"Pfft~"
As soon as she finished speaking, Dorothea couldn't help but burst into laughter.
However, although the voice was small, it did not escape Dalek's ears. Dalek narrowed his eyes instantly, with a dangerous look in his eyes. Under the gaze of this look, all the drinkers fell silent. "Who laughed just now! Stand up for labor and management!"
Dorothea did not turn around, but continued to shake the wine glass in her hand, letting the clear wine roll in the glass, and finally raised her head and drank it slowly.
"Hey, uncle, do you think the Shichibukai is too simple~"
Dalek looked at Dorothea who was sitting in front of the tavern owner, and walked up step by step, "Is it you who laughed just now?"
Dorothea turned around, her smile still saying "That's right."
"You mean that I, a crazy-blooded black lion with a bounty of 60 million Baileys, am not qualified to challenge Crocodile with 81 million Baileys?" As he spoke, Dalek had already put down the big knife on his shoulder, and in his eyes The look of chilling can already be clearly felt.
However, under such a look, Dorothea remained calm and calm, "What are you talking about?"
"I think I can give it a try."
"Are you thinking of the Shichibukai a little too simply?"
"Then try it yourself!" Halfway through his words, Dalek had already held the sword to his head, and with the last word "ba", the sword came down with it.
Dorothea sighed.
There are all kinds of pirates in this sea, some just for killing and looting, some just for pure adventure, some who only go to sea for the big secret treasure, and some who go to sea just to survive. Of course, people like Dalek feel that they have some strength and want to come here to gain prestige.
It is true that if you successfully challenge the Shichibukai system when it has just emerged not too long ago, you will undoubtedly gain a lot of reputation. You know, the Shichibukai, as a subordinate organization established by the World Government to curb the power of the Four Emperors, can now be regarded as a card of the World Government. If the Shichibukai are defeated by a not-so-good pirate at this time, So it can almost be said that it is slapped in the face of the World Government. It may even cause the situation on the Grand Line that has just stabilized to become chaotic again.
but……
Dorothea stood up, her face almost touching Dalek's chest, but Dorothea was not panicked at all. Although the knife just now was just used by the other party to scare her, it also exposed his strength.
"To be honest, I really can't believe that you are so powerful that you actually have a bounty of 60 million Baileys. Did you do something excessive?"
"Ha, you are quite brave, little girl. Yes, I, Dalek the Black Lion, challenged a naval branch in the West Sea and demolished all the big pirates in that branch."
"That's it~"
Dorothea closed her eyes in understanding. "So are you ready?"
"What kind of preparations do you want to make? Do you want to challenge me? Forget it. Looking at your courage, I will let you go. Let's go..."
"Boom..."
A black shadow flew out from the tavern, smashed through several houses and then fell into an earth wall.
Dorothea walked slowly from the tavern step by step, "I don't mean to prepare you to continue like this, but... prepare to experience the real battle of the Grand Line~"
"Interesting! I didn't expect a body like yours to have such power. Then let me tear you apart! Ahhhhh!"
With a low growl, Dalek's body began to gradually expand, and a black mane appeared around his neck. He turned into a black lion orc. As the transformation ended, Dalek roared. The huge roar was like an emperor declaring his majesty, making people feel their hearts tightening.
This made Dorothea a little surprised, but she quickly restrained herself, "I see, I thought you were a relatively talented person just now, but it turns out it was just the fruit ability that gave you this qualification. Unfortunately, now You are not worthy of this qualification at all~"
As she spoke, Dorothea turned slightly sideways, and the broadsword whizzed across her face.
"Ahhhh~"
The blade cut through the air and even flew out several air blades, leaving knife marks on the surrounding houses. If it was hit directly, most people would not be able to withstand it.
However, such a swift attack could not hit Dorothea at all.
Every time Dorothea was able to slightly change her position before Dalek's attack came, she could perfectly dodge his attack. The people watching quietly around her also widened their eyes.
On the rooftop in the distance, a man wearing a coat and chewing a cigar had some sparkle in his eyes. "Interesting, I didn't expect that there are talents who have mastered domineering in a place like this."
"Domineering?" The woman with a graceful and slender figure standing behind the man asked doubtfully, "What is it?"
"You don't need to know now." After saying that, he turned his attention to the battle between the two people. "Because the fruit ability actually has such a rare qualification, this guy is also quite interesting!"
…
"Why, why? Why can't my attack hit?!" Dalek swung his knife wildly, even briefly causing the surrounding sand and dust to fly, forming a small sand storm. "Who are you?"
