I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He hadn't expected that a group of bandits would also be entrenched in Upside Down Mountain.

Since they are local bullies, we should be able to get some information about the Red Earth Continent from the mountain bandits.

With Roger holding a knife and forcing them along, after walking for about half an hour on the mountain path, Sieg and the others arrived at a simple wooden hut.

However, to the surprise of Seager and Roger.

In front of the small house was a short boy, only fourteen or fifteen years old, thin and obviously not yet an adult.

"Emperor Yan Sote?"

Sig was also surprised to see the little boy.

However, the little boy was full of imposing manner. When he saw Roger and his men escorting his subordinates, he didn't say a word and waved his hand:

"A massive, murky wave! Dare to touch my people? Do you want to be choked to death?"

Endless white sand surged like waves, rushing towards Sieg and Roger.

"Is he an ability user?"

Sig paused for a moment, then stepped into the void and leaped up to a height of more than ten meters, standing there in mid-air.

Roger leaped and immediately jumped onto a nearby cliff face, thus avoiding the impact of the white wave.

The bandits being held captive by Roger and his companion were completely unable to escape the onslaught of the white waves. Their screams were drowned out by the white waves, and their nostrils and mouths were filled with white sand.

"Boss, no! I'm going to die from how cloying this is!"

"So salty...so bitter..."

The little boy, Soter, didn't say anything; he simply reached out his hand again.

"Salt-treated horse!"

The white sand quickly reformed, transforming into a white galloping horse, which he mounted and rode at breakneck speed towards Roger.

Roger didn't dodge; instead, he faced the galloping horse, raised his hand, and slashed with his sword. In a flash, a huge through wound appeared on the white horse and the little boy.

Chapter 618 Target Holy Land

Seeing the galloping horse charging towards him, Roger slashed out with his sword, and a long, narrow piercing wound appeared on both the white horse and Soter.

"You're really strong..." Soter glanced at the gaping wound that had completely cut open his chest and abdomen, and said expressionlessly:

"But it didn't work!"

Neither the galloping horse nor Soter paused; they slammed into Roger, sending him flying more than ten meters before crashing into the ground.

Roger staggered to his feet and looked down at himself.

His chest and abdomen were covered with large patches of white salt, many of which had seeped into his still-healing wounds, causing him considerable pain.

"Strange ability, I definitely hit it... But seriously, that really hurt..."

Not only that, his arms were also covered with a lot of white salt crystals. His once full arms now looked like withered branches, and he felt extremely weak.

Not only that, but his mouth had also been stuffed with a mouthful of salt, and now his mouth was completely dry.

“Roger, Logia-type Devil Fruit users can transform their bodies into elements, so ordinary attacks won’t be able to hurt him.”

At this point, Sieg reminded him from the side.

Soter's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Sieg in surprise.

Based on Sote's behavior, Sig guessed that he was probably a user of the Logia-type Salt-Salt Fruit, also known as the Salt Emperor.

The performance of the Salt-Salt Fruit user currently appears to be very similar to that of the Sand-Sand Fruit user.

They are all large amounts of solid particles that can surge like ocean waves, and can even absorb moisture from Roger's body, just like the Sand-Sand Fruit.

However, this Soter is still a bit too young.

Having acquired Logia-type abilities, he is virtually invincible against enemies who haven't mastered Armament Haki, provided no one notices his weaknesses. No wonder this child was able to become the leader of a group of mountain bandits.

While he was pondering, Roger had already resumed his confrontation with Soter.

Roger, who had not yet mastered Armament Haki, was unable to truly harm Sot even after repeatedly slicing through his body. Instead, he was hit by the opponent's salt grains several times, and large areas of his body showed signs of dehydration and drying.

Sieg thought for a moment, and a pistol appeared in his hand, already pointed at Soter.

"Don't move," Sig whispered.

"Heh, it's useless. I'm invulnerable to blades and spears; no attack can harm me..."

Soter laughed heartily, ignoring Sieg completely, and spurred his horse to charge at Roger once again.

The next moment, Sieg pulled the trigger.

Zi----

A small stream of water spurted from the muzzle of the gun, hitting Soter squarely in the temple as he sped off.

His expression changed visibly; the area around his temples, which was wet, had dissolved, revealing white microparticles inside.

