The soldiers were taken away by the Navy to rest and recuperate, since while Lida's abilities could heal, they were not very effective against hunger and mental exhaustion.
In Kuro's view, that soldier was basically on the verge of collapse. Although he had recovered his strength, he probably wouldn't last long if he didn't get enough rest.
As for this period of time...
By this time, he had arrived at the hillside north of the village.
The hillside was bare, without any vegetation. A little further down the hillside, there were densely packed mine shafts extending diagonally upwards, and some signs of life.
There used to be people mining here, but because there are so many mines, Gevas and his group probably don't know which one it is.
Kuro didn't know either.
But it doesn't matter.
He reached out and gave the hillside a firm grip.
"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"
rumble...
As the sound rang out, the surrounding area trembled, and the terrain of the hillside began to change, twisting and converging from the periphery towards the center. The hillside and even the entire ground below it condensed into a thick stone pillar, and at the very top, a majestic lion's head was formed.
"Spit it out!"
Kuro flipped his hand upwards, and the lion's head changed shape, opening its mouth to the sky. Irregularly shaped stones, gleaming with crimson edges and green glowing spots under the sunlight, emerged from the lion's mouth and flew straight into the sky.
With his current level of control, finding differences among the rocks wouldn't be too difficult.
Hidden beneath this hillside, the Bomb Rock vein was gradually extracted by Kuro until he could no longer sense anything different from the rock, and even the Lion Head could no longer reveal the Bomb Rock.
"Let's not waste it."
Looking at the large stone lions that had been gathered together, Kuro flicked his finger upwards, and with a loud 'boom,' the hillside was uprooted and rose into the sky, leaving behind a smooth surface as if it had been run over by a road roller.
Kuro puffed on his cigar, exhaled a puff of smoke, looked up at the sky, and smiled, "The weather is great, the harvest is good."
While Kuro was fleecing others, on the other side of Kolf Island, in a relatively open area, a group of people were gathered. One of them sat on a large rock, his body like a mountain of flesh. As he kicked the corpse in front of him, waves of flesh rolled up from his body.
"The Kingdom of Korf is a pirate kingdom, and that brat Aquitaine actually dares to dream of joining the World Government. What a disgrace!"
As Rou Shan spoke, he took a puff of his pipe, and smoke billowed from his nose like an arrow.
"Lord Xie Lidan! Why don't we go to Stone King City and conquer this country!"
One pirate made the suggestion with great excitement, which was echoed by the surrounding pirates.
"Yes, let's go to Stone King City! Lord Xie Lidan can also rule this country!"
"That's right! After enslaving us for so long, why should the Korf family still be able to rule this kingdom!"
"I am an outsider, but I have heard that the Kingdom of Korf is a pirate kingdom, not a slave kingdom, nor a member state of the World Government. Pirates also have their pride!"
"Occupy this country!"
"That's right, occupy this country!"
In response to the shouts of the pirates, the flesh mountain named Xie Lidan took a deep drag on his pipe. As the smoke billowed out, his expression was obscured by the smoke, making it difficult to see clearly.
A scene inexplicably appeared in my mind.
It was on a pirate ship at sea, and an ordinary young man asked a handsome and thin young man a question.
"Xie Lidan, what do you want to do in the future?"
"Me?" The handsome young man paused for a moment, then said, "Well... after I retire, I'll go back to Kolf Island, find a woman, get married, have children, and start a family."
The ordinary young man smiled, his teeth shining brightly in the sunlight: "Marriage and children, what a noble dream! I've decided that once I inherit the throne, I'll make your dream a reality on Kolf Island!"
The handsome young man shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, Noadi, this is not noble at all. I just want a normal man's retirement life. You are the future king of Korf, the king of the pirate kingdom. How can you promote such a dream?"
"The Land of Pirates...?"
The ordinary young man looked up, muttered the word, then shook his head and said, "Sheridan, the Kingdom of Korf has already lost many lives because of this name. Although we are also pirates, it's better to be peaceful if possible. Times change, and even Rocks might be defeated..."
"What a joke, that's Lox!" The handsome young man didn't believe it at all.
But the fact is that Rocks really did lose, defeated by a Marine named 'Garp'.
"It's not just Garp!"
Upon receiving this news, Noadi asserted, "Remember that kid in the straw hat we met before, Roger? He's in the war too. He must have defeated Rocks. Sheridan, times are changing!"
"How could that be? That's just a rumor. He's just a kid, how could he possibly have that kind of ability?" Xie Lidan didn't believe it at all at the time.
At that time, Roger was just a newcomer who had just set sail and had some fame, and he did not yet have the famous title of 'Pirate King' that he would later become.
But by the time he earned the title of Pirate King, it was not long before he was arrested.
However, before Xie Lidan received news of Roger's arrest, he was arrested himself.
When he came out again, as soon as he set foot on this land, the elderly Noadi led his troops to surround him.
"Times have changed, Xie Lidan."
That cold expression and voice still resonate to this day.
As the smoke cleared from his face, Xie Lidan opened his eyes, looked at the pirates, and shouted, "Good!!"
He stood up, looked in the direction of Stone King City, and said, "Then let's take over this country! Let's reclaim the pride of the pirate kingdom!"
Noardi...
You're the one who wronged me first!
"oh!!!"
The pirates cheered.
Several of the pirates exchanged glances and smiled.
They were veteran pirates; they were captured by Noadi when he took power twenty years ago and enslaved for over twenty years.
But when the Straw Hat Pirates arrived and defeated Noardi, they were freed, but they did not choose to set sail.
Given their abilities and age, they would definitely not be able to compete with the new generation if they set sail again, so they simply stayed here.
They knew everything about this country. With so many pirates left behind, if they gathered together, they could also conquer this country!
Moreover, they also have Lord Sheridan as a powerful weapon, a great pirate who escaped from Impel Down and was already very famous more than 20 years ago.
Xie Lidan, the 'immortal'.
Moreover, there's the Bomb Rock. By using Lord Sheridan's name and the Bomb Rock, they can still become famous on Kolf Island.
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