Rustle rustle......

The caravan moved slowly through the desert, and the camels slowly stepped on the sand, stepping on their shadows, pulling the carriages behind.

Ryan sat in the driver's seat, chatting with the old man Hogney, the leader of the team.

He wants to learn the real Alabastan from the old man's mouth as much as possible, so as not to be jumped out of the reality pit of the plot again, the plot can be referenced, but Quan Xin will be killed sooner or later.

"Has Alabastan always been so desolate?" Ryan asked, looking for an entry point.

"Your Excellency is from another island." Hogney asked first.

"What? Is there any story in it? Ryan heard something worth considering from Hogney's words.

"Stories, stories have always been there, I don't know if adults want to hear the legendary stories or the stories of the past two years." Hogney said leisurely.

"Legends? Are there any legends? Ryan's interest was raised by the old man.

The terrifying creature he had never met for the past two days was like a mystery in Ryan's mind, scared and curious, and made him scratch his heart and be interested in the legendary story.

Moreover, the thousand-year-old dragon is regarded as a legend, and the sky island is also regarded as a legend, but they are all real, difficult to find, and not necessarily illusory.

"Legend has it that it is a very old story, and according to legend, hundreds of years ago, Alabastan was a mysterious land full of bamboo forests and shining seven-colored lights, and its whereabouts were uncertain, and it could appear anywhere on the Great Shipping Route. Anyone who sees this kingdom will be attracted to this mysterious and beautiful country and will never go out again. Hogney remembered the stories passed down by his ancestors.

"And how did the legend come about?" Ryan asked with a smile, the loopholes in this legend are a bit obvious.

"Listen to me patiently, this legend really shouldn't have been passed down, but in the legend, there was a greedy thief who stole a sacred seven-colored flower from the mysterious and hospitable Alabastan, which was worshipped by the whole country, and couldn't help but show off among his peers, so that the story of this mysterious country gradually spread."

"And where is the seven-colored flower he stole now?"

The moment he heard the seven-colored flowers, Ryan's scalp felt as if it was about to explode!

Could it be that terrifying creature in Alabastan?

Did he crash into the monster's den?

The overly tense nerves made Ryan feel that there were a pair of eyes watching him under the desert, and subconsciously touched the master ball containing the golden cocoon in his pocket.

"Later, the seven-colored flower had the most beautiful color in the world, so it was bought by a wealthy merchant for a large price, and presented to one of the most powerful countries at that time, the country of St. Moss, in exchange for a hereditary land of abundance.

But the enraged Alabastanis sent an army from the mysterious land, seized the greedy thief, imprisoned him forever in this barren exile, and demanded their holy relic, the Seven Colored Flowers, from the kingdom of St. Moss.

However, the country of St. Mos relied on its own strength and did not want to hand over the seven-colored flowers, so the two sides had a dispute, and then, guess what? “

Hoganey is so old that it can still whet people's appetites.

Ryan guessed as he thought, "The country of St. Mos has been leveled? ”

Hogany shook his head mysteriously and said: "The powerful empire with hundreds of islands, millions of soldiers, and the so-called all-people soldiers disappeared overnight, disappeared without a trace, no one knew where they went, and the people of the island and the entire empire suddenly disappeared like the world evaporated, there was no big war, no shout, and completely disappeared as if it had never appeared." ”

"Hiss~" Ryan gasped, this is a little terrifying, so many living people, hundreds of islands, if you say no, they will be gone, where are they all stuffed?

He knew that there was a fish in the original plot that could eat half of the island in one bite, could it be that the people of Alabastan at that time raised hundreds of sea kings of this size? But people will still resist, can't a million army fight against the Sea Kings? Among the millions of people, there will definitely be a strong person.

"So how did Alabastan become what it is now? Is there a follow-up to the legend? Ryan asked with concern, this was at stake for his life, and he couldn't help but care.

If the legendary Alabastani still exists, knowing that he ate a little seven-colored flower, he may also disappear from the world overnight.

"There is no follow-up to the legend, it came to an abrupt end here, but there is still a legend in the mouths of the locals." Hoganey added.

"Legend has it that this was not a place of exile in the first place, and the thief was not imprisoned by the former Alabastanis, but was only modified to explain the desert that was the origin of Alabastan's decline.

In the hundred years erased by the World Government, a demon once cast this desert into an altar, absorbed the vitality of the entire kingdom, extinguished the seven-colored fire, withered the long-standing bamboo forest, and turned the mysterious and beautiful Alabastan into a desert. ”

"This ...... Isn't it a bit of a, although there are giants, demons, fish people, villains and the like, but demons, I've only heard of devil fruits, and I haven't seen any capable people really become demons. Ryan said.

Hogany smiled without saying a word, took out a black stone box from his bosom, and opened it, revealing a flame that shone with seven colors of light, and the seven-colored flame danced lightly, which was very beautiful.

