Chapter 215 Porusalino: Your Lines Are Very Good, but the Next Second They Will Be Mine.
As a pirate, Kaido definitely does not have the so-called sense of honor like swordsmen and samurai. In order to win the battle, he can use so-called "despicable" moves without any psychological burden.
However, this does not mean that Kaido will easily let go of people who interfere in his fight without permission. He hates this kind of guy who affects his enjoyment the most.
so--
"King Kong Dysprosium!!!"
The mace "Hatsusai", one of the twelve supreme swords, was swung by Kaido. The columnar "stick energy" burst out, breaking the sound barrier, and with an unparalleled attitude, it brought destruction. The power instantly enveloped Kuotan Kanjuro and Momonosuke and Kinemon who he just assassinated!
boom! ! !
There was a huge sound like the creation of the world, and the world was shaken by it.
Starting from Kaido, a deep ravine was plowed out of the sandy ground of this wasteland. Not only was it bottomless, but it also extended far away, as if it stretched to the end of sight!
Perhaps from today on, there will be another nameless Great Rift Valley in Wano Country?
"Let's go, Jhin!"
Carrying "Hasaiji" on his shoulders, Kaido turned and left without hesitation with a gloomy face, and Jhin immediately followed respectfully - neither of them had any intention of checking on Momonosuke and others.
After all, this is the real world and not a comic book story. There are people who can survive Kaido's attack, but it will definitely not be these three people.
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If among the navy's red, yellow and blue trio, Porusalino, who is currently the "yellow", is "at home" in the Drum Kingdom, then Sakaski, who represents the "red", is working in the new world. It's "a muddy cow sinks into the sea" - then as "Blue" Kuzan, his working rhythm on Fish-Man Island is "unhurried and slow".
That's right, Kuzan did not "make three things as a new official" as many people expected, or continue the thunderous style when he and Porusalino came to Fish-Man Island together at the beginning, but in a kind of way. With an extremely "steady" attitude, he handled the navy's affairs on Fish-Man Island bit by bit.
Of course, this does not mean that Kuzan is not capable enough, nor does it mean that he suddenly wants to imitate Porusalino’s fishing spirit in the headquarters, but it means that Kuzan has become a qualified naval general, and he fully understands Now comes the deeper intention of the Five Old Stars and the top brass of the Navy in supporting the "Frozen Throne" plan.
"Establishing an ultimate line of defense to completely seal off the flow of pirates in the Paradise and the New World" is indeed the strategic goal written in the Navy's "Frozen Throne" plan - but smart people know that such an idea is only It is suitable to stay at the level of goal slogans or extreme people's fantasies, but once it is actually implemented, the results will inevitably be catastrophic.
On the one hand, there is no doubt that the pirates who were directly hit will become more united than ever because of the navy's move. Even if there is no unified leader, they will be like crazy piranhas who smell blood and destroy the navy's defense line on Fish-Man Island by heaping human lives - no matter how powerful the navy is, it cannot be stopped. The impact of the entire pirate group.
On the other hand, it is almost foreseeable that the seemingly protected Fishman Island will actually fall into unprecedented turmoil due to the navy's move. Every year, tens of thousands of pirates use Fishman Island to travel back and forth on the front and back half of the Grand Route. Although it does bring a lot of trouble to the fishmen, they also generate high consumption in the process. Stimulating the economy here - without these free-spending pirates who spend whatever they earn, a considerable number of the natives of Fish-Man Island would lose their source of income and become potential rioters that endanger the safety of Fish-Man Island.
It is precisely because of these two reasons that the wily five old stars agreed to Porusalino's plan and chose the lazy Kuzan instead of the more iron-blooded and extreme Sakaski to serve as the fishman. The base commander of the G-0 naval branch of the island.
