Infinite Travel: I know a lot of goddesses

Chapter 1156! Gambling City

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If Shen Ye hadn't said that he was hungry, the argument between Nami and Weiwei would probably have continued for another hour or two. However, after ending the argument, Weiwei and Nami started a new contest... Each of them used all their skills to cook a meal for Shen Ye to comment on.

To be honest, Shen Ye had experienced this kind of life-threatening question more than once. Being experienced, he simply dealt with it perfunctorily. As for women, just let them hear what they want to hear and what they like to hear.

After dealing with Vivi and Nami, Shen Ye finally had some peace and quiet. It was already late at night. After saying something to the women who were making the beds, he walked out of one of the few intact rooms in this ruined town alone.

There was still wind and sand outside the room, but it had little effect on Shen Ye. After opening an air wall to block the wind and sand, he took out a cigarette, lit it and started smoking... Although he basically has no smoking addiction now and may not be able to finish a pack of cigarettes in a month, he still wants to have a cigarette occasionally to satisfy his craving.

After a while, Shen Ye returned to the room after finishing his cigarette, and found that they had already lain down. However, their beds were next to each other, so even though they lay down, they did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, they chatted chattily, but the topic of discussion was actually cooking.

Especially Nami and Vivi, the two girls who had been arguing fiercely before, spoke the most enthusiastically, as if they had become close sisters again. This made Shen Ye want to laugh, thinking that this was probably the true "sisterhood".

Shen Ye had neither the time nor the interest to participate in this topic. He took off his coat and lay down on the bed, but he didn't fall asleep immediately... Come to think of it, maybe it was to supervise each other and prevent any of them from having the chance to be close to Shen Ye, his bed was made in the corner of the wall opposite to theirs by the window. In this way, he had to raise his head before talking to anyone, which was very inconvenient.

However, although it was inconvenient to talk, the benefits were great. Due to the climate, they even wore very cool outer clothes, not to mention underwear. So Shen Ye only needed to look up and see four pairs of perfectly shaped feet...

Well, occasionally when they turned around or lifted their legs, he would see some scenes that made his blood boil.

For example, there are different styles of underwear, and some places that underwear cannot cover at all... They seem to do it on purpose.

Although he had seen many women's bodies, and Nami and the others usually only wore swimsuits when they were on the boat, the feeling brought by looking openly and looking secretly was completely different.

The word "steal" can be used to form many words.

After watching like this for a while, Shen Ye soon fell asleep contentedly. As his breathing gradually returned to normal, the four women ended their small talk and covered their bodies with blankets...

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Time quickly came to the next day.

After breakfast, Shen Ye and his companions planned to go directly to Crocodile's location... Rainland, another large oasis city in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Perhaps Duoto's purpose yesterday was too obvious. When he left, Weiwei had no intention of saying goodbye to him. She just left a large jar of water in the room where they had stayed, as a little compensation to this old man who was loyal to the king.

Then, the group set off.

Speaking of which, looking at the map, the desert oasis Juba and the capital of the Kingdom of Alabasta, Alubana, are in completely opposite directions. Juba is in the west of the kingdom, and the capital Alubana is in the northeast of the kingdom. The straight-line distance is probably thousands of kilometers.

Fortunately, everyone had camels, with Shen Ye's assistance and sufficient supplies, and the place they were going to was not the capital Aruba, but the oasis city of Rainland between two cities in the northwest, so the journey was not difficult for everyone, and it could even be said to be quite pleasant.

Then, after a long journey of a day and a night, Shen Ye and his group finally arrived at their destination... Yudi before noon the next day.

Although the ultimate goal of this trip was to eliminate Crocodile, with Shen Ye and Lily around, Weiwei wasn't as anxious as she was at the beginning. After discussing for a while, they decided to find a place to have a big meal first, and then go find out Crocodile's whereabouts...

On the way to find a restaurant, Lily, who was still wearing a face scarf, was very curious about everything in Yudi. Even though she was the first queen of this country, eight hundred years had passed and earth-shaking changes had already taken place here.

After looking around for a while, Lily exclaimed, "I never thought this place, which used to be just a small oasis, would become so prosperous and bustling now."

"Because this place has become a gambling city, with hundreds of casinos of all sizes, it's attracted a lot of people to travel and gamble... Of course, even more people come here to work. After all, those who come here to gamble and travel are either wealthy or noble, and they're willing to spend money." Weiwei explained, then blushed and whispered, "Sister Lily, the changes here didn't start with my father. This place became a gambling city a long time ago. You... you shouldn't be angry, right?"

Although the casinos in the city brought a lot of tax revenue to the kingdom, it was not a legitimate industry after all, so Vivi was worried that her ancestors would be angry.

However, how could a king who founded a kingdom be such a pedantic person? Lily smiled and shook her head: "As long as it's managed properly and there's no chaos, it's fine. I think the tax revenue here has solved many problems for the kingdom, right?"

Weiwei nodded and said, "Of course, this city's tax revenue is almost equivalent to half of the entire kingdom's tax revenue. Otherwise, with the kingdom's desert climate, how could we possibly support so many citizens? Every year, we use the taxes we collect to purchase large quantities of food from other countries as subsidies to ensure our citizens don't go hungry."

"No wonder, no wonder even after such a thing happened, there are still so many citizens who believe in the king." Shen Ye also nodded. He finally understood why the rebellion and civil war occurred after three years of drought in Alabasta. It was estimated that if this gambling city was not actually controlled by Crocodile, the Kingdom of Alabasta could probably last for several more years.

As expected, just as he was thinking this, Weiwei said distressedly, "It's a pity that this city is now under Crocodile's control. Otherwise, even the crisis of trust caused by the dancing powder incident would not have shaken the foundation of the kingdom."

"So, all we have to do is get rid of Crocodile, right?" Lily asked, looking at her sideways.

"Yeah!" Weiwei nodded, and then a smile appeared on her face: "With you, Shen and Sister Lily, I believe that the kingdom will return to peace again."

"Of course," Shen Ye and Lily nodded confidently at the same time.

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