Chapter 111
The armed forces of the Revolutionary Army have grown too fast. Not only in terms of combat power, but also in terms of ideology. Many times, when faced with something, he would unconsciously follow the method in the book of Noah and see through the phenomenon to see the essence.
Think of the other ways in which this thought was carried across the ocean via the radio. Even if one person in 100 accepts this idea, what will the world become?
Seeing that Zefa was still thinking about it, Noah knew that this kind of thing was still difficult for him to accept, so let's go back to the original topic.
"Mr. Zefa, we have done so many things in the South China Sea, none of them are for selfish reasons. Isn't it good that we implement a fair, just and open method in the South China Sea Federation? You see that the people in the Federation are getting better and better. Yet?
So, do you really not consider joining us and becoming a pure righteous hero who protects the sea? "
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"I am a navy man!"
"Well, can you come and protect the launching ceremony of the sea train? It's a good choice to see such a great project with your own eyes. I believe that with General Zefa's platform, there will be a lot less trouble in the follow-up. The people of Nanhai will live a better life one day earlier.”
"As long as you don't mention me joining the revolutionary army, it's still okay to go to Battila Island. After all, this is indeed the right thing to do."
Mr. Lu Xun is right, not only in Eastern countries, but also in the world. The temperament of people in all worlds always likes to reconcile and compromise. For example, if you say that this room is too dark and open a skylight here, everyone will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate removing the roof, they will mediate and be willing to open skylights.
Zefa was very glad that he met this bad guy when he was young. If he had been young, he might have followed him. The scariest thing about demagoguery is that the other person is telling the truth.
After gathering his emotions and leaving Noah with a lonely figure, Zefa walked back to the Nanhai branch, but his pace was a bit fast. Deep down, he didn't want to spend any more time with such a dangerous person.
Return to the office and tell the adjutant that he will attend the sea train groundbreaking ceremony on Battila Island and ask the adjutant to make arrangements. After thinking about it, I opened the box again and found a book that I fell in love with.
If you don’t take this seriously, if you bump into Noah next time, you will be despised by him again. Ha, this is not allowed.
Noah returned to the Island of Resurrection by Shi Shiran, and now he cannot have anything to do with the South China Sea Federation.
Time passed and the day came for the construction of the sea train. Everyone present looked like they had known this before when they saw General Zefa arriving. The background of the South China Sea Federation is well known to everyone. It was CP5 last time, and this time it was a former admiral of the Navy. Next time a naval marshal would be a no-brainer.
The representatives of the Seven Waters Capital in the crowd were also extremely excited. The prospects of this project are so good, and the entire South China Sea is competing for this project, as well as the naval station. Stable, too stable. The big men in the Seven Waters City must know how popular this project is and hurry up and bring money to grab a spot.
We have a hidden line like Mr. Adam here, so we can definitely grab a high-quality line.
The surrounding South China Sea consortiums were very dissatisfied when they saw the representatives of the Seven Rivers Capital. Even if the sea train was created by your people, it does not mean that they can come here to make money.
It's a pity that they don't care. Noah specifically warned that external forces must join in this infrastructure construction. Lest these people in Nanhai get greedy and jointly lower the price.
Now that we have the funds from the Grand Line, we can break their inappropriate ideas. Don't look at the South China Sea Federation as a victorious country. In the face of capital, they can do anything for the sake of profit.
The list of gifts Tezog received alone could fill a drawer. Many people around me have also been bribed. Some Revolutionary Army cadres were so unsteady in their determination that they even helped persuade Tom to change his route.
These people were all dealt with by the dragon. The dragon was very angry at this. The Revolutionary Army's career had just begun to take off when it encountered such a bad thing, so Xiao Feng was appointed as an internal monitor to investigate internal personnel who accepted bribes and interfered with the sea train plan.
The results of the survey are not optimistic. Many people are more or less prone to being corrupted. The reason why there is no clear defection yet is because if the identity of the revolutionary army is exposed, it will be a capital crime, and they do not dare to do so.
