Negotiations

After that, Drake did not discuss anything important. They merely chatted about how things had been lately, while Li Ziming gossiped a little about the relationship between Drake and Nemu. Then the two parted ways.

"Drake, are you going to help me?" Li Ziming asked before leaving.

"Help you?" Drake shook his head. "Forget it. We'll see..."

Li Ziming nodded. After all, he knew that even how Drake had become a pirate was a mystery. Drake had even served in the Navy for a time, so to him, pirates and the Navy were not all that different. Perhaps the only difference, in Drake's eyes, was the name of the profession.

After parting with Drake, Li Ziming returned to Albert's home.

"How did the talk with Drake go?" Albert's eyes held a trace of anxiety, though he acted as if he did not care at all and spoke unhurriedly.

"Drake is preparing to help us attack Kaido..." Li Ziming said only that one sentence, and Albert immediately lost his composure.

"That bastard! Didn't I tell you? This matter is getting far too big. It might even be bigger than the last Marineford War, and that guy still wants to get involved? Is he tired of living?!" Albert said anxiously.

"I was lying..." Li Ziming rolled his eyes. "If you want to ask something, just ask. It's not like telling you would hurt anything. What are you pretending for...?"

"You little punk..." Albert shook his head helplessly. "Is teasing an old man really that amusing...?"

"Um, what about Brother Zongsi?" Kondo Qiong asked anxiously. She could no longer wait to hear news about Yingfeng Zongsi.

"I don't know..." Li Ziming shook his head. "You could say we learned almost no intelligence. So far, all we know is that we got news of