Facts have proved that although Kuzan, who often works with Porusalino, the "smooth monkey", is not very old, he is really good at getting things done and manages the Fish-Man Island quite well:
He first continued the Navy's initial approach when it landed on Fish-Man Island, dealt a resolute blow to the slave traders, solved the most fundamental pain points of Fish-Man Island, established the Navy's image of justice to the entire world, and established a strong position in public opinion. in an invincible position;
And on this basis, he did not completely cut off the route from Fish-Man Island to the New World, and adopted a seemingly lazy but actually strict control method on the pirates, rather than being reckless and sweeping. This not only ensures the minimum demands of the pirate group and minimizes their destructiveness and willingness to fight back, but also safeguards the economic interests of the residents of Fish-Man Island and keeps the overall situation under control.
The data is absolutely not deceiving - after Kuzan settled on Fish-Man Island, and knowing that there was a large number of elite navy stationed on Fish-Man Island, there were no obvious pirates willing to risk going to Fish-Man Island during this period. decreased, but the crime rate caused by them dropped by nearly 95%.
Just like the future "Golden Emperor" Tezoro in the original plot set up his huge island-like entertainment ship as the "World Neutral Zone", the navy led by Kuzan maintains a strong relationship with the pirates here. A kind of "relative peace" - as long as you don't cause trouble, go through the formalities and pay the fees, then Fish-Man Island will be just an ordinary port city, only a bit more prosperous, and you can drink, go sightseeing or take advantage of the road. question;
But if anyone wants to cause trouble and prove his blood and ability, then Kuzan will show his strength and thunderous skills as a navy monster vice admiral, and become the symbol of the dragon palace city gate. Add new corpse decorations to the Ice Tower of Justice.
Of course, since they chose to go to sea and sailed to the location of Fish-Man Island, these pirates would definitely not be completely obedient and peaceful - many times after entering the country, they would become completely obedient after a few kilograms of horse peed. Forget about fear, not knowing who you are anymore.
Therefore, in order to get rid of the remaining 5% of the scum, Kuzan did not sit in the base for a long time like other naval base commanders. Instead, he rented a "Big Fish Bus Angler Fish" for a long time and traveled to Fishman Island every day. Hanging out - you can not only fish for law enforcement, but also pass the time. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
so--
"Stop him! Robbery!"
In the most prosperous "Red Coral" commercial street on Fish-Man Island, a blue-haired mermaid girl wearing bubble coating around her waist exclaimed nervously.
A tall, burly human grabbed the shell bag she was carrying and ran away.
Like the Shampoo Islands, mermaids and some large sea creatures wear bubble rings around their waists to facilitate movement when moving around in the dry areas of the Fishman Islands.
"Get out of my way!"
After knocking through the still confused crowd, the robber jumped directly onto a big fish bus parked on the roadside - Fishman Island is too prosperous and suitable for consumption, and this guy is a standard The pirate himself was very spendthrift, so in just two days, he didn't even have any money left for food. I have no choice but to return to my old career.
"Hey! If you don't want to die, drive quickly! Drive toward the port!"
The red-eyed robber took out the short knife he carried with him and put it on the neck of the Big Fish Bus driver like a threat.
Due to the emergency situation, he didn't have time to see what passengers were in the car. He just anxiously stuck his head out the window and watched the naval patrol coming from afar after hearing the sound.
"You can't understand what the hell you are saying and you still don't want to live! Hurry up and drive!!"
Seeing that the bus driver had no intention of driving, the robber roared and put the knife directly against the bus driver's skin. At such a close distance, he could slit the bus driver's throat with just a little force - but even so, The driver remained unmoved, and even looked like he was looking at an idiot, speechless and contemptuous.
"..."
The robber seemed to realize something from the driver's expression, and slowly turned his head to look in the direction of the passenger.
In the huge passenger area, it turned out that there was only one passenger sitting there alone, holding a glass of Fish-Man Island's specialty drink in his hand, looking harmless like "I'm just a passing tourist passenger."
However, any pirate who lands on Fish-Man Island will not equate this person with "harmless to humans and animals", because this is the naval monster guarding Fish-Man Island, Lieutenant General Kuzan, the base commander of the G-0 branch!
"Yo!"
