Pirates: My crew is the heroine of the 3D zone

"any request?"

"You can't refuse my request."

"What kind of request is that?" Weiwei asked back, then she realized something and looked at Nico Robin who was not far from her. Could it be that she wanted to play the game that enhanced the relationship last night again?

Maybe they'll go even further and ask her to play a game like slurping creamy scallop soup...

Weiwei bit her lip with a blushing face, but still responded in a mosquito-like voice and agreed.

For the sake of Alabasta, this sacrifice has to be endured.

Chapter 213 Rebels

Outside the city are large tracts of farmland, where large tracts of cash crops and food are planted. They are lush and green, forming a sharp contrast with the golden sand dunes commonly seen in Alabasta.

Desertification here is not serious, and it is one of the few lands where crops can be grown.

So in order to protect the few remaining pieces of land, people are trying hard to fight the desert by planting grass grids outside the land to stabilize the ever-expanding sandstorms.

Chen Yongan looked at the busy people on the sand dunes in the distance and said, "Building water conservancy projects requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but the money spent does not necessarily have to be paid from the national treasury."

"No need to spend money from the treasury? Do you want the workers to work for you for free?" Vivi couldn't help but imagine the scene where the king's army was whipping the workers from behind, urging them to work faster. That would be too cruel.

"That's right," Chen Yongan nodded. "Now that there is hope for the restoration of Alabasta's land, it means the land has value. Valuable land plus water conservancy projects that can benefit the entire country are the best reward for the people of Alabasta."

Weiwei's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "You mean to use the land as compensation for the workers who build the water conservancy project?"

"Yes, land that can produce value is far more attractive than Berry, and these lands also need to be developed. The output of the land can also generate taxes. It is a win-win situation for both the kingdom and the civilians.

If you want to be faster and easier, you can also attract investment and let merchants solve these problems for you, and let them bring tools, materials and labor. However, the cost is that after development, the tail will be too big to be cut off, resulting in the interests of merchants far exceeding the interests of the kingdom, which is not conducive to the future development of the kingdom. "

Weiwei looked at Chen Yongan who had solved the current dilemma of Alabasta casually. After a moment, she said blankly: "I, I'd better discuss it with my father, but I should choose the first one. The land belongs to the people and must not be allowed to flow into the hands of merchants."

"Yeah, I think so too."

"Thanks......"

"No need. You have nothing to repay me with anyway. Just remember to promise me."

Weiwei pursed her lips and said, "With your ability, you should focus more on your work."

"My ability is still far from enough. If I mess around and get involved in the interests of those big shots, I really won't know how I died."

......

As we went deeper into the desert, the scene before us turned golden again, and the sandstorm and scorching heat hit us in the face, making it unbearable.

At this point they no longer walked slowly, but, led by Captain Kalu of the Land Duck Unit, they raised a large amount of dust in the desert and ran at full speed.

After the Land Duck started running, the oncoming wind dispelled some of the heat, but not much, but it was better than nothing.

As they did not pass through any other towns on the way, they did not stop to rest except for the three necessary errands. Therefore, they arrived at Joba, an oasis city occupied by the rebels and serving as their base camp, before dusk.

The price was that the Land Ducks were exhausted and panting.

"This is it," Weiwei said, wiping the sweat off her face as she looked at the lush green oasis city in front of her. "As long as we pacify the remaining rebels, the chaos caused by Baroque Works will be completely over."

"Everyone, be alert," Chen Yongan said, "If we encounter anyone who dares to draw his weapon and attack us, we will kill him directly."

"Wait!" Vivi called out, "Although they are rebels, most of them are civilians of Alabasta. Isn't it too much to kill them?"

"What we're afraid of is the assassins from Baroque Works who sneak into the rebels and deliberately stir up trouble," Nico Robin explained. "In a situation like this where it's hard to tell the rebels from the assassins, killing them is the simplest way to protect ourselves."

"That's right. If we really encounter that kind of situation, there is no difference between the two... Let's go in. They have already noticed us. Riding a rare means of transportation like a walking duck is too conspicuous."

As he spoke, Chen Yongan took the lead, took off the headscarf that covered his face, and rode his Landing Duck towards the rebels blocking the entrance to the city.

Without waiting for the rebels to speak, Chen Yongan took the lead and asked, "Have you eaten? I have some dried meat, would you like to have a bite?"

It was the first time that the rebels heard such a way of greeting. After a moment of surprise, someone immediately retorted, cursing: "Who cares about your food, you bastard from the King's Army!"

Chen Yongan ignored the shouting rebels, pulled the reins of the Landing Duck to stop it, and continued: "Where is your leader, the guy named Kosa? I want to see him, I want to talk to him."

