How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 196: How many coins are there in Alabasta?
"Oh?"

Gao Wen turned around and looked at Weiwei, who was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a little surprise.

The last girl who was able to remain calm, assess the situation and make the right judgment when facing a life-and-death crisis was Gaza from Raven Harbor, who is now the de facto steward of the Gawain Pirates.

Gao Wen immediately became interested:

"Tell me."

Weiweiwei took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She raised her head and looked directly into Gawain's eyes:
"I want to hire you to expel Crocodile from Alabasta!"

"Although I don't know what that guy is planning, whether it's the dancing fans that appeared in Alabasta or the rebellions that broke out everywhere, he's behind them."

"If we let that guy continue to act recklessly, it will cause great harm to the people of Alabasta--!"

"I reject!"

When Weiwei was halfway through her speech, Gao Wen lost his patience and shook his head to refuse.

Weiwei suddenly became anxious:

"But you haven't even heard my terms yet!"

"How many coins can there be in Alabasta, a poor and remote place with yellow sand all over the ground?!"

Weiwei's face suddenly turned red, she pursed her lips tightly, and couldn't utter a word for a while.

Alabasta has a large standing army, and its military force is extremely strong among the surrounding countries, but this cannot change the fact that almost the entire territory of Alabasta is covered by desert.

The endless yellow sand means extreme climate and pitifully little arable land and water resources.

As a member of the royal family, Vivi sees clearly how difficult it is to survive in such a land.

Every time she saw civilians struggling to survive, she felt heartbroken.

This was especially true when he saw his father, King Cobra, working tirelessly for the entire country and tightening his belt just to make life better for the common people.

But even such a poor country cannot escape the target of powerful pirates like Crocodile.

Although Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea authorized by the World Government and has the so-called legal power of plunder.

But as a member of the royal family, how could Weiwei not know the danger of such a ruthless person?
And at this moment...

Weiwei raised her head and looked at Gao Wen.

Before today, the strongest pirate she had ever seen was Crocodile, who could make people shudder just by his eyes and aura.

So from just now, from the first second when he saw Gawain, she clearly realized that the man in front of her had no murderous intent in his body, but made Gabra unable to even raise the slightest intention of resistance.

It is definitely an existence that can rival or even surpass Crocodile!
As long as we can get Gawain's help, we will be able to pull Alabasta out of the abyss!
How could Weiwei, realizing this, be willing to give up?
She argued:

"But you just said you wanted to ask for a ransom from your father..."

"I also said it was symbolic."

Gawain sighed.

He considers himself to be a good person, but he does not mind helping those in need as long as it does not harm his own interests, just like Kokoasi in the East China Sea and the Magnetic Drum Kingdom.

But Alabasta is different.

This is not only one of the member states of the World Government, but the royal family also has the blood of the Celestial Dragons flowing in its veins.

There is even an unclear relationship between him and Im, the real ruler of this world, who is hidden behind the Five Elder Stars.

The things involved in Alabasta are too complicated.

Add to that the historical text hidden underground in Alabasta, and it’s easy to get into trouble if you’re not careful.

Gao Wen even knew the general content of the historical text.

The content recorded on it can be said to be the most ruthless mockery of Crocodile Daldur, who was determined to reach the top by relying on the power of Pluto in the early days.

Gao Wen no longer wanted to listen to Wei Wei's words, and just said calmly:

"Internal fighting is not allowed among the Shichibukai."

"Alabasta is not important enough to me to make a move even at the cost of my status as a Shichibukai."

"so."

"I'm sorry, I'm not the destined one you're waiting for."

"Are you scared?!"

Weiwei gritted her teeth.

All he could hear was Gawain's voice gradually fading away.

"What a boring way of provoking someone!"

Seeing this, Weiwei wanted to say something, but Kalifa was already walking slowly towards them from a distance, holding seastone handcuffs.

For a moment, Weiwei's eyes were red, and she felt indescribable unwillingness in her heart.

She knows.

Once I am sent back to Alabasta this time, even my father who has been extremely indulgent to me will never allow me to act so recklessly again.

