On the Black Bird, after hearing the conversation between Kobra and Yinkarim, Gawain raised his head thoughtfully.
"Cobra, I happened to be talking to you about Crocodile, so you mentioned him."
After finishing his words, Gawain looked towards the dock of Cortlena from a distance.
"Before, you asked me how much I have to pay to make up for the help I have brought to you and repay the sacrifice I have made for you.
Then let me tell you, you don’t need to pay much at all.
Because what you pay for is probably only one person and one thing!"
"Who and what?"
Cobra immediately became nervous!
Looking at the nervous Cobra, Gawain waved his hand gently.
"Relax, the person you are going to pay for has no special relationship with you. He is the Crocodile you just mentioned!"
Having said this, Gawain raised his hand and pointed towards Hancock, who was playing tennis not far away.
"You see, there are three Shichibukai on my ship, so you should know what I want.
Since there are already three, how can the remaining four escape from my hands?"
I saw Gawain leisurely raise the wine glass in his hand, and after touching it lightly with Kobra, he put the wine glass to his mouth.
At the same time, he said softly.
"Although there are one or two Shichibukai styles, they are not very close to mine.
As for the candidates for the Shichibukai, I will eventually have to change them.
But Crocodile, he shouldn’t be the kind of person who doesn’t match my style, right?”
After saying that, Gawain drank a whole glass of wine with a smile.
At the same time, Kobra nodded heavily.
"Indeed, Saint Gawain, since you left Mariejoia, you have been bringing a lot of help to the islands you passed!
And Crocodile, he is also famous for helping my people in Alabasta, and he is the national hero of Alabasta!"
On the sidelines, Gawain nodded gently after hearing what Cobra said.
"Yes, I am a kind person, and Crocodile is a kind hero.
So for me, it is a bit of a waste to let Crocodile, who has the natural Shasha fruit, continue to stay in your mere country!
What's more, facing the heroes who have helped you for more than ten years, as a king, you should also have the most basic feeling of gratitude.
I want to send your hero to a bigger platform so that he can have higher achievements and a better future.
This is natural!"
After the words fell, Gawain stood up on his own, leaving Cobra alone here with a helpless face and wanting to know what the incident was.
Then, Gawain walked all the way to the side of the ship where he was about to disembark.
Seeing Gawain approaching the disembarkation point, the group of people who were busy with their own affairs immediately gathered around Gawain.
Hancock and Gion stopped playing tennis, and Hancock came to Gawain's side.
"Gawain, we are still seven or eight nautical miles away from the coast. Why are you here so early waiting to disembark?"
As soon as Hancock finished speaking, Bai Xing, who was not far away with an excited face, answered Hancock's question for Gawain.
Bai Xing said extremely excitedly.
"You must be like me, you can't wait to see the legendary desert!
That is a desert. There may be forests in the sea, but there is really no desert. I am really looking forward to it!
!”
"cut!"
After Bai Xing finished speaking, Uta, who was sitting on her shoulder, shook his head disdainfully.
"Do you think Gawain is a kid like you? He's not here for the desert!
Right Gawain, you must have other plans, right?"
"maybe."
Gawain nodded gently.
Hearing this, everyone around looked at Gawain.
Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Gawain smiled and said to everyone.
"Take a good look at Alabasta. This is one of the islands with the largest population in the world!"
Speaking of this, Gawain couldn't help but think of the original plot of One Piece.
Three years later, when Luffy and his party arrived in Alabasta, the country had experienced three years of severe drought and famine, and countless wars and killings had broken out within the country.
They were able to gather two million strong rebels and launch an attack on Albana, the capital of Alabasta!
That's a total of two million rebels!
Not just mobs and refugees!
What's more, three years later, Alabasta's population has been wiped out by the long-lasting drought!
Some things never seem strange when you see them in comics.
But put into reality….
When the Yellow Turbans rebelled, there were only 600,000 soldiers who could be called Jing Cong...
Therefore, the scale of the Alabasta rebel army, which seems to be described lightly in the comics, is actually three times the scale of the Yellow Turbans uprising...
