Chapter 3 Exploring the Ancient House
No one has been here for more than a decade. Ace looked at the dilapidated old mansion in front of him, overgrown with weeds, and there were several loopholes in the roof, but the originally elegant and exquisite forest cottage became such a scene.
"Crunch" As the door opened, Ace stepped into the house, and his footsteps led to the undulation of dust, and the footsteps looked particularly gloomy in this empty house. After a few steps, Ace arrived in the hall, and at a glance, there was a portrait of Lu Jiu hanging in the middle of the wall, in the painting, she was in her prime, even if it was just a portrait, but it could not make her brilliance lose half a point.
Ace has thought more than once that if Lu Jiu hadn't fallen in love with Roger, then all of this would not have happened now. Lu Jiu, on the other hand, will live a peaceful and happy life, maybe she will grow up carefree in a family full of warmth, maybe she will join the navy on a whim when she grows up, maybe ······
Just because he is Ace, just because he is the son of One Piece, he is destined that the navy will not let him go in this life, and he is destined to become a pirate in his fate...
Ace once again lamented the fate of fate, and once again worried about the future. However, the most important thing now is to find the thing I have been looking for - the natural "burning fruit".
As for the origin of the burnt fruit, Ace has been constantly exploring. In the original book, Ace left the windmill village as an ordinary pirate, and when he first appeared in the sight of the navy, he had already obtained the fruit and was active on the Great Voyage with the title of "Fire Fist", that is, before he left the East China Sea and entered the Great Voyage, he had already become an ability. Thinking about it, Lu Jiu, who was called "a mother who has a heavenly grace to herself" by Ace, must have something to do with the burning fruit, because Ace will definitely visit the late Lu Jiu before officially going to sea, so everything will make sense.
However, it seems that there is nothing left in this room, otherwise how could a thief not even enter this room?
Ace carefully observed everything around him, afraid of missing something. However, with the facts in front of him, Ace searched all the upstairs and downstairs, and in order to prevent a hidden compartment, he also tried to knock on all the places where possible hidden objects, but still found nothing.
"Impossible, am I wrong? But where else would there be but here? ”
Ace covered his head depressedly, the living room and the study, these two places are excellent places to hide treasures, or search carefully. With that, Ace went back to the study.
Wait, did I forget something?
Ace suddenly remembered something, and then, walking over to the bookshelf, carefully pushed it away.
No.
"I'm such a fool, if it were that simple, the thief would have stolen it a long time ago, so why should I come and take it after more than ten years"
Ace is going crazy, anyone who spends a lot of effort but gets such a result, will be angry. Ace shook his head, but his eyes caught a glimpse of the desk in the study, not with four long legs like the others, but with the entire bottom pressed against the floor.
Could it be that the secret is here?
Thinking of this, Ace approached the table, and the dust on it formed a thick layer, and Ace blew lightly.
Sure enough!
The front of the table has three notches for playing cards, the first of which is framed with the king of spades, while the other two are empty.
Sure enough, the secret is here! Ace couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then opened the drawer of the desk, and there was indeed a deck of cards inside, all made of special materials.
So, what exactly should be put in the other two grooves?
The first K of spades is a clue, but if it were so simple, the thieves and the like would have taken things and left, so the K of spades, Q, and J are not valid.
Or, start with yourself? This set of passwords must be known only to Roger's children, and of course Lu Jiu is not excluded.
k?
king?
If that's how it is used, Roger is the king, and Lou Jiu is the queen, queen, that is, Q, the queen of hearts.
Then the rest is their offspring, Jack of Spades, J.
So that's it! Ace excitedly took out the queen of hearts and the jack of spades and set them on the groove. There was a sound of sawdust rubbing against each other, and Ace could see clearly that it was the chair next to the desk that had risen a short distance. Normal people won't notice that under the chair they are sitting on, there is a hidden compartment. Roger's mind is so thoughtful!
Ace moved the chair out of the way and opened the rising dark lattice, which was still a groove.
If I didn't guess wrong, this last one is Ace's own name, ace, and the ace of spades.