"I think you are looking for a chance to kill our leader?" The leading rebel drew the sword from his waist, "I will never let you succeed!"

"That's right, if you know what's good for you, take your people back quickly! There are 50,000 rebels stationed in Yoban! They have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers!"

"enough!"

With a roar, the rebels who were blocking the way moved aside, and a young man with brown hair and a scar on the corner of his left eye slowly walked over.

"Go back. I don't want to hear any explanation from you anymore."

"What explanation? Why should I explain?" Chen Yongan did not fall into the trap of self-defense. He held his neck high and looked down at the man in front of him. "The facts have been settled. Do you still stubbornly believe that the drought was caused by the king?

Or did you already have the intention to give up, but these "like-minded" rebels you recruited were unwilling to give up this opportunity to make achievements and forced you to go all the way?"

Chen Yongan's words made Kosa, the leader of the rebels, look gloomy and said, "I don't know what you are talking about... I want to save this country."

"It seems I was right."

Chen Yongan smiled as he slowly surveyed the rebels in front of him and said, "You are a group of improvised rabble. How do you save the country? What are you going to do? Do you have a plan for the country's future development?

You have nothing but people, not even weapons. In my opinion, you are just a group of bandits who claim to be saving the country and speak nonsense, but are actually just pursuing fame, wealth and women."

"Shut up!" Kosa was completely defeated. "You don't understand anything! You don't even know what the king of this country did to us!"

"Of course I don't know, and I don't want to know," Chen Yongan stretched out his hand to stop Weiwei from speaking, "but now everything has changed. I have brought hope to this country. Starting with sand control and the construction of the water conservancy project that will soon begin, everything is moving in a good direction.

If you really care about this country, put down your weapons, pick up a hoe, and join this massive campaign to control sand and save this country together."

Kosa was moved by this, but before he could say anything, a gunshot suddenly rang out.

Chapter 214 Split

Kou Sha turned around in surprise, only to see Chen Yongan, who had just been sitting on the Land Duck and chatting with him, appear behind him at some point and use the weapon in his hand to block the bullet that was shot at him without warning.

"It was really dangerous," Chen Yongan looked at the man in the distance who was already sweating coldly, "You almost succeeded."

Since approaching the city, Chen Yongan has never stopped using his Observation Haki, and has been paying attention to every move of the nearby rebels.

What we are trying to guard against is this kind of cold gun that comes without warning.

Obviously, Chen Yongan's prevention is quite effective.

"Bub, what are you doing?" Kosha looked at the man with the smoking gun in his hand, still in shock. "You have been through life and death with me for so long, what on earth do you mean by this?"

"I'm sorry," the man called Babu scratched his head awkwardly, "I accidentally fired it. Sorry, sorry."

"Why did it happen at this time?" Chen Yongan looked at Kou Sha beside him, "Do you believe it? It seems that your men are not on the same page with you."

"Catch him...for me!"

Kosha covered his forehead with his hands. Whether he believed it or not, now that Alabasta had taken a turn for the better, a split had occurred within the rebels.

Not everyone is here for Alabasta.

Perhaps they are more of bandits pursuing fame, wealth and women.

Anyone who dares to stand in the way of their interests will be eliminated without hesitation, even if it is Kosa, the rebel leader!

As Kosha's order came down, the man who failed to assassinate Kosha was captured on the spot by the rebels and tied up.

"So what are you thinking now?" Chen Yongan pressed on. "If you surrender now to calm this farce, I can, on behalf of the king, forgive all your past actions. If you insist on taking up the banner of rebellion, I am also happy to accompany you to the end."

"Can you give me one night to think about it?"

"of course."

"Thank you," Kosha tugged at his jacket and walked silently towards his residence.

In the setting sun, this young man who had great ambitions just now suddenly looked a little older, as if his back was hunched over.

It also made him make a certain decision.

"Let's go," Chen Yongan pulled the reins to turn the Land Duck in the direction of the road, "Let's find a place to rest for a night and let this young leader clean up those restless guys under his command."

"What do you mean?" Weiwei followed on Kalu, worry written all over her face. "You mean there will be a conflict here tonight? Or even casualties?"

"Of course, when opinions differ and interests conflict, violence is often the only way to convince the other side... With so many rebels under his command, whether to surrender or not and what to do next are no longer decided by a mere leader. If you dare to deviate from your original purpose, you must pay the price."

"Then could you please..."

"No, he is an adult and must be responsible for his actions. This is his punishment as the leader of the rebels."

Weiwei pursed her lips. Although she also agreed with Chen Yongan's statement, she still didn't want to cause unnecessary conflict and bloodshed because of this.

Vivi's original intention was to prevent this from happening.

"You should listen to the captain," the angel came over and persuaded him, "Peace is important, but not everyone desires peace. Sins must be punished in the end, so that more innocent lives can be saved."

