At this moment, Crocodile was quietly thinking about the Utopia plan.
He must constantly fine-tune and change his plan according to changes in form in order to implement the plan perfectly.
Just like the reason why King Kobra left, Crocodile was very concerned about it!
When Kobra was entrusted with national security work, Crocodile already knew Kobra's intention to leave. He did not choose to flee because he was afraid of the rebellion in Juba City.
He directly set his sights on assistance further away, and he directly requested assistance from the Celestial Dragon who was not too far away from Alabasta!
If he hadn't known the reason for Kobra's departure, Crocodile would never have worked so hard to suppress the rebellion in Juba City.
If he hadn't been worried about that special Celestial Dragon and his group of terrifying men, he would probably have promoted Kobra as a useless king who abandoned his country and fled.
When he learned of Kobra's intention to leave, Crocodile carefully investigated Gawain's information.
Although it is still unclear about Gawain's specific character and purpose, Crocodile is very clear that Gawain is a big man who is keen to participate in major events and maintain a positive image in major events.
Whether it's Fish-Man Island, Whitebeard or Gaya Island.
The image of Gao Wensheng created in the newspapers was that of a good man.
Therefore, with a simple judgment, Crocodile knew that Alabasta would definitely receive Gawain's assistance.
Therefore, he worked extremely hard to suppress the rebellion in Juba City. He did not want his plan to be discovered by Gawain's special group of guys!
As for Gawain's short-term help to Alabasta, Crocodile didn't take it seriously.
The plan he implemented in Alabasta was not a simple conspiracy, but a pure manipulation of natural disasters!
Use the fruit ability that you have already awakened to prevent the water vapor from the sea from spreading to the land of Alabasta.
At the same time, Dancing Powder, which has been buried by the World Government for countless years and is almost unknown to anyone, is used to concentrate the water vapor in Alabasta in the capital city of Albana.
These two incidents can be said to be traceless even in the face of any investigation.
Even if any clues are found, investigators will only focus on this fashionable and extremely hidden Baroque workshop!
More than ten years ago, Crocodile abandoned his former crew members in the process of becoming a hero.
Then, he found some people around the world who had nothing to do with his past, but had great strength and potential, and formed an organization that had nothing to do with him on the surface.
This organization is Baroque Works Society!
In these years, whether it was helping Crocodile become famous, or secretly collecting dancing fans, or even the previous rebellion in Yuba City, it was Baroque Works that acted secretly behind the scenes.
But even among the members of the Baroque Working Society, less than three people knew that Crocodile was their leader.
Other ordinary members only know that their boss is a mysterious man named Mr. 0.
Thinking of the Baroque Working Group, Crocodile couldn't help but frown. He was worried that the Baroque Working Group would be exposed in front of the upcoming Gaowen Group.
Although Crocodile is confident that with his ability to control people, he can keep the few people who know his identity silent about his plans.
Even if Baroque Works disappears, it will not be exposed.
But Crocodile is still very concerned about the existence of the working company, because a very important person has just joined this working company!
Just a year ago, Crocodile finally found the son of the devil who was hiding in XZ and also running around, Nico Robin!
The reason why Crocodile had been lurking in Alabasta for more than ten years without carrying out any ulterior plan was because he had not yet found Nico Robin at that time.
His goal is the country of Alabasta and the historical texts guarded within the country, in order to obtain and master the legendary Pluto.
But even if he succeeds in getting everything, without anyone who can read the text, all he gets is nothing more than mirrored flowers and moons in the water.
Therefore, in the past ten years, Crocodile has maintained his identity as a hero, while desperately searching for the Oha who was offered a bounty of 79 million Baileys as soon as he debuted, and the bounty was even larger than that of Kaido who just debuted.
Pull the survivors.
Until a year ago, Crocodile found Nico Robin and coerced her into joining his organization.
Therefore, one year after Nico Robin joined, and even more after Crocodile felt that he had the ability to properly control Nico Robin.
Only then did he finally begin to create a dry environment in Alabasta to fully implement his plan.
Therefore, in Crocodile's calculations at this time, it doesn't matter whether the Baroque Working Society exists or not. The only thing that makes sense is Nico Robin.
