When they heard what Wood said, Weiwei and others originally wanted to ask more questions, but soon they discovered that Wood had disappeared from in front of them.
When Wood left, Sanji also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the other party did not show hostility to them, the powerful aura was still too much pressure for them at this stage.
"What a mysterious guy, he ran so fast. I originally wanted to discuss with him that if I defeated Crocodile, I could share part of his reward, but I didn't expect that he would just leave like this."
Looking at Wood's disappearing figure, Nami showed a look of regret on her face.
After experiencing the scene just now, Nami suddenly felt that it was a bit reluctant for her pirate group to take the big order of one billion beli.
So after seeing Wood's super fighting power, Nami was originally going to hire Wood as a thug at one-tenth of the reward, but who knew that before she could finish her words, the other party had already run away.
Don't underestimate this one-tenth of the reward. For Nami, who is absolutely obsessed with money, being able to bear the pain of giving out 100 million beli is already a great recognition of Wood's strength.
"I don't think that person just now is the kind of person who would take action for a mere 100 million beli.
If he is also a pirate, the reward amount should be far higher than this value."
Sanji lit a cigarette, thinking that the idea of hiring the other party was too unrealistic, and also thought that the other party would not be tempted by a mere 100 million beli.
"The bounty is over 100 million Baileys? I remember that Luffy is only worth 30 million Baileys, and Crocodile is only worth 81 million Baileys, right?
If you say that, doesn't it mean that the other party is stronger than Luffy and Crocodile?"
Nami and Chopper had only been hanging out in the East China Sea before, and the only way to judge the strength of pirates was based on the amount of their bounty.
And because they saw too few strong men, to them, Luffy and Zoro were already as strong as monsters in their eyes.
"Because I haven't met Crocodile, it's hard to make a judgment, but if it's the person just now...
Even if Luffy, Green Algae, and I go together, I will not be his opponent at all, and may even be killed by him in an instant!"
Sanji gave his judgment very pertinently, but his words almost scared Nami and others out of their wits.
As for the other side, Wood and Robin, who had returned to Albana, were walking side by side on the street. They looked at the Alabasta citizens who were incited by the rebels and were already holding weapons to fight against the Royal Army, with calm expressions on their faces.
"It seems that the war is about to break out in advance. Even if you, Captain, violate the rules and save Princess Weiwei, you will not be able to stop this battle.
And because it was a civil strife, the navy outside the city was unable to participate in quelling the rebellion.
If the current situation continues, both the rebel army and the royal army will suffer losses, and Crocodile will become the new king of this kingdom as a hero.
You should lose this bet, Captain."
Although Weiwei was rescued, Mr2 at Baroque Studio had used the fruit's ability to imitate the face of King Kobra of Alabasta, and shot the leader of the rebel army, Kobra, during negotiations with the rebels.
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It is precisely because of this that the royal army and the rebel army are now completely at war, and the entire royal capital of Albana is also in flames of war.
"That's not necessarily the case. As long as the Straw Hats can defeat Crocodile, things may not turn around.
The severe drought in Alabasta was caused by Crocodile’s fruit power, and if we want to quell this dispute now, there may only be a long-lost rain.”
Crocodile should have been in the Rain Land, but now he appeared in the palace of Albana.
In other words, Luffy and Zoro, who went to the Rain Land to stop Crocodile, either missed each other or failed to defeat each other.
However, Wood had no doubt that Luffy and the others would die at the hands of Crocodile.
After all, he is also a son of the world and a person with a strong destiny. If he was so easy to burp, One Piece would not be able to be serialized for more than ten years.
"Captain, you don't think that the Straw Hat Pirates can really defeat Crocodile, do you?
It is true that Crocodile is not a powerful character among the current Seven Seas of War, but after all, he is a pirate recognized by the world, and he has extremely strong strength and means.
As for the Straw Hats... they are just a group of new pirates. It is undeniable that their behavior is slightly different compared to other pirates, but that's about it.
Crocodile is not like the pirates they met in the East China Sea, and the level difference is not a little bit different."
Regardless of which aspect of the analysis, in Robin's opinion, the so-called "Straw Hats"'s chances of winning are extremely slim, but under such circumstances, their captain seems to firmly believe that the Straw Hats will win.
At this moment in the royal capital of Albana, Crocodile is wearing a coat and chewing a big cigar. He has completely taken control of the rebel army in Alabasta and is launching a fierce attack on the royal palace in Alabasta.
The leader of the rebel army was originally Kosa, but he was seriously injured by Kobra, who was imitated by Mr2, and is still in a coma.
The angry rebel army was leaderless and wanted to seek justice directly from King Kobra, but they lacked a leader.
At this time, Crocodile had already arranged for the rebel army to come in handy. Coupled with the good image Crocodile had created among the people in the past few years, he easily took over the kingdom's rebel army.
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According to Crocodile's original plan, he planned to let the royal army and the rebel army fight each other to the point where he came out as a "savior" to clean up the mess and accept the country's rule.
However, the situation has now discovered some changes, which has forced Crocodile to advance his original plan and take control of the kingdom of Alabasta as soon as possible.
Half a day ago, Crocodile, who was still in the rain, welcomed two guests. They were the Straw Hat boy Luffy and the pirate hunter Zoro from the Straw Hat Crew.
Originally, Crocodile didn't pay much attention to such "small roles".
However, due to the previous bet with Wood, although Crocodile looked down on small people like Luffy this time, he did not underestimate them too much.
In the end, after a hard fight, facing Crocodile who had eaten the natural devil fruit, Luffy and Zoro, who had not yet learned "Armed Haki", were undoubtedly tortured.
Neither Luffy's fist nor Zoro's three-sword style could cause any effective damage to Crocodile.