Kuzan, who had his legs crossed, waved his hand as a greeting, but soon scratched his head in distress, "Well... before I deal with you, what cool lines should I say?"
"...Speed is weight? Have you ever been kicked by light...ice?"
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Two minutes later, Kuzan nodded with satisfaction as he watched the naval patrol team transporting the new pirate ice sculpture away, while the people on Fishman Island who were watching also burst out in admiration in time:
"So handsome, Vice Admiral Kuzan and the Navy!"
"Did you guys see it? Did you see it? That guy really turned into an ice sculpture in an instant!"
"I will ask my son to sign up for the Navy tomorrow and become a subordinate of Lieutenant General Kuzan!"
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Turning everyone's praise into an upward curve of his mouth, Kuzan continued to walk to the next block with a brisk but steady pace.
In fact, when he first knew that he was going to become the director of the Fish-Man Island Naval Base, Kuzan was a little worried. On the one hand, he felt that he might not be able to handle the internal situation on Fish-Man Island, and on the other hand, he might not be able to withstand the new world. The pressure from the monsters.
But his "stable and reliable senior, Porusalino" (self-proclaimed), sorted out the details for him in a few words:
"The Frozen Throne, the Burning Crusade, the Shichibukai... Do you think we really want to completely eliminate the pirates? Putting aside the question of whether we can completely eliminate the pirates, if we solve all the pirates, we Where does the navy go from here? Where does the world government go from here?"
"So, only as long as the pirate group continues to exist, will the problems within the World Government be covered up!"
"Although these successive big plans do have actual execution value, they are more about creating a sense of atmosphere! They give the monsters in the new world a sense of crisis that our navy and the world government must kill them at all costs!"
"Driven by this sense of crisis, even a non-competitive character like Whitebeard will be forced to expand his power and increase manpower, not to mention bellicose lunatics like Beasts and BIGMOM..."
"But after all, the New World is only a part of the Grand Line, with limited resources and area. Although many new star pirates still enter every year, there are more wolves than meat, and the competition for talents and territory alone is enough to make them break each other's heads... "
"Use warm water to relax the frog's vigilance, then slowly increase the heat until it boils into a pot of soup...get it? We have to rely on a steady stream of logistical supplies, in an aboveboard way, in an unhurried way. The slow mentality drags these monsters into each other's enemies, drags them into a weak posture, and turns them into objects that can be manipulated by us!"
"Of course, in this process, our navy should still grow stronger, should we fight for the right to speak, or should we fight for the right to speak..."
"It's easy to be a pure sailor, but it's not that easy to be a senior naval general, Kuzan... This is the work attitude you should have when you arrive at Fish-Man Island. Work hard..."
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Since Long returned to the revolutionary army and started taking action, Luo Bian, who was accepted as his disciple, and his three new younger brothers, namely the white bear Beibo and the other two street boys Pekin and Xia Qi who bullied Beibo at the beginning, Live together as a small group on Happy Island. They train together, play together, and occasionally help Long perform some safe intelligence search missions as reserve members of the Revolutionary Army...
It was during this period that the small group got acquainted with Old Simon, an information businessman on Happy Island. At first, they were just doing a normal intelligence transaction, but after a transaction was completed, old man Simon suddenly suffered from asthma. Fortunately, Luo, who was half a doctor, took action in time, otherwise he might have lost his life.
Since then, the small group has become familiar with old Simon, and the latter even took the initiative to lend Luo some medical books he collected when he was young...
On the afternoon of July 3, 1503 in the Haiyuan calendar, Luo and others did not train in the forest as usual, but returned to Happy Town early - Long called at noon and told them that he would pick them up and leave Happy Town in three days. Island, so the small group planned to help Old Simon stock up on more medicine before leaving.
"Brother Luo, the medicine is all ready!"
Luo's younger brother No. 1 Xia Qi raised the bag of medicine in his hand high.
"Have you got it? Let's go then."
Luo Gao nodded coldly.