"Boring~"
Suddenly, Dorothea took a step forward. Her toes were covered with a layer of light cyan. She spun around and kicked the Dalek away again. Even though he had a more powerful physique after his transformation, Dalek still couldn't hold back and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Just when Dorothea was about to turn around and leave, crisp applause sounded.
"It's amazing. I didn't expect that in a place like Alabasta, there would be someone like you who has mastered the two-color Haki. If I'm not mistaken, you still have to keep it~"
Dorothea glanced at the visitor and sighed helplessly, "I thought you wouldn't come out to join in the fun, but I didn't expect you to come out anyway. His Majesty the Seven Warriors, Crocodile..."
"How can I recruit you if you don't come out~"
"Sorry, I have to go home. This time I just went home to have a look and passed by here. Please let me go, sir." Dorothea said seriously, "If you really want to recruit subordinates, then The guy is pretty good, you can give it a try.”
As he spoke, he pointed at Dalek who had just gotten up in the distance.
"But I value you more. And judging from your appearance, I seem to have seen your bounty before. The bounty is 60 million Baileys. The colorful-haired witch is correct. If I remember correctly, you should not have gone home. ." Crocodile showed the golden hook in his hand, and a lot of sand around him was already floating.
Apparently, he was ready to take action if Dorothea refused again.
"Don't worry, I found my last wife recently. I'm quite satisfied with her and have no plans to change her yet. Besides, you probably won't do anything to her."
"Oh~" Crocodile became interested. "Can I know who your last family is?"
"Your Majesty, the Seven Warriors Sea, Shan Ji."
Sure enough, when he heard Dorothea's words, Crocodile's eyes instantly became serious. The surrounding sand also seemed to have stopped.
Indeed, just as Dorothea said, he couldn't take care of this person yet. If it was a pirate or even a navy, he would dare to take action, but with the Shichibukai...he really couldn't move now. For his current plan, he must assume the identity of a role model for the World Government's Shichibukai, and he really cannot do things like poaching corners of other Shichibukai.
but……
Crocodile's eyes flashed coldly.
"Shan Ji? That little girl with a bounty of 500 million?" "Well, I really can't take action against her men, but how can you prove that you are her crew member? The World Government's announcement did not say that she has you. ."
Crocodile's answer was the telephone bug thrown by Dorothea.
"Hey, hey, moxi moxi? Dorothea, what do you want from me?"
In the sky, Yuyuko controlled the wind to float Nanami and Bella aside, and answered the phone herself. Dorothea called her not long after she left, probably because she encountered some kind of trouble.
But the person who answered the phone didn't seem to be Dorothea, because the voice from the other side of the phone was a man with a smoky voice.
"Are you Shan Ji?"
Yuyuko was stunned for a moment, and her mind quickly started to change. She thought that Dorothea was sent to Alabasta in the end, so Yuyuko made a guess.
"Sand Crocodile Lao Sha?"
This time it was Crocodile's turn to be stunned. Look at the tone of voice, look at the title. Am I familiar with you?
Yuyuko also obviously noticed this problem and quickly made her voice a little more serious. "Ahem, sorry, I got it right for a while. I'll do it again." "Krokdal?"
Crocodile "..."
"Okay, Lao Sha, why are you holding my crew's phone bug? Is it because the wind and sand in Alabasta are too strong and you drifted away?" After saying this, Yuyouzi's tone was already a little solemn.
Having the phone bug in Lao Sha's hands is not a good thing for Youyouzi. According to Lao Sha's character, Dorothea is definitely in trouble.
On the other side, Crocodile frowned. He realized that he was a little reckless today. It feels a bit like riding a tiger with a hard time getting off.
He had never met Ogihime, and the phone bug was only used for calls and not for video. He couldn't tell whether the person opposite the phone bug was the newly promoted King Shichibukai, but the tone of the voice on the other side did make him a little confused. concern.
So do you believe it or not?
Finally Crocodile took a deep breath and admitted it. "I caught a pirate here, and she said she was one of your crew members."
Yuyuko's tone became a little colder, "I want to hear her speak."
Crocodile threw the phone bug to Dorothea.
Dorothea smiled slightly, as if to say, do you believe it now?
Then he picked up the phone and said, "Hello, can you hear me, Captain?"
"Oh, of course. Are you okay, Sidnia!"
Dorothea ￣へ￣ "..." "I told you, Sidnia is just my pseudonym. Please, can you remember my name well?"
"No way, I said you're used to it. If you're not used to it, let's just leave it like this for now." Youyouzi picked her ears and said she didn't care at all. Anyway, neither Sidnia nor Dorothea is her.
