From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 52: Inheriting Crocodile's Legacy
After her identity was exposed, Weiwei seemed a little uneasy, but she soon calmed down. It can be seen that she must have grown a lot after working in the Baroque Studio for such a long time.

Considering that the man in front of them had stopped Crocodile's plan to invade Alabasta, he should have no ill will towards them, so Vivi also showed the elegance that a princess should have, bowed lightly and said: "Thank you for your help in Alabasta, Mr. Bane."

"It's not that I can help you. I'm just not interested in Crocodile's plan." Bane waved his hand and said, "You just heard me call a halt to this so-called 'Utopia' operation. Now it seems that there is no conflict between us. I hope that from now on, you, the Nefertari clan, will not interfere with the development of Baroque Works here."

Although Bane's tone was very calm and there was no threat in it, Weiwei still tactfully agreed: "No problem, we, the Nefertari, really hope to establish a friendship with you."

The Baroque Works Society led by Crocodile has already given their clan a hard time. Bane, the one who killed Crocodile, is obviously more powerful and has more means. Vivi naturally doesn't want to be his enemy.

After confirming the other party's attitude, Bane nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "As far as I know, Crocodile funded it here."

At this point, Bane turned his gaze towards Nico Robin, who had obviously done her homework and immediately gave the answer: "Four hundred and thirty thousand rebels."

"Yes, 430,000 rebels." Bane nodded and continued to look at Princess Vivi and said, "Since we have stopped this plan, these rebels should not continue to exist. I don't think you, the Nefertari clan, would want such a large armed force to continue to exist in Alabasta, right?"

"Of course, restoring stability and prosperity to the country is our goal," Weiwei responded immediately.

"But it's a bit regrettable that before I came, Crocodile had already invested a huge amount of money in this group of rebels this year, and you know, as I said just now, I need a lot of Baileys," Bane looked at Vivi and said softly.

Weiwei was no fool, so she naturally understood what he meant. After thinking for a moment, she immediately replied, "I think the rebels haven't spent all the money yet. As long as we work together to recover it, we should be able to get some of it back. At the same time, on behalf of the Nefertari clan, I am also very happy to provide you with a substantial reward for your help."

After receiving this reply, Ben laughed and said, "Very good. I have already felt your sincerity, Your Highness. If you encounter any problems in the future, we at Baroque Works will be happy to help you solve them. After all, you are one of us now. If you are interested, we can keep this position for you. I hope our friendship will last forever."

Alabasta is a world-class military power. As a world-class military power, they not only have a huge armament, but also hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers.

At the same time, Alabasta must also have huge military production capacity!

The main reason why Bane wanted to establish a friendship with the Nefertari clan was because of this factor. The new navy not only had to have money, but also had to turn the money into armaments.

It is inevitable to build a complete and productive military-industrial system from scratch, but Bane does not have this ability at present, and it will also take a huge amount of time and money.

Therefore, before they master this ability, they still need a partner who can help them.

Alabasta is undoubtedly the right place. They may not be able to build warships, but they can definitely provide weapons and artillery shells. The new navy's arms logistics requires such strong support!
Seizing Alabasta and inheriting this productivity is too risky. After all, the Nefertari family is not ordinary. They are descendants of the twenty kings of the Plain Yellow Banner. Bane is not a fool like Crocodile, so there is no need to take the risk.

Especially since this country is located in the first half of the Grand Line, Bane does not want to place his base in such a place as it has too many limitations.

In comparison, he felt that the New World was more suitable as a base, after all, the control of the world government there was weak.

In the New World, Bane thinks that Kaido's territory is very suitable. Wano Country also has strong military and industrial productivity. It is not suitable to inherit Alabasta's legacy, but it is very suitable to inherit Kaido's legacy.

There was no need to say too much when they met for the first time. Both sides just needed to express their attitude. Bane got the result he wanted, and Princess Vivi also put down her heavy burden.

After a pleasant exchange between the two, the meeting ended. Vivi said that her father would come to visit Bane in person after all the subsequent matters in Alabasta were resolved.

Bane did not refuse, but he felt that by then, he would probably no longer be in Alabasta.

After all these people have dispersed, the only ones left are Bane's core team, Yixiao, Zoro, Nami and Nico Robin.

Several people gathered in Crocodile's office and began to discuss the follow-up matters.

"Robin, I've revealed some information to you before. We will all join the navy later, and your identity is obviously not suitable," Bane said to Nicole Robin while drinking tea.

Robin nodded naturally and said, "I understand, so I will stay in Alabasta and help you look after the Baroque Works, maintain the operation of the association, and reserve enough funds for you."

"Well, so I'll leave everything here to you. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, don't force yourself to do it. Feel free to contact me and I'll help you." Ben first explained, and then said very seriously: "Finally, there is one thing I need you to keep in mind."

Robin's expression became serious when he heard this, and he said softly, "Please give me your orders."

Ben smiled and said, "In my eyes, you are more important than the entire Baroque Works. Therefore, if you encounter any force majeure, I hope you can make your own protection your first priority. If necessary, you can give up everything here."

Robin was stunned for a moment, but before she could be moved, Bane changed the subject and said, "The Nefertari have a historical text in their funeral hall. You can discuss it with Weiwei or Cobra later. If we come across the historical text during our subsequent journey, we will take a photo and fax it to you. As for the content of the historical text, you don't have to tell me. I'm not interested in that stuff."

Robin was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then he said softly: "I understand, thank you."

Bane waved his hand and didn't say any more about these things. Soon, under Nami's impatient urging, everyone began to check how much of Crocodile's inheritance was left.

Robin took out the share certificates, Yuyan account books and other related documents from the safe, and everyone began to read them with great anticipation, smiling.

"Oh my," Ben looked at Yuyan's information and raised his eyebrows. "That guy Taizoro is actually a shareholder of Yuyan and owns 16% of the shares here."

And Tesoro is the only shareholder of Yuyan besides Crocodile.

But this is understandable. After all, Crocodile still owns 3.6% of the shares of Golden City. It can be seen that he should have a good relationship with Tesoro.

In addition, Crocodile's assets are spread across many areas. He has shares in many well-known hotels, and many giants in the dark world have certain cooperative relationships with him.

After studying it for a while, Bane said without going into details, "Sort all of this out. For now, the news about Crocodile's death cannot be disclosed. Everything remains the same. When the time is right, transfer all of these assets to our own names."

"No problem." Robin agreed immediately.

(End of this chapter)