Chapter 376: Zhan Guo Wants Amber Group to Work
"Lord Bell, another ship is coming." A soldier reminded nervously. They had just defeated a pirate group, so is another one coming so soon?
Bell looked towards the sea. He was the user of the Falcon form of the Bird-Bird Fruit, so his eyesight was much better than that of ordinary soldiers. Strictly speaking, he should be the real Hawkeye, but it was a pity that his strength was a little bit lacking.
Bell's excellent eyesight allowed him to see the cat flag on the top of the mast at a glance, and he also figured out the source of the ghosts: "It's them? No wonder..."
The little ghost left by Perona on the shore floated back to the ship, and the Amber slowly approached the shore. The original plan was to sail upstream along the Santa Dora River to Albana, the capital of Alabasta, but it was obviously impolite to enter the country without permission, so they should say hello to the port and ask if there is anything they should pay attention to.
"It's her, the ghost girl who just controlled the ghost!"
"Don't point randomly, that's the famous Amber Tour Group!"
"Ah, is it the Amber Tour Group that captured thousands of pirates in half a year?"
The soldiers were whispering, but when Bell's majestic gaze swept over them, they shut up and stood in two neat lines.
"I am Bell, the adjutant of the Alabasta Kingdom Guard. It's an honor to meet you all." Seeing Zhang Daye and the others getting off the boat, Bell took the initiative to greet them.
"Oh~ You are one of the guardians of Alabasta, Bell of the Falcon?" Zhang Da was also impressed by Bell.
This man was a fierce man who could carry a huge bomb with an explosive diameter of five kilometers, fly to a height of at least 2,500 meters within five seconds, withstand the bomb at close range, and then fall from the sky, yet he survived.
Its flying speed, vitality and defense are so strong that Kaido became silent, Big Mom shed tears, and Kuina cried to death.
The soldiers lined up on the side stood straighter. The tour group that came from afar had actually heard of Lord Bell's reputation, and they felt proud of it.
"I am far from being worthy of the title of Guardian God, and my achievements and strength are far from comparable to yours." Bell was very humble, "Thank you Miss Perona for your help to the King's Army just now."
Perona was a little absent-minded at first. She just wanted to skip these boring conversations and go out to play. But when she heard Bell thank her, Perona was surprised and asked, "Hey? You know me?"
"Yes, Miss Perona is amazing." Bell praised and said kindly, "You have been frequent readers of newspapers recently. In addition to reading reports about you in newspapers, I also got some simple information about you from the Navy."
"Navy?" Zhang Da also thought about it. Most likely, Zefa reported their situation after returning. It is very likely that he also included an assessment of their strength and potential. After all, they are also a group that is the focus of attention.
Bell was about to say something, but stopped, turned to the soldiers and said, "You guys take the pirates back first, I'll take care of the Amber Tour Group's entry into the port."
"Yes!" The soldiers took the pirates away.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Bell continued, "Please don't misunderstand. We have no intention of investigating you. It's just that due to some recent events, we have some cooperation with the Navy, which happened to involve you."
With that said, everyone basically guessed that it was about the Baroque Works.
"It is thanks to your help that Baroque Works has been able to progress so smoothly." Bell paused and continued, "His Majesty the King said that if the Amber Tour Group visits Alabasta in the future, he hopes to invite you to the palace to sit for a while to express his gratitude."
"We do want to go to Albania, but wouldn't it be too presumptuous to go to the palace?" Zhang Da also looked at the reactions of others. Some showed expectant expressions, while some people's eyes had turned into the shape of food, as if they couldn't bear to refuse.
Bell smiled and said, "His Majesty the King will be happy if you all are invited."
"Sorry for bothering you." Zhang Da agreed, and then warmly invited Bell to board the ship, preparing to entertain him well before the other party treated him to a banquet, so that he would feel better.
Bell was invited on board. He was very curious about the amber tour group, and was also responsible for navigation and subsequent reception.
After a brief tour, Bell watched Zhang Daye and his crew skillfully raise the anchor and set sail, and praised: "What a great ship."
