From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 44 Dangerous Woman Nico Robin.

Alabasta is located on Saint Island in the first half of the Grand Line.

Shengting Island is an extremely rare super-large island, which can almost be regarded as a continental plate.

For this reason, Alabasta has a large land area, but the topography and climate of this island are not very good. Most of the island is desert and very dry, which is not suitable for human survival.

But even so, with its vast territory, Alabasta is still bigger than a horse. It has a very large population, and the standing armed forces under the Nefertari clan have at least 600,000 people.

You have to know that these are full-time professional soldiers. A country that can afford to support 600,000 professional soldiers is already more than the population of many countries in the world. What's more, Alabasta has been in constant rebellion over the years, and there are still hundreds of thousands of rebels across the country. It's simply terrifying.

It is no wonder that Alabasta is considered a first-class military power in the world today.

In recent years, due to national turmoil and long-term drought, many oasis cities have disappeared. The situation in the entire Alabasta is very bad, and the economy has declined severely.

And in this environment, a new glorious city rose in the territory of Alabasta, that is, Rainland.

In the case of drought throughout Alabasta, only the capital, Albana, and the Rain Land would have occasional rains. This led to most of the country's population migrating to these two places, quickly promoting the prosperity of the Rain Land.

Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, lives in Rainland and opened a very luxurious casino here, attracting wealthy people from all over the world. Because the capital Albana is often attacked by rebels, the great nobles in Alabasta also go to Rainland to settle down.

The reason is very simple. Crocodile is strong enough to cover the situation in the rainy land. The rebels attacked here several times but failed, so they just stopped coming.

So in the eyes of many nobles, this place is safer than the capital!

On the high slope of the boundless desert, a camel caravan happened to stop here to rest.

In the caravan, there was a camel that was completely snow-white and much more robust than the other camels. But at this moment, it still looked a little tired, because the one carrying Bane on its back was this guy.

By the way, Bane's height stopped growing after it reached about two meters and three, but his weight would continue to increase as his physical fitness improved.

A height of two meters and three meters may sound impressive, but in this world full of monsters, it is actually not that impressive.

"Along the way, several cities were very desolate and sand bandits were rampant. Only when we arrived near the rainy land did we finally see the prosperity of the ancient country." Bane rode on a camel and looked at a new city about three or four kilometers below the sand slope.

That is the rainy land. An endless stream of camel caravans are like ants, going in and out of this city. Looking around, it seems that this is the only green in the boundless desert.

"The tradition of Alabasta is migration. Apart from the capital, there are almost no cities with a particularly long history in this country, because the yellow sand will eventually bury everything. The people here will always leave their homeland to develop new oases, and the Rainland is just one of them in this long history." Nico Robin rode a camel and came to Bane and said.

Because she has lived in Alabasta for many years, she seems to have become accustomed to the scorching sun here. Her wheat-colored skin is the best proof of this. So while Nami is wrapped up tightly, Robin is still wearing her white windbreaker and a coquettish cowboy hat.

As for Bane and Zoro, it doesn't matter of course. Bane's physique is impossible to be sunburned. He wears a pair of brown overalls and a black vest on his upper body. It fits tightly and makes him look very strong and violent.

After they arrived in Alabasta, they met Nico Robin who had been waiting for a long time at the Rapeseed Harbor. Then Bane asked his subordinates to disband on the spot and move freely in Rapeseed, and then call them back when they needed to set sail.

Then he took Nami, Zoro and Robin with him and headed straight for the rainy land.

"I'm already here, and Crocodile didn't even come to greet me." Bane pouted unhappily.

"He said he will wait for you at the Yuyan Casino." Robin said with a smile.

"But if we fight there, I'll feel bad if something gets broken." Ben said helplessly. He now considered everything of Crocodile's as his own property. Who would choose to fight in their own home?

What? You mean the Navy Headquarters? Ignore me.

After a brief pause, Bane turned sideways and looked at Nico Robin, who exuded mature charm, and asked, "My beautiful lady, is there any way to ask Crocodile to come out? Can we kill him in this desert?"

Robin seemed to be somewhat happy to be praised by Ben. With a smile on his face, he shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. He is already very wary of you."

"Shouldn't it be in the desert? The desert is his home ground!" Bane cursed.

"The entire Alabasta is his home ground." Robin said with a serious tone.

Then, before Ben could speak, Robin suddenly changed the subject and brought up a new topic: "Do you know who designed the Rain Feast Casino?"

"Who?" Bane was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding why Robin suddenly asked this question?

"It's me." Nico Robin said with a dangerous gleam in her eyes, "When I first started working with Crocodile, there was no Rain Feast, and his influence in Alabasta and the Grand Line was not yet so huge. Later, he chose the Rain Land and wanted to build a luxurious casino here as his base."

"And you helped him design the Rain Banquet?" Bane asked, stroking his chin.

"No, it was the designer recommended by Gild Tesoro. Crocodile gladly accepted Tesoro's kindness, but the final design was changed by me. The Rain Feast was built according to my design." Robin showed his charming and dangerous smile and said, "Do you know why I did this?"

"Have you been planning how to kill him since then?" Bane thought for a moment and gave the answer.

"Yes, the upper three floors of Rain Banquet are indeed designed as a top-notch casino and entertainment city, but the lower two floors are Crocodile's lair. In order to cater to his evil taste, I made some adjustments there and built him a huge crocodile ornamental pool with enough water storage capacity to completely submerge the lower two floors of Rain Banquet," Nicole Robin said softly.

At this moment, Bane suddenly realized some details that he had not noticed before. Crocodile's weakness is water. Once he gets wet, he can't transform into an element. Originally in the story, Nico Robin planned to use this weakness to sneak attack him.

But it didn't work.

So the question is, what is Crocodile's weakness? No, the weakness of anyone with special abilities is sea water. But this guy raises crocodiles in his own nest, and it's on the second underground floor. If something unexpected happens and sea water flows back, he will die immediately!

Bane had never paid much attention to such a spectacular operation in the past. He thought it was natural based on the story he had read. But after listening to Robin's explanation, he realized that this was actually a foreshadowing that Robin had left for Crocodile, a killer move for him.

It’s just that it wasn’t used in the original story due to various reasons!

Just as Bane was surprised and shocked, Robin still had that dangerous smile on his face and said, "So, now there is a very simple way to kill Crocodile. He will definitely receive you on the second underground floor of the Rain Banquet. As long as you are willing to take the risk, when you meet, I will come out and activate the small device that has never been used, so that seawater can flow back in. This will put an end to all this, and there is no need to worry about causing too much damage to the Rain Banquet."

Upon hearing this, Bane first laughed loudly, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Nico Robin with a meaningful look and said, "You know I am also a person with special abilities, and you are still giving me this kind of advice?"

"So, are you afraid that I will drown you there with me?" Robin asked softly, still smiling.

After a brief silence, Bane waved his hand and said, "No, I believe you, so let's follow your plan!"

His decisive agreement surprised Robin, who had been prepared to be rejected.

Inexplicably, I felt a warm feeling in my heart. Is this trust?
(End of this chapter)