"I don't know which one is true, but legends are not groundless, do you want to see it?"

Hogney brought the seven-colored fire to Ryan.

A seductive voice sounded in Ryan's heart, constantly echoing in his mind, "Take it, take it, take it......"

He shook his head forcibly and said, "It's enough to look at it this way, you better put it away." ”

After rejecting the voice in his heart, Ryan used an honorific title for Hogney, and Ryan always respected those who had the ability.

"But why do you still trade in this desert if it's so dangerous?" Ryan asked, puzzled.

"Adults just call me Old Man Huo, we are just begging for a living, the more dangerous it is, the greater the benefits, we businessmen are running around, isn't it just for the sake of profit?" Hogney said with a smile.

Ryan did not judge, one of his goals is not to be moved by interests, but everyone has their own ambitions, and others work hard for interests, and he will not deny it.

"Well, what about the story now?"

Ryan still has to understand the current situation, the legend is difficult to come across, but Klockdahl is about to run into it.

"Now, although Alabastan was desolate in the past, King Kobra loved his people like a son, and since he came to the throne, he has been governing Alabastan in an orderly manner, and the country is becoming more and more prosperous, and Princess Vivi is also very friendly to ordinary people like us, and often goes to the slums with Prince Lance and Princess Aurora to give porridge.

It wasn't until three years ago that the king suddenly began to use dancing powder to bring rain to the national capital, causing no rain to fall in other areas, and many people who could not survive revolted with the leader of Kosha.

Princess Vivi is nowhere to be found, and when they hear that Prince Lance wants to look for them, they are locked up.

Moreover, there are many more thugs in the country, and it is all thanks to Lord Klockdahl's suppression that the invasion of the pirates has been stifled. Hogney said one by one.

"What you see with your eyes may not be real." Ryan said with a squint.

"Whether the truth is true or not, we don't have the strength to investigate, and trying to live is the truth of our people." There was vicissitudes in Hogney's tone.

The moon began to rise, and the caravan finally reached Albana, the capital of Alabastan......

"Let's say goodbye here." Hoganey said.

Ryan smiled at him, went to the back carriage to find Ace and the others, and without saying a word, dragged them into the city as if they were fleeing.

When he reached the city, he slowly stopped.

Landuo gasped and asked, "Why are you running in such a hurry?" Don't wait for someone in the car? ”

Ryan didn't answer, and turned to look at the caravan led by Hogney.

It turned out that the place where the caravan was located was empty, only the cold night wind blew through.

Lan Duo tightened his clothes and asked, "Huh?" What about them? ”

The others also looked around, looking for the caravan.

"Sure enough, there is a problem, whether it is the legend of the mysterious country or the legend of the demon, how can an ordinary person have seven-colored fire? But...... It seems more troublesome than I thought. ”

Ryan feels that the pirates he crossed through are more dangerous than the Hokage! Hearing that Luffy took the most dangerous route, how did he feel that Luffy had gone somewhere less? These minefields are simply inhuman, right? Could it be that the Son of Fortune can automatically avoid a minefield that cannot be defeated?

"What fire?" Ace asked.

Ryan shook his head, this is still not good to talk to Ace, with Ace's curiosity, eighty percent will get into it, but he doesn't even want to care about Klockdahl, let alone something that looks obviously more troublesome.

"Uncle Havens, do you know the Exiled Lands?" Ryan asked.

"Exiled Lands, what is that?" Havens asked curiously.

“...... Ace, can we do without the boat? Ryan covered his face and said in despair, even Havens didn't know that the level of trouble in the matter seemed to be rising again.

"Ryan, what do you say? The Other Shore is our ship, and although it has only been sailing with us for a little more than a month, it is also a member of us, and the Pirates of Spades will never give up any of their partners. Ace said seriously.

Rando looked at Ace equally seriously.

"Okay, I'll just tell you, next time I meet me, try if I can kill that kind of thing with a spirit breaking bullet, a holy light bullet or something like that, maybe the Hailou stone bullet will also do." Ryan immediately came up with several special bullets.

"So, what the hell is that," Ace looked at Ryan excitedly.

"I don't know, it's something very ordinary but I don't know." Ryan said far-fetchedly.

"Really?" Ace Fox was suspicious.

"Absolutely." Ryan silently added in his heart, 'It should be ordinary in all kinds of legends, it must be ordinary in relation to God and Pangu, yes.' ’

"Then I believe you." Ace said with a smile.

"Now that you're in Albana, do you want to come to my house and sit down?" Havens invited.

"It's an honor." Ryan said with a smile.

"Thank you." Landor said.

"I'm sorry." Ace said.

The group walked towards Havens' house, and the soldiers in the city silently saluted Havens at Joseph's gesturing.