Chapter 193 Alabasta Adventure, Part 1

"Hmm... That's it! Things in the Water Capital are settled!"

"...Have Franky and the copied version of Pluto's drawings been taken away? It doesn't matter... Mayor Bingshan just doesn't have any objections..."

"...Mayor Bingshan took over the order from the Revolutionary Army? That's not bad..."

"CP9's prisoner? Ah...that one, lock him up first, and take him to Alabasta together when you come..."

"My exact location?"

Elus took the microphone and looked around at the endless desert. Then he looked up at the scorching sun in the sky that was releasing endless heat. The air burned by the strong light was slightly distorted. The scenery in the distance looks unclear.

"The desert in the northwest of Alabasta... I'm not sure about the specific location. In short, Fran, you don't need to look for me when you come to Alabasta. Go directly to the capital Albana. King Kobra will entertain you. You guys, I’ll go back when I finish this adventure.”

After chatting for a few more words, Eleus ended the call.

Carefully put away the phone bugs. The desert climate is not very friendly to phone bugs, so they need to be replenished with water from time to time.

Seeing Elvus put away the phone bug, Princess Vivi patted the running duck's neck, and the running duck named 'Run Kuai' carried Princess Vivi to Elvus in a 'swoosh' Next to Si, when it stopped, the dust behind it slowly rose up.

"Al, are you leaving now?"

"Looks like you've almost rested, let's go!"

Eleus glanced around.

Everyone is geared up and ready to go on the road.

then,

The super-fast duck team is on the road again.

As the fastest animals in the Kingdom of Alabasta, they have foot strength that exceeds that of leopards. If Alabasta's land was not so vast, it could almost be called a small continent. With the speed of running ducks, they would have traveled all over the kingdom. Every inch of land.

Elus has been in Alabasta for some time.

After getting the Slowness Fruit, Elus landed on the land of the Kingdom of Alabasta. He was not in a hurry to go back to the New World. Anyway, in his opinion, the New World at this time was actually more peaceful than before. I personally am willing to provoke the angry Whitebeard at this time.

No matter how turbulent the undercurrent is under the water, it is always calm above the water.

There is no point in going back to the new world at this time. If he goes back, he will just stay in the palace and develop devil fruits... and he will definitely be monitored by all forces when he goes back. He has not yet figured out how to deal with the new world. world things.

Whitebeard, the Navy, the World Government... He still needs to think deeply about how to get enough benefits from this whirlpool.

so,

Elus chose to stay in Alabasta for the time being.

He is very interested in this country with at least eight hundred years of history, not to mention that the ancestor of the Neferutali family was one of the twenty kings who established the Holy Land and the World Government. His intuition told him that he might be able to do something in this country. Discover some hidden secrets.

Among other things, the historical text in the Burial Ceremony Hall of the Western Royal Tomb in Albana Palace records the location of the ancient weapon-Pluto.

It’s just that most people can’t understand the ancient characters on it.

There may not be a second one in the historical text, but Elus believes that there should be many similar secrets. They may not be as exciting as the location of Pluto, but they may still be able to give people a glimpse of something that has been blank for a hundred years.

As for the information about Pluto,

Eleus did not want to offend the tombs of successive kings of the Neferutari family. This was very rude behavior.

Besides, even if Kobra allowed him to enter the tomb, he would still need someone to help decipher the ancient characters in the historical text... It was too troublesome. Elus was too lazy to worry about whether a ship could still be opened. It took so much effort to get up the Pluto battleship.

Maybe 800 years have completely silenced Pluto, even if it can still be used... The ancients 800 years ago also had Pluto, but failed in the end, otherwise Pluto would not have been hidden... ····It is purely a dream to expect to dominate the world with just one battleship like Crocodile did.

In short,

While Elus was developing the Gate Fruit, he spent his free time wandering around the streets and alleys of Albana under the guidance of Princess Vivi. Using the ability of the Gate Fruit, he actually discovered a lot of things hidden in this city. A secret room in an ancient capital with a history of over eight hundred years.

Most of these secret rooms do not have a very long history, and the oldest secret room was only left over 600 years ago.

but,

The owner of that secret room was a famous archaeologist in the history of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Elus and Weiwei discovered some archaeological documents in the secret room that had not been weathered by time, which recorded information about several ancient ruins in Alabasta, and the notes were suspected to be related to the ancient battleship Pluto, because the owner of the secret room at that time I am already too old and frail to dig out the remains, so I can only leave them to future generations.

At the same time, he also reminded the descendants who discovered the secret room to keep it secret and not let the world government discover that they were exploring ancient ruins.

In either era, archaeologists were not favored by world governments.

