From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

And in today's world.

Crocodile made two preparations. One was to continue training the rebels. The current rebel organization in Alabasta actually received funding from Crocodile.

The other hand is to raise the banner of the Geming Army.

If the rebels fail to perform, Crocodile will take action himself, do it covertly, and then put the blame on the Songming Army, an organization notorious for taking the blame.

This is also the reason why he had done some things secretly under the name of the Geming Army.

I just want to plant a seed so that it won't be too abrupt when the time comes.

In Crocodile's view, no matter whether the Nefertari clan was finally destroyed by the rebels or the "Song Army", as long as it had nothing to do with him on the surface, it was fine.

Once this matter is handled, and the matter is settled, he doesn't believe that Mary Geoise will turn against him because of these dead people.

Even when he becomes the king of Alabasta, he won't have to care about Mary Geoise's mood anymore.

Obviously, Crocodile was unaware of the Nefertari's true importance to Marijoa. At least until their bloodline factor technology reached Marijoa's desired standards, the Nefertari remained invaluable. Even Diarmaitre didn't know that, in the original story, even without the Straw Hat Pirates, Cobra and Vivi wouldn't have perished at Crocodile's hands. Marijoa had already made arrangements to take Cobra and Vivi away at the crucial moment.

They are not as ignorant as they appear to be about the turbulent situation in Alabasta. They are just killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Borrowing Crocodile's sword, he pushed the crown off Nefertari's head.

Once Crocodile conquers Alabasta, it won't be a big deal for Marijoa to deal with Crocodile. There are a hundred ways to deal with him. "Haha, I always thought that dealing with the Nefertari clan, given their identities, would be a difficult problem for me to deal with. I never thought that this seemingly intractable problem would actually be the one I least need to worry about?" Crocodile said with a wicked smile.

At the same time, he felt a little regretful in his heart that he had not understood and investigated the secret behind it earlier, otherwise he would not have come to Alabasta under the guise of Ge's army to cause trouble. Now, bastards like Drago have "naturally" come to Alabasta to make trouble for him.

But on second thought, if he had not done these things, the situation now might be different, and it is hard to say whether it would be good or bad.

It seems there is really no need to regret anything?

"That's right. Nefertari's identity is not an obstacle to us." Spandine said softly.

"So according to the intentions of those bigwigs in Mary Geoise, do they want to use me to get rid of and kill them?" Klo (bccj) Kedar asked after thinking for a while.

He probably understood why Marijoa came to him. It had nothing to do with whether the owner of Alabasta would change or not, but was mainly about the problem of the Nefertari clan.

Due to many factors, Mary Geoise is unable to deal with them. Just like he trained the rebels, they also need him to act as a shady hand and deal with one of the descendants of these twenty kings?

However, Spandine shook his head and said, "On the surface, it is enough for the Nefertari clan to be destroyed in your hands. In fact, the Nefertari clan must be escorted back to Marijoa by me..." "You don't mean that Marijoa is waiting to take them back to become Celestial Dragons? Wouldn't that be very embarrassing for me?" Crocodile glanced at Spandine and said.

My goodness, I, Crocodile, worked hard to help you get rid of the Nefertari clan, but in the blink of an eye, they went back to become a Celestial Dragon. What should I do then?

Do you think they will retaliate against me?

"Please rest assured, Lord Crocodile, this kind of thing will never happen..." Spandine said seriously.

"Do you think there is any basis for mutual trust between us?" Crocodile asked disdainfully.

Are you kidding? Crocodile would never believe such a verbal promise. It's like he has used up all the rebels and must get rid of them. Mary Geoise must have other backup plans by then, but that depends on personal opinion and how to counter them. At least there is no need to worry about it now.

"Of course not, so I'm happy to build a foundation of trust between us." Spandine smiled and waved to Foz F.

Foz F quickly took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Crocodile.

Crocodile looked at Foz and Spandine with some surprise, then picked up the document and began to read it.

"A sinful royal family that conspires with an evil organization like the Songming Army and intends to subvert the world's legitimate authority, how can it possibly become a noble Celestial Dragon again, even if it has the blood of twenty kings?" Spandane said with an evil smile.

Crocodile quickly closed the document of only three or two pages. It was obvious that this was the "trust" given to him by Spandane. It actually contained some "solid evidence" of the conspiracy between the Song Army and the Nefertari clan.

Of course, it is the superficial evidence, but is there any false accusation in it? In fact, Crocodile can understand it just by looking at it, it is basically a false accusation.

For example, the Nefertari clan funded the Songming Army to burn down Mary Geoise, and provided the Songming Army with a certain amount of funds and Mary Geoise's city defense blueprints.

This is clearly an attempt to throw mud. When Marijoa was on fire, the noble knight Crocodile was drinking tea with Cobra. He was very sure that Cobra did not do this.

