Chapter 34 Another Treasure Map

"Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a rich and powerful country on the Grand Route, and its name was the Country of Cold.

The King of the Cold Country There was once a monarch named Dayi, who had a very beautiful queen, who was said to be as beautiful as the moon.

Every year, a kingdom declares war on the Moon Kingdom in order to obtain the queen.

The war continued without stopping for decades.

The rich country of Han had no financial pressure, but the cruelty of the war made some citizens hate war and their king. It was unknown when the anti-war movement appeared in the country of Han.

In order to quell the long-standing battle for the queen.

Monarch Dayi ordered people to build a place called Guanghan Palace. He planned to abandon the original country of Han and spend the rest of his life there with his queen.

The nation's wealth flowed into Guanghan Palace, and the war on the front line ended in a great defeat due to financial problems.

In order to win the war, Dayi left the capital with his personal guards and personally led an expedition to fight.

It was also during this time.

Guanghan Palace was completed, and most of the treasures of the Queen and the Kingdom of Han flowed into here.

Rumor has it that among these treasures is a treasure that allows one to see the souls of the dead.

Later, the craftsman who built this palace was assassinated by a spy from the enemy country when he was delivering the map to Guanghan Palace to King Dayi.

The map was torn into pieces and scattered everywhere. Dayi completely lost his queen.

In the second half of Dayi's reign, the people became alienated because of Dayi's brutal war of revenge.

The once powerful and prosperous country of Han has become history and swept into the dust of time due to the continuous uprisings of the people.

An old man, waving a fan in his hand, slowly tells the legend of a long history to the beauty in front of him.

The beauty in front of him was none other than Nico Robin.

After the warship arrived at the Grand Line, she and Hawkeye Mihawk separated, each going back to their own homes and doing their own things.

After Nico Robin arrived at this island she had never been to before, she planned to buy some novel items on the island and also buy some nice clothes, and then wear them for Yun Tianxiang to appreciate.

But she didn't expect that while strolling around, she came across a silk parchment scroll that she and Yun Tianxiang found in the East China Sea.

Unlike the one in Donghai that had the word "Guang" embroidered on it, this parchment scroll had the word "Yue" embroidered on it.

In addition, the old man who sold this parchment scroll could even make up a fluent ancient legend.

After listening to the legend told by the grandfather, Nico Robin asked the price of the parchment scroll with a faint smile: "Grandpa, how much is this for?"

The old man opened one eye slightly, and he looked at Nico Robin, "Have you seen the others?"

"Yes, grandpa. I once bought one when I was in the East China Sea, but it was stolen by a friend's companion." Nico Robin frankly admitted that she had seen other parchment scrolls made of the same material.

The old man gently waved his palm-leaf fan and smiled faintly, "Young lady, you are the destined one. Take this scroll yourself. No money, no money."

"How can this be? I bought the one from the East China Sea for 100,000 Beli. So, old man, I'll offer 200,000. Is that okay?" Nico Robin didn't want to take the old man's things for free, so she proposed to pay 200,000 Beli to buy the parchment scroll.

"Girl. What do you desire?" The old man stopped fanning himself. He stepped on the ground with his legs, his slippers pressed tightly against the ground. He looked at Nico Robin seriously and asked solemnly.

"Desire?" Nico Robin didn't dare to tell her dream in front of others. She wanted to continue studying ancient materials like her mother.

The old man sighed softly, "Girl, the past is the past, and the present is the present. The present is what is worth cherishing, and the past, let it go."

What the old man said was so profound that Nico Robin couldn't help but start thinking deeply, because she remembered that Yun Tianxiang had said something similar.

"The pirates are coming! Run!"

Suddenly, someone in the town shouted that pirates had landed on the island.

Upon hearing this, the old man quickly assembled his goods into the car.

The next second, Nico Robin felt an eight-force gale rising around her.

When she lowered her hands that were shielding her from the wind and frost, the antique stall filled with a wide variety of goods and the stall's owner, the old man, had disappeared.

The only thing left was the parchment scroll that Nico Robin had liked just now. The parchment scroll floated in the air and slowly fell with the wind.

"This old man runs so fast." Nico Robin reached out to catch the parchment, a look of surprise still on her face.

In front of her, because of the old man's departure, the dust on the ground formed a small tornado visible to the naked eye. The tornado chased in the direction where the old man left. Nico Robin looked in the direction. The old man was pulling a cart full of goods with both hands. The cart was piled with antiques dozens of meters high. He was not only running very fast, but also very loud.

"Get out of the way, don't block the road!"

The pedestrians and livestock on the road were all crashed into the houses on both sides under the powerful charge of the old man. Even the pirates who had just landed and were about to plunder property were not spared.

The old man rushed all the way to the open sea, and after leaving Nico Robin's sight, he disappeared under the sunlight.

"A treasure that can see the souls of the dead. What I desire?" Nico Robin looked at the parchment in her hand, muttering softly, her eyes full of confusion.

However, her confusion did not last long.

After putting away the parchment scroll, she hummed a cheerful tune, took a safe path, returned to the ship, and set sail back to Alabasta.

Lying on the sea breeze, she couldn't help but think:

"If the legend is true. Mom, Sauro. I really want to see you again."

Tears fell from my eyes without knowing when to stop.

Nico Robin imitated the laughter that Sauro had once taught her. She smiled bitterly, feeling extremely depressed inside, but she also needed to face life with a smile.

Perhaps life was too hard and she had no one to talk to.

So she took out a recorded video from the incubator.

While crying, she whispered to the camera about her past and her longing for companions, family, love, and everything else.

"I don't want to live alone. I also want family. Companions. A man who loves me and cares for me." Nico Robin said, crying and laughing loudly.

The sea seemed to respond to her emotions.

The waves got higher and higher, and soon covered the sky!

The sunlight shines through the waves, emitting a blue light that sprinkles on the parchment scroll.

Nico Robin, who was immersed in using images to complain about the unfairness of her fate, did not realize that there was something wrong with the parchment.

A thrilling journey is waiting for Nico Robin.