Chapter 111 Interesting Stories In The Desert
"There was Chakra sealed on the back before. If I didn't take it out, the seal probably wouldn't dissipate."
Xin couldn't help but regret, he had nothing to do with the water dragon, and the battery was gone.
But that's all. As long as Crocodile is solved, even if there is no circular stone plate, Alabasta's normal precipitation will be enough for the people of the country.
Right now, the circular stone plate is at best an emergency supplementary device.
"Vivi."
"What's wrong Mr. Ninja?"
"Show you a big baby!"
Vivi, who was sitting on her knees on the ground, was stunned. Didn't she see that she was sentimentalizing the people? Now is the time to say this! ?
Holding a round stone plate in hand, Kan Gua quickly lit up as the Chakra was transported, and dark clouds quickly gathered in the sky two thousand meters in front of everyone.
No strong winds or thunder and lightning, just precipitation this time.
“Ah ho, it’s raining!!”
Without waiting for Vivi's reaction, Luffy felt as if he was intoxicated when he saw the dark clouds. He stretched out his arms and launched himself into the air, rushing towards the bottom of the dark clouds.
Ignoring the crazy captain, Xin stepped forward and helped Vivi up, motioning to the stone plate he held in his right hand, with a very proud expression on his face:
"How about something that can make rain, isn't it a big treasure!?"
The newly joined Chopper didn't know about the stone plate yet, so he swooped up and rode on Xin's neck, cocked his head and looked at the stone plate, his eyes shining: "It's amazing~"
The people around were not stupid either, and they quickly remembered the circular stone plate that had been demonstrated before.
Only Vivi still had a tangled look on her face, as if she was hesitant to speak.
Xin immediately understood her concerns:
"rest assured..."
"Yaho!!"
"It's not like dancing fans..."
"Yaho!!"
"This is..."
"It's raining!!"
Boom! ! !
"Ahhhh!!!"
The idiot captain yelling in the rain was struck by lightning. He didn't know how he yelled, but he could still hear it two kilometers away.
After taking care of the captain, Xin continued to explain: "This is the rainwater I generated using Chakra. There is no need to worry about it robbing rainwater from other areas."
"Although I can't stay here all the time for rain, it can still be used for emergencies."
"And with this, it will be easier for you to persuade the rebels to take action, right?"
"Um!!"
Vivi nodded vigorously, tears of emotion appeared in her eyes: "Thank you."
After that, everyone continued to move forward, and the letter also lifted the rain caused by the circular stone plate.
Operating in the desert is more difficult than on a ship. The command was handed over to Vivi, who is most familiar with the desert. The repetitive scenery and scorching heat are a huge test for the human body.
Chopper, the reindeer from Winter Island, lay down before taking two steps. The desert was still too difficult for a furry creature like him.
Zoro made a small cart to pull Chopper. Chopper lay on the cart and stuck out his tongue:
"I can't do it anymore, I'm most afraid of the heat."
"Who called you furry? Take off that fur, right?"
"You long-nosed monster! Don't underestimate the reindeer!!"
"Ah - monster!!"
A water balloon hit Chopper, and the ferocious expression on his face that was used to scare Usopp immediately turned into enjoyment: "It feels so comfortable~"
With the existence of Xin, at least everyone didn't have to worry about water. Luffy would come over to ask for a water balloon from time to time. He calmed down a little after being beaten for the eighth time.
Sanji suggested that Xin continue to use the stone plate, and then he hung behind him and everyone went to march in the rain.
Although everyone agreed, they met with strong opposition from Xin. Last time he used himself as a means of transportation, and this time he was not used as a means of rainfall.
"Vivi~ Let's have dinner?"
"But we're only a quarter of the way there Luffy!"
“Don’t you know, as the saying goes: [When you are hungry, you have to eat!]”
"Hey, don't talk nonsense there."
"Okay...then walk to the next pile of rocks and let's take a rest."
"Yoshi! Let's play guessing!! The loser will be responsible for all the luggage!!"
...
"It's so heavy and so hot..."
Usopp, who was walking in front, adjusted the magnification of his goggles and said excitedly:
"We found a pile of rocks ahead!"
“It’s break time!!”
Luffy, who was holding his luggage, ran towards the pile of rocks and ran back after a while.
He rushed to Chopper and said anxiously: "There are many seriously injured birds, Chopper, go and save them quickly!!"
After saying that, he pulled her away and ran towards the pile of rocks again. Vivi realized something was wrong and wanted to call them to stop but she didn't have time.
When everyone rushed to the pile of stones, their luggage was gone. Vivi explained helplessly to everyone:
"That's a deceptive bird. It often pretends to be seriously injured to deceive travelers in the desert and steal their luggage."
"What to do! Mr. Ninja's package is also inside."
Luffy, knowing that he was right, lowered his head and accepted the trial of Nami and Usopp, while the rest of the people looked around for traces of the cheating bird.
Forget about the other luggage, the letter's package contained a phone bug and a scroll.
The birds were also arrogant. Not only did they not go far, they even stopped at a special place to eat the lunch in the package.
In the end, they were all destroyed by a Sharingan, and ended up being burned as a bird, which was eaten by Luffy who vented his anger.
Taking this opportunity, Vivi taught everyone about the animals in the desert. Others were not interested. Xin only heard the words "desert strawberry".
"Desert strawberry, I wonder if it will have a special flavor when made into dessert~"
"...The desert strawberry is a poisonous spider that looks like a red strawberry and cannot be eaten."
"Strawberry pudding, not bad~"
"...That's a poisonous spider."
"The matcha strawberry roll sounds delicious too."
"...Can't eat it."
“Sure enough, you still need the most classic strawberry cake to taste the flavor better~”
"..."
"Vivi-chan, ignore this sweet tooth."
Sanji read the letter and pointed at his head. Vivi nodded immediately and clearly.
While resting among the piles of stones, everyone was waiting for a camel that was being chased by the Sundora lizard.
It was still a lustful camel that would not let boys ride, and had no resistance to Nami Vivi. In the end, it became the mount of two women and was named eyelashes.
Xin has no intention of using Sharingan to control it, because the Sentora lizard is obviously a better choice, or buy one, get one free. Two of these animals usually hunt together.
In this way, the two girls got mounts, camel eyelashes, and the boys group was assigned two large lizards, which have no names, because these two things also take into account the identity of ingredients.
Camel eyelashes are out of the scope of ingredients because of their relationship with Chopper.
Continuing to move forward, everyone experienced a series of events.
Luffy accidentally eats a mescal cactus and is anesthetized by Chopper.
Luffy was dizzy and hallucinating due to heat, and was punched awake by Zoro.
Luffy was rolling around and wanted to eat the lizard now, but Sanji kicked him until he was full.
Luffy wanted to swim in the desert, but was restored to sanity by Shinichi's Water Style.
Luffy pulled Usopp to play sandboarding, but Nami gently dissuaded him.
...
In short, after various events, at dusk, everyone finally approached the destination of their trip, the oasis Yuba.
However, this place is not like an oasis, and the environment is only slightly better than that of the abandoned Airuma.
But let alone the rebels, there is even only one old man digging a hole here.
The old man also heard the discussion of the people behind him, and said without looking back:
"Are you a traveler? Traveling in the desert is tiring, isn't it?"
"I'm sorry, this city has been abandoned..."
As he said that, the old man turned his head and saw two huge lizards. He immediately waved his shovel and was about to attack:
"Beasts of the desert! Get out of here!!"