Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

Dalton, who had just returned, was also puzzled: "With a little analysis, it can be seen that this is a complete lie."

Rowan nodded and ordered, "Everyone, prepare for battle."

Dalton asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Crocodile chuckled coldly. The cunning Crocodile naturally knew the answer: "Because they are just a group of 'people' who only want a way to survive, not to verify a desperate lie."

Rowan's words went even further.

"Under extreme pressure, people's ability to judge things becomes extremely low, leading to a state of panic and paranoia."

"If you're not careful, that little spark of unease can turn into an irrational raging fire."

Rowan gazed at the horizon.

It's almost dawn.

The fire is about to start.

Purple Pen Literature

[98. Request one day off]

Gentlemen, I need to ask for a day off. I'm coming back from my hometown after the National Day holiday, and the journey takes a long time. I really don't have time to make it today!

Oh my god, the flight seems to be delayed again...

I'm so sorry!

Updated on time tomorrow! 》Full text update on Biquge, remember the website: .cits0871.

[Chapter 99 Adding Fuel to the Fire]

Alliance of the Four Seas, dock camp.

The first wave of attacks launched by the pirate Crystal Demon has been temporarily quelled.

That's true, since each defensive point is almost perfectly suited to the combat style of each main fighting force.

Even though the Crystal Demon Virus greatly enhanced the physical abilities of those pirates, they were still no match for the main force of the Four Seas Alliance, which was "fighting on home turf."

Everyone was busy with their own tasks, while also discussing the inexplicable broadcast they had just heard.

What exactly was that guy on the radio talking about?

Would anyone really believe such a stupid lie?

Despite having such doubts, they quickly adjusted their formation as Rowan requested, preparing to meet the second wave of Crystal Ghost attacks.

After all, Ryan Rowan, whom the Alabasta people revered as their ancestor, seemed to have never been wrong in his predictions about the situation.

The long night has passed, and the wind and rain have stopped.

But it's not over yet, or rather—

This is just the beginning!

……

inside the house.

Rowan sat in the chair, propping his head up with his right hand.

Within the two pupils, one on the left and one on the right, two completely different sand tables were each performing their own calculations.

In Rowan's eyes, countless tiny grains of sand arranged and combined, transforming into the Kingdom of Aden, or various other "possibilities."

Seeing this, the members of the Four Seas Alliance inside the room did not disturb him, but instead went about their own business.

According to their thinking, the only thing the Four Seas Alliance can do at this stage is to assist Dr. Kureha in developing a vaccine for the Crystal Demon virus as soon as possible.

Only in this way can we break through the current predicament...

Ok?

and many more.

Something seems off.

This feeling of unease was fleeting and most people didn't pay attention to it, but the meticulous Crocodile began to think about it more deeply.

If everything goes smoothly and the Four Seas Alliance successfully withstands the next wave of Crystal Ghost's attack, and Kureha successfully develops the vaccine and antidote, will everything really be resolved?

No, it's not like that.

According to that bastard of a world government, the world government had already sent the vaccine antidote to the Kingdom of Aden, but it was intercepted by the Four Seas Alliance.

Based on their own and Rowan's speculation, those fools in the Kingdom of Aden probably think the vaccine antidote is in the hands of the Four Seas Alliance.

If we were to release the vaccine and antidote now, wouldn't that confirm our world conquest?

Thinking of this, Crocodile frowned and took a puff of his cigar.

When has he ever been so passive?

"That flamingo bastard..."

Crocodile glanced at Rowan, convinced that the other must have noticed it as well.

This is probably why the sand table in Luo Wen's pupils is operating and calculating with an astonishing precision and speed!

……

Crocodile's judgment was almost entirely correct.

Rowan did indeed think of that.

After combining the vast amount of intelligence he possessed, Rowan naturally had even more things on his mind.

The person who broadcast the message was undoubtedly Caesar Courant.

He was an extremely arrogant mad scientist who believed that his experiments would never fail.

At this moment, Caesar should be serving in the Navy's scientific unit, under the command of Vegapunk, the world's greatest scientist.

In the future, because he is dissatisfied with Vegapunk, Caesar will rashly conduct scientific weapons experiments on an island called "Punk Hazard", which will eventually cause a massive explosion.

Caesar was arrested as a result, but later escaped from the prison ship and returned to Punk Hazard, where he collaborated with Donquixote Doflamingo to secretly develop the raw materials for artificial Devil Fruits.

Let's go back to the present.

Therefore, it's not surprising that Doflamingo was able to connect with Caesar.

On the other hand, Caesar is currently Vegapunk's subordinate, and Vegapunk was once a colleague of Vinsmoke Judge and Queen the Plague.

Thus, a possibility arises—

Vegapunk still possesses some of Queen's research materials, including the prototype of the "Ice Demon Virus" that will appear in Wano Country in the future.

Whether by chance or design, Caesar obtained the information and developed his own virus based on its contents.

That is, the "Crystal Ghost Virus" that has now broken out in the Kingdom of Aden!

This is the information that Rowan has speculated so far. It may not be entirely accurate, but many questions have now been answered.

For example, why are the characteristics of the Crystal Ghost virus so similar to those of the Ice Ghost virus?

For example, how did the Don Quixote family manage to connect with Caesar—or rather, the "world conquest" behind him?

Unlike Crocodile, Doflamingo is not yet one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

In the near future, Doflamingo will use his intelligence advantage as a former Celestial Dragon to rob a batch of "Heavenly Gold" destined for Mary Geoise.

He would then use this as leverage to coerce the world into agreeing to let him become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

With a "legitimate" reputation, Doflamingo will travel to the Dressrosa Kingdom, located in the latter half of the Grand Line, to seize the kingdom and become its king.

With this, Doflamingo's scheme was complete, and he became the king of the underworld—[JOKER].

This should have been Doflamingo's original plan.

The sudden appearance of the Four Seas Alliance seems to have given Doflamingo another option.

Rowan speculated that Doflamingo was planning to cooperate with the World Government to hinder the Four Seas Alliance while taking advantage of the chaos in the trade of the Op-Op Fruit.

Furthermore, Doflamingo could use this as a "pledge of allegiance" to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a plan that kills two birds with one stone!

……

Crocodile was somewhat annoyed that Rowan hadn't made a move.

Once the sand table in Rowan's pupils disappeared, Crocodile finally found an opportunity to ask:

"Hey, what's your plan?"

Rowan thought for a moment, then asked in return, "What is your plan?"

"If it were me, it would be very simple."

Crocodile gave a sinister smile.

"Kill those who dare to provoke us, whether they are the fools of the Kingdom of Aden or that flamingo bastard!"

“Once the instigator is dead, we’ll have plenty of time to deal with the trouble.”

"At that time, whether you want to annex this country that no longer has a monarchy, or use it as a stronghold for the Four Seas Alliance, is up to you!"

After listening to Crocodile's words, Rowan nodded and remained silent.

Crocodile waited a while, then couldn't hold back any longer and tapped on the table. "Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"

Rowan smiled. "Because there are still people who haven't spoken yet."

"Ok?"

Crocodile was taken aback, not understanding why.

Just as he was about to ask further questions, the broadcast from the Kingdom of Aden rang out once again.

"Whoosh... No, I can't laugh, that's not the right attitude..."

He uttered a familiar voice.

Everyone could tell that it was the same person who spoke on the radio last night!

Crocodile looked at Rowan with some confusion.

"Are you waiting for this guy to speak? Didn't he already say that last night?"