Chapter 86 The Secret of the Scepter

Chapter 86 The Secret of the Scepter

Vic did feel the attraction of this thing.

Vic didn't hesitate and reached out to grab the middle of the scepter. The scepter felt warm to the touch, and it didn't look like something that had been in this stone box for a long time.

Vic wanted to take it closer for a closer look.

At the moment when the magic wand left the box, lightning struck the void and Vic was struck directly.

His face was now black, his hair was standing on end, smoke was coming out of the corners of his mouth, and he looked confused.

At this moment, the second thunder was generated in the void. Vic quickly covered it with armed color domineering and was able to resist it.

Gion and Rebecca had already drawn the swords at their waists and were looking at the richest man and the butler with unfriendly faces.

He thought the two men were trying to murder Vic and had set a trap for him.

When Vic was hit by the second thunder, he quickly put the staff back into the box.

The moment the magic rod was placed into the stone box, thunder ceased to be generated.

Vic looked at the fat rich man with an unfriendly face.

......

"Ah, that strange beast in the richest man's house is roaring again!"

"Yeah, every time he brings a stranger home, the strange beast in the yard will roar like thunder. I wonder what kind it is?"

"Yeah, I've never heard of it. I'm really curious!"

Barnett and others who were selling animal meat and furs in the town were also very curious when they heard the townspeople's discussions.

They also heard thunder just now, but the sky is clear now, so there are no conditions for thunder.

"Old man, what were those two thunderous noises just now?"

Barnett asked a kind-looking old man who was selecting meat at their stall.

"Hey, that's a strange beast that the richest man brought back from somewhere four years ago.

It was brought back by a large ship, and it was stored in a large iron cage.

It’s just that the cage was covered with cloth and we never saw its true appearance, which is such a pity!

According to the housekeeper, the strange beast cannot see strangers, otherwise it will go crazy and roar.

The roar was like thunder. He warned us not to peek into the villa unless necessary.

Being discovered by the strange beasts means death, but there are still some who are not afraid of death and run to the villa of the richest man to steal things.

In the end, they were all killed by the strange beast. Don’t go there out of curiosity.”

The old man was kind-hearted and was afraid that these young people were ignorant and would run away and lose their lives in vain.

"Got it, old man. We won't go. Thank you. I'll give you this piece of meat."

Barnett picked up a piece of already cut meat from the stall and handed it to the old man, but the old man refused and insisted on paying for it. After several refusals, he finally accepted it.

"How simple! I guess it's only found near the Marine Headquarters. A strange beast? I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

Barnett had never heard of any strange beast whose roar sounded like thunder, and this matter was suspicious, but it had nothing to do with him. What he wanted to ensure was that all the trainees returned safely to the Navy Headquarters.

......

Inside the villa, the fat richest man gave a wry smile. He was used to it, but he was not unprepared.

He knew that several of them were from the navy and should be quite strong.

He had known about the warships landing on the seashore a long time ago. To be able to do business in this chaotic sea for so many years without failing, he must be no ordinary person.

"Brother, I have no ill intentions. This is truly a divine object.

I see that you are the navy and represent justice, so I want to give the things to you.

If you don’t believe me, open the box and take a look. There are words on the inside of the lid.” The richest man quickly explained.

Although the three girls from Gion were curious, they remained on guard and did not move.

But as long as the situation is not right, they will attack immediately, and Gion will kill the fat man first.

Vic didn't say anything. As long as the magic wand didn't take out the box, there would be no thunder. He had tried it just now.

Vic opened the stone cover and found a row of words inside. His attention had been on the staff just now and he did not notice the words.

But Vic didn't recognize any of the words in this row. It wasn't that he was illiterate. He had learned all the modern characters when he was on Lep Island.

Vic's heart is already churning now!

It’s just because the text in the box is ancient Chinese. Vic had seen such Chinese characters when he read the original book in his previous life.

Vic appeared calm on the surface, but was actually shocked in his heart. This was ancient writing, so this thing must have a history of at least 800 years, right?

O'Hara only knows a little about ancient characters and is still in the research stage.

Many of the documents they study require combining the meanings of the previous and subsequent texts and then making inferences to understand the general meaning. It is basically impossible for them to write.

"I've never seen this kind of text before. Do you recognize it?" Vic asked casually without revealing his emotions.

The fat richest man nodded to the butler, and the butler quickly left the living room. After a while, he returned to the door and nodded to the richest man.

