The storm was approaching the desert, and rain was falling from it, soaking the sand.
Huge black rain clouds gradually enveloped the city.
The equally huge black ship also docked on the shore after the storm enveloped the entire city.
The mute Miot held an umbrella that fit his three-meter-tall body and stood behind Sager to shield him from the rain. Behind him stood his men who had already gathered.
The gangway was lowered, and Sager said to his men who had gathered on the deck:
"Leave half of you on the ship to guard and take turns to go out, and the rest of you take the wounded to find a doctor, and then... relax!"
After sailing on the sea for more than half a month, I spent every day either looking at the sea or watching the storm. Of course, I needed to relax.
Among pirates, only a very small number of them save money. These people have millions of berries per person, so of course they have to spend it.
However, the ship still needs someone to guard it, so a rotation system is adopted, with each person working one day and returning to take over the next day.
"Ah, there should be good ingredients in the desert." Marika smiled, stroking her face.
"I need to buy some materials." Renetia still remembered Sager's transformation requirements.
Lily stood beside Sager, and together they hid under the umbrella. She placed her left hand on the hilt of the sword, looking at the city ahead, and smiled: "Shopping? It's time to buy something."
"That's right, why do you have to look so sullen every day? Girls should go shopping happily. If you don't have enough money, come to me. Your captain is very generous!"
Sager laughed, then went down the gangway and walked towards the city.
The city is some distance away from the shore and is not built on the coast.
As he approached, the storm covering the city seemed to grow even stronger.
The men who stayed behind watched Sager leave eagerly, then looked at the storm in the sky which seemed to have weakened a little, and asked doubtfully to their accomplices beside them:
"You said that the storm followed the captain? We have never encountered so many storms in our previous sailings."
His accomplice beside him stroked his chin in thought and said, "Lord Sager is a 'natural disaster'. Isn't it normal to have a storm?"
"That's true." The subordinate nodded.
In just ten minutes, Sager reached Narohara.
"What's this for?" Renetia asked curiously.
At this time, the residents held up their water-holding tools high up and cheered and jumped. Even the vendors who were busy selling things stopped selling their goods at this moment and pulled out all the large and small utensils in their homes to hold water.
Even the civilians who came to shop paid for some pottery jars and joined the army of people holding water.
Port cities are also trading cities, so they will naturally attract people living nearby to come shopping.
"Desert countries are very short of water, so of course they will have water if there is a rare opportunity. Captain, you seem to have an unexpected effect here," Marika smiled.
"I repeat, this is the ocean's climate, not mine, and"
Sager looked up at the violent storm and heavy rain that were blowing around him and sighed,
"I'm really unhappy."
Who likes storms when they have nothing better to do?
After entering the city, people dispersed. Some who needed to find a doctor went to find a doctor, some who needed to find a tavern went to find a tavern. Lily and her friends also went shopping with a few of their men.
As for Sager, he also wanted to have some fun. He had been sailing on the sea for so long and was quite bored. If he wanted to spend money, he would of course find the best place.
"Hey, guys."
He instructed several of his men who followed behind him, "Go find a good entertainment venue, choose a good location, and ask for good wine, women, and dancers. Since this is a desert, there must be desert dancers. Choose a good location and inform your men that I will hold a banquet here for two days."
"yes!"
Several of his men scattered with excitement on their faces; even Miot, who was holding an umbrella, was whining and yelling.
Of course, Sager didn't need to do errands like this himself. He was planning to take a look on the street, but as soon as he turned his head, he was stunned.
"How come there is no one left?" A vein popped out on Sager's forehead.
The whole street suddenly became very clean. Those people who were cheering for the rain just now had disappeared. Only a few shops were still open, and the rest were all closed, some even with wooden boards inserted.
It's not that they recognized Sager, it's purely because of the storm. There was not only rain, but also strong winds.
They are all open-air stalls, and you need to avoid sandstorms or strong winds.
"The rain is getting really heavy"
Inside the wall, Usopp spread his hands above his head and said, "I hope Sanji will bring some umbrellas. Are there any umbrellas in a place like this?"
Vivi thought for a moment and said, "There are also parasols."
She stared at the growing storm, the confusion in her eyes not only did not diminish, but intensified.
"Why is there a storm? There has never been a storm in Alabasta. Is this Crocodile's new conspiracy?" she murmured.
A new type of dancing powder?
"This amount of rainfall is likely to attract rain across the country"
There was a haze in her eyes, and she pursed her lips tightly, "Damn Crocodile!"
"Vivi, don't worry, we will help you."
Nami patted Vivi's shoulder, looked at the gradually deserted streets, and said, "At least it's good for us now. There are fewer people, so no one will pay attention to us. After buying supplies, we will go to Yuba!"
