At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the sea breeze seemed particularly hot and humid.
At the Marine Headquarters, Marine Vendo, a large group of workers are sweating and carrying out busy post-war reconstruction work here.
Many of the family members of naval officers and soldiers who had previously lived in the town and had to seek refuge in the Shampoo Islands due to the war also immigrated back here and walked back and forth between the spacious dock square and the dilapidated streets in twos and threes. This finally adds a lot of popularity to this island that still looks a bit dilapidated.
However, no matter how much Malinfando is rebuilt and no matter how hard it is restored to its original state, it cannot change the ironclad fact, and that fact is:
The Navy once fought a battle with Whitebeard and the Naughty Kid here, and finally suffered the first major defeat in the history of the Navy, which resulted in the loss of a large number of elite generals and junior officers of the Navy here, and almost caused the Navy to never recover!
Perhaps, that is the main reason why the Navy Headquarters and the World Government Commander-in-Chief agreed to the resignation of Marshal Sengoku and Lieutenant General Garp, but in the end they retained their military ranks and allowed them to take a back seat and train new recruits. ?
Thinking about it, the navy's losses are already big enough. It is impossible for them to lose two more powerful generals, even if one of them is pushed out to take the blame, and the other is involved with the rebels and some naval forces. The same goes for thieves who have a close relationship.
But those national events have nothing to do with the coolie workers who are doing construction here in Malinfando. They don't care what the senior navy officials think, because they just follow the engineering team to come here from other islands by ship and work. , they only care about their three meals a day and wages, and nothing else.
clang! clang! clang!
Isn’t this?
When they saw a foreman not far away carrying an iron triangle and banging it with an iron rod, causing the crisp sound of metal impact to spread throughout the entire huge construction site of Malinfando, the workers stopped doing their work. , small and large groups gathered at each dining area to prepare for rest and lunch.
After a while, several strong migrant workers, who were bare-chested and whose skin had been tanned by the scorching sun, finally got their work meals. They all came to a tree in the middle of the war with the meals filled with large wooden bowls. Under the shade of the crooked-neck tree that had been struck by the tsunami, I started to eat big bites.
Marineland was severely damaged by the war and tsunami, especially the town for the families of officers and soldiers under the fortress, which was basically destroyed by the tsunami.
Therefore, the reconstruction work is protracted and the entire project is likely to last a whole year. This will allow these migrant workers to no longer have to worry about work problems for a long period of time.
In fact, some workers have said privately that they wish the navy would suffer more defeats and lose more islands or bases. In that case, their foreman would have an affair with the World Government and could secretly take jobs. They no longer have to worry about not getting a job, and they, the lower-level workers, no longer have to worry about not earning enough wages to support their families.
Moreover, when working here in Marineland, the meals provided by the navy to these workers are the same as those of ordinary navy soldiers. Every meal includes meat, vegetables, and soup, and the portions are so large that even though they are here every day They had to do physical work, but now they are getting stronger and stronger.
"Hello!"
"Did you hear that?"
"Something big happened recently!"
At this time, when a group of workers under the shade of the crooked-necked tree had half-eaten and were choosing among their own bosses, suddenly, a dark man with rice grains all over his face came into the crowd. And said thiefly.
"??"
"What did you hear?"
"Is it because Whitebeard died?"
"Hi!"
"We already knew that."
"that is!"
"We knew it yesterday morning, and we also know that his funeral will be on a hidden island in the New World. I heard that there will be many big shots attending!"
After hearing what the swarthy coworker said, a group of workers started laughing and joking.
In their view, the only big things that happened recently were Whitebeard's death from illness and the grand funeral that was about to be held. But those things have nothing to do with little people like them. They are the world government, the navy and some big pirates. What you need to care about is that these little people are just having fun.
In comparison, they are more concerned about whether this month's wages will be paid on time, whether they will be deducted by unscrupulous foremen, and whether the food tomorrow will be as good as today.
"no no!"
"That's not what I'm talking about!"
"What I want to say..."
"It's about that naughty child. It is said that she caused a big trouble on Fish-Man Island a few days ago!"
Seeing that this group of workers did not seem to have received the first-hand news, the swarthy man with a sinister eyebrow was overjoyed, and then he simply put down the half-eaten meal, moved closer and said mysteriously With.
"bad boy?"
"ah?"
"What trouble did she cause again?"
"Then what?"
"how?"
"Yes, come on, come on!"
When they heard that it was a naughty child, the few people who were enjoying the shade under the tree looked at each other in awe at first, and then soon, they couldn't help but became excited. They all stopped eating and took the initiative to get closer to the dark-skinned worker. , intending to hear it more clearly.
They had two hours to eat and rest at noon, so when they heard the news, and it was big news about that naughty kid, the workers suddenly became interested.
"Did she fight in the navy again on Fish-Man Island?"
"Which general or lieutenant general got beaten this time?"
"Could it be that another Tianlong was killed?"
"I guess the Admiral is dead!"
"Shh..."
"Keep your voice down!"
