Chapter 604: Protagonists x Pirates Attack

Perhaps only Luffy, a single-celled organism, would consider being a pirate an honor.

Ace looked at Xia Jieren, then at Weiwei, and said with interest: "If the Navy or the [World Government] knew that the [Alabasta Kingdom] and the [Netherlands Kingdom] were so close, they would definitely be very surprised."

Weiwei's face froze, and she secretly blamed herself for being reckless.

Xia Jieren turned his gaze to Ace and said with a frank smile: "Then please don't tell anyone."

"Oh~, do you think we pirates are the kind of people who keep our promises?" Ace said deliberately.

Xia Jieren said with a smile: "I believe you."

"Vivi is our friend, we will keep it a secret!" Luffy pressed his straw hat and promised with a serious expression.

Xia Jieren was stunned when he heard this, but when he thought of Luffy's character, he was immediately relieved.

After a brief acquaintance, everyone gradually became more friendly.

After their initial reservations, Chopper, Usopp, and the others boldly asked many questions.

Xia Jieren never tires of answering their questions.

During this period, Xia Jieren carefully looked at these characters that originally only appeared on the screen.

Luffy has a silly expression, and often has a carefree smile on his face. Usopp's nose is really long, I don't know how it grew, and whether his nose really gets longer after lying. Chopper is so cute, I really want to touch him. Sanji's curly eyebrows are still so abstract. Zoro looks calm and cool, holding a knife and playing it cool. Ace has a necklace made of red beads around his neck, I don't know what kind of aesthetic it is.

Everyone sat on the deck and had a pleasant chat.

Xia Jieren looked at Ace and said in surprise, "I heard you were hunting down Blackbeard Teach!"

Ace was stunned, looked at Weiwei, and then said frankly: "That's right!"

"Give up! You are no match for him!" Xia Jieren said in a very calm tone.

Hearing this, Ace frowned slightly and looked at Xia Jieren in confusion.

Xia Jieren spread his hands and said, "This is just good advice. It's up to you whether you listen to it or not."

"Blackbeard Teach is not simple. The Dark-Dark Fruit is also the Devil Fruit I have been looking for. I didn't expect that he would eat it in the end." Speaking of the Dark-Dark Fruit, Xia Jieren's face was full of regret. He had clearly made all the preparations.

Xia Jieren sent people to lurk in the Whitebeard Pirates early on, and kept a close eye on the every move of the unlucky captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' fourth division, Thatch, but he did not expect that Blackbeard would succeed in the end.

[Dark-Dark Fruit] is very useful in restraining the nature-type ability. As for the weakness of doubling pain damage, it is not a big deal at all.

"Thank you for your advice, but I won't give up." Ace looked at Xia Jieren seriously with a firm tone.

Hearing this, Xia Jieren sighed with pretended regret: "I think Whitebeard has already advised you, but you still appeared in Paradise, which explains a lot of problems, so I won't say more."

Ace nodded silently.

"Ace~" Luffy called Ace softly, his expression slightly solemn. For some reason, he always had a bad feeling in his heart, as if he was going to lose something.

Ace looked at his brother and smiled brightly.

Seeing this, Xia Jieren shook his head helplessly.

Only by letting the plot follow the original story can Xia Jieren gain the greatest benefit. The persuasion just now was just a pretense. With Ace's character, he would never give up.

Because of his recklessness, he put his cherished companion in danger. Xia Jieren didn't know how to evaluate a person like Ace.

Let go of the need to help others and respect the fate of others.

This was Xia Jieren’s decision.

Just as Xia Jieren's thoughts were drifting, an [Air Gate] appeared out of thin air.

Seeing Gate coming, Ace, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji stood up instantly, their muscles tensed, ready to fight at any time.

Gate glanced at them indifferently, and Luffy and the other three suddenly felt as if a huge rock was pressing on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.

"What's wrong?" Xia Jieren asked calmly without turning his head.

Gate retracted his gaze, bowed, and said respectfully: "Master, I have received news that dozens of pirate ships appeared in the southwest of the [Alabasta Kingdom]."

"What!" Upon hearing the news, Weiwei stood up immediately with indescribable panic in her eyes.

Xia Jieren took Weiwei's hand, patted it, and comforted her: "Don't worry!"

Weiwei took a few deep breaths and quickly calmed her mind.

Gate continued to report: "The leading pirate group is called the [Atra Pirates]."

"Atla Pirates? Never heard of them!" Xia Jieren thought to himself.

When Vivi heard the name, she frowned slightly and explained, "The [Atra Pirates] are a pirate group that has been entrenched near the [Alabasta Kingdom] for many years. They should have no intersection with the [Alabasta Kingdom]. Why did they invade in such a large scale this time?"

Weiwei looked confused.

"According to the known intelligence, the [Atra Pirates] have teamed up with four other pirate groups with bounties over 100 million and nine pirate groups with bounties over 50 million Baileys to form a pirate alliance. Their destination is most likely the [Alabasta Kingdom]."

After hearing such a horrific lineup, Weiwei could no longer sit still.

“Damn it! What should we do? Even if we win a battle of this magnitude, the Kingdom of Alabasta will not be in good shape.”

This is indeed the case. Not long after Vivi and others received the news, King Cobra of the [Alabasta Kingdom] also received similar news.

The atmosphere in the palace hall was very solemn. Cobra had a gloomy face and no one knew what he was thinking.

"There is a conspiracy!" Cobra thought.

As his thoughts turned, Cobra made a decision. He decisively ordered: "Mobilize the 1st Army and the 3rd Army to go to [Rapeseed Flower City], and the 3rd Navy Fleet and the 4th Navy Fleet to provide support."

"Contact the Navy Headquarters. It's time for them to do their duty."

"Do your utmost to keep the enemy at sea and don't let the pirates set foot on the Kingdom of Alabasta!"

"Yes!" Bale and Gaka bowed in response.

After receiving the order, Gaka immediately went down to carry it out, while Bell waited beside Cobra.

"Your Majesty! I heard that Lord Xia Jieren is in the [Rapeseed Flower Market] right now. Do you want to..." Bell suggested cautiously.

Hearing this, Cobra's eyes flashed with excitement. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "No! This is our [Alabasta Kingdom] business. Don't ask for help from the [Netherlands Kingdom] unless it is absolutely necessary. The [Alabasta Kingdom] needs to walk its own path!"

"Yes!" Bell nodded slightly and fell silent, but his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Cobra.