Chapter 60

Headquarters of the Royal Fleet of Alabasta in Erume.

Um... one shouldn't be so dependent on a mobile phone.

Honestly, if it weren't for Ezekiel's sudden call, Zephyr might have continued browsing the Forum until morning.

About this, Ezekiel can only say that this old man is already over seventy, so he really needs to be careful and not stay up too late.

Although Zephyr is already the Fleet Marshal of the Royal Fleet of Alabasta and has a special team helping him remove comments that shouldn't appear on the Forum, Zephyr still takes great pleasure in personally cleaning up the Forum and being an administrator.

"I just love how unbearable it is for you that I'm messing with your head."

"Hey, hey, you can come to Erume and mess with me if you want! I, Zephyr, am sitting in the Marshal's chair waiting for you!"

Unprecedented confidence rose in his heart—now he, Zephyr, was the Fleet Marshal!

Although he wasn't the Fleet Admiral of the Marine Headquarters of the World Government, was being the Fleet Marshal of a kingdom with a population of 220 million any lesser?

In this world, there is no concept of a maritime zone of a specific country. In fact, in every corner of the world, there are many naval patrols from the World Government. However, there's no specific division of the sea into territories. In other words, it's a whole sea, free and belonging to no one.

Many people don't know this, but the Royal Fleet has another objective, which is the exploitation of ocean resources.

Zephyr put on his coat, gave the order to gather, and headed to the Fleet headquarters campus.

While the building was already completed, there were still some complex tasks that could only be completed with the help of fruit abilities. The workers needed to hurry up a bit. Completing such a grand building would take no less than a year, and the labor resources invested are extraordinarily large.

However, ensuring a proper level of living and working conditions for a thousand soldiers of the Royal Fleet is a priority.

Zephyr stood on the elevated platform, arms crossed over his chest.

Below him, more than a thousand fleet soldiers were lined up in perfect formation, awaiting his speech. Ninety-nine percent of these soldiers joined the Alabasta Fleet after being discharged from the Marines, and all of them were at least Marine lieutenants, higher-ranking officers, rather than ordinary soldiers.

There are even a few Vice Admirals from the Marines. And this was already the biggest blow for Sengoku.

Additionally, Zephyr's three favorites were here: Ain, Shuzo, and Binz.

Unlike Borsalino and others, these three are his disciples who have learned the true meaning from him, not just students of the Marine Academy. To them, the Master is like a father for life. And to Zephyr, they are children.

Zephyr could have never dreamed of having his own team of true, genuine Justice, and suddenly he received it at the age of seventy.

His joy is impossible to hide.

"Soldiers! You will be the banner of true Justice in this sea!" shouted Zephyr.

"Alabasta! Alabasta!" — the soldiers' cry shook the entire Fleet base.

Hearing the cry, Zephyr thought about what the King had told him: "If you're dissatisfied with the World Government, dissatisfied with the Marines, then pursue Justice as you wish, and I'll support you in this, Zephyr"

Now the whole world will see who represents true Justice!

Zephyr has work to do.

The first task is to head to the inner cities of Alabasta to arrest Shichibukai Crocodile!

The Fleet fortress is ready for action. According to the addresses provided by Ezekiel , there is a total of 13 Baroque Works bases in Alabasta. Destroying all these bases would be more than enough for the Royal Army and Fleet.

...…..

The Royal Palace of Alubarna.

"Alright, let's begin," Ezekiel hung up the phone after his conversation with Zephyr and started to ponder.

Before dealing with Crocodile, Ezekiel made every effort to surpass his strength.

Now, Alabasta has both Fujitora and the former Marine Admiral, Zephyr.

Yet Crocodile still dares to threaten the River of Life. This means... someone must be backing him. Naturally, it's our old "friends," the World Government.

Ezekiel wasn't surprised. He clearly understood that the World Government was growing increasingly intolerant of Alabasta, especially after the incident with Zephyr. The idea of eliminating Alabasta was becoming more and more crucial.

But, obviously, physically destroying Alabasta like Ohara is impossible. It's the same reason why this country has endured for four thousand years. It is simply too vast.

Ohara is just an island, but here - it's a continent.

Ohara had at most one hundred eighty thousand people, or even fewer, whereas here there are 220 million people!

.....

So, there are no more than two better ways: first, destroy the Royal family of Alabasta, and second, break Alabasta into pieces.

The World Government wants to have absolute power, and it realizes that Alabasta indeed possesses the power to threaten them.

Such power is difficult to achieve with just one or two Admirals, even though Ezekiel has two of them.

In the world, there are three main ancient weapons, each having the capability of destroying the world. It so happens that the key to understanding Pluton is in Alabasta, and Ezekiel knew where to look for Poseidon.

But there are two big problems. First, the exact location of Pluton is unknown. If it were that easy to find, Crocodile would have found it quickly. Even without Robin's help, it wouldn't have taken long. However, even in the original text, there is no information indicating the exact location of Pluton.

And Ezekiel wouldn't naively believe that the design for Pluton exists in Water 7. Isn't that funny? Ezekiel thinks that if such a design really exists, at the very least, it should be able to fill a football field on paper.

So the only reliable option is Shirahoshi.

Ezekiel believes that Shirahoshi's ability to control the Sea Kings might just be a skill, rather than a bloodline inheritance. If it were passed down by blood, there is no reason why the previous ten and eight generations of the Fish-Men royal family did not exhibit this ability.

And if it's a skill, it can be uploaded to a phone!

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