Chapter 783 Meteorological Science
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Visalia
A small island dedicated to meteorological research
In the living room, a girl with short orange hair was lying on the windowsill, reading a book and enjoying the cool breeze outside the window.
"Luffy, and everyone... I'm really looking forward to meeting you all again..."
The girl casually smoothed her bangs that were messed up by the wind, looked at the clouds outside the window and made up her mind.
"Well, since the captain's dream is to become the Pirate King, I must also work hard!"
"Squeak~ah~"
The door was pushed open, and then a little old man with two long beards, wearing a wizard's robe and a wizard's pointed hat walked in.
"Hey, Nami-chan, do you want to come down with me and bring some scientific rainfall to this drought-stricken country?"
Haleda, a doctor of weather sciences at Visalia, asked with his hands behind his back and a smile.
“Do you still provide this kind of service in Visalia?”
"Oh, of course, we can't do research behind closed doors. We occasionally land in Qinghai to do some practice and collect research data."
The old man stroked his beard proudly.
"But wouldn't artificial rainfall rob rainwater and affect the climate in other places around it?"
Nami asked with a frown, thinking about how Vivi's country Alabasta was almost destroyed by the artificial rain created by the Seven Warlords of the Sea Crocodile using dancing powder.
"No, no, no, that's because the rainfall method used is unscientific, which leads to these problems. We are using the power of advanced technology."
Hareda explained.
"Sou Ga..."
Nami nodded as if she understood, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that the old man in front of her was indeed extraordinary. He could seal different climates with just a simple knot, and by opening the knot he could call the wind and rain.
If I can learn the meteorological science here, I will definitely become the best navigator on the ocean!
"Nami? Little Nami?"
Seeing that Nami was still in a daze, Hareda raised his voice and shouted twice.
"How about it? Do you want to go? It's still very meaningful. Not only can we do experiments, but our technology can also really help more ordinary people."
"Of course, the most important thing is to earn some research funds for Visalia's meteorological science, and incidentally, receive the highest courtesy from the king."
"Funding?"
"king?"
Catching the key words, Nami's ears twitched and her cunning eyes rolled around.
"The reward must be very generous! Hehehe!"
"Um...this..."
"boom!"
Nami slammed the book shut with a swift movement, shocking Hareda.
"Go! I want to go! You must take me with you! Dr. Hareda!"
"Um...Okay, then follow me."
"Strange, he's being polite today, even calling himself Doctor."
After saying this, Hareda turned and walked out, still muttering to himself.
Nami hurried to catch up, already thinking about how to take the opportunity to enrich her own coffers.
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A certain sea area
A desert kingdom on an island.
"You are?"
Anli IX held an iron pickaxe in his hand, and the guards and the people around him looked at the old man and the young man who descended from the sky in a strange means of transportation with vigilance.
"Hello, we are scholars from Visalia, the Kingdom of Meteorological Science."
After many twists and turns, Hareda and Nami finally met the leader of this small country.
"Are you the king?"
Nami frowned slightly and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her who was wearing linen clothes and covered in yellow dirt with suspicion.
If it weren't for the wooden crown on his head, he would look more like a migrant worker than a king.
"Yes, I am the King of this country, Anli IX. I wonder what brings you to our Kingdom of Alex?"
Anli IX, who had just climbed out of the well, looked tired and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Wow, Your Majesty, it looks like your country is in trouble!"
Hareda asked with a smile, rubbing his skinny hands.
Anli IX rubbed his eyebrows. They were indeed in big trouble, otherwise, as a king, he would not have fallen to the point of taking the lead in digging a well here.
"Alas, as you can see, this country is experiencing a drought that has not been seen in a century!"
"Ho ho ho, that's exactly why we're here! This country needs rain right now! Let us use Visalia's meteorological science to help you get some timely rain!"
Hareda stroked his beard and said confidently.
"!"
"what?"
The king's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this, and the crowd behind him began to get agitated.
“Rain!”
"Hey, did you hear that? He said he's here to help us make it rain!"
"It would be great if it were true!"
"Hush! Don't get excited and don't believe it easily! Maybe it's just another old liar. Wasn't there a guy who said he could pray for rain last month? His Majesty the King even promised him a high position and generous salary, but that bastard actually cheated him of his money and ran away! It's really despicable!"
"That's right! We won't be fooled so easily this time!"
"Yes! We must keep an eye on them. If they are scammers, we must not let them get away. We must hang the gates!"
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“Ah…?”
Nami asked, pulling Hareda's beard guiltily.
"Hey, old man, are you really okay? If it doesn't rain later, we will be in danger. No, this has nothing to do with me. I'm just a little girl who knows nothing."
"Hohoho, don't worry, little Nami! Believe in science."
Hareda raised his eyebrows in a relaxed manner. Although he was old, his personality was very eccentric.
"Ahem! Do you really have a way to make it rain on this land?"
Although Amway IX also expressed doubts, he still hoped that the other party could really do it.
"Ha ha ha, of course! It's a piece of cake, you can trust us!"
Hareda gave a confident thumbs-up and smiled.
"Okay! Then I'll leave it to you two! Please tell us what you need us to do!"
Anli IX dropped his pickaxe, walked forward excitedly and held Hareda's hand tightly.
"No, you don't have to do anything, we can start preparing for rain now!"
Hareda remained calm and composed.
"Thank you very much! If it really rains, you two will be the benefactors of the Alex Kingdom!"
The king said excitedly.
"and many more!"
Nami hurriedly called for a stop.
"We haven't even agreed on the price yet! Instead of saying thank you or not, why not be more practical..."
Nami walked up to Anri IX, raised two fingers and made a "yeah" gesture, and asked with an expectant look on her face.
"Your Majesty, you should know that it takes a lot of precious materials to make it rain! So, how about 200 million Baileys?"
"Two...two hundred million Baileys..."
Upon hearing the price, Amway IX looked embarrassed, and the originally excited crowd behind him suddenly became quiet.
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