A few of them stared at the popsicles in Jiang Siming's hand, puzzled about what they were.
But when Jiang Siming was the first to open the wrapper, everyone's eyes lit up!
Ice! All they could see was ice!
Seeing ice in the desert was undoubtedly an incredibly blissful thing.
"Ah! I want one!"
"Me too!"
The popsicles in Jiang Siming's hand rapidly disappeared. Everyone tore open the wrappers and bit into them, faces filling with immense satisfaction.
Cool and sweet.
They had never eaten ice this delicious before, especially in this scorching desert where there was barely any water.
Even Vivi and Nami were conquered by this miraculous heat-relief treat.
It was just that the way they ate their popsicles made Jiang Siming, an experienced man, feel somewhat... difficult to put into words.
With the popsicles' cooling effect, Chopper perked up considerably as well. With a popsicle clenched in his mouth, he began heading deeper into the desert.
Jiang Siming's supply of popsicles was endless. Whenever they finished one, they could simply take another.
It was precisely such powerful logistical support that made everyone lose their fear of the desert.
Just as they reached the halfway point, the sand beneath their feet began to tremble.
"Was that an earthquake? Let's run for our lives!" Usopp was the first to try to flee, and the popsicle in his mouth suddenly stopped tasting good.
Boom!
Before he could get away, the sand surged, and a gigantic red scorpion burst out of it.
This red scorpion was as large as a small building. Humans stood before it like mice before a cat.
Its entire body was crimson red, with a pair of sharp pincers and a huge tail behind it as thick as a utility pole.
At the tip of its tail,