Pirate: I partnered with Zefa to build a new navy!

In the next few days, the ship owner rushed at full speed and delivered Ortorun and Gion to Lamani Island nearly three days earlier than expected.

When he got off the ship, Altoron's injuries were healed and he was in full swing.

However, as a person with abilities, he had no intention of playing in the sea. He was wearing a pair of big shorts, lying on a sun lounger on the beach and sunbathing, admiring Gion in the distance and a large group of other tourists in bikinis playing in the water on the beach. scene... Of course, what's more important is that he is reading the newspaper.

I had bad luck on the boat this time. I didn't meet a news bird for several days.

It wasn't until he landed on Lamani Island that Ortorun found some newspapers from the past few days. However, unexpectedly, the newspapers from the past few days were very calm, with no special news. On the contrary, it was today's newspapers, Only then did the shocking news about the battle between Altoron and Whitebeard really come out.

"What a coincidence..." Ortorun complained, and then started to look.

So far, Ortorun has never met Morgans, the president of News of the World, but this birdman still gives Ortorun a lot of face. He has not appeared in newspapers many times, especially in recent years. After serving as the base commander of G-5, he became more low-key and comfortable, and almost never appeared in the newspapers.

But in fact, every time Ortorun appeared in the newspapers, Morgans was very generous and gave positive reports and evaluations, at least in the News of the World.

It's the same thing today. It's estimated that the people on Morgans' side didn't find out the specific reason why the conflict broke out because of a certain Devil Fruit.

So the information given in the newspaper is that he, Ben Ortorum, was on vacation in Phoenix Island, participated in the fishing competition and got nothing (Ortorum frowned, and his favorability towards Morgans was reduced by one)... before he was about to leave this place. While on the island, they met the Whitebeard Pirates and the Bloody-Hand Lion Rengar.

As a just admiral, Ortoron chose to kill the pirates without saying a word.

With one against three, they killed the bloody lion Rengar, the Whitebeard Pirates' second division captain Kozuki Oden, and the third division captain Diamond Jozi all in succession.

After that, Whitebeard himself appeared forcefully and fought fiercely with Ortorun. Neither side could do anything to the other. Due to the situation on the sea, they finally chose to take a step back or something.

How should I put it? It was obvious that Ortorun had made three moves with Whitebeard, but in the newspaper, it was as if he and Whitebeard were fighting fiercely until the sky was dark, and neither one could do anything to the other. It seemed that Ortorun had already He is qualified to be on an equal footing with Newgate.

"If I hadn't shown my strength here, I would have really thought that the birdman wanted to flatter me, but you just have to say what you say. Why are you talking about a fishing competition?" Oltorun frowned, but quickly said He complained with a smile and closed the newspaper.

He didn't think too much and didn't know about Morgans' suffering. In the early years, the Navy's Publicity Department had asked Morgans to build momentum. At that time, it was also the time when Ortorun was in the limelight. , punched Kaido, kicked Charlotte Lingling, killed the Red Earl with his backhand, and then captured the Pirate King and defeated the Golden Lion. The past few years have been changing, and it seems that in all major events, everything has changed. There are traces of him, Altorun.

It is precisely because of the fact that Ortorun's previous record was so brilliant that the Red Count, Pirate King, and Golden Lion all fell. It has been so many years now, and Morgans can't say in the newspaper that Ortorun is not qualified at all. On an equal footing with Whitebeard, right?

If he is not qualified, what will the fallen bosses say? Doesn’t this question the credibility of our News of the World?

So while being embarrassed, Morgans could only take the risk of offending Whitebeard, but also had to maintain Altoren's strong character!

I'm afraid now, the person on the sea who is most afraid of Ortorun's defeat is not the Navy Headquarters, but Morgans!

The first half of the Grand Line, Sentin Island, Kingdom of Alabasta, Rainland.

As a newly developed oasis city, Rainland has become the largest gold-selling cave in the entire Alabasta with the full support of Crocodile, King Shichibukai. The casino named 'Rain Feast' is actually A large entertainment city that integrates all entertainment projects.

Nowadays, Yuyan has a vague reputation as 'the most luxurious casino in the first half of the Grand Route'.

