Pirates: The first partner is Tom Cat

This squad leader seemed to have a good status, and he quickly prepared a table of food to entertain the guests. Maybe he himself wanted to quickly taste what the wine of the Grand Line tasted like.

While Shark Pepper told these soldiers some interesting stories about the Grand Line, he skillfully persuaded them to drink. Brooke followed this for a while and then started playing music to add to the fun.

Rui Mengmeng has quick eyesight and quick hands, and her strong strength allows her to maximize her work experience as a waiter. She can fill up anyone's empty glass immediately.

The atmosphere at the dinner was very harmonious, and the soldiers were so happy that they didn't even notice that Arturia and Tom had secretly eaten most of their snacks.

Seeing the blush on the cheeks of these people, Zhang Da also began to ask questions like a curious baby. Whenever they said any valuable news, Ye Yan would praise it without restraint, and then

Shark Chili continued to persuade them to drink while they were happy.

After one operation, these soldiers explained everything that should be said and should not be said, from morning and evening schedules to the time of changing of the guard, even how many things the transport ship brought each time and how many guards were on it.

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The watchtower has five floors in total, and each floor is large in area, but only thirty to fifty people live on each floor. The space is quite generous, probably because there is no need to consider land prices or labor costs here.

According to this enthusiastic team leader, there are more than 3,000 prisoners in their charge, but only 200 guards. They are divided into several shifts and take turns responsible for on-site supervision, guard duty and night patrols.

Generally speaking, the work is very easy. Except for the occasional disobedience to the new people sent here every time, there are very few people who make trouble. The long labor and harsh punishment make many people forget the option of resistance.

Even if there are people making trouble, they will become one of the few entertainments for the guards. Other entertainment methods are nothing more than drinking, playing cards, and gambling when not on duty. When you are not in a good mood on duty, you can find someone to vent your anger on. Anyway, those

The status of prisoners is almost that of slaves.

The materials here include building materials, food, clothing, etc., which are all purchased and shipped regularly and rationed by a certain department of the World Government from nearby islands. It just so happens that tomorrow or the day after tomorrow is the day when the transport ship will arrive to deliver the materials.

When asked about the source of labor here, the team leader said that they were similar to what Zhang Daye and others knew. They were prisoners from all over the world and people from non-franchised countries.

Most of the labor sources from non-franchised countries are countries that have been attacked by enemies or attacked and destroyed by pirates. The world government would not go out of its way to conquer a country just for a few workers, but Zhang Da also guessed that it secretly provided some support or instigated something.

It should be possible.

Wendy and Xia Lulu watched with admiration as their brothers and sisters cooperated with each other to extract information from each other, and thought hard about whether they could be of any help.

Perona propped her elbows on the table and held her chin in one hand, scorning the intelligence of these soldiers.

It's so stupid. After three glasses of wine, everything goes out. Some young people have even thought about when they will save enough money to go back to their hometown to get married. The black-hearted boss seems to have said, what is this thing called a flag in the story?

After Zhang Da also asked all the things he wanted to know, there was not a single bite of food on the table, and the soldiers were all very drunk. Shark Chili had a good capacity for drinking, and he had been drinking with them from the beginning until now.

nothing.

When Zhang Daye asked to walk around, the captain got them something equivalent to a pass in a daze, and with this thing they could pass through this area almost without hindrance.

These soldiers were very dedicated and insisted on going to work even if they drank too much. They refused to go back to rest. Zhang Da also casually greeted them and left the watchtower.

"Let's ask Qi Yao to check out the situation inside the watchtower tonight." Zhang Da also said to Ye Yan, at least to find where the labor roster and keys are.

Ye Yan nodded. It was too easy for the flag demon to sneak in at night. Under Artoria's perception, there was no one here who could fight. Naturally, no one could detect the flag demon sneaking in.

Rui Mengmeng asked: "What should we do next?"

Zhang Da also said, "Go to the construction site and study how to separate criminals from ordinary people. We have to wait until the transport ship arrives tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to save people."

As for where to let these people go in the future, Zhang Da has already thought about it, so he asked them to go to the island of Shuangyue Village. The area there is large enough, and there is more than just Shuangyue Village.

