The desert prime minister in the pirate

The capital of Alabasta, 'Albana', the most prosperous city in the desert country, covers an area of ​​432 square kilometers. It is the financial center, commercial and trade center, tourism center and military center of Alabasta.

The capital, Albana, is located in the largest oasis in the country, the Isis Oasis.

'Isis Oasis' is located in the lowest area of ​​'Alabasta', covering an area of ​​2215 square kilometers.Isis is the goddess of life and health in Alabasta.

This oasis and most of the 'Alabasta Desert' were once a vast ocean about 400 years ago.

But as the rainfall decreases year by year, the ocean on the ground slowly dries up.

The seawater that has been sedimented and filtered in these deserts for 300 years has become the underground fresh water of the 'Isis Oasis'. This huge reserve of underground water has also become the lifeblood of the people here.

The inside and outside of the city of 'Albana' are divided into three areas in a ring shape.The outermost Iqi District is a civilian area with 11 city defense troops stationed. (The original Alabasta has an army of 60 people)

A small part in the middle is the 'Phaedo District' where the aristocracy lives, and is maintained by about [-] royal police officers.

The center is the 'Romu District' where the royal family lives. The security of the Romu District is the 'Royal Regiment' consisting of [-] royal knights and its [-] subordinate knights.

At this time, an unprecedented riot was taking place in this originally peaceful land.

Neferutali XI is sitting in his large and luxurious study.

In front of the mahogany desk, a heroic man wearing gold-rimmed silver armor was reporting this work to the king with an ugly expression.

"Ximi, we are old acquaintances. Please give me your confidence as to whether your Royal Knights can defend the royal city."

The old king with gray hair on his temples stared at the knight in front of him with gloomy eyes.Even though he is old, his tendons still make his gorgeous woolen pajamas bulge out.

"My Majesty... the situation is not optimistic. The garrison in Iqi District responded slowly, causing hundreds of infected people to sneak into civilian areas to seek medical treatment."

"As the capital, Albana accounts for 23% of the country's population. Nearly 300 million civilians live here. Although there are 11 garrison troops in Ichi District, it is still not enough in front of 300 million people."

Captain Simi had already seen the warmth and anger in the old king's eyes, but the old king refrained from exploding. He just wanted to hear him talk. Knowing the serious character of the old king, he had no choice but to continue.

"The pressure in Iqi District is too great. The two thousand royal policemen in Feidu District will not be able to make a difference..."

"Royal Knights, the point is my Royal Knights!" The always steady old king slammed the table, "Simi, don't pretend to be stupid with me. When I was just a prince, I was also on the sea. Those who have broken through!”

"Every one of my royal knights is a warrior worth one hundred! They are all swordsmen who can use flying slashes. They can cut through the enemy's city gates made of steel with their swords..."

"Those commoners, with their mortal bodies, can stop my royal knights! Cough, cough, cough..." The old king became more and more excited as he spoke, and couldn't help coughing. The living maid on the side quickly stepped forward and patted her. The king's broad back.

In front of the three-meter-tall king, the maid was like a rabbit patting a brown bear on the back. The scene was a bit dramatic.

But Simi on the side knew that the prince who was once famous for his military prowess became like this because of overwork and illness. The desert country had too many difficulties.

"There are no cowards in the Royal Knights, but they refuse to massacre civilians. If it is an enemy's army, the Royal Knights will naturally march forward."

"If they are rebellious nobles, the royal knights can also wield their swords without hesitation... But these are just unarmed civilians who are seeking to survive in death." Simi's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, and the medals on his body seemed to dim. Come down.

"The king's orders are not enough?!" The old king's eyes were filled with pain. Taiya didn't want this, but the country had reached a point where a strong man had to cut off his arms.

"When you were still a prince, you were the deputy captain of the Royal Knights. Don't you know what the Knights are like? I'm afraid many people will be forced to commit suicide if I give the king's order..."

Simi closed his eyes in pain. Many disasters were difficult for human power to withstand. He could split the city gates with one sword and slash the warships with one sword, but he was helpless against the terrible rat plague.

"Yes... I used to be a knight too." The old king slumped in his chair and sighed feebly.

Why didn't he know the virtues of the royal knights? It would be better to let them commit suicide for the monarch than to expect them to swing their swords at unarmed people.

Noble qualities bring absolute loyalty to the king, which is higher than anything else in the royal knights.This allowed the successive kings of the Neferutali clan to sit back and relax.

No matter what kind of temptation or torture, it is impossible for the royal knight to betray the monarch.

But the negative effects brought about by this nobleness also made the old king suffer for the first time. The Royal Knights would not do anything that violated morality, even if it meant death.

Let them capture a country that is armed to the teeth, or let them massacre their own unarmed civilians, they will choose the former without hesitation.

"Let the two thousand royal policemen from Phaedo District go to Iqi District to support..." The old king sighed helplessly after thinking about it.

As for the five thousand servant knights, as the reserve force of the royal knights, they were naturally... carved out by a mozi.

"If all the royal policemen in Phaedo District are missing... the nobles will probably not be so cooperative." Simi touched his stubble-covered chin, and after much thought, he gave a reminder.

"Those guys have so many private soldiers, they need the royal police to do it... By the way, there are so many private soldiers among the nobles!" The old king straightened up suddenly, with a malicious smile on his face.

"Well, your Majesty, that's private property, and it caused..." Captain Simi reminded with a wink.

"Tell my knights that there are nobles who are plotting to rebel. All private armies must be turned over! If anyone resists, shoot and kill them!"

The old king seemed to have regained his time at this moment. He had the courage to rebuild the country, not to mention just a few thousand nobles... He had done many things like massacre.

"Yes." Ximi hammered hard with his left hand like a breastplate, making a sound of gold and iron. He didn't pay attention to those pigs who couldn't restrain chickens, but he was just afraid of causing turmoil.

But now that everything is in such chaos, why are we still worried about the chaos?There is really no way to retreat. Even with the Knights, it is not difficult to conquer another country.

...

On a brig, fourteen sailors were busy on the plywood.

With a hull length of 23 meters, it can only be regarded as a little guy among the brigs.

But it was several sizes larger than the sloop expected in Cape Town.

"Why did you build such a big ship?" Kakuzu, still dressed as an assistant, turned his back to the busy sailors and calmly asked Kobra, who was dressed as a captain next to him.

"There are only second-hand dhows left, and rich people never use second-hand ones." Kobra's old face under his white robe proudly pulled out an arrogant ugly smile.

Kakuzu glanced at his pocket watch, looked ahead and lowered his voice to remind, "The brig is famous for its speed. It seems that it is a good boat with barely 25 knots. At this speed, it will be 15 minutes faster than expected."

"There are still 7 minutes until Haikou...call your two idiot subordinates over here, I'm going to take action."

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ps: Our department has projects. I will make money first and then write the book. I won’t be able to write much in September. If I can’t make money, it will definitely be more important.