#265 - Chapter 265: The Demon Slayer Order Arrives

The days passed in the blink of an eye.

Jin-an stood at the top of the All-Knowing Tree, with the entire sea in his view.

His gaze swept across the calm sea, and the silhouettes of warships gradually appeared in the distance.

Jin-an smiled slightly and said in a low voice:

"It seems the warships executing the Buster Call are indeed extraordinary."

He had spent some time on Kuzan's warship a few days ago, but he didn't have such a direct feeling as he did now.

In his estimation, ordinary warships would probably take another day and a half to arrive, but these warships were clearly much faster.

Then, Jin-an leaped and landed lightly in front of the library door.

Robin, who had been waiting in front of the library, saw that Jin-an's expression was the same as usual, and she felt a little relieved, showing a smile:

"The navy hasn't come yet... but most of the island's residents have already left, so it doesn't matter if the navy comes now."

Jin-an shook his head, his expression becoming more serious:

"You can prepare to leave..."

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked into the library.

"Ah..."

Robin was stunned by what Jin-an said, her mouth agape for a long time.

She couldn't understand how Jin-an could say such a bombshell message with a straight face?

But she also knew from Jin-an's words that the navy had already arrived...

Jin-an walked into the library and saw that the bookshelves inside were still full of books, but he knew that these were just for show, just to hide it from those with ulterior motives.

Jin-an said to the somewhat troubled archaeologists:

"The navy warships have already appeared on the horizon, you should prepare to leave."

"Ah? So fast..."

Clover exclaimed.

The reactions of the other archaeologists were the same as his, all looking at Jin-an with disbelief.

They stayed here hoping that what Jin-an said was just to scare them, after all, who would want to leave a place where they had lived their whole lives?

Moreover, the All-Knowing Tree is a symbol of their archaeological world.

They were unwilling to see this symbol destroyed.

Jin-an nodded in response:

"Yes, they are estimated to arrive in about 20 minutes."

The archaeologists looked at everything familiar with nostalgia, and finally lined up in front of Jin-an.

Jin-an said to Kuma, who was standing silently beside him:

"Kuma, I'll leave it to you."

Kuma nodded and began to send the scholars away from Ohara one by one.

When the first scholar suddenly disappeared, a trace of surprise appeared on the faces of the others. It was the first time they had seen a living person suddenly disappear from in front of them.

But this novel experience temporarily dispelled the unease in their hearts.

......

When it was Clover's turn, he stopped Kuma's action.

"I still have something to say to those navy soldiers."

Clover said firmly,

"I won't leave here."

"If the navy arrives and sees no response on the island, they will probably be suspicious."

"I'll stay and attract their attention."

"......"

Jin-an frowned, but quickly understood Clover's determination.

He knew that this old scholar had his own persistence and mission.

He sighed and patted Clover on the shoulder:

"It's okay, I'll stay with you."

In fact, Jin-an had arranged for many 'extras' on the island, creating the impression that the island was still the same as before.

But he was very curious about what big secrets Clover would say to attract the navy's attention.

And to be honest, Jin-an quite admired people like Clover, who were not afraid of death.

Clover smiled slightly, his eyes firm:

"Thank you, Jin-an. We will always remember your help."

After speaking, he turned and walked towards the coastline to meet his impending fate.

Jin-an looked at Clover's back and followed silently.

Kuma followed silently behind Jin-an, and said in a low voice:

"The destination of those scholars' journey is indeed a good place."

He was responsible for sending the archaeologists away, so he naturally knew very well where those people were going.

"Of course, it took a lot of effort to find such a good place."

Jin-an smiled and walked to Kuma's side.

The small island where the scholars were going was found by Tesoro on his behalf. Although Tesoro had only been in control of those industries for a short time, he had already managed them in an orderly manner.

But even so, it took Tesoro a lot of effort.

Jin-an's focus had changed from only paying attention to books at the beginning to now ensuring that both the books and the scholars were safely evacuated.

As for those residents on the island who were unwilling to leave, he couldn't care less.

In the past few days, he had been keeping his Observation Haki active, and anyone who wanted to snitch was stopped by him in time and locked in the small black room.

And with his series of operations, the island still maintained the same state as before.

......

Finally, Jin-an and Kuma followed Clover to Ohara's communication room, which contained amplification equipment.

Clover opened the door, and the equipment inside was waiting quietly to be used.

"Time is running out."

Jin-an said to Clover,

"If you have something to say, now is the time."

Clover nodded, walked to the amplification equipment, adjusted the volume, then took a deep breath and began to speak.

Jin-an and Kuma stood aside, silently watching the old scholar.

"Hello everyone."

Clover's voice spread throughout Ohara through the amplification equipment,

"I have important news to convey. Currently, the navy warships are approaching, and our time is running out."

His voice echoed throughout the island, each word carrying heavy pressure.

"The knowledge we have worked so hard to collect may soon face destruction."

Clover continued,

"But I will not choose to sit still and wait for death."

"Before I die, I will publish all our research results!"

"Dogs of the World Government, I know you are on the island, but the warships executing the Buster Call have arrived at Ohara. If you don't want to die, you can still leave now."

"Once the navy starts shelling to shut me up, it will be too late to leave."

He said these words not only to those spies, but also to let those who didn't want to die leave quickly.

Although he didn't know if there was still a chance to leave now.

But, all of this was a choice made by the people who were still on the island themselves.

Jin-an nodded and winked at Kuma.

Kuma understood his meaning, walked out of the communication room, and began to check the surrounding environment to ensure safety.

Clover paused for a moment. He was about to say the main point,

"The Poneglyph, recording the century-long gap in history recorded on hard stones."

"We always wonder why people in the past specifically used such hard stones to record words. Maybe they wanted to pass the truth on to future generations."

The sky outside gradually became gloomy, and the sea breeze became more and more violent.

Warships had already surrounded the entire island.

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