The Rainland is located in an oasis in the desert northwest of Alabasta. Perhaps when it was first named, it contained expectations for this place, so it was named 'Rainland'. However, after Crocodile built a casino here, it rained frequently in this place, making the name of the Rainland worthy of its name.
After two days of rest, two banquets were held in succession to entertain the rotating men. The wounded were also treated and the dressings were changed on time. After two days, some men were able to move around.
Seeing that everything was fine, Sager set off directly, leaving Narohara and heading towards the rainy land.
This time, in addition to replenishing some supplies, there were also dozens of camels on the deck.
Their ships were big enough that even with dozens more camels they wouldn't take up much space.
Renetia looked at the camels from the second-floor balcony and wondered, "Why buy so many camels? Are you going to adopt them as pets? But the camels look so ugly and they're still chewing."
"It's not a pet, it's a means of transportation."
Marika smiled gently and said, "Where we are heading to is through a long desert."
These camels were, of course, bought by Sager's men. Alabasta is very large, and it would take too much time to walk around without any means of transportation.
Originally, he was not planning to buy these camels. What he wanted were creatures that were faster. However, those were not available in Narohara. Instead, there were a lot of the most common camels, so he had no choice but to buy them.
The terrain of Alabasta is too vast. For ordinary people, it may take a day and a night to reach even the nearest towns, not to mention places like Rainland that are far away from the shore.
Even camels can't do it, but in fact, the speed of this group of camels is not slow.
In this world, of course, one cannot look at things with the common sense of the previous life. Although Sager has lived here for twenty-two years and is used to it, he still feels surprised sometimes.
It's not only the camels that are fast. Even normal ships sail faster than the sailboats in his memory from his previous life. Although the sea is wide and the world is big, it is actually quite normal for the ships to be fast.
As I said before,
the sea is magical.
Lily was looking at a map of Alabasta. As a port city, of course this thing was here. Although not all places were marked, several major cities were pointed out.
Among them are the port city of Narohara, the dreamland of Rainland, and the royal capital of Alabasta.
"We need to go west and sail into the Saint Dora River. We will stop at the west end and then ride camels to the Rainy Land. I have asked someone and they said we will arrive in about two days."
Whether you are reaching the rainy land or heading to the capital Alabasta, taking a boat to the Sahara River is the most convenient option, which is much more convenient than in Narohara.
"Eh? Crossing the desert seems like a lot of fun." Renetia said expectantly.
"Set sail!"
Seeing that everyone was almost ready, Lily gave an order, pulled out Bai Lei, pointed to the sky, and said, "Set sail!"
Under the starry sky skull flag, a black canvas with the same flag pattern was unfolded. As the men steered the ship, they slowly left the shore and headed west.
With such a short distance, you don't need to pay attention all the time when sailing along the land.
The climate in the sea area where the islands are located is basically normal.
The three of them walked into the captain's room and saw Sager leaning back in his chair, touching his chin with one hand, thinking, "Strange."
"Sager, what's so strange?" Lily asked.
"Why doesn't anyone go with me? I gave them a lot of money, Lily. Is it so difficult to have a dance troupe? I'm not asking them to be pirates and rob people. They are a bunch of weaklings and don't even have the qualifications to rob." Sager looked at Lily.
Lily: "…"
Not only did Sager buy a camel, he also wanted the dancers to get on board, and he even offered them a salary, so they only had to play music and dance for him on weekdays.
But no one would agree.
"Not everyone wants to go out to sea. People here live a pretty good life," said Lily.
Although they are in turmoil and regard Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, as a hero, many people seem to have a good impression of the king and think that Cobra is a very good king.
The fact that it can't rain is God's will, not man-made disaster.
"Forget it. I can always find a group of dancers who can come to the boat to play music and dance for me."
Sager half-straightened up, poured a glass of wine, and said to everyone, "How long will it take to reach the Sahara River?"
"It will take about half a day, and we will arrive around noon." Lily thought for a moment and said.
"It's too slow. Tell them to speed up. Letty, go to the engine room and tell your men to work harder. I want to dock in the morning and have a rock-barbecued lunch in the desert at noon." Sager said.
"clear."
Renetia went straight up the stairs of the captain's room and gave the order.
"Sager, there is something I need to tell you. We didn't buy the record pointer. There is none in this port city." Lily said.
"It's raining!" Sager waved his hand.
"There's not enough water either. Although it's a port city, it's also short of water. If the robbery succeeds, I don't know if we can store enough water to sail to the next island."
