"Since you know these things, sir, do you have a way to save my Alabasta?"
Igaram quickly composed himself and bowed solemnly to Yun Lie.
The other party could grasp so many secret messages; his identity must be extraordinary, and from Yun Lie's nonchalant attitude when discussing Crocodile, it seemed he didn't even put this Shichibukai in his eyes.
As the captain of the royal guard and a minister, Igaram knew very well how to control the conversation.
"Call me Yun Lie. I naturally have a way, but the price you need to pay is not something you can decide."
Seeing this, Yun Lie was secretly delighted, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.
"Please instruct us, Mr. Yun Lie! Our Alabasta can definitely do it!" Princess Vivi, having received a subtle hint from Igaram, immediately stepped forward and said.
"Three Devil Fruits, plus the cultivation methods for the Three Types of Haki. I can perfectly solve Crocodile for you."
Yun Lie stopped beating around the bush and directly stated his conditions.
As a super maritime power, Alabasta theoretically had the ability to produce three Devil Fruits and the cultivation methods for the Three Types of Haki.
Igaram looked hesitant and instinctively glanced at Princess Vivi.
Although the cultivation methods for the Three Types of Haki were precious, Alabasta's foundation could still acquire them; however, each Devil Fruit was a core asset of the kingdom, and only the King had the authority to mobilize them.
"Mr. Yun Lie, could you wait until we return to Alabasta to consult His Majesty the King?" Igaram pondered for a long time before finally asking.
"Naturally, no problem." Yun Lie smiled and agreed, then the two exchanged Den Den Mushi for future contact.
After getting the other party's Den Den Mushi, Yun Lie did not linger. His figure flickered and disappeared.
"Igaram, let's hurry back to Alabasta and tell Father this news!" Princess Vivi said eagerly.
If it weren't to investigate the truth of the national crisis, why would she be willing to leave the palace and come to such a chaotic place?
"Alright, I'll go arrange a ship back to Alabasta right away. Princess, you wait for me at the usual spot."
Igaram nodded and instructed, then he and Princess Vivi went their separate ways.
.......
Back on the Infinite Space, Yun Lie saw Nojiko using the Barrier Fruit to create a circular barrier, trapping several intruders within it.
"Yun Lie, these are intruders! We've caught them all!" Karina ran over, her face full of excitement, to report.
"Are there any Devil Fruit users?" Yun Lie's gaze swept over the people inside the barrier as he asked.
"There are two, the one with the afro and the one with the umbrella. Especially this afro guy, he actually tried to blow me up with his boogers!" Karina recalled, still a little angry: "Luckily, Nojiko reacted quickly and blocked it with her barrier, but I didn't expect those boogers to actually explode and dirty Nojiko's barrier!"
Yun Lie immediately became interested and walked up to the bruised and swollen afro-haired man.
Looking at the trembling blonde woman next to him, wearing a crooked yellow hood, he quickly recognized the identities of the two—Gem, code-named Mr. 5, an Explosion-Explosion Fruit user who could turn anything he touched into a bomb;
Mikita, code-named Miss Valentine, a Light-Light Fruit user who could freely control her own weight and the weight of other objects.
Yun Lie then tied up the hands and feet of all the intruders except for the two Devil Fruit users and threw them into the sea.
The bounty hunters on the shore watched from afar, but no one dared to act rashly, as they all knew there were Devil Fruit users on the Infinite Space.
After dealing with the others, Yun Lie turned to Gem and Mikita, a dangerous smile on his face: "You two, let's go inside the ship and have a chat."
With that, he picked up one person with each hand and walked into the cabin.
About half an hour later, Yun Lie leisurely walked out, followed by a still terrified Mikita.
"From now on, the chores on the ship will be handled by our new companion, Mikita!" Yun Lie announced with a smile.
With the assistance of the Light-Light Fruit ability, daily chores were indeed convenient, and Mikita's outstanding appearance was also pleasing to the eye.
As for loyalty, after witnessing Gem being killed and his Explosion-Explosion Fruit being taken away, Mikita had long been scared out of her wits. To save her life, she signed an extremely harsh slave contract, and now she had become Yun Lie's subordinate.
"Hmph! Men are all big perverts!" Yun Lie's words instantly drew dissatisfaction from the three women on the ship.
How could they not see through Yun Lie's intentions? He clearly kept Mikita because she was pretty!
Whiskey Peak was filled with all sorts of bounty hunters, and there was nothing worth staying for.
Now, Yun Lie only needed to wait for the Log Pose to finish storing, and then he could continue his journey.