The blue sea was sparkling, and the autumn sun was not as scorching as in summer. Vivi was wearing a straw-yellow hat on her head, her feet on the soft sand, and she was bending over with her head down, looking for seashells on the shallows.
Ever since the Kingdom of Alabasta was hit by ancient weapons, the climate on the island has undergone earth-shaking changes. Originally, the Kingdom of Alabasta was scorching hot all year round, but since the continent was destroyed, the remaining circular islands have normal four seasons.
Thanks to climate change, Vivi and her father were able to survive on the island.
The attack of ancient weapons did not kill all the people in the Kingdom of Alabasta. Many people were lucky enough to survive. In addition to Vivi and her father Cobra, many people who were fishing overseas at the time escaped Im's sanctions.
These people were forcibly detained by the World Government and the Marine Headquarters on the ruins of the Alabasta Kingdom, cut off from the outside world, and left to fend for themselves on the island.
Fortunately, the climate of the island became suitable for living. With the help of seafood and some native vegetation, the less than a thousand people left in Alabasta began to multiply and thrive here.
All citizens were killed and only a thousand people survived. It was impossible for Cobra to continue sitting on his throne. He could only work with ordinary people just to survive on this island.
Even the young Weiwei has completely left behind a life of luxury and has to work hard for food every day.
Years of sea-hunting have turned Weiwei's originally fair skin into a wheat-colored one, and her little face has also become a little more wrinkled.
“Wow—”
The waves gently hit the beach, and the cool breeze blew. Vivi, who had not worked for a long time, supported her waist with both hands, slowly straightened up, took a deep breath and adjusted her mood. Vivi moved her sore neck and was about to continue working when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a small boat in the distance slowly heading towards the beach.
A small boat that appeared on the sea surface immediately caught Vivi's attention. Since the destruction of the Kingdom of Alabasta, she had lived on the island for so many years and rarely saw foreign ships approaching the coast.
"A ship from outside? Not a warship or a World Government ship?"
Weiwei looked at the shadow of the ship in the distant sea, pressed down the brim of her straw hat, squinted her eyes and looked at it carefully. After a long time, her mouth opened slightly and an expression of surprise appeared on her face.
As soon as she finished speaking, Weiwei suddenly thought of something. She turned her head abruptly and looked at a tall tower on the distant shore.
That was a watchtower built by the Navy Headquarters, and it was guarded by a naval unit led by a major general of the Navy Headquarters, with dozens of men under his command.
Although it is not a large naval branch, this team of navy firmly controls the land left by the Alabasta Kingdom and does not allow any external ships to reach here.
Although this branch only has a few dozen people, it has destroyed countless pirate groups and ordinary ships that tried to approach here over the years.
"ju——"
A sharp scream suddenly broke through the calm sky.
The coastal defense gun mounted on the naval watchtower was activated without warning, and a pitch-black shell suddenly shot out and flew rapidly towards the small boat in the distance.
"ah!!"
When the kind-hearted Weiwei saw this scene, she couldn't help but let out a low cry and covered her mouth with her little hands.
Although this was not the first time she had seen the same scene, every time she saw it, Weiwei could not bear to watch any longer. She lowered her head and looked at the sea below her feet, her eyes unconsciously becoming moist.
They live on this island not because they are homesick. They, the remnants of the Alabasta Kingdom, are imprisoned here by the World Government and the Navy.
They are just prisoners who are not imprisoned in prison.
"boom!!!!"
A dull explosion sounded from the distant sea. The sound of the explosion was a bit strange. Weiwei also heard something wrong. She slowly raised her head and looked towards the ship on the distant coast.
The black smoke gradually dissipated under the blowing of the sea breeze. Under Weiwei's gaze, the ship actually broke through the thick black smoke and continued to move quickly towards the coast.
Completely intact.
The navy's attack did not successfully sink the ship. Vivi turned from sadness to joy, rubbed the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her eyes showed anticipation.
Even if it was just by chance, she hoped very much that the ship could get closer to the shore.
If possible, Vivi sincerely hoped that the ship could successfully break through the navy's blockade and reach the coast.
