Chapter 537 Alabasta: Split up
Lin Mo and his party did not know the situation over there at Alubarna.
After Flying Ship flew over several small villages and towns that Alabasta is relatively close to the seaside, since the area of Alabasta is dozens of times larger than those medium-sized islands, the Observation Haki range of Enel is not enough to cover the entire Alabasta.
After entering the desert area, they faced the endless yellow sand area. Since Eternal Pose could only guide them to this island, once they got to the island, Eternal Pose was basically useless.
"Hey, Captain, which direction are we going next?" Looking at the yellow sand all around, he couldn't tell the direction at all. Enel, who was responsible for controlling Flying Ship, stood on Lookout and stared at Lin Mo who had just woken up on Deck and asked.
Lin Mo came to the guardrail of Deck, glanced at the surrounding situation, and replied, "Go to the capital of Alabasta, Alubarna."
Enel was confused. "Alubarna? How to go? Where to go?"
Lin Mo said naturally, "I don't know."
Enel:"..."
"Captain." At this time, Kaku walked out of Ship Cabin, holding two glasses of iced drinks, and handed one to Lin Mo, "It's really hot here..."
Lin Mo took it politely and took a sip.
Enel rushed down from Lookout, and started to grab another cup from Kaku's hand.
Kaku took a sip before Enel took action.
Enel's mouth twitched wildly. "Asshole Long Nose, where's mine?"
Kaku laughed and said, "Hahaha, if you want to drink it, go get it yourself."
"Bastard, you're looking for a fight!" As he said this, Enel struck Kaku with one Lightning Strike.
Kaku jumped and quickly avoided. Enel's Lightning Strike directly hit Deck, leaving a light black mark on Deck.
As for Lin Mo, after drinking the iced drink given by Kaku, he jumped off Flying Ship without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Kaku and Enel immediately chased to the guardrail. Looking at Lin Mo who had landed safely on the yellow sand below, they asked in unison, "Captain, where are you going?"
Lin Mo said casually, "You two go find the piece of Poneglyph that is hidden under the desert. I will go find the piece of Alubarna."
With the human body detector Enel, Lin Mo is not worried at all that they can't find it. It's just a matter of time.
As for his own choice to go to Alubarna, it was mainly because Crocodile, one of Shichibukai, was there, and Lin Mo came to Alabasta this time is not here to cause trouble. As long as he gets the two Poneglyph, he will leave. Therefore, Baroque Works will not contact people if they can. The main reason is that he does not want to cause trouble.
After Lin Mo finished speaking, he randomly found a direction and continued walking forward.
As for Enel and Kaku, although they were helpless, their own Captain said so, so they had no choice but to obey.
"Big Fool, how can we find it?" Kaku looked at Enel and asked.
Enel said a little irritably, "How do I know? Just look for it. Lin Mo already said that there is one under the desert, so let's look for it in the desert area..."
After separating from Enel and the others, Lin Mo walked in the desert for nearly two hours, and a green town appeared in his sight.
Just by looking at the appearance, Lin Mo didn't know what this place was, but it was quite different from the towns he visited when he first came to Alabasta.
Without thinking much, he walked towards the town, just in time to ask the people in Town how to get to Alubarna, and buy a Camel as a mount.
When he entered this town, the atmosphere in Town was peaceful. From the style of the surrounding buildings and the clothing of the residents, it was not difficult to see that this town was quite wealthy.
Alabasta is a relatively wealthy town, and even though Crocodile has already settled in Alabasta, there are not many left.
All Lin Mo can think of now is Rainbase, the base camp where Crocodile is located, Yuba, the trading center of Alabasta, and Erumalu, the city that is about to dry up.
Of these three towns, Erumalu, Yuba, and Lin Mo have been to them, so they can be eliminated directly, so the only option left is Rainbase...
In other words, he just wandered around and ended up at Crocodile's base camp?
Such a coincidence?
After a moment of silence, Lin Mo randomly found a passerby wearing a white headscarf and asked directly, "How to get to Alubarna?"
The passerby who was asked for directions looked at Lin Mo strangely, then pointed in the direction and continued, "If you ride Camel, keep driving northwest. You will arrive before dark. Is this your first time to Alabasta? Are you here for tourism? I have never seen you before."
Lin Mo nodded lightly and said "thank you" casually. He was about to find a stall selling Camel, buy one and leave. He had just walked a few steps when two people walked towards him, which somewhat attracted his attention.
This is a combination of a man and a woman.
Among them, his hair was tied into a 3, his code name was Mr. 3, and his name was Galdino. He was a despicable and cerebral man who fought unscrupulously for victory.
