In Alabasta, in the city of Cortlena.

The legend of the black bird flag gradually spread over time.

At the beginning, the people in Cortlena City all followed the direction of the black bird flag and silently received their daily food and water.

As more and more people got the news, and Gawain's men gradually figured out the road in the desert.

The black bird flag, as well as food and water sources, also followed people's footsteps from Cortlena to the entire Alabasta.

And just twenty-one days after Gawain landed in the Kingdom of Alabasta...

The port city on the side of the Blackbird Flag closest to Mariejoia from the Kingdom of Alabasta is Cortlena.

Crossing over to the port city closest to the side of Upside Down Mountain, Yudishi.

A miracle happened.

When the people in the Rain Land hung up the black bird flag eagerly...

Most of the cities around Alabasta that had stopped raining for more than 200 days have received new rain!

When the rain fell from the sky to people, countless Alabasta people rushed to the streets.

They were shouting to all kinds of gods like crazy, they were hysterically cheering for the rain to come, and even those suffering from social angst, they simply took off their clothes and enjoyed the rain and the taste of being a gentleman!

And among such an excited crowd, thoughtful people showed their smiles.

As if suddenly, words of praise for the Black Bird Flag and Gao Wensheng were heard from the crowd!

For a time, people were immediately influenced by individual leaders.

Gradually, people no longer praise the gods in the sky, and Gawain's name appears more and more frequently!

It was also from this day that the black bird flag became a trend among the people of Alabasta.

Even those people who had just had a source of drinking water purchased or hand-painted blackbird flags in their homes.

People even think that this flag has the mythical ability to eliminate disasters and solve problems to a certain extent.

…

At the same time, at the edge of Cortlena City, Gawain was sitting on the sofa, constantly reviewing the report in his hand.

Looking at it, he asked Kalifa without raising his head.

"So, we have about 30% of the food left, but the food supply required by Alabasta is about eight times the size of our Black Bird, right?"

Having said this, Gawain couldn't help but rub his chin.

"How long will it take for the baggage ships that we asked the Navy to help dispatch before arriving?"

"Back to my lord, because it takes a lot of time to collect the baggage, the navy's entry is not very fast.

However, in the past two days, small groups of naval cargo convoys have arrived in Cortlena.

According to information from the Warring States Marshal, it would take at least forty days for a large amount of baggage to slowly arrive in Alabasta.

But special speed boats will arrive one after another to meet the urgent need."

On the side, after listening to Kalifa's words, Gawain nodded, and then continued to ask.

"In addition, based on the judgment of a series of Alabasta people such as Kobra.

How long will it take for Alabasta to resume full production?”

"Sir, it needs at least one quarter!"

Kalifa replied helplessly.

“During the previous drought, not only did crops fail to grow, many Alabasta people even ate many of the reserved seeds due to excessive hunger.

If we want to resume agricultural construction, I am afraid it will take at least a season, until new seeds are shipped from other places and the Alabasta people can plant them and harvest them for one season."

Having said this, Kalifa sighed leisurely. The population of Alabasta was too large, and the census took a whole month and was not completed.

Current statistics show that Alabasta has a population of at least 60 million, and this number is still growing, and may even be in the hundreds of millions.

Even if the Black Bird is huge, it is really outrageous to think that one ship can feed tens of millions of people for a quarter.

So recently, Jinbei and Shiliu have begun to form a group to lead members of the Black Ice Platform to hunt sea kings, in order to alleviate the food crisis in Alabasta.

Of course, how sad Shirahoshi cried over Jinpei's actions...

Then it is still unknown.

After all, those Neptunes are all Shirahoshi’s friends!

Back to business, after hearing Kalifa's words, Gawain nodded thoughtfully.

"Sure enough, it will take at least a quarter to resume production. It's not much different from what I judged.

In short, we alone will never be able to completely solve the food and clothing needs of Alabasta people in this quarter.

However, we have done the best we can!”

Having said this, Gawain asked Kalifa.

"In addition to these, how have the rumors we spread within Alabasta been spreading recently?"

"Sir, the rumors are quite effective. According to the information sent by Sister Xia Qi, in the past month, Blackbird flags are flying in the wind all over Alabasta.

Many people even hang our flags at home and on their doorsteps!

Although it is impossible to judge what kind of influence we have under this phenomenon.

But at least, we have achieved half of our goal!"

"yes……."

After Kalifa finished speaking, Gawain nodded slightly and then knocked on the table in front of him.

“It’s not enough to only achieve half of it, it’s time to start our immigration plan.

Alabasta has a large population, and it can really be replenished appropriately to Gaya Island and Long Ring Island.

Separate ten small blackbirds, stay in Cortlena, and establish a proper transportation route.

As for how to get the people of Alabasta to raise the tide on the immigration issue..."

Having said this, Gawain thought for a moment, then he raised his head and continued speaking softly.

"There is no need to issue explicit regulations and requirements, but let our intelligence personnel continue to spread new gossip.

The news is that the drought in Alabasta is likely to return again.

In this case, it is estimated that a large number of qualified people will be able to leave their country voluntarily without our urging or persuasion.

Therefore, we don’t need to emphasize that we are an immigration transport ship. We can just let the remaining Little Black Bird be packaged as a tourist ship and provide tourism services.

No one will cherish what is given for free. If we travel, people may try to use our tourist boat to escape to the two islands we have arranged for them!

In addition, the tourist boat focuses on promoting the excellent environment of Gaya Island and Changhuan Island.

There are lush forests on Gaya Island, and there are ten extremely dense grasslands on Changhuan Island.

After the severe drought they just experienced, the Alabasta people would love an island without deserts!”

Having said this, Gawain put down the report, and then looked towards the desert in the distance, which gradually became a little moist due to the rain again, but still had countless sands.

To say that the celestial phenomena and nature in this pirate world are really irregular, ever since Crocodile stopped using dancing powder, and since the first rain in Kotlena...

It rained three or four times in a row for more than a week!

Rainfall occurs relatively frequently, and the amount of rainfall each time is not small.

But even so, the desert terrain outside Cortelna has not changed at all!

Gawain also specifically inquired with Kobra.

I heard from Kobra that although Alabasta has a desert terrain, before the drought, every city in Alabasta would receive at least four to six small-to-medium rainfalls every month.

It stands to reason that even if this rain falls on the Sahara Desert, it can turn the desert into an oasis.

But in the world of pirates, the land here is extremely capricious. No matter how you change the sky, my terrain will not change with you!

Therefore, the desert terrain of Alabasta was not caused by this drought...

You can see this when you look at Jinbei. As early as when he first followed Gawain to Mariejoia, he made a request for roasted scorpions in Alabasta to the big-bodied little Porky.

In the early years, this kind of scorpion was rarely seen in Alabasta. It preferred to move underground before and after the rain.

They usually only start to move on the ground four to five days after the rain stops.

Due to drought, the number of Alabasta scorpions, which had always been rare, surged. Most of them wandered above the desert, looking for corresponding animals to hunt.

But when the weather near Cortlena returned to normal, these scorpions immediately returned to the ground!

Putting aside the reverie in his mind, Gawain gently rubbed his forehead.

"Kalifa."

He ordered softly.

“The follow-up work will be carried out slowly.
To be continued...