When I saw what was recorded in the literature,

Elus was surprised at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he calmed down. In eight hundred years, it is normal for some geniuses who take unusual paths to appear. Even if you have not read the historical text, it does not prevent you from reading other information. Come and make innuendo, and win in a roundabout way.

It is these documents,

Elus just came up with the idea of ​​exploring the ruins. Weiwei thought it was very interesting and wanted to go together... In the end, King Kobra simply lent all the Super Karu Duck troops to Elus. Well, in this desert kingdom, there is no more convenient means of transportation than the Super Karu Duck Force.

Elus brought the maid Clarisse, and Vivi also brought two palace maids. As for the guards... With Eleus here, there is no need for any guards at all, although Ikarem is a kingdom guard. The team captain expressed strong concern...

But in the end he was violently suppressed by his wife Tilagotan.

"Weiwei, can I ask you a question?"

The time spent on the road was a bit boring. In this situation, Elus couldn't practice the power of the Gate Fruit. In order to pass the time, he had to find someone to chat. However, among the five of them, Princess Weiwei was the only suitable chat partner. .

"What? Just ask, as long as I know something." Weiwei happened to be bored, and the scenery in the desert was always the same. When she was on the way, she only chatted in a daze.

"Your father, His Majesty Kobra, is the twelfth king of Alabasta, right?"

"Well, that's right, my father is the twelfth generation king...ah! I understand. What you want to ask is why Alabasta has been passed down to my father when it has a history of eight hundred years. Are you the twelfth generation?" Weiwei smiled happily, "I have asked my father about this before!"

"Then why?"

Eleus was quite curious.

For example, the Kingdom of Exmundo was founded only about two hundred years ago, and Aleus's father's generation is already the sixth generation of kings. According to this inheritance rate, if the Kingdom of Exmundo can exist for eight hundred years, it is estimated that there will be Nearly thirty kings.

If it happens in a country with cruel competition, it is not unheard of for a king to change every two or three years. Siblings will fight each other, father and son will be jealous of each other, and clan disputes... The king is like the weeds after the rain. One crop after another.

There are only twelve kings in the Alabasta inheritance so far.

This number is simply incredible.

"It seems that the ancestors of our family are quite long-lived. The ancestor eight hundred years ago is said to have lived to be 157 years old. After that, the third generation of kings also reigned for 115 years... ··Also, my father is only the twelfth generation king. If calculated according to family seniority, my father is the 33rd generation. I am the 34th generation..."

Weiwei seems to have really taken the history of her kingdom seriously.

The length of time the ancestors of past dynasties have been in power can be told with open mouth, without any deliberate thought.

"...One hundred and fifty-seven years old? What a long life!"

Elus admired from the bottom of his heart.

This is where the chat box opens,

The two Karu ducks walked together, and Elus and Weiwei chatted to pass the time.

Finally, before the sun sets,

We arrived at the third ancient ruins recorded in the literature.

Said to be ancient ruins... Archaeologists six hundred years ago could still find some ruins of ancient buildings here, but today there are no traces here. If it weren't for a sufficiently detailed picture, The map can accurately locate the specific location. Without a reference object, it is really impossible to find the location of the ancient ruins in this desert.

"Is this here? It doesn't look like there's anything special about it."

The running ducks stopped at the top of the sand dune, and Weiwei looked around. It was really yellow sand, nothing surprising.

"It's almost there, if we calculated the distance correctly."

"Ancient ruins! It's really... unimaginable!"

Weiwei opened her eyes wide, trying to see if she could find any clues.

This is the third ancient ruin they are looking for. Before this, they have found two ruins under the guidance of documentary maps. One of them is a city that was abandoned eight hundred years ago. It was later buried by wind and sand and sank into the ground. The other One of the ruins is really too old, estimated to be over a thousand years old, and is in a state of disrepair.

In the end, nothing was gained.

In other words, they are not professional archaeologists, and the gains in their eyes are completely different from those of archaeologists.

"Pluto Battleship, is this thing really hidden in the desert? It sounds like a big guy. How on earth did such a big ship get to land?" Weiwei asked a question on her forehead, her big eyes full of curiosity.

"These questions... we will know when we actually find Pluto."

Eleus replied with a smile.

After staying in Alabasta for almost two months, the relationship between Elus and Vivi became increasingly familiar. Her Royal Highness was actually just a girl who had just celebrated her sixteenth birthday, with a gentle personality. He is considerate and widely loved by the people...

In addition to this well-known part, the girl also has strong curiosity since childhood, and her lively and cheerful personality allows her to become friends with anyone.

Elus is no exception.

And for some reason, without Elus himself understanding it, the honorific title "Your Highness" that the girl addressed him had disappeared without even realizing it, and even his full name was missing. Called, directly using the abbreviation "Al".

Well, I don’t mind Elus either.

