Soon everyone knew what Wendy meant by 'strange things'.
It was a bridge, and there was nothing surprising about ordinary bridges, but this one was ridiculously big.
Zhang Da also picked up the telescope and could see scaffolding erected far away. It seemed that it was still under construction, but the end of the bridge could not be seen in the other direction.
Xia Lulu asked curiously: "Why is there a bridge on the sea? Where is the other side of the bridge?"
"We have probably arrived at the 'Kingdom on the Bridge.'" Zhang Da also had some impressions of this place. It was the place where Robin landed after being shot away by the big bear in the original plot, and was then invited to the headquarters by the revolutionary army.
Wendy asked: "The Kingdom on the Bridge? What is that, a country built on a bridge?"
"If it is really the Kingdom on the Bridge, then I know that its official name is Tachira Wolf, also called the Kingdom of Labor."
Shark Pepper has recently read a lot of books about the East China Sea, and when he talked about them, he said clearly: "People here are building this bridge day after day. It is said that this project has lasted for 700 years."
"700 years?!"*n
Everyone looked surprised. This was the first time they heard about a large project spanning hundreds of years, and they didn't know how long the bridge was built.
Ye Yan asked: "They have been building bridges for hundreds of years. What do they want? Is the king of this country an infrastructure maniac?"
"There is no king in this country." Shark Pepper explained, "Seven hundred years ago, the Tianlong people issued an order to build a large bridge connecting various islands. Because of this order, criminals from all over the world were sent here.
These people continued to move forward as the bridge was built, and they have been living on the bridge, so this place gradually became known as the Kingdom on the Bridge. "
Ye Yan concluded: "So this is a large-scale labor camp?"
"This is too unfair to the labor camp." Zhang Da also added, "In addition to criminals, there are also many nationals from countries that are not members of the World Government. In their eyes, not joining the World Government itself is It’s a sin, and whether the people here want to change their past or not, they have no chance to leave again.”
Wendy hugged Xia Lulu tightly and whispered, "It feels too much."
Rui Mengmeng said: "Isn't this the same as those slaves in Shampoo?"
Zhang Da also thought about it and said: "A little better than those slaves, but not much better. They are all used as 'consumables'. If one batch falls, another batch will be sent. How about the quantity?" It will not be reduced.”
The topic was a bit heavy, and Brooke, who was usually the most cheerful, couldn't laugh anymore: "But no matter what, it's too cruel to treat people as expendables."
"I don't sympathize with those criminals and pirates, but the civilians from non-franchised countries are a bit pitiful." Zhang Da also wanted to do something for these people, but he certainly couldn't do it openly.
And how to distinguish these people is also very troublesome. He thought for a while and said: "How about we stop here for a while to see what the situation is here and see if there is any chance to do something."
Arturia guessed a little bit of his thoughts: "Are you still doing what you did in Shampoo Land, pretending to be Radiant?"
"The codename Tianhui must no longer be used. After we left, there will be no Tianhui in Shampoo. When we come to the East China Sea, there will be Tianhui in the East China Sea. This is too obvious. By then, the naval generals we know will no longer be there. So pretending to be confused.”
Zhang Da also estimated that someone should have guessed that what happened to the slave traders in Xiangbo was done by them, but there was no definite evidence and he was too lazy to investigate in depth.
"Did Brother Tatsuya do anything in the Shampoo Islands?" Wendy asked curiously.
After so long, she has learned enough common sense, at least she knows the names of many islands. Wendy is still looking forward to that beautiful island with bubbles floating in the sky.
Zhang Da also said: "I have rescued many slaves. Let Mengmeng tell you the specific details as a bedtime story. It's just that those things seem to be good things, but if they are exposed, we will be defined as criminals, which is very troublesome. , so I always have to think about how to do good things secretly."
Wendy showed an expression of admiration: "It seems to be something very powerful."
"Yohohoho~ It turns out Mr. Tatsuya has done such a thing, it's really amazing."
Perona remained silent. After all, she was someone who could make up such things as elementary school students' rules. It didn't seem strange that she would do such a thing.
Ye Yan was more practical and directly proposed a simple solution: "How about I knock out the guards and the criminals at night and let them escape on their own.
