"Hey, how did he fail?" Renedia exclaimed in surprise.
"It is indeed shocking." Marika's smile paused slightly, "He is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea..."
"Sage, if he failed, what's next?" Lily looked at Sage.
Sage took a deep breath to calm his emotions a bit: "Forget about that rotten guy, did you get the treasure?"
"Treasure..."
Lily pressed her lips together and said, "Our people have passed out, Gin is trying to organize, and the surroundings have become ruins. All the treasures we've collected are buried now, and we don't have enough manpower to search for them."
Can't even get that bit of money?
Did he come to Albana just to watch fireworks?
Sage's mood, which had just calmed down, rose a bit.
But he also knows it's unrealistic to keep searching.
There are still many troops here; even if the number hasn't reached a million yet, there are definitely dozens or even hundreds of thousands. If these people realize what's happening, it will be too late.
Not to mention the reinforcements continuously arriving from outside.
Can't expect him to take on a million troops just for that bit of money?
Exhausting himself won't be enough to kill them all; even squeezing out his Supreme King won't suffice.
"Don't worry, the plan hasn't failed! I still have Plan C!"
Sage shouted, "Go to Rain Land! Go rob again!"
No matter what, his original plan was to rob Rain Land and Albana. The later steps were added after encountering Crocodile.
Now, it's just returning to the original plan.
He hasn't failed!
As for Albana...
"Take your men out of the city and wait for me, see if those transport banana crocodiles are still there. If not, take a few more camels; it's chaotic outside, there are a lot of camels." Sage said.
"And you..." Lily asked.
"I'm not satisfied! I'm going to see what Cobra has! I can't leave Albana without robbing anything!"
Observation, able to sense a strong presence, just underground nearby.
The only one who could defeat Crocodile must be that guy!
Inside the royal crypt, Cobra sat to the side, watching the stones continuously crumble around him, then looked at Nico Robin, who had been pierced in the chest, surprised: "Why didn't you reveal the truth to Crocodile, even though you know Pluton's location?"
Robin closed her eyes, forcing a bitter smile: "I have no interest in that, and I never intended to tell Crocodile. What I want to know is only the true history."
"Even if the Poneglyphs here aren't genuine history, it's no matter; this is already the last hope."
Tears began to accumulate under her long lashes, she opened her blue eyes, murmuring:
"Dying here is fine by me, I'm tired... There are too many enemies on my path to dreams."
"If there are too many, just kill them all!"
A voice rang out from above, "Dreams, of course, have obstacles blocking them! Like me, damn it, there's never a smooth moment!"
Just as Cobra was about to speak, he was stunned. Suddenly, someone jumped down from the void overhead.
Sage landed on the ground, glanced around, sneered at the Straw Hat lying on the ground, then turned to Cobra.
"Natural disaster..."
Cobra said deeply, "What are you here for? To avenge Crocodile?"
"I have no interest in avenging that rotten guy, besides, we have no grudge. Oh Cobra, tell me where your treasure is. Don't tell me the royal palace, the royal palace's already gone." Sage said.
"The royal palace is gone..."
Cobra paused and laughed: "I see, the explosion earlier, was it at the royal palace? Fortunately, there was no one in the palace; everyone was outside. Gone is gone..."
"With no royal palace, there's no treasure. This country suffers from years of drought, so it doesn't have much money. Our funds are all spent paying the Heavenly Tribute, the country is impoverished."
He looked up at Sage and said:
"If you really want something, that Poneglyph behind you might have some value. You were cooperating with Crocodile for this, weren't you? Unfortunately, what you want isn't here..."
Sage glanced back at the massive rectangular stone block, with writings he couldn't understand.
Not here...
Sage paused, and recalled.
"Isn't it Pluton? That thing is in Wano Country, not in Alabasta! This useless stone..."
He clenched his fist and punched it hard, "It's not worth anything, what's the use!"
Bam!
The Haki-laden punch struck the stone but did not leave a mark.
Very sturdy...
"Why, how do you know?!" Both Cobra and the resigned Robin were startled, each staring wide-eyed.
Could he understand it too?
"Speaking of..."
Cobra noticed something, glanced at Sage, then at Robin, "Aren't you two quite similar..."
If similarity is common on the sea, then knowing this information means he can understand.
Someone who can understand and is similar...
Robin was also looking at Sage with a bewildered expression.
Though she felt a resemblance when she first met Sage, she didn't think much of it.
From O'hara, there should only be her left.
Sage tapped the stone, pondering: "The hardness is good; this seems useful for training.
He then looked at Robin, calmly saying: "Of course we're similar, speaking of blood relations, Nico Robin, you are my sister..."