Chapter 152 The Departing Hunters

A secret war began silently around a woman named Nicole Robin.

The World Government, the Navy, the Revolutionary Army, the Pirate Emperor, the careerists lurking under the deep water... The number of guys interested in this woman surprised even Elus. Ever since Dylan captured After the news about Nico Robin came out, Elus received more than ten contacts from different forces and organizations.

Not only Elus, there were many people who bypassed him and contacted Dillon directly, trying to lure Dillon into betraying. This was not unexpected. They had seen many things similar to what the county magistrate was not as good as the current one. , bribing a key little person can sometimes be more effective than bribing a greedy big shot.

Only this time,

When the little trick didn't work, Elus looked around and finally made a deal with the World Government. Only in this way could he get the maximum benefit.

certainly,

In keeping with the idea of ​​eating more than you can eat, the World Government is not the only buyer of Nicole Robin.

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Chambord Islands,

The big ship passing through the red port took a break here for a while. It came all the way from Baldigo, the White Earth Island in the New World. The crew with strong willpower could endure the boring life of sailing at sea, but the supplies on the ship were... The seventy-seven or eighty-eight dollars consumed need to be replenished urgently.

after all,

There is still a long way to go before our destination, Alabasta.

"... Bacon, canned fruit, tea, cigarettes... By the way, Sabo, why don't you smoke?" Kerra turned to look at the man beside her.

"Why should I smoke?"

"Don't all men like to smoke? There are so many smokers on the ship. Look at this purchase list. The number of cigarettes is simply scary."

"Mr. Long doesn't smoke either! Besides, what kind of prejudice is this? Why do men necessarily like smoking?"

Around the two of them, there were other members of the revolutionary army who came to the island to purchase supplies. In order to rush to Alabasta as soon as possible, the chef, boatswain, accountant and others gathered together for a long time to calculate and write The thick purchase order in Kerra's hand came down.

There were a lot of supplies that needed to be replenished, so Long sent out all the members on the ship who were not rewarded by the World Government, and Sabo led the team to the island to purchase supplies.

port,

This is a large, unremarkable ship. There are no exaggerated number of cannons on the sides of a warship, and the crew does not have the unruly game of a pirate. From beginning to end, there is no sign of identity. , in the eyes of ordinary people, this is an ordinary merchant ship that is also the most common on the sea.

However, under the big ship, if someone dives, they can see a dark submarine parked directly under the ship.

in a submarine,

"Long, are you sure you can catch up?"

"More than enough. The Black Prince will help us delay as much time as possible. Getting to Alabasta in time is not a problem. The trouble now is that the Navy is preparing to send an admiral to take Nico Robin into custody. According to the latest intelligence, Saka In all likelihood, Ski will be the biggest obstacle standing in front of us."

Terry, who was wearing a bear helmet, had an almost-burned cigarette in his mouth, and his lips could feel the burning heat that was getting closer. He reached out and took off the cigarette butt and threw it into the ashtray, "Why don't we launch an attack in advance, will Ni?" Can Robin be taken away from that executioner?"

"Working with Black Prince is very important to us."

Long's words undoubtedly rejected Terry's overly ruthless proposal. For now, the cooperation between the Revolutionary Army and the Kingdom of Ecmundo is still in a good stage, and there is no conflict between them. There are only benefits to each other and no harm.

If the friendship between them is destroyed at this time, it will definitely not be good news for the revolutionary army.

"If you have no other choice, you have to do it forcefully!"

"Are you forcing yourself to do this? No wonder you personally went out on this mission to deal with [Akainu]?"

"Others are not Sakaski's opponents. I will stop Sakaski when the time comes, and the others will be left to you. After all, the purpose of our operation is not to decide the outcome with the navy, Nicole Robin That’s our goal.”

Long knocked on the table with his fingers, a fearless smile on his face.

Terry shook his head and didn't say anything else. He just lit another cigarette, leaned on the table and puffed away slowly.

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Alabasta.

The capital, Albana.

