Chapter 33 Alabasta [VIP]
The navy's warships have arrived at the seaside port of Rapeseed Flower in the Kingdom of Alabasta.
Vice Admiral Kake, holding a cigarette in his mouth, stood on the deck, waiting for the Shichibukai he needed to pick up - Crocodile.
The opponent is the user of the Nature-type Sand-Sand Fruit. His abilities are tricky and his strength is quite formidable.
Unless necessary, Kaji did not want to have a conflict with the other party, especially in this desert area where the other party could display their abilities.
However, the other party probably wouldn't want to conflict with them. Kaji knew very well that every pirate who became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea had his own different goals.
Before this goal is achieved, they will not, or dare not, break off relations with the government navy.
In other words, the Seven Warlords of the Sea can ignore the Navy's ordinary call-ups, but they cannot ignore the Navy's mandatory call-ups.
Just as he was thinking about it, Kaji suddenly heard a cheer of defection.
"Lord Crocodile!"
"Oh my god, it's the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
Kaji looked ahead and saw people at the port gradually gathering together, all looking at the burly man walking in the middle of the road with eager and excited expressions.
The man had a slicked-back hair, a long, horizontal scar on his face, and a cigar in his mouth.
The most eye-catching thing is that in such a hot Alabasta, he actually wore a black coat with a fur collar. Others could feel the heat just by looking at him, but he didn't even sweat a drop.
Listening to the people's enthusiastic cheers for the pirate, and recalling the vigilance and caution these people had shown towards the navy when the warship was anchored, Kaji's mood suddenly became a little complicated.
Well, at least judging from the information he knew, Crocodile was indeed worthy of being treated this way by the people of Alabasta.
Soon after he became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he helped Alabasta repel the invading pirates. From then on, he became a hero in the newspapers and was recognized and loved by the people here.
Although it is different from the image Crocodile once showed, perhaps he has turned over a new leaf.
Kaji didn't want to delve into the reasons.
His purpose in coming here was just to bring the Seven Warlords of the Sea back to the Marine Headquarters.
"Come on, Crocodile. I'm Vice Admiral Kake, who's in charge of taking you to the Marine Headquarters..."
But at this moment, something suddenly blew with a whistling sound and came towards Kaji.
As a powerful lieutenant general, Kake naturally could not be hit by such an attack.
He turned slightly sideways, raised his hand and grabbed the object that was thrown at him.
It turned out to be a broken bowl. Just as Kaji was surprised, more and more sounds of breaking air were heard, followed by increasingly excited curses.
"The news is indeed true. You are actually going to take the Seven Warlords of the Sea to the Marine Headquarters!"
"You are asking him to die. We will never allow that!"
"Go away, Marines, go back to your territory. This is Alabasta, not a place you can just come in casually!"
The people, who were full of admiration when facing Crocodile, immediately turned their faces into hatred and anger when facing the navy.
They threw all the garbage they could at the warships and used the most vicious words to drive the navy out of their ports.
The sailors were all surprised.
Ordinary sailors did not have as good skills as Kaji, and were caught off guard by garbage thrown at their faces and bodies. It was so funny to see them dodging in a panic on the deck.
The people of Alabasta laughed.
Some of them bravely stood in front of Crocodile, using their thin bodies to protect the adult who had helped them a lot behind them.
Some time ago, a piece of news has been circulating in Alabasta - the navy wants to deal with the East China Sea devil, but they dare not go up, so they set their sights on the Seven Warlords of the Sea, hoping that the Seven Warlords will die for them.
Will the people be happy about this? Definitely not!
The other Seven Warlords of the Sea don’t matter, but Crocodile is the hero of Alabasta!
Their country can do without a navy, but it cannot do without Lord Crocodile.
But what should they do? So, under the suggestion of some people, they decided that if such a thing really happened, even if it would offend the navy, they would have to keep Crocodile in Alabasta.
They are allies of the government. As long as their numbers increase, even if they really disobey the navy, the navy will not do anything to them.
As for Lord Crocodile, if he was really killed by that East Sea devil, then they would have to rely on the Kingdom Guards whenever they encounter pirates in the future.
But the Royal Guard... well, although the previous king was indeed very good, the drought in the country in recent years and the rumors that have been circulating have made them full of distrust towards the originally wise and benevolent king.
Compared to the king who is far away in the capital, Lord Crocodile who can truly protect them is more important.
So, when the people heard that the navy ship was approaching, they began to gather spontaneously near the port, waiting for the news to come true so that they could appear to protect Crocodile.
In the past, it was Lord Crocodile who protected them, but now it is their turn to protect Lord Crocodile.
Surrounded by people, Crocodile was slightly moved.
He said calmly, "I appreciate your kindness, but please don't offend the navy on my behalf. It's not worth it."
"No! Sir, how can you think so? We are happy to do this for you!"
"That's right, these navy guys want you to die, you must not go!"
"Drive out the navy, drive out the navy!"
