Pirates: The first companion is Tom Cat

The Santo River is the most important river in Alabasta. Several important cities are distributed along the river. The entire river is 50 kilometers wide and looks like a sea.

But even with such a wide river, Alabasta is still very water-scarce and arid, which seems unimaginable to Zhang Da.

You must know that most of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are only a few kilometers wide, and I have never heard of a desert where there is no grass. Perhaps this is the unique environment and climate of Alabasta, and there may be some serious problems with the soil.

boom!

The gunshot rang out, and Bell was startled by the sudden sound, and then realized that it was not aimed at him.

The wings of a big bird in the sky were broken, and it fell down. It also fell with a backpack.

Uncle Long said that he is not good at using a gun, and now he just hit the wing of a flying bird with a single shot at a distance of nearly a thousand meters. Well, he is really not very good at it.

When he saw the backpack that fell with the big bird, Zhang Da also thought it was the vulture from the Baroque Works, but it didn't look like it when he looked closely.

"Uncle Long, have you seen what that bird looks like?" Zhang Da was also worried that he had shot down the newspaper delivery gull, so it would be a lot of fun.

"It's a big white bird, it feels about the size of an ostrich, and it's carrying a bag." Jackie Chan said to Zhang Da below on the observation deck, "I robbed it because it looked suspicious, did I make a mistake?" ?”

"It's not wrong to some extent." Bell took over the conversation and explained, "That's a deceitful bird. It often falls to the ground and pretends to be injured to deceive pedestrians in the desert and take the opportunity to steal their luggage."

Jackie Chan was surprised: "So smart?"

"There are liars among the birds!" Perona was shocked.

"Don't look at me when you say the word liar." Zhang Da also pushed Perona's little head away in disgust, in exchange for her even more disgusting eyes.

"That deceitful bird with a backpack means that someone robbed him of his luggage, and he might lose his life because of it in the desert." Bell opened his arms to reveal his wings, and his whole body turned into a falcon: "I'm going to take the Return the backpack to its owner, just keep going along the Santo River, I will catch up soon."

"Okay." Zhang Da was not surprised by Bell's decision. Alabasta's royal family painting style is completely different from that of other countries, and the focus is on being close to the people.

Bell flapped his wings and took off, but hovered over the observation deck before leaving, and said hesitantly: "Mr. Jackie Chan, please remember how I am now."

Bell flew away, Jackie Chan asked in a daze: "What does he mean?"

"Ha." Zhang Da also suddenly felt that the strongest fighter in Alabasta was quite funny, "He is afraid that you will take him down as a strange bird."

"How is that possible." Jackie Chan smiled awkwardly, and retreated into the observation room, where the sunlight was too poisonous.

Zhang Da also felt a little hot. Although he could still bear it, he was somewhat uncomfortable. He reminded Perona: "Don't you want to change into a robe?"

"Why do you need to change into a robe on such a hot day? This is enough!" Perona snapped open her little devil parasol, "Do you want it? I still have a spare."

"It's weird to hold an umbrella in the desert. I recommend you to wear it like me." Ye Yan popped up, wearing a white robe, a turban and headband on his head, and a fake beard on his lips. He was confident He showed himself and introduced, "This is my performance art - a local tyrant in Dubai!"

"No need, I'm going to move out the big umbrella and the table." Zhang Da also turned and walked into the cabin, "Tom, let's get some cold drinks, don't we have an ice cream machine?"

Tom was lying lazily in the shade under the Christmas tree, his tongue lolling out, looking sluggish—the Christmas tree that had been brought aboard the boat almost three months ago and planted in a pot was still going strong.

Hearing the word ice cream, Tom lifted his spirits a bit. He remembered that he had picked a lot of delicious fruits in the small garden, which could just be used to make some cold drinks.

Artoria is always very active when it comes to eating, and she happily goes to help Tom.

After a while, everyone was sitting under the large parasol with an ice cream or a glass of juice to enjoy the cool, except for Shark Pepper who was at the helm.

"Shark Pepper, I'll do it for you... ah, it's hot!" Zhang Da just patted Shark Pepper in a normal way, but his palm was burnt red. He raised his red and swollen right hand and blew.

