From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Tina hit Diarmait directly in the stomach, and the violent impact almost made Diarmait vomit blood.

“Ah…” Diarmait choked.

"General, General, look, big news!" Tina sat on Diarmait, holding the newspaper in one hand and shaking Diarmait's arm with the other.

"Do you want to kill me? Bastard!" Diarmait cursed.

Diarmuid didn't bother to get rid of Tina's stomach. He took the newspaper she handed him and began to read. The title was quite eye-catching: "Is it the Pirates who usurped the throne, or the Fall of the Riku Clan?"

Diarmait also perked up and started reading.

As expected, it was Doflamingo who caused trouble in the New World and usurped Dressrosa.

However, judging from the description in the newspaper, Doflamingo obviously gave Morgans money, or Morgans was also deceived by Doflamingo's methods.

Six days ago, Riku Dold III, in the name of the Riku royal family, launched a fundraising campaign in Dressrosa for 10 billion berries.

To be honest, this is not a big deal. Hundreds of billions of Baileys, in the whole world, can't even make a splash.

But what happened after that was extremely bizarre.

Riku, who had a very good reputation and credibility worldwide, Dold III, after raising tens of billions of berries in cash, perhaps out of greed for wealth, actually launched a bloody massacre in Dressrosa.

Royal soldiers and even King Riku Dold III personally took to the battlefield, killing many of the people of Dressrosa who had lent him money.

As a result, the entire Dressrosa fell into riots and a large-scale rebellion occurred.

The country was plunged into civil war.

But this civil war ended in just one night.

Because it happened to be when Riku Dold III was brutally suppressing the people of Dressrosa.

Don Quixote and his family passed through this country by chance.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea. Tenyasha. Don Quixote. Doflamingo, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, quickly suppressed the runaway Riku clan.

Then, through a series of conspiracies, the final result was that Likudold III was unanimously deposed from the throne by all citizens because of his "atrocities".

Don Quixote, who helped the citizens of Dressrosa survive a night of suffering, and Doflamingo, have been officially elected as the new king of Dressrosa!

That’s right, this guy Doflamingo is quite fancy.

Through elections and referendums, King Riku Dord III was quickly and legally removed from the throne.

Then, he ascended the throne of Dressrosa through another vote in a completely formal and legal manner.

At least from a legal point of view, there is no problem at all for Doflamingo to become the new king of Dressrosa.

Many intelligent people could see that this was clearly a conspiracy, a complete attempt by pirates to usurp the throne. How could King Riku have gone so mad as to suddenly demand a loan of 10 billion berries? And how could he kill all the citizens who had lent him money just for 10 billion berries?

Isn't this a mental problem?

But the victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits. Doflamingo has become the king of Dressrosa, and Riku. Dold III was sentenced to death. It was too late to say anything now, so no smart people jumped out to vindicate King Riku.

Because that would not only be meaningless, but would also offend Doflamingo, the ruthless man.

Perhaps it was through donations, or perhaps it was through connections in Mary Geoise, but in any case, the Five Elders and others, including Mary Geoise's senior officials, did not express any opinions on this.

It seemed as if he had tacitly agreed that Doflamingo would become the king of Dressrosa.

Careful people, such as Morgans, discovered that Dressrosa was on the list of members of Mary Geoise's allied countries that was just announced two days ago.

There is no doubt that even though Dressrosa has a new king, due to the timely delivery of Tianshangjin, this country was not removed from Mary Geoise and is still one of the legitimate member states.

This tacit attitude also made many royal families of the member states feel uneasy.

The harmfulness of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system has finally revealed its true fangs.

"Interesting..." Diarmait smacked his lips.

As a righteous admiral, Diarmuid should have stood on the side of King Riku, but from the perspective of interests, Riku Dord III could not help the navy at all.

On the contrary, Doflamingo is rooted in the New World and is willing to contribute 50% of the net profits of Dressrosa and the Don Quixote family to the Navy as a token of allegiance and partnership. There is no doubt that this will benefit the Navy more.

In reality, apart from the sacrifices caused by this conspiracy, the real victims are only the Riku royal family.

Since Doflamingo has decided to clean up his act and join the navy, he can no longer continue to use dark means to rule Dressrosa.

Therefore, the tragedies that Dressrosa was supposed to encounter are unlikely to happen again.

On the contrary, Doflamingo's ability as a king is definitely far superior to Riku and Dold III's.

I believe that under the leadership of Doflamingo, Dressrosa's economic, people's livelihood and other problems will be quickly resolved, and the living standards of the entire country will be raised.

Don't doubt it, Doflamingo is fully capable of doing this. The huge dividends brought by the Don Quixote family's business in the dark world and its comprehensive cooperation with the Amway Group can fully develop the entire Dressrosa.

This is a matter of mutual benefit and win-win.

So looking at it from another perspective, without considering Doflamingo's identity as a pirate, this whole thing is actually a very ordinary issue of change of royal power.

This happens every year all over the world.

The new king replaced the old king.

Just like the Goa Kingdom in the East China Sea, the Otluk family became the new king, there is no difference.