The most important thing is that the island does not seem to be under the jurisdiction of the World Government, or the jurisdiction is very small. Even Dorag once took people rescued from the Kingdom of Goa by the revolutionary army to go there for supplies.

When the time comes, let them find a way to go home if they want to, and if they don't want to go back, they can build another village. With Koushiro's character and strength, he should be able to help these people settle down, and there is no need to worry about them causing trouble.

Of course, you have to find a way to cover up the whereabouts of these people so that the pursuers can't find them easily. The main reason is that you can't trick Koshiro and his family just because of your whim, so you have to be cautious.

The construction site is some distance away from here, so Zhang Da also took out an artifact - Tom's classic car. (Obtained by lottery in Chapter 36)

Because the seats were not big enough, Tom made a bucket on the spot and connected it to the back, so that everyone could ride on it.

"Are you sure this thing won't fall apart?" Ye Yan looked at the old car that looked older than his grandfather, his eyes full of doubts. It would be better to ask a Chaos Beast or Shark Giant to take the ride on this thing.

"Let's try it again. I haven't taken it out since I got it. It won't fall to death anyway. Get in the car and get in the car!" Zhang Da also sat down in the driver's seat excitedly, pinched the old-fashioned horn, and made a sound of "Bah!"

'the sound of.

Others got into the car with a look of novelty on their faces. They might have seen cars before, but they had never seen such a classic style.

Zhang Da also held the steering wheel with both hands and shouted happily: "Old driver, let's start the car!"

Then, he was dumbfounded, how could this car start?

In the end, Tom successfully started the classic car.

I don’t know if Tom has forgotten the sad past, or if it hasn’t happened yet, but he didn’t feel any sadness at all when he saw the car, and became the driver very happily.

Thug, tug, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click…

This is the sound the car makes when it is "normally driving". Every time it makes a sound, the body of the car will undergo extremely exaggerated deformation. Tom's body bumps up and down with the driver's seat, but he is still driving very happily.

The strange thing is that the people sitting in the back body didn't feel the bumps at all. They saw that the wheels of the classic car in front were about to fall apart and fly out. The car behind them didn't have any problems at all and was traveling at a decent speed.

Not slow.

Xia Lulu tried her best to raise her hands and cover her ears, complaining: "It's so noisy. Is this car going to explode suddenly?"

Wendy fanned her nose with her hand: "And there's an unpleasant smell."

Perona asked dissatisfied: "Why do you have to use this means of transportation? I just saw that the body and the four wheels were separated! It feels so dangerous."

Brooke asked curiously: "Hey ho ho ho~ Is this the same tool as the sea train? It feels like the noise is louder than the sea train."

Artoria didn't think much of it, and even wanted to try it herself.

"Don't I think this car is fun? I'll take you in a better car next time." Zhang Daye also has a sports car in his hand, the one driven by Tom's nemesis black cat Butch, which can crush classic cars into small cakes.

This is a super long red sports car, I plan to take it out for a walk next time.

In this way, Tom drove for almost an hour before everyone arrived near the construction site.

The scene here is completely different from the watchtower just now. Countless workers were shouting slogans and dragging huge rocks with ropes. Everyone was wearing a uniform style of prison uniform with the words

their respective numbers.

In addition to scaffolding erected near the bridge head under construction, several tower cranes are also fixed.

Zhang Da also rubbed his eyes to make sure he saw it correctly, it was the tower crane.

Every once in a while there would be a guard urging with a long whip in his hand. Anyone who moved slower would be whipped immediately.

Everyone looked at such a scene and felt a little unbearable. It was only because Zhang Da also specifically warned them that they could not bear to take action immediately.

As they approached the construction site, a loud noise attracted the attention of the guards.

"What do you do?" The guard only paid attention to Zhang Daye's identity and did not show any surprise at the classic car.

Zhang Daye got out of the car and took out various certificates to explain his origins.

"Tour group?" The man looked at the certificate issued by one of his own, his attitude improved, and he wondered, "What's so interesting about this kind of ghost place? It's just about working, and when you die, just cross off a name and throw it away.

