() "Utopia is not necessarily in Alabasta."

Liu Shan left such a message for Crocodile before leaving. Looking at Liu Shan's back, Crocodile could be said to be very shocked. Even few people in the Baroque Studio knew about the Utopia battle, but he had done all the preparations.

They were separated and then handed over to several people respectively. Only he knew all the details of the entire plan, and it was impossible for the few people who knew the name of the plan to betray him and inform him. So what happened? Why did Liushan know his ideals?

Rural war?

Could it be that...did you realize your own thoughts just by relying on those? I didn't expect that I still underestimated the Sea Palace. Also, the forces that can fight against the navy are not that simple. Otherwise, all of them would have been wiped out by the navy.

, and what Liu Shan said just now seems to contain a lot of information. Is this hinting at something to himself? Crocodile began to think carefully.

After Liu Shan left, the senior agents from Baroque Studio immediately surrounded him. They didn't dare to say anything when Liu Shan was there. Now that Liu Shan is gone, it doesn't matter what he says.

"Mr.0, are you really ready to join the Sea Palace?"

Crocodile smiled helplessly: "Then what can you do?"

"That can't be like this. The navy has been oppressed enough in recent years. Our Baroque Studio has suffered a lot for this, and the organization has also been hit by it. In recent years, our strength has not only not increased but has declined a lot. Now if

If we join the Sea Palace, we will definitely be pushed to the forefront of the battle with the navy. Sandwiched between the two major forces, we will definitely be cannon fodder!"

"I know it too, but we have to make a choice! Because our location is too special, the Grand Route is too small compared to the entire world, so there are not many forces that can be accommodated, especially large forces!"

"This is even more unreasonable. We had gone through so much trouble to escape the navy's persecution and were not pulled over by the navy. Now we have taken the initiative to join the Sea Palace. Could it be that Mr. 0 had such a choice a long time ago?"

"Compared to the Navy, I do prefer the Marine Palace. The Navy has too many enemies. The Revolutionary Army, the Four Emperors, and even the King Shichibukai may turn the other way, so I really don't like the Navy.

And if Liu Shan is a smart person, he will definitely not push us to the front line, which will not do him any good and will more likely cause serious consequences, so for the time being, we don’t need to worry too much."

When Crocodile said this, agents No. 1 to 5 and their partners had nothing to say. Moreover, these were all reasonable and they could not think of anything to refute.

"That's it for today. You go back and prepare. Your life will not be so easy next time."

Crocodile stood up and left as he spoke, without giving others a chance to speak. Now they could not say anything more. After everyone looked at each other with helpless expressions, they also walked out of the stronghold. Time passed.

Liushan will not stay and wait for them, so it is better to finish the matter in Alabasta as soon as possible.

On the other side, the small town of Gaya, located under the Sky Island Shantora, also welcomed a different group of guests.

"It's so boring! Hey, Chopper, Zoro's injury hasn't healed yet?"

"It's almost time, I'll take a look again."

With that said, Chopper also walked out of the cabin, because Zoro liked to be on the deck even if he was injured, so Chopper needed to prepare medicine in the cabin and then come out to change Zoro's medicine.

In the same development as the plot, Chopper joined the Straw Hat Pirates as a ship's doctor, but his image changed a bit, perhaps due to the change in the plot. There is no weakling in the Straw Hat Pirates, even Capa the Navigator.

No exception, so now Chopper has always regarded people as

Living in beast form, he is actually the tallest on the entire ship. Chopper looks more reliable in this way, but he also loses his cuteness. Of course, his tsundere attributes still haven't changed at all, so

It can also be regarded as the pistachio of the whole ship.

As for Zoro's injury, it was caused by a conflict with a small pirate group. Even if there is a small pirate group in the Grand Line, it is beyond what Luffy and the others can imagine. Although the group will not be destroyed, it will still be a very difficult victory.

, sometimes being strong does not mean that you can defeat everyone reliably. The pirates in the first half of the Grand Line deeply imprinted this truth on the hearts of all members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Because Liu Shan changed the plot, the Battle of Alabasta ended hastily without even starting, and Luffy and others did not confront Crocodile's Baroque Studio, but this does not mean that there is no danger. On the contrary

Yes, the real danger began when they entered the Grand Line.

The navy's suppression over the years has caused those large pirate groups to either enter the second half of the Grand Line or be completely defeated by the navy. Of course, this has also produced a large number of stragglers. Small pirate groups can always survive.

Method, as the saying goes, rats follow the path of rats. They are like psoriasis and stick firmly to the Grand Line. So much so that the Navy has only eliminated those large pirate groups in the past few years, and the remaining pirates are scattered throughout the great sea.

On the route.

These people do not have much influence on the navy, so the navy gradually loses the intention to eliminate them. It takes too much time and manpower. It is better to prepare for future crises with this time, so they are in the navy

They survived by default, and they were also very wise. They did not form a large pirate group again, but dispersed into small pirate groups with dozens or hundreds of people.

But don’t forget, this is not a big threat to the navy, not that they are just at the mercy of others without the ability to resist. For the Straw Hat Pirates who have just entered the Grand Line, this is a disaster, even if they are not as strong as them.

They will also use the environment of the Grand Line to cause trouble for Luffy and others. Killing and stealing are their favorite things.

Luffy and others suffered a loss in this regard. Capa's navigation skills were okay for the Grand Line, but when it came to understanding the sea conditions, he was miles away from those people, which also led to their journey along the way.

The battles continued and the losses continued, but luckily Luffy and the others were quite strong and managed to survive.

Come here, Chopper's role is also revealed at this time. It can be said that he is busy non-stop. There are people on the ship who have been injured due to fighting, and Chopper has been healing their injuries, not just external injuries, but sometimes internal injuries as well. This is a big deal.

It challenged what Chopper had learned, but he could handle it all for the time being.

"Hey, it's so boring, Sanji, I want to eat meat."

"Where is the meat for you to eat? Those people took the time to rob some supplies some time ago. Now we can hardly even eat. But there is a small island in front of us. It's great. If there is no more supplies, we can

I can’t stand it for a few more days, by the way, Capa, where is that?”

Sanji also has a bored expression, but he won't complain like Luffy. After entering the Grand Line, everyone fights frequently, even Capa and Chopper are no exception, and Sanji

It seemed that he was not disgusted with the current life of licking blood from the blade, and even seemed to like it. He looked at the small island in front of him, and Sanji shouted to the mast.

"From the map, it looks like Gaya, a place that has become very famous in recent years."

"What? Is it interesting? Where is it?"

As soon as he heard what Capa said, Luffy immediately perked up, but several others showed wry smiles. It was because of Luffy's character that the Straw Hat Pirates encountered so many battles. Otherwise,
Chapter completed!