Chapter 283 The Most Beautiful Country in the East China Sea
After separating from the Amber Tour Group, Hebodi interrogated the Walkon Pirates.
"A flying cat? A little girl killed all of you? She even sank the pirate ship?"
"It's embarrassing, but it's the truth. She seems to be able to control tornadoes." The pirates still had fear on their faces. What a cute little girl! She was obviously a devil with an angel's face.
The soldier in charge of the interrogation records was shocked. He had seen the blue-haired little girl when he detained this group of pirates. She looked so weak and cute. He didn't expect that she could take down an entire pirate group by herself.
The pirates were not well-informed and did not know what was going on, but the navy soldier had some guesses and asked, as if to verify: "Warrant Officer Hebodi, could this be..." (A book friend mentioned that Hebodi was only 18 years old, and the rank of lieutenant was not appropriate, so it was changed to warrant officer)
"No doubt about it, it must be that kind of power." A drop of cold sweat dripped down Hebodi's forehead, "The power of a devil fruit, and it is a very powerful devil fruit."
It is impossible for an ordinary devil fruit to make a little girl so powerful, that's what Hebodi thinks.
The pirates were trembling, it turned out to be a demon?
Hebodi was in no mood to teach the pirates about devil fruits. He was thankful that he didn't act on impulse. "What is the origin of this tour group?"
The soldier reminded, "Warrant Officer! I saw them in the newspaper last week! The one about the golden lions!"
"What did you say?" Hebodi also remembered something and hurried back to his office to find the newspaper about the capture of Golden Lion.
The photo of the Amber above was particularly eye-catching. Hebodi found the sentence in the news: "The Navy expresses its sincere gratitude to the Amber Tour Group and other civilians for their help in the Navy's operations despite the danger."
Originally, I thought these people just tipped off the navy to get some bounty, but now it seems that it is not that simple. As a warrant officer of the headquarters, Hebodi has some understanding of the art of language. It is possible that the headquarters has covered up the other party's credit.
When he thought that the other party was a bounty hunter who could fight against a big pirate like Golden Lion, Hebodi tremblingly poured himself a glass of red wine.
Did I say "tsk" when we first met?
After finishing a glass of red wine, Hebodi's shirt was wet on his chest. He thought pessimistically: Is it too late to go back and apologize now?
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On the other side, Zhang Da didn't take this matter to heart. To him, it was just meeting a "familiar" person and it was a little surprise.
As for the fact that Hebodi was unhappy with him, it didn't matter. With Hebodi's ability and intelligence, he couldn't be promoted to a very high position, and it wouldn't cause him any trouble.
What's more, although Hebodi has many shortcomings now, he is not hopeless. He just needs a beating or two.
Zhang Da also pointed at the bonus given by the navy - although there was no reward, after all, a pirate ship was sunk, so the navy also gave him a bonus as a token of appreciation.
The prize money was not much, so Zhang Da gave it directly to Wendy, and also gave her some pocket money to buy things when she arrived at the next island.
The following days were still a period of various training during the voyage, and Zhang Da was still often tricked by Tom. Sometimes he would take revenge on the spot, and sometimes he would chase Tom around the sea, and then come back and shiver together in the quilt.
"Land found ahead! Yo ho ho ho, land found ahead!" Brooke shouted into the loudspeaker.
In addition to playing and trying to find ways to help Shark Chili relieve his psychological trauma, Brooke occasionally plays the role of a lookout.
The trembling Zhang Da also looked at Tom, then threw off his quilt and ran to the bow to look into the distance.
Xia Lulu looked at Zhang Daye and Tom in confusion: "What's going on with them? Why did they get dry all of a sudden?"
Wendy said in amazement, "Brother Tatsuya is indeed very capable."
Xia Lulu denied it, "Rather than saying it's amazing, it's more like it's weird."
Perona curled her lips and said, "His ability is strange to begin with, but people usually say that Tom led him astray or something, but I don't believe it."
Chatting occasionally, they went to the bow of the ship with everyone else.
Unlike the small islands they had landed on in the past, this time everyone saw a fairly large piece of land. As the Amber moved forward, everyone could already see tall city walls and continuous mountains.
