Pirate: I am King Luffy

2023-09-13

Although the sand boat is gone, there is the Duck Run, and Vivi and Luffy ride the duck back to Arubana.

"Today's adventure is so exciting!" Utawakuwaku, very excited.

"Isn't it amazing, the desert of Alabasta!" said Vivi.

"Let's go to the Funeral Hall to play tomorrow."

"I'll study this strange tool, the sand boat." Luffy said.

The Funeral Hall is located in the western area of ​​Arubana, which is part of the capital. Luffy was too lazy to go out, so he got the urge to do something with the strange tool, the Sand Boat.

Luffy's laboratory is in a dream. Uta made all the parts and Luffy only needed to draw the blueprints.

He first took out the blueprint of the motorcycle, and then upgraded the Shazhou according to the blueprint of the motorcycle.

It’s too tiring to stand, let’s add a seat to the sand boat.

Then add glass and windows to block the wind and sand. It's too tiring to hold the thick hemp rope in your hands, so change it to a clockwork gear transmission. Anyway, it's just those ropes that control the sails, so it's okay to replace them.

Mark the windows, the car refrigerator, and the location of the Den Den Mushi...

Since it is impossible to drive a sand boat in the city, let's add wheels, hoping that the wheels can move up and down, so as to achieve dual use of the sand and the city.

Luffy gradually upgraded the sand boat and transformed it into a sand cart.

I tried it in a dream first, and finally took out the complete version of the blueprint and made it in reality.

Luffy didn't need to take care of the production. After he finished drawing the blueprint, he asked Minister Ikarem to help.

Ikalem handed the drawings over to the royal workshop, which spent several days building a usable vehicle and placed it at Arubana's feet.

After testing, the sand car runs well. Even ordinary people can drive at racing-level speeds in the desert at will and adjust the speed gear.

However, only the simplified version with wheels is available in Aruba.

After all, to enter Aruba, you need to go through steep stairs, which prevents the possibility of external vehicles entering the interior, but it can be used in other cities and deserts.

A parking lot was built at the foot of Aruba.

"Your Highness Luffy, I didn't expect you to have such talent as a scientist!" Ikarem held Luffy's hand.

"This is a technology that can be promoted throughout the country. Please be sure to set up your own industrial company in Alabasta."

"I'm not good at managing a company." Luffy said, "and I won't live here for a long time."

"It's okay. The royal family can do it for you."

"Well, let's do this."

Luffy owns his own business in Alabasta.

A car dealership.

"Let's go on a self-driving tour around the country together!"

Luffy is very satisfied with the upgrade of the sand truck.

"Luffy is so awesome. He easily transformed the sand boat into a tool that can be used by ordinary people, and also improved its comfort level!" Vivi said while sitting in the car.

The appearance of a sand cart is no different from that of an ordinary vehicle, except that it has a sail on the top.

"Hehe, Luffy's success is inevitable, and Uta also helped a lot!" Uta said proudly.

Because the space has been expanded, the girls can all sit in the car without having to stay in the sun and can drink cold drinks at any time.

Even Bell-mère and Nojigo were sitting in the car with great interest, following the small adventure group around Alabasta.

This is an extended version of the sports car, and it is also equipped with a firepower system. There are several heavy machine guns installed in the car, so it can fire freely when encountering ordinary enemies.

But it is useless against monsters like the desert piranha that emerge from the ground.

Animals can be driven away with the domineering aura of the king, but plants can only wait for the sports car to be hit and disintegrated.

There were also several experienced royal craftsmen on the carriage, who were responsible for opening carriage shops in other cities and spreading new technology.

The sand cart sped through the endless desert. After leaving the capital, Arubana, the economy of Alabasta took a sharp turn for the worse. The towns passed by were all of ordinary level and could not be compared with the size of the royal capital.

"It's so poor..." Uta said as he sat in the carriage and looked at the last city they stopped at.

Lack of water is Alabasta's biggest problem.

"Luffy, do you have any ideas?" Uta asked Luffy who was driving.

"If there is a way... it is to purify seawater and distill it into fresh water..." Luffy thought about the distillation method, and then gave up thinking about it.

Why not use magic dancing powder?

With the optimal solution, it is difficult for Luffy to think of other solutions.

Alabasta has a simple distillation system, but it is just a drop in the bucket for a water-scarce environment.

In the new city, people encountered giant crabs that could help with moving. People reached an agreement with the crabs and formed a moving crab company. The crabs were very lustful, and as long as people showed them sexy things, the crabs would increase their work efficiency by one gear and run at the speed of a racing car.

The vehicle then drove to the bank of the Santo River and stopped.

This is the only inland river in Alabasta. There is a city called Aluma in the lower reaches of the Santo River, which is known as the Oasis City.

A group of small animals blocked Luffy's path.

The little animals are river creatures with fish tails, and they actually sent out provocative signals to Luffy.

This was the first time Luffy had seen an animal that would challenge him.