It can be seen from this that the population of Alabasta alone definitely exceeded the total population of the Han Dynasty during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
…
Thinking of this, Gawain raised his hand with interest and pointed towards the land in the distance.
"There are at least tens of millions of people living on this land. This vast island can also be ranked among the top ten largest islands in the world.
Facing such a land, shouldn’t I have a special mood?”
After speaking, Gawain smiled and looked at everyone.
Facing Gawain's eyes, Rayleigh and others immediately realized that their captain had indeed dropped his fishing line next to the entire country.
Only Shirahoshi and Uta...
After listening to Gawain's words, the two of them looked at each other, then looked at Gawain in confusion.
"grown ups……."
Uta couldn't help but asked in a low voice.
"But Alabasta seems to be Weiwei's country.
How big is her country, and what does it have to do with us?"
When he said this, Uta couldn't help but look at Weiwei, who was a few hundred meters away.
In her eyes, Weiwei was talking to Kobra with a look of reluctance.
On the side, listening to Uta's question, Gawain thought amusingly for a moment.
Then, he raised his hand, and a hand made of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky.
The hand came to Bai Xing's shoulder and patted Uta's head.
"They certainly have nothing to do with us, but they have a lot to do with the help we need to provide.
Don’t forget, we are here to save them!”
"I understand!"
After hearing what Gawain said, Uta frowned fiercely.
"It turns out that you are not expecting, but worried.
Because there are too many people in Weiwei's country, and this place is too big, we...can't we save them?"
Uta said while showing a sad expression.
Seeing Uta's sad look, Gawain gently rubbed Uta's hair.
"If you think so, that's the best, but don't worry.
No matter how terrible the disaster is, as long as those in power and superiors, that is, those who control the vast majority of resources, are truly willing to work together and make rescue a top priority.
Then they will definitely be able to overcome those disasters.
Throughout history, any disaster that gradually becomes more severe is not a real disaster, but the inaction of the strong!"
After the words fell, Gawain let go of Uta, looked at the girl in front of him, and showed a smile.
There is no need for a child to know too many realistic things. She will naturally understand many things when she grows up.
As for what I said...
Gawain turned to look at everyone, and saw that except for the two children, everyone else looked at Gawain with a look of understanding.
Oh, by the way, I have to exclude Yixiao from this.
After all, Mr. Yixiao has no eyes...
And then, after thinking for a moment, Kalifa whispered to Gawain.
“Sir, since Alabasta’s population is so abundant, can we help them immigrate in the face of such a disaster?
After all, both Gaya Island and Changhuan Island are vast and sparsely populated.
Fortunately, Gaya Island can only house one or two million people.
But if Changhuan Island and those ten huge islands are developed into farms, they can feed at least eight to nine million people, right?"
"you're right!"
As soon as Kalifa finished speaking, Gawain responded to Kalifa's words, and he simply nodded.
"With such a large population, it is impossible for them to have enough food and clothing per capita just by relying on our relief.
Therefore, compared with relief, immigration is the best method."
Having said this, Gawain smiled and looked at the docks and docks in the distance, although he could not see Crocodile because they were too far away.
But Crocodile has already done him a considerable favor...
Thinking of this, Gawain clapped his hands gently.
"There is no need to stand here and talk about the sufferings faced by the people of Alabasta. Even if we know that water from afar cannot quench our thirst for nearness, we must at least give them hope first!
Kalifa, ask Franky to turn on the jet device to speed up. We will arrive at the dock as soon as possible and hand over the prepared vegetables, water, and various fuels to them.
After that, we will introduce our big immigration plan to them!"
"As you command!"
Kalifa immediately took the order and left, and not long after, the black bird roared to speed up.
A few minutes later, the Blackbird, which had consumed a lot of Coke, finally arrived at the scheduled docking point.
When the ship stopped, Gawain and his party took Kobra and rode on the little black bird and drove towards the shore.
Everyone left so quickly that after Ace, who had helped his companions arrange their rooms, left the cabin and residential area, he couldn't even find a single Blackbird officer!
Not to mention Ace's angry roar on the ship when Rayleigh broke his promise, the Little Black Bird finally stopped at the edge of the dock.