Shark Chili observed carefully for a while before he felt relieved: "It seems that the sea map is fine. Ahead is the most beautiful country in the East China Sea - the Kingdom of Goa on Dawn Island."
Yes, the Kingdom of Goa is known as the most beautiful country in the East China Sea, otherwise the Celestial Dragons would not have come here specially to inspect.
Zhang Da also remembered the news he and Tom had seen when they first arrived at Uncle Goodman's house. The Celestial Dragons came to the Kingdom of Goa half a year ago. Sabo should have been taken away by Dragon. Ace and Luffy were probably still grieving, right?
No, Vice Admiral Gion said before that Garp was on vacation, so the two of them probably had no time to be sad.
Zhang Da also said, "Let's get ready to dock. We'll leave a few flag monsters to guard the boat... Or we can let them take turns to go out and play. It seems like they haven't had a holiday for a while. "
Ye Yan made an OK gesture to show that he understood.
The Amber slowly sailed towards the port of the Kingdom of Goa. Before the ship even stopped, soldiers holding weapons loudly asked, "Where are you from? What are you doing here?"
This was the first time they were questioned at the port during their journey. No one cared about it in the Seven Waters City. It was not known whether Tom's Studio helped to solve the problem or the judicial ship came forward to provide a guarantee.
Zhang Da also took out the certificate that he had asked Major General Kadaru to issue when he was in Shampoo, and replied: "We are a tour group from the Grand Line. We have just arrived in the East China Sea and plan to visit your country for a few days. This is the certificate issued by the Navy. "
"What? It's from the Grand Line!" The two soldiers were shocked and asked Zhang Da to get off the boat to check the certificate.
The people nearby heard their conversation and looked at Zhang Daye with curiosity or awe. People coming out of the Grand Line were considered big shots to ordinary people like them.
"The ship and flag style are confirmed to be correct, and the seal is indeed that of the navy, but the Sabaody Archipelago Navy Branch..." The two were in a dilemma. They were familiar with the Navy Branch in the East China Sea, but had never heard of the Navy of the Grand Line.
"Sorry, we can't confirm the authenticity and need to ask the captain. Can you wait a moment?" The soldier spoke politely.
Of course you have to follow the rules when you are on someone else's territory. Zhang Da also hugged the anxious Tom and nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
One soldier ran to report the news, while the other stayed where he was.
Everyone got off the boat one by one and looked at the people and buildings around them curiously.
The people around were also looking at them curiously. The cute cat and the little loli did not attract much attention. The two handsome boys, Zhang Daye and Ye Yan, did not attract much attention either. The beauty of Altria and Rui Mengmeng did attract a lot of people's attention, but it was still not as good as the skeletons and robots.
"What is that? A moving skeleton? Is it a monster from the Grand Line?"
"Compared to that, the cool shark robot is the point!"
"It's worthy of being called the Grand Line!"
The crowd was discussing the matter animatedly, but because of the presence of soldiers, no one came up to talk to them.
Since he had nothing to do, Zhang Da also talked to the soldier next to him: "Excuse me, where is the most worthwhile place to visit in the Kingdom of Goa? Are there any rules that must be followed?"
"Yes!" The soldier was actually observing them curiously. When he heard someone talking, he subconsciously stood at attention, and then realized that he had overreacted.
He coughed awkwardly and said, "To be precise, this is the capital of the kingdom. The royal palace is on the high ground in the center of the capital. The next level down is the High Town, where the nobles live. The next level down, the part surrounding the high ground is the Central Street. The outermost part, including the port, is the Border Town."
The layout of the city is clear at a glance. It faces the sea on the west and is surrounded by tall city walls on the other three sides. From the royal palace in the center to the surrounding border towns, the status of the residents decreases from high to low.
"This is a spotless city. You will definitely have a great experience visiting here." The soldier continued, "If there are any rules, you cannot enter the private territory of nobles without permission. Also, please do not walk around the streets after the sun sets."
"Is that so? I'll remember that. Thank you." Zhang Da also knew where the term 'spotless' came from, and he felt a little heavy-hearted.
It means cleaning up all the "garbage" outside the city walls - the poor and the homeless are also classified as "garbage" and thrown outside the city walls.
