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The tattoo on Ian's arm was tattooed during the time of Salamis, and the tattoo pattern was naturally the flag of the Dragon Hunter Pirates.

But to be honest, with the news that Ian has become Qiwuhai, there may be many people who know Ian, but not many people who have seen the logo of the Dragon Hunter Pirates.

Obviously, this man wearing a hood is the one who has seen the logo of the Dragon Hunter Pirates.

However, after he recognized the tattoo on Ian's arm, he immediately lowered his head, drank the water in front of him, and stopped looking in front of Ian.

After Ian drank a full meal of water, he could not help but breathed a sigh of relief, and with a thud, he placed the empty wooden barrel on the counter.

After calling the restaurant owner, Ian asked him, "Where is this place?"

The restaurant owner gave Ian a strange look and said, "This is the rapeseed flower city! The port city of Alabasta."

"Oh, then which direction do you need to go to the capital of Alabasta?" Ian continued to ask: "How long will it take?"

"Guest, are you talking about Albana, the capital?" the restaurant owner said, "Just walk eastward from here. As for how many days it will take, it depends on what means of transportation you take!"

Ian slapped his forehead, yes, Alabasta is a desert kingdom. Traveling through this country is no better than in other places. If you rely on your own No. 11 bus, walking in the desert will kill people.

So Ian asked him, "Where can I sell camels?"

In the desert, the most common means of transportation are camels, and they were the first thing Ian thought of.

"Go out and turn right, go straight ahead, there is a market, there are camels you want!" the restaurant owner replied.

Ian nodded, and bought five more buckets of drinking water from the restaurant owner. However, at the time of checkout, the price quoted by the restaurant owner surprised Ian.

"A total of six buckets of water, a total of 900,000 Baileys!"

"Fuck! Why don't you go grab it!" Ian's eyes almost popped out when he heard the price.

As a result, the restaurant owner smiled wryly: "Guest, you may not know that Alabasta has been severely drought in the past two years, and it hasn't rained much, so over the years, the price of drinking water has been soaring, even if it is sold Drinking water, in fact, comes from other places by boat, so it is naturally expensive!"

After being told this by the restaurant owner, Ian realized that, yes, drinking water in desert countries is expensive, not to mention that it has not rained in Alabasta for two consecutive years.

And if there is no mistake, such a drought will continue for another year... Because this drought is caused by Crocodile!

Shaking his head, although the flesh hurts, Ian can only pay according to the price, and then walks out of the restaurant with the five buckets of water stacked up.

After Ian walked out of the restaurant, the man with the headscarf settled the bill unhurriedly, and then followed him out of the restaurant.

The hooded man walked out of the restaurant and came to a secluded street. He looked left and right to make sure that no one was there. Then he took out a phone bug and a white anti-eavesdropping device from his pocket. The little phone bug was put aside before making calls.

Click, the phone was quickly connected, and the hooded man immediately said to the phone bug: "I'm Barney, and I'm currently at the port of Rape Flower City. The following is my report: I just encountered a new problem in a restaurant here. Jin Qiwuhai member 'Black Dragon' Ian! He seems to have just landed in Alabasta, the purpose is unknown! Please report immediately, and please give instructions!"

As the man named Barney finished reporting, the phone bug fell into silence for a while.

After a while, a voice suddenly said: "Well done Barney, please follow 'Black Dragon' Ian immediately and report his location at any time, the chief of staff has already rushed towards your city! He will contact you then!"

"Yes!" Barney was startled, but responded quickly.

Then, he tightened his turban and clothes, and chased in the direction Ian left...

Ian had found a place to sell camels at this time. He was choosing his own means of transportation. Under the warm introduction of the camel seller, Ian picked a camel that looked very strong, and he turned over and jumped on the camel's back. , try to ride it.

To be honest, it was the first time that Ian rode a camel, and he always felt it was very novel. Fortunately, these camels were all trained and had a docile temperament. After a little practice, Ian gradually grasped the essentials.

So, he headed eastward towards the map of Alabasta that he bought by the way.

After having a camel, Ian didn't need to carry the water he bought, but tied it to the camel's back. Since the sun in the desert is very savage, Ian also bought a set of desert clothes, which is the kind of clothes that can make him feel better. It is tightly wrapped to block the wind and sand.

He swayed on the road, but Ian didn't realize that behind him, a tail followed far away.

