On the desert island, Xia Qiu looked at Wei Wei not far away, and asked with concern, "How is your injury?" ”

Vivi replied, "After the bandage, I have recovered a lot. ”

"I'm looking for you this time, mainly because of what you told me three days ago."

Xia Qiu nodded, and suddenly said, "You said that the Blackbeard Pirates attacked the Magnetic Drum Kingdom and drove King Valpo out of the country?" ”

"That's right."

Wei Wei snorted and said, "The boss told me to keep an eye on the Blackbeard Pirates, and I've already arranged for someone to investigate." ”

"It's important."

Xia Qiu advised: "Be careful, don't let them find our traces." ”

There are five members of the current Blackbeard Pirates, and their strength will not be too bad, and if they are discovered, it will be a big trouble for the Baroque Work Society.

"Rest assured. They don't have the slightest idea of hiding their identities now, and everywhere they go, they have to make a big fuss. It's easy to investigate. ”

Wei Wei paused, and then said: "And the people I sent out don't know about the existence of me and Alabastan, and the people who contact them are all loyal subordinates of Alabastan. ”

Xia Qiu nodded, Blackbeard had just left the Whitebeard Pirates now, he made up his mind to leave, it was very likely that he had obtained the Dark Fruit, in order to find this fruit, he had only been lurking for so many years.

And after leaving, he gathered his companions, just to make a name for himself, and had great ambitions.

Now that he's still in the savings stage, he's trying to get his name out there, and he's looking forward to finding opportunities to get a higher position.

However, Klockdahl died a year and a half earlier than in the original book, and there was also a new Seven Martial Seas.

Blackbeard can't try to catch Luffy, the murderer who made trouble in the capital of the seven waters, to surrender to the government and get the position of the Seven Martial Seas. Of course, he finally captured Ace and sent Ace to the World Government, where he obtained the position of the Seven Martial Seas.

So it's not clear what Blackbeard plans to use to get to the top.

"One more thing."

Xia Qiu turned her head, looked at Wei Wei, and asked, "You tell me that the situation in the Magnetic Drum Kingdom is chaotic. ”

"That's right."

Vivi nodded and said, "Wapol left, taking the guards and some soldiers with him, now the entire Magnetic Drum Kingdom is in chaos, the people are still waiting, they urgently need a leader." ”

Xia Qiu asked, "So you want our Baroque Workshop to get involved?" Take control of the entire country? ”

"I don't ......"

Wei Wei just wanted to deny it, but when she saw Xia Qiu staring at her, she shook her head and said with a smile: "I do have this idea." ”

"Why?"

Xia Qiu asked puzzledly, "Why do you want us to interfere in other people's countries?" Is that not your character, or is it that you were bullied by Wapol when you were a child with King Kobra to a meeting of the World Government, which made you hate him the most? ”

"How do you know?"

Wei Wei asked with some surprise when she heard Xia Qiu's words.

"I naturally have a way to know." Xia Qiu said softly, and then said, "Answer my question." ”

"Of course not for that reason."

Vivi said: "I just think that the people of this country are a little pitiful. ”

Xia Qiu nodded and said, "Tell me what you think." ”

Wei Wei said: "Because the Magnetic Drum Kingdom is relatively close to Alabastan, and because of my young age, after I established the intelligence department, the first country that let the intelligence personnel mix in was the Magnetic Drum Kingdom. I learned that Wapol took all the doctors of the country away, executed the doctors who did not serve him, and charged harsh taxes, so that the whole country was miserable, the people did not dare to get sick, and their income was low, and they could only barely survive. ”

Xia Qiu said: "But Wapol has left, maybe they can elect a suitable enough king?" ”

"It's hard. First of all, Vapol may not go back, and once he does, the whole country will be the same as before. ”

Vivi said: "Secondly, Wapol took a lot of things, treasures, doctors, and only one doctor is still practicing medicine in the entire Magnetic Drum Kingdom. Finally, will the country's elected king be able to lead the country to prosperity, will he be able to reverse the current situation, or will he have the ability to lead the people of the country to prosperity? ”

Hearing this, Xia Qiu nodded his head.

Vivi's guess was fine, and two months later, when Luffy arrived, Vapol returned to the Drum Kingdom again to try to take the country back.

If Luffy hadn't helped, the country would have plunged back into darkness. And in this history, without Nami, it is unknown whether Luffy would be able to reach the Great Route, and whether he would be able to reach this route.

Of course, this reason is not that Wei Wei is worried about the Magnetic Drum Kingdom.

The main thing she thinks is that the Drum Kingdom may not be able to find a suitable leader, and it may not be able to reverse the current situation.