You are not allowed to walk around the streets after the sun goes down because night is the time to clean up the "garbage".
If people outside the city wall wanted to survive, they could only fight for the garbage transported out of the city every day. Sometimes they would fight or even die for a small apple core.
Day after day, the garbage outside the city wall piled up into a mountain, and countless people were struggling to survive there. Gradually, the garbage mountain was called the terminal of uncertain objects.
There are definitely more than one countries like the Kingdom of Goa in this world. For example, in the Country of Wano ruled by Kurozumi Orochi, the rich live in the Flower Capital, and the poor live in the Pick-up Village, living on the garbage thrown out by the Flower Capital. It is simply the Kingdom of Goa in the new world.
Of course, people at the terminal of uncertainty have two choices if they want to survive. One is to find a way to go to the sea, and the other is to cross the Korpo Mountains and live in other towns or villages.
But for ordinary people, these two paths are no different from seeking death.
Needless to say, the sea is dangerous. Not everyone knows how to sail, and not everyone has the ability to survive by getting into a barrel and drifting with the current. For those of them who have nothing, it is a luxury to have a small boat.
Bandits and countless ferocious beasts live in the Korpo Mountains. Not to mention that it is a place where the three Luffy brothers encountered danger when they were young, even Garp was injured there when he was a child. Ordinary people should not think of leaving once they enter the mountain.
Therefore, people at the terminal of uncertainty can basically only survive there day by day.
However, half a year ago, the Celestial Dragons came to inspect the Kingdom of Goa. In order to improve the city appearance, the King used pirates to set fire to the Uncertain Objects Terminal. Most of the people there were taken away by Dragon. Now, the newly accumulated garbage outside the city wall should not be too large, right?
After chatting with the soldier for a while, the soldier returned to the dock with the captain he mentioned.
"Excuse me, I am Captain Capt. Keptim, the patrol captain in charge of this port. Your identity has been confirmed. This is a pass. You can enter the city anytime."
Capeting handed the certificate to Zhang Daye. In fact, he didn't know what the Shampoodi Naval Branch was, so he contacted his acquaintances in the navy to confirm it.
Zhang Da also took the certificate and stuffed twenty 10,000 Bailey bills into Keptim's palm under the certificate: "Please come here in person. Our ship may have to dock here for a few days. Please take care of it."
Capeting felt the thickness of the banknotes and immediately hid them in his sleeves, smiling warmly. The people from the Grand Line were indeed generous, and it was worth his special trip: "This is my duty! If you encounter any troubles in the next few days, please feel free to come here to find me."
"Thank you very much." Zhang Daye and his group then left the port and headed for the city.
A few people who were watching the fun rolled their eyes and followed quietly.
While everyone's attention was on Zhang Daye and his group, Kaputing took out two bills and gave them to his two men: "Do you know what to do?"
"clear!"
After Spuding left, the two soldiers stole a glance at the denomination of the banknotes and whispered, "They are so generous this time. It seems that the captain has made a fortune."
"Whatever, just look at the boat carefully. Someone so generous must be an important person."
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"Wow!" Perona, Wendy, and Xia Lulu all exclaimed.
With neat streets and clean buildings, this city is indeed spotless as Capetin said.
The crowd was walking slowly on the street. The little girls and kittens were looking around excitedly. There was also a startled Brooke among them.
Old man Brooke had never seen such a neat and beautiful city in his life: "Yohohoho~ It is worthy of being the most beautiful country in the East China Sea!"
However, Altria, contrary to her usual practice, did not immediately go looking for food: "Tatsuya, why would you do something like that?"
Altria was referring to the matter of slipping money; she didn't like this bribery-like practice.
"I think Boss Tatsuya is doing a great job." Shark Chili, who is familiar with the ways of the world, advised:
"There's no need to worry about this kind of thing. Just think of it as paying them to help watch the boat. Although there are flag monsters guarding the boat, there will inevitably be troubles that cannot be solved by force. Anyway, we just want to have fun peacefully and not rely on their power to bully others."
"That's it." Zhang Da also nodded. In fact, he didn't like this kind of thing, but the six-month experience of running a pub allowed him to meet all kinds of people and learn a lot of things he didn't want to learn.
