Chapter 197

"Really? I don't believe it."

Chapter 287 No one is born outstanding

Two months flew by.

The first ray of morning light rises from the sea level, the air is filled with golden wheat grain-like light waves, the waves are slightly rippled, and the white fish belly gradually spreads in the sky. The breeze blowing across the sea carries the unique smell of the sea, The rising sun slowly rises over the light blue sea.

A pirate ship vaguely appeared on the horizon. The bow of the sheep-headed ship was high-spirited, and its pointed mast pointed straight at the sky. On the mast, a white skull flag with a black background fluttered in the wind. The skull grinned and wore a hat on its head. Straw hat, impressive.

The pirate ship broke through the whitecaps and moved forward, with waves rising on both sides of the ship.

Luffy had already woken up from his deep sleep. He ran to the bow of the Mellie early in the morning and sat cross-legged. He covered his forehead with his palms and looked up at the outline of the Kingdom of Alabasta that gradually appeared in front of him. He smiled and said:

"Alabasta, here we come!"

Luffy is still young and doesn't know the dangers of the world.

When the Meili first appeared in the waters near the Kingdom of Alabasta, it was immediately caught by the Revolutionary Army spies spreading nearby, and this important information was immediately passed to the rear. Read the book

The rebels led by Kosa also revealed their true colors from the moment the Straw Hats set foot on the land of Alabasta.

"The whole country is shocked!" The rebels in this country are actually the revolutionary army! 》

"What is the future direction of the ancient Kingdom of Alabasta? Will it really become the first kingdom to be overthrown?" 》

"What is the relationship between the rising rookie Straw Hat Pirates in the East China Sea and the Revolutionary Army? Why did they cause a huge shock as soon as they entered the Kingdom of Alabasta? Please follow us and get into science to answer your questions"

Relevant news reports are immediately delivered to all directions through News Bird.

Since World Economic News was acquired by Guangming Newspaper, the news has become increasingly headline-grabbing, always able to capture the focus of the world's attention in the shortest possible time.

This time, of course, it’s no exception!

New World, Sphinx Island.

This is the country where Whitebeard Edward Newgate was born. Today also happens to be the birthday of Whitebeard Edward Newgate. He returned to his hometown and was gathering here with a group of children to enjoy family happiness.

On this island, there originally existed a kingdom, but because the country was poor and the people were weak, they could not pay the heavenly gold and could not join the world government. The entire country was in dilapidation visible to the naked eye. If it were not for the Whitebeard Pirates, I am afraid that this country would be in such a state of decline. The country has long been destroyed by the passing pirate group.

A young boy with freckles on his face was leaning against the crumbling wall, holding a fresh newspaper in his hand. Ace grinned as he read a series of news about Luffy.

"Luffy, it turned out that he also went to sea."

Suddenly a head popped out of the wall. A middle-aged man with long, greasy hair, a sloppy beard, and leaky front teeth made him look like a wretched uncle.

"Jie ha ha..." Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach folded his arms on the wall, resting his head on his arms, glanced at the reward notice published in the newspaper, ignored Luffy with a bright smile, and said: "Ace , so you are here, everyone is waiting for you to go back and hold a banquet."

Ace rolled up the newspapers in his hands and put them carefully into the backpack he carried with him.

"I'll go there now."

The red earth continent, the holy land of Mary Gioia.

After being destroyed by the Lord of Darkness Li Qing a few years ago, the Holy Land Marie Joa was once again standing tall as the World Government and the Celestial Dragons spent a lot of money to hire craftsmen from all over the world and worked overtime throughout the year to build it. On the red earth continent, the authority and style of the world government are demonstrated.

The huge white castle stands proudly on a piece of red land, showing the luxury of the nobility everywhere. Moving pictures are carefully carved on the white jade walls. Gardeners have cut flowerbeds around it, and lush trees form a manor. In the traditional back garden, you can often see naked men chasing a group of beautiful girls in the forest, and the smell of hormones floats in the air.

The spire and bell tower soar into the sky to declare to outsiders the eternal authority of the Celestial Dragons.