If the world government adopts a soft policy in the future, it is likely to spawn a large number of betrayers. Noah had expected this, but now the Revolutionary Army's territory is too large and they are seriously short of people.
He wanted to wait until Princess Otohime came back to take charge of this matter. For internal inspection, no one would be more suitable than her. I just didn’t expect my faith to be shaken so quickly.
Alas, ideological education is still not up to the mark. Many people came from poor backgrounds, and their revolutionary will was still very firm at that time. Before the South China Sea Federation existed, there was no formal contact with outside dignitaries.
Now that the Federation has been established and has a certain amount of power, the ideological control is not strict, and it has been corrupted by the enemy's sugar-coated bullets. Money-laden beauties are common killers in most worlds.
Now that it has reached this point, Noah has no choice but to ask Princess Otohime to come back and take charge as soon as possible. He originally wanted her to spend more time with his daughter, but it is a pity.
Then he went to find Long to comfort him now.
"Tell me, Noah, is human nature really so unstable?"
Well, it can be seen that this incident has dealt a huge blow to Long. He wouldn't be so depressed even when he was beaten into a dog.
"Human nature is complex, with both light and darkness. The things we do are inherently changing, and many of them are even in conflict with human nature. If it were so simple and successful, the world government would not rule the world for 800 years. .
When thinking about a problem, change your perspective. You are the top powerhouse in the sea. As long as you want, money and beautiful women are at your fingertips, and your natural temptation is negligible.
But ordinary people, when life is hard, they just think about living. Once you have enough to eat, desire will appear naturally. All we can do is guide, or use high-level desires to suppress low-level desires.
In the future, I will write some systems for this aspect, and at the same time strengthen my ideological arm. It is also a good thing that such a problem occurs this time. The sooner it is discovered, the sooner it can be solved. It's better than losing the chain at the critical moment. "
Having said this, Long also understood that this was the only way he could go. Fighting temptation and corruption was a long-term struggle, a battle with no end in sight.
Chapter 241 The Hero of Alabasta
With the start of the first sea train route, countless funds have flowed into the project.
This time the plan was to build the locomotive from both ends, with Tom supervising the overall project and building the locomotive at the same time. Franky is responsible for starting from this end of Battila Island, and Iceberg is responsible for the other end, and finally merges in the middle, which can shorten the time to the greatest extent.
The first route is expected to be completed in about three months. Mainly because I am not very proficient in all aspects, and the running-in period will take up a lot of time.
The factories of the South China Sea Federation began to operate crazily, and countless special maritime rails were produced and shipped to the Kingdom of Sobel and Batlila Island. Let Tom see what speed is in the South China Sea.
Various materials for the marine locomotive were also quickly created. You know, all the previous equipment was polished by Tom himself, but in Nanhai, these things only need to give the corresponding size and material ratio and wait for delivery.
Because of the previous construction and modification of Bika, the Revolutionary Army has many high-tech processing plants, and its ability to produce one locomotive accessories is more than sufficient.
All the obstructive islands along the way were solved by Noah and the dragon in two days. With one strike of the sword, the route was opened. The bits of gravel were swept away by the strong wind. This project was incredibly efficient.
Think about the masters in the world of One Piece. If they are used to improve people's livelihood, they all have their own unique skills. Cutting mountains and splitting rocks is just a child's play. Some of the fruits that can be directly shaped are construction masters.
For example, stone fruit and the like can be used in the construction industry to build a building a day. What kind of off-plan houses are sold? Existing houses are sold directly, and private customization is also supported.
The sea train project is in full swing, and the base station laying on the other side is also speeding up. This project cannot attract external investment. It is supported by the internal funds of the Revolutionary Army, as well as the manpower, so the construction progress is slightly slower.
Every time a base station is built, it looks like a map is lit up from Bika's perspective. It feels like playing a game and running a map, but it's a little slower. So for the time being, I'm not so anxious about the base station.
