In front of the castle tower, a large platform has been erected in the huge plaza, which will be used as an execution platform. Around this execution platform, many residents of Wano Country have gathered. They have all come from all over the country after hearing the news and have finally arrived in the Flower Capital after several days. They are all waiting to watch the execution.
Wano Country is not lacking in resources overall, but pollution has changed the food production areas, making them inedible. Only a few food production areas are still edible, but they cannot supply so many people and those few food production areas. Most of the food is supplied to the Flower Capital.
Faced with so many people coming, it was impossible to ask these people who hadn't even had enough to eat to spend their money to buy food, so Kuro made a decision.
Open the granaries, release the grain, and implement a rationing system.
No need for 998, no need for 98, no need for 9.8 yuan, not even a penny, just come and you'll be served food.
Navy personnel will not starve.
The standard of living in the bustling city of flowers has suddenly dropped significantly, but correspondingly, more people can survive.
However, this left some merchants in the Flower Capital with a very negative impression...
A group of marines walked through the crowd, interspersed with other people of various appearances. Crocodile, cigar in mouth, led the way, surveying the capital city, and clicked his tongue: "So many years have passed, and it seems nothing has changed, the Flower Capital..."
The half-fish Joe Rudolph looked at Crocodile and said, "I've heard that this country possesses formidable military power, and now that I see it, it truly is extraordinary."
There were people walking on the street with knives at their waists. Although there weren't many of them, and most of them didn't seem very strong, Rudolf could still sense their powerful life force when a few of them passed by.
"In my memory, there are more of those at this level."
Crocodile exhaled a puff of smoke, looked at the massive castle tower in the distance, and asked, "Did he do it?"
"You bunch of bastards!!"
A loud shout suddenly rang out in the street. A richly dressed merchant, accompanied by several samurai, stood guard at the entrance of his shop, yelling at the approaching navy, "This is my shop! You are not allowed to enter!!"
The leading naval lieutenant colonel pulled out a piece of paper and said, "According to the regulations, your rice shop is to supply the locals, and we will compensate you according to the world's standard prices. However, you refuse to open the shop, and there is evidence that you have hoarded a lot of grain. How do you explain this?"
"This is my shop! I can do whatever I want! Even the general can't stop me, so what right do you outsiders have?!" The merchant roared, his neck stiff with rage. "Don't come in! I'll kill every single one of you who comes in!"
As he spoke, the warriors drew their blades, their faces menacing.
Around the merchants and naval personnel, a group of onlookers stood around. These people were dressed in rags, their faces were sallow and thin, especially their bellies, which were shriveled up, clearly indicating that they had been starving for a long time.
The naval lieutenant commander shook his head, said nothing more, and simply gestured, "Fire."
Bang bang bang!!
The navy soldiers behind him immediately raised their guns and fired. A large number of bullets drew blood from the samurai and also pierced the merchant's head. After the gunshot, the man at the shop entrance fell to the ground.
Then, the navy stormed into the rice shop, slammed the doors open, revealing a mountain of grain inside, causing gasps and commotion among the crowd.
The people, who had been starving for a long time, almost had their eyes glowing with greed and wanted to rush in, but they all stopped in their tracks in front of the long muskets held by those in white uniforms that could easily kill people.
The naval lieutenant commander glanced at the mountain of food, then turned to the starving people and said, "Line up to receive it."
boom!
Guns and order made them obediently line up in a long queue, waiting to receive enough food to fill their stomachs.
"this..."
Rudolf leaned back, somewhat puzzled.
Is the navy really that domineering?
Before becoming a Shichibukai, the Marines he encountered weren't this domineering. Aside from suppressing pirates, they weren't allowed to interfere in the affairs of other countries, let alone arbitrarily deal with others within foreign territory, even if Wano Country wasn't a member state...
No, the navy isn't that domineering; it's that man who's domineering.
It wasn't just that Jinni was domineering; he could arbitrarily impose many rules and regulations on the Seven Warlords of the Sea, forcing them to fight pirates in the New World. His subordinates were also all incredibly domineering.
Thinking of this, Rudolf couldn't help but look at Cass and Wilbur, who were walking at the front of them.
One with a big beard, the other with a small mustache, 'Giant Shield' Cass and 'Big Gun' Wilbur, are the direct descendants of the Golden Lion and are also very domineering.
From their journey to Dressrosa to their current location in Wano Country, these two have completely disregarded any of the demands of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Even when Boa Hancock, the "Empress," wanted to rest because her twin-snake mount was tired, she was not allowed to. They didn't even say anything like "you'll have to bear the consequences yourself." They simply made their own people travel with them.
Are the two snakes tired?
That can be tied to their ship; in short, they need to arrive within the time limit.
Especially that bearded man, who was not afraid of Hancock's criticism, nor was he afraid of Hancock's abilities.
She's the world's most beautiful woman. Under the influence of her power, even the slightest wavering in her resolve would turn her to stone, especially when Hancock's charm is at its peak. This bearded man remained unchanged, only as hard as iron. Rudolph was referring to his will...
But Rudolf didn't think the bearded man was heartless; yet he remained unaffected, as if some kind of belief was supporting him, which was puzzling.
Bucky suddenly yelled, "Hey, that's gone too far!"
He pointed at the navy officer who seemed to be part-time shop owner, his big red nose turning even redder. "That guy isn't a pirate, how can the navy kill someone for no reason!"
This is Oden's hometown, and although he is a Shichibukai, he is still a pirate, so naturally he has to protect his comrades' country!
Nobody paid him any attention.
Wilbur glanced at it, then said to Cass, "You did a poor job."
Cass didn't answer, he just nodded.
Wilbur continued, "We should have killed all those hoarding merchants and nobles immediately and taken control of the Flower Capital. This wouldn't have happened. People from other places should be resettled in batches, and even involved in the campaign against these people to increase their sense of belonging."
Cass glanced at the people queuing ahead, then his gaze returned to the castle tower, and he slowly said, "This is the meaning of our visit..."
Did Mr. Kuro summon them just to witness the execution? Or was it for self-defense?
No!
Neither!
Their purpose in coming here is to rectify the chaos in Wano Country!
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