Chapter 312 The Bet With Crocodile

Alabasta, rainy land

Because Alabasta has never had a little rain in the past three years, it has caused turmoil and unrest in the kingdom.

And Rainland is the only dream city in Alabasta, because it is the base camp of Crocodile.

It is also the only capital city that has not been affected by drought and civil strife. The largest casino in the kingdom, Rain Banquet, is here.

Over the past three years, Crocodile has used his fruit ability to trigger sandstorms, causing Alabasta to fall into a state of perennial drought.

Later, it was designed to make the people think that the drought was caused by the king's private use of rain-inducing agent dancing powder, which triggered a civil war, and wanted to take advantage of the turmoil to take the kingdom of Alabasta.

For this reason, Crocodile has been deliberating for many years, and even created a hero character design many years ago in advance, in order to better take over the country.

As for why Crocodile did not directly use force to conquer here, but did everything possible to instigate civil strife, this is actually a reason.

Because Alabasta is a superpower in the first half of the great sea route, and it is also one of the allies of the world government, so it is protected by the world government.

Today's Crocodile is one of the pirates recognized by the world government as one of the King's Shichibukai. Even if he is greedy for the country of Alabasta, he cannot blatantly touch it.

In order to complete his series of plans in the future, he cannot give up his status as the King Shichibukai for the time being, that's why Crocodile made that series of deployments.

Seeing that the domestic situation in Alabasta is becoming more and more turbulent, and the rebel army is even approaching the royal city, Crocodile should have been in a very happy mood recently.

However, just today, the arrival of two uninvited guests from the Rain Banquet Casino completely ruined Crocker's supposedly excellent mood.

Wood, the navy traitor, offered a bounty of one billion Baileys, and even the world government was helpless to give up hunting. The leader of the underground world, who is known as a big man who takes all three ways of black, white, and gray, I don't know what he is doing here today.

As the largest casino in Alabasta, Rain Banquet is not only the base camp of Crocodile, but also the place where he earns money every day.

However, at this moment, all the other guests in the casino were driven away. On the huge gaming table, Crocodile bit his cigar, wiped the golden hook on his hand with a white cloth, and looked at the other people sitting there with extremely jealous eyes. Opposite Wood.

Mr. 12 had reported to him a few days ago that the naval traitor Wood had also landed in Alabasta.

However, Crocodile didn't pay much attention to it at that time, and only thought that the other party just passed by here by chance. After all, although Alabasta is a big country in the first half of the great route, it is really not rich, and it should not be able to get into the eyes of big figures in the underground world. right.

However, Crocodile thought this way, and Wood came to the rainy land on his back foot, and directly found his base camp, Rain Banquet, which had to make Crocodile vigilant.

In terms of age, Lao Sha is actually older than Wood, but in terms of pirate qualifications, Wood has become famous in the sea earlier than Lao Sha, and his identity as the king of the Qibuhai cannot be shown in front of Wood .

Don't worry, I'm not very interested in Alabasta, and I won't rob you of this desert country.

It's just because a war is about to break out here, and as everyone knows, I am an arms dealer in the underground world, so I came here to do business.

I heard that there is the largest casino in Yudi, so I thought of coming here to gamble a little. Who would have thought that this is actually your place.

What Wood said did not make Crocodile let go of his guard in the slightest, because he didn't even want to believe a single punctuation mark in what Wood said just now.

It is true that even if a full-scale war broke out in Alabasta under his agitation, it would indeed be profitable for Wood, a well-known arms dealer in the underground world.

But Crocodile does not believe that Wood, whose business has spread across the entire sea, will come to a remote area like Alabasta to eat sand because of these three melons and two dates.

Stop talking nonsense, what exactly do you want, if you just want money, you can take as much as you can from this casino.

I just hope you leave Alabasta as soon as possible and don't get in the way of my plans here.

Facing Wood, who is stronger and more powerful than himself, Crocodile has no other choice. In order not to affect the execution of his plan, he now only hopes that Wood, the god of plague, will leave Alabasta as soon as possible.

I can do whatever I want? What if I say what I want is actually the ancient weapon Pluto?

Crack—————!

Almost at the same time as Wood's words fell, Crocodile's hand suddenly elementalized and slashed down towards Wood in front of him.

The sand suddenly raised in the air formed a huge sand blade at an extremely fast speed, and split the long gaming table in front of him from the middle in two in an instant!

The terrifying power led to the cutting, not only the gambling table in front of them, but also the hard floor on the ground. At this moment, it was like being cut by a sharp sword, and a deep gully appeared instantly.

However, in the face of Crocodile's violent attack, Wood, who was sitting opposite him, did not expect it at all.

Facing the astonishingly huge sand blade, Wood just stretched out a hand, like the color of black metal casting, climbing up Wood's entire fist at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the next second, there was a huge muffled sound in the air, which was enough to easily cut through the ground. The desert sword was easily blown away by Wood's punch.

The powerful fist pressure shattered the sand blade in an instant, and the powerful impact formed made the blasted sand explode in all directions like bullets.

The sand blade that was blown up, like a shotgun with amazing power, immediately pierced the originally magnificent Rain Banquet Casino with holes.

Undoubtedly, with such a scale of sand bombs fired in all directions, in addition to Wood, Robin and Crocodile present were naturally also affected.

However, for Crocodile who ate the natural devil fruit, the sand that hit him like shotguns could not pose the slightest threat to him at all.

When the sand hit him, Crocodile was still sitting there calmly smoking a cigar. Although his body was riddled with holes, Crocodile did not leave a drop of blood.

