowly, "The Poneglyphs, that's what I'm looking for..."

Zala's expected surprise didn't appear. Instead, she asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Poneglyphs? What are those?"

Robin was not surprised. After all, the Marines and the World Government were trying their best to erase the existence of the Poneglyphs. It was normal not to know. Robin explained simply, "They are 26 stone tablets that record a blank 100-year history. The World Government is trying its best to erase their existence. All research on Poneglyphs is considered a crime..."

Before Robin finished speaking, Zala had already understood something. Her face became very ugly, her brows knitted together, and she gritted her teeth, asking, "You're called the Devil's Child because of this, aren't you..."

In fact, Zala had been puzzled for a long time. Why was an eight-year-old girl called the Devil's Child and had a bounty of 79 million Beli? Such a high number was baffling, especially since Zala's own bounty was only 10 million Beli.

Now, she understood. Although she still didn't fully grasp what the Poneglyphs were, she knew she had entered a path with no return.

She covered her forehead, feeling a headache, and finally sighed, "So according to you, Robin, such a precious thing should be hidden in a place only King Cobra of Alabasta knows about."

Zala's reminder made Robin's eyes light up. "In other words, the problem now is how to get His Majesty the King to lead us to the Poneglyph..."

"Exactly."

Robin nodded, looking in the direction of the city wall, and said with a mysterious and relaxed smile, "Forget it, let the captain find a solution for us!"

As she finished speaking, a bloody bat flew out from between them, heading towards the outside of the city...

On top of the city walls of Alubarna.

Cobra, who had rushed here, saw groups of bounty hunters surrounding the three gates of the royal city.

To be honest, if he hadn't gotten the news from Bell, he might have wondered if these bounty hunters were planning to attack Alabasta.

However, he wasn't too worried. Just looking at the cannons on the city wall and the countless soldiers with live ammunition, Cobra felt confident.

Don't forget, the reason why Alabasta is quite famous on the Grand Line is not only because of its vast territory but also because of its 600,000-strong standing army, which represents strong military strength.

But Cobra also understood that in front of the real strong men of this sea, the number of people was meaningless. As a descendant of one of the twenty founding countries, Cobra knew deeply that there were humans with god-like powers in this world.

And the legendary Zoan Devil Fruit, particularly the mythical model, was the pinnacle of such power!

Thinking of this, he ordered directly, "Igaram, Chaka! Keep an eye on these guys. If they dare to harm any civilians, show them the might of the Alabasta Guards. Otherwise, don't act rashly."

Logically speaking, these guys blocking the royal city gates were a provocation to the majesty of the Alabasta royal family, but times had changed.

After the pirate named Roger started the Great Pirate Era, there were more and more pirates on the entire Grand Line.

As one of the major countries on the Grand Line, many pirates appeared on the streets of various cities in Alabasta. They committed crimes, killed, looted, and vanished like the wind, leaving Cobra somewhat helpless.

This is also the reason why Cobra tolerated the existence of some pirate bounty hunters. He wanted to fight fire with fire.

"As you command, Your Majesty!" Although Captain of the Kingdom Guard, Igaram, and Vice-Captain Chaka were a little confused, they both nodded heavily.

So, everyone waited.

However, until night fell, this group of pirate bounty hunters did not see the appearance of Vampire Gnar.

"What's going on?"

"Didn't the intelligence say that Vampire Gnar and the Devil's Child would arrive in the afternoon?"

"Could it be that if the news leaked, they wouldn't dare to come? Damn it, aren't we waiting in vain?"

"No, the people at the port found no trace of Vampire Gnar leaving. Their pirate ship is still docked there."

"What's happening?"

Under the night sky, everyone shivered in the desert's chill. You look at me, I look at you, but no one knew what to do next.

And where was Gnar now?

In a small desert village with an oasis in Alabasta.

A middle-aged man with tears in his eyes stood beside a little girl with blue hair and a well-behaved face, who knelt down and thanked him.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Gnar. If it weren't for you, my daughter... Rasha... Rasha she... wuwuwuwu..."

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