In Alabastan's oasis city, Irumma, Lynn met a familiar person and something familiar.

People refer to the fat uncle with beer belly - Dotto.

In the future, Alabastein fell into civil strife due to Clokdal's conspiracy, among which the father of the rebel leader Kosha was the uncle Dotto.

Doto was one of the ministers of Alabastan. He led Kosha and a group of Alabastans to work together to open up an oasis city called "Yupa".

Later, due to the major incident caused by Clockdal, Uba became a dry city without water. Most of the residents left there with hatred for King Cobra. Only Uncle Dotto has always believed in the king's innocence.

He stayed in Youba, trying to dig the groundwater over and over again. He was originally fat and eventually turned into a thin old man.

Even in the face of the huge sandstorm caused by Clockdal, Dotto stubbornly held on to the city he had developed with his own hands and shouted, "Youba cannot be defeated by the desert!"

And the key item that triggered this series of events was the kind of thing that Lynn was familiar with:

The contraband that the world government explicitly prohibits - dancing powder, also known as "the powder calling for rain".

A long time ago, a country that did not rain invented this green powder, which can produce misty smoke floating in the air, producing the so-called "artificial rain". The name originated from the hope that people can dance happily due to the rain.

But once this powder is used, drought will occur in neighboring countries living in the downwind. The countries that discovered this incident have broken out in war, and since then, the world governments have banned the production and possession of this powder.

In the future, Clockdal used dancing fans to cause a large-scale drought, which made the people mistakenly believe that King Cobra used dancing fans to take away their rain, so he held a grudge against the king, which led to the subsequent civil strife in Alabastan.

In that incident more than a decade later, the dance fans played the props that stirred the hatred of the Alabastan people.

However, at this time, Uncle Dotto said that this batch of dancing fans was a batch of "unable goods".

Just when Lynn was confused, Dotto sealed the last batch of sacks filled with dancing powder and greeted everyone:

"I'll come with me. Upstairs is my residence in Aruma, where we will talk in detail."

Then, the guards were on guard nearby, and Lynn, Vivi and Ikalem followed Dotto upstairs.

After briefly telling Dotto about their experience, Dotto smiled at Lynn and stretched out his hand.

"Mr. Lynn, as the Minister of Alabastan, I thank you for your help to Princess Vivi and welcome you to Alabastan-although you are not at the right time."

Lynn held Uncle Dotto's hand and grinned, "No, I'm here at the right time!"

Dotto: "?"

The relationship on the ship made Vivi know that Lin Neng had such a temper, so he didn't bother with Lin Neng's words, but asked Uncle Dotto about Alabastan.

"What kind of transaction does his father have to do with the pirate named [Golden Lion]?"

"Well, talk about this..."

Dottola went up to the curtains of the room, took out a projection phone bug, and said, "Then let's take a look at this. This is a live broadcast by His Majesty the King to the people of the whole country more than 20 days ago."

"Live broadcast?" Everyone was stunned.

Dotto nodded and explained: "About twenty-four days ago, the day when Princess Vivi went out to sea, those strange walls suddenly fell from the sky and completely blocked the coastline of Alabastan."

"At the same time, communications across the country have been interfered with, and we cannot contact the outside world."

"I was not in the palace at that time, but it is said that His Majesty the King immediately led the King's army to prepare for the battle."

"Then, a huge floating island floated over, and the pirate nicknamed "Golden Lion" fell from the sky, floating in the air, and said his request to the king."

"He is going to have a deal with Alabastan and buy 1,000 tons of dancing powder with 100 million Berry!"

Upon hearing this, Lynn frowned and turned to ask Ikalem on the side, "Dance fans have been listed as contraband by the world government. Does Alabastan have a recipe for making dancing fans?"

Ikalem frowned and whispered: "Mr. Lynn, the history of Alabastan is much longer than you think, so...yes, we do know how to make dancing pinks."

Lynn thought about it and asked again: "So is this transaction fair? I mean the cost."

Ikalem replied: "In terms of money costs, a ton of dancing pink costs about 90,000 Berry, and a thousand tons is 90,000 Berry. According to the price provided by the Golden Lion, we even have a surplus of 10 million Berry. Although it is not much, it will not lose money, but..."

"I know," Lynn nodded, "it's the 'time cost'."

“Not only, there is also the ‘labor cost’.”

Ikalem added: "The most troublesome thing about making dancing powder is not its materials, but the extremely complex process of making dancing powder. It takes a lot of people to refine and grind it for a long time to make it into a finished product. On average, ten people make one kilogram of dancing powder, which takes about a month."

