Robin's slender fingers gently traced the edges of the yellowed blueprint, her fingertips feeling the subtle marks of time on the parchment.
When she saw the unique triangular symbol on the third page, her breath suddenly hitched.
"This... this is impossible..." Robin's usually steady voice trembled uncharacteristically, her violet pupils contracting violently, "This design structure..."
She quickly flipped through the few remaining pages, suddenly stopping at a complex mechanical structure diagram on the fourth page. Along the edge of the blueprint, a line of small characters was annotated in ancient script.
Robin's lips moved slightly as she translated: "'Original Model - Destroyer Class'..."
"What's wrong, Robin?" Nami anxiously grabbed her arm, "You look terrible."
Robin took a deep breath, and when she looked up, her eyes gleamed with disbelief: "These are indeed the blueprints for Pluton, but..."
Her voice became extremely serious, "This is the original version, many times more powerful than the Pluton battleship recorded in history!"
"What?!" Nami gasped, taking a step back, almost falling into the pit, but Ron pulled her back.
Robin quickly explained: "According to the records on the Poneglyphs, the Ancient Kingdom originally designed three versions of Pluton. The final mass-produced version was actually the weakened third version, and what we've found now... are fragmented design pages of the first version."
Ron's gaze sharpened: "So that means..."
"Exactly," Robin's voice held suppressed excitement, "The power of the battleship recorded here is probably even more terrifying than the Pluton the World Government speaks of. Look here—"
She pointed to the core device in the center of the blueprint, "The original model uses an 'Eternal Power Reactor,' while later versions were simplified to ordinary energy drives."
Chopper leaned over, his small hoof pointing to a strange symbol on the blueprint: "What's this sun-like mark?"
Robin's expression grew even graver: "This is the most terrifying part. The original Pluton could not only destroy islands but also carried a 'Star Annihilation System'..." Her voice grew softer and softer, "It could easily navigate through the heavens!"
Everyone fell into a deathly silence, the rustling of the sea breeze through the trees sounding particularly harsh at this moment.
Nami suddenly shivered: "Did we... dig up something we shouldn't have?"
Ron gazed at the blueprint, deep thought flashing in his eyes: "No wonder the World Government would go to any lengths to erase information about Pluton..."
"It's a shame these are fragments," Robin's beautiful eyes showed regret, after all, such blueprints were incredibly rare, finding them was a great stroke of luck!
Nami's eyes sparkled with excitement. She clutched the fragmented blueprint pages in her hand tightly, her voice trembling slightly with anticipation: "Big Brother Ron, since this island could yield Pluton's blueprints, then could other islands on Long Ring Long Land also yield..."
Ron looked around, observing the island cluster of Long Ring Long Land, and nodded thoughtfully: "It's very possible. There are quite a few of these islands, so it's truly possible to dig up all the blueprints!"
"Then what are we waiting for!" Nami grabbed Ron's arm and, impatient, ran towards the Thousand Sunny, "Let's go to the next island immediately!"
Next, Nami and the others began a frantic treasure hunt.
Whenever the ship approached a new island, Nami's system would automatically generate a shimmering golden treasure map. These treasure maps were distinctly different from ordinary maps, with a golden shovel glowing on them, indicating the buried location.
"Southeast direction, the spot between three redwoods!" On the second island, Nami shouted, holding the newly generated treasure map.
Ron swung his sword, cutting through tangled vines, and quickly arrived at the treasure location. Nami took a deep breath and plunged her golden shovel into the ground with force!
"Boom!"
A dazzling golden pillar of light shot into the sky, shaking the entire island. When the light dissipated, another yellowed blueprint fragment quietly floated in the center of the pit.
"Pages 5 to 8!" Nami carefully took the blueprint, her voice rising with excitement, "Look at this! It's a detailed structural diagram of the ship's hull system!"
Robin meticulously checked the connection points between the old and new blueprints, then suddenly gasped: "Perfectly aligned... These are indeed different parts of the same set of blueprints."
Upon receiving this accurate news, Robin and the others had no other thoughts of searching for historical relics; they all followed Nami from island to island, beginning their treasure hunt.
The last island,
"This is it!" Nami knelt before the last stone tablet inscribed with ancient characters, the golden shovel in her hand resonating with unprecedented intensity. She took a deep breath and forcefully plunged the shovel into the ground—
"Rumble!"
A massive golden pillar of light, over a hundred meters in diameter, shot into the sky, illuminating the entire sky as if it were paved with gold.
When the light dissipated, the last blueprint quietly floated in the air. Nami, with trembling hands, took this final puzzle piece, carefully joining it with the blueprints she had collected earlier.
"The page numbers are completely continuous..." Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, "From page 1 to the final page 548... Finally..."
On the deck, everyone held their breath.
Nami carefully arranged all the blueprints in order, ultimately forming a complete design document as thick as a classic text, with 'Pluton' hot-stamped in ancient script on its cover.
"We... we really did it..." Nami's fingertips gently traced the cover, her eyes reflecting the flowing golden patterns on the blueprints, "The Pluton battleship, one of the three Ancient Weapons... complete blueprints..."
Ron gazed at the stack of blueprints, capable of changing the world's pattern, a rare look of shock on his face. He looked at the golden shovel in Nami's hand, which was gradually dissipating, and whispered: "This is more than just a treasure hunting system..."
"It's practically a chosen system!" Nami exclaimed excitedly.
...
As the sun set,
noisy footsteps and shouts from the crew echoed on the deck of the Thousand Sunny.
Sanji walked at the front, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, followed by a large procession. Luffy carried a huge chunk of beast meat on his shoulder, Usopp balanced a basket of fragrant, exotic fruits on his head, and even more surprisingly, over a hundred members of the Foxy Pirates were respectfully carrying various rare ingredients.
"Careful! Put that barrel of 'Rainbow Coral Fish' in the shade!" Sanji directed, "Those 'Volcano Peppers' need to be stored separately, don't let them spoil other ingredients!"
Foxy himself, holding a sealed jar of amber-colored liquid, fawningly approached Sanji: "Boss Sanji, this is our thirty-year-old 'Ambergris Wine,' please accept it with a smile..."
"Put it in the kitchen." Sanji, without looking up, counted the ingredients, then suddenly frowned, "Hey! You with the pink hair! Who told you to step on the 'Moonlight Mushrooms'!"
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