Seeing that the angel, who was always gentle to others, said this, Weiwei didn't say anything else.

The idea of saving everyone without bloodshed is still too naive.

Not everyone needs to be saved.

At this time, as the sun gradually sets, the desert shows a huge temperature difference between day and night, and the temperature begins to drop rapidly. Compared with the daytime temperature of up to 50 degrees, it has quickly dropped to single digits, or even below zero, making people feel cold and have to put on the coats they carry with them.

They found a stone forest as a camping site for the night. However, just as they lit a bonfire, they were attacked by the local indigenous people, and the Land Ducks were scared and fled in all directions.

A giant lizard bigger than the Lexington!

"This is the Santolan Lizard!" Vivi shouted, "It is at the top of the food chain in the Alabasta Desert. It loves nothing more than attacking passing caravans and devouring their camels carrying goods."

"Don't eat humans? Then can we eat its meat?" Tifa asked.

"Although the Santora lizards often injure people, humans don't seem to be on their menu. As for whether they can be eaten... it is rumored that their meat is very tender, although I have never eaten it."

At this time, the Santa Dora Lizard discovered something wrong - these people were not like they had encountered before, not fleeing in a mess. Not only were they not afraid, but they exuded a dangerous aura.

Before it could react, it saw a figure shouting something and rushing towards it with the unified spirit of the Zangan flow, swinging her pitifully small fist.

Then there is no more.

The huge lizard was knocked away by Tifa's punch and was dead when it fell heavily to the ground.

"What a powerful fist," the angel couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. She really couldn't imagine how Tifa could exert such powerful strength with such thin arms.

Not scientific at all.

Or there was no science involved when Tifa rushed towards the giant lizard with a pale yellow glow all over her body.

......

This giant Santa Lara lizard provided everyone with sufficient, fresh and delicious protein, so there was no need to drink soup made with dried meat and flatbread.

However, the remaining parts of the monitor lizard have to be dragged away and thrown away, otherwise the blood will attract predators and various small animals, which will make them unable to sleep well all night.

The transportation task was given to Chen Yongan, 2B and Tifa, three strong people. They dragged the huge corpse into the desert, allowing it to become food for other animals and return to nature.

Back at the camp, except for Mary, the cat with glowing eyes who was on night watch, everyone else had already gone into the tent and started to rest.

Mary Rose saw the three people coming back and came up to them, wagging her tail and saying, "You guys should go and get some rest. I'll take care of the night watch, meow."

After eating the Cat-Cat Fruit, Maryrose is now very energetic at night, a hundred times more energetic than during the day. Coupled with her pair of big glowing eyes, she fully demonstrates what a night owl is.

Chen Yongan reached out and rubbed Mary Rose's head, then scratched her chin and said, "Then I'll leave it to Mary."

"Well," Maryrose patted her chest, "Just leave it to Mary. If any enemies dare to come, Mary will tear them to pieces with her claws, meow."

"She's really becoming more and more like a cat," Tifa couldn't help but rub Maryrose's head and pinch her soft cat ears. After satisfying her urge, she went to wash up and went into Chen Yongan's tent with 2B.

Chapter 215 2B Helping Others

The desert is very cold at night, but it is still slightly inferior to the human heart.

Inside the rebel command room in Joba, the leader Kosa sat behind a long table, silently looking at the dozen or so cadres in front of him who had different thoughts and held different positions, without saying a word.

"Kousha, you don't want to end it like this, do you?" A sturdy man with a hideous face and scars spoke first, "Is it because the Baroque Works that appeared out of nowhere shook your faith? Or is it the extremely stupid desert control and national salvation movement that suddenly emerged? Stupid!"

The sturdy man slammed the table with his palm, and cracks instantly covered the entire table, and finally collapsed into a pile of sawdust.

"The Baroque Works is just an excuse for the king to take away the rain. This land has long been dead. Sand control is doomed to fail. No one can resist desert erosion. Human power cannot defeat the power of nature!"

"That's enough," Kou Sha stared straight into the sturdy man's eyes. He recalled what Chen Yongan said and said:

"Even if we finally defeat the King's Army, what does it matter? Nothing will change. We don't have any solution to the problem. We are just a bunch of bandits who can only talk nonsense and seek profit for themselves."

"Bandits? We are rebels, of course we are bandits," the strong man said, no longer pretending, he took out his pistol and pointed it at Kosa with a grin, "Wealth, fame, women, these are what we pursue. If you insist on abandoning us and pursuing that bullshit ideal, then die with this land!"

The sturdy man roared, and before he could pull the trigger, the cadre sitting on the other side of him suddenly jumped up and swung the scimitar at his waist.