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Little Luffy's arms stretched out quickly, and in the stunned eyes of the robbers, Luffy's fist had already dropped on the face of a middle-aged bearded man.

"Boom!!"

Luffy's fist was extremely accurate and he punched the robber directly on the bridge of his nose.

"Ow!"

Feeling a swollen and painful feeling, the robber who was hit on the nose bridge subconsciously covered his nose with his hand and let out a low cry of pain.

Blood flowed out from between his fingertips. The robber stumbled a step to steady himself. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the blood in his hand in disbelief. His eyes were instantly filled with bloodshot. He growled at his companion beside him:

"Still not taking action?!"

"Leave that brat to me. I want to kill him myself!"

At his call, the robbers immediately rushed forward and rushed towards Luffy and others.

"Gun shooting randomly~~"

Luffy's shout rang out in the alley, and dense fist shadows covered one side of the alley, directly knocking down the four pirates who were rushing over. Although he was just a child, the power of his fists was enough to knock down an adult like that.

At the same time Luffy took the initiative to attack, he clenched his fist, and a blazing flame instantly covered his arm. Just as he was about to attack several pirates on the other side, several arcs of lightning flashed past him.

By the time Ace reacted, the lightning arc had already hit several other robbers. The robbers who were hit by the lightning arc didn't even have time to scream in pain, and were directly knocked unconscious to the ground.

In just a few breaths, the alley was filled with the groans of the robbers.

"Devil Fruit user!"

"These brats are people with special abilities!!"

The robbers who were knocked down by Luffy finally realized who they were facing until this moment.

Devil Fruit Power User.
For most ordinary people, this is a synonym for power. Although the robbers are fat and strong with fierce faces, they are still very afraid when facing people with special abilities, even though the people they are facing are just children.

Enduring the pain, the robbers hurriedly got up from the ground, quickly dropped the knives in their hands, and ran out of the alley, trying to escape the scene.

"Hey, isn't it a bit rude to leave like this?"

However, Kuzan would never give them such an opportunity. On this hot summer day, a layer of frost quickly extended from the soles of Kuzan's feet. The ice froze the ground and the wall. After extending for several meters, an ice wall rose from the ground and instantly blocked the robbers' way.

"Boom!!"

The unwilling robbers knocked on the ice in front of them with their hands. Looking at the motionless ice wall in front of them, the robbers turned back in panic and looked at Kuzan and others, their pupils full of despair.

"ordinary!!"

For the low-level robbers, dignity has no meaning to them at all.

The robbers who were blocked felt their knees weaken and fell to the ground, begging for mercy and knelt down to Kuzan's men:

"Don't, don't kill us!"

"We were forced to do this, and I don't want to be one either."

The robbers, realizing the gap in strength, cried and expressed their sorrow, with fear hanging over their hearts.

There's nothing we can do, this is the way the world is.

People like them, if they accidentally offend someone they shouldn't offend, will lose their lives. Thieves, robbers, pirates, it is hard to say who can live longer than who.
If you are smart and beg for mercy quickly, you might be able to save your life.

Robbers like them who have been in the business for many years are naturally well aware of this. As long as they can save their lives, they will not hesitate to kneel down and beg for mercy.

"I have no choice but to do it——"

"Oh, you really dare to say that!"

"Hey, you guys, do you know Crocodile?"

Kuzan himself is not a bloodthirsty person. Although he doesn't know whether these robbers have done more abhorrent things in the past, at least for now, Kuzan will not kill them all just because they intercepted his way.

What's more, he had more important things to do on this island.

"Crocodale!!!"

When several robbers heard the name from Kuzan's mouth, their faces suddenly changed. Without saying anything, they all lowered their heads tacitly, as quiet as quails.

"Um?!"

Kuzan could naturally tell from the other party's expressions and tone of voice that these people knew Crocodile. Seeing that the other party did not answer, his expression became cold, and a heavy sense of oppression fell on the robbers.

