One Piece: Under the Throne

Uncle Onion pondered for a while, then slowly began to tell the story of the Valley of the Gods.

"The Kingdom of Eden was once a famous rich country in the West Sea. Although it was not very large, it was rich in resources, including iron ore and gold mines. The most exaggerated thing was that there was a crystal cave there. It was rumored that all that was dug up with a shovel were gems. Therefore, many treasure hunters came to the Kingdom of Eden hoping to get rich overnight. That's why it was called the Valley of the Gods."

“After I lost to that reckless Qingjiao, I gave up my position as a cadre in the Babao Navy and went out to the Valley of Gods to become a member of the gold-mining team. At that time, I thought that since I couldn’t be a pillar of the Babao Navy, I would become the world’s richest man. I want Qingjiao to know that even if he becomes a pillar of the twelfth generation, it’s nothing great, cough cough... cough cough cough..."

Leo looked at Green Pepper helplessly, and the latter turned his head away arrogantly. It seemed that Uncle Onion was quite dissatisfied with what happened that year.

Onion coughed for a while and continued, "Originally, everything went smoothly. After I arrived at the Valley of Gods, I quickly organized a team to help me pan for gold and mine. My wealth increased at a visible rate every day. But one day, the ships of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons suddenly arrived in the Kingdom of Eden, and disaster struck. The Celestial Dragons first killed the king, and then turned everyone in the Kingdom of Eden into slaves for them to hunt for fun. I lost every hand and foot in that cruel game."

"On the third day of the hunting activity, the Rocks Pirates suddenly came to the Valley of the Gods. As soon as they arrived, they had a fierce battle with the Celestial Dragons. After that, I escaped in the chaos. I knew that the Celestial Dragons would definitely hunt down those who escaped from the Valley of the Gods, so I have stayed here all these years and never left.

"Kid, what does the person you are looking for look like?"

"He is a doctor, with black hair and black eyes. When he smiles, his eyes narrow into slits. He is my teacher, but I don't know his real name. Mr. Onion, have you seen him?"

Onion was thinking with his eyes half closed. He was trying to recall the people who had died with him sixteen years ago. Suddenly, his eyes widened as if he remembered something.

"It's Dr. Rosen, with black hair and black eyes. It's definitely him. Dr. Rosen is a good man." As Onion was speaking, he suddenly started crying.

"Rosen is the exclusive doctor of the Celestial Dragons. Those demons also have people collect blood from slaves after playing games, and Dr. Rosen is the person in charge of this work. But he did not disregard the lives of the slaves. Every time after collecting blood, he secretly treated everyone's injuries. If it weren't for him, I would have died long ago. I haven't heard from him since I escaped from the Valley of the Gods. Tell me, kid, what happened to Dr. Rosen later."

Seeing Onion so excited, Leo told him in detail what happened after Dr. Rosen ended up in the Sphinx.

"Alas! He still couldn't escape the clutches of those demons. Baby, I think Dr. Rosen must still be alive. The Celestial Dragon guards respected him very much back then. He must be a big shot."

Leo was also recalling that the CP0 agents did not harm Mr. Allen that day, and they didn't even put handcuffs on him when they escorted him. Maybe he was really still alive, but they didn't know where he was being held.

Thinking of this, Leo's eyes narrowed slightly. Thinking of how many elders had sacrificed for him along the way, Leo secretly vowed to rescue them from the World Government.

After getting useful information, Leo said goodbye to Mr. Onion, but was stopped before leaving: "Kid, if you meet a man named Bear in the process of pursuing the truth of that year, please help me tell him a message, thank him for taking care of me that year."

When Leo heard Bear's name, his eyes flickered. He agreed to Onion's request and left the Babao Navy.

"Stop, kid, have you forgotten something?"

"Master Qingjiao, look at what you said, how could I forget my promise? I need to buy some materials to make equipment to break the ice."

Qing Jiao sneered and asked the two younger brothers to go with him, under the pretext of helping him get things. Leo didn't care. He didn't intend to default on his debt, so if they wanted to follow him, he could do it.

As Leo walked through the market, he was suddenly attracted by what people around him were talking about.

Passerby A: "The soup base made by that guy just now is really delicious."

Passerby B: "Of course, he even beat Boss Liu from Juxialou."

Listening to the discussions around him, Leo also became interested, so he asked the brothers of the Babao Navy behind him: "Is the Juxia Tower they are talking about very famous?"

"That's the best hot pot restaurant here."

When they heard that it was hotpot, Leo couldn't control himself and pulled the two of them over to treat them to dinner first. Originally, the two younger brothers of the Babao Navy wanted to refuse because of Qingjiao's order, but when they heard that Boss Liu of Juxialou would be the chef himself today, they instantly forgot Qingjiao's order and followed Leo to Juxialou with their mouths drooling.

At this time, the Juxia Building was already full of guests, and Leo and the other two had to work very hard to squeeze to the front.

Before I could see clearly what was going on inside, I heard the people next to me say, "That chef is really good at bragging. He insisted that he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. Right from the start, he started by drinking from the bottle. The liquor was over 50 degrees. How much water must be in your head to be able to drink like that?"

Leo had a bad feeling after hearing this, and looked towards the table. Sure enough, Charles had fallen asleep with his face against the table.

It turned out that Charles was attracted by the aroma of Juxialou Hotpot Restaurant. After enjoying the food, he insisted on competing with the boss. At first, everyone advised him not to embarrass himself, but when Charles defeated the chef, Boss Liu showed up.

The boss of Juxialou is a middle-aged man named Liu. He originally just wanted to have a simple exchange with Charles, but the apprentice behind him was unwilling to do so and said that Charles was overestimating himself. While speaking, he reached out to untie the towel tied on Liu's left arm. Perhaps he was too anxious and did not control the strength well, so the young apprentice accidentally pulled Liu's entire sleeve off. Faced with this situation, the young apprentice blushed all of a sudden, and could only bite the bullet and throw the sleeve to Charles to see the mark of the top chef on the sleeve.

However, Charles had no idea what the pattern meant. In his hometown, people would throw gloves before a duel. This was the first time he encountered someone throwing sleeves directly at him, so Charles mistakenly thought that the other party was going to do a big trick, and things got out of hand.

Fortunately, Boss Liu is a gentle person. After a competition, the two became friends and the misunderstanding was cleared up in a few words. Afterwards, Boss Liu treated Charles to hot pot and served a few bottles of good wine to express his gratitude.

Charles had been practicing his drinking capacity since he was drunk in Rogue Town, and thought he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. He also recalled that he had seen someone drinking from a bottle to liven up the atmosphere in a restaurant before. Since the atmosphere had come to this point today, Charles couldn't be too shy...

"Boss Liu, please stop talking."

Leo was so upset that two of his younger brothers named Babao Navy lifted up Charles and turned away.

The Prime Minister also sighed: "Alas, some people are just pretending to be fat with a swollen face, while some people's faces are just puffy and empty!"