One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons!

After fighting against the creature "Ewen Lindsay", Crocodile understood one thing.

Is the most difficult thing about Lindsay his fighting ability?

No!

Joke, he had just learned to walk just a few hours ago.

Even with the advantage of the Phantom Beast Devil Fruit, how much can his combat effectiveness be increased?

What's really tricky about Lindsay - even scary - is her amazing ability to learn!

In other words, as a "creature"...

Evolution speed?

Crocodile couldn't describe the feeling.

It's as if there is always potential to be tapped, and you can't figure out the opponent's upper limit!

…

"Ahahahaha!"

Lindsey laughed.

Crocodile was a little impatient, and then closed his eyes to rest, while also thinking over and over in his mind.

If they were on land, and neither he nor Lindsay were in danger of falling into the sea, and the two sides continued the battle just now, what would be the outcome?

Did he use his fierce offensive to crush Lindsay to death in one breath?

Or did Lindsay have a faster "evolution speed" and crack her own moves?

It seems possible.

But Crocodile was not curious about this result. After all, he was not a young man who had just gone to sea.

A few years ago, he had a draw with [Devil Descendant] Douglas Barrett, and was defeated by [Whitebeard]. Finally, he was recruited by the World Government and became one of the "Shichibukai".

This kind of experience has made Crocodile's acting style more stable, and he always likes to make decisions before taking action.

At least for now, Alvin Lindsay is not hostile, and there is no need for him to take the risk of Lindsay continuing to "evolve" and fight to the death with him.

That's up to him!

"..."

Crocodile looked at the chart, confirmed the direction of travel, then picked up the oar and started rowing.

Lindsay watched this scene with interest and was eager to try.

"Tsk, just a paddle, you primitive man, don't cause trouble!"

Crocodile certainly wasn't happy rowing for Lindsay.

But at the same time, he didn't want Lindsay to break the oar, causing the two superpowers to row with their hands.

"Anyway, I'm going back to 'Paradise', which is the first half of the Grand Line."

Crocodile explained.

But then he thought that the primitive man in front of him must not know the structure of the world today, so he added casually.

"The sea area we are in now is called the Grand Line. The specific location is the 'New World' in the second half of the Grand Line, and the first half is called 'Paradise'."

"In addition to the Grand Line, this world is divided into four sea areas by the Red Earth Continent..."

"..."

And so on.

Crocodile gave Lindsay a rough introduction to the world, such as the Age of Pirates, the Grand Line, the Red Earth Continent, the Four Seas, the Windless Zone, etc...

Of course Lindsay knew this, but it was rare for someone to talk to him, so he reviewed the information.

As for Crocodile, of course he would not be a good person for no reason. These words actually had another purpose.

When explaining the world to Lindsay, he focused on the "topography of the world."

There are rumors at sea that the two "windless belts" sandwiching the great shipping route are the handiwork of ancient weapons!

If Alvin Lindsay really knows the information about ancient weapons, then he will definitely react to the changes in the world's terrain.

Crocodile carefully observed Lindsay's expression.

When he said, "The Windless Zone is the nest of giant sea kings," Lindsay's head suddenly trembled.

This is it? !

Crocodile's eyes were startled, and when he was about to ask further, he found Lindsay lying on the edge of the boat and beginning to sleep soundly.

Crocodile: "..."

A few blue veins popped out on his forehead.

Sure enough, he has a character that makes me very unhappy...

If he hadn't still had some hope for this primitive man's information, he would have really wanted to throw Lindsay directly into the sea!

…

Crocodile rowed all night.

Until dawn, I finally saw the towering red earth continent from a distance!

Along the edge of the red earth continent, and a little further away, a very large port appeared.

This port was established by the World Government as the official channel connecting the front and rear sections of the Grand Line.

Therefore, it was only used for transportation and was not developed into a port town.

Crocodile looked at the dock and sighed gloomily.

"finally reached."

"Hard."

"fine……"

When he found that Lindsay finally woke up after sleeping all night, Crocodile's eyes twitched and he suppressed his inner dissatisfaction.

After all, this is the territory of the World Government. Although his status as a Shichibukai is legal, there is nothing wrong with keeping a low profile.

