Chapter 158 The Wind of Change (Asking for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 158 Wind of Change (seeking monthly votes~)

Red returned the Sand-Sand Fruit to Nami with a look of amazement, but the corners of his mouth were still smiling.

Originally, he was still struggling with the fact that he could not get the Sand-Sand Fruit, which was so useful.

Unexpectedly, it was reborn in Alabasta, and it accidentally triggered Nami's picking up characteristics.

It was like God's blessing.

However...

"Who should use the ability of this Sand-Sand Fruit?!"

Red couldn't help but think about it.

Unlike the Slippery Fruit, which seems useless but is invincible when you think about it, the Superman-type...

The Sand-Sand Fruit is not that powerful in the Natural-type.

Even in Red's eyes, it is not as good as the Swamp Fruit that will appear in 2 years.

The reason why it can show so much power is entirely because its user Crocodile is a powerful man with good strength.

So in this way, this fruit will become very useless.

Keep it in your hand, it is a Natural-type fruit after all, which is a pity.

But if the companions eat it, it will be too weak.

After thinking for a moment, a strange look suddenly flashed in his red eyes.

He raised his head and asked Nami:

"Nami, are you interested in using the power of this fruit to exchange for more benefits for yourself!?"

Nami was stunned: "What do you mean!?"

...

...

One week later.

The holy city of Alubana in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Countless citizens from all over the kingdom gathered around the People's Square in Alubana, looking at a huge screen in the center of the square with confusion and expectation.

Some of them were ragged and hungry, but they still came here tremblingly with a long stick and a cane.

Some of them were wearing brocade clothes and occupied a favorable terrain accompanied by guards.

It can be seen that they came from different classes and different regions of the kingdom.

Now they are all gathered in this crowded square.

There are even many mysterious guys in the crowd, some of whom cover themselves tightly even in such hot weather.

And if Vivi appears again, she will definitely show a surprised look to these mysterious guys.

Because these guys who dare not show their faces are none other than...

It is the biggest problem in the Kingdom of Alabasta now, and the rebels who aim to overthrow Cobra's incompetent rule!

As for why they are here when they are supposed to be in the Yuba base...

All this has to start with a "guilt edict" suddenly issued by Cobra of the Kingdom of Alabasta across the country a week ago...

Because most parts of the kingdom have been dry and lack of water for many years, the whole country has fallen into a state of civil strife where people are living in dire straits.

The rebels are growing stronger and stronger!

Under the instigation of the agents of Baroque Works, there is a possibility of launching a general attack on the Kingdom Army at any time!

However, just as the leader of the rebel army, Kosha, was planning to send troops to attack the Holy City, Cobra suddenly announced to the outside world...

He had found the root cause of the drought and civil strife in the kingdom, and produced a lot of relevant evidence.

All the people of Alabasta only then knew...

It turned out that Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who was often published in newspapers as the hero of the Sand Country, was the culprit of all this!

With the help of Robin, the evidence Cobra showed was very comprehensive, and even if a pedestrian took this evidence to another country, it was possible to complete a national theft operation.

But although all this was Crocodile's conspiracy, Cobra did not shirk his responsibility.

He did not discover the problems within the kingdom in the first time, and did not investigate the rumors in the first time. He believed that as long as he was kind to the people, he could make the country prosperous...

In the confession of guilt, Cobra sincerely confessed his mistakes and promised the people that he would never continue this Buddhist management method in the future, hoping that the people could trust him again!

Just like that...

Under Chihong's suggestion, the Baroque agents who were lurking in various parts of the kingdom once again exerted their strength, making more and more people willing to believe in Cobra.

And they came to participate in today's announcement ceremony of the reform plan of the Kingdom of Alabasta held by the royal organization!

As the sun in the sky slowly moved from the horizon to the top of everyone's head, it illuminated the earth into a golden color.

At this moment, a violent wind and sand suddenly rose on the high platform inside the square.

And the black big screen also suddenly powered on and lit up at this moment, transmitting the picture on the high platform to the sight of every citizen present from a distance.

"Sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time!"

At this moment, an apologetic voice suddenly came from the loudspeaker in the center of the square.

And along this current, it extended all the way to the city squares all over the kingdom.

Soon, under the shocked eyes of everyone, the flying yellow sand instantly condensed on the high platform and slowly turned into the figure of a blue-haired princess wearing a noble dress and elegantly dressed.

"That is..."

Seeing this scene, Kosa suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Weiwei who appeared in this way in disbelief.

As the leader of the rebels, he naturally has his own intelligence system.

Kosa instantly recognized that the ability used by Vivi was the ability of Crocodile, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who was stationed in the rainy land, the sinner of Alabasta, and the natural sand-sand fruit!

"How could it be..." Kosa showed a look of astonishment.

And there were quite a few people present who also recognized the way Vivi appeared.

Everyone instantly realized that... today's presentation might not be as simple as they thought!

Sure enough.

The next moment, Vivi, standing under the spotlight, walked to the front of the microphone, took a deep breath, and then said sadly:

"People of the Kingdom of Alabasta, I'm sorry that this announcement was not held until today!"

"During this period of time, you have really... suffered!"

As a princess of a country, Vivi suddenly bowed to the thousands of people in front of her under the camera.

And this scene also made countless people in the kingdom cry instantly.

Indeed.

Cobra did not bring development and security to the Kingdom of Alabasta.

But as a benevolent king, he has won the love and support of countless people.

Even in the case of three years of drought and countless people starving to death, there are still a large number of citizens who believe in their king.

