One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 168 Olivia's Thousand and One Nights

"By the way, Sister Olivia loves history so much, you should know those ancient ruins buried deep under the sea, right?"

Yatuo took the initiative to change the subject and bring up the topic.

Although he is still struggling now, it would be a good idea to get closer to Olivia. What if there is a chance?

Therefore, he deliberately led the topic to the area that the other party was most interested in, so that Olivia could open up.

When making friends, communication is the first and most important link, followed by the other person's interests and hobbies.

If you can't even find out each other's interests and hobbies, how can you become friends or even go further?

"Ancient ruins under the sea?"

There is at least a ten-year age difference between Yatuo and Olivia, so the latter completely treats the former as a younger brother and has no other thoughts at all. She did not connect the topic raised by the other party to other things.

However, facing this question, Olivia showed a puzzled look for the first time.

There are ancient relics buried under the sea? How could she not know this? Even the omniscient Tree of All-Knowing has not yet included any documents on this subject.

Could it be that the doctors haven't told her yet? If there are ancient ruins under the sea, they must be related to many unknown and important secrets! Perhaps this is why the doctors didn't tell her and didn't include them in the Tree of All-Knowing.

It seemed that only doctors were qualified to read those secret books, and she was still quite far from that position.

"Um... is it too late for me to pretend I never said that?"

Yatuo's smile turned awkward.

These things were just casually told to them by Ross. When Alexander grew up, he asked questions about this and got affirmative answers from Ross.

There are many secrets worth exploring beneath this sea.

Yatuo also heard his younger brother mention this matter and used it as a topic introduction.

He thought that Olivia, as an O'Hara scholar, should know about this, but he didn't expect that she knew nothing about it!
Yatuo was already prepared for Olivia to "show off her power" in front of him, acting as a little fan, flattering her with words like "Sister is great, sister is awesome", and using sweet words to gain her favor.

Sometimes, he doesn't hate other people's flattery, but the flattery doesn't hit his point at all, which becomes a kind of annoyance.

He now looked just like those high-ranking officials who wanted to get close to him, and he was enjoying it.

only……

Seeing Olivia's eyes full of curiosity, Yatuo didn't know how to start. He couldn't just tell her the stories his father told them when they were young, right?

He only knew that there were ruins buried under the sea, and he didn't know the specific details or even the general aspects.

Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?
It shouldn't count.

After thinking for a long time, Yatuo decided to tell the truth:

"I've only heard about this from my younger brother. His name is Alexander, the second oldest in my family. He's an adventurer, so he knows a little more, you know."

Yatuo Bear spread his hands, with the word "ignorance" written all over his face.

Just a few words made Olivia understand what he meant. It was a pity that this important discovery could not be made in time.

She loves archaeology and history so much that she can't wait to dive underwater to find those ancient relics.

But unfortunately, even the most powerful single-person diving equipment in the world cannot go deeper than 300 meters below the sea.

Some special props have special limitations. For example, Shampoo's bubbles, although they can withstand the sea pressure thousands of meters below, cannot leave a certain range.

The seabed under places like that is basically covered in graffiti that has been cleaned up by the World Government, and no useful information can be found at all.

"Don't be discouraged, Sister Olivia. I can ask my brother to collect the addresses of some of the ruins. Anyway, they can't be moved. Won't we be able to conduct research sooner or later?"

Yatuo casually took Olivia's little hand and said, holding her palm with one hand and placing the other hand on the back of her hand.

Olivia did not let go. The age gap between Yatuo and her was too big, and she did not have any feelings of that kind at all. She just felt that this younger brother was comforting her with good intentions.

She said with a regretful expression:

"Thank you, Yatuo, but this is too much trouble. To be honest, I have nothing to give you as a reward. I just want to accept this kindness, and you don't need to care too much about it."

Even if we know the exact location of those underwater ruins, what can we do? Diving underwater and preventing those sea kings is a big problem.

They are a group of scholars who are powerless and have no money to hire powerful people to help. They cannot trust anyone other than scholars in such matters.

It is a shame to say that although O'Hara is one of the places with the richest knowledge reserves in the entire ocean, the island is completely composed of uncivilized and unruly people, the kind of savages who can only live in slums in other member states.

No reverence, very ignorant, in stark contrast to the scholars at O'Hara.

