In a private house, Lonoli, a young man in his 30s, was lying weakly on the bed, with empty eyes and low breathing.
His sallow complexion and chapped lips showed that he had been dehydrated for a long time. In fact, he had been without water for almost three days.
Even saliva could not be secreted from his mouth, and dry swallowing would bring even greater pain. He knew that he could no longer hold on, and his consciousness gradually fell into darkness and confusion.
Just when he was about to lose consciousness completely, he suddenly felt a very sweet clear water flowing into his mouth. His survival instinct made him swallow big swallows subconsciously, and his vision gradually became clearer. When he regained consciousness, he hurriedly pushed it away.
With the kettle beside his mouth, he sat up anxiously.
"Lose! You..."
The five-year-old daughter, with a slightly yellow face, shook the kettle, raised her head, opened her mouth, poured the last few drops of water into her mouth, and then smiled stupidly at him.
"Hey, no more..."
Luonoli's eyes turned red instantly, but he couldn't shed tears. He held his daughter tightly in his arms and said hoarsely: "Loss, it's my father's fault, it's my fault... Dad lost all the family money.
It’s all gone, and I didn’t bring back a drop of water… I still have to drink the water you got from a kind traveler with your pocket money…”
"Dad, don't die..."
"...Well, Dad won't die, and neither will Rose. Dad will go out to look for water. He must, must find water!" Lonoli couldn't cry, but felt a heartbreaking pain in his heart.
"You go to sleep first. After a nap, dad will come back with water." He put Rose, who was a little weak due to lack of water, into bed, and he staggered out and walked to the yard.
The cruel sun burned on the sand, and the air was distorted by heat. He was already short of water, and every step he took was very difficult in this environment.
After leaving the yard, what comes into view is the cracked street. Not far away, you can still see familiar faces lying on their backs on the ground, the rise and fall of their chests are minimal, and they are moaning like they are fascinated by the lake.
Looking for water? Where can I find water?
His eyes were confused and desperate.
The entire Eluma is about to dry up!
Why... why is this happening? Why doesn't it rain for more than three months? Why does the canal break at this time? Why does the price of water in rainy areas rise so expensive...
"Oh my God, Your Majesty the King, everyone is fine, please save us!" He knelt down dejectedly.
Katsa——
As if hearing his call, a thunder suddenly exploded in the sky!
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky expectantly. An acquaintance lying on the ground not far away seemed to have opened his eyes.
Clouds, clouds are coming...
It's cloudy...
Snap——
A drop of water hit him hard on the face.
"It's, really, raining?"
"It's raining?!"
A distant voice responded.
In an instant, this seemingly dry and dead city came to life. Countless people rushed out of their homes, raising their heads and opening their mouths.
"Is it really raining?!"
"Woooooooo..."
"It can be saved! Eluma can be saved!"
Lonoli couldn't cry out. He heard his daughter running out, cheering and jumping around him, and then she hugged his neck, still kneeling on the ground, with her mouth wide open, feeling the heavy rain hitting him.
There were tears mixed in his mouth.
"I'm saved... I'm saved..."
…
"It's raining!"
"It's really raining! Hahaha..."
Even in rainy areas that are not short of water, people will cheer for the rain. Only those water sellers who are secretly controlled by Crocodile will look ugly.
In the midst of the celebration, a large group of naval soldiers suddenly rushed out, sealed off the casino, and arrested the water sellers, causing a wave of chaos and causing people to hide back home.
'Niko Nami', who had already hid in the bookstore, was watching everything on the street from the window, looking surprised. Why is it raining? She knows best. After using that amount of dancing powder, it will not rain for the next six months.
Rain is also normal!
Recalling the sudden drop in temperature before the rain, she looked towards the desert. Everyone thought the drop in temperature was due to the cloudy weather, but the cold air coming from far away made her feel very familiar.
"Could it be him... Holo..." Her face became a little unnatural, and her heart tightened with worry.
…
Albana, Royal Palace, King Kobra was also surprised by the rain.
