One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

"Despicable Crocodile!"

He clutched a top-secret plan marked "Operation Utopia" tightly in his hand, and the more he read it, the more alarmed and furious he became!

The document details Crocodile's complete conspiracy: to first play the hero to win over the people, then use dancing fans to lead them to disillusionment with the monarchy, then incite a rebellion, and finally seize the country!

Only now did Cobra realize that he had been completely deceived by Crocodile's carefully crafted illusion, and had actually believed that Crocodile was a "chivalrous" pirate who adhered to his principles.

Let him build a casino in the rain and win people's hearts.

did not expect……

Fortunately, Kane inadvertently thwarted the conspiracy.

The last trace of regret he felt for Crocodile vanished, replaced by waves of fear and anger.

Standing in the corner, Bon Clay witnessed Cobra's fury and almost shrank his head into his neck—after all, he was the main executor responsible for luring pirates to attack the town and creating opportunities for Crocodile to play the "hero"!

The other three were like quails.

They've done plenty of things like murder, buying people's hearts, and undermining Cobra.

"Knock knock knock."

The sound of fingers tapping on the table drew the attention of the four of them.

Kane leaned back lazily in the executive chair that had once belonged to Crocodile, looking at them expressionlessly: "So, what are your plans now...?"

"I want to be a painter."

Miss Golden Week, the youngest and most innocent-minded, blurted out the answer almost without thinking, her big eyes blinking.

The third brother next to her was so frightened that he quickly covered her mouth and looked at Kane with a fawning smile: "We wouldn't dare to have any plans, we'll do whatever you say."

Yes, as expected of the strategist Third Brother, his mind works faster than most people.

Kane nodded slightly and said calmly, "Do you really want to live this kind of dark, hopeless life, filled with constant fighting and killing?"

Almost instinctively, all four of them shook their heads vigorously in unison.

To be honest, apart from Mr. 1, the serial killer, none of the other officers were very willing to do this kind of work.

They were initially tricked into coming here by Crocodile's "ideal world" plan.

Now that the plan has completely failed and the president is dead, they naturally can't wait to get out of this quagmire and find a new way to live.

"Very good. In that case, things will be much easier."

Kane chuckled and made the final decision for the four of them.

"The four of you can stay in Alabasta."

Chapter 145: Heading to the Sky Island, World Government's Reaction

"what?"

Kane's decision left the four former Baroque Works executives looking at each other in bewilderment.

Even King Cobra, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

If it weren't for the fact that Baroque Works hadn't yet caused irreparable damage to Alabasta, he wouldn't have wanted to let these accomplices off so easily.

"I will not interfere with what you do, but on one condition: you are not allowed to harm innocent civilians."

Kane's cold gaze swept over the four of them, causing them to tremble uncontrollably and repeatedly express their stance.

"We absolutely will not!"

We swear to you!

The four of them rushed to express their opinions, afraid that if they were even a second too slow, they would end up like the club president.

Seeing that the deterrent effect had been achieved, Kane nodded in satisfaction and explained the real mission: "Your mission is to assist King Cobra in secretly monitoring the country."

"When faced with external enemies or internal instability, you must intervene if necessary. If you encounter a powerful enemy that you cannot defeat, you can contact me via Den Den Mushi."

Although Alabasta boasts a population of ten million and an army of six hundred thousand, it is severely lacking in strong individuals.

Bell and Jakka are passable against ordinary pirates, but they're no match for a cross-river dragon.

By using Gardino and the other three as pawns hidden in the shadows, they can serve as a backup plan.

In case anyone tries to harm the Cobra family in the future, they can at least lend a hand or warn them in time.

After all, Vivi's identity is quite special; Im once told the Five Elders, "I want Vivi."

Regardless of Im's motives, we just shouldn't let him have his way.

In the original timeline, these four people opened a coffee shop in a desert, so they're just opening it in a different location now.

The four of them quickly exchanged glances, and each saw a sense of relief and a hint of joy in the other's eyes. They immediately agreed without hesitation.

If they could, they wouldn't want to leave this familiar environment.

After arranging everything, Kane bid farewell to Cobra and Vivi and led everyone back to the port on the banks of the Santora River.

