The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

It was so big that Xingmo had to look up to see the roof of the house from such a distance! !

"Are you on the right track?" Aurora glanced at Xingmo, a rare flicker of intense distrust in her eyes. "Isn't this some kind of manor owned by a wealthy landlord? It's even more outrageous than that senior of yours..."

"I think... I'm not going the wrong way..." Xing Mo glanced at the house number on the roadside again, "I'm not going the wrong way..."

Just as the two were hesitant, the gate of the manor suddenly opened, and a young exotic dancer walked out, looking at Xing Mo with a smile:

"I presume you are Doctor Jadeti? Mr. Luffy has been waiting for you. Please follow me."

"Ah...ok...thank you..."

Xing Mo stared blankly at the gorgeously dressed girl, exchanged a glance with Aurora, and followed her in.

After passing through the iron gate and entering the manor, a huge mansion appeared before their eyes: the mansion was built against the high wall surrounding the city, and its scale was even close to that of a castle, with gorgeous decoration.

If Xing Mo hadn't confirmed that this was Mr. Luffy's home, she might even have thought it was a marquis's house.

I always feel that Mr. Luffy is not simple at all...

......

7) Oasis (Part 7) -4k- (Level Up Plus)

In the study on the third floor of the mansion, Xingmo met Mr. Luffy again.

In fact, this room is called "Study" only because the sign on the door says "Study". The whole room is filled with various instruments. Xing Mo can only recognize creations such as "Spiritual Power Stabilization Field" and "Shielding Array". The rest have a strong exotic style that Xing Mo has never seen before.

The old scholar in a white robe was surrounded by those instruments. He was checking the manuscript in his hand and observing the text on it with an auxiliary mirror.

When he heard the door open, he finally raised his head and smiled gently at Xingmo:

"Ah... Welcome... Miss Jiedeti, I feel your enthusiasm. After all, this is your first day in New Galo, and you actually took the time to visit an old man like me..."

"I've been honored by your care before, and this is what I should do," Xing Mo nodded slightly, then looked around the room, "But I didn't expect...your house..."

"It's huge, isn't it?" Luffy gave a wry smile. "There's nothing I can do about it. This is the territory that the Sky Garden allocated to me. It's also relatively quiet, so even if something goes wrong with the experiment, it won't affect the residential area..."

Assigned by the Sky Garden? Xing Mo seemed to realize something and said:

"So, who are you..."

"Now I'm just an ordinary scholar, pursuing ancient mysteries," Luffy nodded with a smile, "but if you ask about the origin of this property... I was once the 'Great Sage' of the Hall of Wisdom."

Great Sage!? Xingmo and Aurora were startled, and then they both recalled their conversation with the wine seller at the Black Forest Market in the small town of Amt:

"...If you go to New Gara, it's best not to get involved with the Great Sage..."

Seeing Xingmo's reaction, Luffy remained kind:

"Have you heard some bad rumors about the Great Sage? Haha... That's right, this position has indeed been taken..."

"What happened?" Xing Mo asked cautiously.

"The rumors originated from the current great sage, but I won't judge his actions just because I was banned," Luffy nodded calmly. "Of course, if I'm not mistaken, Miss Jiedeti's journey to New Garo is probably related to him."

Luffy stood up and waved his hand. The instruments surrounding him unexpectedly gathered in an orderly manner to both sides. The desk in the center of the study suddenly became bright.

"Please sit down," Luffy sat down behind the desk, "Coffee or tea?"

"Just plain water is fine. I want to have a good sleep tonight." Xingmo sat down on the chair.

Luffy smiled, then began to spread his hands towards Xingmo:

"First, let me thank you on behalf of the people of Winter County. You've successfully eradicated the root of the problem in Winter County. The recording is clearly very powerful..."

"It's just what I should do," Xingmo nodded, "I'm a doctor after all."