"Do not you know?"

"Then you are of no use to me!"

Kuzan's words revealed a dangerous aura.

Useless.

To these robbers, the meaning of this sentence couldn't be more obvious. In their "circle", all the useless people were dead!

"I know him! I know him!!!"

Finally, someone answered the expanded question directly. The bearded man whose nose was broken by Luffy also responded repeatedly.

When the other three saw him talking, their faces turned pale and they wanted to stop him, but under the pressure from Kuzan they dared not speak.

Crocodile.

This name is known to everyone in their Kingdom of Alabasta.

No one knows when this person came to their Alabasta Kingdom. They only know that 5 years ago, an underground society called BW appeared in the Alabasta Kingdom, and the president of that underground society was Crocodile.

In just two years, Crocodile swallowed up almost all the underground forces in the Kingdom of Alabasta and became the true "Dark Emperor" of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

On the surface, BW is a large enterprise that controls oil, grain, and shipping, and the group's boss Crocodile is also a shrewd businessman.

But in fact, Crocodile's business war is simple and unpretentious.
The high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Alabasta also have deep interests connected with Crocodile. Because of this, even a wise man like King Cobra was deceived and concealed by his subordinates, and had no idea that such a huge evil force had appeared in his own country.

Crocodile's BW Club really came to the surface two years ago. At that time, the Navy Headquarters and the World Government focused all their attention on the big pirates in the New World, and no one cared about Crocodile.

After several years of operation, Crocodile's power also infiltrated the army.

Just when the Navy Headquarters was gathering its forces to attack the New Navy some time ago, Crocodile's BW Club finally broke out, overthrowing the royal power in one fell swoop and firmly grasping the control of the kingdom in its hands.

Crocodile's ideal is to transform the Kingdom of Alabasta into a military government that is not bound by the World Government.

Use absolutely powerful military force to deter all forces at sea to ensure absolute peace.

Although his methods are tough, his ideas are also recognized by some senior officials. At the same time, Crocodile, as the user of the natural Sand-Sand Fruit, also has extremely strong strength himself. Under his intimidation, the maritime threat faced by the Kingdom of Alabasta is indeed much smaller.

Although the law and order on the island became increasingly worse due to the mixed population of outsiders, the upper-level officials and nobles were also fattened by the profits from selling arms.

Under Crocodile's reforms, the only ones who might be hurt are the laborers at the grassroots level and the royal family at the top.

When it comes to information, the barriers are actually very strong. The lower you go in the hierarchy, the more isolated the information you can get.

These news are widely circulated in a certain circle, but people outside the circle may never have heard of them.

Although these robbers were not of high rank, the information they knew was quite detailed. Although it was superficial, it gave Kuzan a preliminary understanding of Crocodile and his forces. "Is the force so powerful?"

“Some trouble”

With a wave of his hand, Kuzan froze the robbers. The scorching sun was shining down, but there was a chill in the alley.

He originally thought that he was only dealing with a pirate who had some strength and dared to rob the royal family, but after a brief understanding of the situation, he also realized that this matter might not be as simple as he imagined.

Crocodile's power has eroded this country so deeply that if you want to uproot it, you will probably bring out a lot of dirt, and may even affect the country's people's livelihood and economy.

"Brother Kuzan, what should we do next?"

Although Ace is precocious, his sensitivity to this kind of information is far from enough.

He didn't have the chance to teach the robbers a lesson, and he was feeling upset at the moment.

"Um"

"If Crocodile's power is really that deep, then there are only two ways to resolve this matter."

"One option is to spend some time investigating their forces and members, and then mobilize the navy to wipe out this criminal organization in one fell swoop."

"But in this case, the time it would take would be hard to estimate, and it would not be easy to find out the details of the organization."

"I'm afraid we don't have that much time to deal with him."

"As for the other way, it's simple and crude."

"Just find Crocodile and arrest him. After the arrest, slowly investigate the criminal forces."

