Chapter 583: The Survivors of the Kingdom! (2 in 1)
"Wano Country?!"
As for the Wano Country mentioned by Rayleigh at this time, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had actually already had the idea of going there to find out what it was like.
The reason is very simple, because the source of the historical text circulating in the world today is the secret text passed down from generation to generation by the Kozuki clan in Wano Country.
It can be said that the characters used in the historical text recorded on the stone tablet were created by the Kozuki clan.
To be honest, Tsugikoku Yuichiro has never been able to understand: if the purpose of recording historical texts is to allow these words and the truth of the world to be passed on to future generations, then why use this kind of text that is difficult for others to understand?
This allows the world government to influence people's correct understanding of history.
Wouldn't it be more beneficial to spread the historical truth by recording it in the texts that are now widely circulated on the mainland?
And more importantly, due to the special material used to write the historical text, even the powerful world government cannot destroy that material, and cannot erase the words recorded on the stone tablet.
Since we already have such ability, it doesn't matter if we just write down the historical truth, right?
Could it be that during the 800 years of world government rule, a cultural gap has occurred between ancient and modern civilizations, making it impossible for ancient texts to be interpreted by modern people?
But this statement is also unreasonable, because the characters that are widely circulated in Wano Country are the characters that the general public is using today. Wano Country has always been isolated from the world, and the power of the World Government has never extended to Wano Country.
It can also be seen from the development of Wano Country that the characters used by the vast majority of people today are of the same origin as the ancient characters.
There are too many secrets buried in Joyboy. If you want to find a way to kill Im, you may have to look for the answer in history.
The direction pointed out by Rayleigh may bring unexpected gains to Yoshiichi Tsugikuni.
"Wano Country, I will go there if I have the chance."
"After Whitebeard's death, his crew members gathered together, and after several years of development, they are now active on the sea again."
"The new navy is also under great pressure. If I have the chance to go there, I can solve all the troubles at once."
Tsugumi Yuichiro's tone was calm, but Rayleigh and Xia Qi could smell a strong smell of blood from Tsugumi Yuichiro's words.
What does it mean to "solve all the problems at once"?
Would Whitebeard's sons surrender to the new navy so easily? That was impossible.
So what means can Tsugumi Yuichiro use to solve all these troubles?
There seems to be only one way to do it.
When he thought of this, Rayleigh felt a little anxious, and said with forced calmness:
"If you really want to find out something hidden by the World Government, Wano Country is very important to you."
"Especially the Kozuki clan that controls Wano Country. Some of their secrets are passed down from generation to generation, and others don't know them at all."
"If you go too far, those secrets will remain buried forever."
"Although I don't know why you suddenly mentioned Im, but since you can't completely destroy the World Government, I think there must be some difficulties that you can't solve."
"Those ancient families who are well-versed in history may be able to help you in some way."
For a person like Tsugokuni Yoshiichi, coercion and bribery are meaningless, and Rayleigh is naturally very clear about this. The citizens of Wano Country have nothing to do with him, but now, the leader who leads Whitebeard's sons is Kozuki Oden, who has a very good relationship with him.
He didn't want to watch his former partner die at the hands of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, not to mention that Tsugakuni Yoriichi would notice that Wano Country was also influenced by him.
Of course, he couldn't just sit back and watch Kozuki Oden die because of him.
"Don't worry, I will never take my anger out on other people again."
Xia Qi added more wine to Jiguo Yuanyi. After Yuanyi finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all again.
"Again?!" Reilly also keenly noticed a key word in Ji Guoyuan's words. Seeing Ji Guoyuan drinking after saying this, he glanced at the other person a few times and fell silent.
Yoshiichi Tsugakuni has already gotten the "things" he wanted from Rayleigh. The purpose of his coming to the Sabaody Archipelago is to find out his next direction. While collecting intelligence, this island is also the easiest place to wait for Oliva to come and meet up.
Unlike Yoriichi, Oliva needs to pass through Fishman Island if he wants to cross the Red Earth Continent. Although he is acting alone, Yoriichi Tsugukuni is very confident in Oliva.
