One Piece: I Am Really Not Crocodile

The Duke of Valos said he would come, but when Rosen waited, it was soldiers and weapons that strengthened the castle's defenses. Obviously, he had already guessed that it was not good, or he was cautious.

About a quarter of an hour later, the Duke of Valos appeared on the city wall with a team of followers, looked down at Xia and the others, and asked calmly, "I don't know why Xia brought a few pirates to visit the Duke. intention?"

Valos had obviously observed in secret for a while, and at the same time recognized Rosen and Robin, so he said this.

"I just want to discuss a business with the duke. I heard that the princess is in the mansion of the duke of Valos, so we came here to seek refuge." Shea got Rosen's approval and started a conversation directly through the air, but it was not very obvious.

But since Valos had questioned and named the person from the beginning, he obviously had some guesses about the matter.

After a moment of silence, Valos said: "Let's not talk about whether there is such a person in our Duke's Mansion, even if there is, how can we cooperate with you pirates, Miss Xia, you are the new president of the AKS Chamber of Commerce, and you are with the pirates. But it will affect your reputation."

Xi Ya's face was a little unhappy, and she was about to speak, but was stopped by Rosen. Rosen looked at the Duke of Valos and grinned: "I heard that the king is seriously ill and has no successor, so I also want to be the king's son." Hero, I wonder if the Duke of Valos can introduce him."

Hearing Rosen's words, Duke Valos's eyes flashed solemnity and shock, because most people couldn't hear these words, but after Valos guessed that they had spread the news.

In fact, the two sides have already tacitly agreed. Rosen's implication is that he hopes to reach a cooperation with him and bring down the king.

It's just crazy! These lunatics.

Although he, the Duke of Valos, doesn't like the king very much, but after all, as a minister, he has a natural sense of superiority to the country's noble status, and it is almost impossible to cooperate with pirates.

But he didn't want to refuse immediately, but wanted to talk about it in more detail. If there is such an opportunity, maybe...

A capable person is always greedy.

Valos is no exception. He has been growing his army over the years. First, he hopes to have enough self-protection power in this era of great pirates. Second, he may not have the idea of ​​​​expanding the territory.

But the other party is just a pirate, not enough for him to pay attention to, what qualifications do the criminals who are chasing after the navy have to cooperate with them? What a joke.

However, if you look down on it in your heart, you still need to look down on it, and you still need to maintain a smile on the surface, and you can't immediately tear yourself apart with the person in front of you.

"If the kingdom has no owner, then it will naturally be inherited by qualified people. I wonder what your plans are?" Although the Duke of Valos has already made a decision, he still pretends to be false and intends to explore the situation.

"This is not the way of hospitality, why don't we sit down and discuss it in detail?" Rosen suggested.

"No need, after all, we are not familiar with it, and you are pirates. Of course, if what you said about taking refuge is true, then our Duke's Mansion naturally welcomes you."

The Duke of Valos's answer was not sincere. Rosen had roughly guessed what the Duke of Valos was thinking. He had no idea of ​​cooperating, but Rosen didn't mind telling him the plan.

After all, people are greedy, and there is no loss in trying.

"Of course, we are all sincere. At present, the new successor of the Kingdom of Andia has not been announced. Once the king passes away, I am afraid that the nobles will compete for the throne, which may cause chaos. Therefore, we also hope that there will be a huge army to follow. Lord Valos."

Rosen's implication is that as long as the Duke of Valos is willing to support the "princess" at a critical moment and support the army to fight for it, their cooperation will be considered reached.

He was responsible for killing the king, while the Duke of Valos was responsible for rebelling and supporting the "princess".

Duke Valos thought about it, and felt that it was indeed feasible, but the premise was, would the pirate in front of him have the strength to kill the king at a critical moment?

Valos doesn't think it's an easy thing to do. The king has the hardest royal officials and a large number of masters. How can it be so easy to assassinate successfully? It's wishful thinking.

Thinking of this, the Duke of Valos already felt that there was no need to talk to them any longer. It was just a mere pirate who wanted to be equal to himself and even assassinate the king. It was beyond his control.

At this moment, Valos' long-standing sense of superiority and aristocratic thinking made him cut off the possibility of cooperating with Rosen, and he was even unwilling to sit down and learn more about it.

"Sorry, the news hasn't been confirmed yet. We should try our best to find a cure for the king. The Lord's time is precious, so I won't keep you as guests, see off." Duke Valos's voice fell, and the cannons and guns in the castle were aimed at the same time Rosen et al.

Because he couldn't figure out the strength of Rosen and others, Valos was still relatively conservative. Instead of directly ordering to shoot Rosen and others, he persuaded them to leave.

But he didn't know that since Rosen was exposed to them, there were only two options left. One was to reach a consensus, and the second was to eradicate those who knew their plan in front of them.

"Sure enough, it didn't go so smoothly, Duke of Valos, I want to confirm again, isn't it enough rights to be the king's grandfather? Isn't it much easier than being a duke for you? Although I didn't expect you to agree once, but you even Don't you give us a chance to have an in-depth discussion?" Rosen made the point straight.

The Duke of Valos has a bad face, what does this pirate want to do? Question yourself: "Shut up, you are just mere pirates, how can you discuss the state affairs of Andia Kingdom, leave quickly, otherwise don't blame us for being rude, the princess's matter is also non-existent, Today I will personally expose this rumor in front of the whole city."

You know, the earl's envoy from the king's capital is in this high city, so it's hard to guarantee that there won't be any eyes and ears. If he finds out about such blatant communication, the king may have to make trouble for him, so he has to express his position now.

"It's up to you...Xia, do you want to be the king of Andia?" Rosen replied flatly, then turned to Xia and asked.

Xia was stunned for a moment, but with her intelligence, she quickly realized that her mind was shaking. She never expected that such a big matter, Rosen asked casually like this, is he serious?

There is no psychological preparation at all!

"What are they talking about?" Seeing that Rosen and the others hadn't left, Valos whispered instead, feeling a little angry in his heart. This group of pirates were really defiant, if it wasn't for the fact that the bounty of this pirate was as high as 900 million Baileys.

It might be very difficult to deal with. If it was an ordinary person, Duke Valos had already ordered the group of people in front of him to be bombarded and killed.

"Can I?" Xi Ya was a little unconfident. She was confident that she had the ability to be a good president, but the king of a country, could she take this position?

"You can. Your father has connections with the previous king. In the past, you often went to and from the palace. This is an inherent advantage. A little public opinion hype is not enough to make people completely convinced, but it is enough to have a slight possibility, and I said in advance In the front, you are probably just a puppet king. Of course, the rights and conveniences you have will still be unprecedentedly powerful. As long as you think about it, from now on, you will be the princess of Andia. A more suitable person." Rosen told Xia honestly about his puppet status and the rights he had.

Seeing that Rosen spoke so seriously, Xi Ya immediately understood that this was an opportunity.

This man, maybe he didn't care who would be the king at all, he was just looking for a spokesperson, but, because he was fairly familiar with him, this opportunity fell into her hands first.

Xi Ya's heart was beating very hard. This may be the biggest choice she has ever faced in her life. If she puts the chip on Rosen's side, once she fails, don't worry, death is the destination, but once she gives up, there will never be another such an opportunity.

And she wanted to change many of the miserable status quo in the Kingdom of Andia. After a moment of ideological struggle, Xia made a choice: "I am willing, but I have one condition."