One Piece: God Killer

Chapter 429: Alabasta and Fishman Island in the News

"Let us turn our attention to the international situation."

"According to news from Alabasta, the last waterway of the century-long project 'Alabasta Canal Waterway Connection Plan', which was led by the Shichibukai Crocodile, has been officially completed. This plan was proposed by the current King of Alabasta, Cobra, and was hosted, designed, planned, and built by the 'Shichibukai' Crocodile himself. It took ten years to complete and connect the Alabasta Santara River and major cities in the country. It is expected to solve the water supply problem for millions of people in the country."

"Now, let's connect with the reporter at the front."

King Cobra, wearing the traditional Alabasta costume and the king's crown, stood at the front of the welcoming team. He had a kind face with a smile, and waved to the people on both sides.

There were huge crowds of people on both sides, and the people who spontaneously organized to welcome the Alabasta Kingdom's "guardian god" and "great hero" Crocodile were holding flowers and banners.

"Sand crocodile!"

"Sand crocodile!"

"Sand crocodile!"

Along with the rhythmic shouts of the fans, a ball of yellow sand flew over in the distance and gathered into the shape of a sand crocodile.

Crocodile, who had been busy for a long time, looked a little tired, not only physically tired, but also spiritually and mentally tired.

In ten years, he traveled to every corner of Alabasta, turning upside down every inch of land under the yellow sand, in the rivers, on the mountains, and between towns.

He has transformed from an ambitious man who only wanted to overthrow Alabasta into a conscientious and hardworking "national hero". Nowadays, wherever he goes in any city in Alabasta, his fans will give him flowers.

In order to search over a large area with high efficiency, the ability of the Sand-Sand Fruit had long been awakened. His strength was several times stronger than before, and his skills in digging canals and wells were almost perfect. He watched as towns in Alabasta prospered.

However, no matter how hard he worked, how diligently he "cultivated" this land covered with yellow sand for ten years, and no matter how many times he sneaked into the royal underground palace of Alabasta and found the rumored "historical text", he still could not find any substantial clues about "Pluto" in this country.

With the opening of the last waterway in Alabasta, he has turned all the underground areas of the country upside down, and Crocodile has to admit that Pluto, the ancient weapon he has been thinking about, is indeed not in Alabasta.

Crocodile's face turned pale with disappointment.

But facing the welcome from fans, he had to greet them with a smile.

Life is like a play, and a play is like life. After a long time of acting, the burden of being an idol has become heavier and heavier. Crocodile can no longer be as cold and ruthless as before. Sometimes, he feels from the bottom of his heart that being the hero of Alabasta and being admired by thousands of people is a "happy" thing.

Crocodile felt that he was disgusting and simply nauseating.

But when Cobra stretched out his hand, Crocodile unconsciously stretched out his hand to greet him.

"Mr. Crocodile," King Cobra stepped forward and shook Crocodile's hand with excitement, expressing his gratitude. "You are a great benefactor of Alabasta..."

The Seven Warlords of the World Government are all good people! The Dawn Caravan made the port of Alabasta unprecedentedly prosperous. Baroque Works is a group of engineering masters who can split mountains and fill the sea. With their help, the construction of Alabasta is in full swing. Why don't there be more such "good" pirates?

Previously, he suspected that Crocodile came to Alabasta in order to attack Pluto, but it seems that he had wronged him.

Facing Cobra's grateful face, Crocodile was unable to explain.

The praises from all around him made him feel a little elated.

Being a "hero" seems to feel pretty good...

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"Living on land has always been the dream of the merfolk. Our reporter interviewed Princess Otohime of the Ryugu Kingdom and heard her tell us about the struggle of the merfolk to realize their dream."

The screen flashed and instantly switched from the tropical desert-style Alabasta to the Ryugu Kingdom of Fishman Island thousands of miles under the sea.

In recent years, the development of the Dragon Palace Kingdom can be said to be changing with each passing day. Relying on its unique geographical location at the crossroads of the waterway, the Dragon Palace Kingdom has made a lot of money just from ship tolls and coating services.

The economic pillars of Fishman Island in recent years have been tourism and the development of underwater resources.

With its unique underwater scenery and exotic culture, or more accurately, with the addition of mermaid ladies, Fishman Island has become a tourist city as famous as Dressrosa and Water Seven. Among the "Top Ten Most Popular Tourist Attractions" last year, the Mermaid Café, the Sea Forest, and the Mermaid Harbor were all on the list.

The "10,000 Meters Under the Sea" tour project is ranked first in the list of the world's most exciting entertainment projects, along with the "Sky Island Bungee Jumping".

Undersea specialties are another major pillar industry of Fishman Island. Beautiful corals and pearls have always been the favorite decorations of nobles all over the world. Various pastries made from underwater plant extracts were the first to open up the civilian market for Fishman Island, and have now become a world-famous Fishman Island brand.

More importantly, Fishman Island enjoyed a rare peace.

Although there are inevitably pirates who are greedy for money and do not follow the rules, as well as human traffickers who covet the high price of mermaids, but Fishman Island is flying the flag of Prophik, and there are also genuine first-class masters like Sea Knight Jinbei sitting in charge. The strength of the Sea King Army is also stronger than before, and ordinary pirates can no longer cause trouble in Fishman Island.

"We believe that although humans and merfolk have different appearances, they share the same ideas and will work together to create a world of equality, fraternity, harmony, and prosperity..."

Facing the camera, Princess Otohime is still full of enthusiasm.

The emergence and promotion of television allowed Princess Otohime to see an opportunity, an opportunity to face the camera and show the Fish-man Island and the Fish-man clan to the world.

Today, Princess Otohime's efforts have achieved some results. The "friendly countries" of the Ryugu Kingdom, such as Wano Country, Alabasta, and Dressrosa, have established Fishman Streets where the fishmen live. More and more humans and other ethnic countries have established diplomatic relations with the Ryugu Kingdom.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Ryugu has received an invitation from the World Government to participate in the World Conference of the World Government as one of the fifty "major powers" in the world.

She seemed to see a bright future for the merfolk.