From Pirates to Sweeping the Worlds

As soon as Crocodile arrived in the [Alabasta Kingdom], Xia Jieren and Cobra received the information.

Crocodile got off the boat, held his head high, and walked towards the center of [Rapeseed Flower] without any hesitation, without any awareness of being a pirate.

Suddenly, there was a gunshot and the dock was thrown into chaos.

A bearded, uncle-like pirate grinned and shouted, "Haha~, such a prosperous city! Guys, let's go and rob him."

"Yes! Captain Baker!" The younger brothers behind him cheered.

The people fled in all directions, not wanting to be affected by the fighting.

Crocodile looked at these pirates, his eyes flashing: "This is a good opportunity!"

"As long as we defeat these pirates as the Seven Warlords of the Sea, we can stay in the Kingdom of Alabasta with a clear conscience."

Just as Crocodile was about to take action, he heard the sound of orderly footsteps coming from not far away.

"Look! The King's Army is coming!" Someone pointed in a direction and shouted excitedly.

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

After seeing the well-equipped and well-trained army, they cheered loudly.

“Haha~, that’s great!”

"This time, these pirates are in trouble!"

"Kill them, [King's Army]."

"..."

"The prestige of the King's Army is so high?!" Crocodile's face froze, and the cigar in his mouth no longer smelled fragrant.

The [King's Army] team arrived at the port, and the team leader stood up and gave the routine warning to the pirates who were causing chaos.

But these pirates are used to being arrogant and would never listen.

Instead, they laughed loudly at the King's Army, provoking them recklessly.

The team leader had no expression on his face. He waved his hand calmly: "Ready!"

Dozens of [King's Army] soldiers raised their guns and aimed at the pirates.

The pirate who was shouting loudly just now shuddered in his heart, and his momentum immediately weakened.

The team leader did not give them a chance to repent and decisively ordered: "Shoot!"

clatter! clatter! clatter! clatter!

Continuous gunfire rang out, and in a moment, dozens of pirates were shot like sieves.

Not every pirate can withstand bullets.

After the pirates fell to the ground one after another, the captain raised his hand again and the gunfire stopped abruptly.

Two or three soldiers came forward and skillfully checked whether there were any survivors.

After a moment, one of them saluted the squad leader and said, "Report! All enemies have been wiped out!"

The team leader nodded, "Clean up the battlefield and prepare to withdraw!"

"Yes!" [The King's Army] was in high spirits.

Warm applause broke out all around.

"Good job, [King's Army]!"

"The guardian of the kingdom!"

"That's so cool. A man should join the army, make achievements, and protect the people."

“This is all thanks to the wise leadership of His Majesty the King.”

"That's right, you don't know how much people from other countries envy us!"

"Haha~, let them be envious and jealous, it's their bad luck that they don't have a good king!"

"Always support His Majesty the King! Long live His Majesty the King!"

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

The audience was excited.

Crocodile's eyelids twitched, and after a long silence, he turned and left.

"It seems that the plan needs to be slightly adjusted!"

Although I had heard that the king of the Kingdom of Alabasta was enjoying great prestige, it was still a little hard to believe when I saw it with my own eyes.

In the chaotic Great Pirate Age, wise kings were few and far between.

Crocodile wanders around the [Alabasta Kingdom].

Cobra was very nervous, fearing that Crocodile would do something wrong.

Crocodile rejected Cobra's invitation, which made Cobra sweat.

So, Cobra decided to speed up and lure Crocodile away as soon as possible.

After seeing the prosperity of the [Alabasta Kingdom], Crocodile frowned even deeper.

Originally, he planned to steal the country and find [Pluto].

But now, the chances of this plan being implemented are very slim.

After thinking for a long time, Crocodile decided to go to the capital [Albania].

After discovering Crocodile's whereabouts, Cobra extended an invitation again.

This time, Crocodile did not refuse.

He also needed an opportunity to enter the [Royal Palace] openly to look for clues.

Cobra's invitation was exactly what he wanted.

evening.

Crocodile gladly accepted the invitation.

At the banquet, Cobra talked enthusiastically with Crocodile and expressed that they could cooperate more in fighting pirates.

Crocodile nodded perfunctorily, thinking about where to search for information about Pluto.

Cobra saw that Crocodile was not in a good mood, so he started talking about business.

"Mr. Crocodile, actually I called you here today because I have a favor to ask of you!" Cobra put down his knife and fork and looked at Crocodile.

"Oh~" Crocodile put down his wine glass after hearing this, with some surprise in his eyes.

Cobra paused and continued, "We found an ancient building submerged in the desert near [Rapeseed Flower]."

"I heard that you are the user of the Sand-Sand Fruit, and can easily manipulate the sand."

"So I hope to borrow your help."

“Of course, we will pay handsomely.”

"Ancient ruins?" Crocodile's eyes flickered.

After a moment, he shook his head and said coldly: "No! I'm not free!"

"That's such a pity!" Cobra was not angry after being rejected, but only expressed some regret.

Not knowing what he was thinking of, Cobra whispered: "But... it's better this way... knowing too much about the past... may not be a good thing!"

"What did you say?" Crocodile asked curiously.

"Nothing...nothing!" Cobra waved his hand, obviously not wanting to delve into the matter any further.

Crocodile made up his mind and planned to go to the vicinity of the [Rapeseed Flowers] overnight to take a look.

There are indeed ancient ruins in the desert near [Rapeseed Flower], but Cobra put other things in the ancient ruins.

I believe Crocodile will be very happy when he sees the gift Cobra prepared for him.

Just as Cobra expected, Crocodile quickly found the location of the ancient ruins.

Through the ability of the Sand-Sand Fruit, Crocodile quickly drew a rough outline of the ancient ruins in his mind.

After a careful search in the desert, Crocodile's face gradually became ugly.

Just when he was about to give up in disappointment, he found a black stone tablet in a hidden corner.

"【Historical text】!"

Crocodile was certainly familiar with this stone tablet.

His eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth curled up: "Found it!"

Afterwards, Crocodile did not choose to take away the [historical text].

He was seen manipulating the yellow sand to restore the sand pit to its original state.

As the sky gradually brightened, Crocodile walked into the [Rapeseed Flowers] with a happy mood.

When night fell again, Crocodile came to the ancient ruins again.

Crocodile dug up the yellow sand, took out paper and ink, and began to copy the [historical text].