After he awakened his Conqueror's Haki, he saw very few monsters. Even monsters that were more than ten meters in size would not fight with him.

"This is a Kung Fu manatee," said Weiwei.

"An animal with great fighting power will challenge travelers passing by. If the traveler wins, the traveler will become its disciple."

Luffy's eyes flashed red, and a strong wind blew in all directions.

During the exercise, half of the manatees fainted.

"This counts as a victory," Luffy said.

"I defeated them with just a look."

"This..." Weiwei was silent.

The Kung Fu Manatees recognized this defeat, and the remaining manatees all worshipped Luffy as their master.

"I'm going to travel around the country now. I'll teach you next time."

Luffy drove the car into the river and crossed it directly.

The sand cart is also a boat, and it has sails, so crossing the river is very easy.

"There is a kind of catfish in the Santa Dora River. It is a very rare animal, but it likes to eat people." Weiwei remembered something and added.

Of course I didn't encounter it.

The domineering aura of the king will have a significant special attack against animals, and only plants are immune to this effect.

After crossing the river, Weiwei's expression gradually became more excited, and she introduced the new city to everyone:

"Jobar is a very young city, built by Kosa's father in an uninhabited oasis, under his father's orders."

"It is now the trading center of western Alabasta!"

"Eh? Is Vivi's good friend, Kosa, here?" Uta showed an interested look.

“I’m looking forward to what kind of person he will be.”

The sand cart sped along and soon we saw the new town.

"Hey - Kosa!" Weiwei saw Kosa through the window and waved from afar.

The boy with short dark brown hair turned his head, and Luffy saw that he had a scar on his left eye and a very long sword on his back.

"Vivi!"

A surprised smile appeared on Kosa's face.

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Additional update thanks to the reward from Sadox (5/5).

(End of this chapter)

192. Chapter 192 Ancient Relics

192.

2023-09-13

Kosa saw Weiwei sitting in a car. The car was not pulled by a camel, but rolled on four wheels. There was a mast hanging on the iron shell on the roof, and the bottom of the car was a boat-shaped structure.

Very strange car.

Weiwei opened the car door and got out, "Kosa, I brought my new friend to see you."

Weiwei sometimes comes here to see Kosa and play with him, but it’s very rare because in order to come here, she needs Bell to fly over with her.

Kosha saw some girls in the car, "Hello, my name is Kosha."

Kosa nodded and greeted these people.

"Is this the town you and your father created? It's pretty impressive." Bellmère looked at the emerging town.

Although it is still very simple, it already has the foundation for prosperity.

This is a major transportation hub connecting the country's major cities, and it is a place that is bound to prosper.

"In addition to coming to see you, I also have the task of promoting new means of transportation." Weiwei said.

"Look, this is Luffy's innovative means of transportation. He improved the sand boat and created this."

Weiwei pointed at the sand cart and said.

"It has a roof to provide shade, and it's very fast in the desert. Once you get into the city, you can put down the outer wheels and run on wheels."

"With this, merchants can travel quickly between places, and safety is much higher." Weiwei said happily.

Most of the civilians in Alabasta sign contracts with large beasts and live in peace with them, but the animals also have tempers and may need to drink water, go to the toilet, go on strike, and so on.

Camels are the only main means of transportation for civilians, so the emergence of sand carts will be taken seriously by the country.

"If you run like a sand boat in the desert, what's the motivation in the city?"

Kosa curiously looked at the interior decoration of the car through the glass.

The decoration inside the car is still very simple. What is eye-catching is that there is a rotating clockwork on the right hand side of the boy in the cab.

"The power comes from the spring." Luffy said, pulling out the spinning spring and the car stalled.

"The clockwork is also the car key."

"Although I don't quite understand it, it's incredible. You are so awesome!" Kosa said to Luffy.

"Thank you for the compliment." Luffy got out of the car.

"Those two craftsmen will build a car shop here and make the cars." Luffy said, pointing at the two old men who got off the car.

"What's the price?" Kosa asked.

"Look at the model, it's a 100,000 Baileys sand cart motorcycle version for personal use." Luffy said.

This price is what a good knife costs.

Ordinary residents of Alabasta can afford it, but they will grit their teeth and buy it, and it will hurt a bit.

But Luffy felt that the price was indeed very cheap. The power of the sand boat was the clockwork and gears, and the power in the desert was the wind. It can run without electricity or oil, which means there is no additional power cost.

A good quality car can last for decades.

“What a bargain!”

Kosha nodded. He often saw merchants doing business together, so he didn't think the price was much higher.

It is more cost-effective than camels, and you don’t need to prepare food and water for camels, and they will work hard without complaint.

"This is our last stop, Kosa. There will be more of these things in the future, and everyone will use this to travel." Weiwei said happily.

There are four large cities in Alabasta: the royal capital Alupana, the port of Rapeseed, the oasis city of Aluma, and the Rainland, and Joba is the fifth important large city that is growing.