Pirates: Your Emperor is Back!

Crocodile struck a match and lit himself a new cigar.

He flicked out the match and took a deep breath.

Hiss... Huh!

After exhaling a faint puff of smoke, sitting on the sofa in the corner, he finally calmed down.

Hehehe, it's really interesting.

Before the talks officially started, who would have thought that such a thing would happen?

...

Not far away, the talks between Vivi and Wapole are still going on.

The content of the talks mainly focused on how to establish a fixed route between Alabasta and the Drum Kingdom, and how to maintain and develop it after the establishment.

This is only a small part of the grand vision of the Universal Alliance, not even the complete first step.

But even so, it was still difficult for the ignorant Wapole to understand.

All he cares about is what he needs to pay and how much benefit he can get from it in the future.

Aside, Dalton frowned.

He is a simple and honest person with strong combat effectiveness, but he is not good at politics.

But the current situation is that even Dalton can see that Wapole is completely being led by the nose!

Why?

Why did the situation become like this?

Looking at the confused Dalton, Crocodile couldn't help laughing.

Unlike a simple warrior like Dalton, Crocodile saw the key to the current situation at a glance.

Wapole, the foolish king, thinks only of "himself" in talks.

In other words, the Kingdom of the Drum is a bargaining chip for Wapole to gain more benefits, while Vivi represents the country of Alabasta itself.

"A nation that exists for the benefit of individuals" versus "an individual who represents a whole nation."

It is clear at a glance which side is easier to gain the upper hand!

...

At this moment, Weiwei is negotiating with Wapol about the division of rules for the two countries to send troops to station after the establishment of the fixed route.

But for Wapole, the guards are his personal army. If they all go to protect the civilians, who will protect him?

Therefore, Wapole intends to put all the troublesome responsibility for the garrison on the Alabasta side.

But Weiwei's words followed closely behind.

"In the pre-planned route, there are four uninhabited islands that can be used as garrison locations. Alabasta, as the initiator of the route, can take the initiative to undertake the garrison duties of three islands, and the remaining one will be handed over to you. "

Listening to Weiwei's words, Wapole suddenly felt that there was some truth.

The other party has guarded three routes, and guarding one on his side should not be troublesome, so he nodded and agreed.

But after nodding, Wapole suddenly realized something was wrong.

He scratched his head, feeling that this was completely different from what he had thought at the beginning, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Seeing this scene, Crocodile almost laughed out loud.

Sure enough, at the negotiating table, as long as you fall into the other party's rhythm, you will follow the other party's thoughts all the way.

The four uninhabited islands of Crocodile had been seen in advance, and the three that Alabasta was responsible for guarding were all strategically important places, which could be attacked or defended.

As long as a guard team of more than ten people cooperates with fortifications, it can resist the siege of several pirate ships!

More importantly, these three islands are located in the high seas of the two countries.

Sending troops to garrison means that the sea area around those islands can be included in the scope of control - and it is also allowed by the king of the other party, which is justified!

Such a good place cannot be given up to others.

And what about the uninhabited island that Drum Kingdom is in charge of?

Not only is it located in the waters of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom, but there is also a naval patrol route nearby.

For the pirates, even if they had ten guts, they wouldn't dare to rob ships near that island!

In this way, that uninhabited island is completely a big trouble, and it can even be said to be completely redundant.

Since it is redundant, why not just set up three garrison points?

The answer is simple: for the sake of justice.

Before the world government completely ripped off its face, according to the rules, Alabasta is still a member country of the world government, and the world government has the right to intervene in Alabasta's behavior.

Once the world government discovers the existence of this route, the Alabasta side can move out of the agreement between the two countries.

Both sides have sent troops to garrison, which is enough to prove the fairness and reasonableness of this agreement.

This is a well-known prevarication, but it is really useful to deal with bloated institutions such as the world government.

"interesting……"

Crocodile watched with great interest, but couldn't help being curious.

Ryan Rowan really has the ability to teach a five or six-year-old girl to be an outstanding diplomat in just two days?

Crocodile doesn't believe it.

He must have done something else!

Crocodile looked around, and suddenly found Vivi's backpack, which contained some daily necessities for the voyage that Cobra had prepared for his daughter.

But it was one of the notes that attracted Crocodile's attention.

It was the notebook that Weiwei was holding in her hand when she was talking to Rowan on the deck.

After hesitating again and again, Crocodile finally couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, took out the notebook, and opened the first page.

He really wanted to know what Luo Wen taught Wei Wei.

"Be patient when you enter the meeting room."

"There is a 30% probability that Wapole will immediately push the door and enter, and then be aggressive. Don't answer the conversation at this time, and wait for him to calm down without saying a word."

"There is a 60% probability that Wapole will make you wait for a long time, leave if you don't see anyone within two hours, leave a declaration of war, and leave the rest to me."

"There is a 10% chance that Wapole will directly attack you, trying to deter you with force. At this time, you should call the little crocodile and let him play freely."

Looking at the words on the notebook, Crocodile suddenly froze.

He took a few deep breaths, and suddenly had an exaggerated guess in his mind.

"Not so, not so..."

Crocodile grinned and continued to turn to the next page.

"After you are seated, there is a 70% chance that Wapole will yell at you, and a 30% chance that he will laugh at you."

"It doesn't matter in both cases. No matter where the other party says after three sentences, you can directly start your topic."

"..."

Crocodile continued to turn the pages.

His eyes widened and he compared Weiwei's performance with the contents of the notebook in his mind.

"Talking about the garrison."

"After proposing that both sides should send troops to garrison, there is a 10% probability that Wapole will directly refuse, and a 90% probability that he will fall silent."

"If you refuse, speak out to appease, if you are silent, just say our proposal after two breaths."

"Ninety percent chance—he'll say yes."

"One percent—he flipped the table directly, remember to shout Little Crocodile, and then thank him."

"..."

Crocodile took a deep breath, his pupils trembling uncontrollably.

This notebook is... what?

No, not quite right.

Crocodile shook his head, trying to dispel the absurd speculation in his mind.

Because if this is the case, then the facts are too unbelievable!

Crocodile swallowed.

He was convinced that what he was holding was just an ordinary notebook, not a high-tech or messy fruit ability that could be displayed in real time.

It's just a notebook.

A notebook written in two days and handed over to Weiwei.

Most of them are written by Luo Wen, with a few annotations by Weiwei herself to prevent myself from forgetting some important parts.

"That old monster... counted everything?"

Crocodile could only use a dry smile to dispel the shock in his heart.

He turned to the next page with trembling fingers, hoping that things would not turn out as he thought.

Next page, just one sentence.

Very simple sentence -

"It's very rude to flip through a little girl's private notes, little crocodile."