The only problem is how to leave, but with so many people working as coolies and unable to farm on the bridge, there will always be a ship coming to deliver supplies to them. We can lurk for a while and wait for the transport ship to arrive before taking action.
As for the issue of identity screening, there must always be a roster for management workers. I can ask the flag demon to pretend to be named one by one with the roster. When the time came, the guards woke up and found that a bunch of workers were missing, and no one knew it was us. "
"It's a way, but there are thousands of workers here. Can you withstand thousands of timed hammers?" Zhang Da also doubted Ye Yan's physical strength every day.
"It's a bit difficult, but I've been teaching you the timing hammer for so long, haven't you learned it yet?" Ye Yan in turn despised Zhang Daye's understanding.
Zhang Da also said helplessly: "I'm usually very busy, okay? It's not like you don't know how many skills are waiting for me to learn. Moreover, the restrictions on the skills of your watchmen are too harsh, and I can't even practice them normally. .”
For example, the time hammer is ineffective against creatures with [Targeted Alertness]. The so-called Targeted Alertness refers to the vigilance of the user.
In other words, this skill can only be used for sneak attacks. Once the target detects it, it becomes a normal attack. If you want to use it in a frontal battle, you have to knock the person unconscious and then use the time hammer, but there is no way. Precisely control when you wake up.
Zhang Da also learned this trick by learning from Ye Yan how to hit people and how to control the strength. However, he wanted to practice it on the boat but he couldn't sneak up on his companions. If he informed them in advance, it would definitely not be effective, so he kept delaying it. Anyway, this is not the only skill he wants to learn.
Now that we expect him to help, there is a time hammer, so it is better to let Tom go up with the bat and hit one by one.
Zhang Da also looked at Tom, who had nothing to do with himself and was sitting on the bow of the boat fishing.
Tom suddenly shivered, and the fur behind him trembled from the top of his head to the tip of his tail as if electrified.
Before Zhang Da could speak, Tom had already turned around and shook his head, refusing in advance.
Zhang Da also laughed, and he didn't force it. Tom would get tired after beating only a few people, and the people he knocked out were full of uncertainty. They might be unconscious for a long time, or they might wake up in the next second.
"Tatsuya, as long as something is right, even if you can't think of a 'best of both worlds' solution, just go ahead and do it. As for me, it doesn't matter even if you are wanted for it." Arturia looked into Zhang Tatsuya's eyes and said, "I said I would be your bodyguard and I would protect you no matter what."
"Me, me, me, too. We haven't done anything bad anyway. If someone comes to catch us, I won't be afraid of them, probably. I can knock away many people with one sword now, so I should be considered very powerful, right?" Mengmeng's tone was still timid, making it hard to tell whether she was really confident or trying to be brave.
Shark Pepper patted his chest: "I don't have any objection either. A man with a sense of justice must be the type that Tiandelina likes. This is not why I practice fishman karate and work hard to become stronger. Don't worry about being wanted or anything like that."
"I don't care, but before I submit the reward order, I'll prepare a prison uniform. The idea of 'just criminal' is a good idea." Ye Yan even directly picked up the notebook and started designing clothing styles for himself.
Wendy said timidly: "If you are wanted for saving people, it doesn't matter to me. There may be many people among those workers who need treatment."
Xia Lulu put her hands on her hips and said a little arrogantly: "Even Wendy said so, so there is nothing I can do. I will definitely help."
Brooke said with a smile: "Yo ho ho ho~ I have already been offered a reward for my words, so there is no problem if I do it again."
Perona had an idea and said in surprise: "If you are rewarded, you are considered a bad guy, right? If you become a bad guy, you don't have to do homework! You don't have to follow any rules, right?"
"You have a beautiful idea! Even if you become a bad guy, you have to be a good boy among the bad guys." Zhang Da also tapped Perona's head, causing her to snort dissatisfied.
It seems that everyone wants to save these innocent people. Zhang Daye smiled and said: "The matter has not reached that level yet. Don't make it sound like we are going to fight with the navy soon."
"Anyway, let's stop near the bridge and observe it first. Then we can find out the specific situation. Maybe there will be some good opportunities."
