Chapter 576 1 Smile x [Obsidian Kingdom]

Time flies.

One day, Xia Jieren received an unexpected news.

【Heart Network】.

Xia Jieren was surprised and asked, "What? You said you found Yixiao's whereabouts in [Beihai]?"

"Yes!" Kerrigan nodded slightly.

Xia Jieren was a little surprised. He didn't expect to hear from him again, not about him joining the navy, but about him being in the North Sea.

After failing to recruit Yixiao, Xia Jieren no longer paid attention to his whereabouts.

If his [Gravity Fruit] was not of great use to the Zerg, Kerrigan would not have looked for it.

"What is he doing now?" Xia Jieren asked.

"Traveling in the North Sea!" Kerrigan answered briefly.

Xia Jieren nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Now that Yixiao's whereabouts have been discovered, the next step is to obtain the bloodline factor of the [Gravity Fruit].

It is not realistic to knock out or defeat Yixiao, the best way is to negotiate with him directly.

Thinking of this, Xia Jieren ordered: "Kerrigan, send someone to negotiate with him! Explain our demands and allow him to put forward certain conditions."

"Yes!" Kerrigan agreed and quickly passed the order on.

at the same time.

[North Sea], [Obsidian Kingdom].

"Thank you very much for giving me a ride." He smiled and thanked the merchant ship owner politely.

"You're welcome!" The merchant ship owner waved his hand. It seemed that he was also a kind-hearted person.

The merchant ship owner looked at the blind man in front of him, then looked at the city not far away, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Brother, I advise you to leave the [Obsidian Kingdom] as soon as possible and don't stay too long. The [Obsidian Kingdom] is not peaceful during this period!"

Hearing this, he smiled warmly: "Thank you for your reminder!"

Seeing Yixiao's insistence, the merchant ship owner didn't say anything more.

The two men said goodbye to each other, smiled, and walked towards the nearby city, leaning on their sticks and swords.

[Obsidian Kingdom] is famous for its production of obsidian.

Obsidian, a naturally occurring black gemstone, has high collection and ornamental value.

He walked with a smile, spreading his [Observation Haki].

The deserted dock, the lifeless and idle dock workers, the hurried merchant ships...

Sensing this, Yixiao sighed inwardly.

"It's so different from the Kingdom of the Netherlands!" Yixiao couldn't help but mutter.

He traveled all over the [Four Seas] and visited those so-called prosperous and powerful [Kingdoms], but except for the [Kingdom of the Netherlands] and the [Kingdom of Alabasta], the others were just for show.

Until this point, Yixiao had to admit a fact: the world is rotten.

However, he was still a little unwilling in his heart and wanted to do his best to make a change for the world.

In the city, there are few pedestrians on the road, shops are closed, and the streets seem particularly deserted.

Yixiao felt depressed and couldn't help but walk towards the dark streets.

There, he felt a strong sense of despair and numbness.

Countless women, children, and elderly people crowded together, some looking forward with empty eyes, some with their eyes closed, waiting quietly for death.

They were dressed in rags, starved to the point of skin and bones, and motionless, like corpses.

Even when I smiled and approached them, they didn't react at all.

Yixiao squatted down and wanted to ask about some information about the [Obsidian Kingdom], but got no response at all.

In desperation, Yixiao had to look for a hotel that was open.

However, when the hotel owner heard Yixiao's question, his face changed drastically, he kept silent, and even refused to let him in.

Finally, Yixiao got the answer in a dim bar.

The [Obsidian Kingdom] was originally a relatively wealthy country, living a very comfortable life by selling and processing [Obsidian].

However, everything changed as the sea became increasingly chaotic and a new king ascended the throne.

[Obsidian Kingdom] The economy and people's livelihood are declining. The king does not make progress, but instead distributes more [Gold from the Sky] to the people.

This made the already poor people even worse off and caused them to go bankrupt one after another.

After the [Heavenly Gold] was taken away the previous year, the people of the [Obsidian Kingdom] could no longer endure it and rose up in rebellion, starting a revolution.

However, due to the disparity in strength between the two sides, the uprising was suppressed.

In order to maintain his rule, the cruel king recruited more young people to join the army, but of course they were not paid.

After the turmoil, the Obsidian Kingdom was filled with starving people.

People who are unable to resist can only hide in the corner, starve, and wait for death in silence.

After Yixiao knew the whole story, tears welled up in his eyes and he wished he could summon a huge meteorite to kill the King of the [Obsidian Kingdom].

However, he couldn't do that. Yixiao still wanted to join the navy to realize his ideals and ambitions.

Thinking of this, Yixiao fell into pain and entanglement, unable to extricate himself for a long time.

On the other side, the [Insect People] sent by the [Hydra Group] are heading towards the [Obsidian Kingdom].

after one day.

The [Insect Man] arrived at the [Obsidian Kingdom] and walked straight to the shore.

At this moment, Yixiao was there, distributing food to the hungry people.

Yixiao wanted to help more people, but he had no money, so he thought of going out to sea to hunt.

His behavior undoubtedly caused dissatisfaction among the nobles of the Obsidian Kingdom.

Before the mighty army could even reach Yixiao, they were weighed down by gravity and could not stand up.

It was not until this time that everyone realized the gap in strength between the two sides.

Although the aristocracy was unhappy, they could only turn a blind eye.

When faced with food, some people kneel down to express gratitude, some are numb, some are indifferent, and some even smile and think that what they do is natural.

All kinds of life are played out in front of the disaster relief site set up by Yixiao.

[Insect Man] stood aside, watching quietly, until all the hungry people had received their food and left, then he appeared in front of Yixiao.

"Your Excellency probably doesn't need any food!" Yi Xiao said as he packed up.

"Yes! I don't need food!" The [Insect Man] responded, and then praised: "Mr. Yixiao is really kind-hearted!"

Hearing the messenger call out his name, Yixiao was a little surprised. He frowned, stopped what he was doing, and asked, "Who are you? Have we met before?"

The [Bug Man] smiled apologetically: "I forgot to introduce myself. I'm from the [Netherlands Kingdom]."

Hearing this familiar name, he smiled and showed an expression of understanding.

Then, he asked with a puzzled look: "I wonder what the [Netherlands Kingdom] wants from me? Are they trying to persuade me to join the [Netherlands Kingdom]? I have clearly refused."

"No!" The [Insect Man] shook his head gently. "This time, I came here on the orders of the Lord. I want to make a deal with Mr. Yixiao."

"What deal?" He smiled with an interested look.

"A research in the [Netherlands Kingdom] requires the blood of a [Paradox-type Devil Fruit] user, so..." [Bug Man] went straight to the point.

Fearing that Yixiao would not agree, the [Insect Man] immediately added: "The [Netherlands Kingdom] will not let you suffer any loss. You can make a request that is not excessive."