Pirates: I, who cultivated phantom beasts, made myself emperor

But he also knows now that it is a bit illusory to think about these things at present. The most important thing at present is to solve the Alabasta problem first.

Otherwise, with Sha Nan around, he would always be a big threat to himself.

Only when the country is truly stable, can he find a place to grow the Phantom Beast Spirit Tree with peace of mind.

Seeing his master smiling like a fool, Tuanzi couldn't help asking: "Master, what are you laughing at? What's the fun?"

"Come on, let's find a teahouse."

Cheng Cheng was in a good mood, and said heartily to Tuanzi, "You'll know later!"

In Alabasta, which is in the desert, even the streets in the towns are full of yellow sand, and the tables and chairs of the shops on the roadside are all covered with a thick layer of dust.

There are a lot of people coming and going on the street, no matter men, women, old or young are wearing turbans on their heads, everyone looks very tired, walking up and down the road listlessly.

Cheng Cheng and the two of them walked the streets for a long time, but they couldn't find a place that sold tea.

Later, Cheng Cheng had no choice but to ask someone, and only then did he find out about the only tea shop.

After they came to this tea shop, there were almost no customers on the tables inside the shop, only the shop assistant was wiping the table boredly.

"Boss, serve two pots of tea first! Quench your thirst before we talk!"

Cheng Cheng casually sat at a table by the side of the road, with the eaves covering his head, and their table was just in the shadow, so they didn't feel hot.

The skinny shop assistant had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and he looked like a very shrewd person. He didn't go to make tea immediately, but walked slowly to Cheng Cheng's side.

After scanning Tuanzi's attire, he began to look Cheng Cheng up and down again, and then his eyes fell on the Zhenhai sword again, and then his face improved a little, and he spoke.

"Little brother, this shop is a small business, and we don't accept credit."

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Chapter 42

"Nonsense, you are just a small stall selling tea, of course you know that this is a small business!"

Before Cheng Cheng could speak, Tuanzi was the first to go mad. She sat down and patted the table, angrily said: "How much money can I get for two pots of tea? I don't need my master to give it to me, I have the money myself!"

The shop assistant was not angry, but just smiled and said: "Little girl, this shop has been operating here for many years, and it has always relied on the word of integrity. A cup of tea is five hundred pele, a pot of tea is five thousand pele, and two pots are worth a thousand pele." Wan Baili, no counter-offer."

"what!"

Before sitting on the hot dumpling on the bench, I got up quickly and pulled the master to leave, "A pot of tea in a black shop costs [-] Berries. In my hometown, [-] Berries can buy a cow!"

The store clerk smiled: "That's why our small store will notify you of the price in advance. If you can drink it at this price, you can drink it. If you can't drink it, please go elsewhere. You can see it from other places. I don't know the situation in Alabasta. It's normal!"

Cheng Cheng frowned and didn't say a word. A pot of tea can be sold at such a price. He can already guess the extent of water shortage in this country.

He stretched out his hand to signal the dumpling to sit down, took a look in his sleeve, and a thick stack of Baileys appeared on the table.

When he was in Rogge Town last time, he basically never used the [-] million Baileys rewarded by the system, so no matter how expensive the tea is, it is still affordable after all.

Besides, it seems that there is only such a tea shop here.

"Dude, let's count it!"

The clerk smiled instantly, picked up the thick stack of money, fiddled with five fingers back and forth, and finished counting in a few breaths, and respectfully said: "Brother, I'm going to serve tea now!"

Then he trotted to the shop.

Tuanzi muttered, resentful: "Master, I would rather die of thirst than drink their water!"

Cheng Cheng smiled helplessly, and stretched out his hand to touch the dry and cracked dead skin on Tuanzi's mouth, "As my apprentice, you can suffer the hardships of cultivation, but you can't suffer the hardships of life. Don't worry, the master is not short of this money!"

"No matter how rich you are, you can't waste it like this, anyway, I don't drink!" Tuanzi turned his head away and said stubbornly.

Soon, the skinny shop assistant carefully held two pots of tea and placed two tea cups on the table.

The teapot was made of ancient ceramics. One of the two cups had a notch the size of a grain of rice on the rim, and the other had a thin crack at the bottom.

In addition to the poor appearance, it does not affect the use.

Twist the lid of the teapot, only to see a layer of poor tea leaves floating on it, and more tea leaves have sunk to the bottom of the pot.

"Forget it, let's drink it, it's better than nothing." Cheng Cheng smiled wryly and poured himself a glass first.

Along the way, he was indeed very thirsty. Immortal beans are good, but they can only be used to satisfy his hunger. To quench his thirst, he needs herbal tea.

