【Ding! 】
【Congratulations to the host, for successfully defeating "one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea", "President of Baroque Works", "Natural Sand-Sand Fruit User", "Sand Crocodile", Crocodile! 】
【Achieved reinforcement points: 3500 points! 】
【Current cumulative reinforcement points: 3985 points! 】
【Warm reminder: Every 1000 points can be used…】
A reminder sound came from the system, announcing the end of Crocodile’s life.
In the end, the points reward was still below the level of the Vice-President.
It seems that Crocodile at this time was affected by the patch and was almost at the same level as Mingo.
Otherwise, if the bounty is used to judge strength.
About two and a half years later, the bounty of Crocodile will exceed the level of the Vice-President.
Of course, when Ian came to beg for food this time, what he valued most was not the reinforcement points.
If you really want to get a lot of points quickly, the Big Mom Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates are both the Four Emperors with many pirates under their command.
Of course, taking them as the first move is the best way.
Why go so far just to deal with a small Shichibukai.
The important thing is that the natural devil fruit cannot be reproduced through blood through current technology!
Holding it firmly in your hand will be a very powerful weapon in the future.
After seeing the dust settle, Yun Que immediately took action, relying on the attraction of the Dark Dark Fruit.
Successfully extracted the Sand-Sand Fruit from Crocodile’s body and reproduced it on the apple in his hand.
The apple was greatly deformed and soon became a cactus shape covered with thorns.
This is the prototype of the Sand-Sand Fruit. The earthy color on the surface represents the fruit grown in the desert.
"Lieutenant General Ian, I got it!"
Skylark put the Sand-Sand Fruit into a special box and showed it to Ian, without making any move to hand it over.
She knew that even if she took it out, she would have to keep it in the end, and she did so every time she got a devil fruit.
"Keep it well, it is also an important strategic material."
"This time, don’t expose it to others easily."
Ian reminded her playfully.
Thinking of the previous experience in Mary Geoise, Skylark blushed quickly.
If she hadn’t been disobedient at that time, it is very likely that the ownership of the Dark-Dark Fruit would not have fallen to her.
"Lieutenant General Ian, the same thing will never happen again!"
Little Skylark still spoke seriously.
…
Half an hour later.
Red Earth Continent, Mary Geoise Pangu City.
On the Void Throne, Im’s figure appeared again, shrouded in endless darkness.
Under the throne, the Five Elders knelt in a row.
The first-hand information Ian had just sent back was reported to Lord Im.
The meeting in Mary Geoise had just ended.How long, according to their investigation information, it was confirmed that Ian had returned to the branch in the New World.
But how long has it been since he crossed the Red Earth Continent, reached the first half of the Grand Line, and killed the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile?
Even the Five Elders were worried after hearing this news.
Although Ian was given the legal authority to go to war with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, his actions were too fast!
According to the information collected, there is no connection between Ian and Crocodile, and between Ian and the Kingdom of Alabasta.
Even the World Government’s agents did not find out the information that Baroque Works was endangering the Kingdom of Alabasta.
Where did Ian know about it, why did he do this, and what good did it do to him?
The Five Elders had no idea about a series of things, and always felt that Ian was shrouded in layers of fog.
The location of the three-year school trip was changed to Wano Country, so that Ian could participate in the action.
This was not actually decided by the Five Elders, but by Lord Im on the stage.
"In all these years, there has never been such a strange young man in the Navy Headquarters."
"For the lives of those ants, he is willing to do so much."
"As I recall, the Kingdom of Alabasta is…"
After Im finished speaking, he looked at the Five Elders kneeling on the ground.
Satan Saint answered:
"The king of Alabasta is the Nefit family who once refused to sneak into Marijoa."
"The current king is Nefit Cobra."
A familiar name appeared, and Im fell into a brief thought.
"The Nefert family… is it a coincidence?"
"It’s really interesting. Let that brat continue to make trouble."
"After participating in the school trip, he will know the truth of the world."
