Daily life as a writer in the world of pirates

aboard the Merry.

Everyone stretched out their right arms to form a circle, and each extended right arm had a piece of skin wrapped in a bandage.

Zoro emphasized: "Even if the other party wants to pretend to be a partner, they can only see the bandage and not the cross under the bandage. Therefore, if you are not sure of the other party's identity, just ask the other party what is under the bandage. Only the correct answer will be given." Talented people are our partners.”

Wanzi thought for a while and said cautiously: "This method is good, but if there is only one layer of defense, it may not be safe. Let's add another password!"

"We can ask each other: What is your favorite? The answer is the Golden Mermaid." Maruko suggested with a smile.

Zoro chuckled: "Okay, I have no objection!"

Usopp also touched Merry and laughed: "Yeah, I don't have a problem either!"

Chopper raised his hand and said shyly: "I...I also like Meili...and everyone hehe."

Luffy sat upside down on the bow of the boat, looked at everyone, and announced loudly: "Let's go through the code together! Your favorite is--"

"Golden Meri!" Everyone replied loudly in unison.

At this time, in the boundless darkness, a cute boy quietly opened his eyes. Wanzi's heart moved. She didn't know why, but a faint gentle breath suddenly came from her perception.

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One day after being separated from MR2, the Meili finally arrived in Alabasta and landed in Rapeseed, a seaside port city in Alabasta.

Luffy stretched hard: "Finally here! Meat, meat, meat—I want to eat meat—"

"Wait." Weiwei hurriedly called to everyone who wanted to get off the boat.

Weiwei: "The portraits of all of us have been known to the Baroque Studio. We should be recognized if we go directly to the city, right?"

Maruko raised his hand: "I can transform. And Chopper has just boarded the ship, so he won't be recognized!"

Weiwei smiled: "That's good. We can go directly to the rebel base Yuba along the inland river. So in this city, everyone only needs to supply some food and camouflage clothes." "

Maruko was curious: "You also need disguise clothes?"

Weiwei nodded and her tone was a little relaxed: "Alabasta is a well-known civilized country on the Great Line. It has existed since the founding of the World Government. It has a history of more than 800 years, so there are many things here. There are unique items and creatures that we can see when we travel through the desert.”

"The clothes we wear at sea are different from those here, so in order to keep a low profile, we should disguise ourselves a little." Weiwei suggested carefully.

Wanzi nodded: "I understand, everyone tell me what you want, and Chopper and I will go shopping together!"

"Ninjutsu - Shadow Bun | Body Technique."

"Ninja Technique - Transformation Technique."

The ball was quickly divided into four, and each of them turned into a black-haired boy, a silver-haired grandma, a bearded uncle, and a freckled girl. And her true form is that of a black-haired boy.

The black-haired boy Maruko said: "My current chakra can only create three clones at most. Chopper and I will be together. We will divide our troops into four groups to purchase. We promise to come back as soon as possible, and then go to Yuba with Weiwei!"

Nami shook her head helplessly: "I'm afraid not."

Zoro pointed to a long line of dust on the shore: "Luffy, that guy, ran away before Weiwei said anything. Maranzi, you can look for him again."

Maruko made an OK gesture: "Maybe it's because I used too much perception. After leaving the small garden, my perception range has improved a lot with the help of the Sharingan. I will definitely be able to find that guy Luffy."

But Luffy, although he was a slight wanderlust, was very lucky. Even if he didn't deliberately look for it, he should be able to come back smoothly. Maruko didn't take it too seriously and took Chopper with him to the first city in Alabasta— —Rapeseed flower market.

Alabasta is also called a kingdom built on the desert. A large area of ​​the country is desert, and the cities in Alabasta are built around oases in the desert.

The clothes here are indeed different from what everyone wears every day. Both men and women will wear long cloaks, which directly wrap the skin of the whole body. The cloaks also have hoods, but some people just wear long cloaks. A cloth scarf is tied around the head to form a tall hat, and then the hood is put on. Wrapping the skin so tightly may be to prevent sun exposure.

Although they were dressed very tightly outside, everyone wore extra cool clothes under their cloaks, probably to prevent heat stroke caused by excessive heat.

Maruko is no stranger to clothes of a similar style. In fact, in the ninja world, many people in the Kingdom of Wind dress like this. Wanzi aimed directly at a clothing store with the fewest customers, and went in for a big purchase.

"Huh-huh-" Chopper breathed heavily. For a reindeer who grew up on Winter Island and had thick fur, this kind of weather was really too hot for him.

"Chopper-chan, how about you wait for me here now? I'll be back soon!" Maruko suggested thoughtfully. This world has not yet invented such a thing as air conditioning. If you go inside the room, it will definitely be even hotter.

Chopper tried his best to endure the discomfort: "It doesn't matter, I want to help everyone buy things."

Chopper has just joined the ship and is still very shy. He always wants to do something for everyone and show his value. Wanzi saw through his persistence at a glance, and stopped his aggression with a slightly strong but gentle attitude.

Maruko: "If you feel uncomfortable, just take a good rest. No one will blame you. Just like Sanji cooks for everyone and Nami draws navigation charts, we just need to do what we have to do."

