Ian got this tattoo before the war of Salamis, and its pattern naturally resembles the flag of his pirate group.
But to be honest, with the news that Ian beca a Shichibukai, many people may know Ian as a person, but not that many have seen the Jolly Roger of his group.
Obviously, this man wearing a headscarf was one of those knowledgeable people who were familiar with the Dragon Hunters pattern.
However, after recognizing the tattoo on Ians arm, he imdiately lowered his head, drank the wine in front of him, and never looked in Ians direction again.
After Ian chugging more than half of the barrel, Ian couldnt help but take a long breath and slamd the barrel on the counter.
After summoning the owner again, Ian asked: Where am I right now!?
The Boss looked at Ian strangely and said: This is the city of Nanohana! The central port city of Alabasta.
Oh, in which direction should I go to reach the capital? Ian continued, And how long will it take?
My guest, are you talking about Alubarna? the Boss said: Just go east from here As for how many days it will take, it depends on what kind of transportation you are taking!
Ian slapped his forehead. Aw yeah, Alabasta is a desert kingdom. Traveling on foot isnt a valuable option. If he relies on transportation n 11 (walking), he will die alone in the boundless desert.
So Ian asked him again, From where can I buy a cal?
Cals are the most common ans of transportation in the desert, which is the first thing Ian thought of.
Go out and turn right, then go straight ahead, there is a market where you can find whatever you want! the restaurant owner replied.
Ian nodded and bought another five barrels of drinking water from the owner. However, at the ti of checkout, the price quoted by the owner startled Ian.
Six barrels of water, a total of 900,000 Berries!
The Fck! Is this a robbery!? Ian listened to the price, and his eyes almost popped out.
As a result, the Boss smiled bitterly: My beloved guest, you may not know that Alabasta has been suffering from severe drought in the past two years. It has not been raining much. Therefore, the price of drinking water has been soaring. In fact, all of our supplies are actually shipped from other places, so the price is too high!
When the restaurant owner said this, Ian reacted. Yeah, thats right, drinking water in desert countries is really expensive, not to ntion that it hasnt rained in Alabasta for two consecutive years
And if Im not mistaken, this drought will last for another year this is due to the evil deeds of Crocodile!
Shaking his head, although it hurts, Ian had to pay the full price, and then walked out of the restaurant with five barrels of water.
When Ian walked out of the restaurant, the man with the headscarf paid his bill and moved to the door.
The man with the headscarf went out, ca to a quiet street, looked around, and confird that no one was near him. Then he took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and placed a white anti-eavesdrop little Den Den Mushi near it before starting to make a call.
Purp! Purp! Quickly, the call was connected, and The man with the headscarf imdiately said to Den Den Mushi. Im Barney. I am currently at the port of Nanohana City. Here is my report: I just t the New Shichibukai in a restaurant here, the Black Dragon Ian! He seems to have just landed in Alabasta, his purpose is unknown! Please report imdiately, and indicate action!
As the man nad Barney reported, the Den Den Mushi fell into a short silence. After a while, a voice ca with the reply: Great job Barney, your mission now is to follow the Black Dragon Ian, report his location at any ti, the chief of staff will rush towards your city and he will contact you soon!
Alright! Barney was surprised, but he answered quickly.
Then he tightened his headscarf and clothes, and ran in the direction of Ians departure
Ian has already found the place that sells cals. He was choosing his ans of transportation. Under the enthusiastic introduction of the cal seller, Ian picked up a very strong cal, jumped on its back, and tried to ride it.
To be honest, this was Ians first ti riding a cal. Fortunately, these cals were well trained and very docile. After a little practice, Ian gradually mastered the essentials.
So he headed east and followed the map he bought on his way to the market.
After getting the cal, Ian tied the barrels of water to the cals back. Moreover, because the sun in the desert was very strong, Ian bought desert clothes, which is the kind that can wrap him tightly to block the wind and sand
He swayed on the road, but Ian didnt realize that behind him, there was a man tailing him.
Moreover, Ians path was the main road to Alubarna. Along the way, Ian had quite a lot of travel companions, and there was a caravan of dozens of people, walking in front of Ian, so Ian didnt notice that a person was deliberately following him.
