However, Wood obviously no longer cares about the false reputation of the so-called "King's Seven Martial Arts".
Although there is still a billion dollar bounty on his head, the navy has given up hunting him.
The reason is also very simple, because Wood's influence is completely different now, and to some extent, he can even influence the pattern of the world.
As more and more analysis is done on the "Pluto Design Plan", the weapons they create become more and more advanced.
Although they are naturally inferior to Vegapunk, who claim to be five hundred years ahead of the current era, there is still no problem if they are one or two hundred years ahead of this era.
And more importantly, although Vegapunk's scientific research results are awesome, most things cannot be mass-produced, and Wood's arsenal now produces extremely terrifying output every day.
Some people may say that Wood's behavior of manufacturing arms and selling them indiscriminately will only bring endless war to the world.
However, the actual situation is not the same. You cannot just look at the problem from the surface. Wood's arms have been scattered all over the world. Although it has not brought about the so-called peace, to a certain extent, it has caused fewer people to die due to the war.
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The background of this world in the past was the cultural level around the Middle Ages. Because firearms were not developed enough, if the two kingdoms came together, it would all depend on which one had more people.
But Wood single-handedly advanced the original hand-to-hand combat into modern warfare.
Just like the world that Wood lived in in his previous life, because everyone has weapons of great destruction and therefore fear each other, war cannot be fought.
In the past, wars were about more people, but now wars are about whose weapons are more advanced.
After all, with the latest laser developed by Wood and his arsenal in hand, even an ordinary person can easily defeat one against a hundred.
The change in the war mode has caused the kingdoms that used to fight each other at every turn to now quarrel with each other.
The reason is also very simple. The new weapons are too powerful, and they only have so many citizens. Once a fight breaks out, both sides will probably suffer heavy casualties in the end, which will give others an advantage.
And if the war can no longer be fought, will the weapons produced by Wood not be sold?
No, on the contrary, every time Wood develops a new product, it will sell better.
As the saying goes, it is necessary to take precautions before they happen.
If there are two kingdoms that are in daily hostility, and the rival kingdom buys new, more powerful weapons, what will happen to the other side?
Needless to say, it is natural to complete the combat readiness update as soon as possible. Everyone knows that if you fall behind, you will be beaten. The enemy has bought new weapons. What if they don't buy them and can't defeat them?
It is also for this reason that the kingdoms that used to be in constant war are now busy updating their war preparations and cannot fight at all.
At the same time, because of their arms race, Wood, the manufacturer, also directly made a lot of money.
Nowadays, in the entire world, not only the kingdoms are buying Wood's weapons, but also the world government, navy, and pirate groups are also buying weapons from Wood.
Marshal Warring States never thought before that he just asked Wood to be an undercover agent, but in the end Wood really regarded himself as a big boss.
Now the world government's requirement for the navy is that it can no longer embarrass Wood. Even if it cannot win him over, at least it must remain neutral.
Otherwise, once Wood leans towards the revolutionary army, with his current huge power and advanced armaments, he can really pose a threat to the world government.
To put it simply, Wood is now the only pirate who is not a "Shichibukai", but for whom the bounty order does not take effect.
In this regard alone, none of the "Four Emperors" who are known as the Emperors of the Sea are as good as him.
The Yonko also have bounties, but ordinary people can't do anything to them, so it becomes meaningless. However, once they meet the admiral, the other party will still take action against them.
But Wood is different. He is not a legitimate pirate recognized by the world as the "King Shichibukai", but now even if he hangs out in front of the admiral, the other party does not dare to do anything to him.
Because once Wood dies, the underground world will fall into chaos, and kingdoms around the world will start to break out in disputes and battles because of the end of the arms race, and the whole world will be in chaos.
And once chaos breaks out everywhere, the revolutionary army will inevitably rise. This is a scene that the world government is absolutely unwilling to see.
Unfortunately, what the World Government doesn't know is that although Wood seems to be neutral, he has actually been secretly funding the Revolutionary Army over the years, and even held a cadre-level position as Minister of Arms in the Revolutionary Army.
In other words, Wood's current external identity is that of a naval traitor with a bounty of one billion Baileys, and an underground world boss known as "Ancient Weapon."
However, he also has other identities, that is, Yasuo, the hero of Mermaid Island, the Rear Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and a senior cadre of the Revolutionary Army...
On the coast of Alabasta, a pirate ship with a flag bearing a sword pierced through seagulls and skulls slowly docked.
And a group of people who had been waiting at the coast for a long time saw the ship docking and hurriedly drove a camel convoy to greet it.
After the fishman sailor on the boat threw the anchor into the sea with ease, he shouted in the direction of the cabin: "Captain, we have arrived in Alabasta."
The fishmen rarely move on land. Although the warriors of the fishmen often boast that humans are inferior creatures, it is undeniable that once they go to land and are sold as slaves, it is usually the fishmen who are sold as slaves.
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The price of fishmen in the slave market has always been high, and they are loved by some junk nobles, so they have always been a hot commodity in the eyes of slave traders.
However, looking at the fishmen on the pirate ship in front of them and the pirate hunters who came to receive the goods, they didn't dare to have the slightest idea.
It's not that pirate hunters really only attack pirates, but these fishmen in front of them cannot be provoked at all, just because they all have tattoos on their bodies that are the same as the flags of the pirate ship.
This tattoo is the symbol of the "Nirvana Pirates" and also symbolizes that these fishmen are employees of the Dark Island Arsenal.
To attack such a murloc, unless one is prepared to make an enemy of the navy traitor Wood, would be a pure act of seeking death.
The few people who came to pick up the ship were the executive commanders of the "Baroque Studio", plus several billionaires and millionaires.
Although the Baroque Studio under Sand Crocodile is a group of bounty hunters, it also has a formal establishment.
