Chapter 969: Crocodile's Adventure in Wano Country
In the capital of Wano Country, in an inconspicuous room.
A group of people who looked out of place among the locals based on their clothing were gathering here for a small meeting.
The leader, with a scar on his face, a cigarette in his mouth, a hook on his hand, and a cape behind him, is Crocodile!!
Three days ago, Crocodile arrived in Wano Country, but when they entered Wano Country, their boat accidentally capsized. By the time they were washed to Kyuri by the waves, the boat had been destroyed and the people they brought with them had scattered.
The embarrassed Crocodile was rescued by a little girl from Kaikata Village, the 6-year-old Ayu, and got her few but all the food.
When Crocodile found out that he had eaten all of Yu's food and drank dirty water to fill his stomach, and even fainted from poisoning, his defenses were instantly broken.
Just when he was at a loss, those lost men came up to him and said that they had been poisoned by drinking the river water before. Fortunately, they were saved by Ahe, the owner of the teahouse, and recovered by drinking the evil herbal soup.
Upon learning that the poisonous water could be cured by medicine, Crocodile ordered two of his men to take Ayu to ask for the medicine, while he took the rest of the people to Boluo Town to plunder supplies.
Finally, relying on his powerful strength, he defeated the local Zhen Da and Tai Zhu in an almost crushing manner, then occupied the entire town, and brought all the food back to the dilapidated town and distributed it to the local people.
After a series of operations, Crocodile quickly became a "hero" and "savior" in the eyes of the locals, and even made him feel like he was still in Alabasta.
After rescuing Yu and watching her eat happily, Crocodile finally felt relieved. He began to reorganize his forces and inquire about information. However, the more he inquired, the more shocked they were.
The environment in Wano Country was worse than any other place he had ever seen, so bad that the words "dirty, messy and smelly" alone were not enough to describe how bad it was. Food was seriously insufficient, water sources were polluted, and even the air was more uncomfortable than any place he had ever been to.
The delicious food and clean water are all firmly controlled by Kaido, the "Protector of the Country", and Orochi, the "General", and can only be used by working for them.
All this made Crocodile sigh: "Kaido... is even worse than what I did in Alabasta!"
Although Alabasta is short of water, the geographical environment accounts for a large part of the reason. Crocodile is just a catalyzer of the influence. Moreover, there is no closed country there. From the king and princess to the ordinary people, everyone can go to the sea at any time.
Even in his plan to steal the country, which he had not yet realized, the civilians of Alabasta could still gather an army of 1 million, and the royal family still had 600,000 troops!
Looking at Wano Country again, it can only be described as horrific.
Although Kaido was not in Wano Country at this time, this did not affect the speed of information transmission of the Beasts Pirates at all. On the day Crocodile captured Boro Town, the news reached the ears of the "big boss" Quinn, so before Crocodile set out to look for "Pluto", Quinn came to the door.
After a fierce battle between the two, Crocodile was defeated and fled - at this time, Crocodile couldn't even beat Luffy, let alone Queen?
After the defeat, Crocodile's men retreated into the dark, found a rich man to threaten his life, and forced the man to do things for them, while they themselves stayed at home.
It was at this time that Kaido returned.
After receiving the news, Quinn naturally reported the matter through Den Den Mushi as soon as possible.
Onigashima, Kaido's room.
"Crocodile from the Shichibukai? He came to Wano Country??"
"Yes, Brother Kaido!"
The Den Den Mushi on the table in front of him had an ugly fat face, and the person it imitated was none other than the Plague Queen of the Beasts Pirates.
"At present, his whereabouts are unknown, and his purpose is unknown, but this matter has been notified to all those stationed in Wano Country. As long as he shows up, we will get the news immediately!"
Quinn's voice sounded somewhat guilty, as if he was afraid that he would be punished by Kaido if he failed to do his job well. However, Kaido had no interest in this matter at the moment: "It doesn't matter how you deal with that kind of person. Now go and give me the 'Signpost Text'."