During the time when the two of them went out to sea together, Tsugukuni Yoshiichi also noticed that Oliva actually had very rich sailing experience, and more importantly, although this guy looked honest, he was actually very delicate and cunning in his heart.
With his shrewdness and abilities, it is not difficult for him to survive in this ocean.
The purpose of having Oliva act alone this time is also to further train his abilities.
If Oliva has no way to come to the Sabaody Archipelago, it only means that this guy's ability is limited to that extent, and Tsugikuni Yoshiichi will not take him with him again.
From the day he decided to go to sea, Oliva needed to be responsible for his own life.
Jiguo Yuanyi stayed for a while on the Sabaody Archipelago. Xia Qi not only had a tavern open to the public, but also could provide accommodation for drinkers.
It is not convenient for Yoriichi to walk around freely on this island. The security in the Sabaody Archipelago has become increasingly strict during this period, which may be affected by the holy land.
Xia Qi's bar is a relatively quiet place.
It should be that the senior navy officials knew the details of this bar. The martial law on the island did not affect the operation of the bar, nor did it affect the lives of Xia Qi and Rayleigh.
More than 10 days later, the time limit agreed upon by Tsugukuni Yoshiichi and Oliva was approaching. Just when Yoshiichi was about to abandon Oliva and leave first tomorrow, Oliva, dressed like a wealthy businessman, suddenly pushed open the door of the tavern and came into the bar.
At this time, Yuichi Tsugikoku was sitting on the windowsill of the bar, reading a newspaper to pass the time. When he sensed Oliva's arrival, a faint smile appeared on his face.
Tilting their heads slightly, their eyes met.
"Sir, I'm here!"
When he saw Yoriichi Tsugakuni again, Oliva's tone became very excited.
During this period, his experience was quite exciting. After parting with Tsugumi Yoshiichi, Oliva moved towards the direction of Fishman Island with the help of the permanent record pointer in his hand, but he was also very clear that it was impossible for his small boat to reach Fishman Island.
In order to achieve his goal, he pretended to be an ordinary person who was shipwrecked, hoping to get help from passing merchant ships. He did not expect those merchant ships that helped him to take him to Fishman Island, he just wanted to go to a place with more developed transportation and have a chance to find a ship to Fishman Island.
However, the development of the matter was beyond his expectation. The ship that helped him was not a merchant ship, but a pirate ship.
The pirates captured him and took him on board as a coolie. Oliva did not resist as long as his life was not threatened. On the night he was captured on board, he assassinated several officers on the ship and became the captain of the pirate ship by overthrowing the powerful.
Things became very convenient after that. He lowered the pirate flag, pretended to board a ship and went to Redchiled Island. With the wealth accumulated by the pirates on the ship, he recruited a coater, and then went to Fishman Island, and then came to Shampoo and Politics.
Although the pirate minions on the pirate ship are full of banditry, only the captain is wanted by the new navy. He is not a super pirate with a huge bounty, so he is not taken seriously at all.
The new captain, Ekobel Oliva, was also a white-collar worker. This pirate ship also successfully passed various inspections along the way and arrived at the Sabaody Islands.
In the bar, Oliva briefly told Yoshikazu Tsugakuni about his experiences during this period, and also told him what he saw and heard on Fishman Island.
In recent years, the development of Fishman Island has been very rapid. As an important hub connecting the front and back halves of the Grand Line, Fishman Island has also found its own position. Although it has completely turned to the New Navy, it still maintains harmony with the World Government on the surface.
Moreover, the World Government is very tolerant towards the Fish-Man Island ten thousand meters below the sea. Even though the Celestial Dragons know that these Fish-Man are colluding with the New Navy, they have no way to deal with them.
Thanks to the policies of both the New Navy and the World Government, Fishman Island has developed into an important commercial hub, and the living conditions of the people on the island are becoming better and better, and they are becoming more and more wealthy.
Today, Fishman Island has not only built a number of distinctive tourism industrial parks, but the number of humans settling on the island has also increased.
This change was unimaginable to others in the early years.
Of course, only the citizens under the control of the new naval forces can be granted permanent residence on Fishman Island.