But it doesn't matter. As long as the Nefertari clan falls, no one will speak for them. This document with the official seal of Mary Geoise is the most authoritative thing.

And although Crocodile had doubts about this, he didn't think in his heart that the Nefertari clan would become Celestial Dragons again.

That's not very realistic. The power division in Mary Geoise is already very mature. How can it be an easy matter if there is another Celestial Dragon family?

What's more, there is a lot of hatred between them.

So he thought that if Cobra was really taken to Mary Geoise, his fate would not be good, and he just wanted this document to give him peace of mind and serve as insurance.

It can be regarded as the first step in building trust with Spandine.

"Just barely qualified." Crocodile commented, then he looked at Spandine and said, "So, after I help Marijoa do these dirty things, what will I get as reward?"

"Speaking of which, Lord Crocodile has been gradually clearing his identity in recent years. Although you are wearing the pirate cloak of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you haven't gone out to sea to plunder for a long time. At the same time, you have been cracking down on piracy in Alabasta. I would like to confirm first, Lord Crocodile, do you still intend to continue being a pirate in the future?" Spandine asked softly.

Crocodile was silent for a while, then said, "Who would want to be a pirate if you can become a king?" It sounded like he didn't intend to continue being an evil pirate after this.

But in fact, Crocodile did not tell the truth. He usurped Alabasta simply to obtain Alabasta's huge military support, ancient weapons, and huge amounts of funds and resources.

After having all these, Crocodile felt that if he developed well, he could definitely enter the New World and beat that bastard Whitebeard to pieces!

Then, he could use Alabasta as a base to try to conquer the New World and even the entire world.

Being a mere king could not satisfy his ambition at all.

But why tell Spandine these things?

Spandane glanced at Crocodile, acting as if he were telling the truth, and continued, "Since you have such intentions, Marijoa promises that as long as you can seize the throne of Alabasta in a reasonable, legal, and public-welcome manner, the World Righteousness Council will recognize your status and allow Alabasta to retain its rights as a member state. For five years, you will not be required to pay any substantial amount of Heavenly Gold."

After a slight pause, Spandine said in a deep voice: "This is the sincerity and bargaining chip given by Mary Geoise." "Is there something like this?" Crocodile raised the document just now and asked.

Spandine laughed and waved his hand, saying, "How could such a transaction be recorded on paper?" "That's really worrying..." Crocodile murmured.

Spandine didn't say anything, just looked at Crocodile.

After a long pause, Crocodile finally said, "But it doesn't conflict with my purpose... Let me trust you just once..."

Spandine still showed no expression of surprise.

This is not surprising. After all, even without this promise, would Crocodile not have taken action against the Nefertari clan? Would he not have tried to seize the throne of Alabasta?

No, he would still do it.

Therefore, the answer has been very clear from the beginning. Now, there are just more "guarantees" and "benefits". If it can be implemented in the end, it will definitely be Crocodile who makes a lot of money.

But if it fails to materialize, he won't lose out.

After all, Crocodile never expected to become the real king of the desert easily!

"Well, it's a pleasure working with you?" Spandine stood up and smiled at Crocodile. Just as he was about to extend his hand to shake hands, he suddenly realized something and withdrew his hand.

"Doesn't my hook suit your aesthetic?" Crocodile said jokingly.

"No, I'm just afraid of becoming a mummy." Spandine said with a smile.

"Hehe, your attitude doesn't make me feel that you are afraid." Crocodile smiled, and then without waiting for Spandine to speak, he responded: "Happy cooperation." After reaching a cooperation intention, Spandine did not leave quickly.

On the contrary, the two sides had a more detailed discussion about their respective intelligence, with Robin also participating.

The Song Army and the Nefertari clan, the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the CP agency.

In Alabasta, the struggles and confrontations between various forces are finally getting back on track...

Right

Chapter 340 Summoning the Seven Warlords of the Sea to Fight in Alabasta! ?

After discussing for about half a day, the two sides exchanged intelligence.

After finishing the tea in his cup, Spandine stood up and said, "As for the details, I'll have to wait for my subordinates to report the situation in Alabasta to me before making any plans. If Crocodile is not in a hurry, you can wait for me for a few days..."

Crocodile responded calmly: "For crocodiles, hunting always requires patience. Coincidentally, I have enough patience." He has been waiting in Alabasta for more than ten years, so it doesn't matter if he waits a little longer.

"Then I'll take my leave first." Spandine said with a smile.

Crocodile did not stand up, but said very naturally: "Robin, go and see our distinguished guests off." "Okay." Robin nodded.

At this moment, Spandine seemed to remember something and suddenly looked at Crocodile and said, "Oh, there's one more thing." Crocodile glanced at Spandine, without any impatience, and said patiently, "Go ahead."