"As long as they are from the Navy Headquarters, they are under my control."
"The Seraphim he researched has some strength. Keep investing. The manufacturing speed will improve the scientific forces."
When testing the Seraphim, Im has been observing secretly.
Later, the Seraphim stayed in Pangu City again, and the Five Elders took turns to test the manipulation.
Although it is just a test version of the Seraphim, its combat ability and the ability to use the devil fruit are enough to amaze the Five Elders.
Especially the combat quality integrated into the genes, which naturally has a strong experience quality.
Satan Saint changed his mind and continued to ask:
"Lord Yim, if the Seraphim Project continues…"
"The Pacifista Project, which has not yet been completed, seems a bit outdated."
"Should we continue to invest more?"
"The cost of building a Pacifista is not much different from that of a Seraphim."
When the Seraphim was developed, the Pacifista, which had not yet been officially manufactured, was directly outdated.
There is a better substitute, so continue to spend money on the Pacifista’s investment, it seems particularly not worth it.
This is what Ian had expected long ago.
He just wants to put the Pacifist plan on hold completely!
There are powerful tools, and the cost is about the same.
There is no reason to study more tool options.
Most of the heavenly gold paid by many countries in various seas is used for the wanton squandering of the Celestial Dragons.
The funds left for the scientific research team are not much, and what can be done is relatively limited.
From the perspective of Satan’s Saint Self, he wants to give up the Pacifist plan directly.
It’s just that he didn’t get Ian’s consent, and he didn’t dare to make a decision.
"It seems to make sense. There is no need to continue wasting money and time."
"Except for the main body, the rest of the replicas will be suspended for now."
"Don’t give that Shichibukai of the Bakhania tribe a chance to regain freedom."
Imu said casually, as if he didn’t care about it at all.
When a person has supreme power, endless money, and eternal life.
There are not many things that can affect his mood.
Ian’s appearance brought some freshness to Im.
Even though he felt that Ian’s ideas were not as simple as they seemed.
But he still couldn’t help but want to give him a chance to see what kind of trouble he could make under the command of the World Government.
…
At night.
Inside the Alabasta Palace.
In order to entertain Ian and his party, a grand banquet was specially set up.
King Cobra, Princess Vivi, ministers of the kingdom, cadres of the kingdom guard…
Almost all those who could come were present to show their respect for Ian.
Ian was quite devoted to eating and had no mood to care about the comings and goings of people around him.
On the table in front of him, the plates of meat dishes were already stacked up to the point of falling apart.
Even so, he continued to eat heartily, with no intention of stopping at all.
"Lieutenant General Ian… is this how much he eats normally?"
"As expected, powerful people are powerful in all aspects."
Weiwei came to Ian’s table and wanted to talk to him and express her admiration.
Seeing Ian eating so absorbedly, there was no chance to interrupt.
She had to chat with Ian’s subordinates at other tables.
"You should be half full now. This is how much Lieutenant General Ian usually eats."
"Princess Weiwei, let the kitchen prepare more."
Nami smiled awkwardly.
If Ian didn’t eat enough, they would all suffer on the way.
When in the Sabaody Archipelago, Ian was once hungry for a long time.
I was so upset that I started to train them directly.
No one could stop until he was satisfied.
Who made him the leader of the team?What about the top commander?
The subordinates will follow whatever he says.
"Eat as much as you want."
"Just keep calling me Weiwei. I’m not used to hearing you call me Princess."
"Where are you and Vice Admiral Ian going to go after tonight?"
"Are you going back to the New World?"
Weiwei asked curiously, wanting to know the answer.
Preparing to come closer to talk to Ian, she also wanted to know this.
"I don’t think he’s going back. We don’t know where he’s going next."
"I’m afraid no one will know until we set off."
"It’s not Vice Admiral Ian’s style to be easily guessed."
The subordinates who have been following him for a long time are very clear about Ian’s style of doing things.
They are not in a hurry to ask, because the unknown adventure is more attractive.