The tragedy she had witnessed in Eruma reappeared before her eyes.

The city that was once an oasis has now been swallowed by drought and desert. The reason behind this is Crocodile's abuse of dancing powder.

A large amount of rain was concentrated in the Alabasta royal city, resulting in the surrounding cities not seeing a drop of rain for several years. The number of people who died as a result was undoubtedly astronomical.

Is that the end?

This country...

Weiwei turned around and saw Gabra and others who were also under control.

For a moment, her heart was filled with despair.

……

Before this farce even happened, Gawain, Clo and Akin had suppressed it with their absolute power.

Sauron curled his lips, feeling bored for a moment:
"In the end there's not even a decent opponent left?!"

"boring."

He slowly sheathed the three knives, yawned, and turned to leave. Seeing that the crisis was over, the other people gradually returned to the cabin.

For them, what happened tonight was far less important than their own practice.

Only Sanji, looking at Vivi's figure, felt his heartbeat slow down.

"Princess!"

"knight!"

……

……

……

The next day.

When Ikalem woke up, he felt unspeakable pain all over his body.

Even though he was not a doctor, he could tell that many of his bones were broken.

Ikalem endured the severe pain all over his body and stood up, looking around in a daze.

Only then did he realize that he had entered the cabin without knowing when, and the wounds on his body had been bandaged.

But the first thing that concerned him was not his own safety but Vivi.

"Lady Weiwei?!"

"Are you OK?!"

Ikalem's tone was full of panic and urgency.

After all, in the situation last night, even someone as powerful as Gabra had no power to resist Gawain.

What will happen to Weiwei who loses her protection? !

"I am fine."

"Ikalem, I'm fine!"

Accompanied by a familiar figure, the cabin door was pushed open.

Ikalem also saw Weiwei's figure, and when he saw the girl's smile, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But in the next moment, Ikalem's heart was lifted again.

It was because he saw the smile on Weiwei's face, but also saw the reluctance beneath that smile and the traces of tears that had not yet dried.

"Weiwei...sir?!"

"What happened?" "If those pirates continue to do whatever they want, I will kill them even if it means I'm dead!"

"I am fine."

Weiwei shook her head and pursed her lips tightly:

"The Gawain Pirates have decided to escort us back to Alabasta. We're going back to Aruba to get it. We...we're going home."

This should have been good news for Ikalem, but at the moment he just felt like there was something stuck in his throat.

Even someone as tolerant as Cobra could not sit idly by and watch Vivi mess around a second time.

Therefore, returning to Alabasta's capital, Alupana, means that Vivi's plan to save the country has been completely shattered, and this country will soon fall completely under Crocodile's control.

"We...we can start over."

"As long as you are still here, we still have a chance to defeat Crocodile!"

"Ah."

Weiwei responded reluctantly.

The cabin fell into silence for a long time.

The silence was only broken by a knock on the door.

boom!
boom!
boom!
"Who?"

Weiwei turned around.

Then a thin blond figure came in with a bowl of thick soup and some bread, and the rich aroma instantly filled the whole room.

Weiwei's nose twitched subconsciously, and her stomach growled a few times. Her face immediately turned red:

"You were last night..."

"Sanji, my name is Sanji, I'm the chef on this ship."

Sanji bowed to Vivi with a smile on his face:
"Only when you're full can you have the energy to think about other things, right?!"

Ikareem's face was full of vigilance. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to block Vivi and looked at Sanji with a wary face.

"How could the princess be allowed to eat food provided by a man of unknown origin?!"

"Leave if you don't want to die!"

The large movement caused the wounds on his body to burst, and bright red blood oozed out from under the bandages.

Cold sweat broke out on Ikalem's forehead, but he still managed to stand up and stand in front of Vivi, but in the next moment, Vivi forcefully pushed him back to the hospital bed.

"Ikalem, he has no ill intentions. If he did, we wouldn't be alive today."

"But……"

"He, no, Mr. Sanji is right. Only when you are full will you have the energy to think about other things."

Weiwei raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her eyes regained their original spirit:
"We haven't lost yet, there is still hope."

between words.

