Chapter 504 The Truth About Raftel
Chapter 504 The Truth About Raftel
After hearing what Shanks said, Lu Li walked out of the cabin and came to the deck.
Suddenly, he was stunned by the scene before him.
The reason why he stayed in the cabin instead of looking at the scenery outside was not only because he was studying something, but also because it was dark outside and there was nothing to see.
But when you get here, you can see the sky full of auroras, layer upon layer, as gorgeous as the skirt of a goddess.
The companions of the Red Hair Pirates gathered on the deck excitedly, looking at this unprecedented spectacle. Even for them who had been adventuring on the sea for many years, this was the first time they had seen such a sight.
Lu Li looked at this amazing sight and suddenly realized something, "So Raftel is actually in this kind of place..."
Although he was a warrior, he was not illiterate. After all, his master was an educated man and had taught him some scientific knowledge.
The appearance of such a large-scale aurora here does not seem like something they encountered by chance. It can only mean that there is an extremely strong magnetic field here, and it is very likely that it does not appear or disappear due to seasonal changes.
The so-called end of the great route is not the starting point after a circle around the world, but the pole of the planet.
The air around was cold, and the Raftelu in front of him was actually a winter island. This was not surprising, after all, this geographical location should be one of the two poles of the planet, and there was very little sunlight.
Rather, two days before approaching here, Lu Li had already begun to clearly feel that the daytime hours had become much shorter, so he focused on studying how to open the box.
"Brother Lu, you don't seem very surprised. Could it be that you have already guessed what Raftel will be like?"
The red-haired boy was very curious when he saw that Lu Li was just staring at the sky in a daze and not cheering like them.
Because as a pirate, arriving at the legendary Raftel, shouldn't he be extremely excited?
Even a calm man like him couldn't help but cheer with his friends and admire this wonder of the world.
At the same time, Red Hair was somewhat glad that he did not come with Captain Roger as a child, but came with his companions after he had experienced decades of wonderful adventures.
“I can only say that I had expected it a little bit in the past two days.”
Lu Li said, "Of course, I still feel shocked when I actually see these beautiful auroras."
Unlike the strange technology tree in this world, he was a person who had received modern (future) education. Of course, he had seen the aurora in photos, and even used the company's stealth equipment to see the virtual aurora. Naturally, he was not as shocked as the pirates.
He was just thinking that there might be some special meaning behind Raftel being in this position.
"Guys, pull the boat over and get ready to land on the island!"
At this time, Red Hair called on his friends to drive the boat over, excitedly wanting to go to the island to see what Raftel's great treasure was.
Based on his understanding of Captain Roger, he believed that the great treasure here was something that could save the world, but he didn't know what it was exactly.
Lu Li's gaze turned to the island in front of him. It was an isolated island covered with ice and snow, floating quietly in the vast ocean.
The island is covered with thick snow, the pure white reflecting colorful colors under the illumination of the aurora.
The aurora is like a dream, entwined in the night sky, casting a mysterious glow. Brilliant green light bands dance like gods from the sky, weaving gorgeous patterns in the air.
Some ancient igloos on the island are vaguely visible, and under the reflection of the aurora, they seem to have turned into transparent crystal palaces.
As the ship sailed, only the occasional sound of nearby ice breaking and the chirping of seabirds in the distance intertwined into a silent elegy.
Perhaps the truly great moments are this quiet, without the need for magnificent music...
Just as Lu Li was thinking this, the singer from the Red Hair Pirates began to play, setting the mood.
After the ship docked near the island, the pirates including Red Hair couldn't wait to jump onto the island, with joy on everyone's face.
Red Hair never looked for the Great Secret Treasure in the past few years, but in fact, which of the companions who went to sea in the early years was not interested in the Great Secret Treasure?
"Captain, there are so many igloos. They are really huge when you look at them up close. They look like the houses of giants."
One of the crew members said in amazement.
"Look, is that a castle over there? I feel like there must be treasure there. There must be a lot of money, right?"
