One Piece: Start Collecting Nicolo

"This feels... wrong!"

Mr1's eyelids twitched. At that moment, he seemed to have chopped a ball of liquid!

Before he could think about it, a red light suddenly flashed in front of him, and his body flew backwards suddenly. A huge wound appeared on his chest, and blood spurted out of the wound. Severe pain came, and in just a moment he lost his fighting power!

Looking at Caesar again, he was leaning back in his chair unharmed, holding a coffee cup and stirring it intermittently.

"Add less milk."

"Okay, okay, please wait a moment."

Hearing Caesar's request, Gardino didn't care about being shocked. He hurriedly took milk and added it to Caesar's coffee, looking like a lackey.

"By attacking me once, you've done all you can for that guy."

Caesar glanced at Mr. 1 and said, "You have good qualifications. It would be a pity to see you die like this. For your loyalty, I will give you this chance, but only this one."

Mr.1 covered his chest and was silent for a while.

It was not until Ms. next to him came forward and helped him sit up with her fingers that he lowered his head to Caesar.

"BOSS!"

"Don't call me Boss!"

Caesar shook his head repeatedly, his face full of disgust. Amidst the blood mist, a flash of scarlet briefly flashed in Mr. 1's eyes, and the wound on his chest healed rapidly.

"Well, just call me Your Majesty. It saves you having to change your name later."

His Majesty? !

Everyone had different expressions. No one expected that Caesar would become the emperor!

He picked up the coffee and tasted it. Gardino's skills were good, but he still preferred the coffee brewed by the beautiful woman.

"Your Majesty, are we going to continue our previous work, take Alabasta, and establish Utopia?"

Gardino rubbed his hands in a servile manner, with a fawning smile on his face.

"Of course not. I hate organized crime."

Caesar scoffed. "I will take you to surrender to the Alabasta royal family, redeem yourself for your crimes, and assist Princess Vivi in ​​suppressing the rebellion. After that, you will remain in Alabasta as my spokesperson."

"I see. So, we are planning to overthrow the Alabasta royal family and become the true masters of this country?"

Gardino quickly flattered him: "Oh, my, you are indeed worthy of being Caesar. You are truly wise!"

"No, the country still belongs to the Alabasta royal family, at least for the time being."

Caesar glanced at the flatterer and said calmly, "My goal is to conquer this sea."

"Well, as expected—huh?!!!"

Gardino was about to continue flattering when he suddenly realized something was wrong. After he reacted, his eyes bulged out and he looked at Caesar with horror.

"Conquer the sea? Become the master of the world? Just us?"

Von Clay was shocked, and even the taciturn Mr. 1 looked at Caesar in disbelief.

"Of course it's impossible for you."

Caesar laughed dumbly. "But you're not the only ones under my command. Aside from Von Clay and Gardino, the others just need to take care of Alabasta."

Upon hearing this, Mr. 1 quickly said, "Your Majesty, I..."

"You stay! I have other uses for their two fruit abilities."

Caesar raised his index finger and said without hesitation, "There must be someone here who is strong enough. Of course, I will teach you a few things before I leave to ensure that you have enough ability to become the person in charge of the Alabasta region."

"Yes."

Seeing that Caesar did not look down on him, but instead trusted him and gave him the position of person in charge of Alabasta, Mr. 1 felt inexplicably flattered.

"I'm going to make a few announcements now. First, please stop calling me by my code name. It's embarrassing, and it's been hard for you to call me by that name for so long."

"Also, as my people, please pay attention to your image when you go out, especially you!"

Caesar said, pointing at Jem: "If I hear that my men are fighting with boogers outside, I will kill you without mercy."

Jem's face changed, and his back was instantly wet with sweat. He quickly stood up and knelt on one knee: "Please rest assured, I will work hard to develop my fruit ability in the future!"

"Remember what you said. The power of the Explosion Fruit is quite good. If you can't control it, I can always help it change its host. Believe me, I have this ability."

Caesar stood up slowly and strode out of the house.

"Come on, follow me to meet... the master of this country."

Chapter 107 Let’s get straight to the point

Alabasta has a large territory and is considered an extremely rare super-large kingdom in the Grand Line. The country's area is not comparable to a small place like the Drum Kingdom.

The population of Magnematsu is at most a few hundred thousand, while the Alabasta army and the rebels have over a million people. Any city picked out at random is as big as half the size of Magnematsu.

The kingdom's capital, Albana, is quite far away, and it would take almost a whole night to walk there normally, but Caesar certainly would not walk to the capital.

He had collected steam-powered cars a few years ago. In just over an hour, they arrived at Albana, the capital of the kingdom.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the guard was about to step forward to stop them, but suddenly his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

"There are assassins!"

The guard on the front porch saw this scene from afar, exclaimed in surprise, and then fell to the ground the next second.

"Oh my, you are indeed His Majesty the Emperor. You managed to deal with these palace guards so easily."

Gardino followed Caesar and kept flattering him.

Caesar finally understood why ancient emperors always became incompetent because of power. Who wouldn’t be flattered by the way the film is shot?

Besides, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you, so he was too embarrassed to say anything. He could only remain as cool as possible, hoping that this guy could understand his emotions.

What does Gardino say?

He's not a bad person, just a bit mean.

In the original plot, he dared to sneak into the Marine Headquarters. Although it was a bit unexpected, he did make it to the execution platform and even made the key to Ace's handcuffs.

