Chapter 294 Qibukai in the Cell
Crocodile's daily life is not without luxury, and of course, all of it now belongs to Tang Sen.
He slept comfortably, took the most luxurious and comfortable bath since he started his life as a buyer, and then put on a proper and decent light blue suit, with a black coat on top of the suit. .
Nicole Robin re-trimmed his hair and neatly combed it back, revealing his smooth forehead.
"The craftsmanship is good."
Tang Sen stood in front of the full-length mirror and straightened his collar.
"When I was young, I hid in a barber shop on a small island in the North Sea for a while." Nicole Robin did not shy away from mentioning her past.
"You look like a big shot now." She looked at Tang Sen and said, "However, I still need a cigar. Crocodile has the best stock here."
"No need." Townsend said: "I am not interested in relying on external decorations to become a big shot. I am a pragmatist."
"Decent clothing is just to subtly increase the persuasiveness of your own language."
"After all, Mr. Crocodile wouldn't think that he would have anything in common with a careless person who wears a straw hat all day long."
"You said before that you wanted Crocodile to let you serve -" Nicole Robin paused: "I'm afraid there is no possibility if you just rely on words."
"I know that man, and there is no way he would be inferior."
"I know him better than you do, Nicole Robin." Townsend smiled: "Besides, I don't intend for him to be loyal to me. I prefer to call it cooperation."
"Now, you can take me to see Mr. Crocodile. Most of the day has passed. I hope he is calmer than before."
"Please follow me." The biggest advantage of Nicole Robin is that even if she has her own ideas, it will never affect her work. Her experience since she was a child has taught her how to make herself impeccable.
This is an excellent assistant.
"Although the cell is not purely made of seastone, it is just inlaid with some steel fences, but it also cost a lot of money. Crocodile built this cell to imprison those pirates who are valuable to the world government. , and then send them to the Undersea Prison or Marie Joa."
Nicole Robin explained as she walked: "He spent a lot of effort to maintain relations with the World Government and the Navy. In fact, among the Shichibukai, Crocodile has the best official reputation. He maintained order in Alabasta, blocked most of the pirates who tried to enter the Grand Line through Alabasta, and never acted recklessly with the power of the Shichibukai."
"Isn't this the purpose of the World Government in recruiting the Shichibukai?" Tang Sen said casually: "It is smart to hide one's ambitions. Unfortunately, Mr. Crocodile's structure is still too small."
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Shichibukai is nothing more than a stupid policy of the World Government. It not only absolves those notorious pirates from their previous crimes and revoked their reward orders, but also allows them to enjoy the right to legal plunder——
This kind of policy is so shameful.
However, Tang Sen can completely understand why the world government would do this.
Maybe most of the Tianlong people are idiots, but the Five Old Stars and the navy's top brass are certainly not. Their original purpose of recruiting the Shichibukai was to use pirates to rule pirates.
Ever since the words spoken by the Pirate King Gol D. Roger before his execution ushered in the era of great pirates, the whole world has been in chaos. Countless people have thrown themselves into the sea and stepped into the ranks of pirates——
Among them, there are naturally those who took the initiative to go to sea for the legendary secret treasure ONE PIECE, but most of them are people who had their hometowns robbed and their families destroyed due to the sharp increase in the number of pirates. They had no choice but to go to sea.
These people continuously poured into the Grand Route, plundering, killing, and destroying the most chaotic route in the world, and even headed to the "New World" in the second half, becoming the source of soldiers for the Pirate Emperors.
The Shichibukai system targets this point.
The rights granted to the Shichibukai by the World Government are legal plunder. Of course, such legal plunder does not include the World Government's affiliated countries and merchant ships under their countries, but only includes pirates and non-affiliated countries.
The reason for including pirates is very simple. The World Government hopes that the Shichibukai will block the new pirates on the Grand Line and block the way to the new world for pirates from all over the world and even on the Grand Line.
Including non-franchising countries - those countries that are unwilling to pay heavenly gold to the Tianlong people, or cannot afford to pay heavenly gold, are non-franchising countries. The world government does not care about these countries at all, and the navy will not protect these countries. If the Shichibukai can It would be a good thing to turn these countries upside down so that they have to pay heavenly money.
The plan is wonderful, but unfortunately it is not that easy to implement.
The big pirates who were recruited into the Shichibukai didn't look at the face of the World Government at all. They were entrenched in various places and did their own thing. Let alone fighting pirates, most of the Shichibukai just relied on their privileges to become more unscrupulous.
Among them, Crocodile, who worked hard to stop pirates in Alabasta and often provided valuable Devil Fruit users with high-level abilities, was particularly dedicated.
In the original work, had it not been for Luffy's interference, Crocodile would have definitely succeeded in seizing the kingdom by causing civil strife in Alabasta, and the World Government and the Navy would never have interfered, even if civil strife was suspected. It may be Crocodile's conspiracy, but as long as Crocodile remains dedicated, why do they need to interfere?
"No matter how well he performs his duties as the Shichibukai, he is just a loyal dog to the World Government and cannot make any waves. Even if he steals the country, he cannot break free from the control of the upper class." Tang Sen said .
"That's why he wants Hades." Nicole Robin said.
"No matter how powerful a weapon is, if you don't have the strength to control it, it is just a wedding dress for others."
As Tang Sen said this, the two of them had reached the lower level of Yuyan and entered a secret room.
This room is obviously at the bottom of the lake, with glass walls. Through the glass, you can see huge shadows wandering in the water outside.
The banana crocodile kept in Crocodile's captivity is an extremely large and ferocious crocodile.
However, Tang Sen's attention was not focused on those harmless little animals. He looked towards the center of the room.
In the center is a square iron fence, and a figure is sitting in it with his head lowered.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the house prices, but Crocodile did not raise his head.
Townsend walked to the fence and looked at Crocodile.
The other party's originally neat hair was now messy, and shadows covered his eyes. The decent fur coat was in a mess, and the suit underneath was spread out, revealing a blood-stained shirt.
Nicole Robin obviously did not help the other party take out the seastone bullet.
"Mr. Crocodile, we meet again."
Tang Sen broke the silence, "Now, we can have a good chat."