One Piece: Shadow monarch? I'm Just Logistics!

Chapter 227: Goddess

On a beautiful morning with a gentle breeze, under a blue and white European-style domed gazebo.

Several figures sat around a stone slab table, enjoying themselves.

"Three of Bamboo."

"Four of Characters."

"Kong!"

A sudden shout drew everyone's attention.

Haredas rubbed his hands, a little nervous. He picked up a smooth, square stone tile and hid it in his hand, peeking at it carefully.

Suddenly, his whole body jumped up, and he slammed the tile onto the table!

Bang!!

"I got it!!" Haredas shouted excitedly. "Replacement tile! A win on the replacement tile after a Kong!!"

"What?!"

"Damn it!"

"Shit!"

The other three cursed fiercely, unwillingly taking out their wallets.

"I'm out, I'm out. You guys find someone to replace me. I'm going back to cook," Reiner sneered, pulling out two Berri notes of different denominations and tossing them down.

"Don't go, Reiner!"

The moment he stood up, the old men on both sides immediately grabbed his arm, begging and crying, "Just four more rounds! Just four!"

"It'll only take a moment, it won't take long."

"Get lost, get lost. It's like this every time," Reiner said, shrugging off their hands, completely ignoring the two old men who were dragged to the ground.

Ever since he taught them how to play mahjong, these old gambling addicts had become more and more hooked.

They wouldn't stop, whether they were winning or losing. After four rounds, there were always another four.

Indulging in pleasure saps the will to make progress.

They're hopeless.

Back at the house, Nami was still in the study.

After entering the sea area near Alabasta, the stuffy, hot air involuntarily made one feel more and more irritable.

He made a few more cold dishes for lunch.

After eating and drinking their fill, Nami went for a nap for a while.

It wasn't until Weatheria arrived above Alabasta that Reiner went to wake her.

"Are we here?" Nami rubbed her sleepy eyes, sat up, and stretched lazily.

"Mm, the old men have packed their things and are ready to go."

"Coming."

Slap, slap!

Nami patted her face to wake herself up, threw off the blanket, and walked to the closet with her feet on the floor. "Wait for me to change."

"Change clothes?"

Reiner looked at her denim shorts and black tank top. Wasn't this her usual style?

"You wouldn't understand."

As if seeing his confusion, Nami didn't explain.

She took out two relatively elegant long dresses from the closet, wavering between them in hesitation.

One was a passionate fiery red, the other a faint beige. The latter was clearly inferior in terms of presence.

Finally, she chose the red dress and put the lighter-colored one back.

Lifting her tank top, her jade-like skin was smooth and flawless, her graceful figure inviting the imagination.

Nami stopped undressing, turned her head, rolled her eyes, and urged irritably, "Get out, get out. What's there to see?"

"Alright, I'll wait for you in the living room," Reiner said, closing the door and leaving, then sat on the sofa to wait.

He didn't understand. He was familiar with every inch of Nami's skin, yet she would mind such a small thing.

Once, he had ambushed her while she was bathing and was almost electrocuted to death.

After a good while, Nami came out, exquisitely dressed.

She wore a fiery red strapless long dress, moving like a dancing flame full of passion. A four-leaf clover hair clip adorned her orange hair.

Her bright eyes seemed to hold the moon, cute, sweet, and fresh. All perfection was gathered in this girl.

Nami lifted her long skirt and turned sideways, smiling like a caressing spring breeze. "Well? Do I look good?"

"Mm, you look good," Reiner said lightly.

Too casual, Nami thought, displeased.

Before she could get angry, she saw Reiner walk straight over, pick her up in his arms, and chuckle. "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Let's go, Your Highness."

"Hmph, that's more like it," Nami's lips curved, and she reached up to scratch his chin.

Although it was rare, in front of Reiner, Nami would occasionally act like a young girl.

The oasis [Rainbase]. The sun was scorching, and an endless stream of pedestrians wrapped in robes passed by.

This was Alabasta's city of dreams. Crocodile's casino, Rain Dinners, was once located here.

After the great incident, the casino was raided by the Marines and has since been deserted.

But during the period when the kingdom was in chaos, Rainbase was never affected by the drought, and it is still thriving today.

