From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

As for worrying about how his status as a national hero would affect something.

Haha, these things have never been a problem for the victors. History has always been written by the victors.

After getting rid of Crocodile, just look up the old accounts and you can find a lot of black history. No matter how you say it, it makes sense. Who cares about prestige?

The only problem for Cobra is Crocodile's strength.

But looking at the entire Alabasta pirate usurpation incident, we can find that Cobra's actions were simply idiotic. If it weren't for someone like Luffy who passed by and used his cheating skills to beat Crocodile to death, everything would have been ruined.

Now, after some investigation and learning about some of Cobra's deeds, Moriah's opinion of Cobra is almost the same as Diarmait's.

In peacetime, Cobra is definitely a wise and benevolent king.

But once chaos occurs, he is a mentally retarded person.

At this stage, Moriah already regarded him as mentally retarded.

Hearing Moria's teasing, Dragon smiled and said, "It seems that I can't go to Alabasta casually now, hahaha." "Of course not." Moria said calmly.

"Even so, is there any possibility of fighting for it? If we expose that these are all Crocodile's conspiracies and help him stabilize the domestic situation, is it possible for Cobra to accept us?" Dorag asked again.

In fact, Dragon had already had ideas about Alabasta, otherwise he would not have sent such a capable assistant like Moria there.

After all, Alabasta is enormous, with a long history, a strategic location, a large population, and enormous wealth. There's even a slight possibility that it might contain ancient weapons.

Under normal circumstances, Alabasta can maintain a conventional army of over a million people while ensuring a very good standard of living for its civilians. Just look at how wealthy this country is...

If he could get Alabasta, he, Dragon, would be considered a liberated serf and would be singing a song!

By then, he will have the confidence to face Mary Geoise head-on.

But before this, Dragon had never figured out how to arrange Alabasta. He just planted some hidden cards in Alabasta, even Crocodile, and he was planning to use him.

But now, after coming into contact with Saab, a new direction has opened up for him.

If I could use Alabasta as a cover...

Wouldn't that be wonderful?

"Isn't it possible? Don't forget that the Nefertari clan is the descendant of twenty kings." Moria said after a moment of silence.

"Twenty kings..." Dorag murmured softly.

The burning of Marijoa, that mysterious castle within the Abode of God...

These immediately broke into Dorag's memory.

Perhaps, we can get the answer from the Nefertari clan?

"Although they are descendants of the twenty kings, I heard their relationship with Mary Geoise isn't very good... but there's still a chance of winning them over, right?" Drago hesitated again. Seeing Drago's reluctance, Moriah felt helpless and could only say, "Let's try to contact them."

"Hmm... Not for now. Let's continue to observe the situation. But we should be prepared for both situations and bet on both sides. It would be best if we could win Cobra's support and tie our interests together..." Dorag said after thinking for a while. . . . Requesting flowers. . .

"But I think Crocodile has a better chance of winning. Didn't you think Crocodile was more optimistic about us before? You even said that we would force him to join us..." Moria said.

"That's right. In comparison, Crocodile is smarter, more resourceful, and more capable than Cobra. His strength is enough to make me excited, but the problem is... Because of this, I now hope to join forces with Cobra." Dorag said with an evil smile.

Originally he just wanted to cooperate, so it would naturally be better to find someone as capable as Crocodile.

But now, he wants to swallow up Alabasta and support someone to be a puppet in front. From this point of view, it must be Cobra, the king who is obviously mentally retarded in this matter, who is more suitable!

"Then when is the right time to take action?" Moria asked again.

From a broad perspective, the sooner the better, so that the damage to Alabasta will be less. The sooner Crocodile is dealt with, the sooner the situation in Alabasta can be stabilized.

But from Dragon's perspective, the more chaos the better. When the situation becomes chaotic and reaches a point of collapse, when Cobra has nowhere to retreat and no other options left, then he might be able to grab the life-saving straw offered by Moria and the others...