After swallowing a cup of herbal tea into the throat, one can instantly feel a gust of coolness pouring into every pore of the body, dissipating the scorching heat abruptly.

The store clerk watched from the side, drooling all the time, with envy on his face.

"Duanzi, drink it quickly. Although it doesn't taste very good, it quenches your thirst!" Cheng Cheng poured another cup, and after drinking it, he began to persuade himself, the great apprentice of Kaishan.

Tuanzi glanced lightly, then turned his head away instantly, and said firmly, "Don't drink!"

The shop clerk at the side shook his head and sighed.

Cheng Cheng smiled lightly and stopped persuading, turned to the waiter and said, "Dude, we are not from Alabasta, can you tell me in detail why the tea here is so expensive?"

The man just looked at the teapot on the table, swallowed again, and sighed, "Brother, you outsiders don't know that although Alabasta is a desert country, we are in a state of water shortage all year round, but it used to be good every year. It's going to rain a little bit."

"However, in the past three years, our country has not had a drop of rain for three years, and people are dying of thirst everywhere, so water is a real luxury in Alabasta."

"I'm not afraid of making fun of you, big brother. I can only drink water like you, and I can only think about it in my dreams."

Cheng Cheng picked up the other upside-down teacups on the table, poured a cup of tea, handed it to the shop assistant, and asked, "Would the king of your country just sit back and watch this situation?"

"Oh, oh, brother, look at how embarrassing this is!" The shop clerk took the teacup with trepidation, put it to his mouth and took a sip, his face became more respectful.

When Tuanzi saw it, he immediately glared at the shop assistant. Seeing that the shop assistant didn't notice her gaze at all, he snorted and started to put the teapot on his forehead with both hands in a fit of anger.

Tons of tons!

After a while, under the shocked expression of the store clerk, he quickly drank the pot of herbal tea worth five thousand Baileys.

The store clerk had no choice but to stretch out his hands and exclaimed softly: "Wo...Woman!"

Tuanzi raised his face and didn't look at him at all, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was very fond of the word "hero".

The shop clerk only started to answer Cheng Cheng's question at this time. He sighed and said in a mocking tone: "Of course the old man is not worried."

"Because there is rain in Albany, the royal city of Alabasta, but there has been no rain in other areas for three years. Thousands of people died of thirst, and the king did not see any action."

"Besides, the lack of water itself was caused by the king's stupidity. He has nothing to worry about. By the way, the only thing he worries about is probably the rebels everywhere."

Seeing that the white-haired young man was still puzzled, the clerk continued, "This drought, if not for the king's private use of rain-inducing agent dancing powder, would not have been so serious, so I think this country will come to an end sooner or later."

"Okay, thank you very much, then let's go to Wangcheng to have a look in a few days." Cheng Cheng responded casually.

This situation is similar to what he remembers. Too much time has passed, and his memory of Alabasta has become somewhat blurred.

At this moment, two people, one big and one small, walked over to the side of the tea stand.

At first glance, the two looked like locals dressed up, with turbans on their heads.

The adult is a middle-aged man with a simple and honest face.

The little girl looks to be about the same age as Tuanzi, with a delicate appearance, she looks like a beauty at first glance, in this desert full of yellow sand, she can still look a bit delicate, which is definitely extremely rare here.

The middle-aged man looked a little cautious, and looked at the little girl reluctantly, and said to the shop assistant: "I have already brought my daughter, can you give me the half bucket of water now?"

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Chapter 43 The Angry Duanzi

The store clerk couldn't help but look happy, and said happily: "Come on, it's really a double happiness today. You and Amir sit casually first, and I'll call the boss."

The middle-aged man grabbed his daughter's hand and sat down on the chair next to him nervously. He looked at his daughter with complicated eyes and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

He could only give up resentfully, and just shook his head and sighed while sitting on the chair.

The little girl Amir looked calm, sitting upright on the wooden chair, with both palms on her knees obediently, her dress was plain, a white dress with no patterns on the skirt, the hem of the skirt was because Years of cleaning, wear a little wear.

Tuanzi regretted it now, she shouldn't have drank so fast just now, if there was still a little tea left, she could invite this peer to have a drink and make friends.

Thinking of the ordinary price of tea that day, Tuanzi just sighed and shook her head. Now, if the master had to pay for another cup alone, she would not accept it.

After all, the master's money should be earned through hard work.

So when Tuanzi looked at Amir, he felt a trace of guilt.

Amir, who just met for the first time, how could he know the origin of this gaze of Tuanzi? He just glanced strangely at his peers, then lowered his head and sat quietly again.

soon.

