People are pirates, behind the scenes

Crash.

Thick black clouds squeezed the sky, covering up the scarlet eyes just now, and they were so heavy that they seemed to fall down. The heavy rain soaked the earth, and red lightning pierced the sky from time to time.

"Titch!"

The man with a bare upper body and a cowboy hat looked at the dim lights in the distance amid the rain, his eyes growing colder.

Suddenly, blazing flames illuminated the forest for an instant, as if several missiles exploded, and the entire mountaintop was instantly flattened.

The broken wood on the ground was burning with flames, and the earth was burnt red. The man stepped on the embers everywhere, and the flames around him seemed to come alive, crawling towards the man like jumping elves, integrating into every part of the man's torso. .

Raindrops fell, but the man seemed oblivious as white smoke rose up around him, leaving behind him a trail of scorched footprints.

at the same time.

Moby Dick.

"Dad!" A tall and thick man rushed over: "Captain Ace left a letter and went to hunt for Teach alone!"

"What?!" Before Whitebeard could speak, the expressions of the other captains changed slightly, and their hearts suddenly sank.

Ever since Ace recognized Whitebeard as his father, he has tried his best to fulfill his responsibilities in all matters big and small, eager to express himself.

The incident of Tikki's attack on his companions broke the iron law on Whitebeard's ship. As the captain of the second team, Ace blamed himself in his heart. Finally, after several days of struggle, he decided to pursue Tikki alone and give Whitebeard an explanation.

Marco said: "If it's a head-on confrontation, Ace will naturally not look down on Tikki, but Tikki is cunning and insidious, and he will inevitably not use dirty tricks. Dad, let me support Ace."

Other captains also asked for help.

Whitebeard was silent, just looking at the horizon, wondering what he was thinking.

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Beelzebub was walking on the endless desert with his luggage on his back. The sky was slightly bright in the distance, the darkness was receding, and dawn had arrived.

"A new era has begun."

Beelzebub seemed to be able to hear the gears of fate starting to turn, and he gently rubbed the hem of his clothes.

He continued walking and soon saw an oasis.

In the desert, water resources are extremely precious, and oases have abundant water resources. They have been developed and constructed by human beings for generations, and they have gradually formed the basis of modern cities.

Due to the change in Crocodile's goal, the "Pirates and Countries" incident was not put on the agenda.

Without the intervention of dancing fans, all areas of the Kingdom of Alabasta were not affected, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Of course, the underground gray transactions in Alabasta are still going on as usual, and politicians from all over the world have the eyes of the Baroque Working Society.

The city with unique architectural features of the desert stands on the oasis.

Beelzebub walked through the city gate. The morning sun was still very mild, and the stone pavement still retained the low temperature from last night.

At this moment, there are stalls on both sides of the street, selling various desert kingdom local products. Pedestrians wearing loose clothes to prevent wind and sand stop in front of the stalls from time to time.

click.

Beelzebub walked into a tavern and ordered a few side dishes and drinks. While eating the dishes, he looked around.

The tavern has a mixed crowd of customers, with all kinds of people.

A down and out ronin, an outing merchant, a bounty hunter, a gangster, a gangster and a pirate.

The surrounding voices were noisy and chaotic, but to Beelzebub's extraordinary hearing, it was no different from normal speech.

However, the conversation between two men with sinister faces and burly bodies made him a little concerned.

"You heard, Baroque Works is recruiting new people."

The man in white short-sleeves took a sip of wine, wiped the wine stain on his mouth, and said enviously: "It would be great if I had the opportunity to enter the Baroque Works."

Another bald man with dark skin and thick lips said: "It's not that there is no chance, but the conditions for joining the Baroque Work Club are strict. The total score of the six projects needs to be more than [-] points."

The short-sleeved man nodded deeply: "Running with weights, weightlifting, actual combat drills, iron ball throwing, serial dodge balls... and courage tests."

The bald man couldn't help but shuddered when he heard the words "guts test": "I heard that the courage test will involve people leaving a forest full of wild beasts as a five-day observation... The average person's psychological quality cannot resist it."

The two sighed deeply and drank wine.

"Six tests?" Beelzebub thought to himself: "It seems that Kroc has updated a lot of entrance tests in recent years."

Beelzebub remembered that when he first established the Baroque Working Society, he said that the strength and courage of peripheral members needed to be tested, so he set up two projects: actual combat drills and courage testing.

After finishing his meal and paying the bill, Beelzebub went to the Rapeseed Baroque Working Cooperative camp to allocate land.

Baroque Works has penetrated into various industries over the years, including mercenaries, entertainment cities, weapons sales, intelligence and various assassination missions.

There are more than 20 Baroque working society contact points in the first half of the Grand Line.

As the headquarters of the Baroque Working Society, Alabasta has a contact point in each region.

As soon as Beelzebub entered the field of rape flowers, he saw a long line of people in front of the tent-like yurt building from a distance.

"Karu! You must behave well later!"

The girl with a dark blue ponytail patted the big orange duck Karu hard.

Karu chirped, looking confident.

The big man in front suddenly looked over with an unhappy look on his face: "Bring a running duck to participate in the test. I have seen too many opportunistic guys like you."

The pony-tailed girl's beautiful eyes glared at the big man angrily, showing no sign of weakness, but her expression was definitely not angry, but rather coquettish.

"I'm not here to take advantage of others!" Weiwei emphasized.

The Baroque Working Society has penetrated into all levels of the Kingdom of Alabasta, and many ministers are involved with the Baroque Working Society. It is an extremely dangerous organization.

Weiwei wants to relieve her father Kobra's problems, and is determined to investigate Baroque Works and find out the mastermind behind the scenes.

The big man turned around with a look of disdain and deliberately pushed Weiwei down. Weiwei fell to the ground. Karu chirped, tens of decibels higher, and stared at the big man with fury.

"Want to form a team?" Beelzebub stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

"Who are you?" Weiwei was stunned, there was someone in this world who could look so exquisite.

And, most importantly, he has the same dark blue hair as hers.

"My name is Beelzebub." Beelzebub kept smiling: "It is not a gentleman to keep a lady sitting on the ground."

Weiwei blushed and stood up, taking Beelzebub's hand, and introduced herself: "My name is Weiwei. Are you also here to participate in the selection?"

At this moment, the sun was just right, and the bright sun shone on Beelzebub's body, exuding a little golden glow.

Beelzebub nodded: "Yes, I am in a hurry to use money for some personal reasons. I heard that it is very profitable to join the Baroque Working Group, so I want to give it a try."

"The six tests are very dangerous. Are you sure you want to come and participate in the selection?" Weiwei asked worriedly. Beelzebub had a delicate appearance, but at first glance, he felt that he was not as strong as those strong men whose arms were thicker than their legs.

"Don't look at me like this, but I actually have some strength." Beelzebub said modestly.