...0 Thinking of this, Dorag said, "You can do it yourself. When Cobra gets desperate, we can help him."

"Okay, I understand." Moria said with a smile.

"By the way, how is your zombie?" Dorag asked again.

"Actually, it's an extension of my ability. I'm not very interested in it. It's mainly because that Hogback has been pestering me. Considering that he is also a world-class famous doctor and a very important talent to us, I have tolerated him until now... But generally speaking, it is effective. As a general strategy, it is good as a trump card, but it is meaningless to masters." Moriah concluded.

"I don't care about these, and there's no need to do anything to the experts. It's enough to reduce our sacrifice rate, but you have to do it cleanly... Don't let anyone know that this is what we are doing." Dorag ordered.

"I understand." Moriah smiled, then added, "Everyone now thinks this is something done by the Baroque Works. That bastard Crocodile is trying to blame us, so I'll let him take the blame a bit more."

"Well done." Dorag said with a smile.

As if he had thought of something, Dorag said, "By the way, the New World might be in chaos during this period. We should seize the opportunity..."

"Are you good at creating a new world?" Moriah said with a light in his eyes.

Isn't Kaido the source of this trouble...

"No, I'm going to seize the opportunity and make a few big deals while all forces are paying attention to the New World. I'll contact you then." Dorag said helplessly.

"Okay." Although Moria was a little discouraged, he did not refuse anything.

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Dragon made several more calls, contacting many of his senior officials, such as Umbrio and Ivankov.

Finally, he looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand and hesitated for a long time.

Rodriguez. Diarmait. ….

Do you want to contact him?

The Kingdom of Goa is a good project, but he may not be able to handle it alone. However, if he has two good helpers, Diarmuid and Queen Stusi, to help him, then there will be no problem.

But this would require sharing a certain amount of profits, and at the same time, the truth would be exposed...

Is it worth it? Earthy.

Chapter 298 Diarmuid: I earn hundreds of thousands of berries per second, why would I do business with a country bumpkin like you?

Without thinking things through, Dorag would not make a hasty decision.

In the end, I didn't call the Den Den Mushi.

By the time Diarmuid received contact from Dorag, it was already seven days later.

On Smoker's 'Smokey', Diarmait was sitting on the sofa in the cabin.

This ship can be regarded as a little paradise for Diarmait and Tina. Although Diarmait cannot be called a 'smoker', he is an old smoker, and Tina has been a bad boy since she was a child, always smoking.

Smoker, the user of the Smoke Fruit, has no other hobbies. He just likes to collect some expensive cigars, tobacco and the like.

There are many precious cigars and cigarettes on this ship.

Some of them cannot be bought with money, and even Diarmait rarely encounters them.

Of course, he basically only smokes cigars specially supplied by the Navy Headquarters on weekdays, which are also something that cannot be bought even with money.

The fleet on Endres Island had assembled two days earlier, and the first batch of cannon fodder had already begun attacking Totland. In the Wano Sea, the Whitebeard Pirates' alliance was still very powerful. Led by the Whitebeard Pirates' leaders and supplemented by the troops of the Smoker Pirates, they quickly broke into the Totland Sea and started a war with the pirate alliance of Big Mom and the Beasts Pirates.

The battle situation on the front line is currently very fierce. Pirate ships of all sizes are calling on their friends and joining forces to join the battlefield in large numbers. At the very beginning, it has become a large naval battle involving tens of thousands of people.

This kind of battle situation may continue to evolve into hundreds or thousands of ships firing at each other at sea. Now, the "650" or even hundreds of such warships will be continuously replenished, sunk, and rotated for several days.

In terms of actual combat power, a naval battle of this scale poses no threat to truly top-tier masters such as Diarmuid, Newgate, Kaido, and Charlotte. Linlin and the like, any of them could destroy a war of this magnitude.

When their strength reaches this level, conventional wars no longer have much meaning.

So why fight such a large-scale war?

Because this is the warring parties showing their dominance to the New World and even the entire world.