In this way, a group of construction workers who were worried about the world's chaos began to make random guesses excitedly, regardless of the fact that they were currently working at the Navy Headquarters, Marineland, and were counting on the Navy to provide them with three meals a day and monthly wages. kind of thing.
"neither!"
"No way?"
"Have none of you read today's newspaper?"
"No……"
"You are as tired as a dog every day, so why are you in the mood to find a newspaper? Do you think that all of us are like you and only know how to sneak around and do easy jobs every day?"
"That's right!"
"Okay, okay, everyone, please be quiet. You guys, stop being so pretentious, and tell us all?"
"Yeah, tell me quickly?"
"Ahem!"
"Just say it!"
Seeing that his co-workers were indeed unaware, the dark-skinned worker gradually became interested. Then, while enjoying the attention of his co-workers, he proudly relayed bit by bit the big news he had taken the time to see. out.
"The thing is actually like this..."
"A week ago, the naughty boy arrived at Fish-Man Island. You all know about Fish-Man Island, right?"
"It's 10,000 meters below the sea not far from here. It's in Mariejoia, the holy land of those Celestial Dragons, right under the red earth continent!"
"She was..."
"It is said that she took the Sonny's ship of the Straw Hat Pirates, and then she didn't know what happened to her, but she got mixed up with those fishmen and mermaids, and soon the fish became The Isle of Man has hoisted her flag.”
"Then, she easily crushed the rebellion of two local fish-man pirate groups, and then announced that Fish-Man Island and Ryugu Kingdom would become a subordinate force under her command. Anyone passing by Fish-Man Island must strictly abide by the local rules. law?"
"besides!"
"The Dragon Palace Kingdom of Fish-Man Island also announced in the name of her naughty child that any act of selling mermaids or fish-men as slaves will be regarded as a serious violation!"
"And even the Tianlong people are no exception. All fishmen or mermaid slaves must be released unconditionally within the specified time and fined. Otherwise, once they are investigated clearly, they will be punished by the royal guards of the Naga clan of the Dragon Palace Kingdom. The most terrible blow without mercy!"
Just like that, the dark-skinned worker began to speak vividly, completely ignoring that his spittle had already splashed into other people's bowls.
"??"
"Naga clan, what is that?"
A worker who was addicted suddenly asked in confusion.
"have no idea……"
"It should be a type of mermaid or fish-man, but who knows!"
"Is that so?"
"But, isn't it a bit too much to say a blow?"
"that is!"
"Pooh!"
"Who doesn't know that those hateful Celestial Dragons are arrogant and domineering and like to raise slaves? They are just a small Dragon Palace Kingdom, how dare they take care of that kind of thing?"
"Shh!"
"Keep your voice down, do you want to kill everyone?"
"..."
"There are no Tianlong people here, so it doesn't matter, right?"
"Beware of trouble coming from your mouth!"
"Yeah, it's better to be careful..."
Seeing a co-worker discussing the Tianlong people so brazenly and loudly, the others were so frightened that they all shouted to stop him, and then they looked again at the dark guy who started the conversation just now.
"Hey!"
"I thought like you at first, but do you know?"
As he talked, seeing that the workers were reluctant to believe his words, and seeing that they were once again attracted by his topic, the dark-skinned worker couldn't help but feel even more proud, as if those things were all due to him. Or maybe he was involved.
"what do you know?"
"Say it!"
"Say it quickly, don't make people feel itchy!"
"explain!"
"Okay, don't worry..."
"I heard that a ship carrying Tianlong people passing by Fish-Man Island was detained, and that Tianlong person was also imprisoned in the prison of Dragon Palace Kingdom. Not to mention how much resentment he felt!"
"And that's just because a mermaid slave was found on that Draconian ship!"
"And more and more!"
"Just the day before yesterday, a small fleet sent by the Navy to Fishman Island to protest was actually sunk by almost all the ships. The casualties are not yet known, but the surviving people were packed into a ship by the soldiers of the Dragon Palace Kingdom. Being thrown back on the boat is no joke!"
With a tight face, the dark-skinned worker with sinister features said this, and successfully frightened the workers around him to take a breath, obviously very frightened.
After all, arresting a Celestial Dragon and destroying a small navy fleet are no small things!
but……
When everyone thought that the matter had something to do with the naughty child, they soon felt relieved.
Think about it, from the beginning of the riot in the Shampoo Islands and the attack on the Celestial Dragons, to the later attack on Impel Down City and the participation in the attack on the Marine Headquarters Marinevando and causing heavy losses to the navy, what other things in this world are like that? What the scary naughty kid wouldn’t dare to do?
As for now entrenching and occupying Fishman Island, and then arresting a Celestial Dragon and annihilating the naval negotiation fleet, that kind of thing sounds a bit ordinary.
"ah!"
"In other words, the Fish-Man Island Ryugu Kingdom will completely separate from the World Government?"
"This is really a big deal. After all, Fish-Man Island is still very important. Sometimes the navy's warships need to pass through that place. Otherwise, if they pass through the Red Earth Continent from land, the ships will not be able to carry it through!"