Beibo on the side looked at his three companions, and said when he had nothing to say:
"It feels so peaceful. There are no people on the street. It's so different from my hometown."
"Ah, they are probably all hiding at home, right? It's quite cold today after all."
Luo's younger brother No. 2 Peijin explained this.
"Pegkin, you are in such a good mood."
"Of course, Xia Qi. Mr. L will come to pick us up in a few days, and we don't know what exciting places we are going to by then!"
Because Long's identity is sensitive, Luo and the others usually refer to the former as Mr. L.
"Well, no matter where we go, as long as we follow Brother Luo, the road in the future will continue to stretch!"
Luo was a little embarrassed by the compliments from Peijin and the others, but he was inexplicably moved: "I'm talking about you... Hey! What are you doing!"
boom!
Luo and others were stunned by the scene in front of them - with the sound of a gunshot, the town patrolman Ladd rushed out of the alley on the side, covering his injured arm, and behind him, a man holding a pistol He walked out slowly and blew the gun smoke carelessly.
This man wore an oval pirate hat and had black hair that reached his shoulders. He looked frail, but his eyes revealed madness.
Following closely behind this man, a guy dressed like a sumo wrestler and over two meters tall also walked out of the alley. He was carrying two maces in his hands, a crotch cloth tied around his brown skin, and his hair tied into a bun. There are thick muscles stored under the fat all over his body, and it is obvious at a glance that he must have considerable brute strength.
"Ten years ago, it was because of your father's incompetence that I was able to turn Happy Town into a sea of fire; and ten years later, because of your son's incompetence, I may be able to directly destroy this town, blaba!"
The words of the man wearing the pirate hat made the fleeing patrolman Rade suddenly stop. He turned around and stared at the pirate with eyes that could kill people:
"Arthur, no matter what your purpose is for coming back this time, your father will stop you again!"
"Gahba! My stinky daddy should have died a long time ago?"
The pirate named Arthur shrugged and smiled contemptuously, "I am very different now from ten years ago! I will kill him with my own hands, and then take away the Lily that can bring people eternal life. Carnation!!”
(Lily carnation that can bring eternal life to people?)
Luo, who was listening on the sidelines, couldn't help but swallowed - he learned from Colonel Malvern the secret of the surgical fruit that can make people immortal, and now he actually heard about the magical plant that can make people immortal...
"Lily Carnation?"
Patrolman Ladd paused slightly and replied firmly, "There is no such thing on Happy Island!"
"Gahba! Rad! It's not a good idea to lie! You didn't look me in the eyes just now!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Arthur suddenly approached Ladd, grabbed his collar and lifted him up from the ground.
"I... I used to think it was just a fairy tale. That's normal, right? After all, how could any fool believe that such a small and broken island could hide something so outrageous? But! In the 'Grand Line' We found it on the island near the entrance! A letter left by the former great pirate Baron Carnival!!"
Arthur, whose face was full of excitement and greed, continued:
"The letter belonging to the former great pirate baron said this...'I will die soon. Although my dream has not been realized, I have also encountered many shocking miracles during my voyage. Before I die, I leave these last words - Lily carnations, which can give people eternal life, grow on the Happy Island in the North Sea. I came at the wrong time, so I could only take away the immature young plants, but I also I still get powerful power from it. If anyone is lucky enough to find this letter, please be sure to find it. It is the flower of the gods that can grant people eternal life'..."
"Of course, my companions and I also suspected that the letter was fake at first. However, after investigating the handwriting and writing date, we found that the letter was absolutely authentic and was written by the legendary Baron Pirate Carnival! So! We just came here! This happy island in the North Sea! In order to get the 'Flower of the Gods'!"
Arthur shouted, clenching the collar of Patrolman Ladd in his hand, Ladd couldn't help but have a painful expression on his face.
(Unfortunately, Mr. Long hasn’t arrived here yet, so we have to go up... We can’t let these guys do whatever they want!)
Just when Luo made up his mind——
“That’s it!!!”