This is the universal ability of the natural devil fruit, which can elementize one's own body.

When in this state, as long as the corresponding elemental weakness is not found, or restrained by the armed domineering and Hailou stone, even if the body is broken into thousands of pieces, the ability user of the natural devil fruit is basically a fart Nothing.

It is also for this reason that the natural devil fruit is also known as the strongest devil fruit, and it is almost invincible in the first half of the great route where the average person is not domineering.

Captain, in the situation just now, you can obviously take the attack in a more gentle way.

Although the armed color is indeed a means to restrain the natural ability, but have you considered the feelings of other people around you?

Just now, sand bombs like shotguns hit the surroundings, and Robin beside Wood was naturally affected. However, Robin immediately covered the armed domineering, so he was unharmed at the moment.

That's right, because without years of fleeing, Robin's growth rate is naturally not comparable to that in the original plot.

At this moment, she has not only entered the stage of skin white and beautiful in advance, but also mastered the two domineering colors of knowledge and armed color under Wood's teaching for more than ten years.

And Wood also told Robin through his understanding of Flower Fruit in his previous life, so that Robin developed his own devil fruit to a very high level, and even Wood felt that Robin had secretly reached the level of fruit awakening.

Today's Robin is feared by pirates in the sea not only because she is Wood's personal secretary.

On the other hand, it is also because this woman is not only skilled, but her strength has definitely reached the level of a cadre in Wood's current force.

Where did you hear about 'Pluto'? I've been planning Alabasta for three years. Even if you are a well-known arms dealer in the underground world, I won't let go.

Although I may not be able to compete with you, but at worst, I can immediately arrange for my people to spread the news that Alabasta has the Pluto.

As for the so-called ancient weapons, I think those big figures in the new world and the world government should also be interested in it.

Crocodile finds it very difficult to be a naval traitor Wood alone, and now seeing Nicole Robin next to him, who can actually use armed domineering to such an extent, Crocodile's expression is natural become even uglier.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, Crocodile had heard of it more than ten years ago, and the naval traitor Wood had the strength to rival the Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

And the existence that fought against him was either a legendary pirate or the current navy admiral.

More than ten years have passed, Crocodile naturally does not believe that Wood's strength will enter a retrograde stage, so at this moment, he seems to have no other choice but to admit cowardice.

However, even if he admits to being cowardly, Crocodile does not want to take advantage of Wood. He intends to expose the news that Alabasta hides the Pluto, so as to completely confuse the water.

All in all, Crocodile couldn't get Pluto, and he wouldn't let Wood do what he wanted.

I think you are thinking too much. I really don't have much interest in the so-called Pluto. Don't you think that with my current strength and power, there is still an ancient weapon missing?

Don't forget, I am a man called an ancient weapon, Pluto is dispensable to me, if I really want to do it, I will confess here frankly?

Hearing what Wood said, Crocodile restrained his anger and quickly calmed down.

That's right, with Wood's current strength and influence, Pluto has little effect on him, because his own existence is enough to deter the sea.

And if you really want to do something, it is obviously more powerful to do it secretly, and there is no need to reveal the Pluto to yourself.

Then what do you want to do? Could it be that besides the ancient weapon Pluto, there are other things worthy of your attention in Alabasta?

As the world's largest munitions boss and one of the few bigwigs in the underground world, Crocodile believed that Wood had some information that he didn't know.

Well, when I came to Alabasta, I really came here for vacation at first, if you insist on thinking that I'm here to snatch 'Pluto', then I can't help it.

What's more, even if I don't intervene in this matter this time, you Sand Crocodile Crocodile will not be able to get the Pluto as you wish, do you believe it or not?

Crocodile would definitely not believe that Wood was here purely for vacation, but what Wood said also aroused Crocodile's competitive spirit.

Besides your navy traitor, Wood, in the whole of Alabasta, is there anyone else who can pose a threat to me?

It is undeniable that Crocodile thinks that if Wood wants to intervene in the affairs of Alabasta, Crocodile may not have a chance at all.

However, compared to Wood's power, Crocodile is also one of the King's Seven Martial Seas anyway, and the Baroque work agency under his hands has been in operation for many years.

If it's in the new world, it's hard to say. In the first half of the great route, can he still carry Crocodile in the hands of a group of pirates?

Since this is a casino, how about we come to gamble?

Regarding Alabasta and Pluto, I and the forces under my command will never participate in it, but I bet you will end up in the hands of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Even if you found the historical text of Pluto recorded in the ruins of Alabasta, you can't translate it yourself?

Although I don't know what your original plan is, but if you can win the bet with me, I can ask my assistant to help you translate the historical text.

Don't forget, she is Nicole Robin, the son of the devil. If there is anyone in the world who can understand historical texts, she should be one of the few people left.

And besides the Straw Hat Pirates, the Navy actually chased them to Alabasta. As long as you win, I can also help you with all the finishing work.

Wood's proposal really moved Crocodile's heart. Originally, he planned to get the text about the history of Alabasta, divide it into several sections, and throw it on the black market and other channels for translation.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the location of Pluto being exposed, and the historical text can be translated at the fastest speed.

However, whether the black market can find a way to translate historical texts, to be honest, Crocodile himself has no idea.

Nicole Robin is the only survivor of O'Hara, if she is willing to help translate, it will naturally save her a lot of effort.

And Wood said that he can solve the problem of the navy, and Crocodile has no doubts about this, because the current navy traitor, Wood, does have this energy.