Chapter 845: Baroque Works, the future is worrying!
Mr3's words not only made Crocodile and his group fall silent, but also stunned Gajeel and others.
"Did he just talk about Fire Dragon and the others?"
"Do you have news about Gray-sama??!"
"Lu-chan?!"
"Is Harpy here too?!"
"Hey, hey, hey... No one wants to praise my performance just now?"
Except for Marcus who was still immersed in his own glory, all the magicians were surprised that Mr. 3 actually had news about Kira and others, and their eyes turned to him with complicated expressions.
In the eyes of those senior spies, this scene was a sign that Mr. 3 would be reused by the new boss!
How come I didn’t get such a good thing? ! Damn Mr. 3, I can meet a big boss even on paid vacation. If I had known, I would have gone to Xiaohuayuan for vacation a few days ago! Damn, I’m so angry!
Thirty minutes later.
At this time, the room had been tidied up again and everyone stopped fighting.
The table was put back in place, and a few more chairs were brought in. The agents of Baroque Works took their seats again, and the wizards sat opposite them. Except for Crocodile who was still imprisoned, everyone in the room was given enough freedom.
The two parties, led by Gajeel and Nico Robin respectively, held another meeting, and what they were going to discuss next was future work issues.
"As everyone knows, the economy is in recession at sea right now, and the job market is very grim. Large companies are constantly laying off employees, and small companies are closing down one after another. Every year, young people go out to sea in endless numbers, and the employment pressure is very huge. And a large number of people here are about to face the two milestones of 30 and 35 years old, so we must take the future development plan of Baroque Workshop seriously and think deeply about the issue of job transformation."
"Of course, I know that you are all capable people, and you have been in the sea for so many years, and you have even reached the management level of the company. You will definitely not transform just because of a few words. But you have to know that the changes in this sea are very fast. Many big bosses who have been famous for a long time have been defeated by newcomers who have just gone to sea because of a carelessness. From then on, they have been in prison for life and have no chance to make a breakthrough."
"Baroque Works is a big piece of cake in the first half of the Grand Line. I don't know how many newcomers from all over the world are planning to use us as a stepping stone. Maybe one day a young boy will show up and take us all down while shouting that he wants to beat our boss away."
"If we don't make changes, what's the difference between us and lambs waiting to be killed? I think you don't want to be defeated by a group of inexplicable people in an inexplicable way one day, right?"
At the long table, everyone listened to Robin's words, their eyes flickering, and then they discussed in low voices.
Mr1: "Is this person really the 'Devil's Child' Nico Robin? Why do I feel like she is a senior entrepreneur..."
Mr3: "That's true, but haven't we been wiped out now? Even the boss has been taken prisoner! Being defeated by a group of inexplicable people in an inexplicable way, isn't that exactly what we are in now?"
Miss Golden Week: "She is only 16 years old, she doesn't want to think about the issue of transformation yet..."
Miss Valentine's Day: "You can't say that, Miss Golden Week. If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries! Mr. Halloween is already over 50, right? Isn't it too late to consider a career change now?"
Mr4: "I think the underground miner is quite suitable for her~"
Mr5: "Haha... I think what she should consider most now is retirement."
Mr. Halloween: "Shut up! You two bitches!"
Mr2: "I don't have age anxiety. No matter how old I am, I will unswervingly follow the path of being a shemale!!"
Miss pointed with both hands: "I also have a cafe, so my future life shouldn't be a problem..."
“…”
Looking at the group of people arguing in front of him, Robin found it extremely interesting. He sat aside, crossed his legs, put one hand on his chin, and his eyes revealed infinite interest. Gajeel felt extremely bored, so he simply closed his eyes and took a nap, leaving Lili and the others to watch the situation. As for Crocodile in the cage... he just wanted to kill people now.
"These guys... why did they suddenly stop fighting?? It's all Mr. 3's fault!! When I get out, I will never let this traitor go!!"
Yes, traitor!
Even he, the boss, and all the other members of the studio didn't know the origin of this wizard, but he actually knew the origin of this wizard and had such a good relationship with him. If this isn't a traitor, what is he?
Looking at the face that was sipping black tea and looking contented, Crocodile's eyes were filled with anger. Unlike those senior spies who regarded Mr3 as a 'good brother', in his heart, he had already sentenced Mr3 to death. As much as he appreciated Mr3 for using the key to help him unlock the door just now, he was now as angry.
Suddenly, a voice broke the noise in the room.
"Speaking of which, what was Crocodile's original plan? What was the reason for bringing all of us together? And what was the time you mentioned earlier when it was ripe?"
The person who asked the question was Mr. 1, and the person being questioned was Robin. He sat in Robin's lower position with his hands folded across his chest, his face stern, showing the calmness that a killer should have.
