Luo Heng looked at the crowd that kept rushing towards him and couldn't help but be silent for a moment.
In such a huge city, there are only less than 10,000 people left.
They were all dressed in rags, like beggars.
However, he knew that all this was inseparable from his original identity.
It was even all caused by Lao Sha.
All he can do now is try his best to compensate these people.
The members of Baroque Works were afraid that these civilians would attack their boss, so they formed a human wall to try to stop them.
But the means were very gentle and no one was hurt.
Because Luo Heng had already told everyone that from now on, they must treat the citizens of Alabasta kindly and not harm anyone. These people are now the ones who need their protection.
"Let them come over, don't stop them." Luo Heng said lightly.
The civilians of Juba gradually approached Luo Heng, and finally left enough space between the two groups.
An old man with a withered face walked forward tremblingly through the crowd.
Luo Heng had some impression of him. He was Duoto, the father of the rebel leader Kosa, and was very prestigious among the refugees in this city.
Duotuo slowly walked towards Luo Heng. Before he could speak, he knelt down in front of him and said in a trembling voice:
"Lord Crocodile, we have finally welcomed you."
"Excuse me, is everything you said in Albania true?"
"Will you really find water for us?"
Luo Heng said nothing, but walked forward silently, grabbed Duoto's arms and helped him up.
Duotuo stared at Luo Heng's face with hope, waiting eagerly for Luo Heng to give him the answer he had always wanted.
"Yes, I came here to find a new water source for everyone."
"I can assure you that as long as I, Crocodile, am alive, the people of Alabasta will never have the problem of water shortage again!" Luo Heng said in a serious voice.
His voice was not loud, but extremely powerful, and it could be clearly heard by everyone nearby.
As soon as Luo Heng finished speaking, tears immediately streamed down Duotuo's wrinkled face. "Wow, that's great, it's really great!"
As Duotu was the first to cry out loud, the people around him were also influenced by him and started crying loudly.
Soon, the whole of Juba was enveloped by countless cries.
They have waited for this moment for too long.
It has been three years, and they have been living through such a hard time, as if they were in purgatory.
I watched helplessly as my loved ones died one by one in front of me, the city was in ruins, and the fields were barren, but I could do nothing.
The incompetent king attributed everything to God's will and did nothing except occasionally distributing some disaster relief supplies.
Today, a man finally stood up and told them that they would no longer have water shortages. How could this not make people happy and excited?
Influenced by these poor people, Weiwei also covered her mouth and cried.
The other people in the Baroque Workshop remained silent, feeling ashamed.
All of them more or less know who is involved in the current situation.
However, they cannot guess what the big shots are thinking.
They were just following orders and executing a small part of this huge plan.
Luo Heng didn't like watching this kind of scene, as it would only deepen his guilt, so he said, "Let's get started now without further delay."
He took the lead and walked further out of the city.
The awakened Sand-Sand Fruit has become even more powerful.
Luo Heng could clearly feel the flow of the underground water veins hidden deep in the desert just by walking on the ground.
He no longer had to touch the ground with his hands as before, which greatly improved his efficiency in finding water sources.
After walking for several miles, Luo Heng finally found an underground river with a large amount of water.
He ordered his members to bring the people who had been following him to a safe area.
Luo Heng stomped his right foot hard on the ground, and the ground suddenly came alive and began to surge wildly.
It was as if an invisible giant hand was constantly digging out the sand from the ground and spreading it around.
Luo Heng looked expressionlessly at a huge sand pit that was constantly expanding and deepening in front of him.
His idea was to dig a huge artificial lake directly outside the city of Juba.
The lake water comes entirely from underground rivers and is completely sufficient for the city's residents.
Moreover, all of Alabasta's underground rivers are connected to the Santa Dora River that runs through the entire country, making them inexhaustible.
As the sand pit continues to expand and deepen, clear groundwater has been gushing out from the bottom of the pit.
However, Luo Heng did not stop. He controlled the direction of the quicksand and continued to spread towards the city of Juba.
Underground water outlets were opened one after another, and the water level in the sand pit rose rapidly.
The people watching from a distance kept cheering and hugging their relatives and friends tightly.
At this moment, in everyone's eyes, the man standing deep in the desert was like a real god.
People shouted and praised his name.
"Long live Crocodile!"
"Crocodile, the national hero!"
"Crocodile is the greatest man!"
"We will never forget Crocodile-sama's kindness!"
Weiwei couldn't help feeling a little jealous. Her father Cobra had worked diligently for the country for so many years, but he had never been so popular.
However, thinking of her father's helplessness in the face of drought, and looking at the powerful man in front of her who could make clouds and rain with a wave of his hand, Weiwei looked at Luo Heng with a strange light in her eyes.
The excavation of the artificial lake lasted for nearly two hours before Luo Heng breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Carrying out such a huge project in the desert would be exhausting even with his current strength.
If ordinary people were to do it, it would be impossible to complete it without large machinery.
After completing the part that should have been done by him, Luo Heng raised his hand and called Gardino to his side.
Gardino was completely confused, not knowing what his boss was going to do next.
"Use your ability to melt the fruit to melt all the sand on the surface of the artificial lake into glass. It would be best if you could cover the surface with a layer of candles. That should be fine, right?" Luo Heng said, standing on the shore and pointing at the artificial lake in front of him.
After Gardino's fruit ability awakened, the practicality of the fruit changed dramatically.
In particular, when sand is melted, it can be turned into glass, which is both beautiful and durable.
In addition, the candles he produced himself became harder than steel after awakening. Even open flames could not burn them unless he wanted to.
Now I'm just facing the high temperature in Alabasta and I'm not afraid at all.
It would be a waste of talent if such capabilities were not used for construction projects.
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