But perhaps because the scholars and doctors were all smart people among them, they also inherited some minor problems. "It's okay, Sister Olivia, it's just something that comes to mind. Speaking of which, I am also a little interested in history and ancient culture. Can you tell me about the history of Alabasta?"

Yatuo waved his hand and pretended not to care, then quickly changed the subject so that Olivia swallowed her words of refusal.

She could only bury this feeling firmly in her heart, planning to repay him in the future. Then she spoke and slowly told the history of Alabasta in the form of a story:

“Alabasta is a desert kingdom with many colorful cultures that have been passed down from ancient times to the present day, or have been improved upon.

The only thing that is the same is that there is a little story behind every culture. I call it: One Thousand and One Nights…”

Olivia told the story in a gentle tone, as if coaxing a child, making the boring history seem to come alive, and Atuo was fascinated by it.

It felt like he was back in his childhood when his mother and father coaxed him to sleep.

His mother was not very good at making up stories, but she could tell the bedtime stories compiled by his father in a gentle and vivid tone.

Every child has beautiful childhood memories. Olivia's words awakened the tenderness in Yatuo's heart. He leaned on the railing and his eyelids began to twitch soon after.

It was still broad daylight and dinner was still at least two hours away, but Yatuo actually fell asleep. The inexplicable sleepiness allowed him to fall into a deep sleep even while leaning on the railing.

"How... did you fall asleep?"

After telling a story and a piece of history, Olivia opened her eyes and found that Yatuo was sleeping soundly. She didn't know how he managed to sleep standing up without feeling uncomfortable, but instead looked very comfortable.

At this time, Luo Er, who had been avoiding a little not far away, walked over, his pair of vertical pupils flashing blood-red light.

He shook his half-beast dragon tail, came to Yatuo and held the princess in his arms.

"I'll take Yatuo downstairs to rest first. Thank you, Miss Olivia. I haven't seen him sleep so soundly in a long time. Yatuo only sleeps like this when we are in Yun Island."

Luo Er said, nodded to Olivia in thanks, and then said:

"I have an unwelcome request. While your archaeological ship is being repaired, can you tell more stories to my Yatuo? Please, Miss Olivia, as a reward, I will waive the cost of repairing the ship."

"Is this...no problem?"

Olivia asked in some confusion.

She knew that Luo Er was a role similar to Yatuo's bodyguard, but she didn't expect that the other party's authority was so great.

However, can the repair costs of such a large archaeological ship be avoided just by telling some stories?

She was ready to see Dr. Shamrock's face full of pain. This amount of money was a huge loss for O'Hara, who had little operating income.

But even though she was moved, Olivia was an upright scholar and naturally would not be greedy when she saw an opportunity. In the end, she still asked with some doubts.

"Of course, compared to Yatuo's personal physical and mental health, Bailey is far less important than him being able to sleep well."

Luo Er forced a smile. He was already trying his best.

Olivia was a little entangled, but finally nodded and agreed:

"Well, thank you, Mr. Roll."

Personally, Olivia likes Yatuo, the younger brother she has just met. He is not only interested in history and archaeology, but also a very nice person.

Just telling a story, no big deal.

From a public perspective, personal conscience does not seem to be that important if doing so can help O'Hara save some money.

Although it was Roll who proposed the condition of free fees, Olivia still felt a little conflicted about it.

"Thank you very much. I won't bother you any more. Dinner will be ready around seven o'clock. You and the scholar will eat in a separate empty seat. Someone will take you there."

After saying this, Luo carried Yatuo into the cabin, ready to put him on the soft big bed for a good sleep.

His dinner will be prepared by a special person after he wakes up, which is different from the communal meals for the guards.

"By the way, can you tell me how long it will take for our ship to be repaired? If it takes a long time, I'll have to write a letter to the doctor and the others."

Olivia suddenly stopped Roll who was about to leave and asked in a low voice, making sure not to wake up Yatuo who was sleeping soundly.

Luo Er paused and turned around, lowered his head and closed his eyes, pretending to think, and finally gave an accurate answer:

"About one and a half months. The lower part of the hull is leaking a lot, and the keel is damaged. This should be about the same progress."

After saying this, Luo Er opened his eyes and looked at Yatuo with a look of pride.

As your brother, I know exactly what you are thinking!
There is still one chapter left, but I can't hold on any longer. I wake up and start coding immediately.
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(End of this chapter)