Alabasta is a desert country, and the most developed area in the desert country is the oasis. The area of the oasis is limited. Once it develops to the limit, the oasis will have the need to expand.
Just like a gunpowder keg, it explodes at one point.
In the past, the king relied on the navy, but now the king relies on the sand crocodile. He relies on external forces to suppress each oases, ensure that he has the power to trade, and controls the entire country.
The reason for relying on outsiders is that the king does not trust the domestic oases. Once an oasis grows, it will definitely expand, and the king becomes an inevitable target. This is determined by geography.
This also shows why Princess Vivi did not go to sea with Luffy and the others, but chose to stay in the World Government. Because Luffy and the others would not stay in Alabasta, she could only borrow the power of the World Government to continue to maintain the internal affairs.
"Every family has hard times to recite, and every country has its own difficulties." Dulan said that this place is not easy to manage.
"Solidarity and trust are things that never exist naturally. They are built from generation to generation. It can be said that benevolence and righteousness cannot be replaced by great principles, and great hypocrisy cannot be achieved without wisdom."
The road is natural, and the most primitive state of human beings is the animal form. Human beings abandoned primitiveness and began to form a society and build a culture and system of distribution, and benevolence and righteousness appeared. People used all their wisdom to build a set of man-made systems.
In Lao Tzu's view, man-made systems will be resisted, so it is best to do nothing without doing anything. That is, the means must be like a spring breeze, the drizzle is silent, and implemented quietly, then you can build a culture and system that transcends benevolence and righteousness. We must learn from nature.
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There is no trust relationship between the oases in Alabasta, it is completely a competitive relationship, because the upper limit of the oasis is really too obvious. The resources are limited and the area is limited. It is difficult to develop without expansion, and expansion must be accompanied by war.
"In a world of great strife, it's not easy." Duran said.
The battle below has begun to heat up. Luffy and the Sand Crocodile are fighting passionately, but Luffy's bucket is small after all, and the damage caused to the Sand Crocodile is limited.
After running out of water, Sand Crocodile can beat Luffy as easily as it beats his son.
Luffy fell down.
Robin was also disappointed after seeing it. To be honest, she didn't know what she was expecting. She actually thought that Luffy might defeat the Sand Crocodile.
After seeing the situation, the king finally informed Sand Crocodile of the location of the historical text, which was in the royal tomb below the palace.
The king led the way, and Robin finally saw an exciting blank history. Unfortunately, there was only a short section, which did contain clues to Pluto, but she was not prepared to tell the Sand Crocodile.
The reason is simple, because the Sand Crocodile is a bad person. Robin knows very well that the Sand Crocodile will kill innocent people indiscriminately if it has control of Pluto. She does not want to be an accomplice.
The three of them stood in front of a three-meter by three-meter by three-meter cube, which was covered with ancient characters.
"Robin, is there any news about Hades?" Sand Crocodile asked.
Robin replied: "No."
Sand Crocodile obviously didn't believe it, so he suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated. If he could learn ancient writing, he wouldn't have been deceived.
"Really do not have?"
"Indeed not."
The sand crocodile is losing control of his emotions. Has his hard work for so long been in vain? He just wants a Pluto and builds his own power on the sea. Why is it so difficult?
"It's not over yet!" Luffy chased in. He had locked up his health and could fight again.
No matter how many times he hit him, there was no change. The sand crocodile still pressed Luffy to the ground and rubbed him.
Robin couldn't stand it anymore and helped Luffy. In her opinion, although Luffy was young, his courage was superior to that of Sand Crocodile. Luffy would fight for others, but Sand Crocodile would only fight for others.
Own.
Sand Crocodile was furious: "You really betrayed me."
Robin was no match at all and was knocked away directly. She was very calm and it was good to die. She should have died under the Demon-Slaying Order more than ten years ago in her hometown of O'Hara.
Now that I have lived for more than ten years, I am very tired. I should die now.
But when Robin was desperate, Luffy stood up again, covered in blood. He realized that if there was too much water, wasn't it all in his body?