Three days ago, he received a call from the World Government, informing him of Crocodile's conspiracy in Alabasta, and telling him not to make any public announcements, and someone from the Navy would handle it.
He was angry and blamed himself.
His anger was directed at Crocodile, and he blamed himself because he was unaware of this kind of thing. The people of the kingdom may have to work hard in the drought for a long time. This is completely his dereliction of duty as a king!
But today...it rained.
"Father!" Princess Weiwei, who was still a little girl and had just turned 13, ran over with joy on her face: "This time it rained not only in Albana, but everywhere in the center of the kingdom, except for the cities along the coast.
It’s raining!”
She doesn't know the truth about the drought yet.
Kobra also didn't know that if Crocodile was not reported, his 14-year-old daughter would go undercover in the Baroque Studio in another year to find a way to save the country.
He touched Weiwei's head and said with a smile: "That's really great, Weiwei!"
…
In the desert.
After eating the Shasha fruit, Crocodile, who hated rain the most, raised his head and let the pouring rain hit his face, his eyes a little gloomy.
He gave up.
He doesn't run anymore.
Continuing to run is nothing more than humiliating yourself.
"Tch, monster." He snorted coldly, turned around and walked in the direction of Ji Xing and Qing Pheasant.
And over there, Qingzhi stretched out his palm, feeling the power of the raindrops, looking at Ji Xing who had a restrained expression on the other side, and said: "So it's because of this incident that you appeared in front of me and attacked me?
?Well, do we need more ice? The amount of rain brought by that ice is not enough, right?"
"Uh..." Ji Xing smiled: "As a naval admiral, don't you learn navigation knowledge? It doesn't rain in Alabasta, which doesn't mean there are no rain clouds. It's just that because of the climate, it's difficult for the rain clouds to turn into rain. Your ice and
My domineering spirit is just an inducement to make the hard-to-fall rain fall.
Otherwise, ordinary small islands are fine, but if we want to bring a heavy rain to a superpower like Alabasta, we will be exhausted to death."
"Is that so?" Qingzhi scratched his wet hair: "It seems... Teacher Zefa said it in class? It doesn't seem like he did... Sigh."
He let out a long sigh and returned to his lazy look: "Is it worth exposing your contact with Nico Robin, the son of the devil, and bringing rain to Alabasta?"
"What do you think?" Ji Xing sheathed his sword.
Qingzhi nodded clearly: "It's not surprising that you have such amazing domineering aura."
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he just sighed: "That's it. I will truthfully report everything that happened today to Marshal Warring States. Well, judging from Marshal Warring States' justice, probably
I will appreciate your actions very much, but of course I will be a little on guard.
As a reminder, you may have already understood that you’d better have less contact with Nico Robin, the son of the devil. It’s not only good for you, but also good for her... Well, I guess a man like you won’t listen to this kind of advice.”
He shook his head, took Crocodile with him and lit a cigar, and walked towards the coast. When passing by Ji Xing, he turned around and said: "Unparalleled freedom, firmly believe that what you do is right, and
Regardless of the side effects that may bring, many such people eventually become famous pirates.
There seems to be something different between you and them, and I can’t tell what the difference is... Well, anyway, I still hope that there won’t be such a day, and we won’t become real enemies.”
Ji Xing looked at him and smiled: "When one day you doubt whether what you are doing is right, then stop doubting it, it is wrong."
Qing Pheasant stopped and turned his back to Ji Xing. Ji Xing only said: "Goodbye, General Qing Pheasant."
"Ah...goodbye."
Qing Pheasant just waved his hand back and continued to move forward. Crocodile who was following him turned back and glanced at Ji Xing with unclear meaning.
That newspaper... didn't seem to reveal anything about Pluto? Was it kept secret and not published, or was it that there was no content about Pluto in the information he and Nico Robin sent to the World Government? Hmm, interesting.
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"See what I do? Let's reflect on the reform in prison, Crocodile."
This sentence made Crocodile so angry that he looked ferocious. Ji Xing turned around and walked towards this country that was celebrating because of a rain!