One Piece, I will gather the faith

The heavy palace door was closed. Lake, Creek and King Krofa VII stood facing each other, and the atmosphere in the room was solemn.

Lake knew Creek's purpose very well. After all, this was a situation he had promoted, so he could not discuss confidential topics such as Armament Haki in public.

Besides, the content of the king's negotiations with the pirates must be kept strictly confidential. Once leaked, it will definitely be spread everywhere. After all, don't ordinary people like gossip about these big people the most?

At that time, maybe they will add fuel to the fire and even cause unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Lake took Creek and the king to a secret palace for a secret talk. The pirates, the ministers of the kingdom and the guardian knights were left waiting outside the palace.

Lake glanced at the two, then raised his hand to signal them to start talking. He looked at the palace with interest, and seemed to be indifferent to their conversation.

"Sir Creek, what are your conditions?" King Klofa VII was the first to break the silence, with a hint of tentativeness in his tone.

Creek glanced at Lake, and seeing that he had no intention of intervening, his breathing became rapid. He looked at the king again, his eyes flashing with coldness, determination and ambition.

"I want domineering! Domineering cultivation method!" Creek said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Klofa VII's face suddenly changed, and there was even a trace of panic in his eyes, as if some secret that could not be made public was revealed.

Creek noticed the king's strangeness, and he was ecstatic in his heart, and his face showed an excitement that could not be concealed.

He knew that he had made the right bet, there really was a domineering cultivation method here, and the black-robed man's guess was right.

He was like a demon at this time, his eyes were fanatical and greedy, and it was chilling.

Then, he remembered something and subconsciously looked at Lake.

Although he was not 100% sure that the man in black robe was Lake, he could not offend him regardless of whether he was the man or not.

Realizing that a strong man was around, he could not get carried away, and then he pretended to be calm again. However, the greed and passion in his eyes could not be hidden.

Lake also keenly sensed that something was wrong with the two people, and could not help but turn around and look at the king carefully again. He confirmed again that the king in front of him was just an ordinary person, and there was no trace of a strong man on him.

But why was his change so unnatural?

Could it be that it was not true?

Lake secretly complained in his heart, thinking that this was too coincidental. He was fooling Creek, thinking that he could save the king from the pirates as a savior, but he did not expect that there was actually a method of practicing domineering here.

At this time, his curiosity was also aroused. Although he was proficient in armed color domineering, he knew nothing about domineering color and observation color.

Therefore, his eyes were also full of desire. After all, who would not be tempted by power? Especially this kind of thing he has been seeking so hard but can't get, now it is within reach, how can he stay calm?

"Does His Majesty really have the secret to practicing Haki?" Lake asked impatiently.

King Krofa VII did not answer directly, but his face was a little ugly. He was also in hesitation at this time, as if he had something to hide.

"Quick, take it out." Creek couldn't hold back his excitement and urged.

"What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?" Lake noticed the king's strangeness and asked in confusion

"This... is the ancestral precepts," the king said after weighing it, "The ancestral precepts stipulate that the practice of Haki must not be spread in the East China Sea, otherwise it will bring danger to the destruction of the country."

"I see." Lake suddenly realized.

Now, he knew that his guess was true. The practice of Haki has always been strictly controlled. No wonder Garp did not teach the practice of Haki to Luffy and Ace.

"However, I can't say that the secret book is true," Klofa VII added, "It is said that it has been passed down since the founding of the country, that is, 800 years ago, but in the records of hundreds of years, there has never been a record of who has comprehended this power."

"Well, I understand," Lake nodded, "Take out the things first, let's take a look together."

He no longer showed a desireless look, but directly grasped the initiative at the moment.

Klofa VII heard this and knew that the situation was stronger than people, and he was at the mercy of others. There was no way. If he wanted to survive, he could only do as Lake said, and then turned and walked into the depths of the palace.

At this time, only Lake and Creek were left in the palace. Lake was still thinking about the domineering things and guessing which one it would be, but Creek was extremely uneasy. He was worried that Lake would know that he had doubts and kill him.But he was overthinking. Lake didn't care whether Creek really suspected that he was the black-robed man that night. As long as he was not caught in person, he would never admit it.

Besides, who can be 100% sure that he is the black-robed man?

But he thought of what Krofa VII said just now, that the spread of domineering is forbidden, so he decided to give Creek a warning.

Although he thought that it was highly likely that such a selfish pirate leader would not share such things that might shake his position with his subordinates.

But after all, this is a secret about the power of the strong, so he thinks it is better to be cautious.

"You also heard that the practice method of domineering is forbidden in the four seas. Don't seek death by yourself. Just know it yourself." Lake said lightly.

Creek was as if facing a great enemy. Lake's words sounded like a strong threat to him. He nodded and promised: "I know, I know, I will never leak it out, don't worry!"

If his men saw his expression at this time, they would definitely be shocked. This is obviously the expression of a lackey around a dandy young master.

This made Lake sigh that people are really wonderful creatures, born to be masters of expression management. Except for a very few stubborn people, most people play different roles according to the environment and identity.

But it seems that this world is quite partial to those stubborn people. Then Lake changed his mind and it seemed that this stubbornness was the external manifestation of a firm will. It seems that he has to think about it carefully.

However, now is obviously not the time to think about these.

He looked at Creek's fearful look, and Lake nodded with satisfaction, thinking in his heart, since he cooperated so much, he would keep him, maybe he could continue to use him in the future.

Then, he looked at Creek, the tool man, meaningfully, and couldn't help laughing.

Creek was confused. He didn't understand what made this person feel funny, but the situation was stronger than the person, so he could only laugh along.

However, if he knew that Lake had already arranged everything for him in the future, I don't know if he could still laugh.

Not long after, Krofa VII came back again, with a sheepskin scroll in his hand. Obviously, this should be the method of practicing domineering.

Suddenly, Creek's eyes lit up, and Lake was a little less calm.

After all, such a scene was like opening a blind box for him. If there was really a method to practice domineering color or observation color, it would be a big profit, and it would also bring him a qualitative change in strength.

Besides, this is something that has been passed down 800 years ago. He knows this world. Ancient times do not represent backwardness. On the contrary, the technological level of ancient civilization is even far superior to modern times.

Otherwise, they would not have been passed down. The three ancient weapons of Pluto, Pluto and Uranus, and modern technology is simply unable to produce such powerful weapons.

Therefore, Lake was full of expectations for this parchment scroll.

After Krofa VII approached, Lake could not wait to take the parchment scroll, took a deep breath, and slowly unfolded it.