Chapter 384: The End of the War (22)
Chapter 383: The End of the War
How had the king of the Alabasta Kingdom suddenly left his palace, his base of operations, and the support of his army to appear in the Revolutionary Army's camp?
The rank-and-file soldiers might not have known much about it, but the Revolutionary Army's middle ranks understood perfectly well.
Vivi had made it very clear when she arrived: the Alabasta Kingdom had already been taken over by Crocodile. In other words, their enemy was no longer the Alabasta Kingdom's royal guard, but Crocodile.
Although they could not understand why Crocodile had chosen to stand in the Revolutionary Army's path when he held the advantage, the king was right in front of them. They only had to ask.
Ace, seated at the head of the table, laid out his questions one by one. Though Cobra was a defeated general and a king without a country, he remained courteous and composed, generously answering every one of Ace's questions.
"Crocodile wants the secret passed down through generations of Alabasta Kingdom kings: a superweapon. That was why he usurped the Alabasta Kingdom. He even used an extreme method like Dancing Powder to prevent rain from falling in Alabasta for seven or eight years, throwing both the people and the army into unrest."
As Cobra spoke, a dark expression crossed his face. In a desert, let alone going seven or eight years—nearly a decade—without rain, even losing the two annual torrential downpours would be enough to kill more than half the plants, dry up the underground rivers, and deprive those who dug wells to survive of their water.
They either died trapped on this land or left it behind.
To be honest, Cobra did not hate the Revolutionary Army at all,