Old Crocodile, Come On-Let's Take Down Golden Lion

Chapter 223: Shouldn't You Tell Your Men to Put Their Weapons Away?

Is this how you welcome a friend?

Crocodile found Mu Chen's shameless attitude so absurd that he almost laughed.

"Haha, Xue Tong, I've never met a Marine like you. How do you manage to be so shameless and so casual about it?"

Crocodile laughed as he waved his men away.

His men stared, their eyes wide as saucers. They had never imagined their boss would sit down and chat with a Marine—especially the Devil's Eye, whose reputation had recently soared across the seas.

But their boss had spoken, so they could only withdraw.

Watching the pirates leave, Mu Chen said admiringly, "Crocodile, not bad. How long has it been? You've already gathered this many men. You only debuted as a pirate a few years ago, and now you've got a bounty of 890 million. You must have pulled the strings to make that happen, right?"

Crocodile merely chuckled at the praise.

Crocodile had to admit that Mu Chen had made him a pawn. He had never expected Mu Chen to accomplish so much or know so many secrets. Now he was curious: what did Mu Chen really want?

Crocodile idly toyed with his Golden Hook. "Xue Tong, I want to know what you're after."

The question caught Mu Chen slightly off guard. All he wanted was enough strength to protect himself, then he could take advantage of the chaos among the major powers. He had no grand ambitions or dreams, nor did he intend to charge off and save the world.

In short, Mu Chen just wanted to live freely and take it easy.

He could leave saving the world to Luffy and his father.

Still, being the one pulling strings behind the scenes felt pretty good.

"Honestly,