Pirates: Honest Men in the Navy

Chapter 367: Desert Kingdom Meeting, Alabasta and GM Army!

Soon, Major General Kong Ming came to Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan's office.

There was no polite greeting or anything like that. When Huo Shaoshan saw him coming in, he smiled and then said:

"Kong Ming, come, take this information about Alabasta and compile it to see if you can find a breakthrough."

"Yes, Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan!" Major General Kong Ming said very seriously.

"There's no need to be so rigid." Huo Shaoshan shook his head and said.

After hearing this, Major General Kong Ming smiled, took the document and said, "When you work, you must be serious."

What he held in his hand was not only the intelligence passed by Drake, but also some information that the Navy had obtained in Alabasta before. A lot of it was given by Nico Robin.

Including Baroque Works, Crocodile, Alabasta rebels, some information about the GM army, the Neferutalia royal family, etc.

Without any further delay, Kong Ming stood at attention and saluted to say goodbye, then went down to summon his subordinates to analyze the intelligence.

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Two days later, the capital of Alabasta was Albana.

Although the atmosphere in Alabasta has reached a very violent level.

But these brewing storms have not yet swept into Albana, the thousand-year-old capital.

The royal capital is still under the illusion of peace.

This bustling city alone has a population of more than 200 million. It can be seen that Albana and Alabasta have a deep heritage.

In addition to the general permanent population, the floating population here is also very large, and Albana also has a standing army of about 60 to guard this thousand-year capital.

It was night, and Albana was dry and boring. Only at night did it feel a little cooler.

In the palace of Albana, Neferutalia?6?1 Kobra was handling official duties for the recent period.

Just looking at his diligence, Kobra is undoubtedly a qualified king.

He works until late at night almost every day, and his life can be considered simple. As the king of the oldest country of mankind, he does not like those extravagant and lewd ways.

Although, the grandeur of the palace is one of the most magnificent among all the countries in the world.

But this was not built under the orders of Kobra. This was built one by one throughout Alabasta over the course of thousands of years.

If his only luxury is anything, it may be that he built a huge bathing pool in the palace.

Those were the foolish things he did when he was young and a prince.

After succeeding to the throne and becoming the king of Alabasta, Kobra never ordered any of these wasteful things.

The sound of light footsteps sounded in this silent palace, and it was hard not to notice it. The same was naturally true for Kobra. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the footsteps, but then, a smile appeared on his face. Meaning:

"Bell, has Weiwei fallen asleep?"

Bell, also known as Bell of the Falcon, is the adjutant of the Alabasta Kingdom Guards and one of Kobra's most trusted subordinates.

He is said to be an adjutant, but in fact, Bell is almost a member of this royal family with withered blood, and is regarded as an important family member by Cobra and Vivi.

Not just him, but the other adjutant, Jaka of the Jackal, is also similar, as well as the captain of the escort team? 6? 1 Ikarem and others.

Cobra has an easy-going personality, and Vivi has grown up under the care of these people since she was a child. Coupled with the prosperous bloodline of Nefertalia, a royal family that has been in the millennium, now, there is only Princess Vivi as the heir. .

Therefore, in this great palace, everyone from the royal family to the maids get along with each other like family members.

Such situations are quite rare in the entire world.

It is for this reason that Bell and others have always been loyal to the Neferutali clan, and are even willing to sacrifice their lives for them.

Vivi likes to stick to Bell. Bell often transforms into a falcon and takes her to fly in the sky. So many times, when Cobra is busy, Bell takes care of Vivi, the only remaining little princess, and provides She tells her some bedtime stories to put her to sleep and so on.

After hearing Cobra's inquiry, Bell put a smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry, Your Highness the Princess is already asleep."

"I haven't had time to spend time with her recently. She must have said a lot of bad things about me, right?" Kobra teased, pretending to be relaxed.

After saying that, Bell's expression became a little embarrassed. Apparently, Vivi had spoken ill of Cobra a lot.

"Alas, the situation in the country is getting worse and worse... I am really not a qualified king." Kobra sighed with both emotion and weakness.

But Bell had a different opinion on this. He said very seriously: "Your Majesty, you are the most benevolent monarch I have ever seen. Alabasta can't live without you."

But after a short pause, Bell suggested:

"Your Majesty, regarding the situation in the country, I have always believed that Crocodile should be recruited to come to see him. We can set up an ambush and capture him. This may be able to quickly change the status quo."

"Do you still suspect that he is the mastermind behind this?" Kobra said silently.

"Without a doubt, he must be!"

However, Cobra could not say anything in response to Bell's firm answer. He turned silently and looked at the window beside him. Outside was the bright moonlight of Alabasta, reflecting on the boundless desert.

"Your Majesty!" Bell couldn't help but urge again.

Only then did Cobra look at Bell again and sighed:

"We... have no evidence, Bell."

"Your Majesty, we don't need any evidence. If we have to wait for evidence to be found before taking action on this kind of thing, it will be too late!" Bell advised anxiously.

Kobra's expression was a little hesitant and hesitant.

In the end, he just shook his head softly and said: "Wait, let's look again..."

In fact, few people know that Kobra doesn't want to touch Crocodile. He is not a fool. As a king, he can feel that the mastermind behind the foundation of the kingdom is Crocodile, the king's Shichibukai.

The reason why he behaved so hesitantly and lacked the ability to make decisions was actually because of one reason:

Kobra was worried that he didn't have the ability to take down Crocodile.

