Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Luffy curiously leaned closer. On it was Robin's wanted poster, a photo of her when she was young, looking slightly naive but with a wary look in her eyes.

"Robin, what did you do before?"

"Just an ordinary archaeologist. My family has been doing this for generations."

Robin thought for a moment and said, "I was probably eight years old when I was first wanted by the World Government."

Eight years old?

Nami was a little angry. What threat could an eight-year-old child pose? What were those people in the World Government thinking?

But the world government also has something to say.

Robin's threat to them is similar to that of the six-year-old giant child who wreaked havoc in the giant kingdom due to his food cravings.

What happened to the children among the giants?

Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors!

"For the next twenty years, I lived in hiding and dodging."

"Have you been alone since you were eight years old?"

Nami felt a bit of empathy. Around the same time, she started raising 100 million Berries on her own to buy Cocoyasi Village from Arlong.

Robin shook his head. No matter what, how could an eight-year-old child survive at sea? Even Charlotte Linlin had a long loaf of bread next to her.

Therefore, in order to protect her own safety and as a means to achieve her own goals, she has been living in the shadows until now, and Crocodile is one of them.

"All of this is for..." Robin looked at everyone, appearing somewhat hesitant, "This topic is a bit dangerous."

World governments have adopted strict measures to suppress those who have access to the historical texts.

Knowing this doesn't do them any good.

Robin had unknowingly begun to think about these people, and Luffy keenly noticed it. "Trust us, Robin. Look at them, they can't sleep if they can't hear us."

Robin glanced around; all these people had gathered around. Like the elderly folks on a street corner enjoying gossip, she was both amused and exasperated. Hearing too much about this kind of thing could get her hunted down by the World Government.

"Are you aware that there is a gap of one hundred years in the history of this world?"

Robin glanced at Luffy, her expression somewhat serious.

That was a historical period that was erased by the World Government about 900 to 800 years ago, and the relevant records only exist in the undecipherable historical texts.

There are more than thirty stones known as the Poneglyphs, and they are indestructible.

Fearing the truth revealed by this history, the World Government banned research on Ohara scholars who attempted to decipher it and launched the Buster Call, leading to the destruction of Ohara.

“I am the last scholar of Ohara. The doctor once told me that there was a kingdom that was destroyed by a coalition of 20 nations during the Void Century. The truth of the historical text that I have been searching for lies in the historical text.”

Upon hearing Robin mention the Poneglyphs, Luffy seemed to remember something: "Is this the ancient script you told me I couldn't reveal?"

Nami exclaimed in surprise, "Luffy, you can write that kind of script too?"

"Um... should I say no?" Luffy felt he had said something too soon.

Robin didn't seem surprised. "Actually, I guessed that you wouldn't be able to hide this for long, Luffy. But it's best not to let anyone else know about this, except for your crewmates."

Nika glanced at Robin with surprise. Could scholars who control ancient scripts, if they found that Poneglyph, possibly learn about that period of history?

They are people we can win over!

To be honest, Nika didn't know why that war suddenly ended in defeat.

Just as I was about to move, some small stones suddenly fell from the sky.

Chapter 137 Sky Island? I'll Store Lightning First

A sharp whooshing sound suddenly came from overhead, interrupting everyone's thoughts.

"Whoa, what's that?!"

Usopp was the first to scream, pointing to the sky.

A huge shadow was falling rapidly, accompanied by a whistling sound from the friction with the air, growing louder and louder.

Locals would be very familiar with this situation, as ships frequently fall from the sky in this area.

Scattered objects passed in front of Chopper, who suddenly saw something and was so frightened that he hid behind Zoro, only his two round eyes showing, his voice trembling: "Skull, skull, and a pirate flag, a ship has fallen!"

Everyone looked up.

Indeed, what had crashed was a medium-sized sailing ship, its sails tattered and its hull charred black, as if it had survived a fierce battle. The pirate flag flying from its mast was still faintly discernible. It was plummeting straight down onto the deck of the Going Merry!

"Rubber Giant Pistol!"

Luffy reacted extremely quickly. Without even thinking, his arm instantly grew to a gigantic size and stretched backward, his fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, blasting upward like a cannonball.

boom!

Boom!