"But it shouldn't be as simple as a doctor, right?" Luffy squinted his eyes and smiled. "Miss Jadeti, you mentioned in your letter that you investigated the 'Temple of Saint Nero' in Winter County. If I'm not mistaken, your purpose in coming to New Garo... is to visit the 'Sunrise Land'."

"Sunrise Land"? Does it refer to the shrine of the "Golden Sun"? Xing Mo thought about it and nodded.

"If that name refers to the shrine, then yes."

"What an amazing adventure..." Luffy murmured. "You're still so young, and you've already dabbled in ancient mysteries. If I could accomplish this at your age, my research would surely be even better..."

"You're being modest, Mr. Luffy. Your research on 'Song of the Sand' is also beyond my reach," Xingmo said politely. "Have you made any new progress recently?"

"Not much progress. I've encountered some difficulties and am still nitpicking." Luffy waved his hand gently. "Rather than that, let me know your intentions."

Xing Mo nodded solemnly, then took out a piece of manuscript paper and handed it to Mr. Luffy:

"This is some information concerning the Temple of Saint Nero, including its location and features, as well as some details of its appearance."

Xing Mo was not worried about any threat to the temple. After all, she had taken away the last spiritual ribs on the divine skeleton, and the power of the kingdom of God caused by winter should also dissipate.

In this case, it would be better to let the ancient ruins become research sites for scholars, so that they can still play a role.

By the way, I can also do Mr. Luffy a favor.

Mr. Luffy took the manuscript, read it briefly, and then put it aside.

"This is very valuable information, thank you."

He paused, then asked:

"So... you came to me to learn about the 'Sunrise Land'?"

Xingmo nodded:

"Well, I already know the location of that shrine, but I lack specific knowledge of it."

"You already know the location? I can't believe it..." Luffy was once again shocked by the strength of the young lady in front of him. "Many travelers have never found that hidden country in the depths of the Erulu Desert in their entire lives. How did you..."

"It took some time." Xingmo smiled.

In fact, the position of the God's Palace was given to Xingmo by Mentor Lucius before he was imprisoned, but this is obviously not convenient to say out loud.

The real scholar is Mentor Lucius.

"I'd like to know if there are any specific requirements for entering the shrine," Xing Mo said. "There should probably be some...rumors or something like that?"

Mr. Luffy nodded:

"As a former great scholar, I have indeed heard some things about that shrine... For example, it requires a 'key' to open it."

"A key?" Xing Mo tilted her head slightly. "But the legend of 'Song of the Sand' doesn't mention it. The 'Golden King' probably didn't have a key back then, right?"

"Because the lock was set by the emperor himself," Luffy said, "To prevent future generations from coveting it, he personally set the lock on the shrine. And every year he would walk across the desert with his trusted followers to perform the sacrifice to the shrine."

This seems to be a bit troublesome... The lock set by the emperor doesn't sound like it can be opened easily.

Xing Mo nodded and said:

"It seems that the key to this lock will be the biggest problem."

"Unfortunately, that key belongs to the emperor personally and is in a safe deep within the Hanging Gardens," Luffy shook his head. "It's very difficult to obtain that key."

Xingmo glanced at Aurora beside her. The little girl hadn't said anything, just listening quietly.

After noticing Xingmo's gaze, she turned her head to look at Xingmo, then blinked gently.

That means she has a way.

Xingmo nodded to Aurora, and then the little white-haired boy turned to Mr. Luffy and said:

"So, can you help us get this key?"

These words scared Xing Mo so much that she almost covered Aurora's mouth: Luffy is the former great sage, and he was asked to help steal the key of his own emperor?

This is treason! This is treason! They should be killed!

However, unexpectedly, Mr. Luffy did not show any anger, but said:

"Can you tell me why you must enter the shrine?"

He looked at Xingmo with wise eyes, calming her almost hysterical mood.

"To stop the war," Xingmo said sincerely, "the war between the Empire and the Citadel."

"As expected, you not only carry secrets, but also responsibilities..." Luffy sighed, "At first, I really thought you were a doctor."