A red carpet was laid all the way from the outer door to the inner door, and well-trained maids were busy everywhere.

With 999 rooms, 777 chimneys, 36 main staircases and 240 auxiliary staircases, the entire Holy Mary Gioia has a large internal space and grand and luxurious decoration, which is the largest in the world.

A vase randomly placed here has a long history that can be traced back hundreds of years to the glorious days when 20 kings jointly formed the world government. Any jewelry found at random is enough to be regarded as priceless and is worth countless things. It is something that ordinary people would never dare to think about in their lifetime.

If there is a paradise in this sea, the Holy Land Marie Joël is definitely worthy of the word Holy Land.

At this moment, the latest news about the Kingdom of Alabasta has also fallen into the hands of the Five Old Stars, and the information in their hands is more detailed, including all kinds of information specially collected by CP0.

"The rising star of the East China Sea, the Straw Hat Boy, Monkey D. Luffy, who has a bounty of 30 million Baileys, is the son of Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army."

"Not long after he appeared in the Kingdom of Alabasta, the rebels in the Kingdom of Alabasta revealed the true colors of the revolutionary army. There seems to be some connection between the two?"

"I personally don't believe in so-called coincidences. There are so many coincidences in this world. I am more inclined to think that this is a provocation by the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon, against the five of us and the World Government!"

"After all, a few years ago, the revolutionary army launched the first uprising in the Kingdom of Sikai'al on the island of Culigana in the Grand Route, and we ruthlessly executed all those involved."

"Some time ago, the Revolutionary Army and the Beast Pirates secretly communicated, and the Navy caught the secret information, which solved Kaido's personal problem. At the same time, it also broke the alliance between the Revolutionary Army and the Beast Pirates. I There is reason to believe that this is definitely a long-planned act of revenge by the revolutionary army!"

The elder with a spotted birthmark on his forehead banged his cane on the floor.

The old man had a bald head and a dark green suit. He was so angry that his mustache stood up. He stared at the other four people and said in a deep voice:

"I suggest that the Demon-Slaying Order be launched and the three generals of the Navy Headquarters be dispatched to completely wipe out the rebels in the Kingdom of Alabasta and the Straw Hat Pirates!"

He is also a bald old man, wearing a white Taoist robe. He is holding a famous sword that is suspected to be one of the twelve skills of the Great Knife. This man seems very calm and not so anxious.

"Be patient and don't be impatient."

The old man in white Taoist robe shook his head and said:

"Even if we want to launch the demon-slaying order, we can't command the three generals of the Navy Headquarters for the time being. Admiral Aokiji Kuzan is currently traveling around the world, General Shura Yang Ming is on paid leave, and only General Akainu Sakaski He is still staying at the Navy Headquarters waiting for orders. Since the Navy Headquarters is so far away from the Kingdom of Alabasta, even if Admiral Akainu Sakaski sets off now, the cucumbers and vegetables will be cold by the time he reaches the Kingdom of Alabasta."

Hearing this, the other old people's faces turned pale.

Saint Jaygolucia Satan wears a black suit, has white curly hair, a fluffy white beard, a flat hat on his head, and a scar on the left side of his face.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Over the years, we have not been able to find traces of the Night Pirates and kill the Lord of the Night, Li Qing. Lord Im has become suspicious of the execution ability of the five of us."

"If at this time, Neferutali, who was once a member of the Celestial Dragon family, is destroyed by the revolutionary army, I am afraid that it will arouse the anger of Lord Im, and it will be difficult for the five of us to continue to stay in the position of the Five Old Stars."

"You should also know very well that Lord Im doesn't like mediocre people, let alone incompetent wastes who cause trouble for him. If that happens, it's hard to say whether we will survive."

After saying that, Saint Jaygolucia Satan stood up and said:

"The World Government has secretly raised a group of flying Devil Fruit ability users. It is also time to mobilize this air force. I will rush to the Kingdom of Alabasta from the air. If I go from the red earth continent, it will only take a week. You can reach your destination in just a few seconds.”

