In the office, Qrow looked at the newspaper that Qrow found. It was a newspaper from a few days ago, exactly one day after Ace announced the execution time.
Under the overwhelming news about the movements of Ace and Whitebeard, Kuro found a piece of news in the corner of the newspaper.
The main idea of the news was that a large pirate fleet raided Tada Town, but was wiped out by this man named Gugas.
There was a small picture on the news, with only one person on it. The person was wearing a black priest's uniform with a shawl and round glasses. He was very elegant. He was holding a book in his left hand and a handful in his right hand. A huge ax that didn't fit his body shape was resting on his shoulder.
"Is he Gugas?"
Kuro raised his eyebrows, "There are many masters of the Grand Line...but why haven't I heard of them?"
"You haven't lived on the Grand Line before, so of course you haven't heard of it."
Lida said: "This man is very famous. He has been stationed in Tada Town since he was a teenager. It has been almost twenty years now. Because of his existence, no pirate dares to invade. What kind of pirate is he being wiped out this time?" The thief fleet definitely didn’t hang out in the Grand Line.”
Crowe nodded and said:
"The pirate fleet that was wiped out was the 'Tulip Tiger' Box, with a bounty of 88 million. Together with some of the pirates under his command who had bounties on their heads, the total bounty reached 150 million. If he goes It’s other towns, maybe there will be an extra supernova when we get to Shampoo Land, but we’re not very lucky.”
"And this Gugas, I have only recently paid attention to it, and I also paid attention to this kingdom..."
This all started when Crowe wanted to catch a pirate in the Grand Line so that Crowe could be promoted. At that time, he wanted to catch a famous pirate, so he studied bounty orders and newspapers. Plus, he wanted to do this in the first place. As Clow's think tank, he must have at least some information.
After all, his superior is a bastard who only wants to live in one place until he dies of old age. Of course he won't pay attention to intelligence or anything like that, so he can only rely on him.
Then he sent some information about the Tada Kingdom.
"This country is located in 'Rocinia'. The area of this place is no less than that of Alabasta, but it is full of countries. There are three countries here, and the 'Tada Kingdom' is one of them."
"The Kingdom of Tada is not big, it is the smallest among the three countries, and although it is a member of the World Government, it is very closed. Only the port town allows people to move around, and outsiders are not allowed to enter other places."
"And the reason why a port town can be opened, I guess, is mainly to sell their local items. Their most famous items are their weapons, which are exquisite and powerful. They are said to be made of a special ore from the Kingdom of Tada. . With the weapons and the unique physical qualities of the Tada Kingdom, few people invade the Tada Kingdom."
Those who don’t have eyes are dead, and those who have eyes certainly won’t touch them.
However, such a country can actually make the naval bases stationed in it call for help, then the situation is not as serious as usual...
The warship sailed in the direction of the record pointer, the moon set and the sun rose. It was not until the next morning that the warship arrived at Rocinha Island.
At this time, the weather was drizzling, making this big island fall into a hazy state.
The island is so big that you can't see the end at a glance. You can only see the land along the coast. The coast is surrounded by strange mountains, which cuts off people's idea of going ashore from other lands. Although there is a gap, with the waves hitting the coast, Kuro could see dense reefs.
There was no place to stop at all.
As the warship continued to sail, Kuro saw a flat land, but on that land, he saw a strange thing.
I saw a high city wall extending endlessly into the land. The city wall was unusually tall. Within the city wall, there were fortresses and some high-altitude stairs, with some patterns and animal heads carved on them. And further inside, the library Luo Neng could see the tall castles. The dense castle buildings stood within the city walls. The buildings were dark in color. Although it was daytime, there was still a chill.
If we talk about Mariejoia, the scenery can make people feel relaxed and happy if we don't see the Celestial Dragons. In this place, even from a distance, we can feel the mystery and loneliness.
Very typical Gothic architecture.
Even buildings can be called works of art.
