It was a middle-aged man in his fifties, of medium build, wearing a turban commonly used in the desert.
Hearing this, he knelt down and spoke carefully.
"Sir... you must be the famous Captain Black Earl, right?"
"That's right, keep talking."
"It's... like this."
The man swallowed his saliva, and the chill brought by the breath of the dead world around Lovett made his lips tremble: "The villain grew up in Alabasta since he was a child, and is very familiar with the land here. I heard that the adults are looking for the way to the rain.
The map of the land, the little man is willing to help and lead the way for you."
"I'm asking for the reason. I don't want to say the same thing a third time."
Lovett's expression was cold and he raised his eyelids.
boom!!
Suddenly, a thunder exploded in the man's mind, and the terrifying aura crushed him to the ground, trembling all over.
At the critical moment, the man put his face on the ground and shouted loudly.
"The villain...has a grudge against Crocodile!"
Whoosh!
As soon as the soul breath was gone, Lovett asked curiously: "Oh? Tell me."
"yes!"
Standing up covered in sweat, the man's eyes were red and he said: "My son is a guard in Yudi. One day he suddenly called me and told me that he found something wrong with what Crocodile was doing and wanted to investigate.
"
"I never expected the result..."
"Didn't you expect that he would never come back?"
"Shh!"
Suddenly, Lovett raised a finger and looked at him with a half-smile.
"Let me guess what you want to say."
"Your son said he went to investigate Crocodile, but he never came back... So you thought Crocodile killed him, but the people around you not only did not support you, but even laughed at you for being ignorant."
"Crocodar is a great hero in Alabasta. Even the king treats him with courtesy, but there is no hope of revenge on his own."
The middle-aged man had shock in his eyes and suddenly came back to his senses.
"Yes, it is!"
"As long as I can kill Crocodile, I will do whatever you want me to do!"
"Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Lovett interrupted him and said: "But as a result, you found me here today, and you remembered my 170,000,000 bounty, plus I was looking for a map to go to the Rain Land, with an obvious purpose, so you thought this was an opportunity to let
I will defeat Crocodile to help you take revenge... After all, no matter how detailed the map is, there is no local person who can lead the way reliably, right?"
The man nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I don't dare to deceive the adults. The villain does have this idea."
In response, Lovett picked up his wine glass and sneered.
"So honest."
"It's a pity that you have a second purpose."
Gulu!
Under the man's horrified gaze, he continued.
"With this excuse, as long as I am curious about whether Crocodile really did something, you have a high chance of helping us lead the way."
"Then... keep an eye on our entire course of action, and notify your superiors at any time, so that they can calculate the time and prepare for the response."
His voice was as cold as iron, and with every word Lovett said, the man's face turned pale.
"As expected of a member of the Baroque Working Society, he is bold and careful! I just showed up and I have already planned everything."
"Sir... ahem... Sir, what are you talking about? How can the villain be from Baroque Works? The villain has been in Rapeseed Flower Town for five years. Everyone..."
Lovett's gaze swept over him, and it was as cold as a knife, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and he was instantly speechless.
"My eyes can see the soul. No matter what you say, the soul will not lie."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
"Soldier commander!"
"yes!"
Knowing that he was almost fooled, Ah Jin was already furious.
Hearing the words, it turned into a golden light, grabbed the middle-aged man's head and took him away from Lovett, and then used his fingers hard...
Click!!
Dahao's head was crushed on the spot, and Ah Jin swung it hard, throwing the headless body on the port of Rapeseed Town, causing a scream.
"Hmph, boring trick."
Lovett took a sip of wine with disdain on his face.
"But... even if he is killed, Crocodile should know that we are coming and will probably be prepared."
The butler can speak a long paragraph fluently, and his level of evolution is quite high.
He promised to reward them, but Lovett did not break his promise.
On the way to Alabasta, I helped the three of them reshape and adjust themselves so that they could evolve again. Among them, the butler was the most obvious, with an astonishing increase in strength.
"Then kill all the way!"
Lovett sneered: "I didn't want to hide it this time. The bigger things get, the better, right?"
…
Rainland, Rainy Banquet Casino.
After receiving the notice, Crocodile immediately cleared away the pirates who were acting and rushed back to the underground base.
Bang!
Pushing the door open hard, he walked into the room covered in yellow sand with a gloomy expression.
"what happened?!"
"I don't know. His Leviathan can dive on the bottom of the sea, so there is no warning."
Nico Robin's usual mask-like smile disappeared at this moment. A few days ago, they were still discussing the search for the Black Earl. They only found out a few days later when the enemy knocked on the door, which made her feel a little uneasy.
Hearing this, he immediately replied: "According to the information sent back by the spies ahead, he did not take action against the civilians after landing in 6 Rapeseed Flower Town. Instead, he directly purchased a map to find a route to the rainy land."
"Then you're here for me?!"
Crocodile frowned: "Why?"
Rainland is his base camp. This is no secret in Alabasta. Lowit's purpose is too obvious.
As a Shichibukai, he has never lacked challengers, including in Alabasta in the past two years, there has been an endless stream of opponents eyeing his status as a Shichibukai.
But this one is different.
Others come to him because they are eager to take advantage of the opportunity to become famous. The Black Earl's reputation is already big enough, even to the point where he can't bear it.
In addition, he had just made a big fuss in the city of gourmet food, and the navy was looking for him like crazy. At this moment, showing up in Alabasta to reveal his whereabouts did not seem like a wise decision.
"Could it be that you really have an eye on my status?"
"It's possible!"
Nicole Robin's eyes lit up: "Boss, the Black Earl has been making constant moves since entering the Grand Line, which caused a huge backlash from the navy. I guess he himself is also under great pressure."
Being closely watched by the Navy, unless you are powerful enough to make the Navy fear you, like the Four Emperors of the New World, will be extremely annoying.
Even if the navy is wary of Lovett's methods, the navy dare not take action easily, but in Happy Street, if he doesn't take action at ordinary times, the second he does it will be the lieutenant general's killer move!!
Under this situation, Lovett's pressure will only increase but not decrease.
Therefore, he needs a reason so that the Navy can no longer target him.
That is……
"Your Majesty the Shichibukai!!"
Crocodile's eyes flashed fiercely: "How dare he treat me like a weakling?!"
There are seven people in the Shichibukai, two of them frequent the New World, and the remaining five spend most of their time in the first half.
They are "Pirate Empress" Boya Hancock, "World's Greatest Swordsman" Jorakmir Mihawk, "Tyrant" Bear, Moonlight Moria and himself... "Sand Crocodile" Ke
Rockdale!
Even excluding Hancock who is in the deep calm zone and Bear who is a loyal lackey of the government, there are still three people left.
Lowe specifically refused to choose him, and this slight made Crocodile extremely angry!
It’s okay that I’m no match for Whitebeard. Am I still afraid of you, a mere newcomer?!
"So, what do we do, Boss?"
After thinking for a while, Crocodile said coldly: "Inform Mr. 2 that he has something to do."
"……yes!"
Nicole Robin secretly cursed.
Isn't this still scary?
………………
Oh, by the way, let’s talk about something big.
I asked the editor this afternoon and it was confirmed that this book would be released on the 8th, which is the day of the Beginning of Winter.
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The results are all false, and the watershed will only come after it is put on the shelves.
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