He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

Alabasta.

This is a superpower located in the first half of the Grand Line, with a population of over ten million and a vast territory, known as the "desert superpower".

Rapeseed flowers at the port.

As a port city in Alabasta, it sees a large flow of people every day and is also known as the "Perfume City".

Among the many sailboats coming and going, an unassuming vessel, without any flags, slowly sailed into the harbor.

"Sigh... so this is Alabasta?!"

"It looks spectacular!"

Chopper stood on the railing, shading his eyes with his hand, curiously observing.

For the "country deer" who has never left the island, everything is so new and interesting.

"I wonder if there will be any novel or unique medical knowledge here?" Filled with excitement, Chopper skipped and hopped off the ship behind Gushin.

Although Gushin remained outwardly calm, his inner excitement was no less than Chopper's.

From the moment he set foot on Alabasta territory, a new gestation bar appeared in his mind, and it was growing very slowly.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Perhaps this means that an even more powerful Pokémon will be born?

Considering that Alabasta's most distinctive feature is its desert, Guxin didn't have many names in mind; they were all regulars from the Sandstorm Team.

On a small scale, it might be something like Flygon or Excadrill; on a larger scale, it could be a pseudo-legendary Pokémon!

Tyranitar and Garchomp are both possibilities.

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At this moment, he desperately wished he had the power of time, which would directly shorten the time required for conception; that would be amazing.

Putting aside his thoughts, Gu Xin first found the port staff who were responsible for watching over the ships and paid a deposit.

There are only two people among them who can truly be considered human. The members are few and each one is extremely precious, so Guxin did not intend to leave anyone to guard them, but instead found professionals to take care of them.

Anyway, there wasn't much on the ship; the most precious things were all stuffed into Gengar's belly.

The docks were mostly filled with workers and piles of cargo containers; it took walking a distance to enter the city.

The bustling streets, passing tourists, and a dazzling array of shops... everywhere presents a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

"Ah! This is wonderful, I've wanted to come to Alabasta for ages." Chopper couldn't stop praising it, quite satisfied with the place.

Or rather, this is exactly what Drum Island looked like in its mind.

The people living here must be very happy.

I wish everyone on Drum Island could live like this someday.

"After all, it's one of the world's few superpowers," Van Augur said seriously, adjusting his glasses. "It's one of the top ten tourist destinations of the year, and it's extremely popular."

"This place is famous not only for its perfumes, but also for its delicious jerky made from lizard meat."

"I didn't realize you were interested in travel magazines?" Guxin was a little surprised, as if he were seeing Van Auger in a new light.

"No, that's just the slogan on the sign; I'm just repeating it," Van Auger said meticulously.

Just then, a sweet aroma wafted over and entered Chopper's little blue nose. Chopper looked around and saw a small stall.

The bald boss was using a wooden stick to wrap something that looked like silk threads, and then he created a large, dreamlike cloud-like artwork.

The aroma was coming from there.

"Hey, Van Augur, what's that?" Chopper tugged at Van Augur's sleeve and asked the "know-it-all".

"Hmm...that's a marshmallow." Van Augur paused, realizing that it was understandable that Chopper, who had been staying on Drum Island, had never seen a marshmallow before.

"Marshmallows...look delicious," Chopper murmured.

"Let's go buy some," Guxin said with a smile, then led Chopper to the stall and ordered a cotton candy.

The moment the marshmallow touched his tongue, Chopper's eyes widened. The sweet taste danced and lingered on his tongue, as if a refreshing rain had fallen on the desert called "oral cavity".

It fell in love with this food called "marshmallow" at first taste.

During the journey, Gushin chatted briefly with the boss to learn about the situation in Alabasta.

As far as he knew, Crocodile Crocodile had been in Alabasta for many years, running a company called "Baroque Works" and cultivating a heroic image among the people.

But the truth is far darker than that.

Crocodile learned that Alabasta possessed the ancient weapon "Pluton," and thus came here with the intention of seizing the country.

While cultivating a virtuous and righteous image among the people, he secretly used the forbidden substance "dancing powder."

This kind of thing can cause a prolonged drought in the entire region, and you have to understand how important water is in desert areas.

He secretly spread false information and smeared the royal family, gradually causing the people to become dissatisfied with the royal family, and then completed his usurpation of the country when the time was right.

He wasn't the only one among the Seven Warlords of the Sea to do this; his colleague Doflamingo had already stolen Dressrosa from the New World, and the whole process was swift and efficient.

In comparison, Crocodile even took many years, and was ultimately defeated by Luffy, who didn't know Haki.

If he had any unreasonable subordinates like Sugar, Alabasta would have been his long ago.

All I can say is that their luck has been absolutely terrible.

"Ugh, don't even mention it. Everything's fine, but it just won't rain!" The bald boss was quite the chatterbox, rattling off one sentence after another.

"It's been over a year! It hasn't rained in most parts of Alabasta. How are we supposed to live?"

"We're a little better off here, with a lot of trade and importing fresh water from other places. The neighboring city of Airuma is even worse."

"That used to be an oasis city, located on the lower reaches of the Santo Doe River. Now, with the river receding, it has become a drought-stricken city due to insufficient water supply."

"Recently, many people from Airuma have been moving here just to have water to drink... If it doesn't rain soon, how will we survive..."

The bald boss's voice trailed off, as if he didn't want to talk about it.

If that day really comes, it will probably be a catastrophic disaster for the people.

"How could this happen?" Chopper's mouth was slightly open, his expression blank.

It only saw the prosperous surface of Alabasta, never imagining that the country was facing such a crisis.

Speaking of which, this is a desert country, and water resources are indeed very precious. Cigu Island is covered with snow, so there has never been a problem with water shortage.

Chopper felt a little heavy-hearted.

A superpower with tens of millions of people—if what the boss said is true, how many people will die of thirst due to lack of water?

Just then, a commotion arose from the street next door. Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see several gangsters beating an unknown man.

The man was tall but malnourished, with only a layer of skin and flesh clinging to his bones. His resolute face was an unhealthy pale yellow, and his lips were pale and cracked.

Jim curled up on the ground, clutching a bucket of water tightly, but even so, a lot spilled, soaking the ground. He cried out hoarsely, "This is my salary!"

"Didn't we agree that hard work would earn us water?!"

Upon hearing this, the gangsters showed no reaction, but instead continued punching and kicking, disregarding Jim's life or death.

"You liar! You clearly stole this water!"