Both civet cats and reindeer are still Chopper~
Then Youyouzi asked herself what she regretted most, "By the way, why did you and Lao Sha get together?"
Dorothea rolled her eyes, and apparently Captain Chip started to change the subject again. "As for Mr. Crocodile, it's a chance encounter." She looked at Crocodile and said, "Right, Mr. Crocodile."
"That was really... a troublesome encounter. Let me talk to him."
The phone was in Crocodile's hands again.
Before Crocodile could speak first, Youyouzi spoke first.
"Come and cooperate, President Crocodile!"
Crocodile's eyes froze and he tensed up, but then he laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, not bad, it seems you know a lot!"
Yuyuko was not polite, "That's ridiculous. Although I have just become a Shichibukai, I still have a few channels for information."
Of course, Yuyuko does not actually have any information channels. The only secret information channel is the 'Arashi' organization, but the scale there has not yet reached the stage of large-scale intelligence collection. For example, Crocodile is from the Baroque Working Group. Very few people know about such things as the president. Almost everyone who knows about it is a few people from dark forces who have deep cooperation with Lao Sha. For example... joke Doflamingo.
"Tell me, what do you want to cooperate with?"
Yuyuko smiled, "It's just your job at Baroque Works. I need information."
"Oh~" Crocodile smiled. "It's interesting that someone who knows my information actually came to me to ask for information." "Tell me about the information you need."
"Don't worry~ I haven't needed that information yet. But I can still trust your character, so I will tell you a piece of information you want to know in exchange. Of course, you can also The importance of this information will determine the value of the information I need."
Crocodile sneered, "Are you sure your information is really what I need?"
Yuyouzi smiled confidently, "I'm sure. You must feel that this information is worth your money."
"You've got me curious."
"So you agreed to this deal?"
"Tell me about your information and I'll see if I'm interested."
Yuyouzi smiled slightly, "The information I want to tell you is about the historical text. Are you interested?"
This time Karokdar was silent. His brows knitted together.
Is Karokdar thinking about his interest in historical texts? Or rather, Crocodile's gaze became a little dangerous.
After a long time, Karokdar replied.
"Say it."
"I knew you would be interested. After all, this is the key to reaching the final island of Rafdru and becoming the new Pirate King~" Yuyuko winked playfully, but Crocodile opposite could not see it. .
"The key to becoming the Pirate King~ This is interesting."
After hearing Crocodile's words, Youyuko almost burst out laughing. Sure enough, he was tricked. Just listening to the tone of Lao Sha's words just now, Youyouzi couldn't help but imagine the ups and downs of Lao Sha's heart. The last feint was intentional, just to make Crocodile relax.
"Okay, then I'll tell you. There are three types of historical text. One is the red road sign text. There are four of them. They are the key to finding Rafdru. There are 22 pieces left, nine of them. The block is the historical text of key information, which will point to the three ancient weapons, Pluto, Ouranos and Poseidon. The last one is the ordinary text that actually records some seemingly trivial matters. Together they can It will allow you to embark on the journey of Rafdru becoming the new Pirate King and living with the OP secret treasure left by Roger."
If Crocodile is not surprised after hearing this news, it would be a lie, because this woman seems to know more about the historical text than he does, even more than Nico Robin who he takes with him. . The other party who told this information must have seen that he was just dormant and did not fully want to become a lackey of the World Government.
"Why? Why are you telling me this information? As pirates, shouldn't we be in a competitive relationship?"
Yuyouzi tilted her mouth, and she got angry when she mentioned this matter. "Who is in competition with you? I have no interest in the OP at all. The bounty on my head is purely from the navy. Those guys want to get together and get beaten. I'm obviously the only one." They didn't kill me, and they actually put a bounty on me, a bunch of bastards." "Okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore. Are you satisfied with this information? If you are, stop talking. Let my crew go, otherwise... I'll come over right away. Your base in Alabasta has been overturned!"
The favor was given, the face was sold, and the benefits were given away. As long as Lao Sha didn't want to start fighting with the World Government right now, he would definitely agree.
Sure enough, this time Crocodile agreed.
Crocodile returns the phone bug to Dorothea.
Then Dorothea closed her eyes and thought as she quickly left.
The information Shan Ji gave could be big or small. This is definitely information that only the monsters in the second half of the new world can know. As for why he believed it.
Because he now knows that Alabasta has a historical text recording the ancient weapon Pluto. After mutual confirmation, Shan Ji's words became much more credible.
"Now I'm curious about what kind of information she wants..."
