MTLNOVEL Chapter 114: Storm in Alabasta
"Cheer up! You can't lose face when you're with me!"
"Get stronger in the future."
"My pet, the Piercing Marquis, is no weakling!"
Karasuke, who was as tall as the little boy Mo Bangbi, stood perfectly on Aramaki's shoulder, which was over 3 meters high.
"Yes, Master Aramaki!" Karasuke already knew how powerful his new master was. It seemed he would have to work hard to become stronger, or he would be abandoned at any moment.
"Call me Marquis." Aramaki was very satisfied with this talking crow. He redesigned Karasuke's hairstyle, making it more murderous and majestic.
"Okay, Marquis." Karasuke flattered his new master like a loyal dog.
Seeing Aramaki training Karasuke, Reiju and Nami were also training their new pets. Reiju's pet was a small white horse with butterfly wings, and Nami's pet was an orange cat with wings. Nojiko's pet was a pink pig that flew with its large ears, and Kaya's was a white rabbit with three tails. Baby5 didn't want a pet; she only liked to be needed by Kael. And Maya's pet was the owl with bat wings, which perfectly suited her witch-like personality.
Kael was also testing the abilities of this Kirin Lion. Its claws could unleash Wind Blades, its golden coral horn could become hot, and it could breathe fire from its mouth. This was indeed a living Mythical Zoan. Kael sent its bloodline genes to the snail warship, which had a small cloning machine that could pre-clone a few Kirin Lions.
Germa's cloning technology required 5 years for a batch of clones to mature. However, Vegapunk's cloning technology produced a batch of Kuma-version Pacifistas in less than 2 years, and then Shichibukai-version Seraphim in another 1 or 2 years. It seemed Judge's cloning technology was indeed inferior to Vegapunk's. However, Kael didn't need these Kirin Lions to be fully grown before selling them. He estimated that even the childhood versions would be bought at high prices by many Celestial Dragons. Let the Celestial Dragons raise them themselves. These Celestial Dragons, who loved exotic and rare things, were not short on money. What they lacked were rare things in this world. After paying the celestial tribute next year, he could immediately earn all the money back with these incomplete Kirin Lions.
Although Kael was not short of money now, and he hadn't even moved the gold from Sky Island yet, he just wanted to earn and seize money from the Celestial Dragons. Over the next few days, Reiju and the other women were taming beasts, Zoro and the others were cultivating Haki, and Bege and Laffitte also joined their ranks.
Kael released the news of his upcoming visit to Alabasta in advance. Because he found that many people were already looking for him. There were strong individuals who wanted to pledge allegiance to Kael, and ambitious pirates who confidently wanted to eliminate him. Given this, Kael gave these people a chance to find him by publicly announcing his upcoming location in advance.
Kael wanted to see who dared to cause him trouble, and also wanted to see which strong individuals would join his ranks. He was indeed a little expectant. The World Government's single global conscription recruited so many strong individuals. There was no reason why his recruitment drive, using noble titles to entice, as the East Blue Overlord, couldn't unearth some strong individuals.
As Kael publicly announced his next itinerary, the Allied Nations of the Grand Line breathed a sigh of relief. Although Kael didn't cause trouble in Jiangyuan Kingdom, other Allied Nations were still a little worried about this East Blue Overlord who overshadowed the Four Seas. Now that they knew the Goa Empire was going to visit Alabasta, many countries wanted to see the clash between the East Blue Overlord and a powerful nation of the Grand Line.
But when Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, heard this news, his face turned incredibly cold. He would not allow others to meddle with his 'goal'.
King Cobra of Alabasta was equally troubled. With constant rebellions in his country, he knew someone was secretly instigating them. He had long suspected the Seven Warlords of the Sea known as the [National Hero]. After all, a pirate is still a pirate, and what's more, there was no drought in this Crocodile's territory, Rain Earth; the rainfall had even increased significantly. As the King of a great nation, he was a little smarter than the foolish commoners and Rebel Army who were being led astray, and he inferred more information.
The criminal organization known as Baroque Works most likely had some connection with Crocodile. But he had no evidence at all. He dared not go to the World Government to accuse Crocodile, a Seven Warlords of the Sea, without proof. After all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea were a [legal organization] directly under the jurisdiction of the World Government.
Seeing Cobra so troubled, Princess Vivi had more than once asked him to infiltrate Baroque Works to find evidence and uncover the mastermind behind the scenes. But how could Cobra bear to see his daughter in danger? He refused Vivi's requests again and again. Vivi had already prepared to team up with Commander Igaram to act first and report later, keeping Cobra in the dark, and finding the evidence first.
As a result, the news that the infamous Exiled Emperor was going to visit Alabasta interrupted her infiltration plan. The name of Kael, the East Blue Overlord, was now no less famous than Crocodile, and perhaps even more so. Now, Alabasta had an unseen hand supporting the Rebel Army internally, and an infamous evil Emperor externally. This made Princess Vivi feel a bit helpless. She could only hope that this Kael would not cause trouble for Alabasta, otherwise the Nefertari family would truly be finished.
However, very quickly, a bold idea came to her mind: to use the power of the Goa Empire to suppress the Rebel Army and deal with Baroque Works and the mastermind. But how could she get the Goa Empire to help Alabasta deal with the mastermind? This troubled Princess Vivi again.
With money? The Goa Empire was probably richer than Alabasta now. Vivi found that Alabasta seemed to have no conditions to offer for the Goa Empire to help. This made her extremely troubled, racking her brain but unable to find a good method.
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Meanwhile, along various routes of the Grand Line, large numbers of pirate crews and strong individuals were flocking to Alabasta. Some pirates wanted to rise to power by stepping on the Exile Emperor's reputation, while others wanted to join Kael's ranks. In the coming days, Alabasta was likely to see a war of considerable scale erupt. This made countless forces, like sharks smelling blood, also send people to Alabasta. There might be a great bargain to be had. Whether it was Alabasta, the Goa Empire, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, or the many pirates, whoever fell would surely yield a large wave of treasures and equipment. Perhaps even like a hyena, picking up scraps could lead to a small profit.
However, Kael, the protagonist who stirred up the winds and clouds across the Grand Line Paradise, was temporarily lost in the gentle embrace of women. With the success of the shrine maiden Maya's late-night offering, Nojiko, unable to contain her indignation, also launched a night raid on Kael, determined to become his woman. As a result, only Nami and Kaya ended up injured, while Maya and Nojiko achieved victory, and Reiju and Baby5 provided countless assists. Kael lay back and won, becoming the MVP.