Opening Mangekyō Sharingan: War On The Top

Chapter 433 Albana

Under Hicks’ command, everyone set foot on the itinerary. He was a lot more cautious this time. He arranged the formation more compactly. He also asked Yu Nan to accompany him and set up outposts in several directions to be responsible. Investigate the surrounding environment.

Hicks is afraid of another accident. After all, Alabasta’s sand thieves are not only the “Barubaru” group, but also the notorious desert bandits.

They are not as ‘talkative’ like the sand thief, who often seeks for money and kills.

Fortunately, there were no waves in the subsequent itinerary. Near the evening one day later, the caravan arrived at Catreia smoothly.

Katrea is a large oasis city with a very important geographical location. It is adjacent to Nahana, the only special economic zone in the kingdom to the west, and about 50 kilometers to the south is the Grand Line.

There are many small oasis and small villages in the surrounding area.

To the north, you can reach the political center of Alabasta-the capital ‘Albana’, and there are several small and medium-sized towns along the way for supplies.

In the past few years, Alabasta has not only suffered natural disasters, but also man-made disasters. It can be described as ill-fated, but Catria has not been affected much.

First, the sand layer here is relatively shallow and the groundwater level is high. It is not only easy to fetch water, but also has abundant reserves. In addition, there is still plenty of rainfall.

On the contrary, there is abundant fresh water, which can be transported to the surrounding areas. It is for this reason that the special economic zone “Nahana” can operate normally and remain prosperous.

Secondly, being able to avoid the chaos of war is even more of a reason, with the declaration of the ‘hero’ Crocodile.

Cattleya became one of the few neutral places in Alabasta. In addition to the edict issued by the king, the king’s army did not set foot in this place. Cattleya was like a paradise.

But this situation only lasted for a short time. As the rebel base moved, Katrea had become a huge barracks.

Seeing that he had finally reached his destination, Hicks felt relieved, and pointed to the front and said to Yu Nan, “Little Brother Yu Nan, that’s Catreya.”

Yu Nan looked up and saw the outline of the city from a distance. Like Nahana, there are many desert plants on the periphery, forming a natural boundary, but there are also differences. After the dense vegetation, there is a city wall.

Everyone wandered for several days, seeing only the endless desert in their eyes. At this time, seeing the lush green, they were all in a good mood. Jessica took off the veil and said happily: “I’m going to take a bath first, and I can’t find water. , The whole body is going to be rotten.”

All the partners agreed. For outsiders like them, the desert climate is really difficult to adapt to, and it can even be said to be unbearable.

“By the way, Yu Nan, I have to go to the market. The equipment stolen by the Damn it sand thief also needs to be supplemented.” Jessica gritted her teeth as soon as she thought of what she had lost.

“Miss Jessica, I’m afraid I can’t buy it here.” Hicks laughed.

“Huh? Why?” Yu Nan asked curiously.

Hicks greeted the caravan to speed up, and then explained to the “Prophet” as they walked: “Although Katrea is not an inland city, it has nothing to do with navigation.”

Jessica asked suspiciously, “Didn’t you say that this is not far from the coast?”

“Yes, dozens of kilometers to the south is the sea, and there is also a port town, but it is now abandoned and only a few people live in it. Because of the war, the villages along the way are all deserted and turned into a paradise for desert bandits. broken,”

Hicks picked up the water bag, sipped his saliva, and continued: “In fact, the most important reason is the country’s policy. The king strongly supported Nahana, the capital of Hong Kong, and set up a’special zone’ city.

Merchants from all over the world flocked here, all kinds of goods gathered, the price had unparalleled advantages, and the sea transportation was more convenient, so Catreya only became a land transportation transit point, and very few people from the sea came here. ”

Harvey did not believe: “Don’t people here go to sea?”

“That’s not the case. Occasionally, people from the sea also come, mostly smugglers and smugglers, most of whom are pirates. After all, Katrea is not under the jurisdiction of Ochoku,”

As he said, Hicks looked deeply at Yu Nan and continued: “However, this situation is almost extinct after the rebels moved in and established a base here.”

Yu Nan frowned and said, “You mean the rebels don’t want to see the pirates?”

Hicks smiled: “It can be said that the leader of the rebel army is a fierce young man, who has always been jealous of evil, and has been in charge of this place. Anyone who encounters pirates will be expelled from the country.”

Seeing that the faces of several people were unsightly, he smiled again: “But don’t worry, it is easy for a few people to enter the city with me as a guarantee. If you need me to help introduce it, it is a trivial matter.”

While several people were talking, they had already reached the gate of the city.

Although it was late in the evening, there were a lot of people entering and leaving the city gates. About a dozen sturdy men, heavily armed, stood guard at the city gates, shouting loudly: “Dute, line up to enter the city, and open the salute. , Waiting for inspection.”

Hicks whispered to Yu Nan: “These are the rebels who have completely occupied this place.”

Yu Nan nodded blankly, not knowing what he was thinking about. When he looked up, there were still artillery on the top of the city. There was one door every ten meters, and there were no more than ten doors on the wall in just a short period of time. .

And on the city walls on both sides of the gate tower, there are also guards armed with muskets to patrol back and forth. Although the clothes are messy, there is a trace of evil spirits all over the body.

Jessica whispered: “It looks like we are in the thief’s den! Hey, what’s the matter over there?”

Yu Nan looked over and saw that about twenty meters to the southeast of the city gate, there was a large crowd of people gathered, all unkempt and dusty, some with old people and children, obviously a family, even a farmer. .

And most of them were young men with weapons, all arguing around a few cauldrons.

At this time, a burst of porridge fragrant came over, and Yu Nan suddenly said: “80% of them are refugees. Those pots should be used for porridge.”

Hicks smiled and said, “In the words of Yu Nan, these are the people who have fled from all over the world. Nowadays, only Catria is willing to accept them on a large scale.”

Harvey said with emotion: “Isn’t there also a shortage of food here? It seems that the rebels are doing good to the people.”

Hicks laughed without saying a word, but Krabatel said, “It seems that this rebel leader is not easy.”

“Huh? What do you mean?” Harvey was surprised, and Charlie and Jessica looked puzzled.

Yu Nan nodded and said, “The rebels are recruiting troops. Have you noticed that there are mostly middle-aged men in the crowd, and most of them are equipped with their own weapons. If there are so many people coming every day, then the number of rebels will be enough. I guess.”