Chapter 60: The Well and the Letter
A group of people who met by chance in Juba found an empty room, sat down to rest, and talked: "How did you come here?" β
Luo Xiu was the first to ask. Although www.biquge.info knew that they should have come here to help Vivi to find the rebels, but just in case, I still asked.
"I'll tell you." Wei Wei quickly said that she felt that it would be better to have her own words about this kind of thing: "That's the ......" Wei Wei recounted what happened after Luo Xiu and they separated. And her own plans, and the reason why they would come to Juba.
"I see." Luo Xiu nodded, indicating that he understood. Then he struck a little unceremoniously and said, "You intend to save your country, so why did you choose to [stop] the citizens from killing each other, instead of [defeating] the culprit Crockdahl?" Instead of taking a detour, it is most effective to go directly to the rain from the rape flower to defeat the crocodile. On the rebel side, running fast will help you deliver the letter to your father, and when the time comes, he will come forward in person, and the explanation will definitely be more convincing than what Luffy and his group of pirates say. β
Vivi has always been reluctant to face Klocodahl. Because she didn't want anyone to die. She is very desperate and does her best to help and save her country. but he did not extend a hand to anyone for help. Whether she is a saint or hypocrisy, this is the wishful thinking of a naΓ―ve little girl, and the truest idea.
Luo Xiu didn't mean to comfort her at all, he was not good at this kind of thing: "Even if you can stop the rebels this time, as long as the crocodile hasn't fallen, there will be a next time." The country is very good, but now I think it's bad. Why? Did the king do something wrong? Or are the rebels wrong? No, it's the crocodile that's wrong! β
"But what else can I do?!" Wei Wei broke down and cried: "That's the Seven Martial Seas! World-class pirates! I don't want anyone to die! So I'm going to have to fight on my own, isn't it?! What else can I fight for but my own life? Please, tell me! Luo Xiu! β
"......" Seeing Wei Wei roaring like venting, Luo Xiu was expressionless at first, and then smiled softly: "Okay." Luffy-"
shouted Luffy, and Luo Xiu left quietly. I said I was going to help Doto dig water. Luffy, who was called over by him, listened to Vivi's words on the side, his expression became very serious, and he kept his head down. He walked up to Wei Wei, punched Wei Wei "hard", and said loudly with anger in his slightly dazed eyes:
"In addition to your own life, you can fight for our life! We're partners, aren't we!? β
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Luo Xiu didn't hear the conversation after that, he had already arrived at the place where Doto was digging water. Probably only by digging day after day will the once big fat man become the skinny man he is now.
Luo Xiu pressed Doto's shovel: "Uncle Doto, you can rest for a while." β
"Huh? But I'm going to dig the water out. Doto gasped, but determined.
"I mean, I'll just take care of the digging for the rest of the work." Luo Xiu took the shovel from his trembling hand, and watched him sit down on the side, before squatting down, one hand on the ground: "I am a Devil Fruit ability, and digging water is very simple for me." β
"Oh-oh, do you mean that legendary jewel of the sea?!" Doto asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, the treasure of the sea, the Devil Fruit that can sell for hundreds of millions of Baileys." Luo Xiu replied, and then paused: "Found it." β
He turned his head and asked Doto, "In the next few days, there will probably only be one or two more sandstorms." Uncle Doto, do you want this water to be above the ground or underground? If it's underground, I can help you get a culvert and build a qanats. β
"[Qanats]? What kind of well is that? Doto said he had heard the word for the first time.
"[Karez] Ah......" Luo Xiu showed a nostalgic expression, looking at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky: "That is a characteristic well in a place in my hometown. There, as here, there are a lot of deserts, and it doesn't rain all year round. β
"Yes! Then bother you! Doto looked very happy.
Juba was quiet in the night, and Doto sat in Jubael was horrified. What kind of guy is this person in front of him? Seeing his god-like posture, Doto wondered in disbelief whether it was God who had asked this man to help the city.
The yellow sand on the ground boiled. The sand, which was more than ten meters thick, moved wildly, deformed, and finally solidified under the action of Luo Xiu's ability.
"The underground aquifers (water veins) in Juba are very active, so even if they are buried by thick yellow sand, you can still dig out water." Luo Xiu chatted with Doto while doing it, pulling him back from that trance like seeing a god: "What I'm going to do is to keep the sand still, but make a culvert underground. Then make a passage where people can go underground to get water. β
"Passage? It's all sand, can't be fixed, right? Doto asked.
There are many types of sand, but the most common sand in the desert is silica-based. When the molten sand solidifies, it becomes something like glass, which is actually glass that is rich in impurities. Through his ability, Rosho can skip the heating step and directly manipulate the sand at the molecular or even atomic level. (Of course, it can also be operated more subtly, Luo Xiu's fruit ability, combined with physics, is enough to destroy the world)
"No problem." Rosho felt the culverts and ventilation shafts that were gradually forming underground, and explained to Doto, "This is what I did through my abilities, so these are no longer sand. Don't worry about rust either. The diameter of the culvert is about twelve meters, which should be enough. β
After about half an hour, Luo Xiu finished everything quietly. On the surface, Juba at this time is only a few more holes in the ground than before.
"It's done. Uncle Doto, let's go in from this well. Luo Xiu eased his breath and pointed to a well in front of him.
"Oh...... Oh! Still in a trance, he paused for a moment, and then walked in excitedly.
After a while, there was a surprise cheer from Doto in the shaft: "Water! β
With a small smile, Luo Xiu walked towards the outside of the city. At the door, Robin was already sitting on the sand boat waiting for him: "Let's go." (Affirmative interrogative sentence)
"It's already something, isn't it?" Luo Xiu asked rhetorically.
"Heh," Robin laughed, "let's go, then." The water was already there, and with Juba as a reference, I found that place. β
Under the moonlight, the two sat in a sand boat, and under the guidance of Robin, they galloped towards their destination.
"Hey-boy, ......" When the excited Doto ran out of the well, he could still see Luo Xiu's shadow, and only found a letter left by Luo Xiu (pressed with stones).
Reminded by Luo Xiu and "fought" with Luffy again, Vivi finally made up her mind to confront the crocodile! Just as they were about to take a break and recharge their energy to fight, Doto came to them with the letter left by Luo Xiu.
"Hey, is it you who called Luffy, Straw Hat Boy? The young man named Luo Xiu left you a letter. β
"Letter from the teacher?" Suspiciously taking Luo Xiu's letter, Luffy looked at it.
"Luffy, you used the [Warrior Spear] when you were fighting with Ace. Don't deny it, just look at your right hand. Don't use it anymore. Your current body isn't enough to support those moves. If you use it again, it's not just your right hand that can't move. Remember, before your Dao power exceeds 4,900, don't use it as a teacher to teach you [Martial Arts]. β
After reading the letter, Luffy's expression was a little serious, and his weak right hand made him feel that he was a little impulsive when he fought with Ace before: "It's troublesome...... I hope that crocodile is no better than Ace. β