Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman

"Do you really want to fight Crocodile? Don't forget, he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are seven great pirates recognized by the World Government. In name, they are the running dogs of the World Government, but in reality, they are the product of the World Government's weighing of pros and cons and compromise.

In the New World, the Four Emperors dominate the world; in Paradise (the first half of the Grand Line), powerful new pirates emerge in endlessly.

Although the navy has been working very hard to eliminate the pirates, but faced with the pirates who are like leeks that are harvested one batch after another, even the navy is unable to cope with it.

Therefore, the World Government came up with a system of Seven Warlords of the Sea, selecting seven powerful pirates to serve the World Government, manage Paradise on the World Government's behalf, and eliminate those small pirate groups to reduce the pressure on the navy.

In this way, the navy can also draw more troops to deal with the crisis brought by the Four Emperors.

But the system was plagued by problems from the outset.

After all, those who can become the Seven Warlords of the Sea are all famous pirates, and those who can become great pirates all have hands that are not stained with blood, right?

The World Government recruited the Seven Warlords of the Sea, sealed their bounties, and pardoned most of the crimes they had committed. In other words, it gave these pirates a golden ticket of immunity from death, allowing them to plunder and commit crimes at the behest of the emperor.

Apart from compulsory conscription and paying a portion of their income, there were almost no restrictions.

At first this system was somewhat useful, but as time went on, some members of the group became dissatisfied with the status quo and began to use the title of Seven Warlords of the Sea to plot bigger conspiracies.

For example, Crocodile intended to overthrow the Kingdom of Alabasta and search for the ancient weapon Pluto; Doflamingo was even more outrageous, directly overthrowing the original royal family of Dressrosa and taking its place.

All in all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea itself is a bizarre system that the World Government had to come up with in order to balance the forces of various parties.

The members are never fixed. If someone is killed, he will be removed from the list immediately, and the winner will take the place of the loser. Or if the World Government thinks someone is no longer suitable to be a Shichibukai, it may directly revoke his title.

Therefore, attacking the Seven Warlords of the Sea will not be considered an attack on the World Government.

If Remos could really kill Crocodile, the World Government would only be happy to see it happen.

So this is definitely not what Smoker wants to ask.

"Haha, don't worry. I know he's very powerful, but I'm not bad either. Don't forget, I'm growing very fast. Even though we've only been apart for a few days, maybe I'm already stronger than you?"

Remos said with a smile through the Den Den Mushi.

"..."

Smoker on the opposite side was silent for a moment, then snorted in annoyance.

"You are so arrogant! I'll have to teach you a lesson next time we meet... Anyway, you better be careful. Crocodile is not that easy to deal with.

As for the situation you mentioned before, I have already reported it. Headquarters takes it very seriously and has sent people to Alabasta. They should arrive in the next few days.

My suggestion is that you wait a little while until the reinforcements arrive. "

Smoker spoke a lot, which was rare.

During their last phone call, Remos told Smoker everything Crocodile had done in Alabasta, except for "Pluto" of course. Even so, Smoker was still shocked by what he said and kept asking whether the news was true.

Of course the news was authentic. In order to prove that he was not talking nonsense, Remos asked Vivi to talk directly to Smoker.

Smoker was not sure whether Vivi was really the princess of Alabasta, but this information was too important. After ending the call, he immediately called the headquarters, which led to Tina's subsequent appearance in Whiskey Mountain.

"Is it the 'Black Door' Tina? We are in a hurry, otherwise I really want to meet her..."

"It's not her. Or rather, it's not just her. Her mission is to go to Whiskey Mountain to receive the prisoners. The ones who actually went to Alabasta were others."

"Oh? There are experts? Tell me, who is this person?"

Remus was immediately interested.

A colonel at headquarters and a fruit ability user like Tina can only receive prisoners, so the ones who come to Alabasta for support can only be more powerful.

Major General? Or Lieutenant General?

Of course it couldn't be the generals. The generals have their own jobs and would not have the time to take care of Crocodile.

Therefore, the one who came this time was most likely a vice admiral of the headquarters, which was worthy of Crocodile's status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"I don't know about that. I only know that our headquarters has reinforcements, so I hope you can wait a little longer until the reinforcements arrive before taking action."

Smoker reminded again.

"Okay, I understand, but time waits for no one. I hope the reinforcements can arrive soon. I can wait, but Alabasta may not be able to."

Especially with the loss of four senior officials at once, who knows what Crocodile will do next.

After hanging up the phone, Remos looked up and saw two pairs of expectant eyes staring at him.

"You have heard what Smoker said. I don't know more than you do. Anyway, it's a good thing to have reinforcements, but we can't just wait for them. What if they are late? Let's proceed according to the original plan. Vivi, Nami, prepare to dock."

Remus said.

Nami and Vivi nodded and steered the Freedom towards the port city of Eluma.

Eluma is located at the mouth of the Santara River. It was once an oasis city and one of the most important port cities in Alabasta.

As the water level in the lower reaches of the Santo River receded, resulting in a shortage of water, it became one of the victims of the drought.

The Liberty docked at the port, and the three of them disguised themselves and found the kingdom reinforcements that Vivi had mentioned.

This is a small team of only twenty people, led by a man with short black hair and a serious face.

Jaga, the user of the Animal-Type, Dog-Dog Fruit, Jackal Form ability, is the adjutant of the Kingdom Guard. While he was lurking in Ikalem, he took over his job of protecting King Cobra. He is one of the two guardians of Alabasta.

"Uncle Jiaka, why are you here?"

When Weiwei saw Jiaka, she asked in surprise.

"Princess Weiwei, you can just call me by my name... His Majesty the King has received news about you and is very worried about your safety, so he sent me to pick you up. The things you want are already prepared, so please follow me."

Jiaka bowed to Weiwei and spoke in a low voice.