The Great Swordsman of One Piece

Chapter 19 Yuba's Defectors

Yuba, the famous desert oasis, in an ordinary morning.A group of people who are not so ordinary are ushered in.

"As expected of an oasis in the desert! It's so prosperous!" Roger sighed as he looked at the peddlers peddling along the street.

"Prosperity is just an appearance. Even oasis fresh water is limited." Carpenter knew it very well. "So let's hurry up and find Brother Doto."

Roger nodded and followed.However, a new face can always arouse the desire of profiteers.The middle-aged man with a face full of vicissitudes came to them holding a golden apple.

"Guests from afar, come and see our Yuba specialty! This is a golden apple that can live for 1000 years with just one bite!" The middle-aged man stopped a group of people who were advancing with an apple.

"How do you know that we are guests from afar?" Ajin asked, jumping in front of the visitor.He is all about fruit, not just bananas.

"Because local people don't look around like you." The middle-aged man explained briefly.

"Your apple looks delicious, how much is it?" Ajin asked straightforwardly.

"One thousand Baileys." The middle-aged man said with a smile on his face.

"It's so expensive, forget it." A Jin curled his lips and refused.He actually doesn't know the price, but he doesn't have a Bailey on him.

"This is a golden apple that can live for 1000 years with just one bite! A thousand belis is considered cheap!" The middle-aged man continued to seduce unwillingly.

"Sorry, we are not interested in whether we can live 1000 years, as long as we can realize our dreams." Roger looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and laughed.He turned down the seller on behalf of a boatload of people.

Carpenter stood beside Roger quietly watching this scene.He didn't say anything.In his eyes, no matter what decisions Roger and his gang make, it has nothing to do with him for the time being.

After a simple episode, Carpenter led Roger and his group to move forward.They went all the way to the door of a very ordinary big house on a street.Carpenter stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Not long after, a young man in a white robe and a headscarf came over and opened the door.After seeing the people coming, he turned sideways and welcomed them in.

In the main hall of the house, there were already two people waiting there, a sturdy man in his 30s with a mustache was sitting at the main seat. .

Sitting next to him was an extremely tall man, a man who was taller than they were standing.It can be seen that he has to stand up about three or four meters.

Carpenter looked extremely wary when he saw the man. "Why are you here, Portman!" This little giant is Yuba's chief guard!
"I joined the rebel army half a month ago, Carpenter." Portman greeted Carpenter with a smile on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he changed into a regretful expression, which was also mixed with a little hatred for iron and steel: "I almost watched Cobra grow up, I really didn't expect him to do such a thing! "

"Carpenter, don't you want to introduce your friends to me?" Doto ignored Portman and greeted Carpenter directly.

"They, they are passing business travelers, they escorted me to Yuba! I have already researched the method of producing fresh water, and I was hunted down by Carter on the way here, thanks to them! We don't have to go to Alba anymore That's it!" Carpenter said excitedly.

Although he had already guessed why Carpenter came here, after hearing that he didn't need to go to Albana, Portman's eyes changed slightly.He really wanted to go to Albana!

"Even if you produce fresh water, the king may not necessarily abolish the fresh water drinking tax. He must let him know the power of the people!" Portman looked righteous.

"But we don't need to do this at all! And there will definitely be casualties in the beginning of the war, so it's not necessary at all!" Carpenter looked extremely impatient.He came here to avoid war!He hopes to solve the problem in a peaceful way!

"In the past, there was no way to produce fresh water from sea water, and the people of Alabasta have also struggled against nature for nearly a thousand years. So the key to the problem is not the amount of fresh water at all, Carpenter." Doto looked a little worried.

"I told you a long time ago that doing scientific research will not save the Kingdom of Sand. Because the problem is not water shortage at all."

Carpenter's mood sank.He didn't expect that all the efforts he had made for so long would be in vain, and he still couldn't stop the war in the end.His big brother Doto and the inexplicable Yuba guard chief all supported the war.

Contrary to Carpenter, Portman slightly twitched the corners of his mouth, and Doto was moving forward in the way he most expected.

"But there are more important things than this matter. How did you get rid of Karter?" Doto obviously remembered the key thing.

"Another friend of mine, Beetle, stayed to intercept him," Carpenter replied.

"That's it, then you should go and have a look." Doto said with a frown.

Hearing what Doto said, Roger was obviously not happy. "Hey, why don't you trust my partner that much! My partner is very strong!"

Doto shook his head and said, "I have no doubts about your companion's strength, but it is also true that he is not familiar with the terrain of Alabasta. Carpenter, think about it carefully, what is there in the southwest of Yuba?"

Looking at the serious Doto, Carpenter also calmed down.Not so excited about this journey anymore. "The southwest of Yuba... the quicksand!" Carpenter's face suddenly changed.That's a Jedi!
Doto nodded. "So go and have a look. I hope I can get him out in time."

Carpenter responded and turned and ran out.Nusi also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Rayleigh. "I'll just go there, don't worry, Bit won't die."

"Although I don't think Carter, the captain of the kingdom's guard, needs to use these tricks to deal with an unknown business traveler, but Carpenter can go and see if he wants to, even if it's for that unknown hero. It's also good to collect the body." Portman didn't know whether he was speaking truth or irony.

"Hey, silly big man, you've got the guts to say it again! I must teach you a lesson!" Akin yelled at Portman directly.

Portman obviously didn't care. "I'm sorry, travelers of unknown origin, I didn't mean to offend you."

Then he asked Doto, "When are we going to the capital, chief?" He couldn't wait to go to the capital to do something big!

However, Doto looked at Portman with a serious face, shook his head, and said, "It's not us who are going to the capital, but us."

(End of this chapter)