Katorea. The former Rebel Army had transformed into the Desertification Control Brigade!
With the help of the Float-Float Fruit, huge canals rose from the ground within the town, and the water from the sky ocean was completely stored within the embankments.
Many soldiers, carrying green plants, moved back and forth at the edge of the city, planting trees under the leadership of various squad captains.
And Chrollo himself was giving a lecture to Koza and the generals.
"Soil and water conservation is a profound subject. First, we need to do a good job of wind and sand prevention..."
"Secondly, establish a green protective belt to reduce the damage of sandstorms to the town..."
Koza, Keb, and others sat below, holding small notebooks, listening attentively like elementary school students, taking detailed notes for fear of missing any detail Chrollo mentioned.
After his mouth went dry, Chrollo put away the chalk and drank some water.
He had said everything he could say. The various things needed for desert governance had also been brought to them by the ability of the Float-Float Fruit.
The rest depended on themselves!
However, Chrollo believed that after the great emotion of repentance, the Rebel Army would go all out for this act of desert governance that could redeem their sins, perhaps even valuing it more than their lives.
At this time, the way Koza and others looked at Chrollo had changed. It was like looking at a messenger sent by God to save Alabasta!
Chrollo's status in their hearts had risen to the same level as Princess Vivi or even the King!
"I've said everything I can. Next, you will become the seeds. How much you can change and to what extent you can govern desertification depends on yourselves!"
Koza nodded heavily, then stood up first and held Chrollo's hands tightly.
"Rest assured, Mr. Chrollo! Next, I will take our governance brigade to every corner of Alabasta. I will definitely not let down Mr. Chrollo's teachings and expectations, and make Alabasta rejuvenate with vitality!"
Chrollo smiled and nodded.
Seeing Koza and others crowding around Chrollo as they walked out of the big tent, Vivi, who was helping to plant trees in the distance, straightened her back, looking dazed...
It felt a bit unreal.
What were they here for again? Oh right, to stop the riot...
She was prepared to bet her life to stop this riot in Alabasta...
But... it was solved so easily by Chrollo and the others?
She looked confusedly at the busy backs of the soldiers around her, who were originally rebels and now desert governance squad members, and their heartfelt smiles, becoming even more confused.
Koza's smiling face... he wasn't even that affectionate when he saw me, right?
Seeing her expression, Chrollo found it a bit funny. He walked to her side with his hands behind his back, looking profoundly at the busy people in front of him.
"It must feel very unreal... The riot that required betting one's life to stop was stifled in the cradle so quietly..."
Vivi nodded, her eyes confused but filled with happiness.
"Yeah~ It's like having a very unreal dream~ The picture in the dream appeared so easily in front of my eyes..."
She turned her head and looked up at Chrollo. "How exactly did you do it?"
Even though she had been with Chrollo for the past few days, Vivi didn't completely understand Chrollo's operation.
She didn't understand... just with a few words, he turned the Rebel Army, who were aroused and about to attack the Royal Capital, into a labor brigade?
"Governing people is actually very simple. Give them a goal, a hope, a visible direction to strive for, that's all."
Chrollo's voice became a bit ethereal: "The rebellion of these people in front of us is not because they want to seize political power. They only developed into a Rebel Army because the severe water shortage led to a hopeless life."
"And to quell the rebellion and regain these people, there is only one thing to do.
That is... give them hope again, a goal."
"Telling them the truth that the culprit is Crocodile only made them put down their weapons. The reason that truly changed them is because...
...we brought supplies and means to govern desertification, bringing the real hope these people need..."
Chrollo looked at the busy people coming and going, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "With hope, they will naturally put down the sharp weapons in their hands and become people striving for that goal."
"They were originally aspiring people of this country. With a goal, they will become the most useful corps in Alabasta."
Chrollo turned his head and said to Vivi, "They... will become a sharp blade in your hands.
Where your gaze points, they will attack—"
"You must remember what I said." Chrollo looked at Vivi with deep meaning. "The foundation of a country... is always the people."
"Because this country will eventually have a day when you have the final say..."
In the original story, even if Vivi's father Cobra escaped this calamity, he would be killed by the Five Elders and Im in the near future.
Because the identity of their clan was too special...
So this country would eventually be ruled and managed by Vivi.
Vivi didn't hear the deep meaning in Chrollo's words. With the national riot solved, she felt relaxed all over and stretched greatly. "What should we do next?"
She hadn't forgotten that Crocodile, the culprit who caused the civil strife in this country, hadn't been dealt with yet!
"Next~" Chrollo smiled mysteriously. "Next, we go to the Royal Palace and wait for the rabbit to hit the tree stump!" (wait for the enemy to come to us)
Chrollo looked at [Skill Hunter] in the void.
Just now, after resolving the Rebel Army and giving them the means of desert governance, the system sounded a prompt.
[Detected that the team led by the player stopped the Alabasta Rebel Army riot and promoted the fundamental solution to Alabasta's desertification governance. The event was solved perfectly. Plunder ability triggered.]
[Alabasta, the kingdom founded by Nefertari D. Lily, one of the First 20 of the World. Population over 10 million, capital Alubarna, a superpower with a standing army of 600,000. Clues about the Ancient Weapon Pluton are hidden in the country's Poneglyphs.]
[Reputation Points Gained: 50,000]
[Current Player Total Reputation: 127,950]
Chrollo's eyes lit up. As expected of solving the hidden dangers of a superpower, the reputation points brought were as many as 50,000. Chrollo rubbed his hands and opened the [Thief's Point Shop], selected the [Door-Door Fruit] without hesitation, and clicked the buy button.
[Player Remaining Reputation: 27,950]
Chrollo flipped his palm, and a fruit shaped like a door appeared in his hand.
[Paramecia-type: Door-Door Fruit]
[Can open doors anywhere to enter and exit freely. Places to open doors include the air, flames, and human bodies, etc.
The essence of this fruit ability lies in being able to perform spatial jumps. After opening a door in space, one can enter another space, thereby dodging attacks or performing long-distance rapid movement. The longer the distance, the higher the stamina consumption...]
Feeling the information surfacing in his mind, Chrollo couldn't help but hum lightly. Although the size of the internal space of the Door-Door Fruit was far inferior to the [Fourth-Dimensional Mansion],
Its most convenient feature compared to the [Fourth-Dimensional Mansion] was that it could open doors at any location, thereby performing long-distance spatial jumps!
With this fruit, they could sneak into the Alubarna Royal Palace without anyone knowing and lie in wait, giving Crocodile a big surprise...