Vivi turned her head and saw that everyone else was smiling and nodding. She couldn't help but said with emotion: "Everyone."
"Hey, look, that thing is huge!"
Usopp was leaning on the wall and looking outside at this time, and he couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
A few people looked forward, and saw a three-meter-tall burly man holding an umbrella and walking carefully on the street ahead. His pace seemed like he was following closely behind someone instead of walking freely.
As they shifted their gaze to the side, they saw a white-haired man appear in front of the umbrella.
He wore a ruffled open-collared white shirt on his upper body, a pair of loose trousers on his lower body, and fitted black boots covering his trouser legs. The fluffy cape on his back swayed slightly as he moved.
The sudden appearance of such a person in the rainstorm is indeed eye-catching.
"So much money!"
Signs of money appeared in Nami's eyes. She saw the gold rings and jewel rings on the man's fingers, the red jade bead necklace around his neck, and even the buttons on his shirt were sparkling with the light of gems.
From her point of view, these things are not smuggled goods, they are of extremely high purity and worth a lot of money!
After another look...
"They look so familiar." Usopp murmured.
Nami also saw that face and was stunned for a moment, "This guy..."
"Do you know each other?" Vivi asked puzzledly.
"No"
Zoro shook his head, put his hand on the hilt of the knife, stared at Sager on the street ahead, and said in a deep voice:
"It's a pirate from the East Sea. We've seen his bounty. Is he coming to the Grand Line too? Norton Sager."
"The one with a bounty of 70 million Baileys?!" Usopp exclaimed.
"Seventy million? Only ten million less than Crocodile?" Vivi was also stunned.
"I'm back! The storm is getting stronger and stronger. Luckily I bought my things early and many people are taking shelter."
Just then, Sanji came back carrying a mountain of supplies. After putting the supplies down, he twisted his body and moved closer to Nami and Vivi.
"Ah! Miss Nami, Miss Vivi, even this fierce storm cannot extinguish the fire of my passion for you two. The flame of love can evaporate the storm. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and bought what I needed!"
"Idiot." Zoro curled his lips.
"You have a problem, Green Algae Head!"
Sanji yelled angrily, then suddenly got startled, looked around, and said, "Where's Chopper? Didn't he come back?"
"Isn't he with you?" Nami asked.
"He got separated halfway. Strange, where could he go? Did he get lost?"
…
"Can't be cured?"
In a clinic in Narohara, Ajin grabbed the doctor by the collar and said viciously, "We provide the medicine, but now we just want you to treat your injuries. Do you think we can't cure them?"
"No, there's no way."
The doctor was frightened by the ferocious face and said tremblingly: "Their injuries are too serious. In my eyes, it is a miracle that they are still alive. Although there are medicines, I am just an ordinary doctor. I don't have such superb medical skills. I can't save them."
"quack!"
Ajin pushed the doctor down with force, swung his crutch, and used the iron ball to punch a hole in the wall. He snorted coldly and walked out of the clinic gloomily.
Outside were all wounded soldiers being supported by their men, waiting there.
Palu came over and asked, "Captain, what should we do?"
"Find another one. This city is so big, I don't believe there is nothing that can't be cured! If it still can't be cured, then go to the royal capital. Captain Sager will agree!" Ajin said in a deep voice.
"Well, do you need a doctor?"
Suddenly, a weak voice sounded from the side.
Ajin looked over gloomily and was stunned.
It looked like an animal, wearing a pink tall hat, standing upright in a strange way, like
a "civet cat?" Palu said subconsciously.
"It's a reindeer, you bastard!" Chopper said angrily.
"A talking raccoon cat!" Palu stepped back in fear, "A monster?!"
"You bastard!" Chopper was so angry that his teeth were itching and he turned around and was about to leave.
"Palu!"
Ajin glared at him and said, "We've already reached the Grand Line, but you still have no common sense? Captain Sager once said that everything that cannot be explained is the property of people with special abilities."
He looked at Chopper, "You are also a user with special abilities, right? Tanuki Reindeer, do you know where there is a doctor?"
"snort!"
Chopper turned his head away proudly, just looking at the wounded, blinked his eyes again, and said: "I am a doctor, these people are seriously injured, they need quick treatment, can't delay."
"Can you cure them?!" Ajin's eyes lit up and he bowed to Chopper, "Please, please cure them!"
Palu followed Ajin's lead and bowed, saying, "I'm counting on you, Mr. Tanuki!"
"I'm a reindeer!"
Chopper rolled his eyes and shouted, "And I have a name, my name is Chopper!"
He took a deep breath, glanced at Palu again, and trod towards a wounded man with the clatter of his little hooves. He peeled off the bandage, revealing a wound deep enough to see the bone.
