Heading to Rain Country

"Is this turtle looking down on me?"

As Xia Qiu walked across the desert, he looked at the tortoise next to him, which was carrying a tired-looking tortoise in its mouth, and felt that it was looking down on him.

Xia Qiu really wanted to eat him, but the thought vanished in an instant.

It's so hot.

Xia Qiu arrived in the desert and was following Robin toward the Rain Country city.

Seven months have passed since Robin returned to Baroque Works, and it is now November.

Over the course of seven months, Robin managed Baroque Works with great efficiency. All of the Senior Agent, including the third to fifth Senior Agent, were recruited by Robin. Originally, there were three, but one was deemed incompetent and another was killed during a mission, so they were replaced by newcomers.

After the Spade Pirates killed the original Mr. 2, Mr. 2 Bon Clay became the new Mr. 2 and had a good relationship with Robin.

The only difference is that Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger. In the two years or so, Robin left in the middle, and the others changed their order of precedence, but they remained unchanged.

Daz Bones, and Zala.

The Devil Fruit User and the Thorn- Devil Fruit User are so powerful that they rarely work together.

Daz Bones is from the West Blue and Devil Fruit User. He rarely stays at Baroque Works and is always away training or carrying out assassination missions. His nickname is Assassin.

As for Miss Doublefinger, Xia Qiu knew that she ran a Spider Cafe, but Xia Qiu didn't know the exact location of the Spider Cafe.

Daz Bones is the strongest and Robin's nemesis. Robin's ability allows him to be fearless against enemies, even Devil Fruit User, and he can assassinate and ambush them.

But Robin is helpless against only Daz Bones, who can turn any part of his body into a blade, as hard as steel.

She couldn't control it, and her sneak attack failed due to the opponent's reaction, yielding no results.

Daz Bones might be a problem, but that's not what we're thinking about right now.

Xia Qiu is currently being led by Robin to the Rain Country to see if they can find an opportunity to kill Crocodile. Even if they can't, they can still familiarize themselves with the situation.

"Little Qiu, we're almost there. Can you still hold on?"

Robin looked at Xia Qiu and asked with concern.

"Able."

Xia Qiu nodded. It was November now, and the weather wasn't so hot. It was early morning, and they had already set off before dawn.

The distance wasn't far; Xia Qiu would go ashore from the riverbank and then travel horizontally towards the Rain Country.

Xia Qiu felt a bit hot and tired, but she could still keep going for two or even three times the distance.

"Binchi, stop."

Robin suddenly shouted, jumping off the turtle's back, "Have some water!"

"Good."

Xia Qiu quickly went over and saw that behind Binchi, there was a cart with a large water bucket on it.

Binchi has a strong carrying capacity; he can carry a vehicle that is just as good as his own across the desert.

"Have some water."

Robin turned on the tap on the bucket, and water flowed down. Xia Qiu immediately leaned in and drank the water in big gulps.

Cool.

Xia Qiu drank his fill and then shook his head contentedly.

"They're gone."

Robin turned off the tap, jumped onto the turtle's back, and continued walking into the distance.

After walking for a short while, a city came into view, standing out prominently in the desert.

"That is the dream city Rain Country, unique to Crocodile."

This city is very special; it has excellent public security. With Crocodile around, no one dares to act recklessly here.

Secondly, the area has abundant rainfall, freshwater lakes, and rich drinking water resources.

There's also a casino here, and many people like to come here to gamble.

This place is like Las Vegas, Las Vegas is located near the desert.

More importantly, Crocodile is here, the hero of Alabasta, a figure revered by all.

"We've finally arrived."

Xia Qiu's eyes lit up with joy, but she knew she had to be careful to avoid a direct conflict with Crocodile.

Rumble.

Xia Qiu appeared on the street, and her enormous size startled those around her.

"What is that? It's a huge creature."

"Will it attack people? Quick, get away!"

"Don't worry, with Lord Crocodile here, it can't harm this city at all."