Currently, instant messengers are only used by the middle and high-level people within the revolutionary army and cannot be distributed to everyone. Radios are also installed in several important bases.
Although factories were already stocking up on supplies, the timing was not right. Don't take too big a step. At least wait until most of the sea train routes are completed before popularizing these products.
One day, Bika sent word that Noah should go up there. There was something wrong with the fusion experiment between the Tuntun fruit and the text of the red road sign.
How should I put it, it feels like it was expected.
When I came to the laboratory, I saw that the doctor was holding a pile of paper and mumbling to himself.
"It shouldn't be...how could it be?...Noah, you came just in time, help me sense the fusion of these two."
"good."
It was another experiment. The doctor turned on the instrument with ease, and the various inexplicable operations were dazzling. Finally, at the moment when the two items intersected... there was no reaction...
The inside of the Tunton Fruit is quite active, with a strange characteristic of decomposition and reorganization. It seems that the name is indeed wrong. It is more grand to call it a material fruit. The text of the road sign on the other side has no fluctuations and must not resonate at all.
"Doctor, there is no need to try this. There is no problem with swallowing the fruit. There is no response to the historical text of the red road sign."
"Hey~, this one is really different, so what should we do?"
"I'll go find another piece of historical text."
Although the doctor was unwilling to give in, there was no result in wasting such a long time. Tunton Fruit could not be left dry, so he compromised.
"Fine."
This black box is really crucial to the revolutionary army. For this purpose, Noah had to make another trip to the Grand Line.
We cannot go to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Kingdoms and the Kingdom of Harmony for the time being. Charlotte Lingling has a lot of historical texts, but the Soul Soul Fruit is so weird and unpredictable that it would be difficult to steal such a large stone silently. Having already become enemies with the Beast Pirates, he temporarily keeps a safe distance from other royal groups.
Kaido's place is not suitable. Wano Country does still have a historical text, but if we go there again, this guy will definitely pursue revenge without stopping, so it's better not to cause hatred.
Next time, after gathering 4 general-level combat forces, we can go and defeat him together. He didn't believe in immortal monsters. Fish Fruit didn't have the concept of immortality yet.
Then there are very few choices. The World Government must have it, not to mention O'Hara's piece, even if they bumped into it on the sea over the years, they would have picked up a piece and taken it away. Of course, this option was simply given up, just to give Yim some face.
There is a piece of the Sea King on Fish-Man Island, but I can't get it or find it. Zou, there is no life card for the fur tribe and he can’t find it. There is only one final choice, the Kingdom of Alabasta.
There are two pieces there, one is in the burial ceremony hall of the Royal Tomb, recording the location of Hades. The other part is a mysterious place in the desert in the original animation.
If possible, Noah hoped he could find that patch in the desert. After all, it's not a good idea to move things into someone else's funeral hall. No matter how generous Cobra is, he cannot accept such a thing.
As for the local powerful force, it seems that there is only one sand crocodile. However, there seems to be no mention of when Sand Crocodile went to Alabasta in the original novel. We only know that in 1511 he already had a bounty of 80 million beli and also won the title of Shichibukai.
In fact, this time the sand crocodile came to Alabasta, it was Noah's fault. During the previous attack on Mariejoia, in order to divert the tiger away from the mountain, Noah used the news of Pluto's birth to lure out a bunch of pirates and navy.
Because of this, Crocodile became interested. After countless intelligence analyses, he felt that Pluto's hiding place was related to Alabasta, so he came to this country.
It's still the same as before, constantly fighting pirates as the Shichibukai, and then accidentally stopping in Alabasta, using some marketing methods to package himself as a national hero.
Lao Sha, overall, is considered brave and resourceful in the world of One Piece. Courageous, deep tricks, clever strategies, and attention to details. The most amazing thing is that he can make full use of oppositional emotions to incite rebellion in this country.
Without reading the book written by Noah, he detonated the conflict between the interests of the Neferutari royal family and the common people, and then used the persona he had created over the years to win over people's hearts and stand on the side of the people. Really awesome.
