The first half of the Grand Line, St. Austen Island, Alabasta.
Alabasta was one of the world's superpowers. It was located in a vast desert country with dry land. At this moment, in a remote city bordering the coast, a trans-ocean merchant ship had been anchored at the port for nearly ten days.
Lombardi sat at the bow of the ship. His lips were a little dry. The city was really too dry. Even though he was leaning against the coast, he could still feel the terrifying hot wind blowing from the land. The fine sand rolled up into the sky and blew on his body with scorching heat. It was painful and uncomfortable.
The climate here was completely different from that of Rainbow Stone Island. Ka Ba couldn't bear it and covered his entire face with a gauze, only revealing a pair of eyes.
"It's been ten days, and there's still no news." Ka Ba looked at Lombardi and said gloomily, "Should I go and inquire again?"
"Don't waste your time. The buyer is very mysterious. You won't get any information if you go out and inquire." Lombardi narrowed his eyes and looked at the somewhat desolate port. His face remained calm. "We can only wait for the buyer to come to us."
"Will they come?" Ka Ba was a little irritated.
"They will definitely come. To be able to make the Tiago Chamber of Commerce travel across the ocean, there must be an amazing secret and profit behind the rainbow stone mine. Believe me, the buyer must be very anxious for the goods to not be delivered for so long." Lombardi pointed to the flag hanging on the mast. It was the flag of the "Tiago" caravan. "Look, I've sent out the signal. The buyer doesn't recognize us, but there's no reason not to recognize the flag of the Tiago caravan. As long as they receive the message of the arrival of the Tiago caravan, they will definitely send someone to contact us."
"What's more …" Lombardi lay on the deck and sighed. "We can only wait. We don't have any clues about the buyer. Except for knowing that the buyer is from Alabasta, we don't know anything else. Fortunately, there aren't many coastal cities in this big country."
Suddenly, Lombardi's pupils shrank. A black dot was quickly magnified in the reflection of his glasses. It was a figure rapidly falling from the sky.
"There's someone in the sky!"
Lombardi suddenly jumped up from the deck and stared at the sky with a serious expression. Exaggerated ear-piercing laughter came from the sky, accompanied by a wave of oppressive air. It was as if a heavy object weighing tens of thousands of kilograms was falling rapidly.
Ka Ba took out a dagger from his sleeve and suddenly turned his head to look at the stern of the ship. In the sandstorm, a vague figure was approaching.
It was a strange man with an afro and black sunglasses. He was wearing a tan jacket with an Arabic number "5" embroidered on his chest. As the man slowly approached, Ka Ba could smell the pungent smell of gunpowder in his nostrils.
The crew members in the cabin who heard the commotion ran out, each of them on alert as if they were facing a great enemy.
Amidst the strange and ear-piercing laughter in the sky, the figure of a woman gradually appeared. She was a beautiful woman dressed fashionably, holding a parasol in her hand.
The oppressive air waves began to dissipate as they descended. It was as if they just wanted to say hello. Lombardi looked at the woman standing on top of the mast with one foot. She was still laughing strangely. Lombardi's mouth twitched slightly. He commented in his heart, What a strange and vile personality.
Also, it was impossible for a normal person to fall from the sky with a devil fruit ability.
"Tiago Caravan, you're late this time!" Another man with sunglasses who couldn't be seen through lightly jumped onto the deck. The smell of gunpowder filled the air. He looked at Lombardi and asked, "Why is there only one ship?"
"It's the buyer behind this!"
Lombardi observed the man and the woman. The buyer's background was more mysterious and terrifying than he had expected. The woman above him was a devil fruit ability user, and the strange man in front of him might also be a devil fruit ability user.
It should be said that the Grand Line was the most dangerous and chaotic sea in the world. Devil fruit ability users were extremely rare in the East Sea, and he had just arrived here and he had already met two of them.
Also, what did the number "5" mean? Was it just a meaningless symbol, or was it some sort of ranking or code?
"Ah, there was an unexpected situation. This business will have to change its banner in the future." Lombardi slowly walked to the mast and raised his head to reveal a handsome smile. "This beautiful lady above, how should I address you? Can I trouble you to come down first? I have to put up another banner. "
"Ho ho ho …" Amidst the exaggerated laughter, the woman took a step forward and lightly landed on the deck. "You can call me Miss Valentine. The one next to me is my partner, Mr. 5. I don't think I've seen you before."
Remembering the two names, Lombardi was sure that the number "5" was some sort of code and ranking. He was shocked, but his face didn't change. He slowly put away Tiago's banner and threw it to the ground. Then, he replaced it with another banner and turned his head. "I'm sorry, but this business of Tiago's caravan will be taken over by us. We will deliver the rainbow stone here according to the schedule."
On the banner was a ferocious shark leaping out of the sea and biting fiercely towards the sky. Lombardi had a gentle smile on his face, like a hungry wolf in sheep's clothing.
Miss Valentine and Mr. Five's expressions changed at the same time, and a murderous aura burst out from them. Lombardi's scalp tingled slightly, but his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Tiago's fleet has already been buried at sea. This time, the organization behind me sent me to reestablish contact with your buyer. I think you only care about the colored stone mine, and you don't care about who the buyer is, right?"
Miss Valentine covered her face and laughed. She slowly withdrew her killing intent, but Mr. 5 stared at Lombardi with a gloomy face. He didn't say anything, as if he was still thinking.
The pungent smell of gunpowder became stronger. Lombardi's back broke out in cold sweat. He looked at the gloomy face of Mr. 5 and felt like he was standing next to a barrel of dynamite. If he wasn't careful, the whole ship would be blown to pieces.
"Of course, because of our relationship, the buyer had to wait for a few more months. The rainbow stone on this ship will be our apology and show our sincerity." Lombardi gave Ka Ba a look. Ka Ba turned around and opened the door of the lower cabin, revealing the rainbow stone that filled the cabin below. The bright colors reflected in the air under the sunlight and reflected a rainbow of colors. "After that, the transaction will continue as usual. We will maintain the same conditions as Tiago. Our caravan will send a merchant ship to deliver enough rainbow stone every month."
"What a beautiful ore." Miss Valentine's face was intoxicated.
Mr. 5 frowned slightly. He squatted down and picked up a rainbow stone from the cabin. Then, with a gloomy face, he said to Lombardi, "We need to report this to the president before we can make a decision."
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