A loud voice that was very familiar to them shocked the entire audience.
Arthur unconsciously let go of his hand, and Ladd immediately fell to his knees and coughed hard.
In the adventure novels Luo had read, the person who appeared in such a way at this time was usually the protagonist or key character who could reverse the situation - but unlike the content in those fantasy works, this sudden voice Luo and the others all know the owner. Not only did this person not make the current situation better, but he made it more complicated, or worse.
(Old Simon?! What did he think?!)
(Ah, it’s exactly what Mr. Long said. This old man became an intelligence dealer only because of his past connections. He has neither strength nor personality at all! If he comes out like this, he will definitely be killed!)
However, contrary to Luo's expectation, the pirate Arthur did not move.
Not only that, he no longer had the ferocious expression as before, but instead showed an inexplicable smile.
"...Long time no see, stinky daddy!"
"I don't want to see you, Arthur!"
Luo and others did not understand the conversation between the two for a while, and they were stunned for several seconds before they realized that the old man Simon, the intelligence businessman they were familiar with, was actually the father of the pirate Arthur!
"Gahba! I don't want to see you either, stinky old man... I wish you were dead!"
"Humph, this is what I want to say! I thought you died on some sea a long time ago!"
Old man Simon retorted without any politeness.
"Hey, I just saw my son whom I haven't seen for a long time. Do you speak like that?! What a heartless father!!"
"... I should have told you ten years ago that I have severed the father-son relationship with you!"
When he said this, Old Simon's eyes were so cold that it made people's hair stand on end.
"...You stinky old man, you really haven't changed at all! You're always like this, no matter what I want to do, you always come over to spoil my fun..."
"As a guardian, of course I want to bring my son who has gone astray back to the right path!"
"Crooked way? Me? Gahba! I have never felt that I have followed a crooked way! I just face my own desires and life honestly. In this sense, it is better to say that I have been educated to be too upright. It’s over!”
"I'm not going to discuss this with you here! You attack towns and villages, rob food and money, and finally kill everyone. I just can't tolerate this!"
"Huh? That's quite impressive! Stinky dad! When you were still in my pirate group! You couldn't stop me either!"
"...You are right, I am an incompetent father! Even though I tried to persuade you with earnest words and taught you a lesson with my fists, in the end I was unable to correct your stupid son's thoughts!"
Luo was eating melon on the side and almost shouted.
(What is the meaning of this conversation just now?)
(Did this old man Simon... turn out to be a group with that pirate named Arthur?)
Luo glanced aside. Peijin, Xia Qi and Bebo listened to their conversation and couldn't hide their shock.
"Yes!! I will not suppress my desires!!! So, Dad, do you understand what to do now? Since you have been living on this island, you must have clues about Lily Carnation! Hand it over! In this way, for the sake of my past partners, I will be merciful and not kill all of you...Gah! Isn't that very merciful!"
"Hmph, that kind of thing doesn't exist in the first place. And even if I knew where it was, I would never tell you!!"
"Hey, are you provoking me?! Stinky old man!!"
"I don't think you will abide by your agreement, let alone you once set fire to this town! I will not give a bastard like you any information!!"
"Why, are you still holding grudges over small things like that?"
"...Ten years ago, you planned to challenge the Grand Line, which required a lot of food, water, and money. In order to raise these necessities, you returned to this town...the hometown where you were born and raised, from the residents. Robbing property and destroying the town! I couldn't agree with what you did, so I quit your group and started living alone... But! My sins have not disappeared! Back then, I failed to stop your son from doing evil... So now! I have the responsibility to stop you!!"
Simon's sonorous and powerful voice echoed around - his words were completely different from when he usually lectured Luo and the others for rashly revealing their bottom line in trading, and contained real anger and determination.
"Dad, it seems like you are trying to hinder me..."
"Yes! How can I let you destroy this town again?!"
"Gahba!! Then you are my enemy! I don't care whether you are a former partner or my biological father. Anyone who dares to block my way, no matter who it is, I will smash him to pieces!! I must get Lily Carnation!!!”