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea were established in 1503 of the Sea Calendar, and it has been more than ten years since then. During these ten years, the Seven Warlords of the Sea have never been forcibly recruited, nor have they engaged in any cooperative alliances. The only thing that satisfied Marijoa was the White Hunter Smoker's major operation in the New World not long ago..." Spandine said here and looked at Crocodile's expression.

After all, from a macro perspective, Smoker can be said to have defeated the Whitebeard Pirates.

On the contrary, Crocodile suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, Crocodile didn't seem to be showing any particular emotion, and Spandine wasn't sure what was going on. Crocodile glanced at Spandine with some surprise and asked, "So?"

Seeing this, Spandine collected his thoughts and continued, "So Mary Geoise also hopes to take this opportunity to truly see the effectiveness of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... Treat it as a real debut." After saying that, without waiting for Crocodile to speak, Spandine took out a dark red Den Den Mushi that looked a bit like a bat from his pocket, raised his hand and placed it on Crocodile's desk.

"The so-called Supreme Authority isn't just for threatening people, Crocodile-sama, you should know exactly what this means..." Spandine said with a slightly sinister smile. Crocodile looked at the Den Den Mushi, his expression changing slightly. He whispered, "The Shichibukai are summoning the Den Den Mushi."

"That's right. Each of you received one at the beginning, but over the years, Marijoa rarely used this authority to instruct you to do anything. Before I came here, my superiors gave me this authority. Now I authorize it to you, Lord Crocodile. Marijoa puts the overall situation first and is unwilling to force you to do anything or cooperate with anyone. After all, that would be unpleasant for both of us. Now, you can consider for yourself whether to summon, and which one or several of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to come to Alabasta to fight with us." Spandine said in a very serious tone.

Crocodile looked at Spandine with a playful expression, then reached out and picked up the Den Den Mushi on the table. He smiled and said, "Interesting. Do you authorize me, one of the Shichibukai, to summon the other Shichibukai to fight? Hehehe... Indeed, such a thing has never happened in more than ten years. I will think about it carefully."

Crocodile did not refuse directly. He was indeed very unruly and generally would not cooperate with anyone. But this time, to be honest, people like the Songming Army and Dragon put a lot of pressure on Crocodile. This is why he agreed to cooperate with Mary Geoise and the CP agency so easily.

Now, if he could really recruit several of the powerful Shichibukai to fight in Alabasta... that would be quite attractive to Crocodile.

Although Spandine did not say it explicitly, since he gave the power of conscription to Crocodile, it means, to a certain extent, that if the Seven Warlords of the Sea are summoned this time, Crocodile will be the leader.

Possessing certain power and voice.

Interesting.

Crocodile would not think too much about Smoker and the like. No matter how he looked at that war, they were now the true "Four Emperors", doing well in the New World and were in the limelight. Marijoa had to give him some face. From the perspective of relationship, it was obvious that Smoker had a better relationship with Marijoa.

Haven’t you seen that neutral zones like Golden City have been specially approved?

Crocodile believed that the bastard Smoker must have given a lot of money to Mary Geoise.

In addition, Smoker's prestige is indeed one of the best among the Seven Warlords of the Sea. His arrival will easily affect his own authority. Therefore, although Crocodile has not considered whether to use him or not, he has subconsciously excluded Smoker from this recruitment.

The next one is Seaman. Crocodile thinks that there is not much use for this fishman to come to Alabasta. His strength is really restricted here. He might turn into a dried fish after coming here. He might not be able to help at all, and even become a breakthrough point or flaw for them, which would be very embarrassing.

In addition, Crocodile had a natural aversion to Fishman Island, which had previously had a very good relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, so he quickly excluded Jinbe.

Then, apart from himself, there are only four Shichibukai left.

They are Tenyasha, Donquixote, Doflamingo, Pirate Queen, Boa, Hancock, Tyrant, Bartholomew, Kuma, the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye, Dracule, and Mihawk!

Among these four people, Crocodile only had some interactions with Doflamingo, and that was many years ago. He had almost no contact with the others.

After all, Bartholomew Kuma is a pirate, but he has always been at odds with the pirate camp. Later, he joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea and became a running dog-like task machine of the Marine Headquarters. He did whatever the Navy asked him to do.

The Pirate Queen, Boa Hancock, was famous all over the world for her beauty, but after becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, she has been quiet, even quieter than Crocodile. She has been lurking in the Calm Belt, and no one knows what she is up to. Anyway, he has never seen or come into contact with her.

Djorakor Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, was erratic and moody, a true 'chaotic' type. You never knew what he would do next.

Maybe he would help the old lady cross the street and do a good deed.