The sunbeam was piercing, and the dry atmosphere could easily create a strong feeling of thirst and dizziness. Ian wasnt used to such an environnt, so he made a mistake that many people often make, that is, he didnt cherish his drinking water!
It took him only one day to consu two barrels of water. When he asked others on the road, he was surprised to find that his remaining water might not be enough!
It takes at least four days to reach the next city in Alabasta, while Ian has only three barrels of water left.
Ian caught up with the caravan in front and wanted to buy more water from them. Unexpectedly, none of them was willing to sell a drop of water!
These businessn knew very well what kind of situation could happen while traveling in the desert, so all their water is the guarantee of their lives. Even if they were offered a lot of money, they wouldnt easily sell it
Although Ian is considered a furious pirate, he is not a person that can take a thing by force from innocent people or rob them, so he can only return back in the line
If they dont want to sell it, he can do nothing about it. He needs to save as much as possible on this trip.
However, what made Ian uncomfortable is that so of the travelers were laughing at him!
Even though Ian didnt hear what they were saying, they often looked at Ian with a smirk, so that he knew what they were talking about him
Fck off! I know Im a Rookie, and I have no idea about the rules of the desert Dont you got anything better to do than mocking ?
Therefore, when Ian notices soone looking back at him, he glares back fiercely. However, he was wearing a headscarf, which hid most of his expression, so the travelers ahead werent afraid of him, just kept laughing.
On the sa day! Ian went out of sight, he simply fell behind and no longer followed the caravan.
So people may say, a bunch of travelers dares to laugh at a great pirate like him? Why doesnt he just rush up to kill them and grab their supplies!
But dont be funny, due to a brief remark or a joke, he will go all out and eliminate the whole group. Thats sothing only a madman can do! Ian hasnt lost it yet, and he cant just kill anyone he doesnt like.
In this way, after a days journey, the night gradually darkened.
In the desert during the day, the temperature is frighteningly high, but at night, the temperature is low enough to make people consider getting married, Ian was very fortunate that he thought of buying desert clothes, otherwise, it would be very difficult to deal with such temperature changes.
Far away, Ian saw that the caravan had set a camp. They ignited a bonfire, ate cooked food, and placed the cals around in a circle to resist the stormy weather.
Seeing this scene, Ian learned sothing from them, and rested on his cal.
Although the cal Ian bought looks very strong, it has a peculiar thing, that is, the sound of Beep! Beep! that it often makes because the cal has lost a tooth in the middle of its mouth, when panting, the air coming out between its teeth, made such a sound.
So Ian simply called the cal BB!
BBs body was very warm, Ian leaned on it at night to stay warm, and of course, in order to prevent himself from being buried by sand in the middle of the night, Ian chose a dune as a place to spend the night.
However, in the middle of the night, Ian was awakened by a high-pitched scream. He imdiately stood up alertly, looked around, and then found that the scream ca from the caravans camp!
Their camp was not far from him, and Ian was in the upper reaches, so he could see their camps. However, when he focused his gaze, he found that they were getting robbed
There are pirates on the sea and thieves on the mountains. Similarly, in this desert, there is also a profession called Desert Robber!
Obviously, this caravan encountered so desert robbers.
This was happening a little far away, so Ian didnt see it very clearly, he just noticed a group of veiled people in the caravan camp, waving their swords, wantonly cutting and killing, and screams were emitting from there from ti to ti
Ian didnt make any movent, he just kept looking from afar Ian wasnt a bad person, but also he never considered himself a hero! So he did not want to interfere with sothing doesnt concern him.
This is not only because those guys laughed at him during the day, but also because he knows very well that this is a law of the desert. Dont interfere in sothing you are not sure of, because there might be so people of the caravan who are the desert robbers themselves!
Yes, this also goes for pirates at sea. When they can sail the sea together, and can make tons of money, but when soone feels that he can gain all the profit, he will imdiately change his role.
Because the desert and the sea are the sa, killing people and burying them in the sand will hide all traces. Such low-cost cris will inevitably occur.
Ian looked coldly at what happened in the camp ahead, and didnt plan on taking action.
However, when the group of desert robbers ransacked the camp and began to flee, they moved in his direction.
So Ian rubbed his hands
Great, my drinking water has been refilled!
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