"That's right, Lord Crocodile is here. He keeps quite a few banana crocodiles."

"And that's not all. I've seen that woman in front of me going in and out with Crocodile before. She might be Crocodile's woman."

"So that crocodile belongs to Lord Crocodile? That's amazing."

The people around didn't care about Xia Qiu's appearance at all. In their view, Crocodile was safe as long as he was there.

They have an almost fanatical trust and worship of Crocodile.

Rumble.

Xia Qiu followed Robin all the way to the vicinity of the Rain Dinners.

The Rain Dinners is located in the middle of the lake, near its edge, with a huge building in the lake behind it.

This is Crocodile's headquarters. Everyone knows that this is the casino he controls, and it's fair and just.

This lake is also controlled by Crocodile alone.

"Little Qiu, I'm going to see Crocodile. You can drink water, but try not to go into the water, and definitely don't try to kill those Banana Crocodile."

Robin looked at Xia Qiu with a serious expression and said, "If we anger Crocodile, we'll all be finished."

"I understand, I understand."

Xia Qiu nodded quickly. Of course, he knew Crocodile's strength, especially on land. Even if he could use his full strength underwater, he would still be no match for him.

"Then I'll go."

Robin patted Xia Qiu on the shoulder and walked into the casino.

"Of course we'll go into the water."

Xia Qiu leaped into the lake and swam away into the distance.

"I heard you brought that crocodile?"

In the office, Crocodile looked at Robin and asked curiously.

"Well, I want to see if he can cross the desert, so I can have him follow me in the future," Robin said with a smile.

"Your crocodile is the biggest crocodile I know, even bigger than the Banana Crocodile. I'm very interested in it. I wonder if you would be interested in giving it to me?" Crocodile asked, squinting at Robin.

Robin's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and said, "If Mr. 0 wants it, of course you can."

"Forget it, it's too bulky."

Crocodile waved his hand. He liked the crocodile, but he didn't necessarily need to have it. He just wanted to see Robin's attitude. Crocodile smiled and said, "However, we can let him come here and find a few female crocodiles to mate with, and see if he can produce a stronger crocodile."

"Good."

Robin paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement, but did not intend to bring Xia Qiu along again.

Little Qiu is intelligent, and her aesthetic sense may not change, but she will definitely dislike creatures without intelligence.

Even if you killed him, he probably wouldn't marry a female crocodile.

Crocodile said, "Alright, there's one more thing to do next."

Crocodile was about to speak when he suddenly frowned and looked into the distance. "What's that?"

Robin immediately turned his head to look to his left, where there was a row of windows and a huge monster was outside the window, one of its eyes staring into the room.

"He went into the water?" Robin's mouth dropped open, somewhat resentful that Little Qiu hadn't listened to him.

"Is that him? He really is big."

Crocodile looked out the window with great interest, his expression showing some curiosity.

"It's him."

Robin quickly said, "I'm sorry, President. I told him to stay on the shore, but he was probably thirsty, so he came down to drink some water. Please don't blame him."

"Fine."

Crocodile, upon hearing Robin's words, waved his hand and said, "He's a crocodile, so naturally he likes water. How could he stay obediently on the surface? Besides, he crossed the entire desert, so it's normal for him to go underwater. He seems very docile, not bad, not bad."

"Thank you, President."

Robin breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Crocodile would take his anger out on Little Qiu, but it seemed that Crocodile's fondness for crocodiles was beyond her imagination.

Crocodile was watching the enormous figure with great interest, his eyes filled with undisguised delight.

boom.

Xia Qiu slowly left the window and swam away into the distance.

Crocodile withdrew his gaze and said, "Let's continue. There's a task here that requires your personal attention. I need you..."

Crocodile was recounting the events, but before he could finish, Robin took off running.

"What's wrong?"

Crocodile paused for a moment, turned around, and the next moment he saw the huge crocodile crash into the window.

boom.

The walls collapsed, the windows shattered, and lake water rushed in. A gigantic maw with sharp teeth snapped at Crocodile.