Therefore, his idea was to find evidence.

If there is evidence, then he can ask the Navy Headquarters and Marie Joa for help.

Even if he knew that those bastards on Mariejoia did not wish him well, perhaps they wished him bad luck.

But the navy, Cobra believed, could still be trusted.

But after all, if you want the Navy to take action, you need evidence.

According to the bill when the King's Shichibukai was established, the Navy has no right to respond to the King's Shichibukai.

At the same time, without evidence, if he directly attacked Crocodile, Kobra doubted whether he could pose a sufficient threat to Crocodile with the power he had.

You know, this is a desert country!

A single move can affect the whole body. Once the attack on Crocodile fails, it will definitely anger Crocodile completely and give him an excellent reason to resist.

In fact, as a result, the Nefertalia clan will come to an end, and the loyal subordinates around him will also die.

This was the reason why Cobra never really made up his mind, he didn't dare to act rashly.

With his 'merciful' character, it would be too idealistic to pursue an ending where no one would be hurt.

"Is His Majesty's hesitation because he is not confident enough? Is he not sure whether he can deal with a big pirate like Crocodile?"

A strange, calm voice suddenly sounded in the empty palace.

Kobra's expression shocked me, and Bell suddenly pulled out the saber from his waist, stepped to Kobra's side in a few steps, and guarded him behind him.

The two people in the palace searched for the sound, but did not find any figure, as if the person who had just spoken was a ghost.

"Who? Who is pretending? Come out quickly!" Bell yelled angrily.

“I thought that as the oldest country of mankind, with one of the most powerful armies in the world, Alabasta’s king should have extremely brave warriors under his command.

But at present, it seems that apart from your ability, you don't seem to have anything outstanding. Could it be that the power of domineering has been lost here in Alabasta? "

That strange sound reached the ears of Kobra and Bell again.

But they still couldn't find anyone.

"...Domineering?" Bell murmured with a solemn look in his eyes.

Indeed, Alabasta's domineering power has been lost, and it was so decades ago.

At that time, Bell was not even a member of the escort team.

But if you really want to talk about it, the so-called power of domineering is not particularly precious. If the royal family of Alabasta deliberately searches for it, they can find a mature way of practicing domineering in the new world in minutes.

However, today, decades later, this matter seems to have been ignored and not cared about at all, which is so outrageous.

And this has also led to the general low level of personal strength in Alabasta. Even the personal guards around King Kobra are not much more than capable.

Perhaps, there is a deeper reason behind this matter.

But no matter what, the reality is that almost no one in Alabasta has the power of domineering.

Or maybe, this was the trend throughout the first half of the Grand Line?In this big environment, no one has much contact with using Haki, so naturally they forget about it?

"Who is your Excellency? Why do you come here so late at night?" Cobra calmed down and said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, a breeze blew in from the window and opened a few pages of paper on the table.

Immediately afterwards, Cobra suddenly noticed a figure standing next to him.

He was startled and took two steps back, but the sharp blade in Bell's hand had already struck down with a sharp blow, cutting the figure in two.

But there was no blood or any cry of pain.

"Look, with just such moves and means, how is it possible to defeat someone like Crocodile in the desert kingdom of Alabasta?" At this time, a calm voice with a bit of hoarseness appeared in Bell's voice. behind.

Just as Bell turned around, the figure grabbed Bell's neck and lifted him up.

At the same time, Bell also saw the appearance of this figure clearly, with anger in his eyes, and struggled:

"It's...it's you!?"

"Dolagg!!" Cobra said in shock.

Yes, the person who appeared in the palace at this time and subdued Bell was none other than Dolag.

After being recognized, Dorag let go of Bell's hand, then smiled and said: "First time... no, I should say, long time no see, Your Majesty Naferutali?6?1 Kobra. "

Cobra stared at Dolag with a slightly complicated look for a while, but finally nodded to him and said:

"Yeah, long time no see, Mr. Dorag."

The last time he had such a face-to-face conversation with Dorag was a long, long time ago, when Mary Joa participated in the World Conference.

At that time, Dolag had not yet betrayed the navy, and he had not yet inherited the throne, and was still the prince of Alabasta.

"Your Majesty, this guy is probably an accomplice of Crocodile. Maybe he is coming today with bad intentions. I will stop him..." Bell said hurriedly.

Even if it is a bit overestimating one's own abilities, this loyalty is unquestionable and worthy of recognition.

But before Bell could finish speaking, Dorag spread his hands and said in a non-threatening manner:

"You may have misunderstood something. There is no relationship between me and Crocodile. In fact, a large part of the reason why I came to Alabasta this time was because he offended our GM army.

I heard that the situation inside Alabasta has become very strange due to the participation of our GM army?

I can tell you responsibly that Crocodile has no cooperative relationship with the GM Army. All of this is Crocodile's conspiracy. "

Kobra's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said in surprise:

"Really?"

In his mind, another reason why he didn't dare to touch Crocodile was that he was worried that this guy was on the same side as the GM army.

Crocodile is already troublesome enough, but another GM army?Then this Alabasta takes date pills.

If he is touched, the GM army may launch various acts of revenge in Alabasta.

Alabasta is said to be a big country with a strong military, but in this world dominated by personal power, those armies are just a bunch of numbers to the strong.

So when he heard that Dorag, the leader of the GM army, said personally that they had no connection with Crocodile, Cobra breathed a sigh of relief.

It's better to deal with one than two, right?

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