At the same time, Gawain and his party also walked along the ship's side passage towards the countless waiting civilians around!
At this moment, Crocodile stood in the center of all the civilians. He faced Gawain and knelt down heavily.
I saw that even the great hero Crocodile knelt down. For a moment, the civilians one after another were like dominoes being toppled, and they were all much shorter.
As for Gawain, he gently raised his hand in front of the kneeling crowd.
"Everyone!
!”
The moment Gawain spoke, tens of thousands of extremely bright thunder and lightning suddenly appeared in the sky behind him!
Under Gawain's control, these thunder and lightning shook the atmosphere with a regular rhythm, and the sound they made was exactly the same as Gawain's words!
So, the moment Gawain spoke, his voice also came out from the dazzling thunder on the zenith.
And such a scene directly made everyone, including Gawain's men, look incomprehensible.
Yixiao couldn't help but whisper softly.
"What is going on? Such a loud sound almost made me blind and deaf..."
I can't help but find it weird how you develop your Thunder Fruit.
On the one hand, adults somehow can slightly influence our actions.
This evolution has deepened to a stronger level, and it may even be able to control people's movements.
On the other hand, how does an adult use different shapes of thunder sounds to compose his own voice?
Your Lord's application of the fruit has not been extended to combat at all. Is his development talent concentrated on various interesting functions?"
After saying this, he smiled without waiting for anyone to answer, because everyone was shocked by the huge god-like voice of Gawain coming from the ceiling.
They all had the same idea as Yixiao, but they really wanted to know how Gawain's brain circuits increased?
What kind of head is needed to use the Thunder Fruit, which has the strongest attack power, to complete its seemingly omnipotent auxiliary abilities?
…
As for Gawain, he ignored everyone's doubts and shock and continued to speak to all the civilians around him.
"Perhaps some of you have learned about my identity through newspapers.
I'm Gawain from Mariejoia!
Just half a month ago, your king Kobra came to me.
For the sake of you now, the person he was that day would kneel down in front of me just like you do now!
He told me with tears in his eyes everything that had happened to Alabasta, and he explained to me his own faults with tears in his eyes!
He clearly knows that drought is a celestial phenomenon that cannot be controlled by humans, but he would rather take everything on himself!
Because in his opinion, as long as your life is not good enough, it is his fault!
!”
When Gawain said this, the surrounding civilians had already shown moved expressions. They looked in disbelief at Kobra, who was following Gawain with tears on his face.
Facing the sighing expressions of countless civilians, Gawain continued to speak to them after a brief pause.
"From the mouth of your King Kobra, I learned the cause and effect of everything.
Only then did I know that in Alabasta, a city I had not yet arrived, such a tragedy that I could hardly imagine was happening!
For six whole months, you have been living in the increasingly arid desert!
The land no longer grows crops, and water sources are drying up under the sun.
The sunshine that used to be bathed in by everyone has now become a murderous blade, shattering your lives and making you fall into an endless fight for a mere sip of water and food!"
Having said this, Gao Wen raised his right hand violently, and the belly of the Yuanfang Daxuanniao suddenly opened.
In the open belly of the Black Bird, countless buckets and mountains of various vegetables that were relatively easy to preserve were all seen by the civilians of Alabasta!
For a time, the civilians gradually became noisy, and they already knew what was about to happen.
And then, Gawain continued to speak to them who were extremely excited.
"That's right, after King Kobra's reminder, I quickly collected all the supplies I could and loaded them on my Black Bird!
Because from the moment I left Mariejoia, I knew that I wanted to let the black bird in my heart bring the needs of all those who need me!
So, from now on, everyone listens to my orders!
You must count the entire current population of Cortlena City as quickly as possible!
I will distribute the first batch of water and food to you according to the number of you!
I won't charge you any money, because your King Kobra has already given everything he can!
At the same time, he has to devote more time and energy to help me bring you hope for the future!
Before tonight, I want to see you counting the number of people!
Then, I will raise my own black bird flag at a fixed location in this city!
All you need to do is follow the black bird's pattern, and that's where water will be distributed to you!
Remember, starting tonight, as long as you complete my regulations and count the corresponding number of people!