Could it be that a reckless man is the condition for becoming a strong man?
Oh, by the way, there is also that guy Tiki and the golden lion who died in Marlin Fandor before.
But Crocodile didn't have a good impression of Tiqi.
Perhaps in Alabasta, he has the same temperament as Tiqi, thinking that as long as he can get power, he doesn't care about the rest.
But now he is on a different path from Tiqi.
In other words, he is now closer to the former Golden Lion.
It is the path of dominance.
However, the current Crocodile has just started on this road, and there is still a huge gap between it and the Golden Lion.
But he had a feeling in his heart that this road would only allow him to go further.
Although there were a lot of thoughts, in fact, only a few seconds passed.
In the end, Crocodile still spoke to Barrett and said:
"I will issue an order for the Cross Trade Union to start your plan. All you have to do is wait for my notice."
"However, you'd better be prepared. Even with the endorsement of the Cross Union, those emperors will not come in person."
Hearing this, Barrett finally showed a smile, but in anyone's eyes, his smile was quite scary.
"Although I don't want to say that, my target this time is not those guys."
"However, after I become [the strongest], I will [visit] them one by one."
Barrett once again exuded an evil spirit, not aimed at the people in the room, but the fighting spirit revealed by his own excitement.
After finishing speaking, Barrett also got up directly.
His purpose of coming here to attend the meeting has been fulfilled, so naturally he won't stay for a while longer.
The next thing he has to do is to adjust his state to the best.
Welcome to your own king conferring ceremony.
As soon as the door opened and closed, there were only three people left in the room.
Until then, Bucky breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Crocodile's voice calling him again.
"Let Galdino build the base quickly, and then go to complete our plan."
Crocodile showed a "friendly" smile from Bucky: "As the fourth leader of the union, you should also contribute your efforts. Go and exert your influence. Only you can do this kind of thing."
Compared to the fear of Barrett, Crocodile is not so scary to Bucky.
He didn't even hear the teasing in the words, and thought the other party was really praising him.
So he stood up arrogantly, with his hands on his hips:
"Hahahaha, that's right!"
"My uncle's influence is invincible, this kind of thing is just a piece of cake." Q
With that said, Bucky walked out of the room arrogantly, completely forgetting the previous embarrassment.
Perhaps it was his innate self-confidence that allowed him to get where he is today.
Of course, this also requires a little bit of luck.
...
"You seem to like that clown very much."
In the room, Mihawk's voice suddenly sounded.
This is also the first time he took the initiative to open a topic after he came here.
He was indeed curious.
Bucky did have a lot of financial resources and manpower, but he didn't think these things would be worth Crocodile trying to win Bucky over.
To put it bluntly, just relying on Crocodile's current strength, as well as his and Barrett's names.
Crocodile can pull up a stronger force in a short period of time.
At their level, the so-called power in Bucky's hands is completely meaningless.
And as far as he knows, Crocodile seems to have paid attention to Bucky very early.
"Is it good? Who knows?"
Crocodile shrugged, raised a new wine glass and signaled to Mihawk, and said meaningfully:
"I just have a feeling that that guy is not that simple."
"Maybe at some point, he can really help us."
In this regard, Mihawk is noncommittal.
Crocodile's answer was too general, and it was obvious that there was something he didn't want to disclose.
He didn't have the idea of asking, and instead asked the second question:
"You've got that thing, why not?"
Crocodile looked at Mihawk in surprise.
He didn't expect that this man would have so much talk, which made him unable to adapt for a while.
But he also knew what Mihawk was asking.
The thing that Festa can persuade Barrett to discuss a big plan.
The Eternal Pointer to Ralph Drew!
In other words, as long as you get this thing, you can ignore the historical text, directly reach the legendary island, and get the treasure left by One Piece Roger—onepiece.
As for the origin of this eternal pointer, it was made by a crew member of the Roger Pirates on his own initiative.
However, after Roger knew about this, he was quite angry.
"Our adventure is over."
Roger held the Eternal Pointer in his hand.
"It's not the kind of treasure that a guy can get by pointing at something like that, is it?"
However, Roger did not destroy the eternal pointer, but threw it into the sea.
It is for this reason that, decades later, this eternal pointer has finally seen the light of day again.
Mihawk is very curious about this, unlike other pirates.
He went to sea to ascend to the throne of the world's number one swordsman, and to find an evenly matched opponent.
No idea about onepiece or Ralph Drew himself.
But Crocodile is different, this man is definitely going to sea for the throne of One Piece.
So he didn't understand why Crocodile didn't use this eternal pointer.
"Hehe, hehe, hahahaha!"
In the room, Crocodile first chuckled a few times, and then burst out laughing.
The whole person has also changed from a little gloomy before to become majestic.
The reason why he laughed was that on the one hand, he felt that people like Mihawk would gossip like this, and on the other hand, it was a response to him.
"Because this thing is a shortcut."
Looking at Mihawk, Crocodile said so.
"One Piece is not someone who can be achieved by taking a shortcut, is it?"
It may be a coincidence, or it may be the choice of fate.
Crocodile said something similar to Roger at this moment.
However, Crocodile did not understand this truth from the beginning.
"I used to take a shortcut, and I endured it for several years and arranged everything."
It should be Mihawk's transformation that gave Crocodile the desire to confide.
At this time, he didn't care about talking about his past failures.
"I used to think that I could get everything through shortcuts, even One Piece."
"But I failed."
"I lost to a kid who just went out to sea, hahahaha."
Crocodile laughed again, but there was no self-mockery or resentment in this laughter, but a sense of relief.
Crocodile opened his hands to welcome the sunlight coming in from the window, as if he had finally stepped out of the shadows.
A gust of wind and sand hovered in his hands, as if he was cheering in celebration.
"This sea has changed, and what I want is no longer the legendary throne."
"So, I no longer need such a shortcut."
Crocodile gave his final answer to Mihawk.
Facing Crocodile, who seemed to be reborn, Mihawk didn't say anything more.
He just picked up his glass and gestured in the direction of the man, and then drank it down.
At this moment, he had a glimmer of expectation for the Cross Union.
Maybe it will make his years of boring life a little more fun.
After a long time, he spoke again: "That day, I will go."
"oh?"
Crocodile was taken aback for a moment, then grinned.
He knew what Mihawk was talking about.
Crocodile also spent a lot of effort on this matter, but he still couldn't convince the guy in front of him.
Unexpectedly, today he took the initiative to agree.
That was quite a surprise.
Crocodile turned to look at a wall in the room.
There is a huge whiteboard hanging on it, and many reward orders are nailed to the whiteboard.
In the middle of many reward orders, there is a photo of a teenager laughing.
And this reward order is the latest issued by the world government.
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"I always feel like I'm being watched by someone."
On the sea area of the New World, Bai Ye shuddered inexplicably.
This is simply a joke in the world, how could he catch a cold with his physical fitness after practicing qi.
That's why there is the idea of being targeted.
"Hahahaha, from the time the Straw Hats entered the Great Route to now, there are too many people who are eyeing us, although the old man just joined."
On the side, Jinbe made fun of Bai Ye in a rare way.
It seemed amused that Bai Ye was suddenly so superstitious.
"It may be that the release of the new reward order has led to our growing reputation."
Sanji came and sat down next to the two, looking at him, he seemed very happy.
Bai Ye rolled his eyes at this.
He naturally knew why Sanji looked like this.
Not long ago, Newsbird sent them the latest reward order issued by the world government.