Although it was only a small step forward, this method also accelerated the integration of Fishman Island and humans.
This kind of commercial development not only has benefits for Fishman Island, but also some disadvantages.
After the "death" of Yoriichi Koku, the old nobles represented by the Celestial Dragons revived and the slave trade became popular again in the first half of the Grand Line. The Navy Headquarters also turned a blind eye to these trades, and their practices were exactly the same as before, without any changes.
In just a few years, the slave trade redeveloped its industrial chain.
The mermaids on Fishman Island are hot-selling items in the slave market. Although the new navy represented by Jinbe is on high alert on Fishman Island and investigating passing ships, there are always criminals who can find some loopholes and transport the kidnapped slaves away.
There were more than a dozen missing persons cases every year, and this had even become a well-known fact on Fishman Island. Even Oliva, who had not stayed on Fishman Island for long, was able to find out such news.
“There has been no effective solution to this problem.”
"This world is really like a makeshift team. No matter how hard people like us try, we are always unable to achieve our goals."
"When I was there, the new navy never completely stopped this kind of thing from happening."
"I didn't expect that even the new navy led by Mr. Zephyr couldn't completely prevent such things."
Hearing this news made Ji Guoyuan feel very sad.
As long as there is a market for things like the slave trade and as long as there are huge profits to be made, there will be many people who will take the risk.
No matter how tough the new navy's suppression is, there will always be a constant stream of people who are not afraid of death.
Rayleigh was also drinking with Yuichiro and the others. After hearing the news, his face was unusually calm.
Raleigh had seen countless things like this. During the period when the slave trade was restored, he would sell himself from time to time to make some money.
He knew that it could not be stopped.
"Sir, it's not that the new navy isn't doing a good enough job."
"No matter how the new navy on Fishman Island closes the gates, there is nothing they can do if the upstream continues to release floodwaters."
“It’s going to overflow eventually.”
"Only if the upstream gates are also closed, there will be a turnaround in this situation."
"Efforts pay off, sir!"
Oliva, who was very thoughtful, seemed to sense some of the depression in Tsugakuin Yuichi's heart, and immediately smiled and comforted him, cheering him up.
In fact, Yuichirō did not completely lose confidence, he was just complaining after hearing the news.
However, Oliva's comfort also made Tsugikoku Yoshiichi feel much better.
"Yeah, hard work pays off!"
"You should have a good rest tonight and tour the island for a few days. We will go out to sea in three days."
"I plan to go to the Kingdom of Alabasta to see for myself the effects of the bombardment of ancient weapons."
"Assess the power of ancient weapons."
Originally, Tsugukuni Yuichiro didn't care about ancient weapons at all, but after his first body was destroyed by the attack of ancient weapons, he also became interested in ancient weapons.
If necessary, he will take control of the sea king
"Yes!"
Oliva was very happy. Although he was no longer a young man of 17 or 18 years old, he was full of curiosity about the prosperous Chabaobab Archipelago as it was his first time to visit the island. It was his dream to be able to have a good time on the island for a few days.
A few days later.
Oliva used Rayleigh to send his pirate brothers to the navy stationed in the Sabaody Archipelago.
He and Jiguo Yuanyi boarded a small boat and hurriedly left the Sabaody Archipelago under the cover of night.
A naval patrol ship in the nearby waters found them as they left, but what surprised the navy was that their advanced warships could not catch up with the small boat that only accommodated two people.
That night, the officer in charge of the patrol submitted a report on what had happened, but the lieutenant colonel in charge of commanding all patrol ships did not submit the report because he was afraid of being punished by his superiors.
The former site of the Arabat Kingdom.
The originally vast land has long disappeared without a trace, and all that remains is a circle of shallow sand around the island.
The former ruins of the Alabasta Kingdom, which was deserted in the past, now show signs of human life.
On the beach, a girl in a short skirt with a rattan basket on her waist was picking up shells.
Nefertvivi should have been a princess living a life of luxury, but now she has fallen to the level of a fisherman's girl who goes to the sea to collect shells.
(End of this chapter)