Haili... do you want me to lend you a whip to play with? Anyway, there are a few old guys who won't live for a few days."

"No, we are just taking a look." Zhang Daye casually found an excuse, "I heard that this is a major project that took seven hundred years, and there are many vicious criminals who have been tamed by you, so I am a little curious."

"Hahaha, that's right. No matter how ferocious the criminal is, we can only obey him when he comes here!" The guard seemed very proud of this matter, "Did you see that guy, number 9527? He is

The murderer from the Grand Line, and that big guy, originally had a bounty of 8 million!"

"Hiss~" Zhang Da also took a breath of air.

The guard thought he was frightened. In fact, Zhang Da was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that prisoners from the Grand Line would be sent here specially, and he didn't expect that he would meet an acquaintance by such a coincidence.

That’s right, the person with the 8 million reward is the ‘Machete’ Swade who allowed Zhang Daye and Tom to obtain the initial capital to start a business in this world.

Is this considered meeting an old friend in a foreign land?

We haven’t seen each other for more than half a year, and this eldest brother has become quite haggard. Zhang Da also felt a little emotional for a while. At that time, he could only defeat him with Tom. Now, Zhang Da also said that he could defeat ten. He was being modest.

As for the man with a reward of 500,000 yuan, he could barely be considered an acquaintance. Zhang Da also remembered that his name should be Haide. He was the first prisoner with a reward that Shark Pepper recognized after using the sleep learning function for the first time.

He couldn't remember how much the bounty was, but it was someone who had contributed to his money-saving plan at that time.

If these two are here, does it mean that other pirates caught by him may also appear here?

Zhang Da also did the math. From Xiangbo Land to the East China Sea, he had not captured many well-known pirates, but the number of unknown bounty criminals and pirate minions together was three to four hundred. Among these three thousand workers, there should be

Not 10% of them are familiar faces, right?

"Are there any Devil Fruit users here?" Zhang Da also asked casually, not seeing the familiar red nose for the time being.

"Energy users? How is that possible?" This guard, who was much more knowledgeable than ordinary Donghai people, said, "Energy users will be sent to the Deep Sea Prison. If you want to see them, you may not have the chance."

Zhang Daye continued to ask: "Then what kind of prisoners would be sent here? A bounty of 8 million is already very high in the East China Sea, right? Aren't you worried about them causing trouble?"

"The reward for a criminal will not exceed 10 million beli at most. There is no need to worry about making trouble. That kind of person is only given one rice ball every day. As long as he doesn't starve to death, it doesn't matter even if he makes trouble."

After answering the question seriously, the guard did not forget to boast: "There was once a prisoner with a bounty of more than 9 million beli who refused to obey the discipline. I kicked him down and gave him a severe beating.

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"This lord is so powerful. He only needed one move to kill a pirate with a bounty of nearly 10 million. He is simply my idol!" Ye Yan may have been too into a show of persuading him to drink, so he complimented him casually.

"Haha, you are very good at talking." The guard was so happy that he almost couldn't find the north. He threw the whip in his hand to Ye Yan, "Okay, go visit wherever you want. If you don't like any worker, just whip him.

, come to me if you dare to resist, I will hang him up and beat him for you!"

"Thank you idol! Please give me your autograph!"

"Over there, don't be lazy!" The guard originally planned to continue to supervise the work and roared, but after hearing Ye Yan's words, he immediately turned his head and showed a bright smile in a second, "No problem! Where is the signature?"

"Just the cuffs, so I can see my idol's words at any time." Ye Yan's expression was so sincere that he just had the word "worship" written on his face.

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After getting away from the guards, Zhang Da also complained: "Are you going to be so exaggerated? Did you secretly learn hypnosis?"

Ye Yan had a successful smile on his face: "It's just basic acting skills. This is also part of performance art. Pretending to be a fan is very simple."

Before saying anything like this, Shark Chili said: "Boss Tatsuya, there are indeed many familiar faces here."

After walking around the construction site, he saw more than a dozen of the little bounty criminals he had caught before. They probably recognized Shark Chili, but they didn't dare to say anything distracted.

Zhang Da also nodded. He also recognized a few: "Should I say these people are pitiful or deserve it?"