…

pier.

The two got off the boat one after another.

Afterwards, Crocodile directly activated his ability to turn the boat into sand, causing it to completely sink into the sea, leaving as little trace as possible.

"Study hard!"

Seeing Lindsay's slightly confused look, Crocodile's unhappiness was finally diluted a little.

Anyway, we need to change the ship. Keeping the old means of transportation will only increase the risk.

But Crocodile was too lazy to explain to Lindsay, and simply said perfunctorily:

"Think slowly."

"Okay, I understand!"

Lindsay nodded, thoughtfully.

Crocodile's eyes twitched and he said slowly:

"If you want to travel between the front and back sections of the Grand Line, there are generally only two ways to travel."

"Either change boats and take the official route of the Red Earth Continent; or risk taking the bottom of the sea."

Crocodile lit himself a cigar.

"The official route on the Red Continent not only connects the Grand Line, but also leads to the other four seas."

"But if you're an illegal pirate, there are very few routes you can take."

"So for pirates, once they set foot on the Grand Line, it is difficult to turn back with dignity in a sense."

"Either you disguise yourself as a refugee and escape without wearing your armor, or you have no choice but to be captured by the navy."

After a pause, Crocodile suddenly said:

"Of course, you can also choose to commit suicide and cross the windless zone."

He still hoped to learn something from Lindsay, but in vain.

Information about [ancient weapons] is indeed hard to come by, so we can only make good use of the information we have now and take it one step at a time.

"..."

Crocodile rubbed his brows while looking at Lindsay who was planning to visit the port.

"Let's go quickly. The world government is very strict. This place is full of people who are on their way. Caravans carrying goods don't dare to stay here."

"If you want to have some fun, just wait until you cross the Red Continent and go to the Chambord Islands."

Chambord Islands.

Hearing this familiar name, Lindsay felt much better.

The ports of Punk Hassad and the Red Earth Continent both feel lifeless, but tourist islands like the Shampoo Islands are the most anticipated!

…

The two of them moved forward along the same team.

The status of King Shichibukai is indeed special.

They are big pirates that even the World Government finds difficult. No one wants to mess with them, so they have the green light to travel unhindered.

Soon, the two of them had boarded the special passage on the Red Earth Continent and walked most of the way.

Lindsay observed the journey silently.

Many chambers of commerce are waiting in line to undergo routine inspections by world government officials to prevent pirates or contraband from getting into them.

While walking, a special "caravan" caught Lindsay's mind.

They are also caravans, but their trucks are not loaded with "goods", but a group of "human beings" with chains and shackles!

Of course Lindsay knew that they were a group of slave traders——

"Legal" slave traders!

Crocodile noticed Lindsay's gaze, smiled slightly and took a puff of his cigar.

"Hehehehe, let me introduce it to you, a primitive man."

“In today’s era, it is possible for a ‘person’ to become a ‘slave’, and a ‘slave’ is also a type of ‘legal goods’.”

"..."

Crocodile took this very seriously.

He doesn't care about the so-called slave trade, because that kind of trade will only increase monetary benefits, but what Crocodile really desires is "military power"!

Lindsay nodded slightly.

As the two of them got closer, the noise of the slave caravan also came over.

It seems that because the wait time was too long, the slave traders were too bored, so they began to take advantage of the cheapest slaves.

Snapped! Snapped!

The whip hit a slave young man one after another, leaving traces of blood.

The young man knelt down and begged the merchant to let him go, but all he received was the ridicule of the slave traders.

"..."

Lindsay watched this scene silently, her eyes falling on the other people around her.

The rest of the slaves watched numbly, and were even a little lucky that they were not the ones singled out to vent their anger.

As for other ordinary caravan passers-by.

Either they were normal about this, or they were watching this scene with great interest, passing the boring time.

Laughter and wailing were mixed together, confused by the numb sight, and mixed into a puddle of mud.

"……Hey!"

Lindsay suddenly grinned.

"Little crocodile, look at them."

He patted Crocodile on the shoulder, pointed at the slave trader not far away and more people around him, and said with a smile:

"I thought I was primitive enough..."

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