Chương 31: gained fame in the first half of the Grand Line.

Yang Cheng did not immediately agree to Vivi's request for him to save Alabasta.

Instead, he stated that his victory was entirely due to Crocodile's lack of geographical advantage.

If the battle were to take place in Alabasta, which is almost entirely desert, the desert environment would be like the awakening of a Devil Fruit for Crocodile.

As long as Lao Sha doesn't do anything reckless and fight him in town, even if Yang Cheng has the ability to protect himself, it will obviously be extremely difficult for him to defeat Lao Sha.

Having gone through this battle, if Yang Cheng were to pursue him to Alabasta again, would the other side still be so arrogant as to fight him in the town?

Obviously not. Old Sha had already thought about it when he was fleeing.

If Yang Cheng dares to go to Alabasta, he will use the Sand-Sand Fruit, combined with the desert environment of Alabasta, to unleash a powerful attack comparable to a natural disaster, and kill Yang Cheng directly!

Upon hearing Yang Cheng's explanation, Weiwei couldn't help but look disappointed.

But just as she was feeling lost and distraught, Yang Cheng spoke up again, saying that if he were given another year or two, he should be able to easily defeat Crocodile, even in Alabasta.

Moreover, there shouldn't be too much concern about Crocodile doing anything to Alabasta in the short term.

After all, the other party didn't get any clues about "Pluto" from him, and given the other party's personality, he obviously wouldn't give up on ancient weapons easily.

If Crocodile, cornered and desperate, launches a full-scale attack on Alabasta, the World Government and the Navy, in order to save face, will not stand idly by.

Therefore, he must maintain his "heroic" image and proceed cautiously towards Alabasta.

Yang Cheng suggested that Vivi secretly contact the rebel leader, Koza, to let him know about Crocodile's plot.

Of course, it's definitely not feasible for the UN Royal Army to directly confront Crocodile.

Yang Cheng was worried that if Lao Sha were to unleash a massive sandstorm, the royal army and the rebel army would be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Yang Cheng's suggestion to Weiwei was to have Kou Sha and Weiwei's father put on a show to maintain the illusion of discord between the royal army and the rebel army, so that Kou Sha would believe that everything was under his control.

As for Yang Cheng, Baroque Studio is obviously out of the question, so Yang Cheng plans to continue his overseas ventures.

The fastest way to improve your strength is to constantly fight and challenge stronger opponents.

His Observation Haki has just hit a bottleneck, so he plans to go to Skypiea.

The "Mind-Reading" ability, which is similar to mind reading, is a form of Observation Haki. There were many different opinions on the internet in my previous life.

However, it cannot be denied that before Observation Haki reaches its strongest level of "predicting the future," "Mental Haki" is also a pretty good ability.

For the first half of the Grand Line, we were sailing on a small to medium-sized sailboat bound for Jaya Island.

Mr. Valentine, holding a parasol, looked at a woman lying on a beach chair on the deck, engrossed in reading a book, with a rather displeased expression.

"What are you doing here! Aren't you the vice president of Baroque Works and Crocodile's right-hand man?"

"We've already shown you great mercy by not killing you, so why are you so comfortable showing up on our ship like this!"

Faced with Mr. Valentine's Day's angry questioning, Robin, who was sitting on the beach chair, elegantly closed the book in his hand, and then slowly said, "As far as I know, you are not the owner of this ship either, are you?"

Moreover, my relationship with Crocodile was originally just about mutual exploitation.

Miss Michita, weren't you also Mr. Valentine from Baroque Studio before?

So, actually, there's no difference between our identities.

Michita was so angry at Robin's words that she gritted her teeth. She had been quite annoyed with Nico Robin since her time at Baroque Works.

They used to be members of Baroque Studio, and the other party's backer was the behind-the-scenes boss, so Michita could only swallow her anger every time.

Now Crocodile can only flee in front of Yang Cheng. Michita felt that they had stood up, but she did not expect that Nico Robin would still dare to be so arrogant in front of her!

"What do you mean 'like you'! Yang Cheng and I are the best partners, while you're just someone who joined halfway through. What makes you think you can compare to me?"

Yang Cheng, you should tell this woman how good our relationship is.

And get this woman off the ship quickly. She's Crocodile's partner, and she might be with us to tip him off.

As a mature woman, Robin originally had no intention of lowering herself to the level of a girl like Michita.

However, upon hearing that the other party was targeting her so aggressively, she decided not to hold back.

"Miss Michita probably doesn't know who brought Yang Cheng into Baroque Studio back then, does she?"

If we're talking about when we met, I knew him much earlier than you, and we even have a secret pact.

That was a special promise just between the two of us.

"A secret promise..."

Michita was clearly very concerned about the "secret agreement" that Robin mentioned, but she also knew that she couldn't afford to lose to Robin in terms of momentum.

"What secret agreement? It's definitely a lie. Yang Cheng and I have been partners for over a year, spending every day together..."

Watching Nico Robin and Michita, their initial verbal conflict gradually escalated into a full-blown showdown.

Yang Cheng, who had been watching the scene from the sidelines while fishing, quickly called for the two to stop.

"You'd better think this through. If a fight breaks out on the boat, my little wrecked boat can't withstand your mischief."

Once the ship breaks down, there will be a vast ocean below. You are all capable individuals, so I believe you all know the final outcome without me having to elaborate.

Don't ask me about the age-old question of who I'll help or save, because to save my own life, I'll just watch you two perish at sea.

So go ahead and fight if you want, just be prepared to fight to the death.

Upon hearing Yang Cheng's words, Robin was put aside for the moment, but Michita immediately backed down.

She's quite afraid of death, so a fight to the death with a woman like Nico Robin is out of the question. Anyway, she can just kick this annoying woman off the ship when they get to the next island.

However, because they were seething with anger, the pirates who encountered them on their way to Jaya Island were doomed.

Thanks to his battle with Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, at Whiskey Peak, Yang Cheng's already modest fame in the first half of the Grand Line has now become immensely well-known.

Many bounty hunters would choose to detour around him when they saw him, but naturally there were also some who were not afraid of death and tried to climb up the ranks by stepping on his fame.

Unfortunately, most of the pirates who came looking for them were just low-level thugs with no bounty whatsoever.

And these little karami ultimately became Michita's punching bags.