Shark Chili turned around: "Ah, sorry, my body surface seems to heat up more easily."

Zhang Da also looked at his right hand, with five fingers swollen like five red light bulbs, and asked without tears: "Don't you have a temperature regulation system in your body?"

"Well..." Shark Chili said apologetically, "Actually, my temperature regulation system is more aimed at the low temperature in the deep sea. Now this situation is a bit less effective, but the temperature in the body is actually not very high."

"Okay, count me as unlucky." Zhang Da also turned his head, "Wendy..."

"Okay~" Wendy handed the ice cream she had just licked to Perona, and came to help Zhang Da also heal her burns.

Thank goodness it wasn't a special injury that couldn't be healed by magic.

Crash! A catfish bigger than the boat suddenly emerged from the water, aiming its sharp teeth at the Amber and biting it off.

"Wow~ What a big catfish!" Jackie Chan was about to put down his cold drink and launch a dragon blast, but his right hand was pressed down.

Arturia disappeared from her seat in an instant, and the next moment the big catfish had been split into two. Arturia stood on the water, excitedly choosing where the meat quality was better.

When Bell came back, he took the cup of cold drink that Rui Mengmeng handed him, and then watched in a daze as Tom put slices of sliced ​​fish on the shark pepper head and roasted.

He had seen meat grilled on hot slates and iron plates, but this was the first time he had seen meat grilled on the heads of his companions. The key point was that the shark chili, which was used as a kitchen utensil, was not angry at all.

"This, is this Santo catfish?" Bell recognized the fish by the skin on several pieces of meat that had not yet been sliced.

"There is no taboo to eat this kind of fish, right?" Zhang Da also felt the need to respect other people's customs.

Bell said: "That's not true. Although the Santo catfish are rare, they are not animals that need protection. On the contrary, they are fierce and often attack people."

"That's good." After asking this question, Zhang Da also suddenly remembered that there are many interesting animals in Alabasta, such as deceitful birds and particularly large moving crabs.

In addition, Lao Sha seems to be a professional crocodile farmer, so it seems necessary to go to Lao Sha's base camp.

With a delicate mood, Bell tasted the sliced ​​meat grilled from the head of the shark chili, and unexpectedly found that the taste was not bad. He took another sip of the juice and felt that it was a fruit he hadn't eaten before.

He looked at the amber tour group who kept having fun, eating and drinking, and reconfirmed that this group of people must be good people, and he must treat them well in the future.

It was already afternoon, Bell identified the location, and reminded: "We will arrive soon, there is a hidden pier ahead, where the navy's warships are parked, let's dock there."

Zhang Daye and the others had no objections. Following Bell's guidance, they turned into a small river bend. A medium-sized warship was parked on the shore, with several naval soldiers standing guard on board, and a team of Alabasta soldiers guarding the shore. .

When the soldiers saw an unfamiliar ship approaching, they immediately raised their vigilance and prepared to step forward to question them, but they were relieved when they saw Bell's appearance. The navy soldiers obviously knew Bell, so they lowered their guard.

"Lord Bell!" The captain of the soldiers stepped forward to say hello.

"Thank you." Bell said kindly, "This is the guests His Majesty wants to see. I will take them to Albana, and I will entrust you to take care of the boat."

"Yes!" The captain replied respectfully.

Zhang Da also didn't trust these soldiers very much, so he still asked Ye Yan to leave a few banner demons to guard the boat, and everyone went to Albana with Bell.

Except for Perona, everyone else put on a robe to block the harsh sunlight. Although Rui Mengmeng is not afraid of the sun, she thinks it is more social.

Tom and Xia Lulu hung on Zhang Daye and Wendy respectively. The sand on the ground was too hot for them to get off their feet, and they didn't really want to wear shoes.

"It's so hot~" As soon as she got off the boat, Perona found that her small parasol could only block the sun, but it couldn't block the heat coming towards her face. She stood on tiptoe and looked around for a while, then asked, "The Albana you mentioned Where is it, why can't I see it at all."