The image of the Nefertite royal family has long become a belief in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

"Princess Vivi! This is not your fault!"

"Yes! Everything is Crocodile's fault!!! It has nothing to do with you!"

"We will always support you!!!"

"…………"

"…………"

At this moment, the people in the square, regardless of class or status, all raised their arms and shouted to comfort their Princess Vivi.

"Thank you... Thank you everyone!"

The trust of the people made Vivi, who was already ashamed, burst into tears instantly.

But when she raised her head again, her eyes were extremely firm.

"Everyone, I am very happy that you can still choose to trust us after the Nefertite royal family made such a mistake."

"But it's wrong, it's wrong!"

Vivi's tone suddenly rose, and the expression between her eyebrows gradually became firm.

Under the gaze of thousands of citizens, she shouted loudly:

"It turns out that my father's policy is not enough to protect our kingdom!"

"So in order to make up for the mistakes made by the Nefertite royal family and ensure that such mistakes will not happen again..."

"Our kingdom... needs a reform!!!"

"Reform!?"

The words that had never been heard before were transmitted to the ears of the people through the radio, which immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.

Everyone fell silent and looked at Weiwei on the high platform attentively.

Then they saw Weiwei, who was originally wearing a princess dress, suddenly put her palm on her collar, and then pulled it suddenly in public!

The next moment, the silky cloth fluttered in the wind and flew away.

After losing the cover of the princess's dress, a set of sky blue knight armor suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Clear and hard!

Clang! ! !

A sharp royal sword suddenly came out of its sheath.

Weiwei, who was always gentle and kind in the eyes of the people, now had a warrior-like determination in her eyes.

The bright sunlight shone directly on the sword, and a golden flash bloomed.

Vivi spoke again:

"That's right! This is the reform!"

"Alabasta was too gentle and too weak in the past... so that we had no chance to discover the termites hidden in the kingdom!"

"There was no power to resist!"

"After three years of suffering, I finally realized..."

"In this world, bad people will never disappear!"

"And blindly being gentle and weak will only make more bad people focus on us!"

"Friends come with wine, enemies come with shotguns!"

"Only in this way can we protect our relatives and friends and deter all enemies!"

"So..."

"After discussion and decision by the Alabasta Royal Court, I will open the first turning point in the history of the Alabasta Kingdom!"

"I will create a brand new Alabasta Kingdom!!!"

"Let the world know... all those who dare to invade the kingdom will end up like this!!!"

Swish——

A hanging corpse suddenly appeared from nowhere, hanging high under the platform, and appeared in front of everyone with dishevelled hair.

After seeing the corpse, the faces of the people in the square suddenly became horrified.

"Crocodile!?"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

Then, like a stone falling into a calm lake, all the people were instantly agitated.

"That's right! That's definitely Crocodile, exactly the same as in the newspaper!"

"Didn't His Majesty Cobra say a week ago that it was this guy who secretly used dancing powder, which caused the three-year drought in the kingdom!?"

"Isn't he one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Why did he become like this!?"

"…………"

"…………"

Everyone looked at the upside-down corpse on the platform in shock. Although they had some guesses in their hearts, they still couldn't completely believe their own hearts.

Even the leader of the rebel army, Kosa, was dumbfounded and looked up at the sky in disbelief.

At this moment, Vivi's voice came out of the loudspeaker again, answering this question for everyone.

"As you can see..."

"The body in front of you is Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea recognized by the World Government!"

"At the same time, he is also the initiator of the three-year disaster!"

"And this is what I am talking about today!"

"From now on, anyone who dares to violate the sovereignty of Alabasta and hurt the people of Alabasta will be like him!!!"

As she spoke, a light pink light suddenly appeared in Vivi's eyes.

The rope of Crocodile hanging upside down suddenly broke, and his body also flew towards Vivi's direction.

Puff! ! !

The long sword in Vivi's hand directly pierced Crocodile's body and lifted it high.

Under the preservation of ice, Crocodile's body has long been lifelike, just like when he died.

The cold blood immediately sprayed on Vivi's armor and face along the sword.

Although such a cruel act made her, who has always been kind, feel uncomfortable.

But when she thought of the citizens who had fallen into dire straits and even died because of Crocodile in the past three years, Vivi's discomfort could be covered by anger.

Chihong was right!

The Nefertite royal family must not be so gentle anymore!

Huh~!

A cloud of sand and dust suddenly drifted out from Vivi's body and covered Crocodile's body.

Under the water absorption ability of the sand and dust, Crocodile's body suddenly became extremely dry.

In the end, only a skeleton was left. Under Vivi's strong mental thought, it instantly exploded into a pile of powder and drifted in the void.

Kosha guessed it was right!

Vivi did eat the Sand-Sand Fruit that Nami picked up and became its new ability user!

The price she paid was to sign a series of tax reduction documents with Nami in the name of the Nefertite royal family.

In fact, in Vivi's view, Nami's actions were no different from giving this devil fruit to herself.

After all, she had no qualifications or ability to collect taxes from the Straw Hat Pirates.

And she felt that the luckiest thing in her life...

It might be that she was tied to the Merry by the Straw Hat Pirates at that time.

After recycling Crocodile's body, Vivi recalled the processes that Red had told her, and then shouted loudly, as if announcing to the world:

"This! This is the end of provoking Alabasta!!!"

Instantly!

The entire square of the Holy City was silent.

Everyone looked at the means that Vivi displayed in disbelief.

Of course, more people are still immersed in the big event of the death of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

And it was not until this moment that they truly realized...

The Kingdom of Alabasta is about to change!!!

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