"I’ve asked my father to arrange the ships that Vice Admiral Ian mentioned."
"I heard that the prepared ships are in the nearest seaport in Albana."
"They are merchant ships, which cannot be compared with warships. Please forgive me."
Weiwei told everyone in advance about the requirements for preparing ships.
Ian told Weiwei about this in advance on the way to Albana.
He needed a non-official ship of the navy, as long as it could carry dozens of people and sail normally.
It was too ostentatious to sail as a navy.
Ian didn’t need to make a special statement about his position in the next place he was going to.
That devil fruit was also an absolute help in the war, and he had to get it.
Before coming to the banquet.
Cobra personally took Ian and Nico Robin to read the historical texts in the ruins.
Cobra didn’t know why Ian and the others were interested in the historical texts.
However, as long as it was Ian’s request, she would naturally agree to it immediately.
Nico Robin also saw Ian’s ability to "interpret the historical text", and the meaning of the interpretation was exactly the same as what she saw.
She naturally couldn’t imagine that Ian didn’t need to interpret it at all.
The general meaning was that he had already had a certain understanding before seeing the stone tablet of the historical text.
As long as it was not mentioned in the specific sentence structure, there would be no flaws.
Having really seen the historical text beside Ian, Nico Robin had no reason to leave Ian’s team.
At the banquet at this moment.
The look in Nico Robin’s eyes when she looked at Ian had changed.
Before, it was just close, but now it was more of a blind admiration.
Tina beside Nico Robin paid special attention to Nico Robin and Stussy.
She was absolutely sure that she had never seen the two women at the headquarters of the navy, which meant that they were not navy at all.
At least not before Ian went to the new world, but the new people who appeared next to Ian later.
Especially Nico Robin’s appearance, Tina always felt that she had seen it somewhere.
But she couldn’t remember it at all for a moment.
"Ms. Robin, Tina has known Vice Admiral Ian for a long time."
"I haven’t seen you around him before. Are you also a navy?"
"Or are you from the Kingdom of Alabasta?"
"Tina is very curious. Tina wants to know."
No matter what the atmosphere was, Tina started to ask questions about things she didn’t understand.
She left her original mission behind and came to support Ian and his group.
It’s really unreasonable if she doesn’t even have the basic right to know.
"Colonel Tina, I’d better ask Vice Admiral Ian about my identity."
"I was ordered not to reveal my identity to others easily."
Nicole Robin kept a faint smile and was not nervous about it.
Nicole Robin knew very well that Ian must not be worried about anything happening if he let Tina sit with her.
Otherwise, it would never be arranged like this.
"It seems that her identity is very special. Could she be a pirate?"
"There are pirates joining the team of the navy hero Jock Ian."
"Tina doesn’t know how the outside world will view this outrageous thing."
Tina made a bold guess.
The conversation between the two did not escape Ian’s ears.
Ian isolated the surrounding sounds and said to several subordinates and Tina:
"Tina, her identity is not a pirate."
"It’s just more interesting than a pirate. Her name is Nico Robin, and she is a criminal wanted by the World Government."
"Maybe you have seen her portrait, so you feel familiar."
Ian started to play a prank again and deliberately confessed Nico Robin’s identity.
Nami and Yun Que immediately cast a surprised look and paid attention to Tina’s actions.
To be honest, the only people at the table who have received naval training and learned the naval system since they were very young are Tina and Yun Que.
Even Ian’s joining the branch does not count.
Now I tell Tina directly that the woman next to her is a wanted criminal notified by the World Government.
It is difficult for Tina not to react.
Because she is not Ian’s direct subordinate!
"Nico Robin… Devil’s child, Nico Robin!"
"Tina just understood…"
"No wonder she looks so familiar!"
"Vice Admiral Ian, what the hell are you doing?"
"Are you planning to hand her over to the World Government yourself?"
Tina asked anxiously.
Unfortunately, judging from the current situation.
Ian doesn’t seem to be planning to do this at all.
It’s more like Nico Robin has become a new partner!