A massive shockwave spread through the air, and the crashing ship was thrown off course by this powerful punch, disintegrating into countless fragments in mid-air that crashed into the surrounding sea, creating huge splashes.

"That was close!" Usopp patted his chest, peering out with lingering fear. "Were we attacked?"

There are no enemies around.

Luffy withdrew his arm and looked at the sky with a puzzled expression: "Strange, how could a ship fall from the sky? There are no islands."

Nami frowned as well, subconsciously glancing at the record pointer on her wrist.

This made her even more puzzled: "Huh? The record pointer isn't moving? The magnetism isn't stored, and it's not pointing in any direction? But there are clearly no islands nearby!"

This goes against the common sense of the Grand Line.

The record pointer will point to the next island and store magnetism until it is full.

But now, the pointer is neither pointing to anything nor storing anything, as if it has malfunctioned.

Robin walked over to Nami, carefully examined the Log Pose, then looked up at the clear blue sky and pondered, "Perhaps the Log Pose hasn't malfunctioned. It might be attracted by something higher up, drawn by its magnetism."

"Further up?"

"Is there really something in the sky?"

Robin nodded, his tone tinged with uncertainty:

"I've only seen scattered records in some extremely ancient documents. It is said that there are islands called Sky Islands in the very high sky. They float above the white sea and are areas that are difficult for ordinary people to reach. If the pointer points to the sky, it is very likely because it has sensed the magnetic force of the Sky Islands."

"Sky Island?"

"Do islands in the sky really exist? That's amazing!"

"Hey everyone, let's head to Sky Island next."

However, the other people on board reacted in different ways.

Does such a place really exist?

Zoro, holding his sword, raised an eyebrow.

"Of course it exists, Green Moss Head. Even All Blue exists, so why doesn't Sky Island exist?"

Sanji lit a cigarette and blew a smoke ring: "I think the ladies up there must be as beautiful as angels!"

Nami rubbed her forehead, looking worried: "Up in the sky. It sounds dangerous, and how we even get up there is a problem."

Usopp and Chopper were already huddled together, trembling as they imagined the various terrifying monsters that might exist on Skypiea.

"However, this is just my guess. Moreover, I know very little about the specific information regarding Skypiea and how to get there," Robin added, a slight smile playing on her lips as she looked at the excited Luffy.

"It's ok."

Luffy said directly, "Since the Log Pose is pointing to the sky, let's go up there. Isn't the ironclad rule of the sea to always trust the Log Pose?"

That being said, the subsequent voyage did not immediately bring news of the Sky Island.

All day long, the Going Merry sailed on the calm sea, and looking up, there was nothing but blue sky and white clouds.

......

The next day, at four in the morning.

The cabin was completely silent, save for the sound of even breathing.

Even Zoro, who is usually the first to rise, was now holding his three swords and catching up on sleep with soft snores.

In Luffy's mind, a sharp "warning" sound rang out precisely on time, like a death knell.

[Warning, it's time to wake up...]

Luffy mumbled something groggily, but his powerful biological clock and a deeper fear instantly snapped him awake. With a somersault, his rubber body landed silently on the floor.

"Really, didn't we already practice extra in our dreams last night?"

Luffy couldn't help but complain, so he went to the bathroom and poured himself a bucket of cold water.

To make up for the training time he occasionally missed due to adventures in reality, he went through countless training sessions in the dream training grounds.

The enemies in the dream also change constantly.

Recently, they have even recruited three Logia-type Devil Fruit users: Ace, Crocodile, and Smoker.

Luffy also experienced what it means to have Logia-type firepower.

That's incredible.

There was sand, smoke, and flames all around; when I opened my eyes, I had no idea where I was.

[After multiple executions of the plan, the punishment has been reduced from stage two to stage one. The person has awakened. Warning: It is time for [daily exercise]. Please proceed immediately. Countdown: 30, 29...]

Because he followed the plan a certain number of times, the second phase of punishment reverted to the first phase of electric shock punishment.

Because Luffy is a rubber man, the electric shock punishment in the first stage had little effect on him.

There have been previous experiences of reverting to the first stage of punishment.

But Luffy, as was his habit, began to train. He tiptoed onto the deck, where it was still pitch black outside, with only the navigation lights on the ship's side emitting a faint glow.

"Let them use electric shocks then."