Near noon, the auxiliary engine in charge of steering issued a warning - the outline of an island appeared on the sea in the distance.
Alabasta is almost here.
As they approached Alabasta, the climate became hotter and hotter, and the sun became bigger and bigger.
Looking up, there were hardly any clouds in the sky.
"Alabasta is a country with a water shortage and severe drought," Vivi explained. "The land is basically desert, and the amount of rainfall in a year can be counted on one's fingers."
2B was puzzled and said, "It's an island country, surrounded by the sea, but there is no rainfall. I don't understand."
Auxiliary machine: "According to the detection, this place is affected by high pressure and prevails with downward airflow. It is difficult for moist water vapor to rise and form clouds, which leads to thin clouds and difficult rainfall. It is recommended to vigorously use artificial rainfall technology..."
"Wait," Vivi called out, "Artificial rainfall? You're not talking about Dancing Powder, are you? Alabasta won't use that kind of stuff, so don't mention it again."
"I don't understand," 2B shook her head. "It's a drought-stricken country, and they have the technology to make artificial rains, so why don't they use it?"
“Because it’s something that the World Government has banned,” Weiwei’s face turned heavy, “Because [Dancing Powder] is a means of promoting the growth of clouds and thus producing rainfall.
But this thing has a fatal weakness, that is, the rain in the downwind countries will be taken away, and the country will become dry... There was once a country that used this thing, which caused drought in its neighboring country, and then war broke out, causing countless civilian deaths.
So from then on, the world government banned the production and use of dancing powder.
My father was framed for using dancing powder and was falsely accused of stealing rain from the entire country, which led to the civilian rebellion."
"Hey, Weiwei, don't you ever doubt this statement?"
"What?" Weiwei looked at Chen Yongan who was walking towards her, "What do you mean?"
"What I meant by that," Chen Yongan rubbed Weiwei's head, "Do you know? The conditions for the formation of rain clouds are very complicated. Water vapor, air pressure, condensation nuclei and other factors are indispensable. Moreover, water vapor is not a river. It does not mean that if rain clouds are formed here and rain falls, there will be a lack of rain in the leeward area.
In my country, artificial rainfall is a very common method. It can be said that all countries that need rainfall will use it. No one cares about it at all. No country or region will suffer drought due to artificial rainfall. If there is, it means that there is not enough artificial rainfall. Do you understand what I mean?"
"How is that possible!" Weiwei retorted loudly, "If there is really no harm, then why would the World Government ban it!"
"Why? Why so many whys? You are a princess, you should have some political sense, right?"
Chen Yongan's words were very clear. Alabasta was being targeted and suppressed by fabricating lies and making up rules. It didn't matter whether people believed it or not.
If you believe it, then you will lose your martial arts, become more and more arid, and slowly go to destruction;
If you don't believe it and insist on using dancing powder, then they will have a reason to interfere and accelerate your demise.
Weiwei bit her lip tightly. After a moment, she shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I still can't believe you. It's really hard to accept that artificial rainfall is harmless."
"It's okay," Chen Yongan didn't care. "It's not my country anyway. It doesn't matter. Maybe the climate in the Grand Line is complex and changeable, and the conditions for the formation of rain clouds are different from those in my hometown. It's possible that artificial rainfall will cause drought in the downwind countries."
Hearing Chen Yongan's irresponsible words, Weiwei became even more excited and said, "Didn't you say you would help me? How come it has nothing to do with you!"
"But you don't believe me."
"So what if the dangers of dancing powder are a lie spread by the World Government? They have banned the use of this stuff. Do you want Alabasta to deal with the World Government?"
"Yeah, there's nothing we can do about it," Chen Yongan shook his head. "This kind of organization that suppresses all countries shouldn't exist at all."
"Right," 2B agreed. "It's really overbearing. They're called a country, but they don't even have the right to make it rain. That's too much."
"Yes, even Crocodile, who is suspected to be the boss behind Baroque Works, is a member of the World Government."
"Stop talking," Weiwei sat down on the railing with her hands on her knees. She felt powerless when she thought that the biggest enemy was the World Government.
"Don't think too much," Chen Yongan sat down next to Weiwei and put his arm around the girl's thin but strong shoulders. "I will help you, even if it doesn't rain in Alabasta."
"Yeah," Weiwei leaned on Chen Yongan's shoulder, thinking that he was just comforting her.
Besides, it doesn’t matter whether it rains or not now. As long as the rebellion is quelled and the Baroque Works is destroyed, we will be satisfied.
Weiwei calmed down and went back to her room to pack up.
How can I go back to my motherland after a long absence with a tearful look on my face?
After a while, everyone, all wearing white long dresses and hoods suitable for wearing in desert areas to protect against ultraviolet rays, gathered on the deck and prepared to dock and land.