If you are not someone imprisoned here, you probably won’t be able to empathize with someone like Vivi.
Vivi desperately hopes that she can have the chance to leave here, but no ship has ever been able to arrive here successfully over the years, and the remnants of Alabasta who have tried to escape here have never succeeded. Over the years, Vivi has lost hope in her heart.
But this time, the situation seems to be a little different.
The ship in the distance was not big, but strangely, the navy's artillery bombardment did not successfully sink it, which made Vivi feel hopeful.
If someone can break through the navy's blockade and arrive here successfully, it means that the people on the island will be able to leave here one day.
Even if she is unable to do such a thing now, as long as she can make Weiwei see hope, one day she will leave here with her own ability.
And now the small boat that appeared in the distant sea carries Weiwei's wishes and expectations.
"ju——"
After failing to hit the target in one strike, the navy on the watchtower would naturally not give up, and the sound of artillery fire once again broke the tranquility of the coast.
Hearing the sound, Weiwei looked towards the small boat in the distance with a worried look on her face, clenched her hands, and prayed silently in her heart.
The continuous shelling also attracted the attention of the islanders. People came out of the shelters one after another, went to the beach, and looked towards the sea.
The sound of artillery shells firing echoed across the island. Perhaps due to malnutrition, every islander had a pale face.
These people seemed to have seen too many similar scenes, and their faces were full of numbness, but deep in their eyes, one could still see a hint of imperceptible expectation.
Cobra walked out of the shelter and came to Vivi. The father and daughter did not communicate with each other, but just stood quietly on the beach, watching the development of the situation.
On the sea.
The cannonballs that broke through the air made sharp noises. Ji Guoyuan was half lying on the boat, seemingly completely unaware of the enemy's attack.
Seeing that the shells were about to hit their small boat, Oliva gently swung the oar in his hand, and then slammed it into the sea in front of him.
"Bang!!!"
A column of water shot up directly from the sea and hit the flying shells directly.
"boom!!"
As the shells exploded, sea water poured down, soaking Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Oliva who were on the boat at the time.
"Mr. Jiguo, it seems the enemy has already made up their minds to sink us?"
"What should we do? Why not strike back at the other side?"
Oliva's muscles bulged on his sturdy body, and he showed an eager expression as he said this.
Originally, Oliva appeared to be a relatively calm person in the eyes of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but since going out to sea, Yoriichi gradually discovered that his judgment of Oliva seemed to be biased.
This guy seems to have the gene of a battle maniac flowing in his body. Whenever this happens, Oliva will be extremely excited.
However, this level of excitement is still within the control of reason, which makes several people feel a little relieved.
He was really afraid that his subordinates might have mental illnesses that he was unaware of.
"Counterattack?"
"How are you going to counter this here?"
"We have to get to the island first, right?"
Ji Guoyuan sat up and said this to Oliva, then leaned over the side of the boat, reached his hand into the sea, gently scooped up a handful of sea water, and a look of thoughtfulness appeared on his face.
When the sea water poured on him just now, Jiguo Yuanyi had already noticed that his body was very different from before.
His palms carefully felt the sea water flowing in the palm wind, but the strength of his body was not weakened by the sea water on his body.
That familiar feeling of weakness is now gone.
The side effects of the devil fruit seem to have disappeared?!
"Go to the island?!"
"No need, I can counterattack here!"
Oliva didn't notice that Tsugikuni Yoriichi was thinking about something at the moment, and patted his chest to assure him.
Hearing this, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi also came back to his senses. He looked at Oliva, smiled and nodded encouragingly, "Do you have any other tricks that I don't know about? If so, show them to me."
The sailing life during this period gave Ji Guoyuanyi a preliminary understanding of Oliva's power.
Hearing the other party say this, Yunyi couldn't help but feel curious. He didn't remember Oliva having any means of long-range attack. This guy was at best a master of physical skills with good physique.
"good!"
When Oliva heard Jiguo Yuanyi's agreement, he nodded and turned to look at the watchtower in the distance that was firing artillery.
