Alabasta.
Stationed in the Naval Branch, in a newly rebuilt factory, dust was fluttering, and there was a constant sound of muffled coughing.
"This is the last bit of raw material, and the subsequent raw materials have not been transported back." Vivian looked at the empty sacks piled up in the corner. She touched the back of her neck, which was itchy, and there was a green spot the size of a fingernail.
Walking out of the factory, she walked along the wall under the dim shade of the trees. The wall covered with gravel crept strangely. A figure next to her seemed to blend into the darkness, and the blowing sand around her was quiet.
Vivian stopped in her tracks and cautiously looked into the darkness. Her pupils constricted as Arlen's silhouette slowly appeared before her eyes.
"Colonel Yarlin, is that you? Are you still alive? " Vivian was stunned, her expression was excited at first, and then she looked at the past with a very complicated expression: "When Smoker told me that you were faking your death, I still couldn't believe it. I didn't expect … Since you are alive, why haven't you shown up?"
"To be exact, I escaped from the hands of two Shichibukai, but I paid a heavy price!" The white moonfrost drew a dark shadow on the ground. Yarlin's half body was bathed in the moonlight, but the other half of his body was hidden in the darkness. It was obscure and deep and difficult to distinguish: "It's not just a cold Sand Crocodile, Doflamingo is also the behind-the-scenes person who stirred up the turmoil in Alabasta!"
"I had to contain Doflamingo's energy in the dark so that Smoker could concentrate on dealing with Crocodile." Yarlin sighed and said helplessly: "Doflamingo's tentacles can even affect the high-level of the World Government, and thus indirectly manipulate the decisions of the Marine Headquarters. As the Princess of the Royal Family, Vivian, you should be able to realize the dirty discord hidden behind this."
"It's not even polite to say that the situation in Alabasta has developed to this point, the death of His Majesty Cobra, Crocodile step by step to the altar, and the World Government has been playing a role behind this." Yarlin added: "The Shichibukai system was proposed by the World Government, they are jackals of the same tribe!"
"I have confirmed the death of the Prime Minister of Michigan. It was a premeditated assassination carried out by the espionage organization controlled by the world government. In other words, the chaos in the Alabasta military allowed Crocodile to take advantage of it. This is the world government's acquiescence." Yarlin rubbed his tired face and said coldly: "Including the day I was ambushed by Crocodile and the Naval Branch was massacred by Baroque Studio, it was also because some high-level vermin in the Marine Headquarters leaked my whereabouts to the Seven Warlords of the Sea in advance!"
There is almost no flaw in the lies mixed with truth and falsehood. It is impossible for Crocodile to go to court with Yarlin. As a princess who has experienced the "change of royal power", how can Vivi not believe Yarlin's words? She just feels cold in her heart.
"The world has been rotten from the roots. Can you understand this pain? I wear a Marine uniform, but not only do I have to fight with fierce pirates, but I also have to be on guard against the cold sword stabbing out of my hand. If I am careless, I will die and be buried, and I may be splashed with dirty water that can't be washed away."
"I understand this pain!" Vivi felt the same way. She gritted her teeth and hated it so much that even the roots of her teeth were aching.
"East Blue, that is my hometown. At this moment, blood has dyed the sea red. More than half of the Naval Branch was destroyed by Golden Lion Shiki, and their bodies were buried in the cold sea." Yarlin said with grief and indignation: "The culprit, Golden Lion Shiki, is missing. The whole East Blue is shrouded in a terrible toxin, and the people who live there know nothing. All the news has been blocked by the Marine."
"Toxin?" Vivi didn't know what to think of, and her face was inexplicably white.
With a tap of his foot, Ya Erlin appeared behind Vivian. He stared at the green spots on the back of Vivian's neck with an ugly expression. "These are the green spots that appeared on your body. They will gradually spread throughout your body and turn you into a mindless plant," he said, stressing each word as he stared at Vivian.
"The plant attached to the colored ore you transported back is the source of the toxin." Yarlin stared at Vivi's trembling eyes, and the cross between his eyebrows became darker and deeper. "Before the toxin broke out, no one could have expected that these harmless plants would hide a terrible killing intent."
"I guessed Smoker's plan, but I didn't expect the ore from East Blue to be so terrible. This is my mistake. Now the toxin has spread to Albasa with the falling rain … Vivi, you don't need to blame yourself. I will find a way to save you as soon as possible." Yarlin comforted her.
"I …" Vivi listened to Yarlin's description, and her whole body fell into an ice cave. She wanted to take revenge on Crocodile, but she couldn't imagine Alabasta being infected by green. It was not an oasis, it was a life forbidden zone that was more terrible than a desert.
"Believe me, things will not go to the worst point!" Arlen's voice seemed to be filled with conviction. "Even in the most despairing darkness, we still have to forge ahead. We have to use our blood and blades to carve out a path of light for this world that has fallen into the abyss."
"You are the princess of Alabasta, the one who should sit on the throne. You have the obligation to bring down Crocodile, and you have the obligation to save this country!" Yarlin grabbed Vivi's shoulders, and he said word by word, "I, Yarlin, will stand behind you, push you, and help you take back everything that belongs to you!"
…
The night wind blew, and Yarlin's figure disappeared from sight. Vivi held a document tightly in her hand, and her expression was a little hesitant. After a long while, she hid the document in her clothes and turned to walk toward Smoker's office.
"Has Bell still not sent back any news?" Smoker frowned and asked Vivi, who came in.
"No!" Vivi felt a little distracted and shook her head.
"Strange, according to the time, he should have returned, but I haven't been able to contact him." Smoker felt terrible. "Could he have been affected by the chaos in East Blue?"
"Is the Golden Lion Shiki dead?" Vivi pulled up the collar behind her neck and asked Smoker.
The news of the Golden Lion Shiki's movements in East Blue had already spread all over the world. Smoker did not doubt where Vivi learned about it. He replied, "It has already come to an end. According to the news from the headquarters, the Golden Lion Shiki's body fell into the sea, and the East Blue Navy is salvaging it!"
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