"Alabasta wasn't always like this. Something must have happened here," Smoker said, looking at the dilapidated and chaotic port city after entering the port. Although the city's state of disrepair was partly due to the chaos caused by their arrival, the items on the streets and the dilapidated houses still showed that the people of this country did not live well.
"Could it be because of an attack by pirates?" Tashigi pushed up her glasses and said.
“It shouldn’t be,” Smoker shook his head and said, “This country is protected by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Few pirates dare to plunder and cause trouble in this country. Moreover, the desolation here cannot have been formed in a short time.”
Although Smoker has boarded his own ship, he remains the same Smoker who upholds his own sense of justice when it comes to ordinary people. He just sees things more clearly now and is actually glad that he's on Wang Han's ship, no longer bound by those rules and regulations.
“That’s true. This country was already in chaos before we arrived,” Wang Han said. “It’s a desert country, and the lack of rain for three years triggered a lot of civil war, resulting in heavy casualties.”
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Kuina exclaimed in disbelief, "Why would a war break out over a natural disaster like three years without rain? Shouldn't we be working together to overcome this difficult time?"
“Logically speaking, working together to overcome difficulties is indeed the best way to get through a natural disaster,” Wang Han shook his head and said, “but the world has never lacked ambitious people, not to mention that the three years without rain were caused by human intervention.”
"Man-made? Captain, who did this?" Upon hearing this, Smoker looked at Wang Han. He wasn't surprised that Wang Han knew about the situation. In the year since the adventurer's group was founded, Wang Han had spent at least half of his time away from the group, except for training their strength. No one knew what Wang Han was doing, so it wasn't surprising that he knew some information.
“I know.” Wang Han nodded and said, “It’s because the king here has been using dancing powder, something that can make the sky rain, for the past three years. The people blame the king for the three years without rain, and the war is also due to this.”
"It seems the king of this country isn't a good person either," Smoker sighed upon hearing this.
“No.” Wang Han shook his head and said, “Actually, the king of this country is not bad for this country. At least he loves his people. It’s just that he was tricked by others and was wronged. There is someone else who overused the dance powder.”
"Someone else?" Everyone looked at Wang Han, waiting for him to continue.
“Crocodile, that’s an ambitious guy,” Wang Han said. “The dancing fans thing was something he did to achieve his ulterior motives.”
"Wang Han, why don't we take care of Crocodile?" Smoker said.
“Aren’t you afraid of ruining your reputation? Even if you help this country, the World Government won’t report anything good about it,” Wang Han said. “Besides, I’m not a savior, why would I do something like this? Even if this country is destroyed, it’s none of our business.”
"Tch." Smoker said upon hearing this, "Our reputation is already bad enough, so what's one more time? Besides, Captain, it's not like we haven't done this kind of thing before, so let's do it again. Consider it a learning experience for us. You don't need to lift a finger, just back us up."
“No.” Wang Han shook his head and said, “Why bother with this? We’ll leave after we’ve resupplyed. Solving this kind of problem isn’t just about defeating Crocodile. We also need to find evidence to clear the king of this country’s name. Otherwise, the internal strife won’t stop. It’s too troublesome, and we don’t have that much time to waste here.”
"You're still so ruthless. To you, being a Shichibukai is just a matter of a word. If you give the order, Crocodile won't dare to stay here any longer," Smoker said through gritted teeth. Since the captain had spoken, he could only hold back. Without Wang Han's support, he couldn't take down a Shichibukai. Besides, Wang Han was right; everyone had other things to do and obviously couldn't spend too much time on these strangers.
"Ding." A crisp sound suddenly rang in Wang Han's ears, and Wang Han, who was walking forward, immediately stopped.
"Wang Han, what's wrong? Have you changed your mind?" Smoker asked expectantly when he saw Wang Han stop.
"Resupply yourselves and then leave. I have things to do," Wang Han said, and immediately disappeared into the distorted space.
"Uh..." Smoker was stunned for a moment as he watched Wang Han disappear. Wang Han had left without a second thought, leaving no chance at all. Now, it seemed they could only finish their own business and then see if there was a chance to return and help the country. After all, now, besides his own adventurers, he had no friends left, given his notorious reputation. Just as Wang Han had once said, there are countless pitiful strangers, but only a handful of true friends and family. Compared to these pitiful strangers, he cherished his few remaining friends far more.
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On the other side, after entering the Divine Might Space, Wang Han couldn't wait to close his eyes and check his newly downloaded cheat.
The eighteenth icon representing cheats has appeared on my screen. Evolution cheat.
The description following the icon shows the abilities of this cheat: Evolution Cheat: Consuming stamina allows organisms and plants to rapidly evolve and grow (note that evolution and growth can be separated). The more stamina consumed, the faster the evolution and growth, the stronger the evolution, and the greater the growth. There are no limits to the evolution or growth level. The stronger the target of evolution and growth, the more stamina is consumed. Evolution is uncontrollable, and the direction of evolution is limited by the environment and the species' own genes, as well as by the target's own abilities. It cannot be used on non-living targets.
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