Considering that Gao Wensheng seems to like investigating, whether it is investigating the death of Princess Otohime on Fishman Island or investigating the truth about the great talker Rolando on Gaya Island.
That guy probably has a curious enough heart.
Therefore, Crocodile prepared for the worst.
He thought about it, what if the Celestial Dragon really became interested in the causes behind the drought while aiding Kobra.
Then he can completely throw Baroque Works out as bait.
His most trusted subordinate, Mr. 1, can pretend to be himself when necessary and remove himself from this matter!
As for Nicole Robin….
Thinking of this, Crocodile stood up and walked towards the top floor of his house.
When he pushed open the door to the top-floor library, an extremely clear female voice came from the library.
"Even you are worried about the person Kobra calls for help, Saint Gawain?
Otherwise, you wouldn’t suddenly come over to see me, right?”
Listening to this female voice, Crocodile looked at the large bookshelf in the distance with a gloomy brow.
In the middle of the bookshelf, a woman wearing a black navel-baring top, black shorts, and a gold pendant on a white background looked at Crocodile expressionlessly.
Facing the woman's question, Crocodile shook his head disdainfully.
"Who do you think I am? Fear is far out of the question."
Having said this, Crocodile's brows furrowed even more.
"I just want to remind you, Nico Robin, you'd better not walk around after the Dracos arrive.
After all, you should know the meaning of that identity better than I do!"
"hehe."
Hearing Crocodile's words, Nico Robin chuckled and nodded.
"Of course I won't walk around at will, because I am not the son of the devil now, but Miss Ideal Day of Baroque Works!"
I have to mention Robin's codename here. Her codename is Miss·AllSunday, which literally means All Sunday.
However, the codes for the female cadres in the Baroque Working Group all refer to the seven days of the week and the holidays in the world!
Just like Miss·Double Fingers, the literal translation is Two Fingers, but the actual code name is two ones, which is January 1st.
January 1st is also New Year's Day in Japan.
Therefore, the real translation of Miss·Double Fingers is actually Miss·New Year's Day.
The meaning behind the literal translation of Robin's code name All Sunday is actually the expectation that all days will be rest days.
That is to say, it is bound to Crocodile’s ideal land, the ideal day, or ideal festival, that Crocodile himself wants to establish!
After all, in Crocodile's view, Nico Robin, who can read historical texts, is the most important factor in realizing his Utopia plan!
Back to business.
After emphasizing her identity to Crocodile, Robin narrowed her eyes slightly and saw her continue to speak to Crocodile.
"Although I don't know whether you are worried about my safety or whether I will run away and betray you.
I always feel that instead of worrying about these things, you might as well put your worries on the little hobby of that Celestial Dragon.
Although I haven't met him yet, I can tell just by reading the news that he will never be an easy person to get along with.
That person not only has the hobby of asking questions to the end, but also has the status and conditions to be able to do all that..."
"indeed……."
Listening to Robin's words, Crocodile couldn't help but nodded.
"I'm afraid that guy is really a problem, but he is not our problem.
He is just a passer-by, and a passer-by will not affect my plans.
As for the conditions I promised you, haha, I will let you see the historical text.
After all, the higher your eyes are, the less likely you are to see the questions coming from below..."
"Poruporu!"
Just as Crocodile was mid-sentence, his words were suddenly interrupted by a phone bug.
Listening to the sound of the phone bug, Crocodile glanced deeply at Robin, then he took the phone bug and left the big library.
As he walked into the distance, a cloud of sand rose up behind him, and the sand directly slammed the library door shut.
At the same time, he answered the phone bug.
"Hey, is this Master Crocodile!
!”
The caller came from a border city that had not yet rebelled, that is, the city of Cortlena that had just entered the port of Alabasta.
"I am Yuta, the city defense officer of Cortlena City. A new pirate ship has arrived in our port!
If it's just an ordinary little pirate, then I'll try to solve it myself.
But the pirate group coming this time is very difficult to deal with. Their flag is the recently very famous natural ability user, Fire Fist Ace!
This pirate group is Fire Fist's Spade Pirates, and we can't deal with him as a flame!
!”
