Arrival!

They were now standing outside a casino called Rainbase in the royal capital of the Alabasta Kingdom. This was the largest casino in all of Alabasta, drawing countless gamblers every day. Some entered as paupers and emerged rich overnight; others entered wealthy and came out broke. Of course, the latter far outnumbered the former. Gambling was always nine losses out of ten!

"Brother Li, are you sure Crocodile is here?" Vivi looked at Li doubtfully. This was just a casino. Crocodile was a pirate—what was he doing running a casino?

"Vivi, think carefully about everything we encountered on our way through Alabasta. Nearly every town was full of people struggling to survive, but this casino alone was thriving and peaceful. Do you know what that means?" Li narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke calmly.

Nothing happened by accident; everything had its reason. Granted, Li had read the original story, so finding Crocodile would have been simple enough. But now, he did not need to rely on the original story to reach a conclusion. A country had been ravaged by drought for years, its people suffering everywhere, while this place alone resembled paradise on earth. Anyone who thought about it for a moment could understand what was going on. Some people were simply too close to the situation to see it clearly.

At Li's words, Vivi immediately understood, her face showing realization. Shanks and the others nodded as well. They had already suspected as much when they saw this place. Crocodile was probably inside.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get in there, find that Crocodile, and beat him up first!" Upon hearing that, Luffy swung his arms twice and charged straight inside. He was not someone who liked to think too much. To him, instead of wasting time thinking,