After another two days, Ian finally approached the periphery of Albana. Teana Ww
Arriving here, the scene of yellow sand all over the sky at a glance is finally no longer seen, replaced by a scene that gradually begins to flourish.
Although Alabasta is continuously in drought, there has always been plenty of rain near Du Albana. The city was built on the oasis at the beginning, so it is still green today. Even if you have not entered the city, you can often see it The lush trees and jungles, for Ian, is really relieved, because he has been tired of chopping the sand all over the sky these days.
"!!"
The camel also seemed very excited. Ian rode it forward, and felt that this guy's footsteps were much lighter.
Ian let the guy run forward by himself, while he put his hands on his eyebrows and looked forward.
The city is already far away, and it can be seen from this position. However, Ian should still be in the outskirts of the city now, and it feels that there are still few people.
However, at this moment, Ian was taken aback suddenly, because he saw a small building not far ahead, and this building seemed to have a signboard, which looked like a store.
Is the head kicked for opening a shop in this remote suburb? It would be strange to have a business!
"Dude, let's go and have a look!" Ian patted his hump and said.
Nodding cheerfully, he headed straight for the building.
Having said that, Ian is now on the Sentin Island, and there are many animals with high intelligence. The camel he bought is not a special case. When I was in the desert two days ago, Ian also met a team of animals in the desert. A moving crab walking sideways, when Ian was stunned watching them whizzing by in front of him, a moving crab in the team even grinned at Ian!
Ian dares to swear to God, that moving crab is really smiling! He was absolutely right!
Moreover, in the country of Alabasta, statues of three animals can be seen everywhere. One is a sea cat, which looks cute. It is said that this kind of creature is a very sacred existence in Alabasta. The waters near Santing Island Among them, they are often seen, and the people of Alabasta also regard sea cats as patron saints.
There are also two types of statues that are also patron saints, one is a jackal, the other is a falcon, plus a sea cat. These three animals are the most common animal statues in Alabasta.
When it comes to the desert, many people's impression is probably a desolation, Ian used to be the same, but it was not until he landed on Sentin Island that it was completely different from what he imagined. The strange animals in the desert, But there are many of them, and most of them are very spiritual and intelligent, which makes Ian wonder whether the animals on this island have mutated.
While thinking this way, Ian had already arrived in front of this building.
This so-called building is actually a rather large-looking house. Around the house, apart from the sparse grass, there is also a frame made of wood, and on the top of the frame, there is a water tower.
Water towers are a common water storage device in desert areas, so Ian didn't find it surprising. What was really strange to him was that this room turned out to be a well-decorated and tasteful coffee shop!
At the front of the room are four X-shaped pillars, behind it is a row of brown glass, and on the top of the entire coffee bar is a long signboard.
"Spider Cafe?" Ian raised his head, read the name here, and then felt a sense of familiarity.
Ian also found it quite novel that a coffee shop appeared in this wilderness, so he stopped outside the coffee bar.
Falling off his back, Ian faintly heard a burst of melodious music coming from the coffee bar, and couldn't help being moved, so he pulled the rein and walked over.
"Dude, you stay outside first, don't run around!" Ian explained to him.
Seemingly understanding what Ian said, he nodded his head.
As a result, as soon as Ian pushed open the door of the coffee bar, the people outside ran away in a flash!
"Damn it!" Ian turned his head and watched Sa Huan run away, only to be stunned for a while.
"Hehe!" There was a burst of laughter from the coffee bar, and he said, "Don't worry, that little guy may have gone to the city. Animals in this country are so unique. If you are lucky, you may I met it in the city of Albana."
Ian looked at the direction of departure, sure enough, this girl was running in the direction of Albana: I can't wait for myself, I want to go to the city to have some fun first!
Ian couldn't complain, so Ian had to look back into the coffee shop, and saw that there was no customer in the huge coffee shop, but every table was wiped clean, and behind the bar, a head was covered with flowers A fashionable girl with a cloth headscarf, a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and a wavy strand hanging from her forehead is sitting with her legs crossed and reading a newspaper. Beside her, an old gramophone is playing soft music. A pot of water was still burning on the stove a little further away.
The one who laughed just now was the fashion girl reading the newspaper. After seeing Ian walk in, she put down the newspaper, lowered the frame of her glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said to Ian, "Guest, would you like something?"
"Of course!" Ian nodded. He was the only customer in this coffee shop, and he couldn't find a table alone, so he came to the bar and sat down, and said, "I want iced coffee, is that okay?"
The fashionable girl nodded without saying a word, got up and took out a cup, put a few ice cubes in the cup, poured coffee into the cup, and served it to Ian.
After putting the coffee in front of Ian, the fashionable girl lay down on the counter, looked at Ian with her chin stuck out, and said, "I'm Paula, the boss here. Guest, are you traveling alone? Are you going to Albana?"
Paula! ? After Ian heard the name, he was taken aback for a moment, then recalled the name of the coffee shop, and he remembered it all at once!
This... This spider coffee bar seems to be the stronghold of the baroque studio!
Ian carefully looked at the sexy-looking Bora girl in front of him, and he never thought that he would meet a senior cadre of the Baroque studio here.
Paula, partner of baroque studio mr·1, nicknamed "Two Fingers"! In fact, the meaning here should be New Year's Day on January 1st, because if you compare the date with your fingers, it happens to be two fingers, so this nickname is given. This lady, her real code name should be "miss New Year's Day" Festival" is right.
This is the unique code name of the Baroque studio under Crocodile. As a secret criminal company, the Baroque studio is doing the business of bounty hunters on the surface. It feels like a bounty hunters guild, but the company The real boss behind the scenes, but no one knows at all. The senior cadres of the studio all call each other by code names, usually a man and a woman. The man is mr + number as the code name, and the woman is miss + festival Make a code name, and the higher the serial number, the more powerful it is.
In fact, judging from the organizational structure of the Baroque studio, Crocodile is really a talent. Very loyal to the organization.
However, there is a saying... how to say... The traversers are all cowards! This is what Ian said.
Even miss didn't know who her boss was on New Year's Day, but Ian did!
Ian originally thought that after going directly to Albana, he found the place called Rainland. In his impression, Crocodile Casino was opened here. For the position of president, as long as you find Crocodile, you can find Nicole Robin.
However, after encountering Miss New Year's Day by coincidence, Ian also realized that the Baroque studio is now active in Alabasta.
Paula opened a coffee bar in this place, which should be used as a contact point. In this way, other senior cadres of the Baroque studio should also appear here
"Brother, why don't you talk?" Bora found that Ian was a little distracted looking at her, so she smiled charmingly, stretched out her fingers to gently lift Ian's chin, and giggled loudly: "Or , Brother, are you fascinated by me?"
Paula does look very pretty, if she is really just the proprietress of a coffee bar, Ian would not mind chatting with her casually, but for Ian who knows her identity, it is another matter up.
So, Ian shrank back a little, got rid of her fingers, then pointed to her chest, and said: "Beauty, your cushion fell out!"