Having said this, the city defense officer looked nervously at the dock in the distance. At this moment, the ship of the Spade Pirates was slowly approaching the dock.
At the same time, in the direction of the capital Albana, Crocodile nodded solemnly.
"I understand, please wait a moment, I will rush to Cortlena immediately!
!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Crocodile hung up the phone. Then, he turned into sand and rushed out of his room, rushing in the direction of Kotlena in the form of a sandstorm.
Before his plan reaches the final step, he must maintain his identity as a hero!
As a qualified Alabasta hero, he will not let any pirates wander around Alabasta!
Even if the opponent is another natural fruit user, this is no exception!
…
At the same time, Cortlena was on the bow of the Spade Rocket.
Ace stretched out his hand to block the sunlight and looked towards the dock in the distance.
"Why?"
He muttered something strange.
"Isn't Alabasta a big country with a population of tens of millions? Why is the port facing the Grand Line so desolate?"
"Maybe it's because of the drought..."
Beside Ace, Deus sighed and replied.
"Look, even the land near the dock has turned into a desert and Gobi!
It’s simply outrageous, this is the seaside, there is sea everywhere, but after leaving the pier, we can’t even find a piece of slightly moist land!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Deus parked the boat on the dock. After fetching a cable and tying the boat, Deus jumped to the vicinity of the dock, squatted on the ground that was particularly deserted, and dug deeply with his hands.
Then, he showed Ace the extremely dry sand in his hand.
"Look, even if you dig down to a depth of tens of centimeters, the sand here doesn't show even the slightest sign of moisture.
It's obviously right on the beach, but it seems like it's completely cut off from the water source.
It is indeed the Grand Line. Any strange celestial phenomena and geography may appear. Every island on the Grand Line has its own magical place!"
"Yeah, it's so magical and exciting, haha!"
Ace on the boat responded loudly, and he excitedly jumped to Deus' side.
Opening his arms to the dazzling sunlight in the sky, Ace continued excitedly.
"But I like this weather. The bright sunshine and dry air make my body involuntarily excited, haha.
So, Deus, and everyone.
Let’s go find a pub first, have a good drink, and record our record pointer by the way!
Then we can cross Alabasta and head to our goal, Gaya Island!
The supreme black bird Gawain, red-haired Shanks, Pluto Rayleigh, and countless Shichibukai, they are waiting for me to challenge, haha!
One Piece, I’m determined!
!”
After the words fell, Ace raised his fist excitedly.
On the side, Deus laughed softly when he heard Ace's words.
"You are really full of energy, captain, but if you do this, you must eat more in the past few days.
It's going to be a big battle in the next few days. We must build up our strength!
Right, Ace…….
Ace?!
"
Realizing that Ace didn't answer him, Deus quickly looked towards Ace.
As a result, Ace actually fell asleep standing up!
That's right, just after he cheered excitedly, the next second he even fell asleep with snot bubbles coming out of his nose!
Looking at Ace who was sleeping soundly, Deus shook his head helplessly.
“What the hell is this kind of physique that allows you to fall asleep anytime, anywhere?
Hey, how could I meet such a captain...
But it’s so heartless that it’s enviable!”
While speaking, Deus punched Ace hard on the head.
Accompanied by the sight of sparks flying, Ace slowly opened his eyes.
"Oh, I fell asleep again, don't blame me, the environment here is really too comfortable.
Ever since I ate the Shao Shao fruit, whether it was water, rain or snow, everything made me worried.
It's fine now, it's sunny!
Quick, quick, quick, tavern, tavern, tavern!”
As he spoke, Ace dashed toward the town outside the dock.
Although the desertification here is extremely serious, with sand and dry soil everywhere, it still looks like a town.
Following the deserted street, Ace finally found a tavern.
The plaque of the tavern looked extremely tattered, with the words Sand Scorpion Tavern written on it. As soon as Ace opened the door of the tavern, a female owner wearing a headscarf shouted to Ace.
"Hey, the nearest pub is closed, and if you really want to drink, we won't accept Bailey!
Water, we only need fresh water. You are pirates, right? Do you have spare fresh water on your ship?
!”
After the words fell, the landlady looked at Ace with piercing eyes, and Ace...
He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly asked the landlady.