The first city to land was the port city of Rapeseed.
From a distance, you can see rows of sailboats in the harbor, revealing the prosperity of a busy harbor.
"Look over there, there's a giant cat head!"
Everyone looked in the direction of Tifa's finger, and saw a creature several dozen meters tall, like a lucky cat, appearing on the sea not far away.
"That's a sea cat," Vivi explained, "It's a sacred creature to the people of Alabasta."
The angel was intrigued when he saw this and said, "It's half cat and half fish, and it's so huge. It feels like the Creator just randomly and roughly glued the two species together."
"Then do you want to collect some biological samples from it?"
"Captain! I told you it was a sacred creature!"
"It's just talk," Chen Yongan spread his hands innocently, "We are on the sea, how can it be that easy? It ran away before the ship even got close."
"If you don't run, you'll catch me, right?"
Chen Yongan did not answer. He turned around and pulled Mona's ponytail, pulling it repeatedly. Finally, Mona, unable to bear it any longer, chased Chen Yongan and circled around the mast.
Extremely childish.
Chapter 179 Landing in Alabasta
Rapeseed Flower is a city with Arabic style. Most of the houses are bungalows, with a few high-rise buildings with conical roofs. It is the largest seaport of Alabasta. Whether it is foreign trade or import, it is a must-pass place. It is bustling and prosperous, and merchants and travelers from other islands are endless.
In addition, because this city is rich in perfume, you can smell the floral scent in the air even from a long distance away.
Before logging in, we have to hold a small meeting to arrange our respective tasks.
Tifa and King Ada were responsible for purchasing supplies on the ship; Chen Yongan and 2B took the treasures they picked up in the castle of the Kingdom of Drum Island to exchange; the rest of the people formed teams and moved freely.
Since it is procurement and activity, the distribution of funds is naturally indispensable.
Tifa was given one million berries as purchasing funds, and Maryrose and the angel, who officially landed in the town for the first time, were each given 500,000 berries. This was considered as one month's salary in advance, and the dividends and other dividends would be calculated together when the treasures were converted.
"Where's mine?" Mona frowned slightly after being ignored. "I remember you still owe me a lot of money, right?"
"That's right," Chen Yongan admitted generously, "but before that, I want to ask where the 500,000 berries I gave you in Rogue Town are? It seems that you didn't have much to spend money on along the way, right?"
"I! I know where Mona spent all her money!"
"Shut up!" Mona glared at Tifa who enthusiastically raised her hand to report, and then she shut up and stopped talking about money.
It's obviously your own money, but after you spend it you're still asked where it went. This is really annoying.
"Be frugal," Chen Yongan reluctantly stuffed a dozen 10,000 yuan bills into Mona's hands, "Our money didn't come from the wind."
Although Peacock used her position to give Chen Yongan 3 million berries as a reward after defeating Mr. and capturing Miss. Golden Week, two senior agents of Baroque Works, to add to the funds on the ship, it was not a reason to squander it at will.
"Isn't this just a windfall? You don't even feel like you've done anything, but you have so much money to spend."
Mona thought about her previous job of fortune-telling and writing for newspapers, where she worked so hard to earn such a tiny amount of income.
Ever since I came here and became a member of the ship, I feel that making money is too easy.
"Strength is part of ability. Once you have strength, it is not difficult to make money. Do you think others can earn this much money? Forget taking down Mr. 3, who is a person with special abilities. I guess you can't even climb up the Magnetic Drum Mountain, right?"
"It's not like you defeated Mr. 3."
"Don't argue with me!" Chen Yongan rubbed Mona's head hard. For him, it was not difficult to defeat Mr. 3. Even if his candle was as hard as steel, as long as he didn't give him the chance to use the power of his fruit, he could kill him in seconds by using his physical advantage, just like Ada King's sniper.
——It is a very stupid thing to let the enemy use his ultimate move to attack each other when you have the ability to kill the enemy instantly.
Only hot-blooded comics would play like this.
While they were talking, the ship finally arrived at the Rapeseed Wharf. After skillfully mooring the ship at the wharf and paying the berthing fee to the wharf staff, Weiwei finally set foot on the land she loved again after more than a year.
My heart is full of sighs.
According to the original plan, everyone acted in teams.
The difference is that the angels who had no tasks assigned to them chose to go with 2B, get on the motorboat driven by Chen Yongan, take the treasures that needed to be exchanged, ask for the direction of the exchange here, and then step on the accelerator and set off.
"Many people here have strange body shapes and are very deformed," the angel who was hugging Chen Yongan's waist suddenly said, "Like the one over there, his upper body is so thick, but his legs are like bamboo poles."
"Yes, except for ordinary people, most of them have strange shapes," Chen Yongan replied, "They are often two or three meters tall, and their body proportions are seriously unbalanced. I don't know how they grow like this."