"Idiot, how could the Great Secret Treasure be something like this? It must be a weapon that will allow us to rule the world!"
"Do you want to rule the world?"
"I don't want to. It looks boring."
"That's it, I think it must be a huge pot that can produce delicious food automatically and there will be endless delicious food!"
"You only know how to eat. How can that be all you can do? It must be a device that can automatically produce beauties!"
"..."
The companions on the red-haired boat were talking to each other, some were serious, some were joking, and everyone was very excited.
"Young ones, split up and explore. Watch out for danger. Signal everyone if something happens."
The red-haired man gave the order. Although he felt that Raftel would not be in any danger, it was still better to be cautious.
After asking Deputy Captain Beckman to lead a group of people to explore the back of the island, Red Hair called Lu Li to go with him to the most conspicuous ice palace castle.
"Brother Lu, what do you think the great secret treasure will be?"
The red-haired man was in a good mood and started chatting with Lu Li.
“Who knows, after entering the castle, you may see a sign left by Roger, telling you that the great treasure is the wonderful experiences you have had along the way and the companions you have gained.” Lu Li said jokingly.
The red-haired man thought about it seriously and said, "That's right, it would be Captain Roger's style, but I feel that he would not do such a thing in such a serious matter..."
He thought for a moment and said, "I think the Great Secret Treasure should be something that actually exists, not just spiritual chicken soup for the soul. Although I have no right to say this, most pirates are not good people. Publicizing the existence of the Great Secret Treasure has led so many people to go out to sea as pirates. I guess ordinary people have already cursed Captain Roger."
"Shanks, I like you more and more. I didn't expect you to be so self-aware."
Lu Li smiled and said, "Indeed, pirates are not good people. It is natural that civilians hate us. Then Roger, who started the great pirate era, will naturally be infamous for eternity. However, he is not a truly brutal pirate. So his promotion of the existence of the great secret treasure is worth pondering."
"Haha, Brother Lu and I are thinking the same thing."
Shanks laughed heartily and said, "In fact, I think Captain Roger probably didn't get the great treasure back then, or he thought the time was not right and needed the right person at the right time to open the great treasure. In order to cast a wide net, he announced the great treasure."
As for whether the pirates will do evil after getting the great secret treasure, this has been proven today, 20 years later. In fact, pirates who go out to sea just for treasure and money do not have a high enough level of belief, and it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold and become king in the New World.
Among the four emperors today, even people like Big Mom have the idea of creating a world of nations. They may have an evil side, but it is not the kind of small-scale evil, but the "evil" with a big picture.
Taking into account the certain risks that still exist, Red Hair believes that the Great Secret Treasure must be obtained by the right person, or in other words, the Great Secret Treasure itself cannot be used for evil and is a treasure with a specific function.
Lu Li chatted with Shanks all the way, putting forward various guesses, and walked into the ice palace.
Just as Shanks's friend said just now, the buildings here are incredibly large. Lu Li felt that they really were where giants lived. At the very least, they were not built by normal two-meter-tall people.
"There are historical texts here, too bad we don't have anyone who can interpret them directly."
Red Hair saw some inscriptions in the palace and some words engraved on the murals, but they were all ancient characters that he could not understand.
The core size of their pirate group is actually very small. It's not that they don't have archaeologists, but archaeologists can only give them advice and guidance during adventures based on their archaeological knowledge, and they cannot read ancient texts.
Currently, the only people in the world who can read ancient characters are probably O'Hara's orphan Robin and the three-eyed girl from Big Mom's family. Vegapunk restored them by groping at the documents, so he probably wouldn't be able to understand them if he read them directly.
Although we cannot understand the words, we can still guess the information in the murals.
Lu Li discovered that the murals here were very similar to the ones he had seen on Sky Island, with winged moon people painted on them. In another mural, the black-winged moon people of the Lunaria tribe accounted for a large proportion, and they were suspected to be the ruling class at the time.
Even with his brain, he could reconstruct some things from the information in the murals. It was likely that moon people once lived on the island of Raftelu.