"There is no doubt that this is a conspiracy, right? But Doflamingo did it very cleanly, and there is no fault to be found at all. He seized the throne of Dressrosa completely within the rules and with reasonable and legal means!" Tina said with some emotion.

Diarmait nodded without saying anything.

Tina then asked, "General, what will he do after he becomes the king of Dressrosa?"

Diarmait grinned and said, "First of all, you have to understand what Doflamingo wants. Is it the throne?"

"No..." Tina shook her head.

"That's right, he doesn't want the throne. What he seeks is revenge for his fellow Celestial Dragons. But due to his own strength and limits, Doflamingo cannot do this on his own. Therefore, he has to choose someone who can bring him hope of revenge, as an investment object, or as a backer..." Diarmait said again.

In the original story, Doflamingo might have chosen Kaido as his backer.

But now...

"He chose our navy, right?" Tina said with her eyes shining.

"That's right. He chose the navy as his backer. Therefore, his purpose in Dressrosa is very clear, which is to increase his importance. Dressrosa has an advantageous geographical location in the New World. Logically, it should not be so poor. Most of the routes in the New World intersect with Dressrosa. This country is born to be a center of trade. Doflamingo knows that what our navy lacks is not combat effectiveness, but economic ability. Therefore, as long as he earns enough Baileys, he can quickly increase the weight of his chips on the navy's side. So, what do you think he will do next?" Diarmait asked with a smile.

"Strengthen Dressrosa's economic development, earn more Baileys, and invest in our navy?" Tina thought for a moment and said.

“That’s right!” Diarmait replied.

"Then isn't he working for us for nothing? Dressrosa was actually captured by our navy?" Tina asked in surprise.

"It's just a matter of each taking what they need, but if you insist on saying so, there's no problem with that." Diarmuid said with a smile.

As if he didn't want to discuss this with Tina anymore, Diarmuid glanced at Tina's white shirt and said, "If you don't get up now, don't even think about it!"

Tina's eyes flashed, and she leaned her head against Diarmait's forehead and whispered, "Then I won't get up..."

“Prepare to die!” Diarmait became furious upon hearing this…

Meanwhile, in the desert country of Alabasta.

rain.

Rainland is a newly emerging city in Alabasta in recent years. While its permanent population may not be large, its floating population is enormous. As it stands now, Rainland is the most prosperous city in the entirety of Alabasta, second only to the royal capital, Albana.

Even because the fiefdoms of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile, and Sir Crocodile are located within the Rain Land, although the internal situation of Alabasta is turbulent, the entire radiation range of the Rain Land is very peaceful.

Therefore, many great nobles of Alabasta often come to the Rain Land for refuge.

Sir Crocodile built the most luxurious casino in the first half of the Grand Route in the Rainland, and the entire Rainland was built in the model of an entertainment city.

This prosperous city provided sufficient financial support for Crocodile's career.

Crocodile's office is located on the third underground floor of the luxurious casino "Rain Banquet".

It is very spacious and there are actually no unnecessary decorations. It seems that Crocodile is not a person who pursues a luxurious life.

But the entire office on the third underground floor is wrapped in glass, just like an underground aquarium.

The creatures kept in this aquarium are very powerful.

They are called banana crocodiles. They are very ferocious in nature and live in groups. In the Grand Line, they even hunt sea kings.

This is Crocodile's favorite pet.

In Alabasta, those who disobey him will mostly end up becoming Banana Crocodile's snack.

At this moment in this office, Crocodile was sitting in his boss chair, with a cigar in his mouth and looking at the documents in his hands with a gloomy expression.

Recently, the situation in Alabasta has been a little strange to him. It seems that some inexplicable forces have joined the big game of Alabasta and are secretly wrestling with his plans.

This annoyed Crocodile very much.

At this moment, the door of his office was pushed open, and then a young woman who seemed to have been tanned in this desert country and had a slightly dark skin, but was very beautiful and charming with a very good temperament walked in.

"Oh? It seems that you are not in a good mood, boss? Then perhaps today's news can make you happier." The woman looked at Crocodile and said with a smile.

She didn't seem to be in awe of Crocodile, and there was even a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

Crocodile raised his eyes to look at the woman and said impatiently: "I've told you many times, Nicole. Robin, don't make me angry at this time..."

"I've already told you that I bring you good news that will make you happy." Robin shrugged and said nonchalantly.

At the same time, she raised her hand and threw a newspaper on Crocodile's desk.

"Look, pirates usurp the country..."

Chapter 330 Is Sakaski the real father of Ace?

It has been several years since Nico Robin left the Marine Headquarters and infiltrated Alabasta.

At the beginning, she did not come into contact with Crocodile, but she learned from Diarmait that Baroque Works was Crocodile's organization.

So Robin soon joined Baroque Works in Alabasta.

With excellent intelligence capabilities, a smart brain, and decent strength.

In just two years, Robin came into contact with Crocodile, who was hiding behind the Baroque Works.

And it took more than half a year before Crocodile finally took her seriously.

Now, she has become Crocodile's most trusted right-hand man.

Of course, this trust is only shown in Crocodile's attitude towards his subordinates.