He is Devil Fruit User. His ability is to melt his own body and change his shape at will. When he activates his ability, the penis on his head will also catch fire. The candle slime produced from his body is as hard as steel after solidification, and it has a high resistance to corrosive poisons. Resistance, in addition to being able to change its shape freely, can also trap enemies, make wax figures or Prison Cell's Key, etc. In addition, it also has a yacht that uses candles as propulsion. The disadvantage is that the candles created will melt when exposed to flames.
The other one is wearing an orange round hat and holding a drawing board in her hand. She looks young and has the codename Miss Goldenweek. She is named Marianne. She is not Devil Fruit User, but she has the ability to control the emotions of others through the paint on the coloring board.
These two people are a partnership, and they are also two members of Crocodile's subordinates, Baroque Works.
What a good luck... He met Crocodile's men when he first entered Rainbase. Does that mean that when he goes to buy Camel later, he can also meet other Baroque Works members, or directly meet Crocodile himself?
After a moment of silence, Lin Mo didn't think much more. Quan Dang didn't see the two people and passed them by naturally.
After Lin Mo passed those two people.
Mr. 3 couldn't help but paused, glanced back strangely, then looked at his partner Marianne, and asked, "Miss Golden, did you feel that the person who just passed by looked familiar?"
Chapter 538 Alabasta: What is your purpose?
Marianne also stopped and glanced back, then replied indifferently, "I don't know, it doesn't matter to us anyway, let's go."
"En... what you said makes sense." Mr. 3 was too lazy to think about anything more and continued to walk forward.
After that, Lin Mo found a stall selling Camel.
When vendor Shopkeeper saw that Lin Mo looked like an ignorant child, he thought he could make a big deal, so he rubbed his hands and asked with a smile, "Guest, do you want to buy Camel?"
Lin Mo nodded lightly.
Vendor Shopkeeper immediately brought a strong-looking but distracted Camel over, and then introduced, "This is the best one in our store. It is very suitable for you to use for long-distance travel in the desert. Since it is your first time here, I will give you a cheaper price. Normally, it is cheaper." An ordinary Camel costs about 60,000 Beli, a better one costs 80,000 to 100,000, and a special Camel like this costs 200,000 or more. I will give you a 40% discount today, how about 120,000? I have already lost money."
Lin Mo:"..."
Although, 120,000 yuan is nothing to Lin Mo, but after all, when he came to Alabasta before, he bought a Camel once, and the price of that Camel at that time was only 50,000 yuan.
Although the Camel looked a lot smaller than this one at the time, the eyes of that Camel were bright and lively. In comparison, the seemingly strong Camel looked a lot sicker.
Lin Mo really doesn't know what kind of Camel is particularly good, but based on my own feeling, this one is not good.
"No." Lin Mo expressionlessly rejected vendor Shopkeeper's recommendation. Then he looked at the cage behind vendor Shopkeeper where Camel was imprisoned. He casually pointed at a Camel who looked thin but had sharp eyes, and said, "I want that one."
The vendor Shopkeeper looked back, his face stiffened, and then he said impatiently, "I won't give you a discount if you buy the other Camel. That one is only an above-average good Camel, worth 150,000 each."
Lin Mo:"..."
One hundred and fifty thousand... beautiful.
"One hundred thousand." Lin Mo said directly.
The vendor Shopkeeper was stunned, and said unhappily, "With 100,000 yuan, you can only buy the special Camel, add some more."
Lin Mo insisted. "One hundred thousand."
The vendor Shopkeeper looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he seemed to have made an irresistible decision. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, one hundred thousand is one hundred thousand, I'll sell it to you!"
Then, Lin Mo took out the money and successfully bought the Camel. He was about to leave directly and go directly to Alubarna according to the direction given to him by the passerby just now.
A woman wearing a cowboy hat who had just bought a newspaper from the newsstand appeared in front of her.
"Huh? Lin Mo?" As soon as the woman saw Lin Mo, she recognized him at first sight.
Lin Mo:"..."
"Your bounty has increased again." The woman continued without any surprise, "Your bounty has increased to 2 billion. Enel is 800 million, Kaku is 400 million, and the one named Little White has actually increased to 1.8 billion."
"Oh." Lin Mo responded casually and walked directly past the woman.
This woman is the current partner of Crocodile, and the future Crew Member, Nico Robin of Luffy.
Robin watched Lin Mo leave with a half-smile. He couldn't help but touch his chin and muttered to himself in a brisk tone, "This time, why did you come to Alabasta?"
"Well, what you just said was Lin Mo?" At this time, Shopkeeper, the newsstand next to him, asked nervously.
