"Looking for me? Are you from the World Government?"
Robin, who was following behind, was obviously taken aback. She subconsciously thought that Luo Ning were from the World Government.
"Don't get me wrong," Luo Ning said. "We are different from those bastards from the World Government. I just intend to recruit you. This is my sincerity"
Luo Ning threw a roll of paper directly at Robin.
Robin also dodged quickly, thinking it was some kind of weapon. She was stunned when she found out it was just a roll of paper. She then opened the roll of paper using her own Devil Fruit ability.
To be honest, Robin's Devil Fruit is truly weird. It's called the Flower-Flower Fruit, but it has nothing to do with flowers.
Robin can sprout certain body parts in other places – arms, legs, and even eyes.
When going to Sky Island, Robin sprouted her eyes on Luffy's hand and then rescued Usopp.
Robin's ability is truly amazing and difficult to guard against. It's also one of the few abilities that can restrain the Barrier Fruit.
"This is...!"
After Robin unfurled the scroll, she was stunned. It turned out to be a rubbing of a historical text, and the content recorded on it revolved around Poseidon.
Robin didn't believe it was a fake. After all, she was the only person who could read the text of history on its surface.
The reason the text was displayed openly was likely because there were hidden messages within it, and there were probably those under the World Government who could understand them. Robin, however, was unaware of this. She believed only people from Ohara studied this kind of ancient writing.
But Ohara's people were gone, leaving Robin as the sole survivor. Consequently, Robin thought she was the only one who could comprehend the text, and the historical text presented by the other party was obviously genuine.
"Is this a historical text? What's the content?"
Crocodile also saw the contents within, but he couldn't decipher them. Robin was the only one who could read it.
"It is indeed a historical text," Robin explained, "recording some rumors about Poseidon, but it doesn't clearly explain what Poseidon is. It simply mentions the Ancient Weapon Poseidon that existed in ancient times"
Robin spoke, but in truth, the text revealed the location of Poseidon. She had already deciphered it, but cleverly concealed a part. Robin was indeed very intelligent.
"Poseidon? An Ancient Weapon like Pluton? Is there no record of Poseidon's location?"
Crocodile' eyes burned red. Why was he so invested in Alabasta's affairs? Wasn't it all for Pluton? Now that there were clues about Poseidon, he didn't think it was too much to ask.
"Since you've taken out this historical text, you must possess some knowledge, or perhaps you have access to the other historical texts"
Crocodile narrowed his eyes, eager to acquire these Ancient Weapons to defeat Whitebeard.
"I know the locations of the Ancient Weapons: Pluton and Poseidon. I even have some guesses about Uranus' location. But why should I tell you?"
Seeing Ke Crocodile's demeanor, Luo Ning decided to tease the man.
"What?!"
Everyone, including Robin, was stunned. This historical text documented information about Poseidon, but she couldn't fathom how Luo Ning knew this. Were there others who could decipher the historical text besides her?
"Is there an issue? After all, it's only natural for me to have some knowledge after presenting this item"
Luo Ning said with a smirk.
"Hand over the information on Poseidon and Pluton, and I'll spare your life!"
Sand had begun to condense around Crocodile. He needed to know where these things were located.
"Why bother? I'm unsure of Pluton's true power, but I know some powerful individuals can indeed destroy an island. As for Poseidon, its destructive potential is undeniable, but even if you find it, you wouldn't be able to control it"
Luo Ning said Pluton's destructive power can destroy an island. It's easy for it to destroy smaller ones, but for larger ones like Alabasta, Luo Ning doubted Pluton could blow it up in one shot.
Poseidon, however, is truly powerful. If Shirahoshi uses her full power, she can indeed control the Sea Kings.
If Shirahoshi controlled all the Sea Kings in the entire sea, human living space would be compressed to the limit.
Poseidon, developed to its ultimate potential, seems to have the world-destroying ability. But what about Shirahoshi's personality? It's impossible for someone so incredibly weak to do such a thing.
Unless someone could control Shirahoshi's mind and make her unconsciously obey orders completely.
Crocodile isn't capable of any of this, so his plan is destined to fail.
"It seems casually asking the location of the two weapons won't work. Let's take you down!"
As Crocodile stated, the surrounding sand began to surge rapidly.