One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix.

Chapter 151 The Navy’s Invitation

Alabasta, palace hall.

The energetic Cobra received Kuzan and He ceremoniously. Even as the king of a superpower, he did not lose his etiquette.

"Real nobles never act arrogantly and arbitrarily. Their noble moral character, words and deeds are the foundation of their lives."

It is precisely because of this spirit that the Neferutari royal family can pass down the Kingdom of Alabasta from generation to generation.

Kobra's holy name among the participating countries can only be compared with the newly joined Hiss. For such a king, Kuzan also respected him in his heart, and returned the military salute with the accompanying navy to show his gratitude.

After a complicated set of etiquette ended, in the simple royal hall, Lieutenant General He explained the purpose of his visit, "Your Majesty Kobra, do you know what Crocodile did in the Shichibukai?"

The purpose of this trip was originally to meet the new pirates, Fire Fist Ace and Wind Sword Kuina. This task was given to He by the Warring States Period before leaving.

As for the reason, He isn't sure yet, so he has to go back to Marineland to ask Sengoku himself.

After hearing the other party's question, Kobra told the two of them word for word Crocodile's plan and everything An had done for the country.

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Return to Rapeseed Port and board the warship. The ship will sail up the Sentora River against the sea breeze.

On the wide deck, Kuzan recalled the information provided by Kobra and couldn't help but murmured, "Alala, adventurer, what a good name."

"Pursue dreams on the sea, but don't do evil like pirates. It would be great if all people who go to sea were like this."

Without responding to Kuzan's words, He looked straight into the distance. What he was thinking in his heart was unknown to outsiders.

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"Firestorm!"

A large ball of white flames rotated at high speed in his hand. After reaching a certain critical point, Ace took his hand out and collided with the huge sandstorm sweeping in front of him.

After being burned by high temperatures, the surface of the desert reflects white light, and crystallized sand is spread out on the ground.

"fire punch!"

The majestic white flames spread forward in a spiral shape, and Ace no longer knew how many times he had used this move.

"Desert Diamond Sword!"

The sand on the ground rolled up, and three huge sand blades split the flames directly, making several cracks on the sand surface.

The kid in front of him looks young, but his use of devil fruits is no weaker than his own. In time, he will definitely become a famous pirate.

With a flickering cigar in his mouth, Crocodile turned into yellow sand again. The golden hook in his hand was wrapped with a black weapon-colored domineering force, and he collided with Ace's black fist. The sound of the two clashing echoed throughout the desert. .

Deus and others who were watching the battle on the dune also felt the power of the Shichibukai. In their impression, every battle Ace won easily. They had never fought for so long without a winner. .

But when they caught a glimpse of the tall figure standing on the top of the sand dune, holding a sword in his hand, their uneasiness completely dissipated.

They have never seen the true power of the vice-captain. No matter what kind of battle, Kuina always only uses one sword, and kills no one with one sword.

"Ala la la, it looks like it's very lively here, I wonder if you can count me in."

A lazy voice sounded, followed by a large area of ​​frost spreading, and within a few breaths, the entire desert was already like an ice field.

"Admiral Aokiji appears!"

On the horizon of the desert, a large number of uniformed naval soldiers emerged, surrounding Ace and others with Kuzan as the center. The bright swords and guns in their hands created a chilling atmosphere.

Faced with the sudden change, Ace and Crocodile stopped what they were doing and looked at each other with doubtful eyes.

"Did you attract the navy?" x2

After receiving the same answer, the two of them stopped talking. Their muscles tensed up and they looked warily at the man wearing a purple suit jacket in front of them, Admiral Aokiji.

Looking at the two of them, Kuzan scratched his head with his backhand and said lazily: "Ah la la la, don't be so hostile to me?"

After spitting out the butt of his cigar, Crocodile looked at the visitor with an indifferent expression, "Aoji, do your navy want to break the agreement? Don't forget that I am the Shichibukai."

It's no wonder that Crocodile thought too much. The navy dispatched such a large formation, led by the navy admiral, and it couldn't be for this new pirate.

Reality is often unexpected. Kuzan just glanced at Crocodile with his peripheral vision and ignored him.

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Crocodile didn't know who this kid was, but he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he turned around and walked towards the rainy land.

But before he had gone very far, he heard a name that stopped him in his tracks.

"Ace, I didn't expect you to be able to tie with Crocodile. It seems that you have grown up very quickly, and you are like the second An."

Not sure what Kuzan's purpose was, Ace shook his head and said, "Mr. Kuzan, am I still far behind my sister?"

At this moment, the members of the Spade Pirates in the distance had come to Ace's side, and Deus shouted loudly: "Ace, we are surrounded by the navy!"

"Admiral Aokiji!"

Before Ace could respond, Deus exclaimed again.

"How can it be!"

The people who had just stopped looked at the man in front of their captain with horrified expressions. He was exactly the same as in the newspaper.

"I understand, Deus. You take everyone back to the pirate ship first, and leave this place to me and Kuina."

Behind Deus, a pair of twin brothers asked with worried faces: "What about Ace and Kuina?"

Seba and Barry are the latest members to join the Spade Pirates, but their worries are no weaker than those of the others. There is no way they can make their captain always so gentle.

The worries about the two of them are not unreasonable. No matter how powerful Ace and Kuina are, they cannot be compared to the long-famous naval admiral.

"Don't worry! Seba, Barry, and Mr. Kuzan are my sister's acquaintances. He won't make things difficult for Kuina and me."

Although they were curious that Ace actually had a sister, they both knew that now was not the time to chat, so they turned around and hurried towards the coast.

There were only a few people left in the cold desert. Ace, who had no worries, stared at the man in front of him with piercing eyes.

"Mr. Kuzan, I wonder what you want from me?"

Even if the other party knows the reason why he went to sea, but now that their positions are different, Ace will not trust the other party unconditionally. After all, his dream has not been realized yet.

Holding the scabbard tightly in her palm, Kuina was ready to fight at any time, and she didn't know who was stronger, the admiral or the world's greatest swordsman.

"We want you to join the Navy."

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