"Huh? Why?"
After a brief silence, Kaido's roar was heard in the room: "... Stop talking nonsense! Just do what I tell you to do!!!"
"Kachha!"
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Kaido complained in frustration: "This Quinn is so ignorant! Do you want me to tell you that I lost the road sign text to someone else?"
The others around were silent and didn't dare to speak.
Only Jin raised the question that he had kept hidden for several days: "I am curious, why did the wizard insist on the stone instead of the rubbing?"
Kaido took a gulp of wine and said, "Who knows? Maybe he has a collecting habit... Anyway, we already have a lot of rubbings, and we don't need this piece of stone. If he wants it, just give it to him."
He got drunker and drunker, and finally fell into a deep sleep until he was awakened by a scream.
"Oh no! Boss Kaido!"
"What's wrong?"
Kaido opened his eyes, like a sleeping dragon waking up, with a majestic aura without even being angry.
The younger brother who ran in was startled. After he recovered, he shouted in panic: "Those wizards and Katakuri from the Big Mom Pirates have entered Wano Country!!"
"What are they here for..." Kaido frowned when he heard this.
I have already promised to bring the road sign texts over, are they going to come to my place to steal them?! ...It seems possible!!
"Where are they now?"
"We've arrived at the Flower Capital!"
"Isn't that where the big snake is?"
Jin turned to look at Kaido: "Do you need me to ask Orochi to be more respectful to them? Otherwise, with their personalities, the next thing we might hear is that Orochi has been killed."
Kaido wanted to nod and agree, but then he thought about how he gained nothing from this trip to Cake Island, and instead lost a lot of his subordinates, lost face, and lost the signpost text, and he suddenly became depressed and irritated.
Even if you lose the duel, that won’t make you feel comfortable!
"Don't worry about it! If that guy dies, just replace him with another one!"
After saying that, Kaido fell back and fell asleep.
Jhin retreated silently. Although Brother Kaido told him not to tell Orochi about this, he still had to remind Quinn first.
…
After a period of inquiries, Crocodile soon heard about the history of this country and the legendary figures that appeared in that history.
“I just can’t understand it!”
"Why do people in this country care so much about that idiot named Kozuki Oden?!"
Kozuki Oden, the son of former Shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki.
When he was a teenager, he was absurd and caused constant turmoil in Wano Country, which resulted in a lot of crazy fans; when he was young, he went out to sea regardless of national policies and his father's dissuasion; when he returned to Wano Country in middle age, he was unable to drive away the enemy, and he placed his hope of protecting the people on the mercy of pirates and enemies, and danced naked for five years.
During the dance, he did not stockpile supplies, did not gather fighting forces, did not seek help from outside, and allowed the enemy to do whatever he wanted to his country. After everyone lost confidence in him, he gathered his only nine remaining subordinates to resist. In the end, he was defeated with a stick and executed in public.
And such a person is actually regarded as a hero by the local people!
Crocodile found it ridiculous after hearing this. His three views had never been impacted so greatly before. He smoked several cigars quietly on the spot before he calmed down.
Not only Crocodile, but even his subordinates expressed similar sentiments.
"Compared to what happened here, I even think that the fact that those wizards appeared out of nowhere and defeated Kaido and Big Mom in one fell swoop is much easier to accept..."
"Could it be that these people have inhaled too much harmful air and eaten too much poisonous food, causing their way of thinking and even their brains to become deformed?"
"I think it's probably because of the long period of isolation that has caused irreversible genetic defects in the people here..."
"For the first time, I realized what it felt like to have the air filled with stupidity. It was almost suffocating. I missed the outside world so much!"
“…”
Crocodile suddenly discovered that his newly recruited men seemed unexpectedly venomous.
Just then, a younger brother ran in in a panic: "Boss... Boss...!! Something bad has happened!!"
"What's wrong? Speak properly!"
"Wizards...!! The wizards have appeared!! They have come to Wano Country!!!"
"What did you say?!"
