Pirate: I'm just slacking off, do you really think I'm a noob?

The newspaper said a lot of other things, but the most important one was that Crocodile had been hailed as a "hero" by the people of Alabasta.

Raleigh doesn't care that Crocodile is behind

He just needs Crocodile to promise to reduce the number of pirates.

Even if Crocodile's current appearance is fake, Raleigh has a way to make him pretend for the rest of his life.

Who says pretending to be a hero all your life is not a hero!

At the port of Alabasta, Crocodile stood on the deck of his ship and looked at the cheering people around him. He couldn't help but feel an unknown fire rising in his heart.

He doesn't want to be some damn hero.

He is Crocodile, a man who wants to become the overlord of the new world!

How can you be a hero to a bunch of idiots, killing low-level pirates every day in small places like Alabasta and Upside Down Mountain?

Just like that, Crocodile, with a gloomy face, unsmiling, and a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, appeared in front of the fanatical crowd.

"Mr. Crocodile, you are so handsome!"

"Lord Crocodile, you are the hero of the Kingdom of Alabasta!"

"Long live Lord Crocodile!"

"Long live Lord Crocodile!"

Looking at the revelry of the people, Crocodile cursed them in his heart as idiots, but on the surface he had to pretend to be serious.

He jumped directly from the deck to the shore before the ship landed.

The sharp golden hook, the shiny slicked-back hair, the expensive cigar in his mouth and the wide cloak behind him made Crocodile shine in the eyes of the people.

Of course, a lot of this is just a halo in the eyes of the public.

Crocodile waved his hand slightly, then said seriously;

Everyone, preventing pirates from wreaking havoc on the Kingdom of Alabasta is what we at Barot Works should do, and there is no need to give me the title of hero."

"If we have to talk about heroes, then everyone in Barot Works who fights pirates is a hero of the Kingdom of Alabasta!"

After hearing Crocodile's words, the already excited people almost lost control, until a voice was heard:

Lord Crocodile, can I join your Barrot Works?

Crocodile was very happy in his heart. He now felt that there was nothing wrong with the title of hero. At least it could attract a large number of idiots.

At that time, a large number of young and strong men will be arranged to fight against pirates in Upside Down Mountain to earn fame, and the cadres and members of Baroque Works who are loyal to them can rest assured to complete their own tasks in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

"Yes, we at Barlot Works welcome everyone to join us!"

Chapter 259: Doflamingo's Actions (Please subscribe)

2024-09-11 22:28:46 Author: Mu Chenxin

At the port of Alabasta, after receiving Crocodile's promise, many young people from Alabasta made up their minds to join Baroque Works.

Crocodile waved his hand amid the admiring gazes of everyone, and left the port for the rainy land.

Welcome back, Crocodile!

There were also a large number of people from the Alabasta Kingdom waiting at the Yuyan. They were worried that there were too many people at the port and they wouldn't have the chance to see Crocodile, so they had to settle for the second best option and wait at the door of the Yuyan. Crocodile once again hypocritically pretended to be honored, chatted with them for a few words, made a promise that Baroque Works would recruit people, and then walked into the second-floor office of the Yuyan.

With a click, the heavy and precious office door closed, and Crocodile's expression changed instantly. The hypocritical smile disappeared instantly, replaced by a look of indifference. The murderous intent that occasionally revealed in his eyes made people feel that he was a completely different person from the Crocodile just now.

Humph, a bunch of idiots, if it weren't for that guy, I would have turned you into slaves long ago."

Crocodile thought of the stupid people at the port and his face darkened.

It has been too long since he enjoyed the life of a real pirate, and now he is like a dutiful marine.

navy!

Crocodile threw the cup on his desk to the ground to vent his feelings.

Because of Raleigh's existence, Crocodile now has to suppress his ambition to slaughter pirates while maintaining his image among the people, which makes Crocodile very frustrated.

After a short rest, Crocodile stood up.

He pressed a button on the secret place of his distinguished boss chair, and a secret door suddenly appeared in the office. This was Crocodile's real secret.

Even when Raleigh came last time, he didn't realize where Crocodile's dark room was!

Push open the secret door, walk into the narrow and dark corridor, and pass through the area where a group of banana crocodiles are located before you can finally reach the underground office.

Crocodile sat directly on the wider office chair and began to rest with his eyes closed.

The time for killing pirates this time was relatively close, and he was afraid of delaying his real business, so he kept killing in order to get back early.

After a long time, he pressed a button on his desk.

Soon, Pola, a cadre of Baroque Works, came to Crocodile's office.

'Boss, are you looking for me?'

Crocodile opened his eyes and looked at Pola, then said:

"Have you found any information about Nico Robin, the son of the devil?"

Bora replied cautiously, "Boss, we don't have any exact information about Nico Robin yet, but a black market intelligence dealer sold me some information that has not been confirmed yet."

It is said that someone has seen Nico Robin appear in the Far North Country of the North Sea.

After Crocodile heard Nico Robin's message, his eyes sparkled and he quickly said:

'Why don't you send someone out to check whether it is true. "

Pola said with an embarrassed look;

"Boss, we are seriously short of manpower right now. We can't even fully control Alabasta, let alone the Far North Country far away in the North Sea."

It is also said that there is a mysterious force in the Far North, which is very likely one of the important bases of the Revolutionary Army. Our people would be in a dangerous place if they go there, and ordinary people would not be able to handle it. "

Crocodile seemed to have a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

He didn't expect that a remote country like the Far North would have contact with the revolutionary army.

But if you think about it carefully, no one knows where the Revolutionary Army's base is, and the Far North Country is a weak country under the control of the World Government.

