The first half of the Grand Line, Santin Island, Alabasta.
Alabasta is one of the superpowers in this world. It is located in an arid land and a vast desert country. At this moment, in a remote city bordering the coast, a transoceanic merchant ship is moored at the port for nearly 10 years. God.
Lombard sat at the bow of the ship, his lips were a bit dry, the city is really too dry, even if he was leaning on the coast, he could feel the terrifying hot wind blowing from the land. The fine sand that was rolled up in the sky blew on his body with the hot temperature, and it was painful and uncomfortable.
The climate here is exactly the two extremes of Caishidao. Cabaji was a little unbearable with a piece of gauze to surround his entire face, only showing a pair of eyes outside.
"It has been ten days, and there is still no news at all." Cabaji looked at Lombard, and said gloomily, "Or I will inquire again."
"Don't be in vain It's a waste of time. The buyer behind is very mysterious. You won't get any news if you go out to inquire like this." Lombard squinted his eyes and looked at the depressed port, his face remained calm, "We can only wait for the Buyers come to us."
"Will they come?" Cabaji was agitated.
"It will definitely come, and it will allow Thiago Chamber of Commerce to travel across the ocean. There must be amazing secrets and profits behind the colored stone mine. Believe me, I have not delivered the goods for so long. The buyer must be very anxious and anxious." Lombard pointed to the flag hung on the mast, which is the flag of the "Tiago" caravan. "Look, I've passed the signal. The buyer doesn't recognize us but There is no reason not to recognize the Tiago caravan's banner. As long as they receive a message that the Tiago caravan is coming, they will definitely send someone to contact."
"What's more…" Lombard Lying on the deck on our back, sighed said: "We can only wait and wait. We simply don't have any clues about the buyer behind it. We don't know everything except for knowing that the buyer is from Alabasta. Fortunately, this big country is near the sea. There are not many cities."
Suddenly, Lombard pupil suddenly shrinks, a black spot is rapidly magnified in the reflection of his lens, it is a silhouette that is falling rapidly from the sky.
"There is someone in the sky!"
Lombard violently jumped up from the deck, staring at the sky with a solemn expression, and there was an exaggerated piercing laughter from above. The sound was accompanied by a dull and oppressive air wave, as if a heavy object of tens of thousands of catties was falling rapidly.
Cabaji pulled out a short dagger from his cuffs, suddenly turned his head and looked towards the stern, a vague silhouette approaching in the sand-filled storm.
Staring intently, he is a weird man with afro-head wearing black sunglasses and a tan coat embroidered with an Arabic number "5" on his chest. As the man slowly approached, Cabaji smelled it in his nose The pungent smell of gunpowder.
The crew members who heard the movement in the cabin ran out, one by one on alert as if they were approaching enemies.
In the sky's weird and harsh laughter, the figure of a woman gradually emerged. She was a beautiful woman in fashionable dress, holding a parasol in her hand.
The oppressive air wave began to dissipate as it landed, as if just wanting to say hello, Lombard looked at the woman who stepped on the delicate cheek at the top of the mast and was still laughing strangely, the corners of her mouth Twitching slightly, he commented in his heart: "Weird and bad personality."
There is also the Ability User of Devil Fruit. Normal people are impossible to land from the sky.
"Tiago Caravan, you guys are so late this time!" Another man with dark glasses who can't see through the shade gently jumped onto the deck, and the smell of gunpowder exploded throughout his body. , He looked at Lombard and wondered: "Why is there only one ship?"
"It is the buyer behind!"
Lombard observed a man and a woman The background strength of the buyer behind this is probably more mysterious and terrifying than he expected. The woman above her head is the Ability User of Devil Fruit, and the weird man in front of him may also be the Ability User of Devil Fruit.
It should be said that it is the Grand Line, the most dangerous and chaotic Sea Territory in this world, and the Ability User of Devil Fruit, which is very rare and rare in East Blue, encountered two at once.
What does the symbol of the number "5" mean, is it just a meaningless sign, or is it some sort of similar ranking or code name?
"Ah, something unexpected happened. In the future, this business will have to change its banner." Lombard slowly walked into the mast, raising his head with a handsome smile: "This beautiful head Young Lady, I don't know how to call you? Could you please come down first? I have to reproduce and hang another banner."
"hoho ….." In the exaggerated laughter, the woman Lifting his foot forward, the whole person fell on the deck lightly, "You can call me Miss.Valentine, and the one next to me is my partner Mr.5. I haven't seen you in the previous few transactions. "
Remembering the two names, Lombard determined that "5" was a certain code name and ranking. He was shocked, but his face did not change color, and slowly took away the stalk. Yago's flag was thrown to the ground at will, and then replaced with another flag, turning his head and said: "I'm sorry, the Tiago caravan's business will be taken over by us in the future, and we will ship the colored quarry according to time in the future. Here."
Above the flag is a fierce sea shark leaping up from the sea, fiercely biting into the sky, and Lombard's face has a gentle smile, like a drape Hungry wolf in sheepskin.
Miss.Valentine and Mr.5's faces changed at the same time, and the awe-inspiring killing intent broke out. Lombard's scalp was slightly numb, but his face still doesn't change and said, "Tiago's boat The team has been buried in the sea. This time is that the forces behind me sent me to re-establish contact with your buyer. I think what you care about is actually the color stone mine, and you don't care about the specific transaction object. Who is it?"
Miss.Valentine hid her face and smiled, the killing intent on her body slowly receded, but Mr.5 stared at Lombard with sullen cheeks, and seemed to be thinking in silence. .
The pungent smell of the gunpowder became more intense, and Lombard's spine was sweating coldly. He looked at Mr.5 with a gloomy face, and felt like he was standing in a dynamite barrel with a lit fuse. Aside, the entire ship will be blown to pieces if it is careless.
"Of course, the buyers who were hurt by our relationship waited for a few more months, and the colored stone mine on this ship should be regarded as an apology and our sincerity." Lombard faced. Cabaji gave a wink. Cabaji twisted and opened the door of the lower cabin to expose the colored stone ore covered with the cabin underneath. The colorful colors reflected in the sky under the shining of the sun, reflecting the colorful light in the sky. "The subsequent transaction will be business as usual. With the same conditions as Thiago, our caravan will send a merchant ship to send enough colored stone mines every month."
"It's really beautiful ore." Miss.Valentine looked intoxicated. color.
Mr.5 frowned slightly, crouched down and picked up a colored stone mine from the cabin, before he said to Lombard with a sullen expression: "We need to report this matter to the president. To decide."