Therefore, it can also be said that Crocodile is making money every day and is very rich.

Relying on the wealth he earned, he also gathered a large number of evil forces under his command, including the Baroque Working Society, a criminal organization that was quite famous in recent years at the entrance to the first half of the Grand Line.

The system of Baroque Working Cooperative is actually quite large. In addition to the numbered cadres, there are also management members such as millions of elders and billions of elders under their command.

According to the Naval Criminal Investigative Branch's investigation of this organization, Baroque Works involves tens of thousands of members!

That's right, there are almost 2,000 middle- and high-level managers alone, those bullshit elders.

As a manager, is it appropriate if you don’t have more than ten or twenty people under you?

It can be inferred from this that Crocodile has gathered a pretty good criminal force in the first half of the Grand Line and the Kingdom of Alabasta.

However, due to the fact that this organization is still relatively restrained, and there seems to be a CP agency cooperating in it, as well as Crocodile's status as the King of the Shichibukai, the navy at most maintains an intelligence focus on it and There has been no targeted action.

Moreover, to a certain extent, because Baroque Co., Ltd. has a large number of bounty hunters and other peripheral members, they do use catching pirates in exchange for bounties as a major source of funds, and they cooperate quite well with the local navy. It can be regarded as upholding justice to a certain extent?

At this time, on the third underground floor of the Yuyan Casino, in the office of the president of Baroque Works, Sand Crocodile Crocodile was sitting on the boss's chair, biting a cigar, slicking his hair back, looking very bossy. He looked like he was looking at the newspaper news about the battle between Altoron and Whitebeard.

"Whitebeard..." Crocodile's eyes were a little gloomy.

He has very complicated feelings about Whitebeard. On the one hand, he admires Whitebeard's strength, but on the other hand, he hates his experience of losing to Whitebeard. This experience broke his dream of being a pirate in the new world. .

But overall, he still admires Whitebeard more. As for that defeat, he believes that when he returns to the new world, it will be the time to wash away that shame!

As for how to return to the new world, Crocodile has also been studying Doflamingo's model recently. He can usurp Dressrosa, but what if he usurps Alabasta, which has millions of troops?

With the entire country of Alabasta as his backing, can he support him in making trouble in the new world?

At the same time, apart from Alabasta, he was still looking for the legendary ancient weapon Pluto in this endless desert.

It's just that he currently has no clues about the search for ancient weapons. He has almost combed the desert and found no valuable clues. Crocodile is very suspicious, saying that Pluto is hiding in the desert. Was that secret message from Alabasta a lie?

That is to say, Oltorun is not here, otherwise I really want to tell Crocodile, stop looking, and go to Wano Country when you have time. If you can defeat Kaido, with your persistent search spirit, then Pluto can be said to be at your fingertips.

Whitebeard aside, for the other protagonist in the news this time, Bane Altoren... Crocodile just doesn't have a good feeling at all.

He and Ortorun had no grudges, and he had never even met Ortorun. When he was in Rogge Town, he heard that the guy was there, but Crocodile did not witness it.

As a result, after he became the King of the Shichibukai, not long after arriving in Alabasta, a flying squirrel who claimed to be one of Altoron's subordinates suddenly contacted him through the navy's internal contact method and told him to go quickly. G-5 pay! ?

He said that if he became the king of the Shichibukai, it would be equivalent to owing that guy Altorun 20 billion in guarantee fees. He also said harshly that if he didn't pay him, he would beat him once when he saw him in the future.

Can the arrogant Crocodile endure this injustice? He immediately asked the Flying Squirrel to tell Ortolen to die, and then hung up the phone.

Since then, he had a very bad impression of Ortorun, and he had been holding back his anger, thinking that if he had the opportunity to really meet this bastard navy, he would spread his ashes!

However, in recent years, except for the incident where Ortorun defeated Douglas Barrett, that guy kept a low profile, and Crocodile gradually downplayed the impression of this incident.

And today, I saw him again in the newspaper, and it was said that he had become a top powerhouse who could compete with Whitebeard without falling behind. This feeling made Crocodile feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit!

He felt that it was time for him to find trouble with this arrogant navy?

Otherwise, he always feels that his thoughts are not clear!