"Doctors cure illnesses," Xingmo chuckled, "and these two countries are both sick."

“An impressive statement.”

Luffy nodded, thought for a moment, and then said:

"In fact, I don't have any real power in the garden right now, so the best I can do is show you a way."

"This path may not be correct, but it is enough to lead to the truth. I will do my best to help you."

"And after this, it depends on your fate."

Mr. Luffy's attitude changed so quickly that Xing Mo was slightly stunned.

"I thought you would reconsider it?" Xing Mo tilted her head, "After all..."

"You're not the only one who wants to stop the war, Miss Jadeti," Luffy smiled. "As you said, Shinjara is indeed sick now."

As he spoke, he took a piece of parchment from the side and quickly wrote three names on it with a quill pen:

"The Great Sage Thoth Ibrahim."

"Architect Isis Elebella."

"Artist Letos Agomont."

Luffy pushed the parchment to Xingmo and continued:

"These three people correspond to three different investigation directions, but there's a possibility that they might intersect."

"The Great Sage controls specific information about the sanctuary and the key. You can learn a lot from him, but it's difficult to get close to him, so you'll need to develop some investigative plans."

"Architect Isis was the one who renovated the Hanging Gardens. The current garden was created under her supervision. It's far more magnificent than the one from the Garo Kingdom era. Rumor has it that the garden no longer serves as just an imperial palace; it can actually 'fly.'"

"As for the 'artist', he's a poet who was brought into the palace by destiny. He's compiled many palace repertoires for the garden and likely knows a lot of information that ordinary people can't. And since he's the most vulnerable person in the entire garden... Of course, please don't do anything excessive."

Luffy blinked at Xingmo, and Xingmo was stunned again.

"...You put it together in no time. Why do I feel like you've been prepared for this?"

"You found out," Luffy smiled. "Yes, I was planning to do these things."

Hearing this, Xing Mo's pupils widened slightly:

“Is this true…?”

"The methods used by the current Great Sage to oust me were... not glorious," Luffy shook his head. "And after he took over, many innocent scholars were implicated. Many even fled the Citadel for a time. We lost a lot of talent."

And the academy has gained a lot of talents... Xingmo muttered to herself, then said:

"...You don't seem to like him very much?"

Luffy shook his head:

"I have long since cast aside power, fame, and fortune, and dedicated the rest of my life to academia. So I don't hold any grudge against him. On the contrary, I am grateful for what he taught me."

"However, this does not mean that I approve of his actions. He has done many things to the people of New Garo that could not be called moral. You will witness this with your own eyes."

"At the same time, he is the main advocate of war in New Garo, preparing a large number of string magic weapons for the war that is about to break out at any time... Many of them are so brutal that it is difficult to look at them directly."

"And the test vehicles for those weapons..."

Having said that, Luffy stopped, and Xingmo knew the truth from his expression.

Xing Mo didn't ask any further questions, and Luffy didn't elaborate, but skipped over the sage:

"In short, I hope to report his crimes to the emperor. If that doesn't work, at least make it public to the people so that everyone knows what kind of war they are about to face..."

"That might be a bit too optimistic," Xingmo shook her head, "but I will help you."

"I had a feeling this would be a mutually beneficial situation, so I told you my intentions without reservation," Mr. Luffy smiled gently. "I hope you weren't frightened by my unconventional side."

"This will not affect my judgment of you, Mr. Luffy. A true scholar is one who fights for the nation."

Xingmo said as he put the parchment away.

She gently squeezed Aurora's hand under the table, and she spoke:

"By the way, Mr. Luffy, you said your research on 'Song of the Sand' has run into trouble?"

"That's right," Luffy nodded. "After all, mortal vision is limited. Even with my clairvoyance, I still can't fully observe the phenomena produced by the explosion of that power."

"That means we're not using the right method," Aurora said mysteriously.

Luffy looked at the little girl in front of him in surprise: she looked like a little loli, but the smile on her lips showed strong self-confidence.