But he was still very unwilling:

'Don't worry about manpower for now. We will be recruiting a large number of people from Baroque Works Society. We will use these Alabasta people to fight the pirates on our behalf.'

'Also, contact more black market intelligence dealers and tell them that as long as they can confirm Nico Robin's information, no matter how high the wealth is, we can afford it.

Crocodile doesn't care much about money. After all, a little money means nothing to someone of his status.

He could earn billions of berries just by robbing a few cargo ships. After all, he was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and could plunder legally.

Compared to Bailey, what he needs more is Nico Robin. Only Nico Robin can interpret the historical text preserved by the royal family of Alabasta.

Crocodile was very sure that he could find the legendary ancient weapon Pluto from this historical text.

Crocodile's ambition is to use Pluto to dominate the world.

After hearing this, Pola nodded and said;

'Yes, Boss, I will arrange a meeting with the information dealer right away.

A trace of fatigue flashed across Crocodile's brow. He raised his right hand and rubbed his brow, then asked:

How is the establishment of the Baroque Workshop going now?"

Paula said confidently:

"Boss, we are now on the right track at Baroque Works. Most of the people have been assigned to combat positions, and we have even recruited a lot of cadres."

However, due to the need to eliminate the fire pirates, a large number of cadres are scattered at the exit of Upside Down Mountain and Whiskey Mountain. "

'Whiskey Mountain is under the charge of MR1, but he is in some trouble now. Many powerful bounty hunters want to stay in our town but are unwilling to obey our command.'

Crocodile's eyes became extremely cold.

He never imagined that there would be someone in Alabasta who would dare to tell him that except for the navy Raleigh, Crocodile had never suffered any loss at the hands of anyone.

Because Whitebeard Edward died early, Crocodile did not start to challenge Whitebeard.

The only one who was bloodied was Christine Rowley of the Navy.

"Humph, you want to get my attention, aren't you afraid of knocking out your old teeth!"

When the town was first proposed, the Baroque Works had already issued a similar plan warning, but most of the Baroque Works cadres at the time regarded it as a joke.

After all, Crocodile's power in Alabasta secretly exceeds that of the king.

In their opinion, their boss has made something and everyone else just needs to follow the rules.

The special geographical location of Whiskey Hill meant that there would be a steady stream of pirates passing through that place in the future, and they would have a large amount of Baileys and heads that could be exchanged for bounties.

Tell MR1 that I am very dissatisfied with his progress and I will not allow such people to appear in Alabasta. "

No one can take what I have without giving something in return, and if they are going to do that, there is no point in living.”

Please contact the people on this list and try to get them to join our Baroque Workshop."

Crocodile took out a very thin document from the drawer of his desk and handed it to Pola.

Most of the people here are professional killers or newcomers with some reputation in the underground forces. You should try to use our financial advantage to pull them into the Baroque Works."

"If the people on this list are almost all won over, then we will take action against the group in Whiskey Hill."

After getting the list, Pola quickly left the office, leaving Crocodile with his eyes closed to rest.

After an unknown amount of time, Crocodile made another noise.

He laughed loudly and crazily in the empty office. If others saw him, they would probably think Crocodile was crazy.

However, only Crocodile knew how depressed he was inside.

Ever since meeting Raleigh, nothing has gone smoothly. It was as if Raleigh had an invisible rope in his hand, wrapped around Crocodile's neck.

Any abnormal behavior of Crocodile would result in a beating from Raleigh, which made Crocodile helpless and furious.

The reason why Raleigh could humiliate Crocodile unscrupulously without worrying about being retaliated by Crocodile is simply because Raleigh himself is strong enough.

The reason why Crocodile laughed crazily just now was because he finally realized this point.

The strong should severely humiliate the weak!!!

When a person is strong enough to deal with a country or a large force, the rules no longer apply to him. As a weak person, his only hope is that the strong can occasionally abide by some rules. Crocodile couldn't help but laugh at himself, it took him so long to see the truth of the world.

He was frantically searching for Pluto in order to improve his abilities.

However, Pluto is not his true strength. At most, it is a weapon that allows him to have equal dialogue with the strong.

"Sooner or later, I will ask you to pay me back with interest!"

Crocodile's face was full of struggle.

"General Raleigh, where are we going next?"

After Enel left, there was no one left to serve as Raleigh's adjutant, leaving only the herald to pass on orders.

At this moment, he was asking Raleigh about his next plan, "Let's go to Dressrosa and see how far Don Quixote has developed."

Raleigh said casually.

He doesn't have anything special to do now. Most of his time is still in the stage of accumulating strength, mainly recovering devil fruits.

The only devil fruits worth recycling in the Don Quixote family are Corazon's Silence Fruit and Sucrose's Childlike Innocence Fruit.

Apart from that, most of them are garbage fruits and don’t play much role in improving the Raleigh Project.

The reason why I want to recycle the Childlike Fruit is because this fruit has too many bugs.

Once the people under Raleigh's command were transformed into dolls by Sugar's Childlike Fun Fruit, even Raleigh was not sure whether he would still remember this person.

Just in case, it would be better for Raleigh to retrieve the fruit in advance.

In the Kingdom of Dressrosa, the Don Quixote family has not yet replaced the original royal family.

Now they are just relying on their status as Shichibukai and Doflamingo's status as a former Celestial Dragon to expand their power in the Dressrosa Kingdom.

King Riku of Dressrosa naturally realized that the members of the Don Quixote family had ill intentions, but due to their status as Shichibukai and the strength of the Don Quixote family cadres, he did not take action against the Don Quixote family.

Doflamingo was not in a hurry to take revenge on the people of Dressrosa at this moment.