This is the largest oasis in the kingdom. It has extremely abundant underground water resources. Even if it doesn’t rain for a year or two, it won’t be a big problem. Anyway, few citizens in the capital make a living by farming. Unlike other oases, businessmen here and the most desirable place for craftsmen.

The civil war had little impact on the city. The war did not spread to the vicinity of the capital. It was just because of the war and drought that fewer people came to the capital. The capital, which was originally extremely prosperous, also experienced a period of decline.

Fortunately, now that the war is over, the blame placed on the Neferutali family has been cleared away, and their already good reputation has even been raised to a higher level because of their magnanimous handling of the resistance.

Without any deliberate adjustments, the power of the market's spontaneous operation allowed the capital to quickly return to its former prosperity.

"Order, indeed, order is necessary."

Standing on the balcony of a tall tower in the palace, you can overlook the entire Alabasta from a high position. You can't see the appearance of people clearly from a distance, but you can clearly see the changes in the streets closer here.

Dylan has been standing here for two hours.

He loved such an orderly scene so much that he could never get tired of it. If he hadn't been paying attention to a group of prisoners in the room who needed his strict supervision, he would have been unable to resist going down to experience the unique life here for himself. got used to.

Yes,

There are a group of criminals in his room.

Not counting Dylan, there are ten prisoners in the room, and without exception, all of them are from the Baroque Working Group, starting from Miss. Sunday all the way back to Mr. 5 and Miss. Valentine's Day. It can be said that the Baroque Working Group has the exception of Except for the boss, all the core is here.

Because they were people with abilities and had higher research value than ordinary people, Dylan did not kill them, but captured them and prepared to take them back to Exmundo.

in,

miss.Sunday——that is, Nico Robin, her value alone is enough to cause commotion among the World Government, Navy, Revolutionary Army, Pirate Emperor, and King Shichibukai. Eleus gave Dylan the most severe punishment. The order made him take a fancy to Nico Robin. Before the arrival of the Admiral, Nico Robin must not appear in any other way.

Although the Sea Tower Stone could suppress the abilities of these ability users, to be on the safe side, he would rather make his living environment worse than watch Nico Robin at close range.

Fortunately, King Kobra is very reasonable.

Not only did they lend him a palace to live in, they also specially selected the largest room for him to use as his bedroom.

"Mr. Dylan, your tea has gone cold!"

Nicole Robin sat elegantly behind the table, holding a new cup of hot tea and drinking it slowly.

Because of her special status and background, Dylan gave her good treatment. She could read newspapers and enjoy an extra afternoon tea every day. Of course, Dylan did not abuse other people. These people were waiting to meet Alwu After Prince Si, there might be someone who would suddenly transform from a prisoner to their colleague.

What's more, although Dylan has the nickname "Executioner", it refers to the fact that he likes to chop off the enemy's head during battle to ensure that the opponent is really dead. It does not mean that he has a hobby of torture.

"Kakakaka!!"

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!"

After returning to the table, Dylan finished off the cold biscuits and cold tea in two or two gulps. It is said that drinking cold tea is not good for the stomach. Dylan doesn't care if this rumor is true or not. Anyway, with his strength His body, as long as it is not fatally poisonous, can't easily take his life.

"Can I ask where I will be sent?" Robin asked calmly as he watched Dylan put away the tea and biscuits before he stood up.

"cannot."

Dylan refused flatly.

Robin's identity is special, but it is this specialness that prevents her from joining Exmundo, so Dylan doesn't want to say anything more to her. If she finds out, she will be traded to the World Government. In the end, if he commits suicide... he doesn't want things to turn into such a troublesome situation.

Dylan was unaware of the deal between Elvus and the Revolutionary Army.

Elvus did not intend to tell Dillon about this. The Revolutionary Army's actions will begin after the deal between Dillon and the Navy is completed. Dillon does not need to get involved in this trouble, and the unknowing Dillon faces You can feel more at ease as an admiral...

Looking at Dylan who returned to the balcony to look at the scenery, Robin's eyes dimmed slightly.

Although he didn't get a verbal answer, judging from Dylan's attitude, Robin still made some assumptions. It seems that the Black Prince may not be very interested in her and the knowledge she possesses. Ekko The Kingdom of Mundo should not be her next place to stay.

