Chapter 116 The player arrives in Ohara...
Vil announced her work plan for the next quarter.
First, fully utilize the convenience and semi-official legitimacy brought by the title of Shichibukai, with R'lyeh as the core and R'lyeh-East Blue as the main axis, radiating outward to cover the four seas, and establish a single-core, four-polar, multi-route cargo transportation flow.
Secondly, we should explore and maximize the use of existing resources to create pollution-free, waste-free, intensive, and environmentally friendly agriculture. Building upon existing plantations, we should accelerate the development of more fish farms, cattle farms, and egg farms to further enrich the product range of R'lyeh.
at last……
Vera tapped the blackboard, waking the islanders who looked like they were about to fall asleep.
"The final goal is to find the right time and identity to infiltrate Wano Country and find clues to the [mysterious treasure map]."
Judging from the situation with Charlotte Linlin and Mr. Newgate, Violet needs to complete a task they issued in order to obtain the [Mysterious Treasure Map] as a reward.
So how can one sneak into Wano Country unnoticed, travel to Onigashima to meet the "strongest creature," receive a mission from him, and escape successfully after completing it?
Violet had an idea: "I've heard that Kaido has been trying various methods of suicide. Maybe I can provide him with some useful tips for dying on the spot."
For example, eating raw mushrooms, eating mushrooms raw, and eating mushrooms raw.
Ginny thought it wouldn't work.
"I think Kaido doesn't really want to commit suicide?" or "He doesn't really want to die." "Island Lord, you should know he's a Devil Fruit user, right?"
"I know, but... oh right, Devil Fruit users can't eat a second Devil Fruit."
Otherwise, it would explode on the spot, Violet silently added the second half of the sentence in her mind.
This means that if Kaido really wants to leave this beautiful world for whatever reason, he can simply find some Devil Fruit to eat and then delete his account and start over.
"So those exaggerated actions of his..."
Ginny nodded, confirming the island lord's guess: "I think it's a special way of showing off his...defense?"
Tsk. Violet recalled the photo on Kaido's wanted poster, a photo that looked fierce yet naive. She never expected that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes could be so cunning.
Undeterred, Violet offered a second idea: "Then I'll secretly disguise myself and join the Beasts Pirates as a pirate who admires Kaido?"
"First of all, Island Master, you need to give your other identity a prestigious title." Otherwise, why would the Beasts Pirates interview someone of unknown origin?
Vera nodded in understanding. If pirates were ordinary job seekers, then the pirate crews of the three Sea Emperors were the world's top three companies. Without a prestigious university background or outstanding performance, they couldn't even submit their resumes.
As for asking Katakuri or Marco to write a letter of introduction, they'd probably be labeled "commercial espionage" and end up behind bars.
"Secondly, although you are very strong, you are not a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user."
Due to Kaido's personal preferences and the Beasts Pirates' habits, non-Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, no matter how strong they are, can only become henchmen or useful tools, and are excluded by core members such as Kaido, the Big Boss, and the Flying Son.
"Pirates are discriminating?"
That's outrageous, but Ginny did raise a valid point.
Violet reflected on the three roles she had acquired so far.
[Scientist] is a starting character who is well-rounded in all aspects. [Fishman] does have some non-human characteristics, but given that there is a fishman race in this game, Violet doesn't think that she can fool the Beast Pirates into thinking she is a fishman who ate the Fish-Fish Fruit with just a few scales and two fin-like ears.
As for the [twin sister]...
Vera looked at Ginny expectantly: "Are ghosts considered animals?"
Ginny smiled: "I think it doesn't count."
Violet was dejected.
It seems she needs to find a way to unlock a new character.
The problem is that she has absolutely no ideas.
Clues to acquiring new characters usually appear on special maps, but the question is, which special maps are left that Viole hasn't explored yet?
Wano Country? The country of giants? Lilliputian?
Wait, is she really going to accept Musgarud's invitation to go to Mary Geoise?
"Hello Kaido, I'm a Celestial Dragon who ate the Human-Human Fruit." Wouldn't saying something like that get me beaten up?
Robin, who had been quietly attending the meeting and silently taking notes of the island lord's remarks, raised his head and looked at the island lord as he slowly spoke.
"Does the islander want to... go to Ohara for a look?"
Robin could hear his own heart pounding.
Did she have ulterior motives? Probably.
As the only surviving member of Ohara, Robin was truly, truly lonely.
If, if the island lord could truly receive some inheritance from Ohara, she thought both she and Ohara would be very happy.
But Robin soon thought of another question: would the island's owner be willing to accept Ohara's heavy past and everything it represented?
The island's owner is now an official member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, while Ohara was an island that was erased by the World Government.
If the island owner really gained something there, wouldn't it cause her some distress...?
"Great idea!" Violet gave Robin a thumbs-up for her quick thinking. "Robin, you're so clever!"
Why didn't she think of this place before?!
Consider the long list of titles associated with Ohara: once a mecca for archaeology, home to the world's largest library with the most scholars and books, and ultimately, an island destroyed by the Buster Call after it touched a nerve with the World Government by interpreting history.
To this, Violet can only say...
Don't add any more. You can't mark so many locations on a parchment scroll all at once. What, you say they're all the same place? Then this is a treasure trove that will bring players a big surprise.
What? You're saying the World Government has sealed off that place and designated it as a forbidden zone?