“It’s probably due to genes.”
He drove to the exchange, parked the motorboat at the door and locked it, then walked in carrying the treasure.
The transaction went very smoothly, and the traders from the Chamber of Commerce were tactful enough not to ask about the origins of the treasures. After checking and confirming that everything was correct, they readily paid the money on the spot.
A total of 250 million were sold, which was not much different from Chen Yongan's expectations.
When he came out of the exchange carrying a cash box full of Berry, he saw a group of thugs coveting Chen Yongan's motorboat and trying to pry open the anti-theft lock of the motorboat in broad daylight.
The leader, who was wearing a white robe and had a scimitar on his waist, saw the owner coming back, but he said calmly: "Such a handsome motorboat must cost several million, right? How about borrowing it for me?"
"The two girls next to them are also very pretty. If I catch them and sell them to the rich, they will definitely be willing to pay a lot of money."
"It must be very heavy to carry such a big cash box. How about I give you a hand?"
A dozen thugs with unfriendly faces and grim smiles surrounded the three men and put their hands on the swords at their waists.
The threat couldn't be more obvious.
Chen Yongan shook his head and said, "A glimpse of the whole picture is a glimpse of the whole picture. This is what I don't like about this world. There are too many blind bastards, and I can never kill them all."
These words are spoken to the angel. It is necessary to let her know the cruelty of this world.
At the same time, the way to respond to these troublemakers is very simple, just draw your sword and chop them.
The flash of swords and sabers lasted only a moment, and by the time Chen Yongan sheathed his sword, the dozen or so ignorant thugs had already fallen in a pool of blood.
This powerful display immediately shocked the crowd watching the show.
"Young man, be careful," the uncle next to him reminded him kindly, "They are from the Forty Thieves, a well-known gang of thieves in the area!"
"Forty Thieves?" Chen Yongan didn't care at all. He counted the people lying on the ground and said, "Now it's the Twenty-Eight Thieves. Let them change their names."
After saying that, he got on the motorboat and took the two of them away.
"Angel, why do I feel like you're not surprised at all?"
"Why should I be surprised?" the angel asked. "Do you think I would feel sorry for the loss of life? I am a doctor, and a battlefield doctor. I have seen a lot of death.
And isn't that the way the world is? A world full of pirates, robbers, and the survival of the fittest, where it's either you or me, I've long since let it go."
"Yeah, this world... is too cruel."
"What's going on over there?" 2B suddenly asked. "Auction?"
Chen Yongan stopped the car and looked towards the place 2B mentioned. He saw a platform built on an open space nearby with wooden stakes erected on it. On the stakes were tied various men and women of different shapes, or various non-human creatures.
Seeing this scene, the people of the civilized world of Angels were finally shocked. The hand holding Chen Yongan's waist tightened a little, and the voice trembled a little, saying: "Is this... slave trade?"
"During the Age of Exploration, when communication was difficult, capturing and trading slaves was a business that emerged from the bandit civilization. It was also a legal business allowed by the world government of this world."
"It's too cruel. It's a violation of human rights and life."
"Yes, but we can't change it... There's nothing we can do."
Chapter 180 How many cakes did you eat?
I returned to the ship and put the cash in the treasury in the captain's room. Seeing that everyone had not returned yet, I thought of going out for a walk and experiencing the local customs and culture.
"Angel, you don't have many sets of clothes, right? You've been wearing the same few pieces and white coats these days. Why don't you buy some? I happen to be free too, so I can give you some advice."
"I'm usually used to wearing a white coat, so I just have a few sets of ordinary clothes to change into, but as for underwear~" The angel's eyes turned, and she hugged Chen Yongan's arm with a gentle expression, "But I'll have to trouble the captain to provide some reference opinions."
"It is my duty as the captain to provide advice to the crew."
"Then let's go, my captain."
The three of them left the ship again. Since their purpose this time was to go shopping, they did not set out on a motorboat. They walked and stopped along the way, looking at the various specialty products from their own country or foreign countries displayed by the vendors.
The most eye-catching ones are the sexy dancing artists performing on the streets.
With her slender waist exposed and a pair of breasts that seem to be about to burst out, she is passionate and unrestrained, jumping up and down to the rhythm of the music, twisting her waist and hips, and her long gray or wheat-colored legs are looming, which is a feast for the eyes.
This caused Chen Yongan, like most passers-by or tourists, to stop and stand still to watch them finish the dance.
After the dance, there was a reward session. Among the onlookers who mostly threw down a few coins, the 10,000 yuan bill handed over by Chen Yongan was particularly eye-catching.
It was like a rocket appeared in the live broadcast room that only received flowers as rewards, allowing Chen Yongan to successfully become the number one on the list.
The dancer looked at Chen Yongan with disbelief, but after a moment's pause she happily accepted it.
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