The Great Swordsman of One Piece

Chapter 16 The Kingdom of Sand with Dark Clouds
Half a year ago, the old king of Alabasta died of illness, and the prince's son Cobra inherited the throne.And the first thing he did when he took office was to set up a high fresh water drinking tax.He even ordered the filling of wells that the citizens had dug themselves for convenience.

"In view of the lack of water in Alabasta and the unreasonable use of national water and other reasons, the establishment of a certain fresh water drinking water tax is intended to let the citizens learn to be thrifty and cherish the country's fresh water resources."

What a good king who is compassionate, caring for the environment and far-sighted!At first people thought so.However, when they knew how ridiculously high the fresh water drinking tax was, they realized the evil hidden behind the control of charity.

An adult over the age of 20 and under the age of 50 has a daily drinking water quota of only 20 milliliters, and those under the age of 50 and those over the age of [-] have only [-] milliliters.There is not enough to drink!
Alabasta citizens have hardly saved any income for half a year, and they even have to catch up with the continuation of previous years.

Now there are rebels everywhere, but the king's army is unexpectedly strong. They all have brand new swords and the latest muskets. They even have horses regardless of infantry or knights!
"The king made money by collecting huge drinking water taxes, and then replaced his guards with excellent equipment. Occasionally, some sporadic rebels in various places were suppressed by the king's army." Speaking of this, Carpenter's A color of resignation flashed in his eyes.

"That's why I want to desalinate the sea water." The unwillingness in Carpenter's eyes turned into helplessness on his face. "As long as the desalination is successful, we will no longer be oppressed by the king's drinking water tax!"

"Naive idea." Reilly sneered. "They can charge fresh water tax, why can't they charge sea water tax?"

Carpenter shook his head. He didn't agree with Raleigh's statement. "His reason for collecting fresh water tax is that the country is short of water, so as long as I let the country have inexhaustible fresh water, why is he collecting fresh water tax!"

"How many times have the King's Army been here?" Van Pika seemed to think of something, so he asked.

"This is the second time." Carpenter said with a smile on his face, "I have been researching here for more than three months, and they came here for the first time yesterday to make trouble."

"Then have you discovered anything recently?" Van Pika then asked.

"After I found out that the seawater became salty because of these salts, I went to buy some materials and vessels for filtering, and planned to filter out the salt in the water. It took three days." Carpenter replied.

"The king really cares about you. He walked back and forth in just three days, and he came here to make trouble for you." Bit said with a chuckle.

Immediately afterwards, Bit asked: "What was the reputation of your king Cobra before he took office?"

"That's what I'm confused about." Carpenter nodded and said. "Before he took office, he was known for his benevolence and kindness, and we all admire him very much."

"Then did he do any strange things after he took office? Have you seen him after he became king?" Raleigh probably understood Bit's meaning.

After listening to Raleigh's question, Carpenter stroked his chin and pondered over the past six months.After a long time said:
"It's really strange that the newly appointed king publicly delivered the king's speech in Albana, and then inspected Alabasta. This is the rule of our country for more than 1000 years, but he didn't do it."

"Then does your old king have any trusted and powerful ministers, the kind of ministers who entrust the next generation of kings?" Bit continued to ask.

"You mean..." Carpenter caught what Beet was trying to say. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" He didn't seem to doubt that person at all.

"Lord Birdas is definitely not the kind of person who would do that kind of thing! During his ten years as Minister of State, he assisted the king to manage the country in an orderly manner. He would never do such a thing!"

"People's desires are endless. He has been the Minister of State for ten years." Schalke, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly.

Somehow, everything that happened in this country brought back his own memories of that terrible past. "The superior ruler is always a cancer of the world!" Schalke looked a little depressed.

"What do you mean! Master Birdas is not that kind of person!" Carpenter changed his expression and roared at Schalke.

"How many years has King Cobra's reputation of benevolence and kindness spread?" Bit asked directly, pointing to the core.

"The king..." Carpenter had nothing to say.Cobra's good reputation has been passed down from childhood to adulthood!

"You people all over the country have grown up watching Cobra, who has a good reputation for more than ten years and knows everything. You can suspect that a mere Bildas who has worked for ten years and came out of nowhere has bought you. ?” Bit went further, and Carpenter, who was choking, had nothing to say.

"It doesn't matter who is good or who is bad, just go to them and ask them if they are right." Roger couldn't take it anymore.These people are talking here and there, and he can't listen to a word anyway.

"Roger is right!" Akin was the first to defend. "We're just guessing here for a long time, so it's better to ask directly!"

Carpenter shook his head and rejected Roger's offer. "I still stick to my opinion, I will make fresh water out of sea water."

"Scientific research can't save the kingdom of sand, and neither can endless fresh water." Bit said, looking at the stubborn Carpenter. "If you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you."

Everyone was a little confused when they heard it, because Bit meant...

"You said you can make fresh water from sea water?" Ah Jin, who is worthy of being a monkey spirit, dared to think and speak.

Bit nodded with a serious face, "That's right, I discovered it by accident when I was young and had nothing to do."

Carpenter faintly collapsed. He studied hard for more than three months, but he couldn't compare to a child's playfulness!

Bit saw the discomfort in Carpenter's heart, so he said comfortingly: "Don't worry too much, this is scientific research, you may not know when a wonderful idea will be used at some point in the future. "

Carpenter also gradually calmed down, and he asked Bit calmly: "So what do I need to prepare?"

"Two Erlenmeyer flasks, a beaker, two rubber catheters, and a long glass catheter. There is also an alcohol lamp." Bit said without thinking. "Actually, it requires some special equipment, but it's good for a while.

"Wait for me, I'm going to prepare." Carpenter said, stood up and ran towards the direction of the town.To increase his speed, his legs straightened into wheels. "Please don't take the poor hospitality, sorry!" His apology floated from afar.

"That...Bit, can you really make fresh water?" Akin asked in disbelief.

Beetle rolled his eyes at him. "I'm going to do it later, do you think I will?"

"Then can you use seawater to conjure bananas?" Ajin asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

"you guess."

"If I can guess it, I won't ask you!" A Jin still asked reluctantly.The others have already bent over laughing...

"Hey, why are you laughing! Is this funny!"

"Hahahahaha..."

"Hey! Still laughing..."

(End of this chapter)