Vic's Observation Haki has already sensed that the butler has driven away all the servants nearby. Is he trying to tell some secret?

"Brother, this is what I got in the Seven Waters City ten years ago.

I was doing business in the Seven Waters City at the time and I overheard a rumor.

It is said that the captain of a fishing team on the island salvaged a sacred object in the waters near the Seven Waters City.

Because the fishing captain had no reverence and angered the divine creature, he was struck to death by the thunderbolt from the sky." The fat rich man looked very serious and awed.

"As for me, ahem, besides doing business, I also have some hobbies, and I am very interested in these mysterious things.

So we found the home of the fishing captain who had the accident.

It had been three months since the captain's death. It was his brother who received me and gave me a detailed account of the situation at the time."

"The fishing captain's younger brother also worked in the fishing team. He discovered that the sunken ship was very old.

The wood on the boat was already rotten, and it looked like it was hundreds of years old.

The only things placed with the stone box at that time were a few shells that had never been seen before. Everything else had decayed and was of no other value.

They just took the stone box and shells away, and the fishing captain didn't pay much attention to these things at first.

But later on, they found that the stone box was extremely solid and that even a sword or knife would not leave any marks on it.

The captain of the fishing team took it seriously and kept the stone box until he returned to his home in the Seven Waters City to investigate."

"His younger brother was also watching. When the fishing captain took out the divine staff from the box,

Just like when you took out the Staff of God just now, a bolt of lightning came from nowhere and struck him dead directly.

The Staff of God also fell back into the stone box. The neighbors who heard the thunder came out to see what was going on and eventually spread the news.

The fishing captain was punished by the gods for being disrespectful to the sacred object, and his family members no longer dared to touch the stone box easily.

Finally, I bought it at a high price." Mr. Pan slowly recounted his experience of that year.

"So you knew everything, but you still let me get struck by lightning. What were you thinking?"

Vic had a bad look on his face, which was quite funny considering his burnt face.

"Hehe, I've seen that you're not an ordinary person. This thunderbolt definitely can't kill you. I've tested it.

I wanted to control this power and use it for my own benefit, but after years of trying, I still couldn't do it.

Until five years ago, I accidentally met a group of people in Xihai who could recognize the words in the box.

After asking, I found out that they were the archaeologists from O'Hara, but at that time the island had not yet been named "Devil's Island".

So I asked them about the writing, and I didn’t do anything else!"

The fat richest man looked at Vic with some trepidation. After all, O'Hara was now known as the "Devil's Island" and had become a taboo. He was afraid that they would arrest him directly, so he quickly explained the reason.

Vic thought about it. It was now the second half of the year 1504 in the Haiyuan calendar. O'Hara was destroyed by the Demon Killing Order in 1500.

Nicole Robin was only eight years old at that time, and she was wandering on the sea alone.

And O'Hara is also a great tragedy on the sea!

This is what the World Government does. In order to cover up the blank hundred years of history eight hundred years ago, they can directly wipe out the lives of an entire island!

What happened five years ago was before O'Hara's destruction. It had nothing to do with Vic. He didn't think O'Hara had done anything wrong.

Vic glanced at Gion and saw that Gion didn't react much. Vic nodded to the fat richest man, indicating that he and the others should not care about the matter.

This is indeed the case. It is mainly because the World Government wants to cover up something, and it has little to do with them.

"Those archaeologists spent half a month translating without any results. Just when I was about to give up and leave, they finally found some results.

"Wait for the person of destiny to come and take charge of the world to restore peace and order" This is what this line of text means.

Vic was thinking about this sentence, and it was indeed as obscure as the ancient texts.

"Are they all 'destined persons'? Are they the same person that the Sea King is waiting for?

Could it be Wang Luffy? But I feel like this thing is meant for me, what should I do? "Vic thought secretly.

"A year later, the O'Hara incident happened, and I was even more afraid to publicize it.

In order to keep this sacred object secret, I made some arrangements on the island at the time, so that the thunderous sound in the villa would not arouse the curiosity of the townspeople.

So I made up a story about a strange beast as a cover-up, and then I studied it for another two years, but there was still no progress. I still couldn't control it.

I know I am not its destiny, and holding on to this thing may bring disaster to me.

So I often invited some strange people to come to the villa to test it, but none of them succeeded, and you haven’t succeeded until today!"

The fat richest man continued to sigh.