Xia Qiu looked at Wei Wei and asked curiously, "But why do you want to interfere in other people's internal affairs?" Especially coercive intervention. ”

"As long as the result is good, that's enough." Vivi said softly.

Originally, Weiwei was more idealistic in doing things, hoping that people would live and work in peace and contentment, hoping that everyone could live happily, and hoping to do this in a way that everyone was satisfied with.

But with the cooperation with Xia Qiu, and the convenient information through the intelligence department, she now finds that this is too difficult.

Xia Qiu smiled and said, "Then why did you choose us?" Baroque work community, how much better can it be than Valpol? ”

"You are more evil than Wapol." Vivi suddenly said, "You kill, you plunder, you have no regard for human life, you are much worse than Wapol. ”

Xia Qiu said, "Really? ”

"But you're a great partner to work with."

Vivi added: "I have always believed that there are four main ways to trade. One is plundering, plundering everything from the other party, and overdrawing the potential of others, squeezing others to obtain benefits. The second is squeezing, squeezing the value of the target and giving only the ability to survive to others. The third is cooperation, where both parties give to each other and get what they want. The fourth is investment, pay a part of yourself, wait for the income, this part of the investment can help the other party, in the process of investment, the growth of the other party, has brought huge benefits, and their own growth to obtain more profits. ”

"Valpo is the first, taking away the doctors, paying high taxes, and keeping the whole country alive." Speaking of this, Wei Wei looked at Xia Qiu and said, "The second one is still bad, and it is the method I have abandoned. But the third and fourth ways each have their own benefits, while the fourth, the benefits are greater and the benefits to the other party are greater, but the risks are obviously greater. The Baroque work style is like a combination of these two, for example, you cooperate with Alabastan, build a casino, invest in some industry, inject a lot of money, and even get a profit that cannot make up for your investment in a year. But everything you do, you have improved the social facilities, attracted a large number of people, and the population has led to the development of the whole city, and the development of the city has brought rich business opportunities, the people's living standards have improved, and more perfect social facilities have been established, thus attracting more people. And you take advantage of more people, so that the casino's revenue is higher and higher, and you get a share. At the same time, the industries you invest in the city, such as the real estate you buy, such as the shops you open, nightclubs, and the bodyguard services you provide, all bring you a steady stream of income. And your partner gets a prosperous city, and in two years, the financial income of one city exceeds that of all other cities, and it can be expected that the city of Eruma will be more prosperous in the future. By harvest, we are much larger than you, but without these investments, your income will shrink by at least ten times. ”

Hearing Weiwei's words, Xia Qiu nodded with a smile, after promising to help Weiwei build an Eruma city, he not only invested in casinos, but also secretly bought land, developed buildings, and got involved in all walks of life.

As the city of Eruma became more and more prosperous, the income of the Baroque work community increased.

Wei Wei said again: "There is also the establishment of an intelligence organization, you used my identity to provide funds and personnel to help, and established a powerful intelligence organization, which nominally belongs to me, but you hid your strength and showed it after the organization was established to force me to listen to you, but you got the greatest benefits." However, in accordance with the agreed content, you did not go beyond the bounds, but ensured the stability of the cooperation. This organization is now shared by us, and this intelligence organization has been very useful to Alabastan so far, and it has helped you a lot. It's a mutual benefit. It seems that we have both cooperation and mutual benefit. And I do things for you, and you increase my strength. ”

Vivi added: "As long as an agreement is reached, you have never violated it. And in the cooperation with you, the partner you cooperate with will get huge benefits. ”

Xia Qiu snorted coldly and said, "I just want to gain more." ”

It is better to fish than to fish in a long stream, and the matter of killing chickens and taking eggs is something that only fools do.

Vivi said, "So I hope you can control the Drum Kingdom in the same way, I think you'll at least do it better than Valpo's." ”

"The value of the Magnetic Drum Country is very low, it is a winter island, and the weather is extremely harsh."

Xia Qiu said slowly, in the great route, there are four kinds of islands: Spring Island, Summer Island, Autumn Island, and Winter Island, and each island has four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and they are different.

And to pass through the great voyage, that is, to circumnavigate the earth, it is necessary to go through all sixteen seasons.

But no matter what, Winter Island is the place where the weather is the worst.

Vivi smiled and said, "But I think you can do it." ”

"You really trust me."

Xia Qiu shook his head and said, "A country still has some value, but I have a question, what does Alabastan plan to do in this process?" ”

"Nothing will be done."

Wei Wei said: "On the surface, neither the country nor I can get involved in the Magnetic Drum Kingdom, and once it appears, it will be a serious diplomatic crisis." Secretly, Alabastan doesn't have any ideas. It's just my idea to let you go to the Drum Kingdom, so I'm not going to seek anything at all. But all the intelligence officers, I can call on them. ”

"Then let's go according to my plan."

