novelsite Chapter 197 The Flag of the Beast
Chapter 197 The Flag of the Beast
This old man is the mayor of this village.
Profic and Star followed the old man to his home - through the power of the soul fruit, Profic did not feel the other's malice. In addition, he and Star are both Devil Fruit users, so they are powerful and have no fear of any tricks played by this mediocre old man.
The old man's house looks like a very low igloo from the outside, protected by a wall that is not too high. But once inside, I found that the house was similar to a "semi-crypt" building, and the space was much larger than it looked from the outside.
Moreover, from the inside, it is completely impossible to tell that this is an igloo. It seemed that a wooden partition was attached to the ice wall, or that it was originally a wooden house and then an ice wall was built outside.
The old man was very enthusiastic and poured a cup of tea for Profik and Star respectively.
But he didn't seem to want the two of them to stay for a long time:
"After this cup of tea, old man, I advise you to leave this island as soon as possible!"
"Old sir, what happened to this island?"
Star asked.
The old man sighed and said: "At two o'clock this afternoon, an extremely dangerous snowstorm will break out on this island. It's still too late to leave before then!"
"An extremely dangerous snowstorm?"
It seems that this is the reason for the unusually thick snow in the town.
Star was outspoken and asked directly: "But how can you still click on the button in this blizzard?"
"These things have nothing to do with you!"
The old man looked a little angry, but through the soul fruit, Profic could feel that he just wanted to protect the two of them.
"Let's talk about what's going on," Profic said calmly, taking a sip of tea, "It's still early anyway, and we can wait until noon before leaving."
"Maybe there's something else I can do to help!"
If you can help, then help. If you can't help, it's not too late to leave then.
After all, this thing sounds weird, but maybe this island is special. It snows every day around two o'clock in the afternoon. What can you do?
"Oh, this matter is a long story..."
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At the same time, Gao Shifu was also wandering around the village.
Among the many unremarkable buildings, a particularly majestic house built of bluestone caught his attention.
When I got closer, I saw a pirate flag on the roof. Moreover, it was one of the several pirate flags that Profik specially asked him to remember before entering the new world.
"Is this the flag of the Beasts Pirates?"
With black as the background color, there is a skull with two horns painted on it, like a swipe and stroke symbol under "π", and three white bones intersecting with each other... It is the flag of the Beast Pirates!
Could it be that this island is the territory of the Beast Pirates?
If so, then they have to be even more careful.
Territory is not that simple.
Once an island becomes the territory of a certain force, it not only means that the island pays protection fees to the force to which it belongs and receives protection from that force. At the same time, it also means that this force has the only priority on this island.
If this island is the territory of the Beasts Pirates, then trading on this island, recruiting subordinates, and other actions that may affect the interests of the Beasts Pirates should only be done with the consent of the Beasts Pirates. conduct.
Otherwise, even if it is disrespectful to the Beasts Pirates, it is likely to cause conflicts with the Beasts Pirates, or even trigger a war between Daybreak and the Beasts.
"Look, there are people over there."
"He must be from outside, I haven't seen him in the village!"
"Isn't he from the Beast Pirates?"
"Probably not. I saw their ship just now, and it was a 'never seen before' flag!"
Gao Shifu was not angry at all when the villagers talked about him face to face.
As a sailor, Takajuo has visited many islands. He knew that on many relatively closed islands, residents knew each other, and outsiders were easily recognized and became the focus of local conversation. This is a normal phenomenon in a society of acquaintances. Gao Shifu would feel a little uncomfortable at first, but now he is used to it.
"You are all residents of the island, right?" Takajufu was the one who took the lead in building a bridge between the two sides. "Is this island the territory of the Beast Pirates?"
"The Beast Pirates have always wanted to turn this village into their territory...Many people in the village also feel that they can be protected in this way." An enthusiastic villager boldly explained the situation to him, "It's just that, To become the banner of the Four Emperors, you need to pay a very high protection fee. Our village chief and many people are opposed to this..."
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"Wow! It's actually a tavern!"
On the other side, Gao Shifu had long forgotten Fuentes's instructions. He already liked drinking, and was soon attracted to the village tavern.
"Boss, give me two bottles of beer, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of meat!"
After entering the tavern and ordering food and drinks, Danjuma automatically ignored the frighteningly high prices - he had been living on Kani Island and had no accurate understanding of how expensive things generally cost. After leaving Kani Island, the most important commercial activity he experienced was the auction of the Shampoo Islands, where the value and price seriously mismatched. In addition, Li Xiao is currently not short of money, and has never restricted his consumption. This makes him completely insensitive to price.
The number of people who come to the tavern to spend money is not large, and most of them are local residents.
Soon, three young men gathered together two steps away from Danjuma attracted his attention.
These three people came to the tavern to discuss something rather than to drink.
One of them was thin, even a little frail. He was wearing an animal skin coat and had a short knife on his waist. The two people sitting opposite him were obviously much stronger. They were also wearing animal skin coats and carried steel forks and long knives on their backs. They looked like hunters.
The thin man drank a glass of beer, took a deep breath, and said as if he had made a big decision:
"A Zhang, A Lu, our village can't go on like this!"
"I decided to fight that guy!"
"Come together, we are all young people in the village and we have to do something for the village!"
But the two people opposite showed hesitation, and one of them said: "But, but, Brother Li, how could we be with something like that..."
Danjuma was immediately attracted and walked over.
"Three brothers, what is 'that thing' you are talking about?"