This is also what Caesar values ​​most about him. He is eloquent, timid and flattering, but he is still reliable and has some loyalty.

Caesar was not worried about the seastone handcuffs. Not only could he collect objects out of thin air, he also had lock-picking skills. But he was not a babysitter, so it was impossible for him to keep an eye on his men all the time.

At this stage, the members have not grown up yet, so he can still take care of them. But when their strength grows, they will have to be sent out to hone their skills.

And if anyone is captured by the navy, the abilities of his men will be revealed.

Von Clay imitated the infiltration, Gardino made the key, Luo's ROOM teleported, Big Bear teleported over long distances, and then he harvested the Door Door Fruit together, and he no longer had to worry about the safety of his subordinates.

"Be quiet."

Caesar walked straight into the palace, and Gardino quickly fell silent.

However, the soldiers' shouting just now still alarmed the palace guards. Soon, a group of soldiers in white sun robes and armed with weapons blocked Caesar's path.

The leader was a tall man with a high nose bridge and black hair.

"He who comes is stopped!"

The moment the man saw Caesar's face clearly, his pupils shrank: "Kim Caesar?!"

"Nice to meet you. Please introduce me to your King, and of course, Princess Weiwei."

"A madman!"

The man's face turned cold, and he drew the long sword from his waist: "This is the palace of Alabasta. Don't you think you are being too rude?"

"Oh?"

Caesar tilted his head slightly, and a faint red mist filled the air. The next moment, more than a dozen weapons were suddenly placed across the man's neck.

"you…"

The man looked shocked and turned his head slightly, only then he found that his men had red pupils and expressionless faces, obviously being controlled.

Caesar raised his chin and said, "This is my palace now."

"you…"

The man's expression changed.

"Alright, Gaka!"

A voice came from behind him, and a dignified man with a slightly majestic appearance came over with his men. Beside him was a beautiful girl with long sea-blue hair.

Following closely behind the two men was a tall man with big light yellow curly hair and a handsome young man in a white robe.

"Your Majesty! Princess Vivi! Be careful! This guy has taken control of my guards!" Gaka's face tightened.

The people who came were none other than King Cobra of Alabasta and his daughter Princess Vivi. The two people behind them were Captain Ikarem of the Kingdom Guard and Bell, who was also the deputy captain of the Kingdom Guard like Gaga.

"I wonder why a man like Lord Caesar would appear here? We shouldn't have provoked him..."

Cobra glanced at the unconscious guards behind Caesar and felt relieved.

He is also a king, and unlike Wapol, a fool who is courting death, Cobra, although his abilities are limited, has always been paying attention to the developments on the sea.

He was deeply impressed by Caesar, a super newcomer whose initial bounty reached the terrifying figure of 2.8 billion.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Cobra."

Caesar nodded slightly. "I'm a man who values ​​efficiency. Please forgive me for any offense."

"No, it's urgent. I understand."

Cobra said politely, "Why don't we move to the palace and have a chat?"

"Then excuse me."

Caesar nodded slightly, waved his hand gently, released the guards' control, and followed Cobra into the reception room of the royal palace.

Along the way, Ikalem and his companions were cautious and alert, while Princess Vivi was curiously glancing at Caesar.

Even though she was a princess, this was the first time she had seen a big shot with a bounty of 2.8 billion.

I just don't know why such a person would specifically ask to see me?

She didn't think that Caesar was attracted by her beauty. Although she was indeed very pretty, how could such a man be without women?

Soon, everyone arrived at the reception room.

Caesar sat down on the sofa without any hesitation, crossed his legs leisurely, held the long sword in his left hand, and put his right hand on the back of the sofa. Bonis and others stood behind him consciously.

King Cobra sat opposite him. Seeing this, Princess Vivi silently served tea to the two of them.

Caesar looked at this beautiful girl who had been lurking in the Baroque Studio with great interest, staring at her so hard that Vivi's cheeks turned slightly red.

Seeing this, Cobra was a little unsure of Caesar's thoughts, but since Caesar didn't say anything, he didn't rush to ask.

It was not until Vivi made the tea that Caesar thanked her and turned to look at King Cobra beside him.

"Baroque Works, you should be familiar with it, right?"

"To be honest, there have been frequent unrests in our country recently. We have investigated the criminal group roaming the first half of the Grand Line and discovered that it is this organization that is secretly instigating the unrest."

Cobra's face was heavy. "Since you ask this, could it be that this organization is related to you?"

"It didn't happen before, but now it does."

Caesar pointed at the people behind him and said, "This organization was founded by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It is composed of bounty hunters. These guys are the senior executives of Baroque Works."

"what?"

Behind Cobra, Ikalem and the others all looked disfigured.

"Relax, I've already killed Crocodile."

Caesar flipped his hand and took out a devil fruit that looked like a cactus. "This is his devil fruit, the natural sand-sand fruit. It is even more powerful in the desert of Alabasta..."

"Want it?"

"Sir...are you willing to sell this fruit to us?"

Cobra was a little tempted. A natural devil fruit would cost at least 500 million in the outside world.

Although Alabasta had been experiencing drought for quite some time and had occasional unrest, the foundation of a great power was still there and the treasury was relatively full. At least taking out tens or hundreds of billions would not have much impact.

"Sell? I can give it to you."