Nonsense, that's clearly the Promised Land where players with new quests and new characters are constantly coming!
——
Is there something going on?
The CP team member assigned to monitor the area around Ohara asked the guy who walked into the cabin.
"No."
The voice, indistinguishable between male and female, replied indifferently.
The first to speak was a young man who had only recently joined the CP department. His innate curiosity and cheerfulness had not yet been completely worn away by his life as a secret agent.
The abbreviation also has popularity.
That's what they've already lost.
Just as the dead in all stories yearn for things of the human world, these living dead are no exception to their longing for human life.
So even the strictest captain in the squad didn't interrupt this "unnecessary" conversation.
“I knew there wouldn’t be anything. Ohara has been erased by the Buster Call for so long that many of the newcomers at sea don’t even know what this place is.”
"Even if there really were, I mean, if there were really people who weren't afraid of death and wanted to go in and take a look, wouldn't they have gone years ago?"
The longer time passes, the lower the likelihood that any useful information remains on Ohara. After at least several checks, he was certain that there was absolutely no written record left on Ohara.
"Don't let your guard down, continue monitoring as required."
The captain silently opened his eyes and looked at the newcomer, half-reminding and half-warning, "No one is allowed to approach Ohara."
"Of course, don't worry, boss."
"All day long, apart from a broken bamboo raft and a few clumps of weeds on it, not even a bird came near." With a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, even a flying insect is worth being wary of.
The dilapidated bamboo rafts and tangled weeds soaked by seawater are unnecessary.
"Pfft, cough cough, cough cough!"
Having finally escaped the sight of those around her, Violet drifted to a place overgrown with seaweed near Ohara Island. She yanked off the [bush hat] she was wearing on her head and dragged Robin and Chopper ashore with one hand each.
After removing the [bush hats] used for camouflage from their heads, Violet looked at the two Devil Fruit user islanders whose eyes were closed and who looked unwell due to the seawater getting wet, and quickly took out the roasted green mushrooms she had prepared beforehand from her backpack and fed them.
Robin suddenly opened his eyes and took a deep breath, clutching his chest.
The bush hats that allowed them to blend in perfectly with the bushes allowed them to approach Ohara under heavy surveillance. The World Government agents could never have imagined that a group of madmen would cross the sea and the Grand Line to the West Blue using only a bamboo raft.
As Robin and Chopper regained their strength and stood up, having lost the strength to the sea, Val stood on the reef like a vigilant black panther in the jungle, gazing at the World Government's ships in the distance.
As she got closer, she noticed that the area was teeming with informants, and the number of binoculars and video recording Den Den Mushi (snail telescopes) was even greater than that of the driving test.
After confirming Violet's determination to infiltrate Wano Country in search of the treasure map, Law and Ginny suggested that they use this infiltration into Ohara as a rehearsal.
Luo and Sabo are islanders that Violet often takes with her when she goes out, so they are inevitably seen by others and cannot accompany her when she needs to hide her identity.
Chopper, being a reindeer who ate the Human-Human Fruit, can disguise himself as a person who ate the Reindeer Fruit.
As for Robin... to be honest, Robin's face is also famous. Ginny and Law haven't decided whether to let her go to Wano Country with Violet yet—the island lord needs someone by her side who can pull her back when she gets carried away, but there are people in R'lyeh who have this attribute and ability, and none of them can be said to be unknown.
However, when exploring Ohara, Violet still needs Robin by her side.
Robin looked around blankly. The island had changed so much compared to her memories, making this long-lost traveler feel lost and afraid.
She instinctively moved closer to the island owner, trying to draw some warmth and strength from her.
Violet reached out and grasped Robin's hand, their fingers intertwining.
"Are you alright, Robin?"
What she saw were grotesque ruins, ravaged by artillery fire and scorched by flames. The blood of the scholars who would kneel beside her and answer her questions in books was spilled on the nearby sea and disappeared without a trace over time.
Even the birds that used to wake her from her sleep every morning disappeared when Ohara became a ruin.
She could never return to the hometown she remembered; O'Hara had perished in that disaster.
The spot where she stood was merely Ohara's not-yet-completely-decomposed corpse.
When the last person who still remembered Ohara, and remembered how great the scholars and knowledge that once existed here, had departed, Ohara would completely vanish.
Realizing this, Robin felt as if she were sinking into dark, cold seawater, the immense pressure of the deep sea squeezing her from all sides, and the painful feeling of suffocation gradually spreading from her lungs to her limbs and bones.
The island owner's voice pierced through the waves and reached her ears, and his strong hands gripped her tightly, pulling her back from the brink of drowning.
"Robin, Robin?"
Robin took a deep breath, and his pupils, which had been constricted by intense emotions, slowly returned to normal after seeing Vera's widened, worried face.
She felt the deadly noose around her neck slowly loosening; her throat was still a little dry and hoarse, but it wasn't a big deal.
Robin will never forget his hometown, nor the scholars who pursued the truth.
But what she held in her hands at this moment was not an illusory memory, but a real and beautiful future and... companions.
"I'm fine, Island Master."
Robin composed himself and looked into the distance.
"Let's start our exploration from the Tree of Omniscience; I remember its location."
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Author's note: Those familiar with Don't Starve should know which character is about to appear [eating popcorn emoji]
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