Chapter 33
After a long journey of several days, the Straw Hat Adventurers finally arrived at the Drum Kingdom, a magnificent winter island!
The Drum Kingdom is a middle-aged and cold island. The white snow seems to cover all life. The endless ice and snow for thousands of years have turned the island into a silver-clad world, and the biting cold has even spread to the vast sea nearby. Because the center of the island is distributed with towering peaks shaped like musical instruments "drums", it is named [Drum Island].
Speaking of which, the Straw Hat Adventurers did not encounter the Walpo attack of the White Iron Pirates on the way to the Drum Kingdom this time. Now it seems that although the world line has been changed, the convergence of the world will still be reflected to a certain extent. But it doesn't matter. If they didn't run into Valpo at sea, Luffy would never let Valpo go when he makes a comeback. After all, who could let a super-powerful fruit [Swallow Swallow Fruit] that was seriously underestimated in the original work be on an unforgivable scum? He also developed this fruit into a waste.
The Straw Hat Adventurers prepared winter clothes to resist the severe cold and prepared to anchor the Golden Merry at the port, but they encountered obstacles just like in the original work:
"Outsiders! Your journey ends here. You are not welcome here! Now, go back to where you came from!"
A man in thick cotton clothes led a large group of people holding various weapons, standing on both sides of the port in the snow-covered world, intending to prevent the Straw Hat Adventurers from landing.
"What? With this posture, are you going to fight?" Zoro was a little unhappy.
Luffy waved his hand and bowed politely, "Hello, Mr. Dalton, the captain of the Kingdom of Drums! I am Monkey D. Luffy, and they are my partners. We are not here to harm this country, but to visit Ms. Dr. Kuleha. Please give us a favor. We are not pirates?"
After hearing this, Dalton, the captain of the Kingdom of the Kingdom, who was wearing a heavy cotton coat and holding a weapon, shouted loudly: "You are not pirates? Why should I believe you! And you actually said you want to visit Dr. Kuleha, the witch, who are you! This place, this country has just experienced the destruction of the Blackbeard Pirates not long ago, and now there is nothing in it!"
"Blackbeard Pirates?" Nami heard this word and asked Luffy in a low voice.
"The Blackbeard Pirates are a notorious pirate group led by Marshall D. Teach. His predecessor was one of the subordinate forces of the Whitebeard Pirates led by Edward Newgate, one of the four sea emperors in the New World. It was just that some time ago, Marshall D. Teach led his people to rebel against the Whitebeard Pirates. After that, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil on this sea." Luffy briefly introduced this group of notorious people.
"We feel very sorry that your country has suffered a great disaster. If we can provide some help within our capacity, we will definitely do our best. Mr. Dalton, we are not pirates. If possible, please treat us as the justice partners of the navy." Luffy said politely again.
"Navy? Is the navy here? We are a member of the World Government!" There was a commotion in the crowd.
At this point, Dalton naturally could not use guns to confront the Straw Hat Pirates. If they were really related to the Navy, or were really the Navy, then the Drum Kingdom could not bear the blow of breaking up with the World Government!
"In that case, then follow me!" Dalton ordered everyone to lay down their weapons, and then took the Straw Hat Pirates to his place and hosted a banquet for everyone.
The Straw Hat Pirates left Zoro to guard the ship on the Golden Merry, and sat around the fire with Dalton, talking to each other.
Luffy asked at the right time: "I think this country seems to be dead, what happened?"
Dalton said: "Well, this matter has to start from a long time ago. You can see that the island is now in a state of panic and no outsiders are welcome. It is because of the attack of the Blackbeard Pirates some time ago, which made the country's already bad economy even worse. There are several towns distributed on the island, such as [Cocoawit], which was destroyed by the Blackbeard Pirates, the town [Roberu], and the northern lakeside town [Kesda] where Dr. Kuleha originally lived. These towns are the main residences of the people on the island. The king, who symbolizes the ruler of a country, lives in a huge castle on the top of the highest mountain, the Drum Mountain.
In the snowfields and forests outside the human territory, it has become the world of animals. Here, the cruel weather and harsh environment have created the extremely ferocious vitality of the beasts..
As one of the member states of the World Government, this place was originally a medical powerhouse famous in the Grand Line. But about twenty years ago, the Drum Kingdom maintained peace and stability under the diligent governance of the former king and ministers. But the former king's doting on the youngest prince, Wapol, made the young prince more and more willful.
I, the captain of the kingdom's army at the time, was vaguely worried. But what no one knew was that an evil seed was quietly sprouting and would bring great disaster to the kingdom.
After the death of the former king, Wapol succeeded to the throne as the new king of the Drum Kingdom. With the assistance of the cold-blooded staff pawn, the already unethical official Heimorimo and others, he began a brutal and dark rule. Every day they think about formulating new tyranny to oppress the people of the kingdom.
Among them, the most notorious tyranny is the [Doctor 20 Plan]. In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, Wapol selected 20 of the best and most obedient doctors from the kingdom, and exiled or killed all the other doctors. This made [Doctor 20] the only medical resource in the kingdom, and it only served the king.
When ordinary people wanted to seek medical treatment, they had to kneel down and beg the king for mercy. Those faces begging bitterly were Wapol's source of fun. This cruel [Doctor 20 Plan] led to the decline of the reputation of the Drum Kingdom as a medical power. If nothing unexpected happens, the Drum Kingdom will fall into a colder abyss under Wapol's rule.
However, the fate of the kingdom was changed by a group of uninvited guests. Not long ago, the great pirate Marshall D. Teach led his people to attack the Drum Kingdom. In the face of the overwhelming strength of [Blackbeard], the bastard Wapol chose to flee. He abandoned the unarmed people, took the kingdom's army, fled to the sea, and established the [White Iron Pirates].
The Drum Kingdom was destroyed just like that. But the people applauded, because the fall of the castle flag also meant the end of Wapol's tyranny.
But the fate of this country is far from over! Wapol, as the king, deserted the battlefield, which made me completely angry! I made up my mind to defend this country with my own strength in the future! If Wapol dares to return to Drum Island again, I must drive him out with my own hands! "
Dalton told the past kingdom's sorrow in the end, and was indignant and excited at the end.
"When I was a child, I also saw Wapol once in the world memory. That bastard beat me without saying anything! He also had a dispute with my father, King Cobra!" Vivi said at this time.
Luffy and others were indignant after hearing this: "Then what do you need us to do? If necessary, if Wapol dares to come back, we think we will help you to give it a just judgment!"
Dalton sighed and said after hearing this: "With your promise, we are satisfied. Aren’t you going to visit Dr. Kuleha? She lives in seclusion on that Magnetic Drum Mountain! "
