Chapter 75: Altered Fate! Ripples in the Light of History
Hearing this,
The corners of Lotte's mouth curved upward slightly.
"Go ahead—name your condition."
"As long as it's within my power, I can accept it."
His main goal this time was to figure out exactly what Uranus and God Valley were.
Though he had only glimpsed fragments of Rocks' thoughts during their conversation, those two terms alone were enough to put Lotte on high alert.
Among the legendary three ancient weapons, Uranus,
In the original One Piece story, he currently only knew about Poseidon and Pluton.
Poseidon was Shirahoshi (Neptune's daughter), and Pluton was the battleship built in Water 7. Both possessed absolutely terrifying power.
If Uranus was connected to God Valley,
Then its ability would undoubtedly be on a similar terrifying level.
Dr. Clover took a deep breath.
"If possible, I hope you can do everything within your power to protect the people of Ohara Island."
"Of course, I know this is extremely difficult. After all, under the World Government's surveillance, anything we do draws their attention."
"We old folks don't mind."
"But young people like Olvia are the ones I want to entrust to your protection."
Though Clover had long known the World Government's intentions,
His thirst for truth ultimately led him to research ancient texts. From the day he began, Clover had already resolved to throw his life away.
But even if Ohara were destroyed,
Clover hoped that young people like Olvia on the island could be saved.
Olvia was stunned upon hearing this.
She had never realized she mattered so much in the Director's eyes?
She turned, about to say something, but Clover raised a hand to stop her.
Lotte nodded slightly and smiled.
"If that's your condition, I can indeed accept it."
"But I can only guarantee that Olvia will absolutely survive. As for the rest of the island's people, I can only do my best when the time comes."
In the original story, Ohara's destruction was a major event.
Logically, if Lotte grew normally for over a decade, his strength should have long surpassed Admiral level. But considering the Fruit of Time he recently signed in for,
An inexplicable sense of crisis rose in his heart.
So he didn't make absolute promises, leaving himself some leeway.
Dr. Clover spoke gravely.
"I understand. Then this deal is made."
"I will do everything in my power to gather information about Uranus and God Valley within one year."
Lotte sat on the sofa, clapped lightly, and smiled.
"Truly worthy of Dr. Clover—your courage far exceeds ordinary people."
"Rest assured. No matter what happens to Ohara, Olvia will remain unharmed."
For him, the main purpose of coming to the West Blue had finally been achieved.
But to protect Ohara, he would inevitably need some personal forces of his own.
It seemed he would have to make some waves in the West Blue after all.
Clover gave a bitter smile.
"Because you look like someone who has received an education, that's why I chose to believe your words."
"If it were any other pirate, I would never agree so easily."
For some reason,
Though Lotte carried the killing aura of a pirate, he also clearly had a high level of education.
Clover had never seen a pirate like this before.
Only Lotte himself knew why.
After all, his nine years of compulsory education in his previous life weren't for nothing.
"Since Dr. Clover trusts me this much, I don't mind revealing a bit more information."
"In the distant past, eight hundred years ago—during that blank hundred years—there once existed a massive and glorious kingdom."
Lotte spoke calmly.
He took a light sip of tea and continued.
"But for some unknown reason, that great kingdom was destroyed."
"What remained formed the current World Government. They completely erased all history related to that kingdom. I believe Dr. Clover has also researched this period."
As the words fell,
Clover's expression changed dramatically.
What Lotte had just said was indeed something researched on Ohara.
So he could be almost certain that what this young man said was true.
This was extremely helpful to his research.
Olvia looked at Lotte in surprise.
Even she only had partial knowledge of the blank hundred years, and she was still in the middle of learning the profound ancient texts.
How did the other party know all this?
Lotte shrugged.
"You don't need to worry about the source of this information."
"Right now, I only want to understand the connection between God Valley and Uranus."
"I'll be staying on Ohara intermittently for a while. Don't worry—the Marines won't discover anything unusual about me."
With that,
He stood up and pushed open the door without hesitation.
His hair turned golden once again as he calmly strolled through the massive Tree of Omniscience.
Just as he picked up a book,
Olvia hurriedly ran over and came to his side, seeming a little nervous.
"Olvia, is something the matter?"
Lotte glanced at her in confusion.
Since the deal was already done, why was she looking for him now?
The silver-haired girl, waist-length hair swaying, looked at Lotte nervously and asked cautiously with anticipation.
"Um… when you set sail next time, could you take me with you, Mr. Lotte?"
"I've always wanted to see what the outside world is like."
"I promise I won't hold you back!"
For Olvia, the outside world had always been an unknown place. At only fifteen years old, she was still extremely curious about it.
Lotte had no reason to refuse such a girl's request.
After thinking for a moment,
He smiled lightly.
"Sure. I was actually planning to train you a bit anyway."
"After all, just staying under my protection won't help you grow, Olvia."
"I'm planning to leave Ohara soon anyway. You can come with me and see the other countries in the West Blue."
Lotte had no intention of letting history continue flowing unchanged.
Since he had already gotten involved,
Olvia's fate would definitely be altered!
...
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
The moment Lotte obtained the Fruit of Time,
Deep within Mary Geoise, a figure standing in place slowly opened his eyes.
A pitch-black robe enveloped his entire body. Just standing there brought an overwhelming pressure—even Rocks couldn't compare.
The figure spoke in a low voice.
"The light of history has rippled."
"It seems something has happened during this period of seclusion."
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