Lord of the Stars of the Grand Line

Looking down, it was pitch black and bottomless.

Seeing this, Luo Feng's expression turned somewhat strange. He muttered to himself, "Are all the secrets of Alabasta underground? There are quite a few. I wonder... if there are any other secrets."

It's no wonder he thought that way. The two biggest secrets known about Alabasta are its history passed down through generations, which lies beneath the royal palace.

The other, also a piece of history, is something even the royal family didn't know about, located beneath the desert.

Now, as another important heritage of this country, it is also underground. Luo Feng couldn't help but wonder if he had come to a certain city in his previous life? There are ruins every few steps?

It took them almost half an hour to walk through this passage before they finally reached the underground, where the depth was astonishing!

“Right there, Mr. Luo Feng.”

Looking in the direction Kobra pointed, everyone was taken aback, never expecting such a scene to exist underground!

Before our eyes, it was like a paradise on earth, with flowers, trees, and even rivers and some common animals appearing here, just like a paradise on earth!

"How many secrets does this country hide... The twenty kings of ancient times (Nuoqian Zhao) were truly extraordinary."

Luo Feng's expression was solemn. Alabasta, which had separated from the Twenty Kings, still retained so many secrets. What about the Nineteen Kings in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise?

How many secrets have they passed down? Luo Feng didn't know, but he was greatly intrigued.

"One day, when I am strong enough that no one dares to stand in my way, I will definitely go to Mary Geoise!"

Luo Feng surveyed the scenery before him, silently calculating in his mind. Then, he said to Bartolomeo beside him, "Bartolomeo, put him down."

The altar was in the center of the landscape, surrounded by piles of strangely shaped fruits.

It was obvious that Cobra had ordered his men to prepare this when he hosted a banquet for everyone.

Around the azure sea stone altar, hundreds of kinds of fruit were densely arranged, including both familiar and unfamiliar varieties, encompassing almost every type of fruit in the world!

Chapter 103 Cobra: Is it wrong to be a simp? No!

Cobra was very well prepared. Ever since Luo Feng mentioned that he might need to use their Seastone Altar in the future, he ordered his men to collect every kind of fruit that could be found in Alabasta throughout the country!

Even fruit varieties not available domestically were successfully purchased overseas through his orders…

Among them were some fruit varieties that are rare throughout the world, which they managed to buy back.

As a superpower, Alabasta possesses trade capabilities that are unmatched by any individual or small organization!

While a single Baroque might be able to seize control of an entire nation in terms of military strength, in routine state affairs such as trade and commercial cooperation, it is undoubtedly more effective for the state to take the lead.

It is evident how much Cobra values ​​Luo Feng. Not only in shipbuilding, but he also keeps in mind everything Luo Feng mentions and orders people to prepare it in advance.

"Mr. Luo Feng, according to the records in the national annals, the strength of Devil Fruits does affect the Seastone Altar."

Seeing that Luo Feng was about to make a move, Cobra became worried and reminded him again.

"According to the national records, the stronger the Devil Fruit itself, the greater the possibility of it being reborn outside the altar's range."

"I don't know how big the specific impact will be, because the fruits of Jakka and Bell are not considered powerful among Devil Fruits."

"So it has been passed down through three generations and has only been lost once, but we haven't paid much attention to it."

"Although the preparations this time are more thorough than ever before, I imagine the fruit you wish to inherit, Mr. Luo Feng, is no ordinary thing, so..."

"You still need to be mentally prepared."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng nodded and said, "You have done enough. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Since the other party was so concerned about his affairs, Luo Feng naturally couldn't remain silent and thanked Kobra once again.

The purpose of this trip was to conduct a preliminary test. Even if something goes wrong, it can't be blamed on Cobra and the others. As ordinary people, they have already done enough.

It's so good it's practically perfect!

As for the problem he mentioned, Luo Feng had already thought of it.

After all, this altar is not like the Dark-Dark Fruit; its power is not as overpowered. We already knew about its flaws, so it was expected that the strength of the Devil Fruit would affect the altar's effectiveness.

There's nothing we can do about it. If we could control the fruit 100% of the time, there would be no need for this experiment.

In short, even if this Floating Fruit is lost and can never be found again, Luo Feng won't be heartbroken. As long as the experience gained can help with the next inheritance of the Dark Fruit, that's enough!

The Dark Fruit is the most important thing!

Of course, that's what he said. It's impossible that Luo Feng didn't have a backup plan. If an outsider like Kobra was so concerned, how could Luo Feng, as the mastermind, not have made preparations?

Immediately, Luo Feng took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, dialed the number, and after just one ring, he heard a 'click' sound, followed by a familiar laugh from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Hehehe, Captain, it seems you're about to begin."

Hearing Crocodile's signature laugh, Luo Feng ordered, "Yes, Crocodile, have everyone at each point ready. If the fruit is lost, immediately conduct a thorough search!"

"Understood, Captain."

Clearly, Luo Feng had Crocodile's side made preparations before he arrived.

At this time, all Baroque members in Alabasta were forcibly stopped from their missions and assigned to various towns to keep watch, even in deserted places like the desert!

How could Luo Feng possibly let the fruit be lost? It's just that, compared to the other two, the Dark Fruit seems more important!

You should know that the girls behind him were waiting with shining eyes to acquire this unique ability!

To put it bluntly, they're all a group of young girls, so their curiosity is definitely off the charts!

As a man, I must satisfy any of a beautiful woman's 'needs'!

As for who will own the Floating Fruit, Luo Feng has already made up his mind...

