One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Yesterday's newspapers did mention the Straw Hat Pirates briefly, but only in passing.

It's clear that the hype surrounding the Straw Hat crew has gradually faded.

Unless they do something earth-shattering again, they will fade into the memory of the world, just like those pirate crews that were once hailed as the greatest.

Regardless of the circumstances, the Straw Hat crew is currently enjoying immense popularity in the public eye.

Many people who are unaware of the truth even compare the Straw Hat crew to the Four Emperors.

After all, according to news reports, the Navy only deployed 100 warships when dealing with the Four Emperors.

"You may not know this yet..."

V explained, "Right now, it's not just the navy that's eyeing us!"

"Our name has already attracted a lot of attention, and in the future, we are destined to face more challenges and recruitment!"

"Therefore...we urgently need a piece of land of our own!"

Zoro frowned: "You mean we need to expand our power as quickly as possible to deal with the dangers we'll face next!"

"No!"

V immediately rejected the idea, then revealed a mysterious smile:

“What I mean is, we need a way for them to find our target, and then…”

"Catch them all!!!"

There are countless pirates on the Grand Line.

For V, whether they want to challenge the Straw Hat Pirates or join them, they are excellent sources of material and experience.

The current public opinion environment is so favorable to the Straw Hat crew. If they don't seize the opportunity to make money now, they'll be left with nothing once the hype dies down!

With a heart as kind as V's, how could he bear to watch those lost sheep miss their chance because they couldn't find the Straw Hat crew?

"This……"

Everyone was taken aback by V's attitude.

But then they smiled with relief.

Yes.

They're a group of straw hat enthusiasts; why would they need to avoid others' attacks?

"Luffy, what do you think?"

Finally, everyone turned their attention to Luffy, who was sitting in the main seat and almost asleep.

No matter how unreliable this guy is, the captain of this ship is Luffy.

Snapped!

Usopp gently poked out a pebble and popped Luffy's snot bubble, waking him up.

Luffy suddenly swallowed back his saliva and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"Huh? What's wrong? Is dinner ready?"

He looked around blankly, completely unaware of the newspapers spread out on the round table and the focused gazes of his companions.

"Hey, Luffy." V ​​tapped his fingers lightly on the newspaper. "We're talking about the Alabasta Kingdom."

“Princess Vivi accepted my offer, wanting us to help her country fight against the Shichibukai Crocodile. In exchange, Alabasta can join the Straw Hat Pirates’ sphere of influence.”

"As the captain, how do you feel?"

Luffy blinked, and the words "Alabasta," "Crocodile," and "sphere of influence" flashed through his mind, but these words suddenly turned into lines that intertwined and formed a tangled mess.

Ultimately, these tangled threads formed several bold characters:

[Stop using your brain, this isn't something you should be thinking about!]

Then he grinned, revealing his signature big white teeth:

"Since it's your idea, V, I'll definitely support it 100%!"

Although acquiring territory is not something he enjoys doing.

But V also taught him that if he wanted to become the Pirate King, he had to unite all the forces that could be united.

Whether it's territory or underlings, they are all solid stepping stones for them to reach the top.

"Okay! It's decided then!"

V pushed up his glasses, and the blue light from the prosthetic eye behind the lenses flickered slightly.

"Now that we are about to fight the Seven Warlords of the Sea and their subordinates, it's time for our strength to rise to the next level!"

"We'll rest here for a day, then set off immediately for the next island!"

"oh--!!!"

The straw hat-wearing group echoed in unison.

They immediately began to take action.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are already fighting against the puppet Stales, striving to master Armament Haki as soon as possible.

Nami, on behalf of the Straw Hat Pirates, went to negotiate with Vivi and the recovered Ikaram.

It was precisely because V displayed her miraculous healing skills that Vivi was able to make such a quick decision to cooperate with the Straw Hat Pirates.

Usopp and Bucky went to the beach and continued to plot their ammunition formula.

V then sped through the towns.

Most of the bounty hunters here were treated as appetizers by Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, leaving them severely injured and half-dead.

Now it has become the best place to gain experience in VIP membership.

Meanwhile, most of the bounty hunters here aren't exactly clean, so based on the list provided by Icarum, all of these cold-hearted guys were exchanged for Warm Trade Points.

……

……

A moment later, Vivi, who had been thoroughly ripped off by Nami, let out a long sigh.

Standing on the top floor of the high-rise building, she watched V turn wounded bounty hunters into nothingness and then return them intact.

She couldn't help but whisper to Icarus, who had already had a gorilla arm implanted beside him:

"Icarim, do you think we can win?"

Chapter 60 Explode, Reality! (Please continue reading~)

"We will win!"

Ikaram said with unwavering certainty, his voice filled with an unprecedented conviction.

His confidence was not blind.

Rather, it was in the Straw Hat Pirates that I truly saw the hope for the Alabasta Kingdom to become great again!

Icarim slowly raised his right arm.

Sunlight streamed through the room's glass windows, casting a cool yet powerful rainbow of colors onto the brand-new metal surface of his arm.

At first, when V offered to replace his arm with a stronger one, Icarus was filled with doubt and fear.

They even secretly wondered if this mysterious mechanic had any peculiar fetishes.

But when he watched as his arms were transformed in V's hands into a pair of steel arms full of mechanical beauty and explosive power, all his doubts vanished.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the immense power contained in his arms, a strength that far exceeded his past physical limits.

What shocked him even more was that after completing the modification, V simply said something casually:

"This is just the most basic prosthetic model, as a way to show our sincerity."

"If you want to upgrade or evolve it later, you can come to me at any time with resources or supplies to discuss it in detail."

With his "divine touch," V is now able to create prosthetic bodies tailored to the client's ideas.

“Princess Vivi,” Icarus withdrew his arm, his gaze fixed intently on the princess beside him, “that Mr. V said…”

"As long as the Kingdom of Alabasta is willing to support the Straw Hat Pirates, it can unconditionally help our warriors undergo cybernetic modifications."

"You've already seen the effects of this prosthetic body..."

"I dare not say more, but by then, the military strength of the Alabasta Kingdom will increase by at least five times!"

Are there really that many!?

Vivi opened her small mouth in shock, her gaze fixed on Icarus's mechanical body.

The ability to transform a human body into a machine was something she had never heard of, even though she had read most of the books in the Alabasta Kingdom.

But Icarus's experience has already proven the power of this prosthetic.

and so……

Is the Kingdom of Alabasta, shrouded in darkness for so long, finally about to see the dawn?

……

……

One day later.

After a brief rest, the Merry set sail again, heading towards its next destination.

On the deck of the Merry, the sea breeze blew, ruffling Vivi's long, azure hair.

At that moment, she stared in awe at the enormous whale beside the Merry.

She had heard of the whale guarding the entrance to the Grand Line before, and had even considered killing it to make Whiskey Peak meat.

Unexpectedly, it became a member of the Straw Hat Pirates?

Vivi looked at V beside her in astonishment and couldn't help but speak:

"Is there anything in this world that you can't do?"