"It's not scientific at all. The water in the bucket didn't cause any damage before. Now this little blood can cause damage. It can only be said that physics does not exist." Duran said that Luffy relied on a little blood on his fist.
Hit a critical hit.
Sand Crocodile can be described as a tragedy, as the protagonist who was locked in blood was directly knocked over.
"This is the last blow." Luffy was full of anger, his rubber fists were lengthened, his anger bar was full, and his ultimate move was fully activated.
The protagonist of the hot-blooded comic can always use his anger to release his ultimate move, which can be said to be a tribute to his teammates with boundless mana. If his teammates don't sacrifice to the sky, the protagonist's anger bar cannot be filled up, and he cannot use his ultimate move.
"Sometimes anger can kill the enemy with one move, but sometimes anger has no effect. And anger is useless not because the protagonist is dying, but because the protagonist needs to upgrade. It's all a routine."
"It's our turn to take action." Dinisha said.
"That's right."
When Luffy struck his final blow, a wall blocked his fist. And this insurmountable wall was none other than Duran and Dinisha.
Duran's palm firmly grasped Luffy's fist, neutralizing his power.
"It's you again?!" When Luffy saw the coming person, not only did he not stop, but he inspired a force from within, his muscles squeezed his blood vessels, and his punching power continued to increase.
The prototype of the second gear has already begun, which uses the elasticity of rubber to turn the body into a pump and accelerate blood flow. In the process, Luffy's strength will increase.
However, Duran did not move. He just looked at Luffy and said, "Why are you so angry?"
"Why do you always have to trample on other people's dreams? Destroy other people's peace?"
"Why did I destroy other people's peace? You defeated the Sand Crocodile, and then walked away, so Alabasta can be at peace? It's too high a view of the Sand Crocodile. He just joined the rules of Alabasta's game. This
Oasis countries, each oasis is limited to its own small territory. If it does not expand, there will be no future. And expansion requires war. If you stay for a long time, you will become people like Sand Crocodile. If you leave, there will be civil strife.
It will continue." Duran said: "It is not a good thing for Alabasta if you defeat the Sand Crocodile."
Luffy said angrily: "He started a war."
"It's not that he started the war, but that Alabasta needs a war. In the past eight hundred years, the king has relied on the navy to suppress all oases, but did not propose a direction for development. Although they did not wear isolation suits, the king and princess were also Tianlong
People." Dulan said: "You should know what Tianlong people are."
Of course Luffy knew that when he was a child, his sworn brother died in a cannon attack by the Celestial Dragons. The Celestial Dragons didn't even have a special reason for attacking, they just wanted to fire.
Weiwei is a Celestial Dragon? Luffy was dumbfounded.
Although the king didn't say anything, he bowed his head in shame, which was regarded as acquiescence. His ancestors were indeed Celestial Dragons back then, but they did not stay in the Holy Land and chose to return to their country. But that does not mean that they are no longer Celestial Dragons if they return to their country.
"Aren't all the Celestial Dragons wearing isolation suits?" Luffy said, "But they didn't."
"The Tianlong people are a very complex group. The isolation suit is just the mascot of the Tianlong people. There are also Tianlong people hidden in government, business, and the military. They don't wear isolation suits, but they all have the blood of the Tianlong people." Du Lan
Said: "It can be said that these hidden Tianlong people are the masterminds behind the real control of the world. They support the mascot and build the godhead of the Tianlong people. By holding the mascot on the altar, you can use it as a boundary and kneel down to worship the mascot.
We are our own people, and those who do not kneel are our enemies. This is how we divide the world."
Luffy couldn't understand, it was too complicated: "There are those who wear isolation suits and those who don't? How complicated is it?"
This was the first time Robin heard this statement, but she quickly understood it, and once she understood it, many things could be explained. The Celestial Dragons are bright and dark, and the Celestial Dragons on the bright side are not scary.
The truly terrifying thing is the Celestial Dragons hiding in the dark, who are the real controllers of the entire world.