"Long live Lord Crocodile! Long live Lord Crocodile!"
People shouted enthusiastically and raised their arms to send a signal of no compromise to the navy ships.
On the warship, Kake's face turned pale.
He had anticipated that this call would not go smoothly, and was even prepared to fight with Crocodile first. However, he did not expect that Crocodile would refuse in this way and take advantage of people's hearts and opinions.
At this moment, if the navy wants to forcibly take Crocodile away, it will inevitably conflict with the people of the member states.
But if he didn't take it away, even if he failed to complete the mission and had to go back to receive punishment, the most unacceptable thing for him was that he would return empty-handed in front of a pirate.
Facing Kaji's angry glare, Crocodile raised his chin slightly, and a smug grin appeared at the corner of his mouth, holding a cigar.
Of course he couldn't be cannon fodder for the navy.
Even if there was no East Sea demon, he would not be able to leave Alabasta at this critical moment.
He worked hard here for several years, and even the reason he joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea was to find clues about the ancient weapon "Pluto".
Now he is about to completely rule this place. At this most critical moment, he will not leave here even a step!
"Crocodile!" Kake said angrily, "Disobeying the Navy's mandatory call-up order means you have to withdraw from the Shichibukai and give up your privileges as a Shichibukai, right?!"
He waved his hands behind his back, and the adjutant immediately entered the cabin to report the situation there to the naval headquarters.
Now it is no longer up to them to decide.
If they seek instructions from the Navy in advance, they will follow orders no matter what happens later without having to bear the consequences of acting on their own.
However, after calling Den Den Mushi several times, the headquarters showed no intention of answering the call.
The adjutant was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He glanced at the deck and muttered anxiously, "Hurry up and answer it!"
What he didn't know was that the Navy Headquarters was almost in chaos at this moment.
The navy sent warships to summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but only Seaman Jinbe, Gekko Moriah, Empress Hancock and Tyrant Bear responded, while the remaining Hawkeye Mihawk and Tenyasha Doflamingo refused the summons.
One of them had a head-on encounter with Yale, and the other had a fairly large underground intelligence network. They were all well aware of Yale's strength and the government navy's purpose, and it was absolutely impossible for them to be cannon fodder for the navy.
The two men refused in a very straightforward manner and directly attacked the warship as a return gift for the navy's care over the years.
Looking at the warships exploding and burning on the sea, Hawkeye Mihawk's eyes, which were illuminated by the fire and turned golden red, flashed with regret.
It's a pity, he still likes this island and his current life very much.
Without the status of Shichibukai, the navy will put a bounty on them again and start hunting them down again. He may have to leave this peaceful island soon.
On second thought, Mihawk felt that there was no need to be so pessimistic.
The navy's attention is now focused on Yale in the East China Sea, and they probably won't be able to take care of them for a while.
...I hope so.
He has just planted the tomato seeds.
Suddenly, a flash of black shadow passed over the head.
Mihawk looked up and saw large patches of white clouds in the blue sky.
Maybe it's a bird flying into the clouds.
He paid no attention and turned back towards the castle.
In the sky, Yale plunged into the cotton-like white clouds and cheered excitedly.
The fully enclosed airship was transformed into a display window with a completely transparent upper part.
Outside the display window were clouds flying by and small drones unleashing fierce firepower at them.
After fastening himself firmly to the passenger seat straps, Morgans gripped the seat's armrests with a pale face.
Although Yale said that the things in front were all virtual projections, looking at the realistic attack effects, coupled with the rumbling sound effects and vibrations, it is really hard to believe that they are all fake.
"Boom!" Another loud noise.
The entire airship shook violently several times, as if it had suffered a brutal blow.
This was indeed the case, spider-web-like cracks appeared on the transparent glass in front.
The last bit of color on Morgans' face disappeared, but Yale became more and more excited, cheering for moves that Morgans could not understand at all, and drove even harder.
"Look at my railgun!"
"Hahaha, super big spin!"
"Bang, bang, bang! All three hit the target!"
An unknown amount of time had passed, but when Morgans came to his senses from his indifference to life and death, the airship had already landed on Future Island.
Yale got off the airship, raised his hands, and looked at the navy and researchers who put down their guns and cheered "Respected Captain Yale" with a wild and arrogant smile.
"That's right, welcome your new master!"
The author has something to say:
StarNet, a cosmic-level interstellar communication network.
Due to the large number of forces in the universe, star networks are divided into many types. Some use quantum entanglement to achieve instantaneous information transmission, some transmit through the establishment of gravitational wave relay stations, and there are neutrino networks, etc.
The major star networks do not interfere with each other and are filled with a huge amount of contradictory intelligence. If you want to occupy a place in the cosmic forces, you first need to have the ability to retrieve true intelligence from the huge information flow.
However, it is not uncommon for pirates to believe in false information and fight for it.
Not all pirates are as lucky as Captain Yale of the Eternal Night Pirates, who inherited a legacy from an upgraded civilization.
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