Pirates: Invincible at the beginning

Juba.

The trading center in western Alabasta, a large oasis town.

But at this time, Yuba, once the western trade center, a major trading town, and a good vacation spot, was facing a dry fate.

Originally, with the water source of Yuba Oasis and the unique hot spring water underground, it could last for a long time even if it didn't rain.

but……

It's as if the desert god has abandoned this place. Since a year ago, not only has it not rained here, but there have been sandstorms blowing from time to time.

For more than a year, sandstorms have completely swallowed up this once beautiful oasis, leaving it completely dry.

At this time, most of the civilians in this town had left for other cities, and those who stayed behind basically joined the rebel army.

So here is Alabasta again, the base camp of the rebel army.

No more water.

I believe it won’t be long before even the rebels will abandon this completely dry city!

Juba.

out of town.

In the place where the oasis once stood, an old man and a young man, with their backs facing each other, raised their hoes and kept digging in the sand.

The old man was wrapped in a coat, and his hair and beard were all white. Judging from the wrinkles on the old man's face, the old man should have been a wealthy man, but at this moment, he was gradually drying up like this town.

The boy was bare-chested, with goggles hanging around his neck. He had short, dark tea-green hair and a small vertical scar pointing outward from his left eye.

The boy was "Kosa", the leader of the rebel army in the Kingdom of Alabasta at this time.

The old man is the boy's father "Duo Tuo".

They were all members of the building of Jubah.

Why did Yuba become a trading center and tourist destination in the west?

It’s not that there’s a giant oasis here.

But nine years ago, Doto brought Kosha and countless people here and jointly developed this place, which made it gradually prosperous.

Clang——!

Doto stopped moving, turned to stare at Kousha's back, frowned slightly, and said seriously: "Don't doubt it, Kousha."

Kosha continued digging in the ground, paying no attention to Doto.

In the past few months, he had asked himself countless times in his mind whether this was the right thing to do, but every time he heard about the death of a town, his will became stronger and his heart became more determined.

Seeing that Kousha ignored him, Doto turned around, faced Kousha, and said: "You should also know very well that His Majesty the King is a talented person."

Clang——!

Kou Sha stopped digging in the sand, lowered his head, and said calmly: "Those who would say that are a group of elderly people."

As he spoke, he raised his hoe and continued digging sand, "The reason why I followed you to Yuba, dad, was not for the king."

"I know."

Doto flattened the hoe, sat on it, looked at Kosha and said with a smile: "It's okay, haha!! As long as it rains, the strange rumors will definitely stop."

Clang——!

Kosha made a move, put down the hoe, and put his right hand on the hoe handle. "I also want to believe the king, but..."

Kosha turned his head and looked at Doto, "It's only been a few months, and the rebel army now has almost 10 people."

After he spoke for a while, the image of countless people fighting for water came to mind, and then he said: "And people are dead now, unless the damn weather rains immediately, otherwise..."

He didn't continue, but Doto knew what he meant.

Doto stood up, looked at Kosha, looked at the son he was once proud of, but was now a fool, and said again: "Don't doubt it, Kosha."

Kosha looked at Doto for a while, but did not answer Doto's words.

He turned around, bent down and grabbed the hoe handle with both hands, and continued to dig up the sand.

Looking at the oasis covered with sand, he couldn't help but think of the scene a few months ago, when he learned about the incident of rapeseed flower dancing powder and rushed to the capital to meet the king.

He really didn't want to doubt the king, but this country and countless people in this country were suffering from drought and hunger.

He knew that there were a large number of dancing fans in the palace, and even if he believed in the king, most young people in the country no longer believed in their king.

He wanted to ask the king for dancing powder to use in other drought-stricken towns, but was refused.

His idea was actually very simple at the beginning, just a little bit, it shouldn’t matter much!If only it rained, perhaps rebellions in other towns could be stopped.

But the king didn't agree and there was nothing he could do.

He didn't understand, he didn't understand why the king had a way to make it rain, so why didn't he use it? He knew that using dancing powder would bring about disaster. Wouldn't there be no disaster if he didn't use it?

Just look at this country!

Just look at the towns in this country!

Look at what this country once was, an oasis, and now a ghost town!

Look at the countless people who are fighting for water!

Are the disasters that have not yet happened in the future really more terrifying than the disaster that is happening right now?

he does not know.

All he knew was that he couldn't stand it anymore.

He couldn't stand the sight of the city's blood gradually drying up, and the countless people living in the city who were drying up.

Therefore, he wants to resist, he wants to fight, and he wants to capture the rain himself.

At this moment, a young man wearing goggles rushed over quickly from the streets of the town.

When he got close, he braked suddenly and stopped where he was.

"Kou...Kou, Kousha."

clang--!

Kosha stopped, straightened up, turned his head, looked at the panting girl with her hands on her knees, and said, "What's wrong? Kebi."

"Suck~"

Kebi took a deep breath, then straightened up, looked at Kousha, and said seriously: "Kousha... Airuma, Airuma just sent news that Airuma has dried up."

"Ok!"

Kosha put down his hoe, straightened up, and stared at Kebi in disbelief, "How could Eluma dry up? It is known as the largest oasis in Alabasta, and is known as the Oasis City!"

Doto also turned to look at Kebi and asked, "Why is it dry there?"

He stared at Kebi and asked excitedly: "Where is the man-made canal of the Sentora River? If the Sentora River does not dry up, how can it dry up?"

Kebi glanced at Doto, then back at Kosa.

"The Santa Dora River has been destroyed."

boom--!

Like a bolt from the blue, Kosa and Doto froze in place at the same time.

"It was destroyed by someone?"

They could already imagine how panicked the people of Eluma were at this time.

It has not rained for more than a year, and the oasis would have been dry without the water diversion from the canal.

that……

Kosha put down his hoe, turned around, and walked towards Kebi.

Can't hesitate any longer.

He didn't know who destroyed Airuma.

He only knew that if it didn't rain, the country would get worse and worse.

Must resist.

Even if dancing fans really bring about disaster, he doesn't care anymore. After all, that is in the future. He only wants the present, and he just wants it to really rain in Alabasta, which is gradually drying up.

"Kosa, where are you going?"

Doto looked at Kosha's back and shouted quickly: "Kosa, don't do stupid things, don't doubt, I believe it will really rain in Alabasta soon, as long as it rains, as long as it rains..."

Looking at his idiot son Kosa who ignored him, Doto stopped where he was.

Tears rained down.

He had a feeling that Kosa might not come back after leaving.

He always believed that it would rain in Alabasta, and he always believed in their king.

Because their king is so kind and loves the people so much.

He believed that he would never do anything harmful to the country or the people.