It reminded him of his younger brother and sister at home.

Elus turned over and got off the duck, "Clarisse, we will camp here. There are no villages nearby. We will be camping out tonight... Vivi, let's go around the area first and see if we can Find the whereabouts of the ruins.”

The two maids brought by Clarisse and Vivi immediately started working.

Pitch a tent, light a fire, prepare food...

"No matter how many times I watch it, it feels...so magical!" In the dark green alien space, Weiwei reached out to touch the head of the fast runner, and passed through without any accident. "Zi Zi" replenishes the consumed water.

In addition to the ability user himself, this alien space can also attract other people to enter.

This is not the first time Weiwei has experienced this wonderful journey.

"Let's go and see what kind of treasures are hidden under the desert here." Elus and Weiwei began to sink, their bodies sinking into the desert at their feet, and their vision instantly became dark.

This is the shortcoming of the door fruit.

Standing in a different space, you can only see what you can see. In this situation, if you don't have the ability to see through quicksand and rocks, you can only accept the dark and unclear environment. Fortunately, Elus's head is clear enough. , remembering the front, back, left, and right directions, and return to the ground from time to time to determine your position.

The trouble is a bit troublesome, but this is indeed the most effective exploration method at present.

After all, this is a different space. Things like compasses have no meaning here, and even the Haki of Seeing, Hearing, and Color has no use. The most reliable observation tool here is your own eyes.

This made him think about the stare fruit.

perhaps,

It’s almost time to take action against Tenyaksha, but if Tenyaksha is moved, he might fall out with the Holy Land directly... Do you want to borrow a vest, the Straw Hats or some other new pirate group...

"Huh?"

The distracting thoughts in his mind were suppressed in an instant, and the darkness in his vision suddenly disappeared.

"Ah!! It's... the lamp!!!"

Yes,

Down here, they saw light.

There were sporadic lights on the smooth and flat ceiling to disperse the darkness below, and the terrifying outline as huge as an undulating mountain range could be faintly seen. Weiwei grabbed Elus's sleeve, feeling nervous, scared, and excited... ····He deeply felt the trembling of multiple emotions.

"Phew! Luck... good, we seem to have won the jackpot."

Eleus let out a long breath.

Really, I won the jackpot!

The behemoth like a sleeping behemoth beneath their feet should be Hades.

"...This surprise came so suddenly." Elus scratched his head. It was certainly a good thing to find Pluto, but...if this thing cannot be used effectively, it will not be a good thing. It's not impossible for it to turn into a bad thing.

Speaking of which, the previous two explorations of the ruins yielded nothing. He had never thought about actually finding Hades, so he thought he was just going out to relax.

Unexpectedly, I actually found it.

"...Well, it feels very troublesome! Such a big thing...it's hard to cover up..."

Elus has a headache,

At this moment, Weiwei's curiosity overcame everything. Like a fish swimming in water, she used the sparse lights on the ceiling to guide her and pounced towards the giant thing below.

"...It's so powerful, this is simply...a giant beast born for war!!"

Weiwei shouted.

The dim lights on the ceiling above were not enough to illuminate the true posture of this behemoth, but the few scales and claws that could be seen were enough to make people marvel. Elus followed Weiwei to prevent the girl from running too far and causing an accident. .

He looked up at the huge cannon with an astonishing caliber in his field of vision, the armor reflecting the cold luster... Weiwei was right!

This is a pure beast of war.

I really don’t know how the ancients 800 years ago created such a terrifying weapon. Caesar and the others have not even made one-fifth of the progress in interpreting Pluto’s drawings. Of course, there are reasons such as professional incompatibility, etc.

But there is no doubt that

Without Vegapunk, a genius who transcends the times and may not be found even in 500 years, scientists like Caesar would definitely be considered first-class - just in terms of ability.

The slow progress made by Caesar and others can only show that the scientific level gap is too big.

"Tsk!"

How to deal with it!

Such a big guy.

Elus scratched his head vigorously, feeling that it was not the right time to expose this thing.

When they returned to the ground, it was already dark, and the crescent moon jumped into the sky from behind the distant sand dunes. Clarisse and the others had already set up their tents, with lunch boxes placed on the bright campfire, and the aroma of curry filled the vicinity of the camp. Erwusi heard a loud "gurgling" bowel sound.

"ah!!!"

Weiwei disappeared from Elus in an instant.

The next moment, he appeared by the campfire.

"It's curry!"

Elus knew that Weiwei's favorite food was curry and pudding. Of course he couldn't sit still when he smelled the aroma of curry.

"...Eat first! Think about it after you finish."

Eleus also felt a little hungry.

Bengyu has not yet helped him evolve to the level beyond human beings, and food is still an indispensable basis for his survival.