"Roger, now we can make our move."

Sieg urged.

Salty berries and sandy berries now seem to share many similarities.

When exposed to large amounts of water, the salt will dissolve directly in the water.

If it comes into contact with a small amount of water and becomes damp, it will clump together and harden, similar to sand when it gets wet, thus losing its ability to freely transform into elements.

"I see."

Reminded by Sieg, Roger immediately perked up. He gripped his longsword tightly again, pointing it at Soth, ready to launch another attack.

But then we saw that Soter had already brazenly raised his hands:

"On the Red Earth Continent, the strong rule... therefore, I surrender."

He waved his hand, and the white waves of salt around him gradually receded.

"Looks like a clever kid..." Sig stopped Roger when he saw this and stepped down from the air.

He was also a little curious about how this guy obtained the Salt-Salt Fruit.

Devil Fruits, known as the treasures of the sea, are relatively common in the Grand Line, but very rare in the other seas, and are just a legend to ordinary people.

But on this red earth continent, they should be even rarer.

"Salt Emperor, are you bandits? And where did you get your Devil Fruit from? Did you steal it from the Celestial Dragons?" Sig asked.

The word "Celestial Dragon" made Sort's expression change drastically, and then he shook his head:

"We're not bandits. At most, we're just a group of scavengers. As for Devil Fruits, we obtained them while scavenging."

Sig became even more curious.

Scavenging, to put it bluntly, is just picking up trash... But where do you find Devil Fruits while scavenging?

Soter continued to explain:

"The place where we scavenged was actually the top of the Reverse Mountain, where four streams from all four seas converged."

"Among the ships that enter the Grand Line from the four seas, quite a few have been involved in accidents and crashed into the mountain walls."

"Most of the shipwrecks will be swept into the Grand Line, but due to the complex currents, a small portion may still be swept to the shore of Reverse Mountain."

"My salted fruit came from a wrecked ship."

"Not bandits, but scavengers?" Sig nodded slightly.

His gaze finally settled on the white salt horse beneath Soter's rear.

The Red Earth Continent is long and vast, a desolate land with large uninhabited areas and few towns.

The locations of the treasure maps that Sieg forged were all in uninhabited areas, and it would not be easy to reach them on foot.

Not to mention, Sieg's ultimate goal is... the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

The Another Piece treasure, which shocked the world, was initially made famous by the "Celestial Dragons' Treasure Vault Theft Case".

After the Assassin module of the Dragonborn card was activated, Sig suddenly had the idea of ​​trying to visit the Holy Land.

However, from the Collapsed Mountain to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, one has to travel almost half of the Red Earth continent, circling half of the world.

The white giant horse created by the power of the Salt-Salt Fruit is obviously much faster than walking.

Moreover, they are not living beings, and they are tireless. Under the control of the ability user, even rugged mountain paths are like flat ground. All that is required is the physical strength of the ability user.

"Everyone else can leave. As for you, Salt Emperor... you and your horse have been requisitioned by me."

Sieg directly commanded, forcing Soth to conjure two more giant white salt horses, which Sieg and Soth rode on, and then galloped down the mountain.

On horseback, Sieg took out the treasure maps and started looking at them.

The location of the first treasure map is not far from Upside Down Mountain; it's about a few days' journey away.

However, Sieg had a question in his mind.

"The first treasure map fell into the hands of the Celestial Dragon Charlize Theodore and Doflamingo respectively."

"But strangely enough, until I traveled through time, I never heard any news about the discovery of this earliest treasure."

"Who has this treasure ended up in? What's inside? What should I bury?"

Chapter 619 The Four Mysteries of the Final Mountain (4K)

The white salt giant horse gallops across the red earth continent, having already left the Reverse Mountain, and is heading towards the first treasure location.

Sig, Roger, and the tool man Soter rode the giant white salt horse, galloping all the way.

On horseback, Sieg was lost in thought, still pondering how to cover up his lie.

In Sieg's original lie about Another Piece, there were a total of four treasure maps and five treasures.

Hidden within the four treasure maps are clues to the fifth treasure, the true treasure of the final mountain.

This concept was actually a trick that Siegfried used to improve credibility, imitating One Piece.

Great pirates like Big Mom and Kaido know that the location of One Piece is recorded on four special red Poneglyph stones.