Needless to say, the management is Crocodile himself, and under him is the chief conductor, a total of 9 people from Mr1 to Mr5 and their partners.
Below the chief commander are the executive commanders, from Mr6 to Mr12 and their partners, a total of 14 people.
Mr13 and his partner are known as the "unlucky duo" and are the studio's punishers.
As for the rest, there are the so-called "billions of elders", a total of 200 people, who are the replacements to carry out the command.
There are 1,800 "Millions of Elders" in total, and they are official members of Baroque Studio.
Of course, below the million elders, there are even more non-staff members, who are also the lowest level fish.
Crocodile has been planning carefully for many years, and now he feels that the time is ripe and is ready to take action against the country of Alabasta.
In any case, although he has many men under his command, and there are no powerful guys in Alabasta, Alabasta is a big country after all.
Just in case, Crocodile spent a lot of money to purchase a large number of advanced weapons from Wood to arm the millions of elders under his command.
Today is the agreed trading time, so the people from Baroque Studio are here waiting for the people from the Nirvana Pirates to deliver the goods.
It was originally a simple matter of paying the money and delivering the goods, but when Mr12 heard the fishman on the boat calling "Captain" and saw a certain figure appear, his jaw almost dropped!
The people at Baroque Studio are all original pirate hunters, and as they deal with bounty orders all day long, they undoubtedly know the most about the bounty pirates.
The reason why Mr12 was so surprised was naturally because the figure jumping down from the deck should be a person who could not possibly appear here.
However, after many careful identifications, Mr12 was very sure that he had not identified the wrong person. The other person was Wood, the naval traitor who had a reward of one billion beli and was named an ancient weapon!
Although the World Government has given up on hunting him, Wood's bounty order is still spread across the sea, and more than ten years have passed, and Wood's appearance has not changed significantly.
After all, when Wood debuted more than ten years ago, he was not yet twenty years old. Now, more than ten years later, he is only in his thirties, and he is in his prime.
What makes Mr12 puzzling is why a big shot like Navy traitor Wood would appear in such a place.
Although it is not a small order for them to submit an order to the Dark Island, it should not be a big deal for the other party whose business spans the sea.
For a cargo list of this level, sending a cadre from the Nirvana Pirates would be considered a favor to their boss, but I didn’t expect that the big boss of Dark Island would actually come in person!
"Bah, bah, bah, this island is one of the worst islands I have ever landed on. I ate a mouthful of sand as soon as I got off the boat."
As soon as Wood finished speaking, a tall figure with an impressive stature on the deck slowly walked down the real hand ladder he had built, and said: "Alabasta is originally a desert kingdom.
The desert landscape here occupies more than half of the island, and the environment is extremely harsh and hot. I don’t know how someone came up with the idea of traveling to this island.”
The one who appeared next to Wood was undoubtedly Nico Robin, the son of the devil.
More than ten years have passed, and Robin has completed the perfect transformation from a young girl to a mature lady.
And she escaped the hard days of being hunted early. Now Robin is obviously not the dark-skinned hottie in the original plot, but a real fair-skinned and beautiful girl.
And now Robin has not only escaped the fate of being hunted before, but as Wood and his weapons company become larger and larger, Robin's current status has naturally increased, and even in the eyes of most people, he belongs to the sea.
A big shot.
"So didn't I tell you earlier? I just plan to go out and relax, and you don't need to come with me at all.
You are the current finance minister on our island, and the coordinator of various tasks. If something happens to the base, who will handle it?"
Looking at Robin beside him, who had already put on sunglasses and a sun protection coat, and had a complaining look on his face, Wood looked speechless.
Wood came to Alabasta with the original intention of coming to watch the show and destroying the historical text recording the location of Hades.
The reason why Wood did this is also very simple. The reason why their current business is booming is because of technology monopoly.
However, once "Pluto" appears, their business may no longer be a monopoly industry.
Although Wood doesn't think Crocodile can get "Hades" in the hands of World Son Luffy.
Moreover, this historical article requires special talents like Robin to understand it.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Not many people can understand the historical text, but there are still a group of people in the world who can hear the "voice of all things".
Although Wood thinks this is nonsense, although people can't read historical texts, they can indeed use what they listen to...
Therefore, in order to prevent "Pluto" from appearing in the world, Wood believes that destroying it is the most foolproof way.
Interpreting historical texts requires Robin's assistance, but destroying historical texts does not. Therefore, during this trip to Alabasta, Wood originally planned to come alone.
But for some reason, the news of his actions was exposed. When he learned that Wood planned to go to Alabasta for vacation, Robin promised to go with him.
"The company is now on the right track. Even if I'm not there, Uncle Ruth can definitely handle it.
And as the boss, you can go out on vacation, but you can’t let me, a secretary, help you with work all the time, right?"
The reason why Robin wanted to follow Wood was naturally quite simple, that is, she planned to take this opportunity to capture Wood directly.
Ever since she was rescued by Wood many years ago, Robin has inevitably developed some feelings of admiration for Wood. As time goes by, Robin becomes more and more certain that her feelings towards Wood are feelings of love.
wrong.
Since the establishment of the company, Robin has been Wood's secretary for more than ten years. However, she is different from other people who work as a secretary sometimes and sometimes not.
I have been Wood's secretary for so many years, but this guy has never done anything to me!
At first, Robin thought it was because she was too young and therefore did not have enough "charm". After all, she had seen the so-called "Peach Rabbit" Lieutenant General, who was not only armed with a weapon, but also fair-skinned.
Beautiful long legs.
When I was a girl, I was really not very competitive compared to others.
However, Robin just waited and waited like this. More than ten years later, she had changed from the original girl to the current royal sister, and she was still the kind of familiar royal sister. Wood was still indifferent, which made Robin