Albana, the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom, is also the location of the royal palace.
Since the entire country has fallen into chaos, the place is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. Instead, City Wall is filled with guards in full formation, ready to face Rebel Army's all-out attack at any time.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that as the rebel army grows larger, almost two-thirds of the country's people have joined it.
Unless King Cobra can persuade the other party to put down their weapons, it will only be a matter of time before the entire capital falls.
However, what these soldiers didn't know was that in the palace at this moment, their own King was having a unique negotiation with the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Long.
"Your Majesty King, I think you should be very clear about the current situation Alabasta, right?" Long took the lead in breaking the silence with an open and honest attitude.
"Are you Revolutionary Army supporting those Rebel Army?" Cobra asked with a serious face.
Long smiled and shook his head, "No! You are wrong! Those Rebel Army were just a group of hungry people who didn't even have enough to eat at first. The purpose of their rebellion was also very simple. They just wanted to fill their stomachs and not starve to death. We Revolutionary Army saw the opportunity, so we joined them and provided them with guidance and direction."
"I see! In the final analysis, all of this is my fault, King."
As soon as he heard the reason for the uprising, Cobra suddenly showed a sad expression.
As the supreme ruler of a feudal country, he is not as cruel as Drum Island's Wapol next door.
On the contrary, he is very kind to the people and has enough ability.
It is a pity that under the double blow of Scourge and man-made disasters, let alone feudal countries with low productivity, even modern countries in the 21st century can hardly withstand it.
"Haha, your biggest mistake was to take in Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlordss. Do you know? The disaster of Alabasta, especially the severe drought, was completely caused by this guy secretly." Long unceremoniously revealed the answer.
"Crocodile?" Cobra frowned subconsciously.
Long replied meaningfully, "That's right! On the surface, he is Seven Warlords, the patron saint of this country, but secretly he founded Baroque Works. It is under his instruction that he continues to use Dancing Powder, which led to Alabasta's three consecutive years of drought. In addition, he also deliberately spread a lot of rumors that were unfavorable to the royal family, and even let his subordinate Von Clay use Mane Mane no Mi's ability to become you and do bad things on purpose."
"What?! This bastard! I'm going to kill him!"
Kingdom The adjutant of the escort team Bell suddenly became angry, and his eyes burst out with terrifying murderous intent.
"Don't be impulsive!" Cobra raised his hand to stop this loyal minister, then raised his head and stared into Long's eyes. "Your Excellency, you came here specifically not just to tell me the truth about this country's disaster, right?"
"Hahahaha! You are indeed the wise king of Alabasta. Yes! The purpose of my trip is not to tell you how to save this country, but to decide to launch a complete revolution in this country!"
When he said these words, Long opened his arms and exuded a terrifying and powerful aura.
In less than a second, all the guards around the palace fell to the ground and fell into coma.
There is no doubt that this is the top Conqueror's Haki!
Not to mention those ordinary people, even King Cobra and the two escort adjutants began to have difficulty breathing and lost consciousness.
fortunately!
This state did not last long.
After restraining the Haki he had released, Long then spoke again, "As a descendant of one of the twenty kings who created World Government eight hundred years ago, I believe you should know best how those Celestial Dragonss in Holy Land went to corruption and depravity step by step, and finally became what they are now, so I want to build a country without any nobility and privileges."
"So... you are here to kill me?" Cobra's heart began to beat rapidly.
No one is afraid of death!
Especially King like him who has strong political ambitions.
"No! You misunderstood. I do not intend to use the most violent method to complete the revolution, because that will lead to a crazy counterattack by World Government and the navy. On the contrary, I want to retain the royal family, but only if you must hand over the power in your hands. From now on, Nefertari Family will only become the nominal head of state, and the real power will be held by the people's parliament." Long casually stated his conditions.
With the appearance of Pluton Blueprint, he knew that a war was inevitable, and he had to deal with King before the navy and World Government's people came to Alabasta.
Otherwise, once masters like Three Admirals and CP0 flood in, Rebel Army piled up with numbers will be crushed in minutes.
"Let the royal family become the nominal King? Let the parliament control the power?"
Cobra frowned, seeming to be considering the feasibility of this system.
Soon, he realized that the reason why the other party kept his name as King was actually to provide cover so that Revolutionary Army would not be exposed to the eyes of the navy and World Government prematurely.
After all, as early as World Conference several years ago, King Xiuenda Lucas of Kingdom of Ilusia had once raised the danger of the Revolutionary Army face to face.
Since then, Revolutionary Army has been a key target.
If Five Elders learns that the dragon has taken control of Alabasta, then they will never care about the civilians living on this land, but will launch an endless massacre.
By then, maybe the entire country will be razed to the ground.
As a monarch who deeply loves this country and its people, Cobra never wants to see such a scene, so after much hesitation, he finally gritted his teeth and responded, "I can agree to your conditions! But you must also agree to me on one condition. That is that my daughter Vivi must not be involved in it, and you must agree to retain her right to freedom of choice."
"Princess Vivi?" The girl he met not long ago flashed through Long's mind, and he immediately nodded with a smile. "Yes! I promise you. As long as you agree, I can even send her to Utopia to live in New World."
"Utopia? You Revolutionary Army have joined forces with Demon Pirates, one of Four Emperors!" Cobra suddenly stood up from the chair, his eyes full of shock.
"Well! Yes! Seizing the power of Alabasta is actually the advice given to me by Allen. After all, any revolution requires practice! And Utopia will be the biggest supporter of this practice. By trying By transforming Alabasta, we Revolutionary Army will slowly learn how to govern a huge country, how to resolve complex internal conflicts, and quickly re-establish order in the chaos after the rule of Celestial Dragons..."