Twin Stars.
Alabasta publicly accused Drum Star of colluding with the external Blackbeard Star pirates to crack down on dissidents and expanding their influence, and demanded that Drum Star compensate for the losses caused by the Blackbeard Star pirates.
Drum Star immediately responded that there was no such thing.
A war of words begins, and Princess Vivi passes through the Stargate beyond the Water Planet to seek help from the Sand Crocodile and ask him to seek justice.
This is a necessary procedure, because both parties are from Sand Crocodile. If there is a conflict between the two parties, it is natural for the boss to mediate.
Wait until the boss lets it slip and then make excuses before starting a war.
There are many reasons.
As long as you want to fight, any reason is enough.
If you don’t want to fight, no matter how many reasons you give, it’s useless.
…
Baroque Works.
Sand Crocodile has always been concerned about the affairs of Alabasta and Magnetic Drum, because Blackbeard is involved.
Blackbeard is a subordinate of Whitebeard, one of the four emperors, and it is really annoying to appear on the territory of one of the seven warriors of the king.
If it's just robbery and extortion, it's fine. That's what the Star Thieves usually do.
No matter where you are, no matter who you are dealing with, it is common for you to do a few votes and then leave.
But if Drum Star pays Blackbeard to rob the Alabasta cargo ship, then it will involve a power struggle.
If it were just a group of star thieves with no organization and no backing, passing by and participating in the local power struggle, then maybe they would just eat the last one.
But behind Blackbeard is Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, which makes people wonder if this is what Whitebeard wants to do.
Provoking a fight among the forces on his sand crocodile's territory can reduce the profits gained on his territory, which is related to his sand crocodile's interests.
What's going on, is Whitebeard planning to attack him?
It doesn't look like it, but Blackbeard's posture is.
Or maybe Blackbeard relies on Whitebeard to show off his power? Do you think he, the sand crocodile, doesn't dare to move, so he acts unscrupulously?
This is impossible. Blackbeard's fleet is outnumbered by the security forces, and even the Starfleet fleet stationed in Gemini cannot defeat it.
…
Princess Vivi did not cry to the Sand Crocodile, but only reported the matter between Alabasta and the Drum Star truthfully, adding some vague terms to the matter between Blackbeard and the Drum Star.
Princess Weiwei knows very well that although Baroque Works does not have many battleships in Gemini, it has arranged many spies.
Things about Alabasta and Magnetic Drum cannot escape the eyes and ears of Sand Crocodile. Only things about Blackbeard will not be fully understood.
"Boss, please make the decision for Alabasta Star and recover the losses from Magnetic Drum Star. Otherwise, please reduce some of the fees paid. We are not asking you to reduce or reduce the amount. We only ask that you can allow us to turn around. We will slowly do so in the future. Fill."
"how long?"
Princess Weiwei said with a straight face, "What do you think? Most of our trade income, more than 90%, is given to you."
“Even if everything goes smoothly in the future, we can only squeeze out 10% of the remaining 10% of the funds in each round to repay.
"Use 10% of the 10% to pay off 90% of the debt. It will take 90 rounds to pay off."
Sand Crocodile knocked on the table with his electronic hand, "As far as I know, not all the goods Blackbeard stole."
Princess Weiwei nodded, "You are right, but we own those cargo spaceships. We need to purchase the spaceships, which is a huge expense."
"Or, you can send us a group of transport ships?"
Sand Crocodile didn't say anything. He wouldn't give it away. If he gave it away, others would come to ask for it in the future. His transport ship was also bought with money.
But the cost of Alabasta cannot be saved. Only non-battleships can enter the central system.
The sand crocodile scratched his head. Now he has to let others bear the loss.
Pass it on to whom? Alabasta? Magnetic Drum Star?
Alabasta is rich, and if you push it, you can indeed afford it, but it is hard to say whether it will be so honest in the future. If there is a fuss, you can only send troops to suppress it.
By then, I'm afraid there will be a shortage of supply, and trade may no longer be necessary, and the losses will not be a matter of this round.
Magnetic Drum Star is not rich, but it can be taken out if it is forced, but I am afraid it will resist in the future, and by then it may be completely useless.
The Sand Crocodile got more and more angry as he thought about it, damn Blackbeard, it was not easy to go anywhere, but he happened to be in his territory, and he made such a big deal.
However, it is even more impossible to pass the losses to Blackbeard. If there is a fight, the losses will be even greater.
And you can only win, not lose.
He is one of the King's Seven Martial Arts. If he wins, he deserves it. If he loses, he will probably be replaced.
In the end, Sand Crocodile asked Princess Weiwei to wait until King Wapol of the Drum Star arrived, and then they could talk together.
…
Princess Weiwei stayed in Baroque Space City, and she was not idle either. She excused herself to a bad mood, drank and pretended to be drunk and wandered around to collect information about Baroque Space City.
A few days later, King Wapol of the Drum Star finally came over.
In front of the Sand Crocodile, King Wapol still roared loudly, scolding Princess Vivi for talking nonsense, saying that he was the victim and was blackmailed by Blackbeard.
But that's not what Sand Crocodile wants to talk about, because these things can't be discussed at all. No matter who is the victim, the money is gone and it is impossible to get it back from Blackbeard.
Sand Crocodile only cares about money. What he wants to discuss is who will bear the losses on Alabasta or Magnetic Drum.
King Wapol disowned himself and said he would pay his share.
Princess Weiwei did not speak, but stared coldly at Sand Crocodile and King Wapol.
These guys are so shameless.
"Since you don't speak, I'll take it as your acquiescence." Sand Crocodile raised his hand to see the guests off, "You can go."
King Wapol gloated, "Let's go, my princess, hahahaha, I don't know how much I can get for selling you."
Princess Weiwei gritted her teeth and did not curse. She did not want to cause trouble. Now the plan was successful, although this was not what she wanted.
…
A few days later, returning to Alabasta, Princess Vivi handed the information to Yamasaki and submitted a new plan.
Princess Weiwei was going to take a trip to the central galaxy. When she came back, she lied about selling herself to the Celestial Dragons in exchange for funds.
On the way, he met a caravan from Slaphis and made an agreement with the people from the Bat Star Thieves Alliance to buy warships from them at a low price.
Princess Weiwei's purpose is not to get her hands on the 1 trillion berries, otherwise all the money will be taken away by Sand Crocodile before she can go around to inquire about buying warships.
This time she finally understood the ugly face of the Sand Crocodile. She gave up all other thoughts and decided to actively cooperate because this was the only way to survive.
…