Moreover, the road Ian takes is the main road leading to Albana. On this road, Ian has quite a few traveling companions, and there is even a caravan of dozens of people walking in front of Ian. So Ian didn't realize that someone was following him.

The sunshine in the desert is really powerful, and the dry environment can easily make people feel thirsty. Ian is also walking in the desert for the first time, so he made a mistake that many people often make, that is I don't care about drinking water!

After walking for only a day, Ian actually drank two buckets of water. When he asked other people on the road, he realized that he probably didn't have enough water left to drink!

It would take at least four days to reach the next city in Alabasta at this speed, but Ian only had three buckets of water left.

Ian caught up with the caravan in front and wanted to buy some more drinking water from them, but he never thought that the caravan would not sell it!

These businessmen know very well that no one knows what kind of situation they will encounter in the desert, so the drinking water they keep is the guarantee of their lives. Even if they have more money, they will not easily sell the water in their hands. .

Although Ian is a pirate, he can't do things like robbery, so he can only return angrily.

If you can't buy it, you can't buy it, just save yourself a little drink.

However, what made Ian a little uncomfortable was that some of the people in the caravan were actually laughing at him!

Even if Ian didn't hear what they said, they would frequently turn their heads to look at Ian with a playful expression on their faces, so that Ian would know what they were talking about, no matter how stupid they were.

Nima's! Even if I'm a rookie and don't know the rules in the desert, can you guys laugh at me like this?

Therefore, when he saw someone looking back at him again, Ian glared back fiercely, but the appearance of him wrapped in a turban was not really fierce, so the people in the caravan in front were not afraid of him at all. The one who should laugh is still laughing.

day! Out of sight and out of mind, Ian simply fell behind and no longer followed the caravan.

Maybe someone will say, dare to laugh at Lao Tzu? Rush up to kill them and grab the water!

Stop making fun of it, killing the whole family if you don't agree, that's something only a lunatic can do, right? It's not that Ian has a problem with his head, so he can't be so extreme.

In this way, after a day's journey, the night gradually darkened.

In the desert during the day, the temperature is terrifyingly high, but in the desert at night, the temperature is so low that people want to curse. Ian is very fortunate that he bought a desert clothing, otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with such a temperature difference.

From a distance, Ian saw the caravan in front of them camping. They lit a bonfire and ate food by the fire. A circle of camels knelt down and formed a circle to resist the wind and sand.

Seeing this scene, Ian followed suit and rested on his camel.

The camel that Ian bought, although it looks very strong, has a peculiarity, that is, the sound of "beep! beep!" is often heard in its mouth, because the camel lost a tooth. When panting, the air leaks between the teeth, which is why it makes such a sound.

So Ian simply named the camel "BB!"

BB's body was very warm, and Ian leaned on it to make do with it at night. Of course, in order not to be buried by the sandstorm in the middle of the night, Ian chose the same perch as the high dune.

However, in the middle of the night, Ian was awakened by a high-pitched scream. He immediately stood up alertly and looked around, only to realize that it was the caravan in front of him that was screaming!

Their camp is not far ahead, Ian is condescending, and they can see their camp, but at this time in the caravan camp, under the shadow of the bonfire, Ian finds that they seem to have been robbed!

Not only are there pirates in the sea, but there are also bandits in the mountains. Similarly, in this desert, there is also a profession called desert robbers!

Obviously, what this caravan encountered was a desert robber.

A little far away, Ian didn't see it too clearly, but he saw a group of people wearing veils in the caravan camp, wielding big swords, wanton slashing in the middle, and screaming from there from time to time. Come.

Ian watched, but didn't move. He was a good guy, but not a bad guy, so he didn't want to save the caravan at all.

This is not only because the guys laughed at him during the day, but also because he is very clear that this is a law in the desert. Don't look at the caravan in front, but in fact this kind of caravan may also be in the blink of an eye. , become the same desert bandit!

Yes, this is the same as the pirates at sea. When you have nothing to do, you can run the business to make money, but when you meet someone who is single and think it is profitable, you will immediately change your role.

Because the desert is the same as the sea, killing people and burying them in the sand will bury everything. Such a low-cost crime is bound to happen.

Ian stared coldly at what was happening in the camp ahead, and did not go to much trouble.

However, when the group of desert robbers ransacked the camp and started to escape, they came in his direction.

So Ian rubbed his hands.

Great, my drinking water has fallen!