"Yeah, something big is going to happen!"
"well……"
"It's a pity. If we fight under the sea, the post-war reconstruction work won't be our turn..."
"Ha ha!"
"A world war is about to begin. Are you still thinking about work?"
"Why don't you want to?"
"We can't get a single benefit from Bailey in the world war. It's better to fight Malinfando like this. It's best if we fix that naughty kid and come here to fight again. Then we fix it again, fix it and come back again. This way we can fight more After a few times, our brothers can earn enough money to go home and marry their wives!"
"Hahaha!"
"That's right. I also hope that naughty kid comes here to mess around a few more times, so that he won't have to worry about running out of work..."
As they talked, a group of workers started laughing among themselves, causing many workers around them who were concentrating on eating to look towards the shade of their trees.
"Then what?"
"What's going on with that Fishman Island and that Dragon Palace Kingdom now?"
"Yeah, continue talking?"
"this……"
"I don't know the rest."
"However, it is definitely a sure thing that their Fish-Man Island will completely fall to the side of the naughty kid. Otherwise, the powerful Naga army under the naughty kid's command will not be allowed to enter."
"??"
"Naga army?"
"Um!"
"By the way, what is the Naga you just mentioned?"
"A kind of fish-man, right?"
"But it could also be a mermaid!"
"I really want to see what they look like..."
"Want to see?"
"Easy! Can't we just go to Fishman Island?"
"!!"
"How dare I?"
"Don't worry, as long as you don't break the law and remember to pay taxes, Fishman Island will promise to ensure the safety of tourists and passing ships."
"Really?"
"of course it's true!"
"Look, it's written here in the newspaper. Take a look here again."
Finally, after the worker with the sly eyebrows finished speaking and enjoyed enough of the looks in his coworkers' eyes, he proudly took out the latest newspaper he got from who knows where.
"!!"
"Asshole!"
"You just took out the newspaper now. Why did you go there earlier?"
"that is!"
"It's better to just read the newspaper than listen to all your nonsense!"
"Rang, I want to see it too!"
"Hey! Don't squeeze!"
"..."
When they saw the newspaper, the workers snatched it away, then directly squeezed away the sly-looking guy, and gathered together to watch.
Although, some people are illiterate, but that does not prevent them from seeing the wonderful color photos in the newspaper.
Soon, they roughly learned more about the Fish-Man Island incident. For example, Hody Jones's New Fish-Man Pirates and Vander Deken IX's Flying Pirates conspired to rebel and almost succeeded, but In the end, they all fell short because of the interference of naughty children, and they were all captured alive and thrown into prison, and they all met a miserable end.
Especially the one named Vander Daken IX, who had his hands chopped off by the angry mermaid prince because he used his Devil Fruit ability to harass Princess Shirahoshi for ten years. Not to mention how miserable he was.
At the same time, newspapers also published many details of battles and extensive descriptions of those underwater races called 'Naga'. There were even stories of Nagas using powerful force and various weird methods to beat those Nagas. Shocking photos of the captains of the two pirate groups and various powerful fish-men pirate cadres under their command, etc.
"ah!"
"Is this Naga?"
"They look no different from ordinary fishmen..."
"Well……"
"It's still different. Their upper body looks like a fish-man, but their lower body looks like a mermaid?"
"No!"
"The lower body looks more like a sea snake!"
"right!"
"I also remembered that the mermaid's lower body should be a fish tail, and their Naga's don't really look like fish tails..."
"But!"
"How were these photos taken? This happened in the Royal Palace on Fish-Man Island under the sea!"
"Look! It's written here!"
"The superior said..."
"It was filmed by a spy phone bug in the palace, and later discovered by the mermaids. Then, the navy deliberately pretended to leak the secret and released it?"
"!!"
"They dare to write anything..."
"It's really too much!"
"So it turns out that the navy actually set up a spy phone bug in the palace of the Fishman Kingdom?"
"Hey!"
"Then we don't know. It might be the spy agency CP0, but who cares about this kind of thing?"
"..."
After a while, when the newspaper was read by those workers, it was passed to the next group of workers.
Soon, within a short two-hour break, the story about the naughty kid passing by and occupying Fish-Man Island, protecting the Ryugu Kingdom, and blatantly supporting the Ryugu Kingdom to fight against the Navy, the World Government, and the Celestial Dragons , like a gust of wind, spread among the construction workers throughout Malinfando and caused waves of uproar.
Of course, most of those workers were just having fun and letting their already bad images of the world government, navy, and dragons collapse again and planting some dangerous seeds, except Other than that, there is nothing more for the time being.
As for the workers who were spreading unfavorable news about the Navy and the World Government at the Marine Vendo construction site, the naval officers and soldiers responsible for supervising the work were certainly informed.
However, none of them thought about interfering. After all, such things had been made public through newspapers, so they just turned a blind eye and continued to do their job.
——————————
(*^▽^*) Please give me a monthly ticket and subscribe.