"Before I arrive, we will mobilize the naval branch base near the Kingdom of Alabasta to provide support and delay the progress of the Revolutionary Army and the Straw Hat Pirates."

While all parties were paying close attention to the dynamics of the Kingdom of Alabasta, a steel warship was floating in the nearby waters.

On the deck of the steel warship, r.3 Gal Dino used the wax wax fruit ability to fly and create a batch of wax statues as tall as a human being. Whether it was the appearance, figure, or the spirit reflected in the details, they were all the same as Yang Ming's. The group of people resemble each other and are made lifelike.

"Pah, pah, pah..."

Hearing the sound of applause coming one after another from behind, r.3 Gal Dino secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

God knows, under the supervision of Yang Ming, he has been working hard to train his Devil Fruit abilities for a period of time, and finally got the approval of the Shura General.

iss. Golden Week Marianu held a palette in one hand and a paintbrush in the other. After dipping some paint, he carefully painted each statue with color.

Regardless of iss. Golden Week Marianu's young age, he has already shown some talent and talent as a great painter. The colors he blends are just right, and each statue can perfectly show the color of the real person's skin and clothing.

As soon as she finally put pen to paper, Iss. Golden Week Marianu noticed that a calloused palm was placed on her head. Her delicate body stiffened slightly, and soon she heard Yang Ming's deep voice ringing in her ears.

"No one is born great."

"You have proven your outstanding talent with your actions."

Chapter 288 The curtain rises

A steel warship more than a hundred meters long sailed on the turbulent sea. It was moving at an unhurried speed, and circles were rippled behind the stern of the ship.

Listening to the compliments from the young general, Iss. Golden Week Marianu swallowed secretly.

Although she spent two months with Yang Ming on this steel warship, the scene when Yang Ming captured Crocodile Crocodile alive still left an indelible mark on her young mind, which is still indelible to this day. Avoid feeling afraid.

iss. Golden Week Marianu forced out an awkward yet polite smile and did not respond. Instead, she cast her eyes on the lifelike wax figures in front of her.

These wax figures are exactly the same as Yang Ming and others in appearance and body shape, and they can almost look real.

The only flaw is that the original eyes of these wax figures remain vacant, which looks a little weird.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for saying a classic line in World of Warcraft and getting a chance to draw a lottery. Do you want to start the lottery roulette?"

The prizes in the lottery wheel are divided into two types, one is racial talent, and the other is skill.

Racial talents: Escape expert, heroic aura, tenacity...

Skills: Charge, rallying cry, beheading...

[Natural Resistance]: Passive, slightly improves resistance to natural elements.

With the system sound echoing in his ears, Yang Ming moved forward step by step.

Facing the frightened eyes of Iss. Golden Week Marianu and R.3 Gal Dino, Yang Ming slowly walked towards the wax figure, suddenly raised his right hand, and things like eyeballs suddenly appeared in his palm, bloodshot. There are twisting tentacles attached to them, and the whole thing automatically fills the wax statues' eye sockets like a living creature, becoming the eyes of these wax statues.

"Vampire magic! Eyeball clone!"

This ability acquired many years ago can always work wonders when paired with the Mangekyō Sharingan or the Rinnegan.

But now, when these living creature-like eyeball clones are integrated into the wax figure, the tentacles of the eyeballs penetrate deeply into the body of the wax figure, infinitely deriving into a meridian network.

Immediately afterwards, the wax figures, which were originally dead objects, came to life under the control of the eyeball clone, walking around freely on the deck.

The only slight drawback is that even if R.3 Gal Dino has tried his best to optimize and improve the wax figure under the guidance of Yang Ming in the past two months, it is still impossible to avoid the defects of the wax figure itself, including the joints of the limbs. It looked extremely stiff, walking like a zombie walking. Coupled with that expressionless face, it gave people an inexplicable sense of horror.

If it were not early in the morning, but in the middle of the night, if such a group of wax figures appeared in front of people, it would probably be enough to scare a coward into having a myocardial infarction and scare him to death on the spot.