Wanzi waved his hand and used a small wind escape to help Chopper temporarily relieve the sweltering heat: "I'll be out soon, you go find a shady place to rest first~"

Chopper said drowsily, "Hello", and turned towards the carriage parked in the alley. The door of the carriage was half opened, and Chopper followed his instinct and slowly climbed into the carriage, returning to his original appearance, spreading his limbs and lying comfortably in the carriage.

"It's so comfortable." Chopper sighed with satisfaction, "I must have had a heat stroke just now. The temperature in Alabasta is too terrible. The meatballs won't come out until later. I'll just sleep here for a while."

Two minutes later, two hooded young men quietly got into the carriage and drove the carriage slowly away from the Rapeseed Flower Market. But Chopper, who was already asleep, and Wanzi, who was shopping, were unaware of all this.

The black-haired boy Maruko held the list and murmured to himself as he walked: "Three sets of women's clothes, four sets of men's clothes, plus a set of children's clothes for Chopper; quills, ink, paper, nails, hammers, etc. Everything has been purchased and only the last ingredients are left!”

As for the ingredients, the vendors outside are not very fresh here, so it is better to go to the restaurant to find their stocks. Wanzi looked up and immediately noticed that there was a restaurant at the end of the street, and there were quite a lot of people outside this restaurant, so he decided that this was it!

"Hey, did you hear that? Someone here has food poisoning!"

"Food poisoning? Did he eat chia, which looks similar to coriander but actually has powerful hallucinogenic effects?"

"No way, chia vine is contagious!"

When Wanzi walked in, he realized that there were so many people gathered here. They were not queuing up to eat, but watching the fun!

Wanzi immediately stored everything in the seal scroll, taking advantage of his petite body to squeeze to the front of the crowd.

At this time, it was said that the person suffering from food poisoning was a shirtless boy lying motionless on the counter. Wanzi looked up and the first thing that caught his eye was the huge tattoo that occupied the boy's entire back - a cross made of two black bones, in the middle. It is a ferocious skull, with a white beard like a scimitar on the skull's mouth.

The tattoos were clearly in the style of pirates, and the markings were so clear that a name immediately flashed in Maruko's mind: the man known as the strongest man in the world - Whitebeard, Edward Newgate.

It’s so interesting that in addition to the Shichibukai and the Revolutionary Army, there are also members of the Yonko Whitebeard Pirates in Alabasta.

Wanzi pretended not to know anything, mixed in the crowd, and walked into the restaurant.

Suddenly, the boy who had been motionless suddenly raised his head and continued to eat as if nothing had happened. The boss breathed a sigh of relief and asked tremblingly: "Guest, are you feeling uncomfortable just now?"

Young man: "No, I'm sorry, I'm too sleepy, I just fell asleep."

Wanzi: Why is there such a strong sense of déjà vu with such a strong sense of unreliability and serious and funny tone?

The meatballs feel right. While eating, the boy took out a carefully folded piece of paper from the green bag behind him: ",...(...&)."

Boss: "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean."

Young man: "Have you seen the people up here?"

The boss and the people in the crowd all came closer to look at the wanted poster, which could be called a portrait. The young man in the portrait was wearing a straw hat and smiling brightly at the camera. It was so damn familiar.

Boss: "I haven't seen it before."

Young man: "Okay. If you see him here, please tell him. I will wait for him here for the last three days."

The tone sounds like someone who knows Luffy, maybe a friend or an enemy?

Wanzi kept this in mind and quietly squeezed out of the crowd. Time was limited, and they had just joined in the fun and wasted time. At this moment, Wanzi packed up all the fresh ingredients from the street stalls, returned to the place where he and Chopper were separated, and prepared to return to the ship.

Nami tilted her head and listened to Maruko's narration about this part: "So - why are you the only one coming back now?"

Wanzi covered his face: "It's right here! I returned to the place where I separated from Chopper and found that Chopper was missing!!!"

"What should I do, what should I do? I took Chopper-chan out, but I actually lost Chopper!" Wanzi looked frustrated, "Chopper trusts me so much, he must be waiting for me nearby, maybe because he is anxious to wait. , and still hiding in the dark and crying quietly~"

Weiwei comforted softly: "Don't worry, Qiao Basan may have gotten lost in the shade. There are many maze-like alleys in Alabasta."

Wanzi nodded: "I need to focus all my attention and use my senses to find Chopper. It was not convenient in the city just now."

Maruko sat cross-legged on the ground, opened his Sharingan, completely dispelled all the defenses in his body, and mobilized all the chakra to spread around the Rapeseed Flower Market. A large number of pictures were transmitted to Maruko's mind in an instant. Through the processing of the Sharingan, a clear picture was formed in Maruko's mind, as well as traces of dissipation with the trace of her chakra.

Big drops of sweat appeared on Wanzi's head. The excessive information put a huge extra burden on her mind and eyes. Fortunately, her body was once a large size and her brain was developed in advance, otherwise she would be overdrawn like this. Chakra will definitely cause irreversible damage.

"Found it!" Wanzi suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Weiwei happily, "Which city is about a hundred miles northeast of us?"

Weiwei blurted out: "It's Catrea!"

Wanzi: "I have 'saw' that Chopper is on his way back. I will go to the Rapeseed Flower Market to wait for him now!"

After Wanzi finished speaking, he was about to jump off the boat. Suddenly he seemed to remember something and turned to Weiwei and said, "Are you sure the rebels are in Yuba? I sense that something is not right with Catrea."