With the Kung Fu Manatee team on board, the Liekong Zuohao sets sail once again.

Because there were no sufficiently large hatches, the incredibly heavy historical inscription stone could only be temporarily placed in the open on the spacious deck.

Kane gathered his companions in front of the stone tablet, patted the hard, cold stone surface, and announced, "From today onwards, this will be your new training equipment."

"what?"

His companions gaped, their faces filled with disbelief.

Using historical texts for training? How do you even train like that?

This is of course no problem.

Because of the indestructible nature of the historical text, ordinary attacks can't even scrape off the stone dust. Wouldn't that make it the best and most durable sandbag?

Do you know why Marine hero Garp's punches are so powerful?

Ace instinctively replied, "Was it also typed out from the Poneglyphs?"

“No, that’s not it.” Kane shook his head. “He honed his skills by shooting down warships and small hills.”

He then changed the subject, patted the historical text, and said confidently, "But no matter what, the training equipment is a warship versus the historical text, so the advantage is on my side."

Under Kane's arrangement, Ace and the others had no choice but to add a VS Poneglyph to their daily training.

"Where are we going next? Are we heading straight to Enies Lobby?"

Yamato seemed rather impatient.

Since her two friends, Dorry and Brogy, are also heading there, she might be able to lend a hand.

"Not urgent."

Kane raised his index finger and shook it gently, a mysterious smile on his face: "Before that, how about we take a stroll in the sky?"

"The sky?"

Yamato looked up at the azure sky, but could see nothing but drifting white clouds and the occasional seabird.

“That’s right.” Kane pointed to the sky and laughed, “Up there lies a golden land, overflowing with gold!”

"Golden Land?! Isn't that a fairy tale?"

Reiju and Sanji, who were born in the North Blue, instantly recalled the legend that was known to everyone in the North Blue.

Yamato was completely confused: "What are you talking about?"

Reiju explained softly, "Legend has it that more than four hundred years ago, there was a famous adventurer in the Kingdom of Lubniz named Montblanc Noland."

On one of his adventures, he passed by an island called Jaya, where, according to him, there was a city forged from gold, which he named the Golden City.

"gold……"

"The city we've built..."

Even those who aren't particularly interested in wealth can't help but have their eyes light up when they hear these words.

That's such a luxury.

The golden city on Tesoro's ship was merely gilded on the surface; very few of the buildings were actually made of gold.

Reiju immediately poured cold water on the idea: "But later, when Noland was ordered by the king to lead the fleet back to Jaya Island to search for the Golden City, he found nothing. In the end, Noland was executed for deceiving the king and was given the title of 'Liar King'."

"From then on, Noland's story became a fairy tale, specifically used to teach children not to lie."

She herself originally thought it was just a fairy tale, but since Kane was so certain, the truth was obviously not like that, and Noland seemed to have been truly wronged.

After all, Kane's credibility score in her heart was at its maximum.

Wapol, who had just been listening with great interest, immediately curled his lip in disdain: "Tch, after all that, it's just a fairy tale to fool children."

After realizing he was of use to Kane, he became much more relaxed and casual in his words and actions on the ship.

Sanji, who had absolute trust in his brother Kane, considered another possibility: "Could it be that Jaya Island was sent to the sky by a certain user of the Float-Float Fruit?"

"Ha, the Float Fruit can't make an island float in the sky forever."

Kane denied the speculation.

The Golden Lion is the best example.

Even if he develops the power of the Float-Float Fruit to the awakened stage, once he dies, the islands that he floated will immediately fall.

He revealed the answer: "The reason Noland couldn't find the Golden City is that shortly after he left, a part of the entire Jaya Island was swept into the sky by a surging ocean current!"

This also sparked a four-century-long territorial war between the indigenous Shandians and the Sky Islanders.

"I see."

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Then let's set off for Sky Island!"

Yamato laughed loudly and raised his arm to shout.

Meanwhile, Fleet Admiral Sengoku was quite troubled.

"What? Translate this for me, what do you mean by 'one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea died'?"

Sengoku suddenly sprang up from his seat, flipping his pet goat upside down. The goat, caught off guard by his sudden movement, let out an innocent "baa," blinked its big eyes, and stared blankly at its owner.