Then came his partner, Two Fingers.
The two sat down quietly, waiting to be spoken.
"Are you two the only ones back?"
Daz hesitated, but nodded.
The organization's punishment for losers is very severe, which can be seen from the way promotions are made.
The two naturally had to accept punishment after their failure. Under normal circumstances, they should have defected. After all, if they continued to stay in the organization, they would only be punished.
But Daz still came back.
Crocodile breathed a sigh of relief, he still had loyal followers.
His eyes fell on Daz, but the hideous scar on his chest made him confused.
"Is there anyone in their group who is at the Sword Master level?"
Daz looked down at the scar on his chest and remembered the man who used the three-sword style.
He nodded. "He's very strong. At first, he didn't have the ability to cut through iron, but... I seem to have become his whetstone, and he has mastered this ability."
Crocodile was surprised. He thought that Straw Hat Kid was an exception, but he didn't expect that someone in his crew could grow rapidly during battle.
Recalling the man who could teleport.
he mused.
At this moment, the Den Den Mushi on the table rang.
The trance-bound Crocodile's consciousness was called back.
Pick up the phone.
The Den Den Mushi that can be placed in the middle of the hall usually only rings when something very important happens.
But now he has suffered a crushing defeat and all his plans have been shattered. The number of people who can contact this phone number can be counted on one hand.
"Who?"
"This is the World Government. After reporting to the CP department, Robin, the son of the devil, is working under you."
"Why, are you going to call an army to investigate?"
"No, we are not interested in Nico Robin, but if you cooperate with the CP department to capture Weiwei and Cheng Lang alive, we will conceal the information."
The implication is simple. If Crocodile does not cooperate, they will report the news, and then Crocodile will face the loss of qualification as a Seven Warlord of the Sea.
"Weiwei? Cheng Lang?"
The person on the other end of the line seemed to be afraid that Crocodile didn't know who they were, so he began to explain: "Vivi, the princess of Alabasta, Cheng Lang, the maker of 'miracles', his appearance is currently unknown, but he is currently a crew member of the Straw Hat Pirates."
Crocodile frowned: "Reason."
"You don't need to know the reason, you just need to cooperate."
"..."
The cigar Crocodile was biting fell to the ground, the atmosphere fell into silence, and there was no response from the other end of the phone either.
It became eerily quiet.
"roll!"
After saying this, Crocodile hung up the phone.
This surprised Daz a bit, was it really appropriate to reject the World Government's reputation so bluntly?
Especially in today's situation.
When Crocodile was defeated, he already knew that his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was in jeopardy.
Now it's just speeding up the process.
Two fingers looked at the scene in surprise.
"Boss, is it inappropriate to refute the World Government like this?"
"It doesn't matter anymore."
"?"
"The Utopia Project has failed, and the entire Baroque Studio is now defunct in name only, so you don't have to worry about the organization's purge."
Daz looked at Crocodile, and his previously dead eyes seemed to have rekindled his fighting spirit, although he didn't know what had happened in between.
"Then what's the next plan?"
Daz asked bluntly.
And Crocodile stood up.
"If you want to know, just follow me."
Daz stood up without hesitation.
But the two fingers hesitated, but still followed.
Crocodile breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two people following him immediately.
For a person who has been betrayed and denied, it is comforting for him to still have followers willing to follow him.
Only when you have experienced adversity can you witness loyalty.
in the night.
Alabasta's most prosperous casino turned into sand overnight and disappeared into the rain.
Crocodile, his men, and the remaining people in the Baroque Studio all disappeared.
When Kosa, who was handling affairs in the palace, heard the news, he finally felt relieved.
Although Luffy promised that the other party would never cause trouble again, he was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and a user of the Natural Devil Fruit ability. If the other party came again after Luffy and the others left, he would not be able to withstand it.
And after the establishment of a new country, there are many things to consider.
For example, whether to continue to be a member state.
Given the current financial situation, it is not impossible for them to continue to be a member state. After all, they have raided the homes of countless princes and nobles, and their finances are still in surplus. However, if they join the World Government, they will have to tighten their belts.
Kaibi walked in with a stack of reports.
When Kosha saw these reports, his head was blown away.
"No, why are you here again?"
"There's no way around it. We don't have enough manpower right now, and the problems that have been accumulating for a long time from the civil war must be resolved."
Kosha took out a report sheet, which was filled with numerous questions waiting for him to solve.
Food and water were actually relatively easy to solve, as requests for promotions and honors from those who had followed him in the successful rebellion came in like rain.
This was only the second day.
Those who wanted land and power, to become the new 'nobles'.
"It's just as His Majesty Cobra said. People like this will appear in every era. If we don't ban them, we will lose the support of the people." Kosa took out a piece of paper from the drawer.
Written on it was a series of official systems, which he had obtained from Cheng Lang this morning. However, according to him, this new system was not something he had thought up.
"Let us begin to govern according to this new system."
Kaibi took it and quickly scanned the contents, then his expression became strange.
"The people below will be dissatisfied."
"Are we going to continue ruling in the same way as before? We must always try new things so that society can progress."
Kaibi spread his hands and went to carry out the order.
The so-called new system was naturally a direct copy by Cheng Lang of the system of his own country in the last century.
After all, this is what he is most familiar with.
Kou Sha rubbed his brows and said, "I don't know how Cheng Lang is doing."
Chapter 135: Demagnetizing Alabasta
Joba.
An oasis destroyed by a sandstorm.
"Is this the former trading holy land?" Cheng Lang looked at the desolate Yoba, although he had seen it in the original anime.
But this is too tragic.
Rapeseed City is a port terminal, and it is now the perfume capital and the center of trade.
But three years ago, Joba was the most prosperous city in Alabasta.
It is difficult for pirates to visit this place, and it is not far from the canal.
Although it may not be able to transport goods efficiently, it is safe. In today's era of pirates, safety is often the first priority.
However, Joba was destroyed by a sandstorm.
In addition to Crocodile's reputation, pirates did not dare to come openly, so Rapeseed Flower gradually became an economic and trade center.
Cobra and Weiwei got off the sand car
"It has been destroyed like this." As the king of a country, Cobra naturally could not go to Joba in person.
He just heard that the oasis had disappeared, and as for how it disappeared, he could only hear it from the description in words.
And now..
Weiwei also had a painful expression.
She had been to Yoba before. It was prosperous and beautiful, but its current situation was truly worrying.
At this moment, a skinny old man came over.
When he saw Vivi and Cobra, he walked up to them with trembling hands.