The Straw Hat Pirates had no idea that they had just passed by the Admiral.
At this moment, Cheng Lang was lying on his bed and sleeping soundly.
Naturally, it is impossible to pay attention to the minimap.
A crisis was thus quietly overcome.
three days later.
Aokiji and his group naturally did not arrive in Alabasta.
After Cheng Lang demagnetized the island, all of Alabasta's permanent pointers were damaged.
If you want to land on the island, you either have to rely on luck or some extremely experienced navigators to determine the direction through different permanent pointers. As the largest violent agency on the sea, the navy naturally has such talented people.
However, it only determines a general direction, and still needs to be adjusted little by little.
After all, in the first half of the Grand Line, no one would carefully judge the location of the islands, let alone longitude and latitude. Drawing a nautical chart is more of a schematic diagram, such as which island is behind that island and then judging the general direction, and then simply drawing a rough map.
You should know that a small deviation of one centimeter in the ocean can become a huge difference when stretched.
But as luck would have it, they happened to run into a group of merchant ships doing business.
After friendly negotiations, the merchant ship saw that it was Admiral Aokiji and immediately began to lead the way.
You can offend anyone at sea, but you must not offend the navy.
After all, if their business offends pirates, they can hire thugs or even pirates to fight against them or even wipe them out.
But if they offend the navy, they will have to be cautious when doing business with member states, for fear of being tripped up.
After all, who knows whether the person robbing you is a pirate or a real pirate.
When Aokiji arrived in Alabasta.
It's already four days later.
"It's really magical that such a large island has actually been demagnetized." Aokiji was also quite emotional.
The reason why he didn't ride his bicycle was naturally because of demagnetization. Without the permanent pointer, he couldn't make any judgment in the vast ocean, even if he could be sure that he was riding in a straight line.
Soon the navy arrived at the water city of Cattleya.
Today, Cattleya has become the most prosperous city in Alabasta.
After all, this is a magnificent view and its location.
It was once the base of the rebels, no, the current royal army. This place has a lot of symbolic meaning, so many businessmen with a sharp eye began to make plans and form cliques.
They even began to exclude outsiders.
The purpose is naturally to take over the big cake of Alabasta alone.
You should know that Alabasta has been demagnetized, which means that no new merchants will enter. Even if there are, they will have gone through layers of screening and paid an entry fee.
This in itself is a huge threshold.
By then, they will have the final say in the huge Republic of Alabasta.
And what makes the most money?
Of course it's a monopoly.
Being able to monopolize the resources of Alabasta, a country with a population of tens of millions, is such wealth that any businessman with a bit of brains would try every possible way to exclude others.
Of course, with Cheng Lang's advance warning and Duoduo, who used to be a businessman and is now the chief financial officer, it is naturally impossible for him to let the situation develop.
I have been working hard to go out to sea and quietly spread life cards.
It's just that the life cards that are distributed are not thrown all over the streets, otherwise the difference between demagnetizing and not demagnetizing will really not be that big.
"Okay, go get busy."
"Okay, General Aokiji, with your support, I believe..." The businessman wanted to talk a few more steps.
He was just an ordinary sea merchant who spent a lot of money to buy a life card, but was marginalized and felt uncomfortable.
Now that he has the support of a great general, his business will surely take a step forward.
But his expectations were dashed.
Aokiji left surrounded by a group of navy soldiers.
The businessman cursed a few times and gave up in disappointment.
But then he looked in the direction where Aokiji disappeared, thoughtfully.
Afterwards, news about Aokiji spread quietly like mushrooms after rain.
This news soon reached Kosha, who was still working in the palace.
"Admiral Aokiji? Why is he here? What is he doing here? Is he here to arrest us?" Kosa was a little confused.
Kebi and Ikalem, who came to report, were both a little nervous.
After all, the arrival of Admiral Aokiji was too sudden.
You should know that there was indeed a navy patrolling around Alabasta in the past. After all, this is a right that the member states should enjoy.
However, the island has been demagnetized now, and the Kingdom of Alabasta has been renamed the Republic of Alabasta. Although it has not threatened to stop becoming a member state, in theory it is impossible for a country with a population of tens of millions to not want to become a member state.