A blue hot-air balloon carrying a full load of people landed at the edge of the city.

The undead appeared out of thin air and unloaded a large amount of equipment, with several old men following behind.

"Let's go buy some equipment for the desert first. It's our first time spending the night in the desert. I wonder what we'll encounter this time," Haredas said, his face clearly showing some excitement.

With Reiner's protection, they had landed on many strange islands.

At first, they were a bit timid, but later, as they gradually understood Reiner's strength and reliability, they also began to let go.

Now they treated going deep into various dangerous places as a trip, experiencing the thrill of adventure. For this, Reiner had specially named them:

[The Weatheria Sunset Pirates!]

Naturally, it was not accepted. They now called themselves:

[The Meteorological Science Adventure Group]

"Alabasta is really too big. The distance from Rainbase to the capital is far beyond the limit of my undead's range. Should we go find Vivi tomorrow?" Reiner asked Nami.

Alabasta sat on an island called Sandy Island. It had a population in the tens of millions, yet it was still a state of having more land than people.

To say it was an island was an understatement; it had already formed its own continent. Its area completely surpassed the sum of all the islands Reiner had seen since setting out to sea.

"I guess that's the only way," Nami sighed.

After all, they had a mission to come to Alabasta. Without Reiner, this group of old men would die in the desert in minutes.

She was a little disappointed. She had specially dressed up today.

Soon, the group packed up and headed to the market.

The group of old men were as excited as children, wanting to buy any novelty they saw.

Although they were spending their own money, Nami couldn't stand it and still gave them a good beating.

Finally, they bought some necessary supplies, and the undead Super Spot-Billed Ducks carried the group into the desert in a grand procession.

Along the way, they saw many strange creatures and even encountered a Moving Crab, a lecherous desert species. Upon seeing Nami, its pair of crab eyes instantly turned into hearts.

"The meat is very fresh and delicious," Reiner commented after roasting it.

"Stingy," Nami rolled her eyes at him good-naturedly, but she was happy in her heart.

Perhaps the weather was too hot. After going deep into the desert, the old men also put away their playful hearts and began to work seriously.

This time in Alabasta, they had two things to study.

One was Rainbase. Why, among the many desert cities, was the rainfall here consistently high, even completely unaffected during the past Dance Powder incident?

The second was the royal capital, Alubarna. The cities that had burned a large amount of Dance Powder in the past were now suffering from those side effects.

Reiner wasn't interested in any of it.

However, when purchasing supplies, the old men had inquired with the local residents and learned a rather interesting story about Rainbase.

—This land was blessed by the Goddess of Life, blooming with vitality in a barren land of death.

No one took it to heart. Feudal superstition was not to be believed. The old men believed in science.

Only Reiner knew that science was already outdated. Now, people believed in theology.

—From a certain superstitious scientist, Vegapunk.

"Emmm, this is too strange."

"How can it be so normal?"

"I can't figure it out. I really can't figure it out."

Hiding from the sun under a gobi rock, Haredas and the other old men were dejected, sitting in a row and sighing repeatedly.

Reiner, who was exercising nearby, wiped his sweat and couldn't help but ask Nami, "What's wrong with them? Is there any problem that can stump this group of old men?"

"Well, it's because they find this place too normal, and then they became like this," Nami said, also with a trace of confusion on her face.

"Isn't being normal a good thing? Are they only happy when there's a problem?" Reiner was puzzled.

Is the way scholars think different from others?

"It's not like that. Well, how should I put it? There must be a special reason for Rainbase being special."

Nami sat on a stone pier and took a sip of water, then added, "But the nearby area is just an ordinary desert environment. This is the biggest abnormality. It can't really be a Goddess of Life, can it?"

"If you say that, I'm getting interested."

Reiner teased, "Change of research plan. Let's go find the goddess."

"Heh heh," Nami rolled her eyes, saying with contempt, "I know what you're thinking. What kind of goddess would take a liking to you?"

Reiner looked at Nami with deep meaning. "Isn't that blind goddess right here?"

"You smooth talker," Nami glanced at him irritably, but she was happy in her heart.

(End of chapter)

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