Under the gaze of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, Oliva put one foot on the bow of the boat with two people in his hands and assumed a javelin throwing posture.
Seeing this, Yuanyi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, already knowing what Oliva was going to do.
Just as Yuanyi expected, Oliva raised the oar above his head and threw it suddenly towards the distant watchtower. The wooden oar turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the sight of the two in an instant.
Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound was heard in the air, and the flying oars reached the mainland in the blink of an eye.
“Boom!!!!”
Under the perception of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's Observation Haki, the oar thrown by Oliva directly inserted into the barrel of the coastal defense gun on the watchtower, directly detonating the shell that had just been loaded into the barrel.
Following a loud roar at the top of the watchtower, raging flames also submerged the watchtower's gun platform.
"boom--"
Looking at the naval watchtower that exploded in the distance, Yunyi couldn't help but twitch his lips. Looking at Oliva, who was empty-handed and full of excitement, he pointed to the sea and said:
"You've already thrown away the oars. Are you planning to paddle the boat to the island?"
Yuichiro's words startled the excited Oliva. Then, a smile immediately spread across his face. He came to Yuichiro and said with a smile:
"Mr. Jiguo, I'm sorry!"
"Haha, I can't row this boat with my hands. Don't you have the ability to create fire?"
“Please!”
Oliva clasped his hands together and although he said words of apology, his face did not show any apology.
Although this guy looks honest on the surface, he is not bound by appearances and gets along very naturally with Yuichiro Tsugakuni. Although he respects Yuichiro Tsugakuni in his heart, he does not act timidly because of Yuichiro's identity and strength.
"Don't do that next time."
Yunyi sighed softly. Of course, he couldn't be angry with Oliva over such a small matter.
As he spoke, a golden focused flame suddenly spurted out from the stern of the boat. The boat, which had almost stopped, was pushed by the flame and quickly sailed towards the distant Kingdom of Alabasta.
“Ouch—”
A strong wind blew, and Oliva stood at the bow, excitedly opened his arms and let out bursts of happy shouts.
The small boat also turned into a stream of light and in just a few minutes it had already reached the beach of the Alabasta Kingdom.
Boom!!!
The boat did not "brake". Under the gaze of the islanders, the speeding boat flew directly onto the beach, leaving a long trace on the beach, and then rushed into the bushes on the coast.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi jumped out of the boat the moment it hit the beach, while Oliva was a little slower to react, and both he and the boat were thrown directly into the bushes.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, wearing a black robe, landed steadily on the beach. He noticed the people of the Kingdom of Alabasta gathered on the beach and looked over at them.
His eyes quickly locked onto Cobra, who was looking towards him with Vivi. His expression changed slightly, and he gently pulled up his hood to cover his face.
"Hey, logged in successfully!"
And at this moment, Oliva shook off the sand on his body, crawled out of the bushes, and walked towards Ji Guoyuan.
Despite such an impact, Oliva did not have a single scratch on his body, not even a single scratch on his skin.
The monstrous physique immediately attracted everyone's attention. The numbness and confusion in the eyes of the islanders disappeared at this moment, and everyone quickly moved towards Oliva.
"What are you going to do?!"
Seeing the people on the island rushing towards him quickly, Oliva couldn't help but frown and took half a step back involuntarily. Just when he thought that these islanders were about to attack him, the first islander who rushed to him actually slid down to his knees and crawled at Oliva's feet.
"Pirate! You're a pirate, right?"
"It doesn't matter if you're a pirate, just take us out of here. Please, take us out of here."
Under Oliva's surprised gaze, the islanders who rushed forward fell on the beach one after another and kowtowed to Oliva frantically.
This strange scene also made Oliva's mind go blank.
“Here, here.”
Oliva wanted to ask for help from Yuichiro Tsuchiya who was beside him, but Yuichiro Tsuchiya's figure flashed, left a word, and disappeared on the spot.
"I need to find something, you handle it here."
When Oliva heard this, he turned his head and found that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was actually flying deeper into the island.
That place is a "sinkhole".
(End of this chapter)
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