Arthur took the two maces from the sumo wrestlers behind him and raised them high.
In response, Simon pulled a gun from his pocket.
"Bebo! Peggin! Shaqi! Let's go help old man Simon!!"
"oh!!"
Luo and others didn't care too much and rushed towards Arthur.
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Although the powerful Luo and his younger brothers worked together to defeat the sumo wrestler under the pirate Arthur, old Simon was defeated by Arthur and was hit on the head by the opponent's mace and fell into a coma. . In desperation, Luo and others had no choice but to take old Simon with them, and then retreat while fighting.
Naturally, the pirate Arthur would not let Luo and the others go easily. While attacking with the bluish-white beams emitted from his eyes created by his Devil Fruit ability, he also sent out the townspeople whose minds were controlled by him to attack. siege.
Luo and others struggled to avoid Arthur's attack, and at the same time they finally understood why the streets in the town became extremely quiet - the fish seller, the waitress in the restaurant, the guy in the tattoo shop... those they had beaten The townspeople who interacted with each other were like walking zombies at this moment, with only empty eyes left.
"Damn it, what kind of ability does this guy have! He is a beam and can control people..."
"Hey! Xia Qi, Pei Jin, Bei Bo! We can't hurt everyone, we will retreat immediately!"
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The ocean area in the pirate world is really too large, and the speed of ships is extremely limited. Therefore, whether it is a strong man of the sea like Xiong or a top power like the World Government, they are trying to use various methods to improve the efficiency of their work. To shorten the time from one sea area to another - Xiong chose to develop the ability of his superhuman "Meat Ball Fruit", while the World Government chose to control the ocean currents.
The huge Gate of Justice stands quietly in the sea, like a mountain. The door slowly opened, revealing a small gap. It was almost invisible from a distance, but once you get closer, you will find that even such a small gap can completely let Bellemeier and the others see. The quite large warship sailed smoothly.
After passing through the Gate of Justice, you have officially boarded the current that connects the three major government agencies. The speed of the warship suddenly accelerated, as if it was flying. Bellemere even felt the wind blowing against his face.
"This is the Gate of Justice, isn't it spectacular?"
Rear Admiral Fina, who was responsible for escorting Bellemere and other veterans from the East China Sea to Marineland, stood on the bow deck of the warship and proudly introduced, “You know, this door cannot be opened casually. We were able to pass through here thanks to the suggestion of Admiral... Vice Admiral Porusalino. He thought it was necessary to let you feel the importance our navy attaches to your veteran regiment. I also hope that you will see this magnificent After the scene, you can rekindle your passion for standing up for justice!”
"——That's it."
Bellemere, like the others, nodded in understanding.
(This Lieutenant General Porusalino is said to be the leader of the Veterans Regiment, and he seems to be a good commander...)
Just as Bellemere was thinking this, Major General Fina continued:
"Although you are all veterans from the East China Sea, you must accept the call-up order and have different reasons for returning to the battlefield... Now, after passing through this miraculous door of justice, do any of you want to be with us? Please share your journey, why did you choose to return to the Navy?"
After hearing what Major General Fina said, the veterans on the deck looked at each other, but no one was willing to take the initiative to speak.
Major General Fina frowned slightly when she saw this - the Veterans Legion is the core part of the Great Expedition Fleet. Staff Officer He once reminded her, telling her that she doesn't need to worry too much about the combat effectiveness of these people. They only need a little recovery training to be fine. It's considerable.
The main reason is that their ideological issues need to be paid close attention to. After all, they are all serving again after retiring, and their mentality is definitely different from that of ordinary sailors.
ps: 8k big chapter!
ps: Lily Carnation is from the theatrical version of Carnival Baron and Carnival Island. Although the painting style is a bit scary, the plot is quite interesting. Book friends who have not read it can check it out. In my novel, I changed the setting a bit and wrote it out.
ps: There will be other theatrical version content in the future, I hope you all enjoy watching it, hehe~