Bell said: "It's still tens of kilometers away from Albana. If you walk there, you probably can't get there until it gets dark."

"Dozens of kilometers?" Wouldn't it be so hot for a long time? Perona had a tendency to turn gray, so she had an idea and hugged Wendy, "Wendy, use your magic to blow me away?"

"It will be even hotter if you stick it so close!" Wendy gently pushed Perona away, trying to create a breeze to help everyone cool off.

Wendy stopped after a few seconds. Even if there was wind, it was hot wind, and the effect was too bad.

Bell said: "Please be patient for a while, I have already contacted the palace, and His Majesty the King will send someone to pick us up."

Not long after, a puff of smoke appeared in the distance, and nine big yellow ducks rushed towards them at an extremely fast speed, each wearing a sun visor and even windshield.

The big yellow ducks stopped in front of Bell, and raised one wing in unison to salute: "Quack!"

"Thanks for your hard work, I will trouble you next." Bell responded to the big yellow ducks, and then introduced, "This is the super fast running duck team, which is the fastest running animal in our Alabasta. Next, please take them Go to the capital."

"Wow~ It's so cute!" Wendy and Perona had already moved over, each picked a petite and cute running duck, and gently stroked the feathers on their bodies.

Shark Chili directly chose the biggest one: "My body is very heavy, is it okay?"

"Quack!" Duck Duck nodded. A big Duck like him exists for people who are overweight, and there are not fat people in Alabasta.

"That's good...well, wait a minute." Shark Pepper remembered how he had scalded Zhang Daye, and jumped into the Santo River to cool himself down, before putting on his robe and riding on the Duck.

Others have chosen the running duck that is more suitable for their own eyes, and are ready to go at any time.

Only Zhang Daye...is still trying to appease the two foodies: "Don't get excited, Artoria, this is not food! Strictly speaking, they are soldiers in Alabasta, and they cannot eat it. The BJ roast duck I told you is for That's not the kind of duck! Put your knife and fork away, too, Tom, and your napkins!"

Bell is almost used to the painting style of the Amber Group. In this team, eating well is the most important thing. Along the way, Zhang Da also asked him a lot of things that cannot be eaten in Alabasta. Duck is one of them, but Miss Arturia and that cat didn't seem to listen at all?

The running ducks were trembling, they were very intelligent animals, their IQ was almost as high as that of humans, and they could hear Zhang Daye's words clearly. After joining the Super Duck team for so long, this is the first time I have encountered people who want to eat them without saying anything. It is really scary.

If they could do it all over again, they wanted to refuse the ride.

After a meal of persuasion, the two felines finally gave up their impolite thoughts and sat quietly on the running duck.

When Bell gave the order, the running ducks started to run, the one carrying Zhang Daye and Tom and the one carrying Artoria worked especially hard. They wanted to prove that their value lies in running fast, not being good. eat.

The speed of the super fast running duck is faster than that of an ostrich, and it also has excellent endurance and load capacity. Even if it carries one or two people on its back, it is still running fast. Zhang Da almost thinks that he is riding a motorcycle.

The distance of dozens of kilometers was reached in less than half an hour, and Perona didn't have time to complain about the hot weather along the way.

Albana was built on a high ground more than ten meters high, and the whole city was on the high ground, instead of the common people in the low place and the nobles in the high place like the Goa Kingdom. Gates and stairs are set up in eight directions around it. From the perspective of the terrain, it can be called easy to defend but difficult to attack for ordinary people.

Arturia commented: "As a capital city, the terrain here is very good."

Zhang Da also looked at her, but said nothing.

"That's right, I heard that Albana faced a crisis a long time ago, but the king at that time personally went to the front line to defend the city with the soldiers, and finally relied on the terrain here to block several times the enemy and found an opportunity to fight back."

Bell talked about the history he knew longingly, then changed the subject and said, "But I think it is a shame for a soldier to let the king defend the city himself. I have been training hard with the belief that I want to protect this country. , I absolutely don’t want to go through something like that!”

After a pause, Bell added: "Even if the opponent is really Shichibukai."

Zhang Da also looked up at the sky, and finally he could only say: "Come on."