What's even more strange is that these wax figures also have the ability to influence the emotions of others.

Looking at the wax figure walking back and forth in front of him, Yang Ming frowned slightly and thought to himself;

"Still not working?"

"It seems that we still have to catch Sugar, the childlike fruit user."

As for what Yang Ming wants to tinker with, let’s give it a try first.

Kingdom of Alabasta, capital Albana.

After traveling through mountains and rivers, the Straw Hat Boys finally arrived at this world-famous ancient capital.

To their surprise, there was no scene of blooming flowers in front of them. Instead, there was a scene of rebels besieging the royal city.

Kosha, who has yellow hair, is riding on the back of a camel, with his legs clamped on both sides of the camel's belly, a long knife slung on his back, and a pair of sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. He looks elegant.

But anyone who knew this person's true identity would be extremely surprised. They would never have imagined that this person was the leader of the rebels who had recently caused an uprising in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Holding the reins in one hand, Kosha rode his camel around the tall walls of the capital Albana, wandering around the perimeter to boost the morale of his revolutionary soldiers.

"Comrades, overthrowing the Neferutali family is a small step for us, but it is a giant step for world reform!"

“The decadent and backward kingdom will eventually fall under our iron heel, a new country with advanced productivity will be built on the ruins of the old country, and we will eventually build a new world where everyone has food to eat and clothing to wear. , our children will bathe in the sun and rain freely and equally, no longer distinguishing between kings, nobles, commoners and slaves!"

"For a better future, all the sacrifices made today are worth it!"

"Kill!"

The rebel leader Kosha almost shouted at the top of his voice. Under the influence of the loudspeaker, his voice spread throughout the battlefield.

A group of revolutionary army soldiers advanced silently. Some soldiers were armed with Iron Man Mark 1 battle armor, and a few generals were armed with Iron Man 2 battle armor. There was no superiority or hierarchy among the revolutionary army. Everyone They were all treated equally, and at this moment they were all charging forward with all their strength.

The city wall of Albana, the capital, towers over the desert. The wall is more than ten meters high. Standing on the wall are the Kingdom Guards in full formation. When the revolutionary army charges to a certain distance, the captain of the Kingdom Guards, Ikarem, immediately draws his sword out of its sheath. , the tip of the sword was pointed diagonally at the charging enemy, and he shouted angrily:

"fire!"

The captain of the Kingdom Guard, Ikarem, was dressed in solemn attire. The hot air waves on the desert were blowing his curly hair. Due to the decline of the power of the Neferutali family, there were not many capable soldiers under his command. Ikarem is now considered a After catching a duck on the shelf, he was forced to go to the battlefield.

But so far, it seems that he has done a pretty good job, at least he did not shrink from the battle and lose the face of the Naferutali family.

Although the Kingdom of Alabasta has been at peace for many years, there are also troubles caused by sand bandits in the territory, and the armaments are not as depleted as imagined. The soldiers of the Kingdom Guard skillfully manipulated the cannons, adjusted the direction of the muzzles, and laboriously moved the solid ground at their feet. The cannonballs were carried in and the fire signal was immediately ignited.

"Zi la!"

The fire signal burned to the end, and the cannon's body shook.

"boom!"

The soldiers covered their ears and heard a deafening bombardment.

This seemed to be the beginning of a war. The sound of cannon fire was heard one after another. The dark solid artillery shells drew beautiful arcs in the mid-air and immediately landed in the dense area of ​​the enemy camp.

Even though solid cannonballs are just easy targets for the strong, in this world, ordinary people still account for the vast majority. The lethality of these solid cannonballs to ordinary soldiers is extremely impressive.

As soon as the gun went down, a wave of sand splashed on the desert. Amidst the splash of gravel, a bloody and mutilated corpse lay in a pool of blood. The body was missing a few pounds and it looked like it had died miserably.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, limbs and arms were broken.

These idioms sound easy to describe, but on the battlefield they turn into shocking and terrifying scenes that make people take a breath of cold air.