Pirate: Forging Iron Makes You Stronger

During dinner, the table was full of people.

This dinner is almost like a family dinner at Vivi's family, except that there is one more person, Chen Xing. Of course, there is also Karu, the fast-running duck that rests at Vivi’s feet one by one.

Alabasta's two patron saints, Jaka and Bell, are there, as well as Ikarem. As for those senior agents who were once baroque, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to come after seeing Chen Xing.

All of them were happy that Vivi was back. After all, Vivi also left with Chen Xing for more than a year.

The daughter is like a little cotton-padded jacket. During the dinner, Kubula smiled the most happily, and his grin reached behind his ears.

After drinking for three rounds, Kobula blushed and said, "Are you going to stay a little longer when you come back this time? Alabasta has become different."

"I..." Vivi hesitated and turned her attention to Chen Xing.

In Vivi's expectant eyes, Chen Xing smiled and nodded. Chen Xing can sympathize with Yuzu's mood when he returns home. When he returned to Cocoa West Village, he also missed him in various ways.

"I should stay for a while this time." Originally, I only came here for a few days, but now that I have decided to help Alabasta solve the water problem, those few days are definitely not enough.

"Ha ha!"

"Come and continue drinking. When it comes to drinking, you Shichibukai may not be our enemy!"

Listening to Chen Xing's affirmative answer, the atmosphere in the banquet hall rose again.

The banquet lasted until late at night, and Vivi pulled Chen Xing to her room with a blushing face amidst everyone's teasing eyes.

"It's so comfortable, I finally had a good sleep."

Early the next morning, Chen Xing woke up. I was staying on Luffy's boat some time ago. The Mellie is a small boat, and it feels bumpy when hit by a small wave. It's really not used to it.

Chen Xing gently moved Vivi lying in his arms aside, and Chen Xing got up. Regarding the construction of waterways, we still need to discuss it with Kobula in detail.

Building large waterways and canals is not a simple matter and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Even if you have money, you still need to calculate it carefully.

"Um...getting up so early?"

Hearing Vivi's voice, Chen Xing turned around and said with a smile: "Well, you can sleep a little longer. I'm going to talk to your father about something."

"good."

After saying hello to Vivi, Chen Xing walked towards Kobra's office. There were many soldiers greeting Chen Xing along the way, and Chen Xing responded politely.

What is my current status in Alabasta? A hero? Or a prince-in-law?

"Mr. Chen Xing."

As soon as he arrived outside Kobra's office, two soldiers came to greet him.

Chen Xing nodded to them and said, "I have something to ask King Kobra."

"Okay, please come in."

The two soldiers nodded and opened the door to let Chen Xing in.

Originally, anyone who wanted to see Kobula needed to report it, but Kobula mentioned it, with the exception of Chen Xing and Vivi.

And of course there’s the weirdo Bentham.

Although those senior agents are very adventurous in what they do, they are still strict. The only exception is Bentham, so Kobra also likes him the most.

When Chen Xing walked into the office, he saw Kobra busy with business.

Kobula is also a competent king. In terms of Chen Xing's memory and his dedication to his people, perhaps only the king after Guci Island can compare with Kobula.

There is also King Riku of Dressrosa who is also good, but he still values ​​that position too much and values ​​the reputation of the royal family more than anything else. It's just that he is also very good to the people.

"Chen Xing? Are you up so early? In fact, you and Vivi can have a child earlier and inherit Alabasta." Seeing Chen Xing walk into the office, Cobra said with a smile.

"It's still early..."

When Chen Xing heard about having a child, the fear of being dominated by his parents and seven aunts and eight aunts arose in Chen Xing's mind.

Chen Xing, how many points did you get in this exam? Which university did you go to after graduation (bfci)? How much is your current salary? Do you want me to introduce you to a girlfriend? Why don’t you have a partner yet? Oh, hot chick , Xiao Zhang from the house next door has already...

"It's not too early...you are already so old..."

"Ahem, actually I came to you because I have something I want to discuss with you."

Seeing that Kobula started to be verbose, Chen Xing quickly interrupted. Then he put on a serious expression.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Chen Xing put on a serious expression, Cobra also put away his smile. The things that Chen Xing can mention are definitely not trivial.

"It's about the Santa Dora River. Vivi and I met on the road when we came back this time..."

Afterwards, Chen Xing told Cobra that Alabasta needed to build a canal.

After talking for five minutes, Chen Xing stopped.

"My general idea is that building a waterway will make the lives of the people of Alabasta easier. It is also more suitable for the development of Alabasta."

"Hey, I know all this."

After listening to Chen Xing's words, Cobra sighed, and then continued, "Alabasta once built a small river channel, but it was destroyed by Crocodile."

"But even a small river has consumed all the kingdom's savings. Although if this matter spreads, there will definitely be citizens willing to help, but I don't want the citizens to bear the responsibilities that I, the king, should bear. "

Listening to what Kobula said, Chen Xing understood it, and it was almost as he guessed.

It’s just that the treasury has no money. As a desert kingdom, Alabasta has few tourists and not much foreign trade. So the kingdom's income is actually very low.

But... money, what I lack most is money.

The total amount of gold and Baileys he currently has is close to 130 billion.

If it's not enough, go back to Sky Island to collect gold, knock the base of the golden clock, and get another two to three hundred billion. If that's not enough, go to the casino in Tezzoro and you'll have it all.

"Approximately how many pele does it cost to build a canal?"

Seeing Kou Bula's sad face, Chen Xing asked with a smile.

"It should be at least between 20 and 30 billion beli... That's a big project."

"Only 30 billion? I have it." After listening to Kobra's words, Chen Xing's face froze, and then he waved his hand indifferently.

What I said before is so exaggerated. Chen Xing thought it was worth hundreds of billions. Why don’t you just say it’s only 30 billion? Who are you looking down on!