Pirate: I am the nephew of Akainu

Chapter 39 Persecution
Gal didn't know what Baroque Works was looking for, but Hughes naturally knew.

They are looking for Pluto.

It's just that I didn't expect that Crocodile's goal has not changed after things have changed several times.

Seeing what Crocodile has done recently, Hughes is a little confused. This guy doesn't really have a dream of a hero.

Fortunately, although some unpredictable changes have taken place in the plot, the characters have not changed.

How could an ambitious sand crocodile care about Alabasta? He has even more ambitious goals.

Hughes asked, "What documents did they check?"

Gal replied, "Mostly folklore, and geographical change, which are all housed in the National Library, where a family member works."

Really omnipresent family.

Hughes really wanted to see the content of the documents they consulted, but with the style of the Baroque Work Club, most of them would not return the documents.

Sure enough, Gal verified Hughes' conjecture.

Those guys who have no quality really have no intention of repaying the literature.

Then there are some miscellaneous little things.

When Hughes first came to Albana, he needed to understand these things, so he patiently listened to Gal's explanation.

The Royal Palace in the center of Albana.

Knowing that the rebels might attack Albana at any time, King Naferutali Cobra held an emergency meeting here.

The members who participated in this meeting included the ministers of various departments, as well as Crocodile, who is currently the hero of Alabasta.

For this meeting, Crocodile has no interest.

It was only because of his current status that he reluctantly participated and listened to a group of idiots talking nonsense.

Cobra asked: "Everyone, the rebel army headed by Quinn is about to have a decisive battle with us, what do you all have in mind?"

The ministers were very active in their speeches, and what you said to me looked like a vegetable vendor.

After talking for more than an hour, they summarized the core ideas they said.

Nothing but, evil will not win, I will fight them to the end, for the glory of Alabasta.

There are even some weak bones, who proposed the idea of ​​making peace with the rebels.

Cobra felt a big headache, and looked at the silent Crocodile: "Mr. Crocodile, what's your idea?"

Crocodile did not expect that Cobra would ask himself, since he wanted to express his opinion, he said straight: "There is no chance of winning, Quinn's firearms force is three times ours, you have too many scruples, you can't win of."

War is a pure thing.

Pure only win or lose, there is no third choice.

As the defender of the city, the king's army, coupled with Alabasta's desert climate, has unique geographical conditions.

But the king's army is different from the rebels. They care too much. The millions of civilians living in Albana will not only be unable to help the city's defenders, but will restrain their behavior.

At that time, the rebel army will besiege the city, and the Nafiru Tali royal family may surrender in fear of the lives of the residents.

It's an idiot, but it's impossible for Naferutali Cobra.

He is a benevolent monarch, but not a wise one.

Even so, it would be an exaggeration to say that there is no chance of winning.

The reason why Crocodile said this was also to deliberately attack the confidence of the king's faction.

These days, he has already known the power of the Naferutali family through numerous royal documents.

It turns out that Pluto really exists, and it is waiting for him in a corner of Alabasta.

But finding a ship on the vast territory of Alabasta is tantamount to a dream.

Even the heyday of Baroque Works was not enough to complete the project. Crocodile could only continue to collect intelligence, hoping to find accurate location information.

Crocodile believes that the Alabasta royal family should know some more valuable information than drawing lucky viewers according to chance.

It's just that with his current status, he can't tell what he will do to the Alabasta royal family.

It's not that he cares about the false name of a national hero, but that he doesn't want to lose Qi Wuhai's identity.

Although the world government recognizes Qibuhai's legal right to plunder, it does not allow Qibukai to get involved in the kingdom's politics, which is similar to the navy.

It is also based on this that Crocodile's plan to steal the country and the Don Quixote family conspired in Dressrosa.

If Crocodile takes action against the Alabasta royal family, then the World Government has reason to interfere with Crocodile, and even the navy will intervene.

Now, Crocodile also understands that the person who fought against him last time came from the World Government.

It's not just me who is staring at Pluto.

The other party also had scruples about Alabasta's status as a member country and was unwilling to break the existing political situation, so they secretly supported the rebels.

At this point in the situation, whether it is the king's army or the rebel army, they are all pawns on the bright side.

Winning or losing on the chessboard is not important, what matters is what the chess player can achieve.

Crocodile sees itself as the winning side.

Compared with the grassroots rebels, the Alabasta royal family must know more about Pluto, waiting to be discovered by themselves.

Properly persecute Cobra and make him feel a sense of crisis, only then can we get useful news from him.

Hearing what Clodar said, Cobra's face darkened, and the ministers in the hall also fell silent.

Bell, the adjutant of the Kingdom Guard, said angrily: "It's nonsense, we will definitely win."

Crocodile glanced at Bell, an animal fruit ability user, except for the interesting flying ability, other things are difficult to notice.

I really don't know how this kind of guy is called "Patron Saint".

Seriously lowered the price-performance ratio of his own hero.

Bell was not the only one who was furious. Jaca, who was also the adjutant of the Kingdom Guard, also expressed that he would fight the rebels to the end.

Cobra was very relieved by this, but as Crocodile said, this battle is not easy to fight.

"Is there no other way?" Cobra said to Crocodile: "Mr. Crocodile's rustling fruit is very restrained by firearms troops. If you take action, it should be able to stop the firearm attacks of the rebels."

In the previous battles, as long as Crocodile rolled up a sandstorm, the firearms troops would lose their combat capabilities.

But this time, Crocodile shook his head and said: "There are strong people in the rebel army. I can't be distracted during the battle. You can only rely on yourself."

Cobra's complexion changed drastically, he didn't expect it to be like this.

The meeting was so inconclusive, the mobilization meeting not only did not improve morale, but made everyone worried.

After everyone left, Cobra went to the royal treasury.

Looking at the thick stone gate in front of me, I thought of what my ancestors said: "Unless it is absolutely necessary, don't open this gate, it will only bring destruction."

What it was, Cobra didn't know, but he thought of the taboo words of his ancestors.

After all, he gave up opening the door.

(End of this chapter)