"Basic treatment is good, but basic treatment alone is useless. It will get worse over time. Let's go to the clinic. Can you buy some medicine?"
"We have medicine!"
The men opened the cloth bags they were carrying, revealing bags full of medicine.
Then, they saw a reindeer that could stand upright, busying around, skillfully removing the bandages for the wounded, mixing various medicines with the medicines for internal and external use, and skillfully wrapping the bandages again.
About a hundred people began to breathe faintly, and then they stabilized one by one.
"Okay, just follow my combination. This is made with your medicine. Change it every day, and the bandages should also be replaced with new ones. It will be cured after a period of rest."
Chopper wiped the sweat off his forehead, pointed at the pile of medicines on the ground, and said, "This medicine can treat external injuries very well. If you have this kind of injury in the future, you can use this medicine."
"That's amazing! Doctor Chopper, your medical skills are superb!"
Ajin's eyes widened, he squatted down and held Chopper's hoof, saying, "Compared to those quacks who give up when they get into trouble, you are a doctor with character!"
Chopper's face flushed, and his body twisted like a wave, "I'm not happy at all when you praise me like this, asshole!"
Isn't this very happy?
"Doctor Chopper, please come with me to see the captain. If the captain knows this news, he will definitely be very happy!" Ajin said solemnly.
"No, my companions are still waiting for me. I have to go back."
Chopper pulled away the hoof that was held by Ajin, thought for a moment, swung the hoof in a handsome pose, grinned and said,
"I'm a doctor, saving lives is my duty, no need to thank me too much."
"Oh! What a noble speech!"
Ajin said excitedly: "Then let your companions come along. The captain is going to hold a banquet, and you will definitely be allowed to join. We will thank you very much then. In this way, I will go with you to find your companions and invite them personally!"
…
In a store, Sager uncorked a bottle of wine, smelled it, and nodded, "Not bad, as expected of a desert, the quality of the wine is very good."
He waved his hand, and Miot behind him took out a bag of gold coins and put it on the counter, which made the shopkeeper's eyes widen.
"I've paid for all the wine in this store. This is the deposit. Someone will come to let you know where to deliver it later."
"Yes, yes! Sir, I will definitely deliver it on time!" the owner said flatteringly.
Sager walked out of the store, looked at the cloudy sky which was still windy and rainy, shook his head, and was about to move forward with Miot.
"Glasses, my glasses, the rain is so heavy that they have been blown off!"
A woman in front was kneeling on the ground, groping around with her hands forward, and right in front of her was a pair of glasses.
"One meter ahead." Sager said casually.
The woman reached out and touched her glasses, wiped them, put them on, smiled and bowed apologetically:
"Thank you very much, my eyesight is not very good, and I can't see Norton Sager if it's far away!"
The woman's pupils, which had just regained their vision, suddenly shrank. She subconsciously grasped the handle of the knife, pulled out the blade in an instant, and slashed it with both hands.
Bang!
A huge blade hit the knife, carrying the woman's body backwards and falling to the ground.
"Ugh!!"
Miot held an umbrella in one hand and pulled out a knife from behind with the other hand, protecting Sager and baring his teeth fiercely at the woman.
"Do you know me?"
Sager looked over with interest, "Bounty hunter? Or..."
"Catch the Straw Hat Boy!!"
A team of navy men with weapons rushed out from the front and headed straight for Sager, while to his side, a figure like a naughty monkey suddenly rushed over.
"Tashigi, Straw Hat."
Behind the group of navy men, a tall man stopped talking before he could finish. He stopped behind Tashigi who was lying on the ground, staring straight at Sager under the umbrella.
He had two cigars in his mouth, short silver hair, and a burly two-meter-tall figure wearing only a large navy coat and a justice on his back.
"Tashigi," the man said in a deep voice.
Tashigi got up from the ground, gripped the hilt of the knife tightly and pointed it at Sager.
"You take the others to chase the Straw Hat Boy, and leave this to me."
"yes!"
Tashigi looked deeply at Sager and caught up with the marines who were chasing after him.
The man blew out a puff of smoke and said slowly, "Today is really great. Not only did I find the Straw Hat Boy, but I also found you. I have been wondering when you would come to the Grand Line, but I didn't expect to meet you now."
"Norton Sager!" he suddenly roared.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning exploded from the dark clouds in the sky, blasting a bright light into the city that had become dark due to the storm, illuminating the face that was in the shadow under the umbrella.
The dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the falling rain also shrank until it stopped completely, revealing the bright sun in the sky, gradually raising the temperature of the place.
The dry wind from the desert blew along the street, blowing Sager's fluffy cloak and making his white hair dance, revealing his increasingly hideous smile.
"So it's the navy."
(End of this chapter)