The Hades Moon gradually sailed into Alabasta waters. According to the map, Carlos chose Alabasta's port city of Nanohana as their first stop in the Alabasta Kingdom.
Moo, moo, moo...
Suddenly, the Divine Eye Pirates, who were gazing out from the deck, heard a group of strange cries that sounded like cows but were not quite cows. Looking out, they saw the sea bubbling as a group of Kung Fu Dugongs emerged from the water, punching and kicking atop the waves as they challenged them.
The group found the sight quite novel and watched the Kung Fu Dugongs with interest, but none of them had any interest in accepting their challenge.
The Divine Eye Pirates were not the Straw Hat Pirates. Seeing something unusual was enough.
Bzzzz!
A wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Carlos, spreading one hundred and eighty degrees ahead of him and knocking every Kung Fu Dugong unconscious. Before long, the dugongs sank beneath the sea, and the surface became quiet at once.
Having dealt with a minor nuisance, the Hades Moon gradually approached the shore and found a secluded mooring spot near the port city of Nanohana. After activating the security and anti-theft measures, everyone disembarked. The road was difficult to traverse, but it posed no challenge to them.
The moment they came ashore, everyone gained a deeper understanding of the desolation of the Alabasta Kingdom. As far as the eye could see, there was little vegetation. Most of the land consisted of Gobi wasteland and yellow sand, with dry air and high temperatures.
It was worth mentioning that although the Alabasta Kingdom had few oases and was mostly made up of desert and Gobi terrain, it was rich in mineral resources, had a thriving commerce, and its citizens were generally well-off. That was how it