Xia Qiu said: "I have already arranged it, and I will leave in two days." ”

"Okay."

Vivi hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you tell me about your plan?" ”

"We'll find out in two days." Xia Qiu said softly.

"Then I'll come back here in two days. I'll take my leave, mr0. Vivi bowed slightly and turned to leave.

After she left, Xia Qiu stepped aside, intending to continue training, but a voice sounded, "It turns out that your force is called the Baroque Working Society, and not only Princess Vivi is involved in it, but even the entire Kingdom of Alabastan is cooperating with you. Alabastan betrayed the world government. ”

"The reason why they cooperate with the Baroque Workshop is because of my threat, and because of the benefits they get in the future, and in the process of cooperation, they get so much, too much. A country that had been dry for a year has regained rainfall, an abandoned city has been revitalized, people's incomes have risen, and people's lives are getting better and better. ”

Xia Qiu said slowly: "If you think this is a betrayal, what about the Kingdom of Alabastan, which was set up by the World Government to kill so many people with drought and try to control it?" And what about the country that was tyrannized by Wapol? Did their loyalty, have they changed their country for the better? ”

Leaving these words, Xia Qiu walked into the distance, leaving Lu Qi to sit there with a gloomy face.

。。。

In the East China Sea, on Sven Island, Marcel was naked, wielding the broad-bladed sword in his hand, his strong muscles covered with sweat.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand."

After a thousand swings of the sword, Marcel stepped aside, picked up the huge dumbbell and trained.

"It's time to eat."

A voice came from the house, Marcel nodded, went to the well to draw water, took a bath, changed into clean clothes, returned to the house, first to the bedroom, and looked fondly at the sleeping baby in the cradle.

"It's time to eat, what are you doing?"

Nuo Qigao appeared next to the door frame, looked at Marcel, and said angrily: "Mother and younger siblings have arrived at the restaurant. ”

"Let's go."

Marcel immediately followed his wife to the dining room, where the meal was served, and in addition to his mother, a younger brother and two younger sisters sat by the boat.

The house they lived in was very close to each other, and the two houses were connected because Nokigao had to take care of the children, Marcel's mother often came here to cook, and his two younger sisters would also help out.

"Brother, when are you going to go to sea?" Marcel's brother asked curiously.

Marcel said: "Tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock. ”

"I'm going to sea so soon, and I don't know how to help Nuo Qigao do housework and take care of the children." Marcel's mother, Kaya, said angrily.

"I'm just working out for some time." Marcel scratched his head and looked at Nokigao apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'll take some time." ”

"It's fine."

Nuo Qigao waved his hand and said unconcernedly, "You can't help much if you're clumsy." ”

"Hmm."

Marcel nodded a little awkwardly.

Kaya said softly, "Marcel, why do you insist on practicing swordsmanship now? Still planning to fight the pirates? ”

"I want to protect merchant ships from pirates and protect the crew from harm." Marcel whispered.

"You're the only one, how can you deal with pirates? It's hard to beat your opponent with two fists, can you beat a pirate group? ”

Kaya looked at Marcel and said, "You are the captain of a ship, and fighting with pirates will only provoke the pirates' wrath. How can any other merchant captain fight pirates like you do? Anyway, as long as you report it, the Chamber of Commerce will not pursue your losses, so why fight every time. Now that you have little Ewent, don't do more superfluous things, don't think about yourself, but also think about your family, do you know how sad your family is every time you get hurt? ”

"You're right."

When Marcel heard this, he lowered his head a little ashamedly, "I'll pay attention." ”

"But he'll do it next time."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Marcel and said, "Because he is not just here to stop the pirates, but to fight." Am I right? ”

"Nokigao?"

Marcel looked at his wife.

"It turns out that Hachi is here, every time you come to me, you fight with Hachi for so long, I am not less jealous of him."

Nokigao said: "And after Nami took Hachi out to sea, you had no opponent and put your sword down for the time being. But when you see Nami and Hachi's wanted warrants, when you see what they do, you are very excited, and you secretly pick up the long sword and train. After that, he began to fight the pirates, and he was covered in bruises, but he also captured many pirates, and I heard from other captains of merchant ships that you had gathered a lot of good men and even made your name on the sea. Although you say it's to stop the pirates, you just want to fight, you just want to take risks. Speaking of which, you should be very envious of Nami and them, right? ”

"I don't envy them."

Marcel shook his head, his eyes became determined, he reached out to take Nokigao's hand, and said, "I won't fight the pirates in the future." ”

"Really?"

Notch sighed, pulled his hand from Marcel's palm, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.

Marcel lowered his head, picked up his chopsticks, and gulped down the rice.