She reached out and took the plate from Sanji, gave half of the food to Ikareem, then sat aside and swallowed the bread in her hand.

As the soup entered her mouth, Weiwei's breathing stopped at this moment:

"good to eat!"

"The mixture of mushrooms, beef, and lemon, a combination that should have conflicted, turned out to be surprisingly... very strange!"

"Yes."

The hunger in his stomach and the delicious food in front of him made him forget his guard temporarily, and he couldn't help but eat with relish.

Seeing this, Ikareem on the side was slightly stunned. After looking at Sanji, he gave up thinking and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Sanji stood aside, watching the scene silently, smoking a cigarette.

A few minutes later.

Weiwei ate all the food on the plate. She let out a long sigh and turned to look at Sanji and asked:

"Why do you want to help me?"

"We are supposed to be enemies, and just last night I wanted to take off your heads."

"enemy?"

Sanji smiled faintly:
"In the eyes of the captain, the enemy must at least be at the level of the Shichibukai, the Yonko, or the admirals of the navy."

"It's a bit hurtful to say this, but you guys aren't that much trouble."

Such straightforward words made Vivi's face pale, but she was unable to refute because she knew the truth of what Sanji said.

Sanji continued:
"As a cook, I can't let the people on the ship go hungry."

"Speaking of which..."

between words.

Sanji looked at Vivi.

He overheard the conversation between Vivi and Gawain last night, and since he was standing outside the door just now, he was able to barely hear the conversation between Vivi and Ikalem, and basically reconstructed Vivi's experience.

A princess who is devoted to saving her country, a little reckless but brave.

Sanji has respect for such people.

And when the other person is still young but has gradually grown into a princess who is visibly beautiful to the naked eye, this respect will be greatly doubled.

"If you want to convince the captain to take action, it is not impossible."

Weiwei's eyes lit up, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw:
"any solution?"

"Mr. Sanji, if you can tell me, I can do anything you ask me to do."

"You can date me, too?!"

Sanji's nostrils widened. Ikareem, who was standing beside him, was slightly stunned, then blushed instantly. He directly slammed the menu in his hand on Sanji's face:
"really!"

"This guy had ulterior motives from the beginning!"

Weiwei did not hesitate at all, and said with a firm look:
"no problem!"

"Lady Weiwei..."

Ikareem's movements suddenly froze. He turned to look at Sanji, a hint of humiliation flashing in his eyes.

"Well~"

Sanji took out a handkerchief from his bosom, wiped the soup off his face, turned to look at Weiwei, and said seriously:

"Although Captain Gawain may seem a little unkind, his heart is kinder than anyone else."

"Everyone on this ship is extremely clear about this, from Raven Harbor to Cocoa West and then to the Drum Kingdom..."

"As long as he sees the suffering of the people there and witnesses the civilians struggling to survive, he will take action."

"After all, he is a man who is the chief knight of the kingdom. Even though he has gone to sea and lost this identity, those rules are still engraved in his style of doing things."

Weiwei was stunned, but what appeared in her mind was the scene of Gawain killing Gabra in an instant last night, and the scene of him rejecting her directly and unkindly.

She pursed her lips tightly:

"How could a guy like that be a knight recognized by the kingdom?! Compassion, kindness, integrity... which one of these does he have?"

"I……"

"Ms. Weiwei!"

Sanji's voice turned cold:
"If other people on this ship heard this, you should consider how to survive in their hands."

"No one on this ship can insult Captain Gawain, not even the princess of a member country of the World Government."

"Forget it. I shouldn't have come here on my own initiative."

Sanji bent down to pick up the plate on the ground, collected the leftover food from the two of them, and turned to leave.

Weiwei looked at his back, with apology in her eyes:

"Mr. Sanji, keep your word. I agree to -!"

"Of course that kind of thing is a lie."

Sanji waved his hand and slowly disappeared.

Vivi looked at Sanji's back, and what kept appearing in her mind were the words Sanji had just said.

She turned to look at Ikalem and said:
"Ikarem, do you think that if Knight Gawain really saw the current situation in Alabasta, would he take action?"

(End of this chapter)