Chapter 48 Enthusiastic Town Residents

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"Welcome, welcome! Warmly welcome!"

As Gel's ship approached the port of the town, he heard waves of thunderous cheers coming from the shore.

"Wow, there are so many people. Are they welcoming us? The people of the Grand Line are so enthusiastic!"

Bi Ya said in surprise while standing on a small stool.

Everyone looked at the sound.

I saw a large group of townspeople gathered near the port.

As soon as they landed, Gel and his group received a warm welcome.

Hundreds of people lined the streets to welcome them. Old people and children waved small colorful flags in their hands, and young and lovely girls held wreaths in their hands to give to everyone.

Although Gel knew that these people had no good intentions, he had to admit that they put it in a pretty good manner.

Not to mention those pirates who are hated wherever they go. They have never been treated like this on a normal day, so they must be walking in a state of pride, acting like the bosses in an instant.

Don't hit someone who smiles at you. Unless a pirate is extremely cruel, he would feel embarrassed to rob others.

Gel couldn't help but nodded affirmatively, especially when he walked to the back of the team and saw a dozen mature and beautiful women waving their flowery handkerchiefs.

The women were wearing cheongsams, which outlined their curvy and hot bodies. The slits went all the way to the thighs, which aroused endless reverie. Their every move was full of charm, and every frown was full of amorous feelings. Gel knew at a glance that these were fallen sisters waiting to be rescued.

"Oh my, this handsome boy is handsome and rich. Do you want to have a deeper conversation with me?"

A beautiful blonde girl in a bright red cheongsam took Gel's arm and teased him with a beautiful smile.

Feeling the soft touch on his arm, Gel felt disdainful:

That's it?

Are you using this to test your cadres?

Which cadre cannot withstand such a test?

I…

"Hey~ Captain, how are you injured? Your nose is bleeding!"

Bi Ya asked anxiously.

"Ok?"

Ger wiped the blood from his nose in embarrassment.

"Go away, what do you know, little kid? Captain, he's fine. He might have eaten too many lychees recently and got a sore throat."

"Hey, sisters, I am a precious young master. You are so impatient that you have made me embarrassed."

"Everyone, please move freely. I still have something to talk to some sisters."

Gel was about to have a chat with the beauties when an old man came over and stopped them and said:

"Hello everyone, I am the mayor here, welcome to you."

"Oh, hello, Mayor. There's no need to make such a fuss. We can just stroll around by ourselves. Come on, please make way."

Gel dismissed it, saying that with beauties surrounding him, he had no time to listen to the nonsense of an old man.

"I didn't see the flag on your ship, so I'd like to ask, where are you pirates from?"

The mayor continued to ask. Seeing that this group of people brought their families and two children with them, he already had a bad feeling in his heart. If it weren't for the tall, mighty and ferocious-looking Moria to support the situation, the mayor might not even bother to doubt it.

"Grandpa, we are not pirates. Don't worry, we are not bad people."

Bea replied politely.

"Yes, as you can see we are adventurers, not pirates."

Ger laughed.

"What? Not a pirate?"

When the mayor and the nearby residents heard that Gel and his men were not pirates, the enthusiasm on their faces disappeared instantly. Even the two women who were supporting Gel on both sides ruthlessly shook off Captain Gel's hands and walked aside unhappily.

"Hehehe! Old man, we are not pirates who burn, kill and plunder, but you guys don't seem very happy about it!"

"Yes, you are not welcome here!"

The old mayor narrowed his eyes and said with disdain:

"This island does not welcome anyone other than pirates. For your safety, I suggest you stay on the ship and don't run around. It only takes one day for the pointer to record the magnetic field of the next island. You'd better leave tomorrow!"

After the old mayor finished speaking, he walked to the side and spoke to the group of cheerleaders without caring about the reactions of Gel and his group.

"Go away! Go back and do what you need to do."

"Ah... Damn it, all this work was in vain!"

"Mayor, we should pay you for this. We have been so enthusiastic in welcoming you. We have been singing and dancing for more than an hour!"

"Yeah, I've been shouting for over an hour. I just shouted as loud as I could and my throat became hoarse!"

"We agreed to give you 1 Baileys for each job you do. If there's no salary, you should at least give me some hard work fee, right? Mayor?"

The residents began to complain.

The mayor's face turned red. The people coming this time were not pirates. There was no business to do and the wages were worthless.

These bastards, don’t they even notice who is the one who is worrying about their survival issues all day long? They even dare to make trouble in front of me. It seems that I have been too nice to them and they have forgotten who to listen to!

Seeing that the mayor's face was becoming increasingly ugly, everyone shut up and were about to leave.

"and many more!"

Everyone stopped when they heard that. The old mayor turned around and saw that it was Gel who called out. His eyes turned cold and he asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Young man, what do you want to do? I advise you not to disobey the old man!"

The old man's words were rude, but Ge Er could still feel his kindness. But can you be so arrogant to me just because you are kind? I didn't come out to travel and spend money just to be bullied!

Gel immediately took out a large stack of Baileys and threw them at the old mayor's face, saying:

"Here are two million Baileys. If we divide them equally, each person can get at least ten thousand. Let them continue playing music and dancing until the sun goes down. Is that okay?"

The mayor was hit in the face by the money, and his gloomy face became happy instead. He regained his original enthusiasm and smiled:

"completely fine!"

"What are you still standing there for! Hurry up and continue playing music and dancing for the adults! Today's welcoming ceremony must continue until dark! 3 for children and 6 for adults!"

"No problem! Mayor!"

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome~"

More than a hundred people started shouting again. They were all happy that they could earn a lot of money today, but at the same time they secretly complained in their hearts that the mayor was so cruel that he took more than half of the money. Everyone heard that the stupid and rich young man had clearly given 200 million Baileys.

Seeing this scene, the prostitutes who had abandoned Captain Gel before started to bother him again.

Unfortunately, this time they were all sent away by Gel with 10,000 Baileys each. Captain Gel said righteously:

"What I hate most is that women approach me not because of my handsome appearance but because of my money!"

The women were speechless that they had let him pretend. Although they felt sad about missing out on a big client, they were able to earn 10,000 Baileys for nothing without doing anything, so they all went back happily.

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The mayor was still a little confused.

In the past, most of the people who visited their barren island were pirates, and occasionally a few black-hearted businessmen would come here to make money by boat after knowing that they were short of supplies.

Knowing that the residents of this island have no choice, these merchants sell things that are not only very expensive but also of poor quality.

So later, under the leadership of the mayor, they drove away these unscrupulous businessmen, and their own people were responsible for purchasing supplies from nearby islands. After that, there were very few businessmen coming, and they had only seen a god of wealth like Gel who came here purely for tourism and consumption.