"Hmph, do you think I'm a three-year-old child? You can hand over a country to me with just a few sweet words." Cobra snorted coldly.
Luo Heng didn't care and turned to look at the royal capital Albana.
"Alabasta, a country built on the desert, remains unchanged even after thousands of years, and is filled with an air of pedantry and poverty. Why do you think that is?"
"What a stupid question," Cobra said disdainfully. "Of course this is God's will. As long as the gods send down rain, this country will naturally become prosperous."
"Even after the dancing powder incident, do you still think so?"
"That's because..." Cobra wanted to say something, but suddenly lost his voice, and a look of dejection appeared on his face.
"Hahaha, I heard that King Cobra loves his people like his own children and is a benevolent king."
"But today you showed me what incompetence is." Luo Heng said with a chuckle.
"For the people of Alabasta, I would not hesitate even if it means sacrificing my life." Cobra seemed to be touched in a sore spot and shouted excitedly.
"If I say that I can revitalize this country and lead it to prosperity, do you believe it?" Luo Heng approached Cobra, squatted down and looked directly at him.
"Haha, unless you are really a god." Cobra smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Really?" Luo Heng grinned, took a few dozen steps in one direction, then suddenly bent down and pressed his right hand on the ground.
The surrounding sand began to surge wildly, as if it had life, and soon a huge sand pit appeared.
But Luo Heng did not stop, and the sand pit became bigger and deeper.
After more than ten breaths, until the range of the sand pit exceeded a hundred meters, Luo Heng slowly stood up, took a deep puff of the cigar, and then exhaled forcefully.
"King Cobra, you can come and take a look."
Cobra didn't understand Luo Heng's intention, but he still stood up obediently and walked towards the pit.
When he approached the pit and saw the scene inside, his breathing became rapid, "How is this possible?"
In the big sand pit created by Luo Heng, a bubble as thick as a wellhead was bubbling with groundwater, which soon gathered into a puddle.
"What seems impossible to you is just a piece of cake for me."
"Because, in the desert, I am God!"
"Why?" "You possess such near-godlike power, yet you watch helplessly as so many people become displaced."
Cobra seemed to have lost all his strength. He knelt on the ground and buried his hands in the sand.
"This country is like a rotten ship, destined to sink one day."
"Only by destroying it and rebuilding it can the new ship carry people out to sea again and face the wind and waves."
"How about handing the country over to me? I can definitely make the people here live the most prosperous life."
Luo Heng stretched out a hand to Cobra and spoke slowly.
"You have a bigger plan, right? As a pirate, how could you be so kind for no reason?" Cobra glanced at Luo Heng's hand, then turned his head away.
"Yes, I need the military power of Alabasta." Luo Heng said frankly.
"Let the people taste the sweetness first, and then die for your ambition, right?" Cobra glared at Luo Heng.
"A prosperous and wealthy country without a strong military force is like a child carrying gold bricks through a busy market."
"Isn't it human nature to want to protect your beautiful life even at the cost of your life?" Luo Heng answered as a matter of course.
"Give up. Even if you kill me, I won't agree. Even if it makes them poorer, at least they can keep their lives." Cobra looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"Leave a life? Hahaha." Luo Heng was not angry when he heard this, but laughed instead.
"Let's go, it's almost time. After we go to the capital, maybe you will change your mind."
After saying that, he grabbed Cobra and turned into yellow sand and flew towards Albana.
Albana Palace.
Under Lao Sha's conspiracy, Weiwei failed to succeed in seeing Kou Sha stop the rebels.
After being escorted to the palace by Luffy, Vivi decided to stop the rebellion by blowing up the palace.
Just as she was directing the soldiers to set up the explosives and preparing to ignite them, Luo Heng arrived in time with Cobra.
Nico Robin also arrived at the same time.
After a gust of wind, the soldiers who lit the fire were blown high into the sky in an instant, and then fell heavily to the ground.
"MS Wednesday, this is your home. It would be a shame if it was blown up." Luo Heng said with a smile, "Oh? Straw Hat Boy is here too."
"Crocodile, you bastard!" Luffy cursed angrily.
"Shut up, don't call me that anymore." Weiwei shouted angrily.
"Forget about blowing up the palace. As long as you can stop the rebellion, even if it means killing me, it doesn't matter."
"They are indeed father and daughter. Even their tone when preparing for death is the same." Luo Heng really wanted to applaud them at this moment, but unfortunately he found that he only had one hand.
"But, if you're honest, this is a bit unnecessary." Luo Heng chuckled.
"What do you mean?" Weiwei's pupils shrank, and she had a bad feeling.
"I have arranged for someone to place a bomb with a five-kilometer killing range in the square of Albana."
"At 4:30 p.m., the entire square, including the rebels and the royal army, numbering hundreds of thousands, will be reduced to ashes with a loud bang."
"Then I'll kill you and put the blame on the rebels. The remaining people will probably beg me, a national hero, to become king."
"Crocodile, you butcher, executioner." Cobra cursed.
"How can you be so cruel!" Weiwei bit her lips in despair, tears welling up in her eyes.
"King Cobra, can you reconsider my proposal to you just now?" Luo Heng grinned at Cobra.
"Hey, Crocodile, if I beat you up, this country will be able to return to normal, right?"
Before Cobra could speak, Luffy buried his face in the shadows and spoke without any emotion.
"Oh? Then you can come and try it." Luo Heng tilted his head and said indifferently.
"Rubber machine gun!" Luffy attacked Luo Heng without saying a word.
Also taking action at the same time were Alabasta's two guardian gods, Gaga and Bell.
"Sand shield!" Luo Heng waved his hand, and a thick sand wall instantly stood up in front of him.
However, this wall failed to stop Luffy's fist and turned into countless flying sand in the blink of an eye.
To Luffy's surprise, after the wall disappeared, his opponent also disappeared.
The entire palace was covered by the sudden yellow sand. Luffy couldn't see where Luo Heng was at all, and he couldn't help but look around vigilantly.
"Get out here, Crocodile." Luffy yelled.
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