"But if we do that, I'm afraid many people will hide."

"After we leave, these people will gradually emerge, regroup into a powerful force, and take control of this country again."

"The organization that Crocodile established was not a loose organization like the Pirate Group."

"It is a huge interest group. Even if Crocodile is arrested, this interest group will still exist, and a new leader will be born within the group."

Although Kuzan was facing young kids like Ace and Sabo, he also tried to teach these young people through this incident.

Kuzan regarded these children as the future of the navy, and he hoped that they could grow up quickly under the influence of his surroundings.

Although Ace was smart, he only half understood what Kuzan said. Sabo was much better. He received aristocratic education since he was a child, and he studied all the cultural courses seriously after joining the Navy Headquarters. He was able to understand the key points of what Kuzan said.

As for Luffy.
Well, no one expected the young, single-celled Luffy to understand these things.

"The power of the Navy Headquarters is extremely limited. Admiral Kuzan, your original mission was to patrol the East China Sea."

"Changing the route to Alabasta Kingdom was also a temporary decision."

"It seems that the only option available is the second one."

"I'm afraid the rest will have to be handed over to General Sakaski."

Sabo was very smart and had a clear understanding of the problem. He quickly found the most suitable route for them from Kuzan's two methods.

Hearing this, Kuzan also smiled and patted Sabo on the head:

"Well, you're right."

"The most urgent task is to confirm whether King Cobra is still alive. If he has been destroyed by pirates, we must protect the heir to the kingdom."

"Let's go and check out the palace first."

The place where Kuzan and others landed on the island was a coastal town of Alabasta. Alabasta has a very large land area, and if you want to go to the royal capital, you need to cross a desert called the "Burning Dead Sea".

Kuzan briefly reported the situation on his side to Zefa on the boat, and asked Zefa to lead the fleet to meet them in the distant sea first, while he himself, with Ace and other children, headed towards the royal capital.

"Hehehehe!!"

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!"

"A pirate like me actually has the opportunity to speak to all of you great men."

"Then may I ask, what do you want me to do for you?"

In the royal palace of the Kingdom of Alabasta, Crocodile, dressed in a neat suit, was sitting on a gorgeous throne.

In his left hand, there was a sharp golden hook, and in his right hand, there was a glass of fine wine with a mellow aroma.

On the desk in front of him, there was a completely white Den Den Mushi.

Crocodile leaned slightly in front of the Den Den Mushi, his tone full of teasing, without any of the "respect" in his words.

"Crocodile, we hope that you can become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and directly obey the orders of the World Government."

"As long as you can, the World Government will acquiesce in your control of the Kingdom of Alabasta."

"Not only that, we will also give you some help."

A low and hoarse voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Crocodile smiled even more after hearing this:

"Oh?"

"Your World Government is in such a big trouble, but you still have the time to pay attention to the Kingdom of Alabasta?"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea are really good bargaining chips."

"But, does the World Government really have the ability to command the Navy Headquarters?"

"I have received news that the ships of the Navy Headquarters have now appeared in the waters outside the Kingdom of Alabasta."

"I guess the patrol ships at the Navy Headquarters have already noticed something strange happening in the Kingdom of Alabasta?"

"Hehe, do you think I'm afraid of the Navy Headquarters?"

As Crocodile finished speaking, the other end of the phone fell silent.

After a long time, a low and hoarse voice continued to come out from the receiver:

"You don't need to worry about whether our World Government is capable of commanding the Navy Headquarters."

"Just know that we can keep you alive."

"The warship that appeared in the Kingdom of Alabasta was not the patrol ship you mentioned at all."

"Admiral Aokiji, former Admiral Zephyr is on that ship."

"Their target is you. Without the protection of our World Government, the Alabasta Kingdom that you worked so hard to obtain will eventually return to someone else's hands."

"Crocodile, please think about this carefully."

"Once you've figured it out, use Den Den Mushi to notify us!"

(End of this chapter)