Not only are we individually exceptionally strong, we also have powerful enough troops under our command to suppress all forces!

Without such a large and powerful pirate force, how could so many member states in the New World pay protection fees?

At this time in the cabin, Diarmait took out tobacco from a tobacco box and rolled it himself with special cigarette paper, while complaining to the Den Den Mushi on the table.

"No way, boss? Do you know what the situation in the New World is like now? With Endres Island as the front line and the Totland Sea as the focus of the war, extending to the territories of all the pirate forces in all directions, big or small, countless shells fly out of the barrels every moment, and I don’t know how many people are fighting bloody battles..." Diarmait said to the Den Den Mushi.

"It's not your turn to take action yet, right?" said Dragon's voice from the Den Den Mushi.

"What are you talking about? I'm in the waters of Totland right now. I could be attacked by the Big Mom Pirates or the Beasts Pirates at any time. I'm really nervous..." Diarmait said absentmindedly as he rolled up the tobacco and looked at it.

Indeed, this ship is in Totland. It is within the waters of the World Nations, but it is surrounded by our own warships. It is said to be the front line, but it has not yet reached the front line.

It's not necessary to go to the front line right now. Anyway, Diarmuid is very capable of holding back. As long as Kaido and Charlotte and Linlin don't come out, we will never reveal the fact that the navy is involved!

Of course, he didn't know that on the front lines, there was an old scoundrel named Rayleigh. He had earned so much money these past few days that he would rush to wherever the fighting was fierce and the settlement fee was high, and he always managed to survive...

This old bastard had long known that Diarmuid and his men had been involved in the war, but he hadn't told anyone.

"Are you interested in cooperating?" Dorag asked directly, not bothering to ask Diarmait any more nonsense.

"What kind of cooperation are you talking about? You keep talking about cooperation, but you don't even mention the project. You don't want me to sell you the old weapons retired by the navy, do you? It's too dangerous. I don't want to have anything to do with you..." Diarmait compared the cigarette papers and found that they were not neat, so he adjusted them and responded casually.

"Do you think I'm a rag collector?" Dorag said unhappily.

"Damn, you have money to buy first-hand goods?" Diarmait said in surprise.

Dragon was silent for a while on the Den Den Mushi side, then gritted his teeth and said, "No..."

That’s right, the weapons used by people like Dorag are all second-hand goods on the black market, and many of them are indeed retired from the navy.

However, the Navy will definitely not return the items to the black market. Instead, they will return them to Mary Geoise in exchange for new equipment. However, Mary Geoise is plagued by corruption and will soon sell these items that should have been destroyed on the black market.

Most of Dorag's supplies come from here.

For example, Doflamingo also deals in new weapons and second-hand weapons. He also does this kind of business.

"That's what I told you." Diarmait finally breathed a sigh of relief. You guys are used to living in poverty, how could you suddenly become rich?

Unlike me, the Admiral…

So, how important is it to choose a good career?

"It's because I have no money that I'm looking for you to cooperate with me. I think you're also trying to make money everywhere, right? You should have secretly taken a lot of the tribute that Ms. Stussy gives to the World Government every year, right?" Dorag asked in a deep voice.

He had long known that Diarmait was going to cause trouble with the navy, but the navy's shackles were so great that no other source of military funds could afford it except Mary Geoise.

Therefore, Dorag has always denied that the navy can break free from these shackles, but he also believes that Diarmait should be doing his best to break these shackles and must be making money in secret.

Queen Stussy's Happy Street also has a business partnership with Amway Group, and Diarmuid may be involved.

Diarmait smiled when he heard this. Dorag was still too young. He didn't think that he had secretly taken a lot of money. The tribute that Stussy sent to Mary Geoise was nothing. It was just used to bribe and deceive Mary Geoise.

The real big share has always been taken by the navy.

Over the past few years, while the Navy has been amassing vast sums of funds, Marineford has secretly built several massive underground fortresses. What's the purpose? Saving money...