"It's raining!" Sager waved his hand again.
"us."
"There's some in the Rainland!" Sager didn't even give Lily a chance to continue speaking. "Anyway, whatever we don't have, the Rainland will have! If there's nothing in the Rainland, Crocodile will have it too!"
No matter how long a Shichibukai spends in the desert, he will never forget sailing, and all the necessary things will be available there.
Lily looked at Sager's resolute and confident look, and for a moment, she suddenly felt very tired
...
After the men in the power room sped up, they arrived at the destination of the Sahara River, which was originally expected to take half a day, in more than three hours.
Sager appeared on the deck at this time, looked at his gathered men, and said: "Ajin, Palu, Miot, you follow me. Ajin, you choose another fifty people as the main force of this operation."
There are only so many camels, and it is impossible to bring all of our men with us. After all, there are so many roads, so we can only select the best ones.
"Yes! Captain Sager!"
Ajin responded and started to select from his men.
As the chief combat commander, he also has to understand the combat capabilities of his subordinates. This is his responsibility.
Captain Sager doesn't pay much attention to the combat situation of his subordinates. Although he teaches them how to practice, so far, only a few of them can practice the six styles.
His subordinates do have strong willpower, but some things cannot be solved with just strong willpower. Only those who stand out from the crowd can attract his attention.
For example, Miot, although a mute, relied on his strong physique to become famous in Rogue Town and received a reward, which is how he came into Captain Sager's sight.
Now he is also a combat captain on the ship.
Boom!
Just as he was making his selection, this huge river, which was said to be fifty kilometers wide, suddenly burst into a splash of water. A giant catfish, half the size of their black boat, floated up from the water, opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and roared at the people in the boat, spreading a fishy smell.
The giant catfish made the men on the boat look terrified.
"It stinks!"
A vein popped out on Renetia's forehead, and the mechanical hammer quickly stretched out in her hand. The hammer head, which should have been a claw hammer, extended and expanded from the center, revealing a gun barrel.
Sizzle!
"Power bombardment!!"
The electric sparks on the little hand spread to the mechanical hammer, causing a shell to be ejected rapidly. It exploded on the catfish's head with a bang, stirring up a cloud of black mist. The catfish screamed in pain, fell to the surface of the river, and sank again.
"As expected of Lady Renetia!" the subordinates shouted excitedly.
The three major cadres on the ship have risen to the top over time and have secured their positions in everyone's hearts.
Renetia is a person with special abilities. Not only is her power irreplaceable on the ship, her own strength also exceeds that of these people.
Although Marika is still gentle and acts as the caring elder sister on board, making people feel warm and at ease, she gradually begins to arouse awe due to her high status as the head chef and her extraordinary strength.
When Lily was in the East China Sea, she seemed to be on par with Ajin, but perhaps because of her inherent potential, her strength improved very quickly. When she was in Rogue Town, she had already left Ajin behind, and after arriving at the Grand Line and realizing the Iron Slashing Technique, she became even more powerful.
In comparison, although Ajin is working hard to train, he is still far inferior to these three.
It's not that he's weak, at least he's much stronger than he was in the East Sea, and Rokushiki has already mastered 'Paper Painting' and 'Shaving' proficiently, but compared to the bright brilliance of the three major cadres, his brilliance is a little dim.
However, he himself is very clear about his position, that is, a combat captain. It is enough for him to try his best to keep up with the captain's footsteps and faithfully execute the captain's orders.
After quickly counting the number of fifty people, everyone walked down the lowered gangway, leading camels to the arid desert. It was so hot in the desert that even the air was steaming at a glance.
"Tsk, it's really hot. Why isn't it storming at this time?"
Sager looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, sighed, and was about to ride on the camel.
Rumble.
But at this moment, the desert suddenly bulged and quickly rushed towards this side. The distance was already close, and it rushed directly to the herd of camels that had just been brought down.
Suddenly, the sand caved in and all the camels fell into it. Then a huge purple thing jumped out of the cave, opened its huge mouth, and swallowed all the camels.
Bang!
The huge body fell into the desert, revealing a pair of vertical pupils as big as those of an ordinary person, which shrank towards everyone, emitting a dangerous aura.
It was a giant purple lizard!
wrong!
The desert opposite the lizard bulged again, and a purple-skinned lizard of the same size jumped out of it and surrounded Sager and the others.
Two
"trash fish!"
Sager's face darkened and he gritted his teeth and said, "You want me to walk? Huh?!"
Now I know
what happened when there was no storm!
(end of this chapter)