Kuro secretly wondered how long it would take to build such a building...
This Tada Kingdom is very interesting.
The warship sailed past the dense building complex, and soon they saw the end of the city wall near the sea. There was a huge gate there. There were two large fortresses at both ends of the gate, and people were stationed on the fortress.
On one side are what appear to be local guards, wearing pikai, and on the other side is the fortress, which is the navy.
navy...
Kuro frowned and said to the captain beside him: "What's going on? Are you asking for help?"
At this time, there were clearly navy and guards at the gate, and there didn't seem to be any signs of fighting.
"I, I don't know either..."
The captain was also a little surprised. The call for help yesterday was genuine.
Kuro first looked at the fortress above and poked his head out because the warship was approaching. He waved a flag and said, "Go ahead and ask."
The warship approached the gate, and the navy above the fortress held a loudspeaker and asked: "Who are you?"
The captain on the deck also brought a loudspeaker and said loudly: "This is Lieutenant Colonel Kuro from the headquarters. Because we heard a navy call for help in Tada Town while cruising, we came to see if you were attacked by pirates. ?”
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Colonel Kuro!"
The navy saluted at the other end of the warship, and then said: "We were not attacked, and no one sent out a distress call. It has been a long time since pirates came. Ah... Anyway, you guys come in first. "
The iron gate slowly rose, revealing the harbor inside.
This gate blocks the possibility for ordinary people to dock. Only by opening the gate can they enter and dock.
And inside the port, there is another door.
The warship sailed into the port and docked on the docking platform in front.
Qrow glanced at the iron door in front of him and couldn't help but said, "It's really closed."
In front of the gate, there are several front desks, and some staff are sitting there. It seems that they have to check ordinary people before they can pass.
The navy man who spoke before had already led several people down to greet them.
"Lieutenant Colonel!"
The navy saluted Cullo on the deck and said, "I am the lieutenant here. Welcome to Tada Town. Can you tell me in detail about the call for help you mentioned?"
The captain next to him said: "Yesterday we received a call for help from Tada Town. We thought it was a pirate attack, so we came to take a look... Is it true that there was no attack? There was no attack at the port. What about the towns inside?"
The lieutenant said doubtfully: "I just changed the defense yesterday, and there were no attacks inside... Maybe you can go see our base commander, Lieutenant Colonel Niqi, he may have a better idea."
"Lieutenant Colonel?" The captain looked at Kuro.
"You're here, let's take a look... It's time to take a rest and replenish some supplies and ammunition." Kuro said.
"yes!"
The captain directed the navy to lower the stairs, and Kuro and others walked down.
"The lieutenant colonel is going to enter the town. Please open the door quickly." The captain said to the lieutenant.
"this..."
At this time, the lieutenant said with some embarrassment: "Lieutenant Colonel, there is a rule here. You must read the contents of the plaque before entering. Otherwise, I have no right to let you in. This is the internal affairs of the kingdom. "
"plaque?"
A group of people looked sideways and saw that the gate occupies a small half of the city wall, and on the gate, a huge plaque occupies more than half, with some rules written on it.
Most of them were local laws, but there was one that made Crowe wonder: "Female doctors are not allowed in?"
"Because the Tada Kingdom is a religious country."
Lida seemed a little relieved and said: "The people here are very strange. They follow ancient teachings. They seem to be particularly disgusted with witches and female doctors, but the cranberry juice here is delicious."
"Have you been here?" Crowe asked.
"Of course, wherever there is delicious food, I will be there." Lida said proudly.
"Quro, how about we go drink cranberry juice later."
Lida looked at Kuro, but found that he was looking at the plaque blankly at this time, and glanced at them strangely.
"What did you see?" he asked.
"It's the local rules." Lida tilted her head: "The words are so big, can't you see?"
"rule..."
Kuro looked at the plaque again. He didn't see any rules. There was clearly a story on the huge plaque...