The direction of the Amber Group's sailing was just to pass under the bridge. The location was still far away from the construction site. Zhang Da also decided to park the ship here temporarily and then go to the bridge to have a look.
The bridge was built very high, and Zhang Daye visually inspected that the highest point of each bridge arch was nearly 100 meters away from the sea. It was a shame that they could build a cross-sea bridge of this scale.
Under such a huge bridge arch, the Amber appears small and exquisite, making it very inconspicuous to park here.
Ye Yan released Jin Erpeng, and together with Xia Lulu, they flew to the bridge. The overweight Shark Pepper could only be pulled up with a rope.
Sui Feng'er, who was good at gathering information, was sent to the crowd to investigate the news, while several other flag demons stayed behind to watch the ship.
"This bridge is wide enough." The largest bridge Zhang Da has ever seen is the Jiangcheng Yangtze River Bridge, but the one in front of him is much wider than the Yangtze River Bridge. It is like connecting the squares one by one and lifting them to the sea.
There are simple houses not far away, which should be where the workers live.
There is still some snow on the bridge, and there are some obvious ruts and messy footprints on the snow. Watchtowers have been built at regular intervals on the bridge like beacon towers on the Great Wall.
Three minutes later, Zhang Da was sure that someone was standing guard inside the watchtower, because ten soldiers had already walked towards them with guns in their hands.
Judging from the uniforms they are wearing, they are not naval soldiers. They probably belong to some department of the World Government.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the leading soldier asked warily.
Zhang Da was also prepared long ago and took out the certificate issued by the navy: "We are a tour group from the Grand Line. We happened to pass by here and saw the huge bridge and couldn't help but come up to visit. No excuses. "
The soldier captain took the certificate, relaxed his guard slightly, and said hesitantly: "It does seem to be the seal of the Navy, but I have never heard of this branch at all."
Zhang Daye handed him two more pieces of paper: "If that's not enough, I also have the entry and exit certificates issued by the Kingdom of Goa in the East China Sea."
"I seem to have heard of the Kingdom of Goa. Do you have any impressions?" the soldier captain turned and asked.
The soldier next to him replied: "I know that although the location is somewhat remote, it is known as the most beautiful country in the East China Sea. The world's nobles visited there for inspection more than half a year ago."
"I see, it doesn't look like a suspicious person." The captain waved to others to put away their weapons, but his tone was still a bit stiff, "This is a very important bridge for the World Government. Even if you are a tour group, you cannot be here. Feel free to move around.”
In fact, the captain was not in a very good mood. It was such a cold weather. He was supposed to be warming himself by the fire and drinking some wine in the watchtower. But some kind of tour group came to visit while he was on duty? No matter what you visit, it is easier to drive away.
Zhang Da also took out two more newspapers, one about the judicial ship incident, and the other about the golden lion incident: "Actually, we have some friendship with the World Government and the Navy. We are all our own people, so it doesn't matter if we visit. ?”
"Amber Tour Group... is real..." The captain silently compared the photo in the newspaper with the adorable Tom.
While he was reading the newspaper, Zhang Daye took out another box from the inventory and opened it: "These are the wines we brought specially from the Grand Route. May I ask you to have a taste to warm yourself up?"
He felt that in a place with a harsh environment like the Bridge Kingdom, giving away things would be more effective than giving money.
Sure enough, the soldier captain beamed: "Oh, it turns out they are a tour group that has assisted the World Government and the Navy. They are our own people. Why don't you sit in the watchtower and I will tell you about the origin of this bridge!"
Just kidding, this is the wine of the Grand Line. It may be sold for the price of gold in the East China Sea, but you must taste it before deciding to sell it.
At the captain's signal, a soldier picked up the wine box and led the way. Zhang Daye and the others followed the soldier captain towards the watchtower.
After introducing each other, the soldier captain was surprised by the magical creatures in the amber group, and took Shark Pepper and chatted with Brooke for a long time.
Shark Chili's social skills are very good, even if he doesn't like these soldiers, he still has a good time chatting with them.
And Brooke showed off his talents casually and easily won the praise and love of the soldiers.
This group of people temporarily sneaked into the watchtower and obtained permission to stay here temporarily.
(End of chapter)