The main purpose is to create an information gap and delay for a period of time to accumulate strength.
As a result, the arrival of Admiral Aokiji has made the situation a little delicate.
Chapter 191: Water City Cattleya disappears?
"What should I do?" Kou Sha rubbed his temples and felt like his brain was burning.
Since taking over this position, he has not had a good night's sleep and is busy every day as soon as he opens his eyes.
There is no other reason.
In the past, Alabasta was ruled by the nobles. All matters, big or small, had to go through the nobles first. The nobles would then pick out some important matters to report. Of course, there were also some civil servants, such as the left and right ministers.
However, those who could serve as left and right ministers were those who controlled real power or were even royal relatives and nobles.
These guys have been eliminated, and the natural result is that there is no one working in the entire state department, or the people who work are only mediocre, which makes Kou Sha extremely busy every day and has a lot of troubles.
Now a general has arrived.
Cabbie was thoughtful. "They should be here to investigate the demagnetization. Otherwise, why would the admiral come? We didn't say we wouldn't join the Allied Forces, and Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has disappeared, so this could be a routine matter."
And Ikareem shook his head: "If it's just a routine matter, it's definitely not Admiral Aokiji. At most, he'll be a colonel or major general, no more."
As the commander of the guards of the previous dynasty, he was naturally very clear about these things.
The atmosphere was tense for a moment.
"Ah...never mind. We have to meet now. Besides, the admirals won't mess around in the city. They represent the navy."
Kosa stood up and prepared to meet General Aokiji.
But when the two of them arrived at Cattleya, their expressions were all very interesting.
The former water capital has disappeared.
The waterfall of water falling from the sky disappeared.
"!!!"
Cartwright has become a commercial center now. It has finally started to improve, so how could it be wiped out in one fell swoop?
Kosa looked at the instigator of all this, Aokiji, who was surrounded by the navy.
He was furious; that was the first thing the navy did.
The arrival of the King's Army naturally attracted the attention of the navy.
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent when the two sides met.
Even a little anxious.
Kosa still suppressed his anger and made himself appear calm and even normal.
It was just the feeling of frustration that his hard work had been ruined by that bastard that made him burn with anger.
"Admiral, welcome to the Republic of Alabasta. May I ask what you are planning to do?"
The admiral looked at Kosa. Although he had known from intelligence that the man before him was the king, he did not expect him to arrive so soon. He scratched his head and said, "To make it short, the higher-ups know that your country has been plagued by Crocodile, a former Shichibukai. Therefore, we have decided to open a naval base. In the future, you will no longer have to worry about harassment from pirates or harassment from the Shichibukai."
Kosha was almost overwhelmed with anger.
They are demagnetized now, can the pirates come?
Even if they were lucky enough to come, what would it matter? With the Iron Golem army, as long as the pirates who came were not too strong, basically no one could withstand the Iron Golem's lifting.
The corner of Kosha's eyes twitched, not because he endured it, but because Kabi and Ikalem beside him quickly pulled him twice, trying to calm him down.
After all, the same thing goes, you can choose to offend pirates on the sea, or even offend some kings of the underworld, but you cannot offend the navy.
If you offend the king of the underworld, there will naturally be another king of the underworld to support you.
But if you offend the navy, you will have trouble moving on the sea.
"General Aokiji's suggestion is very good."
"Just agree." Aokiji was surprised that Kosa was so easy to talk to, so he decided to make the deal right away.
However, Kosa's next sentence directly denied Aokiji's words: "Unfortunately, we don't need any help from the navy. If possible, please take the navy away. Thank you."
Kosa's words were cold and harsh, and he showed no respect at all.
But Aokiji was not angry about this.
On the other hand, the major general behind him was furious at this moment.
"Boy, don't think you can act recklessly just because you're the king now. The general is talking to you in a nice tone now, so just agree to it and it'll be over. Believe it or not, as soon as we leave, your island will be invaded by endless pirates."
"Walk slowly without sending."
"You!" The major general was furious and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Aokiji.
"Okay, let's go."