Robin responded with an indifferent attitude, "Well, yes."
The newsstand owner's face changed suddenly, and sweat began to form on his forehead. "Lin Mo and his group came to Alabasta? Oh my God, they will seriously threaten the existence of the world. What are they doing in Alabasta? It's terrible. We need to contact the Kingdom Guard immediately!"
After finishing speaking, the newsstand Shopkeeper didn't care to continue looking at the stall, and rushed out, shouting as he ran, "Oh no, Lin Mo and a group of people are coming to Alabasta. Please be careful, and don't conflict with them!"
Soon, the news of Lin Mo's arrival spread throughout the streets and alleys of Rainbase.
For a time, Rainbase, which was originally peaceful, suddenly became chaotic because of the news about Lin Mo.
Robin read the newspaper for a while and estimated that the time was almost up before making a call to Crocodile.
At this time, Crocodile is smoking a cigar in his office.
When I saw Robin calling, I answered it naturally.
The voice of Robin immediately came out. "Mr. 0, Lin Mo are here."
Hearing this, Crocodile paused for a moment, then frowned slightly and asked, "Where is he?"
Robin replied with a half-smile, "Rainbase appeared in Rainbase just now, but he has left now. Do I need to follow him?"
After a moment of silence, Crocodile was not confused at all. Instead, he said calmly, "Don't worry about him. As long as he doesn't hinder me, just let him do whatever he wants."
"Okay." Robin responded, hung up the phone, turned his eyes to the direction Lin Mo left, and touched his chin thoughtfully.
Rainbase's turmoil, Lin Mo felt it before leaving Rainbase, but he didn't pay attention to it. He directly rode on Camel and headed in the direction of Alubarna.
Along the way, he encountered several attacks from desert lizards and piranha flowers, but he easily solved them all.
After passing through Small Town, which was covered in yellow sand and completely reduced to ruins, a white figure flew through the air. In the blink of an eye, a man wearing an Arabic headscarf, with dark purple four-pointed star makeup on his eyes, a white robe, with many black square patterns on the robe and headscarf, and two orange necklaces. A tall man with long brown hair blocked the way of Lin Mo.
The person who came was none other than Vice-Captain Alabasta Kingdom Guard, Devil Fruit User, Pell, who had had several contacts with Lin Mo before.
"As expected, you are here." Pell stared at Lin Mo with a heavy expression and continued, "Lin Mo, can you tell me what is the purpose of why you chose to come to Alabasta at this time?"
Lin Mo was too lazy to pay attention to him and drove Camel to pass by.
Pell immediately transformed into Falcon Form, took off, followed Lin Mo, and said as he flew, "I have no ill intentions towards you. You are Princess Vivi's benefactor, and my Pell benefactor. If it is not a last resort, I don't want to do anything to you, so please tell me the truth. What is your purpose here?"
Lin Mo:"..."
"Travel." Lin Mo was a little annoyed and answered casually.
Chapter 539 Alabasta: Meet Desert Thieves again
Travel?
This reason...
Anyway, Pell said he didn't believe it at all.
But so what? From reading in newspapers over the years that Lin Mo's bounty has been rising, we can see that the gap between him and Lin Mo has become wider and wider.
If you do it by force, not only will you not get any benefits, but you might even get yourself into trouble.
After a moment of silence, Pell spoke, "If it's just a trip... how long do you plan to stay in Alabasta?"
Lin Mo replied casually, "A few days."
According to his own estimation, if the person who gave him the directions just now did not fool him, he would arrive at Alubarna this evening and take away the Poneglyph hidden in Alubarna in the evening.
As for the piece of Poneglyph hidden among the ruins under the desert, with Enel there, it would only take a few days to find it.
To sum up, Lin Mo concluded that it only takes a few days to leave.
Originally, the purpose of his coming here was for Poneglyph, and it was in line with his style of doing things that he just left after taking it.
"Then where are you going now?" Pell asked again.
Lin Mo no longer wanted to answer any of his questions and left directly on the Camel he just bought.
Pell continued to follow him. Looking at the direction Lin Mo was walking, he quickly guessed his destination.
"Are you going to Alubarna?" Pell said with a serious face, "Now that you are here Alabasta, His Majesty the King already knows about it, although we know that you will most likely not do anything that will harm Alabasta What happened to happened, but our citizens don't know that the arrest warrants for you and your companions have now been posted in the streets and alleys of Alubarna. Once you appear in Alubarna openly, it will definitely cause panic among the people."
Lin Mo:"..."
So, this guy means to let him go secretly?
Haha...
Lin Mo doesn't even want to deal with this guy.