Chapter 279: Please Save This Country!
"It's rain! It's really rain! β
The group turned their faces up and opened their mouths wide, and their severely dehydrated bodies were finally replenished.
The heat of the desert was swept away, and the surroundings became cool under the rain.
Chopper on the trailer jumped to his feet.
"It's alive!"
Sanji hurriedly began to look for a container to store water, and Nami had already raised her fists and cheered, not minding the graceful arc of her clothes being wet by the rain.
"It's like a miracle!"
"Town, did you turn out to be a Devil Fruit powerhouse?"
"Devil Fruits that control the weather? Superman? β
Everyone was playing excitedly, but Weiwei was the only one standing still, motionless.
"Alabastan has been waiting for a rain for too long." Her tears mingled with the rain and she whispered, "I wish those who were forced to leave their homes because of the lack of water would see this." β
Nami and the others couldn't understand how shocking the current scene was for Vivi.
If a person can summon rain clouds at any time and rain rain down on this parched land, then there is no doubt that such a person will be worshipped as a god by all the people of Alabastan.
At this moment, the god was standing in front of Vivi.
Townsend still had a bored expression, as if he didn't care about what great thing he had done.
"Towndexβ"
Vivi took a few steps closer, "Your abilities. Is it possible to manipulate the weather at will? How long can this rain be? β
"When the rain clouds clear, the rain will naturally stop." Tang Sen replied casually: "Of course, if I want, I can continue to gather rain clouds, which is not a very difficult thing. β
"Controlling the weather is just an inconsequential part of my abilities."
"Nope! Not inconsequential! Vivi's voice raised a little: "Town, your ability to save Alabastan!" β
"This ability is so important to Alabastan that as long as there is rain, the country can be revitalized, people can return to their hometowns, and everything will be as peaceful as it once wasβ"
"Towngo, I want to ask you" Vivi paused, stared at Townsend with those blue eyes, and said loudly, "I want to ask you to save this country!" β
"I want to ask you to bring rain to the people of this country! For the cities that have been abandoned by drought, for the oases that have been hidden by the sand. β
Townsend was in the midst of the rain, his face expressionless, and his flat tone passed through the rain.
"No kidding."
Weiwei's face darkened, but then she plucked up her courage again and said loudly:
"I know it's a bit too much, but but! I can pay whatever it takes, if you willβ"
"Miss Vivi." Townsend interrupted.
He looked Wei Wei in the eye and said, "The price you can pay doesn't mean anything to me. β
"Butβ" Vivi anxiously tried to interrupt Townsend, but Townsend didn't stop.
"I remember telling you about my dreams."
"Those who are not watched, those who live in darkness, I hope to lead them to the light."
"Isn't this country, the people of Alabastan, living in darkness at the moment?"
"Miss Weiwei, what you said, I originally intended to do it, not because of your request, and I don't need you to pay any price, I want to do these things for you, not for the king of this country, and not for the so-called interests."
"I'm here for all the people who have been displaced and suffering."
Vivi froze in place.
The tone of the person in front of him was as flat as ever, as if he was saying something that was taken for granted, but listening to these words, Weiwei's tears couldn't stop sliding down her cheeks.
What this man said before is not an empty ideal, he is real, he purely thinks that he should do it, and he is practicing it with action.
"It's not just Alabastan."
Townsend continued: "There are still too many countries in this world, and too many people are still suffering from persecution from the nobility, from pirates, and even from the world government. β
"I still have a long way to go."
Vivi clenched her fists and couldn't help but say, "You won't be alone, if you want to. It's a bit ridiculous, but I hope I can help you. β
Tang Sen was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "That's my honor. β
"But the most important thing at the moment is to beat Klokdahl first."
Tang Sen looked at the Straw Hats who were still cheering and shouted, "Pirates, keep setting off when you've had enough, I don't have so much time to wait." β
The group regrouped, the rain clouds did not cover a wide area, and not long after, the group saw a huge rainbow appear behind the sand dunes in front of them.
It was the refraction of rain under the sun, which meant that the edge of the rain clouds was ahead.
"It's beautiful." Nami looked at the rainbow and couldn't help but sigh.
"It's going to start heating up again." And Chopper wailed.
"Don't worry, I've collected enough rainwater to get what we need for the rest of the journey." Sanji Road.
"Sanji is really a reliable person." Vivi complimented.
Sanji's whole person suddenly softened and shouted, "Weiwei-chan~ It's my honor to serve a beautiful girl like you!" β
He also wanted to squeeze to Weiwei's side to offer his respects, but suddenly there was a rumbling sound from the ground in front of him.
Something huge rushed from behind the dunes at breakneck speed.
Zoro and Sanji suddenly became serious, standing in front of everyone.
I saw that the yellow sand in the sky was raised, and a huge lizard retreated in a strange posture and quickly approached everyone.
"Huh? Backwards? β
Sauron's hand on the hilt of his sword relaxed, squinting into the dust.
At the front of the lizard, a person was holding the tail of a huge lizard, happily running this way.
"Luffy?!"
"Hahaha!" A cheerful laugh rang out, Luffy put down the lizard in his hand, stretched out his arm and grabbed it directly on Zoro's shoulder, and then the whole person flew over.
Dragged by the impact, the two collided together, rolling a few times on the sand like a rolling gourd.
Luffy Bounced and stood up, "I finally found everyone, did you guys get lost just now?" β
"It's you who got lost, bastard!" Zoro roared angrily and directly grabbed Luffy's collar: "Also, next time I'll run over by myself!" β
"I'm sorry!" Luffy apologized insincerely, and then sighed, "This desert is so interesting, I encountered a lot of strange animals and plants, and I was swallowed directly by a big lizard." β
"Because it consumes water and food, I decided to use it for food. But Sanji wasn't there, and he was just struggling, so he saw that it was raining here. β
"Sure enough, I found everyone here."
Nami's face suddenly turned gloomy: "So, you lost all our supplies?" β
Luffy scratched his head frankly.
"Well, I was eaten by a big lizard."
(End of chapter)