In the end, Crocodile relied on the ability of the "Swiss Fruit" to easily turn the two of them into human beings, and unleashed a wave of standard villain taunts.
Because of the bet with Wood, this time Crocodile did not leave the dying two people to fend for themselves as in the original plot, but planned to completely eradicate them!
However, just when Crocodile was about to kill Luffy and the others, a column of flames emitting high temperature hit Crocodile's chest in an instant and knocked him back a hundred meters.
The person who came was none other than the white-bearded captain of the Second Division, Fire Fist Ace, who was shirtless and wearing a cowboy hat!
God knows how Ace ended up chasing Blackbeard to the rainy land of Alabasta.
Whether it was because he had received rumors, or because the aura of the Son of the World was so awesome, it is unknown, but in short, Ace appeared in such a timely manner.
What will become of the desert kingdom of Alabasta, and what is the purpose of King Shichibukai Crocodile? Ace has no interest at all, and does not want to meddle in other people's business. He just wants to complete his mission and bring Blackbeard back.
The Whitebeard Pirates accept punishment.
However, Crocodile almost killed his brother Luffy, and Ace couldn't pretend he didn't see it.
As siblings who grew up together, Ace may not give any face to Vivi as a princess, but if anyone touches his brother Luffy, he will have trouble with Ace, the Fire Fist!
"No wonder he said that I would be defeated by the Straw Hats. I didn't expect that the famous Fire Fist Ace, captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, is actually the brother of the Straw Hats."
As one of the "Four Emperors" of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Crocodile was once defeated by Whitebeard, it is natural that he would not know his captain.
Fire Fist Ace is a pirate with a good reputation even in the new world, and at this moment Crocodile finally understood why Wood had not been optimistic about him before and bet against him.
"Huh, so what about Fire Fist Ace, he's just a brat who made his name in the name of Whitebeard.
If the Whitebeard Pirates are here, I think I am no match, but if you are the only one, I will die here with the Straw Hat Boy today!"
If we talk about combat power, Crocodile should not be able to defeat Ace at this stage.
However, putting aside the "dominance" cultivation level, everyone is a natural devil fruit user. The "burning fruit" may be very strong, but now this is the desert kingdom of Alabasta.
Crocodile, which has the entire desert as its home court, doesn’t feel like it will lose to anyone!
In the desert outside the rain land, the violent quicksand collided with the raging flames. The strong high temperature instantly evaporated the moisture in the air, making the already hot environment even more scorching.
During that battle, the temperature in the desert outside the Rain Land was at least dozens of degrees higher than usual, and the hot sand was enough to instantly steam all the creatures passing by.
In that battle, no one knew the outcome. They only knew that in the end Crocodile rushed from the rainy land to the royal capital Albana with an angry look on his face, and implemented the plan ahead of schedule.
Obviously, the final result was that even if Crocodile did not lose, he still failed to kill Fire Fist Ace and Straw Hat Luffy.
Crocodile does not know whether Fire Fist Ace's visit to Alabasta was a personal act, or whether the Whitebeard Pirates discovered the matter of "Pluto" and instructed him to come here.
However, one thing he knew quite clearly was that in order to avoid the failure of his plan, he must take control of the kingdom of Alabasta as soon as possible.
It was also for this reason that Crocodile changed his original plan and chose to take over the rebel army, quickly and completely defeating the Kingdom's army.
As one of the Shichibukai, Crocodile cannot take action against the allied nation of Alabasta. However, the rebels are all from Alabasta, and he is only employed.
The civil strife of the kingdom and the change of dynasties are normal images of historical progress. Even the world government cannot catch its own feet.
A large number of people from the Baroque Studio changed their vests and directly became the Alabasta rebel army. In addition, Crocodile also provided the original rebel army with new weapons.
The rebel army, which was still suppressed by the royal army, instantly advanced with overwhelming force due to the extra weapons and reinforcements, and entered the royal palace at an extremely fast speed.
Alabasta's adjutants, "Falcon Bell" and "Jackal Gaga", were both people who had eaten animal devil fruits. However, they couldn't even take a single move in front of Crocodile.
And when the Royal Palace of Alabasta fell, and even King Cobra was held in Crocodile's hands like a little chicken, the Straw Hats appeared like magic soldiers descending from the sky with Princess Vivi.
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"Great Flame Ring!"
A fire barrier rose from the ground, and instantly separated the fighting royal army from the rebel army.
Because the flame barrier that was hundreds of meters long was too astonishing, the royal army and the rebel army, which had been fighting endlessly, stopped at this moment.
It was also because of this opportunity that Weiwei came to both the royal army and the rebel army, and exposed all the crimes of Crocodile and Baroque Studio including the use of "dancing powder".
As the princess of Alabasta, Weiwei has been loved by the people for her kind personality since she was a child, and her words have also won the trust of some people in Alabasta.
"It's so ridiculous. Have you all forgotten who the leader of your rebel army was injured by?
Then take a look again, who are the people around your respected Princess Wei Wei now?
They are all pirates, and the princess who hangs out with pirates, is what she said credible? Don’t forget, who helped you fight off the pirates who planned to invade this island? "
Seeing that the plan was about to succeed, Crocodile naturally did not want to waste all his efforts, and naturally he would not admit what Weiwei said.
And because both sides insisted on their own opinions, and their arguments were well-founded, the rebels didn't know what choice to make for a while.
However, among everyone present, there are always people who don't play by the rules. Luffy and the others are not from Alabasta, so there is no need to care whether Crocodile is the hero of Alabasta or the King's Shichibukai.
For pirates who are free and easy, if they see that the other party is unhappy, then just go ahead and fight!
So Luffy carried a big bucket on his back, jumped over everyone, and hit Crocodile directly in the head with a rubber fist.