"Ah, that really surprises me, I thought no one would care about this anymore..."
Robin looked at her in surprise, and everyone else fell silent, even Gajeel opened his eyes.
Mr. 1 said solemnly, "Even if I may have failed, I still want to find out what the real plan of Baroque Works has been for so long."
Robin looked back at Crocodile, looking a little hesitant: "Well..."
"That makes sense. If you know the answer, please tell me. I also want to know."
Although Gajeel and others had previously discovered that the rebellion in the kingdom was related to Crocodile, most of the conclusions were just Levi's guesses, and they were not fully aware of the specific circumstances.
Robin sighed: "Well, now that the situation has become like this, Crocodile can't explain it to you, so I have to do it. His plan is this..."
Soon, Robin revealed Crocodile's plan, including: the "Dancing Powder Incident" in which dancing powder was used to frame Alabasta's King Cobra several years ago, which greatly reduced the kingdom's credibility; the "sowing discord" operation of constantly sending people to pretend to be the kingdom's army to bully the people, and pretending to be rebels to provoke the kingdom's army; the "final battle" that was originally going to be carried out next, in which Mr. 2 would pretend to be King Cobra to admit the "Dancing Powder Incident" to the people and attack the people, thereby intensifying the conflict between the two sides; and the forged evidence would be used to reveal the royal family's crimes to the people.
In addition to the specific operations of the plan, there is also Crocodile's plan to let the king's army and the rebel army fight each other, and finally suppress and resolve the conflict himself in the "Operation of Stealing the Country"; and the whereabouts of the "Pluto" he has always dreamed of, who is said to be able to destroy an island with one shot, that is, the historical text guarded by the Nefertari family for generations.
"This is his plan... So, everything we have done before is to prepare for the final stage of this plan?"
"Pluto?... Does such a thing really exist in this country? To be honest, I feel a little excited just listening to it!"
After listening to Robin's story, the agents could hardly suppress the shock and excitement on their faces. They looked at Crocodile in the cage, and there was something different in their eyes. However, these strange looks quickly retreated when they saw the other's wet and angry face.
Unfortunately...man proposes, God disposes!
At one side, Rebecca was holding a pen and paper, frowning, leaning over the table, silently recording Crocodile's plan as told by Robin. She felt that this story was somewhat familiar, as if it was very similar to a plot in an adventure novel published by Kira.
However, although she likes reading and has read a lot of books, she is not very interested in adventure novels. If it weren't for the fact that they were written by Kira and were very popular in the Kingdom of Fiore, she would not have read them.
As for the other wizards in the guild, most of them were semi-illiterate and didn’t like reading. Marcus was probably the only one who would have an impression of him, because Lebi remembered that one day Marcus excitedly took the adventure novel and declared in the guild that he would develop magic moves based on the character in the novel (actually Crocodile )…
Several years ago, Kira did write "One Piece" in the form of an adventure novel in the Kingdom of Fiore, but because One Piece was still being serialized before he traveled through time, only the first half of the plot of that adventure novel was copied, and the second half was his own original content.
The subsequent development of the novel was just as Kira had expected. It started off well but ended up being poorly reviewed by readers and had to be hastily completed, so many settings were not added. In addition, when Kira converted "One Piece" into a novel, he changed the names of all the characters and kingdoms in the story, and things like devil fruits became magic that everyone was more familiar with. Therefore, even if the wizards in the guild had read the novel, they would only feel familiar and similar, and at most would feel that Kira had been in this world before.
After all, they knew that Kira had great attainments in space magic and often went to other worlds to play.
"Put away your passion, you are all my subordinates now!" Gajeel snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "Because I am the boss, you have to do whatever I tell you to do!"
Mr1 raised his eyelids and asked, "So, new boss, what are you going to do next? From your tone, it seems that you don't plan to continue Crocodile's plan, right?"
"Huh?? Isn't this a given? The throne of the kingdom? Ancient weapons? What's the point of that?"
Mr.1 nodded and continued, "Now tell me your plans for the future of the company! But if your orders make me feel bored, I think I may need to reconsider whether to continue this job."
"After all, I don't want to waste my life following someone who has no dreams and no ambitions!"
As Mr. 1 made his position clear, everyone present looked at him in surprise. They had not expected that he would be so bold in front of a boss with absolute power.
Hearing his statement, Crocodile in prison smiled with satisfaction: I was right about you, Mr. 1! Among these people, only you have the courage and strength to follow me!
Gajeel blinked, his eyes full of disbelief: In this day and age, there are still people who actively ask their boss to make promises? ? How strange! !
He waved his hand and said, "Let's put aside future plans. I need to find our guild partners first!"
“…Huh?!”×N