Nochiko is the next user of the Float-Float Fruit!

The reason I fed it to her was simple: just for the sake of pleasing her eye.

Just like Nochiko, as the ship's cook, her Float-Float Fruit ability allows her to make cooking look more artistic!

A tall, beautiful cook with blue hair is busy in the kitchen, which is already quite aesthetically pleasing.

After eating the fruit, all the food she touched floated around her automatically. With a flick of her finger, the Float-Float Fruit's power controlled the spatula to operate automatically, cooking the food on its own...

Just imagining this scene is exciting. Gone are the occasional frantic attempts to disrupt the aesthetics; instead, there's the graceful movement of fingertips and twirling bodies. The kitchen is practically a dance floor. Wouldn't that make one's mouth water and increase one's appetite?

"When it comes to developing abilities, of course you should use them in the most appropriate places. Who says that combat power is the only standard for developing results?"

"Maximizing its effectiveness is the key! I truly am a genius!"

Luo Feng thought shamelessly, but he forgot to add that this so-called function was only to satisfy someone's...

Just as Luo Feng was lost in thought, a gasp brought him back to reality.

Bartolomeo had opened the wooden stake, revealing the golden lion whose face was completely disfigured. Upon seeing this man's appearance, Cobra and the three commanders were all shocked!

They thought of the Devil Fruit user that Luo Feng brought back, who was an enemy who had been forcibly abducted. They also thought of the power of this Devil Fruit, since given Luo Feng's stature, why would he bring back an ordinary, unremarkable Devil Fruit?

But to everyone's surprise, it turned out to be Golden Lion, the legendary great pirate with an incredibly powerful identity!

Given Cobra's age, he must have lived through the era of the Golden Lion. Even if he didn't specifically study pirates, he couldn't possibly be unaware of the legends of that time!

Given Shiki's influence at the time, he was just like the Four Emperors today. People all over the world were terrified of him, and they had seen his bounty posters and news reports.

Now, Luo Feng has beaten them into such a miserable state, brought them to their royal family, and is even going to strip them of their fruits. This is simply too unbelievable, like a fairy tale!

"Yes, I should have realized that when I saw the newspaper..."

Cobra muttered to himself, "We've seen the newspaper from that day too, the one that seems to be the Golden Lion, and the boy who summoned the meteorite."

Now everything matches up!

Chapter 104 The Float-Float Fruit's Rebirth Fails! The Dark-Dark Fruit is still much better!

At this moment, the gazes of the three commanders and Cobra towards Luo Feng changed.

The commanders' worldviews were once again challenged, and they gained a deeper understanding of how terrifying Luo Feng was!

For Cobra, however, it was mostly a matter of gratitude. He was grateful that he had listened to his daughter and joined forces with this powerful young man, supporting him wholeheartedly!

He increasingly felt that his choice was correct. With the support of this young man, the glory of the Alabasta Kingdom might very well blossom in the hands of these two generations of kings!

Ignoring their shock, the steps proceeded methodically, and soon the altar was fully activated.

Then, at Cobra's instruction, Bartolomeo carried the unconscious Golden Lion into the altar.

As soon as he stepped inside, Bartolomeo collapsed to the ground, slurring his words and repeatedly crying out, "Huh?... Sen, what's wrong? I have no strength... I feel so bad."

For a moment, Bartolomeo's voice became weak and feeble, and he spoke intermittently.

Seeing this, Luo Feng was speechless, his forehead covered in black lines, and scolded, "This is a Seastone altar, what are you doing going up there to join in the fun?"

"Zoro, pull him down!"

Cobra originally intended for his men to do it, but he wasn't watching them closely enough, and Bartolomeo pulled the Golden Lion up there. I don't know what that guy was trying to do.

Now look what happened, they've gone too far and gotten themselves involved.

Seeing this scene only strengthened Luo Feng's resolve to seize the Dark-Dark Fruit; the fruit was truly useful...

Even if Cobra were willing, Luo Feng wouldn't want to bring this altar onto the ship. For the ability users on this ship, bringing this thing is tantamount to carrying a time bomb.

If something unexpected happens during the great battle and the entire team is wiped out by this altar, that would be a real disaster!

"Idiot." Zoro grabbed Bartolomeo by the back of his neck and dragged him down, immediately launching into a taunt.

"What did you say? You stinky swordsman, wanna fight?!" Bartolomeo, now free of the altar, suddenly became energetic again, and unsurprisingly, the battle between the two resumed.

Ignoring their arguing, Luo Feng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's up to you now."

Upon hearing this, Cobra nodded and then directed his servants to begin operating the device. After a stone switch was activated, boundless white light burst forth from above the altar!

The golden lion's figure was directly swallowed by the white light in the center of the altar, and then invaded its body, separating its body from the fruit!

The people present didn't react much to this scene, but Luo Feng had some thoughts running through his mind.

This altar's ability is definitely a low-end version of the Dark-Dark Fruit, but while the Dark-Dark Fruit devours people with pure black light, this altar, despite having the same function, manifests in the completely opposite form of white light!

"Who exactly is this person, and what kind of ability did they use to bestow this altar with such power? At present, it seems that it has little to do with the Dark-Dark Fruit on the surface."

"Incredible, I'm getting more and more curious."

Luo Feng clicked his tongue and muttered to himself.

Time passed by, and Zoro and Bartolomeo stopped arguing. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the white light continued to operate without any unusual phenomena.

This process lasted for two full hours and was still not over!

However, the white light gradually weakened, becoming less intense and fainter.