"In other words, a thousand tons of dancing fans will take 10 million people to work together to make it for a month!"

Upon hearing this, Lynn turned to look at Ikalem, "How many permanent labor force is there in Alabastan?"

"If the elderly and children are removed, it's probably the same number." Ikalem replied.

Having said that, Lynn has already understood the purpose of the Golden Lion blocking Alabastan:

For some purpose, the Golden Lion needs a large amount of dancing powder. However, even if you ask Cobras for the recipe for dancing powder, the defect of long production cycle and troublesome production process is inevitable.

Therefore, if the Golden Lion wants to gain a large amount of dancing fans in a short period of time, he needs to find a large number of people to help, so he set his sights on this superpower on the great route - Alabastan.

"He wants Alabastan to produce dance fans for him with the whole country?"

"That's right."

Uncle Dotto nodded and confirmed Lynn's guess, "The pirate has too terrible strength, enough to completely destroy the entire Alabastan. The rash attack on him will inevitably lead to countless casualties and injuries on Alabastan."

"And the purpose of that pirate was to buy a large number of dancing fans, and he was not hostile to the Kingdom of Alabastan itself."

"So, after thinking about it over and over again, the king agreed to negotiate a deal with the pirate - provided that the negotiation will be held under the witness of all the residents of the Kingdom of Alabastan."

"This is the live video of the negotiations at that time."

Uncle Dotto turned on the projection phone bug and showed the situation at that time to everyone.

It was a negotiation between the king and the pirate.

One side is the great pirate who competed with Roger in the same era and created countless legends - [Golden Lion] Shiki;

On the other hand, Nafirutali Cobra, one of the twenty royal tribes that founded the world government eight hundred years ago, and Nafirutali Cobra, the king of the superpower Alabastan.

Both parties have the same momentum, and the details of the transaction are also finalized step by step.

The Golden Lion needs the Kingdom of Alabastan to create a large amount of dancing powder, materials and funds for him in a short period of time.

Cobra, on the other hand, asked the Golden Lion and his Flying Pirates not to hurt anyone in the Kingdom of Alabastan, otherwise the transaction would be invalidated directly, and Alabastan declared war on the Flying Pirates.

After all, the Kingdom of Alabastan is a franchise of the world government. Before completing its plan, the Golden Lion did not want to attract the attention of the world government, so the two sides quickly finalized the details of the transaction-

The Flying Pirates' blockade against Alabastan lasts for twenty-six days.

Twenty-six days later, in the capital Albana, Alabastan handed over 1,000 tons of dancing fans to the Flying Pirates, and the Flying Pirates paid 150 million Berry like Alabastan.

Remove the cost of 90 million Berry, the remaining 60 million Berry plus the supplies in the treasury will be used to appease the Alabastan civilians affected by the incident.

During the transaction, Alabastan will temporarily cut off contact with the outside world. At the same time, unless it is subject to active attacks, members of the Flying Pirates are prohibited from hurting any ordinary person in Alabastan.

"The above is the approximate result of the negotiation."

After the projection was completed, Uncle Dotto put away the projection phone bug and said to Vivi: "Don't worry too much, Princess, the king is responsible."

Weiwei nodded, but the worry on her face did not fade away at all.

But Lynn was very curious, "Everyone in Alabastan is forced to participate in this transaction. Doesn't anyone disagree?"

As Ikalem said, to produce 1,000 tons of dancing powder within twenty-six days, and to include the time of transportation and loading and unloading, all residents of Alabastan must be involved.

Would no one be unwilling to go on strike?

But Dotto just smiled and replied:

"Mr. Lynn, you are not Alabastan, so it's normal for you to not know."

"The most common saying of His Majesty the King is: The country is even a person."

“Alabastan is a country formed by people, and every person is a part of the country.”

"Every Alabastan loves the land under his feet and our country."

Uncle Dotto grinned.

“So when we want to do something to save the country we love deeply—we come together and we will be able to do anything.”

Upon hearing this, Lynn was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What if the Golden Lion unilaterally disrupts the deal, do you believe him so?"

"Mr. Lynn, you still don't understand what I said."

Dotto smiled and said, "For the country we love deeply, we will be able to do everything."

"War means death and injury. Everyone in Alabama, including His Majesty the King, loves peace. We will choose to endure and compromise in order not to fall into war, but this does not mean we are afraid of war."

"Although the attitude of that big pirate is tough, it is a relatively fair deal after all, and if he wants to unilaterally breach the contract-"

Dotto smiled and repeated the sentence for the third time:

“For the country we love deeply, we come together and we will do everything.”
Chapter completed!