The owner of the tea shop strode out in front of the shop assistant, and before he could come out, he heard a burst of joyful and rough laughter coming from the shop.

"Oh, this is really great, great joy, great joy!"

A tall fat man came out of the shop, dressed luxuriously and wrapped around a gold silk belt, but because he was too fat, most of the gold silk belt was buried in the fat.

It can be seen that the age of the boss is about the same as that of a middle-aged man, both in their 40s.

Every time he took a step, the ground would shake slightly, and the yellow sand on the table would also shake and jump accordingly. His eyes, which were originally small, now almost became a slit when he smiled.

It's not clear whether his eyes are open or closed.

The shop owner quickly walked up to the father and daughter, stretched out his fat hands first, held the middle-aged man's hand, and said enthusiastically: "Assam, you have figured it out, and finally you are willing to give your daughter to me." me."

Then the fat boss hurriedly withdrew his hand and patted his mouth lightly, angrily said: "Look at my mouth, really, I should call you Mr. Yuezhang now."

Assam looked down at his own toes, without saying a word, but his drooping arm trembled uncontrollably, and the other hand firmly grasped his daughter, his eyes were bloodshot.

The fat boss didn't care about Assam's silence, and then reached out to grab Amir's slender white hand, and then slowly pressed Amir's hand to his greasy face.

Amir stood there tense, with a tense expression, but he did not resist the fat boss's intimate gesture, and his other hand was firmly grasped by his father.

With a snap, Amir's hand broke free from his father's rough and cracked hand silently.

At this moment, Assam seemed to be drained of all his strength, and his pupils gradually lost their light.

Unsteady under his feet, he fell back and sat heavily on the wooden chair.

The fat boss hugged Amir with a smile on his face, pressed Amir's whole body close to him, and laughed heartily: "Dude, go to the backyard and bring half a bucket of water out!"

"That's it!" The store clerk responded, then turned and left at a trot.

At this moment, Assam, who was devastated, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "I won't sell it, I won't sell it! Amir, let's go back!"

As he spoke, he was about to step forward and pull his daughter back to his side.

It's just that Assam's thin body is no match for the fat boss. With a light push, Assam took several steps back in the air, and fell hard on the ground, splashing yellow sand in the air.

Assam got up immediately, wanting to rush up again to save his daughter.

This time, the fat boss became a little impatient. He raised his foot fiercely, kicked Assam away, and reprimanded him: "Where in the world are you doing this kind of business? You are the one who is selling it, and you are not buying it." It's you too!"

"Do you really think that I, Statham, are easy to bully? Looking at your daughter's face, I'm already polite enough to you, an old dog. I advise you not to be ignorant of flattery."

"Besides, if you say you won't sell it, you can ask your daughter Amir to see if she is willing to go back with you?"

Amir covered her mouth, her face was already full of tears, she sobbed, "Father, go back quickly! I will go back to see you when I have a chance."

"what!!!"

Assam wailed heart-piercingly, knelt down towards his daughter, and kept slapping himself, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!..."

The voice of the apology became weaker and weaker, and in the end he was the only one who could hear it.

At this time, the shop clerk came out with a wooden barrel, walked over and put it in front of Assam.

At this time, Tuanzi, who was carrying a knife and a sword, stood in front of him with a gloomy face.

The store clerk saw the little girl with a knife and a sword blocking the way, and asked with a smile: "Little girl, what's the matter?"

"Put down the bucket!"

Tuanzi looked up at the fat boss, and said coldly, "Let her go, let her go home!"

The fat boss looked at the clerk questioningly, and the clerk signaled Cheng Cheng with his eyes, and the fat boss instantly understood that it was the distinguished guest who asked for two pots of tea just now.

He said with a smile; "little girl, don't get involved in the affairs between adults, you are a child, otherwise you will be easily hurt."

Then he raised his voice again, looked at the white-haired young man who was sitting and asked loudly: "Are you right, this little brother?"

Cheng Cheng just raised the corners of his mouth and didn't speak. He just drank the slightly bitter herbal tea slowly.

Seeing this scene, the fat boss sternly said: "Don't be shameless, make way!"

Tuanzi's face was gloomy, he held the scabbard with his left hand, and stretched his right hand towards his waist to slowly draw out the knife. The azure blue Dragon Slayer knife was drawn out inch by inch, shining dazzlingly under the sunlight.

Even the fat boss, who is not very familiar with knives, can tell at a glance that this knife is definitely not ordinary.

After Tuanzi pulled out the entire blade, without the slightest hesitation, he took a step forward, holding the Dragon Slayer Knife upside down, and rushed forward quickly, and the breath of water was activated in an instant.