Zhang Da also said: "It's a gift from a friend, and we like it very much."
"Please have some tea." Rui Mengmeng brought tea and snacks.
"Thank you." Bell picked up the teacup and blew on it, then took a sip. "Excuse me, are you all here in Alabasta because of the Baroque Works incident?"
"I guess so." Zhang Da also said, "In fact, I wanted to find someone at the beginning, but I had no clues. It just so happened that the person had once commissioned Baroque Works to cause trouble for us, and then I accidentally learned that Baroque Works' headquarters was in Alabasta, so I set this place as the short-term goal of my trip."
"What kind of person is it?" Bell asked. "Maybe I can help."
"A businessman named Biznis, a guy who will do anything to make a profit." Zhang Da also touched Tom's head and said, "It all started when he wanted to buy Tom. After I rejected him, he first hired thugs to cause trouble, then found a human trafficker to kidnap him, and finally hired a killer."
"Is that so? If it's a merchant, the port will probably have records of it." Bell said, "I'll have someone check it out later."
Bell didn't like the man who had to hire a killer just to make a deal for a cat. He also realized that the cat might be even more magical than he thought, otherwise it wouldn't be worth the risk.
"Thank you very much." Zhang Da did not refuse. Searching aimlessly would definitely not be as efficient as having Bell look through the records.
Although there has been no news about that guy for a long time, Zhang Da still thinks that dead enemies are good enemies.
There is also a man I heard from Kulokas, who has a bounty of 40 million and called Midnight a "running dog of running dogs". It is said that he took the same route as them. I don't know where he is now. Did he die at the hands of the agents at Whiskey Peak, or did he die while waiting for the record in the small garden? I hope he is okay.
The Amber gradually moved away from Nahana. A cloud of yellow sand flew to the top of a building with the wind and slowly formed a man in a coat and holding a cigar.
"'Tatsuya's Tavern', 'Amber Tour Group', you guys did something wrong again..." Crocodile looked at the small boat on the river from afar, and turned into a puff of sand and left before Altria cast her eyes on him. "You too, the navy too, do you like to meddle in other people's business so much?"
"Artoria?" Perona looked at Artoria, who was distracted while playing chess, in confusion. If it was Zhang Daya who was playing chess with her, Perona would definitely move the chess piece secretly or something, but she didn't dare to do that when playing with Artoria.
Because you will be caught on the spot, and as a punishment for cheating, your snacks might even be taken away.
"It's okay, I just felt someone was watching us." Altria came back to her senses, "Which step did you take just now?"
Perona said honestly: "I ate your lion with my elephant."
Altria's expression froze: "The lion... the lion was eaten!"
Zhang Daye was more cautious. He thought that Altria's feeling should not be wrong. He looked up at the sky. The people who were secretly watching them should be the combination of the vulture and the sea otter, right?
"Uncle Long, are you busy?" Zhang Da also shouted.
"I just finished exercising for a while and was about to take a break. What's wrong?" Jackie Chan came out of the cabin with a towel hanging around his neck.
"Here's to you." Zhang Da took out the sniper rifle from his inventory and said, "Please pay attention. If you see any strange birds flying over our heads, shoot them down."
"Okay, then I'll go to the lookout room and guard it." Jackie Chan took the box containing the sniper rifle and climbed up the mast.
Bell swallowed his saliva and said carefully: "Um... Mr. Tatsuya, did I say something wrong just now?"
"Ah?" Zhang Da was also stunned, and then he remembered that Bell turned into a 'strange bird' after transformation. "Sorry, sorry, I'm not talking about you. Baroque Works has a vulture that is responsible for surveillance, messaging and other tasks. They are worried that we have been targeted by them."
"How could this happen?" Bell was a little surprised, but at the same time he also decided that this guy was just right for him to capture.
Zhang Da also asked: "Speaking of Baroque Works, who is the person sent by the Navy this time?"
"It's Vice Admiral Huoshaoshan. I heard he has participated in many wars and is very experienced and powerful." Bell recalled Huoshaoshan's appearance, "From my personal impression, he is a very gentle marine."
"Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan?" Zhang Da didn't have a deep impression of him. He only remembered that he was one of the five lieutenant generals who participated in the Demon Slaying Order. That was to say, he was already a leader among the lieutenant generals eleven years ago, so his strength should not be bad.
However, Zhang Da was still a little disappointed, and felt that the Navy did not take it seriously enough: "I thought Mr. Zefa would come in person."
"Former Navy Admiral Zefa?" Bell thought for a moment and said, "I've heard about Mr. Zefa. He has already resigned from the position of Admiral and is now only an instructor in the new recruit camp. It's not convenient for him to intervene in such matters. The Navy will only send current officers and officers here."
"That's true, but the most suspected criminal now is one of the Shichibukai, so at least we should send an admiral here to show that we have enough authority." Zhang Da had no idea what the navy was thinking. This is a desert country, Crocodile's home turf. Even a vice admiral who is proficient in domineering might fail, right?
Moreover, Zhang Da has always felt that Alabasta’s status is very special and the World Government should pay more attention to it.
"It's probably the Navy who decided on the candidate after weighing the pros and cons." Bell said, "Because we don't have any definite evidence, sending an admiral to investigate just because we have some suspicions would be too much of a fuss, and it would also cause dissatisfaction among the other Shichibukai."
The Navy Headquarters, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and several great pirates of the New World are the three major forces that the World Government envisions will form a balance in the Grand Line in the future.
As for the Revolutionary Army, although their behavior and ideas are extremely dangerous, their most troublesome problem is that they are too secretive, and their strength and influence are far from being a threat.
Therefore, when making some important decisions, even if Sengoku was unwilling, he had to follow the opinions of the Five Elder Stars and take the ideas of the Seven Warlords into consideration.
This way, the admirals can't be dispatched easily, especially Akainu and those "hawkish" generals who support Akainu. If they are allowed to come, they might directly question Crocodile, and then overturn the table after a few words, shouting "Stop being so self-righteous, pirate!" and then start fighting directly.
As for the most powerful Garp, he is not a good guy either. Sengoku is afraid that he will torture Crocodile into confessing after he goes there, so it is better to give him a vacation.
After eliminating them and then removing those who were not in the headquarters, after much selection, we finally decided on Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan, who was strong enough, gentle in character, and steady in his work.
As for the fact that Alabasta is Crocodile's home ground, Sengoku has also considered it. He waved his hand and included the Amber Tour Group into the plan. According to the report submitted by Zephyr and the intelligence previously obtained, the Amber Tour Group will also go to Alabasta, and their strength is enough to deal with Crocodile.
He even considered that with Huoshaoshan's personality, he could at least improve the Amber Squad's impression of the Navy, even if he didn't fully win their favor. And if Huoshaoshan was in danger of his life, the Amber Squad had a healing ability user, which was the best solution.
After making a perfect plan, Zhan Guo fed several food loss reimbursement forms submitted by the Navy branch to the lamb beside him. They eat so much food from our Navy every time, is it not too much to ask for a favor?
Zhang Da naturally didn't know that Zhan Guo had plans to recruit them, otherwise he would have to lead the team to visit and study at the Navy Headquarters for a few months. He was still asking Bell about the progress of the investigation these days.
"Although they have captured some people called 'billionaires' and 'millionaires' in Baroque Works, they know nothing about the mastermind behind the scenes." Bell was a little distressed, "Even the whereabouts of the last few senior agents are still unknown."
"If you don't mind, please let us participate in the investigation. There are several of us who are good at collecting intelligence." Zhang Da also clearly remembered the purpose of his trip, which was to kill Crocodile, and it would be best to kill Crocodile in a 'legal' way.
If they want to do it "legally", the best way is to cooperate with the royal family and navy of Alabasta. They just need to find evidence that is unfavorable to Crocodile. If they can't find any, they can fabricate evidence.
Coincidentally, Zhang Da also saw that Ye Yan was very good at planning and framing people, and his flag monsters were also very good at doing such sneaky things.