Everything here was built by the moon people, who are divided into three categories: one is the people with small white wings, the second is the people with broad white wings. The sky island where Enelu is located is the moon people with big wings, while the sky island where Luffy went is the people with small white wings.
The third type is Jhin’s Lunaria tribe, who are tall and have black wings. Because they can manipulate energy (fire), they are respected by the moon people and belong to the ruling class.
The lunar technology shown in the murals is quite powerful. It can not only produce various miraculous creations, but also create self-aware robots.
Referring to the Enel's Moon Adventure that Lu Li had seen, and the giant robot on Eggman Island that was originally able to move, these robots really have their own personality and consciousness, which is not something that can be achieved by ordinary technology.
As long as energy is provided, the moon people will have an inexhaustible labor force, which is also the reason why their civilization is prosperous and great.
"Hey...Brother Lu, since these people have such powerful technological power, why did they disappear into history?"
The red-haired man looked at the murals thoughtfully, "I've also been to Sky Island. The people there don't even know that their ancestors had such a glorious past."
"I'm afraid it's because of energy."
Lu Li looked up at the night sky through the window, his eyes fixed on the bright moon hanging high in the sky. "The moon is always too small. Once the resources are exhausted, they have no choice but to come to the vast land below."
"And the resources on earth are limited. No one is willing to give up the resources of their own land. So the war broke out?"
The red-haired man analyzed, "That's not right... According to this statement, the Moon People are most likely the true identity of the Giant Kingdom. And according to their own historical records, objectively speaking, isn't the Giant Kingdom an invader?"
Lu Li glanced at the red-haired man and said, "Is there anything wrong with this? The Giant Kingdom is the invader, so they cannot be said to be righteous. The Twenty Kingdoms led their troops to fight against the Giant Kingdom, and they were only defending their sovereignty, so they naturally could not be said to be evil."
Vegapunk had already told him the history of the giant kingdom, so he knew the truth by looking at the murals.
The reason why Vegapunk said that it was difficult to define whether both sides were just or evil was because the Gigantic Kingdom was objectively the Moon people who invaded the 'Earth', but the Gigantic Kingdom's philosophy was not cruel, and it wanted to live in peace with the mainlanders back then.
But there is no such thing in this world that if you are willing to live in peace, others will give you their land and resources. Even if kind-hearted civilians are willing to accept it, the ruling class will never allow it.
What is conceivable is that from the perspective of the country, even if the moon people are to be accepted, the moon people will join a certain place in the form of being absorbed.
Obviously, the moon people also care about their own sovereignty, so conflicts will naturally break out.
The level of technology they demonstrate, as well as some of the racial characteristics of the Lunalia people, will arouse the greed of various countries.
Thus, driven by many contradictions, interests and desires, the war that swept the world began.
Eventually, twenty powerful ancient kingdoms stood up and formed an alliance to fight against the Giant Kingdom. Eventually, they defeated the Giant Kingdom in a war that lasted for a hundred years.
"But if that's the case, I don't think it would be a big problem for the Twenty Kingdoms to fight against the Giant Kingdom. So why does the World Government want to hide the truth about that hundred years of history?"
The red-haired man was a little confused, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what benefit the World Government would gain from doing this.
Lu Li glanced at Red Hair. He didn't expect that Red Hair, whose IQ was considered ceiling-level in the pirate world, didn't see through this problem at the first time.
He thought for a moment and explained, "Dr. Vegapunk also said that this has nothing to do with justice or evil. From the perspective of the people of the continent, the twenty-nation alliance army that fought against the "invasion" of the giant kingdom is naturally just. And perhaps they were indeed just and upright back then, and were only defending sovereignty. But Red Hair, have you ever thought about..."
He paused and said, "At the beginning of the war, they may have indeed been fighting against the so-called evil, but after the war that swept the world ended, as the victorious country, they have re-established their position and become the so-called hegemony. Will they be willing to return to their previous position?"
(End of this chapter)