Half an hour later.
"In other words, the hot spring river outside is the legendary River Styx?"
Ron looked surprised.
After half an hour of questioning, he finally got... some very interesting information from these oil monsters.
These monsters are not outsiders. They are the workers who were responsible for building the tomb. They are also the owners of the tomb, the family vassals of a down-and-out noble from the West Sea, and part-time pirates.
300 years ago, a noble pirate captain died of a serious illness. According to his last wish, they built a mausoleum on the spot to bury him.
As die-hard members of the owner of the mausoleum, at the end of the mausoleum's completion, they sealed the stone door and decided to leave it for the captain to be buried with him.
This loyalty is touching.
However!
They didn't die.
When the mausoleum was built, the river under the cliff was not the bubbling hot spring river it is now, but a very ordinary underground river, where the construction team's daily drinking water came from.
They drank the river water, just like in the story, and there were no abnormalities for a short period of time. After the first person mutated, the stone gate was blocked and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
There were originally a team of nearly a hundred people, but in the end only the thirteen who mutated first... Oh, now nine survived.
They were trapped in the mausoleum for three hundred years. After discovering that they could neither die nor get out, they went from despair to despair and finally to insensitivity.
But they always keep their mission in mind and protect their master's tomb.
It sounded like a tragic story, but Ron would not sympathize with them.
The construction team of nearly a hundred people could not all be pirates.
There must be most of them real workers who were lured with gold and forced to be buried together.
A pirate is a pirate after all!
Of course, Ron doesn't care about this. What he cares about most is the river outside...
etc!
"Did all of you come in to be buried with you? Did anyone escape?"
"this… "
The man who spoke first looked at his companion, nodded, and gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"
"The vice-captain, who is also the captain's brother, wanted to start a new business with the captain's treasure, but we stopped him... A group of traitors who had the same idea as him took the opportunity to escape, but we did not catch up."
"That's it! The owner of the treasure map has been found..."
Ron chewed his cigar and grinned.
Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts!
After all, there are only a few foolish loyalists. Faced with such huge wealth, it is a miracle that no one is tempted.
Relatives, in particular, will take it for granted that they have the right to take over the inheritance of their relatives.
Ron smiled and continued.
"Then your vice-captain and traitor, have they drank water from the River Styx like you?"
"That's right!"
The man said bitterly: "So we are very unwilling. Since we are all alive, he must be alive too!"
"Sir! Please let us go, we want to avenge him!"
It's also a betrayal, but the rules on the sea are different from those of a kingdom coup.
After going to sea, there is no way to go to heaven or to the earth. Everyone's life is tied to a ship, so there is no room for betrayal.
For traitors, the rules at sea are more cruel and the will is stronger.
"No, that's not necessary. I think he must be dead."
Ron said calmly. Under the blank gaze of the other party, he turned to the temporary captain and said: "Go and see if Rebek has been beaten to death? If not, bring him in... If he is beaten, bring him in."
"yes!"
The temporary captain didn't know what was going on, so he clasped the back of his head and strode outside.
"So… "
Watching him walk away, Ron picked up a sea-floor stone embroidery needle on the ground, and asked calmly and naturally as the workers looked at God for the nth time: "Tell me the origin of this thing, is it Is it a specialty of your country?”
Is there a country in the West Sea that can process sea floor stone to this extent
That needs to be investigated carefully.
"this… "
Monsters, you look at me and I look at you, and finally shake your head: "I'm sorry, sir, we really don't know this."
"oh?"
Uh-huh!
The Thunder Dragon Square Heavenly Halberd tore the air with a "wispy" sound, like thunder exploding, and stopped at the ear of the person who spoke.
"I'll give you a chance to reorganize your language, pirate!"
After the temporary captain shouted the words "Lieutenant General Canglong", everyone knew the identities of both parties. Ron was reminding them that he didn't have much patience.
"Sir, we really don't know the origin of this thing."
Another pirate in front of him said sadly and inexplicably: "The reason why the captain went to sea to become a thief was precisely because the king was also spying on their origins... The captain refused to obey, so he was accused of being a traitor and wanted. ”
"We only know that the captain visited the Grand Line once when he was young, and brought back these sea tower stone artifacts. Including this trip to sea, it was also to seek help from the group of people who originally gave him these sea tower stones."
Hearing this, Ron frowned.
Although he was not proficient in interrogation, he could tell that these people were not lying.
When lying, people will reveal many little tricks, and they will never be as confident, full of sorrow and anger as they are now.
"Is the clue broken?"
"Forget it, the important thing is not what happened, but what I got."
Thinking of this, Ron played with the seastone embroidery needle in his hand and waved: "You guys, pack these things."
After that, a ball of gold began to squirm, forming a small box twenty centimeters square.
At this time, Rebek, whose limbs were weirdly bent after being beaten, was carried in and thrown to the ground. He stared at the mountains of gold piled up in the cave in stunned silence, raising his head as hard as he could.
"The legend from our ancestors is indeed true!"
"That's right, these are the treasures of the Styx that you have been searching for in seclusion for ten years!"
Ron stood up with a cigar in his mouth and began to activate the fruit's ability to control the golden dome to re-melt into gold bricks.
Looking at the two parties who remained silent after meeting, the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Aren't you curious why I am sure that the deputy captain is dead?"
"He should be able to give you the answer."
…
Underground world, cliff canyon.
The captain of the excavation team climbed up panting and lay on the ground gasping for breath: "Thank you for your honor, sir!"
The captain stood up and took out a rusty iron plate with trembling hands from his arms: "There was indeed a mechanism here before to draw water from the river below. Judging from the age of the cross section, it was not long ago It was deliberately destroyed.”
"and this… "
The captain opened his pocket and picked up a wet notebook.
It was a summary of the teachings of the Lord of Styx. It was a complete shoe religion. Ron just glanced at it and lost interest.
"The road to Rebeck is narrow!"
The old scholar is 86 this year. When he was 75, a serious illness almost killed him.
There is great terror at the moment of life and death.
Rebeck, who survived, was changed by this.
Because his ancestors really came into contact with the River Styx and turned into a monster. At the end of his life, Rebek, who was afraid of death, wanted to find the River Styx to extend his life. According to the legend of his ancestors, he came to Alabasta and stayed there for ten years.
However, the terrain of the desert is unpredictable. Three hundred years have passed, and there is no detailed map. It is impossible to find the Styx with just a few words.
The increasingly desperate Rebek changed in his collapse, went astray, began to believe in the Lord of Styx, and prayed for a response.
At this time, the familiar relief on the stone door of the tomb made him see the opportunity for his dream to come true.
What should I say
Maybe it’s human nature
After turning into a monster and confirming the existence of the River Styx, Rebek remembered the legend of the treasure left by the noble pirates, and killed everyone to keep it for himself.
But he messed with the wrong people.
At this point, everything has become empty, and the soul is dead.
"Well, it's none of my business!"
Ron stood on the edge of the cliff, staring down at the dark bottom of the canyon.
"Styx, let me see what you are?!"