That is to say——

Eleus probably sold her for a good price.

Thinking of this, she felt a little heavy in her heart. Of course she didn't like being bought and sold, but what made her even more uneasy was who bought her? If it were the World Government... I'm afraid he would be dead this time and would never have the chance to avenge everyone in O'Hara...

"call--!"

She put down the delicate tea cup.

Her eyes passed over the companions of the Baroque Working Group one by one. Without exception, these former companions all avoided her sight. No one wanted to be involved in her trouble.

Having long been accustomed to such treatment, Robin felt no emotion at all. He just frowned silently, trying his best to find a small chance of survival in this desperate situation.

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Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

Sakaski, who hurried back to his headquarters, stayed on land for no more than eight hours. When the fleet under his command completed the supplies, Sakaski, who did not get any rest, personally escorted a batch of confidential technical data and five items. A Devil Fruit boarded his ship.

The officers and soldiers along the way all saw the gloomy expression of General Sakaski, who was not close to strangers. The heavy low air pressure scared the recruits' legs to tremble, and they almost peed without holding back.

"Hey, what happened? General Sakaski looks very unhappy!"

"General Sakaski is unhappy for almost three hundred days all year round. In other words, I have never seen General Sakaski smile like this. You will gradually understand in the future, General Sakaski..." ···It is a true navy.”

The good-natured sergeant educates his new recruits.

"A real navy?"

The confused third-class soldier didn't understand what he meant.

The sergeant didn't mean to say anything more. He held his pipe in his mouth and watched the weather-beaten fleet set sail again.

Back on the battleship,

This is Sakaski's ship, and it is also the flagship of the entire fleet. Sakaski did not go back to the captain's cabin after boarding the ship. Instead of staying in the cramped captain's cabin, he spent most of his time there. In the bridge, there is a large space and a good view, so you can grasp emergencies as soon as possible.

In other words, most captains and fleet commanders like to stay on the bridge.

Sakaski sat on his usual sofa, with his right leg resting on his left leg, staring at the man and woman sitting on the opposite sofa, wearing strange masks and white suits, with eyes as cold as ice. These two are the reason why Sakaski is in a bad mood.

They are agents of CP0.

This time, under the orders of the Five Old Stars, I cooperated with Sakaski to bring Nicole Robin back to the Holy Land alive.

As a soldier, Sakaski was not prepared to disobey the order given to him by the Five Old Stars through the Warring States Marshal and allowed these two hidden bugs to board his ship, but the order did not require him to look down upon him. One look at these two bugs made him hate these agents who exuded a disgusting stench from the bottom of his heart.

CP0, known as the 'Dragon Shield', is the group of guys Sakaski hates the most.

Other CP organizations can sometimes provide some useful information to the Navy. Sakaski hates them, but he doesn't reject them. The problem is that CP0, these special toilet papers that are specially used to wipe the Draco people's butts, in Sakaski Skye seemed to smell absolutely disgusting from beginning to end.

They are of no use to peace on the sea. Instead, they will only use their privileges to use the navy to wipe the ass of the Celestial Dragons.

After he becomes the marshal, he will definitely change this situation.

Sakaski swore secretly in his heart.

Being stared at by Sakaski like this, the two CP0 agents were sweating on their foreheads. As members of CP0, they have full confidence in their own strength, but this confidence is only based on what they choose. Faced with Ordinary lieutenant generals are used to being arrogant.

However,

What they faced this time was Sakaski, an admiral of the Navy Headquarters. Among the CPs, only the highest-ranking ones could remain calm in front of [Akainu].

I secretly complained in my heart, why did they get such an errand? In addition to cooperating with Sakaski's order to bring Nico Robin back to the Holy Land alive, he was also tasked with guarding confidential technical blueprints and devil fruits.

The blueprints and devil fruits are packed in special metal boxes.

This specially made metal box that is waterproof, fireproof and explosion-proof is currently placed on the coffee table in the middle of the sofa. Because of this thing, they are unable to say goodbye to Sakaski and return to their cabin. They can only silently Enduring the terrifying sight from Sakaski.