Pirates: Dark Smoker, never lose three times in a row

The old man was very happy.

Griffin dragged Smoker and Sanai and soon returned to Yoba from the oasis.

Ikalem was not exaggerating.

In just a few weeks, Yoba City has regained peace and prosperity.

The previously destroyed buildings and streets have either been completely demolished or rebuilt and repaired, and there is no difference at all.

On the contrary, many new buildings have been added, and there are many more people on the street.

Because the auction is approaching, hidden human traffickers have also emerged.

Some even directly sell slaves on the roadside, just like American farmers selling black slaves in the past.

The two passed by a slave stall, and a slave owner was whipping a girl who was unwilling to obey.

The slave owner gritted his teeth and whipped the girl with a whip.

Although the girl's face was dirty, her back was scarred, and her clothes were stained with blood.

Although she couldn't help screaming and crying, she still refused to obey.

Sanai stared at the boss with a gloomy face and strode over.

Smoker grabbed him: "Sanai, calm down..."

"Hey, how much is this slave..."

"Ah, distinguished guest, only 1.7 million Baileys..."

"Is it worth 1.7 million like this?"

"Hey~~~ Don't underestimate her, she is a pirate with a bounty of 1.2 million!"

"..."

Smoker frowned slightly and retreated in his heart.

The bounty of 1.2 million may not seem much, but at least dozens of lives must be involved.

At this time, the slave knelt in front of Smoker and Sanai, hugging their legs and crying.

"Please, save me!!"

"I'm willing to listen to you, please let me go!"

The slave was about the same age as Sanai's sister, and he felt a little reluctant: "Mr. Smoker..."

"..."

Smoker sighed: "Okay, whatever you want..."

"Yes!"

The female slave shed tears and kept kowtowed to the two, thanking them profusely.

After Sanai paid the money, he put a piece of clothing on her and took her away.

By the way, he asked her name. Her name was Xueli.

She used to be a pirate, but later her country was destroyed and she had to make a living on her own. Later, she joined the pirate group.

Later, her pirate group was defeated and she became a slave.

Sanai saw that she was limping and lifted up her trouser legs. Her ankles had been rubbed bloody.

So he sighed and removed her shackles.

Several people walked together.

Seeing that Sanai was in a bad mood, Smoker asked, "Do you remember the past?"

Sanai nodded silently.

"If you catch the people who made your sister a slave, how will you deal with them?"

"Of course, kill them all!!"

Smoker sighed, "Too extreme..."

"The people who killed your parents will pay with their lives, but your sister is still alive, so just send them to be slaves..."

Sanai: "..."

After a while, they came to a tall and luxurious building.

This is a palace of Cobra, which was protected during the riots before, so it was not harassed.

Bell had been waiting here for a long time.

"Sanai, take Shirley to wash and change clothes first, I will go to see King Cobra."

"Yes, Teacher Smoker!"

Under Bell's leadership, he finally met the young Cobra.

Cobra did not have the airs of a king at all, took the initiative to greet him, took Smoker's hand and thanked him repeatedly.

Smoker was also a man who would give him a foot in return.

He threw all kinds of high-sounding flattery at him without paying.

The two of them had a great conversation, as if they had met too late.

As they talked, they talked about Crocodile.

Smoker was blunt.

"King Cobra, why did you allow him to build up his own power in the Rainland?!"

After all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are also pirates.

Which country can allow pirates to build up their power in their own country openly.

Cobra also shook his head and smiled bitterly, and explained the reason.

A few years ago, Zane built a super casino in the Rainland.

King Cobra also took the opportunity to share a piece of the pie, which not only greatly stimulated the development of the Rainland, but also made the country a lot of money.

But all this is not without cost.

Previously, an underground force wanted to destroy everything that Zane had here.

Zane was unable to do it alone, so he won over Crocodile and successfully defeated his opponent, but the price was that Crocodile also got involved.

Cobra naturally

He was against it, but he was short of money because of Zane, so he naturally had no confidence to speak.

In addition, Crocodile was one of the first Shichibukai after all, and he didn't know how he moved the World Government.

The World Government actually came forward to guarantee him and allowed him to stay in Alabasta.

In the end, King Cobra had to accept it with a pinch of his nose.

At first, Zane could easily suppress Crocodile.

But after a few years, Zane went to the Sabaody Archipelago, and as a king, it was not easy for him to take over the gambling industry, so Crocodile's power took the opportunity to expand a lot. Cobra didn't know about Baroque Works, but the security of the Rainland Casino alone was a considerable force...

Although Cobra also wanted to restrict Crocodile,

but he had the strength and reputation, and the World Government was on his side,

Cobra was helpless and could only leave a king's army in the Rainland to monitor his movements at all times.

However, Cobra also understood that if Crocodile really wanted to do something, this army would be a waste of effort...

"It's really hard to deal with. I understand your difficulties!"

Smoker smiled slightly: "But why don't you ask the navy for help?!"

Cobra was stunned: "What do you mean?!"

According to the regulations of the World Government, the navy cannot attack Crocodile, right?

"In fact, it's not just Crocodile..."

Smoker took out a cigar, threw one to Cobra, and then lit another one himself.

"No matter what Crocodile's purpose is, as long as he still wants to wear the collar called Shichibukai, he dare not do anything in public!"

"The problem is that there are other pirates..."

"Although Alabasta is huge, it is just an island country after all, and there are no neighboring countries around it. Why does it have to support 600,000 standing troops? After all, such a large army is actually to defend the long coastline."

"But forgive me for being blunt, it is not a wise move to defend the sea with the army. Moreover, in this world, the most powerful military force is still our navy. Although your country's king's army is also elite, it is still vulnerable in front of the navy."

Cobra was silent.

It hurts so much, because the other party said the truth.

The system of the country determines that once a super strong person appears in the country,

either the strong will seize power and become the new king, or be eliminated by his own country in every possible way, such as Kaido and Barrett.

I am considered a wise king, but I may not be able to bear it, let alone those who are power-hungry.

King Cobra smiled bitterly.

"Mr. Smoker, you really hit the nail on the head, but we don't have a better solution..."

Alabasta has a population of tens of millions, but 600,000 troops are also a huge burden.

These are 600,000 young and strong men. Excluding the old, weak and disabled, it is almost equivalent to 10% of the country's productivity.

"If you want to deal with pirates, building a navy is the most efficient way, but the World Government does not allow countries to build a navy!!"

"Even the unruly Flower Kingdom gave its navy the name of the Eight Treasures Navy and declared it to be a pirate..."

Smoker laughed.

"How about, let our navy build a base in Alabasta..."