"Those guys are indeed weak..."
Mr. 3 Galdino couldn't help but burst into tears upon hearing this news.
Indeed...
His feeling was right.
Clown Buggy and his crew are really weak!
However, to complete the plan Crocodile entrusted him with, he had no choice but to figure out a way to actively rescue Clown Buggy and then use Buggy to continue drawing the Navy's attention...
Rain Dinners.
After Mr. 3 left.
Crocodile lit a new cigar, he seemed to be pondering the message brought by that candle-headed fool: "Nico Robin, do you think the information he brought about the Golden Underground Palace is true?"
"Cannot be determined."
A woman wearing a high hat stepped out from the shadows, holding a Log Pose in her hand, and softly spoke: "However, there has indeed been a magnetic anomaly in Alabasta. All the Log Poses are pointing to the desert area of Alabasta, but when I went to explore the center of the desert, I didn't discover any secrets. We should be able to know if it's the burial site of Pluto once we uncover the Poneglyph in the Alabasta Royal Tomb..."
Crocodile's face was full of anger as he spoke coldly: "Now that the Admiral could arrive at any moment, there's no need to bother with the rebel or king's army troubles. We'll directly attack Alabasta's palace and force King Cobra to take us to the King's Tomb!"
"An Admiral, huh?"
The woman slowly lowered her head.
"I wonder which one will come..."
Crocodile muttered, feeling that each of the Three Great Admirals was trouble, and he wasn't entirely confident in dealing with them.
Lately, all the news has been bad, and Crocodile's mood was terribly foul. His possibility of ruling as king was greatly diminished...
He only hoped...
That Alabasta's national treasure, Pluto, wouldn't disappoint him.
Meanwhile.
On the ship of the Konoha Pirates.
Kizaru was someone with a very familiar personality.
This Navy Admiral didn't see himself as an outsider at all, quite thick-skinned, and quickly got the whole situation of the Konoha Pirates figured out.
This is a terrifying pirate crew aimed at overthrowing the Heavenly Celestial Dragons and the World Government. They've planted Akihara Kagura and Aokiji as spies within the Navy and are planning to recruit him, this Navy Admiral, possibly to prevent the Navy system from collapsing when they overthrow the Heavenly Celestial Dragons in the future.
To be honest...
This pirate crew is smarter than those other groups trying to overthrow the World Government. Their goal is not chaos but to maintain the world's order without destruction.
Kizaru, who adheres to ambiguous and impartial justice, thought having an extra job was no big deal, as he would just do his job at any time—it's just a pity that this job doesn't seem to have any salary, only a method for Chakra training...
The Konoha Pirates already had Aokiji, a Navy Admiral, as a spy. Having him would be no more significant, and without him, it wouldn't matter much...
So...
It's normal for this work to be unpaid.
Kizaru followed the Konoha Pirates across the desert and found the burial place of the Golden Underground Palace, also discovering that the Sand-Sand Fruit was necessary to excavate the Golden Underground Palace perfectly.
During this time, no one could get close to the Golden Underground Palace.
Only a woman wearing a hat came here, investigated the tip of the Golden Underground Palace's pyramid, and then left while pondering.
"Looks like we're going to have to threaten Crocodile, aren't we?"
Kizaru felt that capturing a Warlord of the Sea shouldn't be a big problem for this pirate crew, so he actively shirked responsibility, saying, "However, I am an Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, if I rashly take action against Crocodile, a Warlord of the Sea, the World Government will surely suspect me, and it will hinder our espionage plan..."
"..."
The Konoha Pirates all turned their eyes to him.
Isn't this...
What's with this Admiral?
He can smoothly come up with an excuse to slack off? And he even has a logical-sounding reason that they couldn't really argue against...
"Crocodile won't have any constraints, he won't submit to us."
Red Sand Sasori shook his head, his voice mechanical and calm, as he watched the silhouette of a woman in a hat leave, speaking coldly: "But human nature is extremely complex. Someone close to Crocodile will voluntarily propose to have him come to excavate the Golden Underground Palace..."
Orochimaru, hugging his shoulders, chuckled softly: "Crocodile might not be interested in the Underground Palace... it seems unlikely he would want to come here."
"Because there's something else that interests him more."
Red Sand Sasori didn't care, continuing softly: "Mr. Crocodile has been striving for four years for one Pluto. If someone refuses to tell him the real existence of Pluto, he will definitely be furious and want to kill that person. To survive, that person will surely use the Golden Underground Palace to deceive him..."
That Golden Underground Palace...
Is inherently bait attracting the entirety of Alabasta.
Everyone will aim for that Golden Underground Palace, some for wealth, others to save their lives, treating the suddenly appeared Golden Underground Palace as bait.
The whole of Alabasta is in turmoil.
The Konoha Pirates lurk quietly in the desert, occasionally with a Captain Senju Hashirama slipping out to gamble.
Crocodile, leading his Baroque Works underlings, rushed to the Royal Capital Alabana of Alabasta, intending to attack the palace with brute force and force King Cobra to take him to the depths of the King's Tomb to uncover Pluto's secret.