The biggest mistake of such people is to try to use external forces to achieve the throne of One Piece in the world of One Piece. The definition of One Piece is more inclined to the freest person on the sea.
Chapter 242 The man who became the Pirate King
This desert is so big.
Under the scorching sun, Noah was a little troubled. How to find it in such a large area? Luffy was indeed lucky to be able to fall without any warning, and he also wanted the ability to create accidents.
Thinking about the sand crocodiles that have been hanging around here for so many years and still haven't been found, and two of them appeared after Luffy came, I really feel sad for him.
So far I have come up with two stupid ways. One is to use the Sensing Color to continuously travel across the desert using the Gate Fruit to conduct human body detector scans. The second is to drive Bika over and use Bika's magnetic fruit base station for full coverage detection.
The second one needs to be applied for. Now Bika’s location cannot be moved easily. Many instant messengers are in working condition. If Bika comes to the Grand Line, the communication in the South China Sea will be temporarily paralyzed and can only be replaced. Phone bug, this is not a good influence.
After thinking for a long time, Noah felt that it was better to use the first method. The area covered by his sight color was not small, and the spatial displacement function of the Menmen Fruit was also very powerful, so he thought of himself as a scanner.
So a new desert legend emerged. It is said that someone saw a mysterious figure in the desert sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye. More than one person said this, several people walking through the desert saw it.
Regarding this point, after Kobra thought about it, he sent Bell, the strongest warrior in the Kingdom of Alabasta, to explore.
Although this Bell is closer to a master in terms of appearance and portrayal, he is advertised as having one of the "five world-recognized flying abilities".
I can only say that he is a good person, very gentle, and has a spirit of sacrifice, but his strength is... he will be defeated by Robin who just appeared, and his record is really hard to show.
After receiving the king's order, Bell immediately flew out of the palace and headed for the desert.
At the same time, Crocodile also received the message that the desert was his home field, and of course he could not let others run wild. He also quietly went to the desert to investigate.
It's not that he doesn't want others to investigate. But the strength of his subordinates is still relatively strong. His working company was established not long ago, and there are currently no talents who can take charge of it on their own, so they can only do it themselves.
Bell flew over the desert and kept scanning the sky with his own eyes, but found nothing. After flying for a day, he returned to the palace to resume his life.
"King, there is nothing in the desert. Maybe the travelers are hallucinating in the desert."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Bell."
Kobra later did not take this matter to heart. Alabasta has been in peace for a long time, and nothing special has happened for a long time. The Nefertari family also has special status, and the world government will not look for them. Trouble, I have lost my vigilance a long time ago.
This is also the reason why the country will be stolen by Crocodile in the future. If a normal king sees a powerful force beyond his control in his country and has a good reputation among the people, he needs to be vigilant.
How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?
Although Bell returned, Sand Crocodile did not. In addition to his wisdom, he is also praised for his forbearance and patience. People who can endure for many years and only launch the plan to steal the country when all the preparations have been made can still do it by searching for a few more days.
In some aspects, Crocodile and Noah are really similar. Both are detail-oriented, both like to foreshadow, both know how to find contradictions, and both value resourcefulness.
It's a pity that Lao Sha's strength is still a bit lacking, and he doesn't know enough about the truth of the world.
The direct disadvantage of his poor strength is that he was beaten easily by Whitebeard, and now he was discovered by Noah immediately.
To say that Lao Sha is not domineering, this should be the effect of plot killing. People without domineering will not be able to survive in the new world. At least they must have knowledge and sex. It is unknown whether it degenerated or gave up in the later period.
At this time, the sand crocodile was patrolling the desert relying on the sand fruit and the color of his knowledge, but Noah in the sky wanted to laugh a little when he looked at the continuously surging sandstorm underground. Lao Sha's rustling fruits are not covered in the sky, and his sight, hearing, and appearance are a bit distracting. A door was opened directly to the ground.
"Hey, isn't this King Shichibukai, Shah Crocodile, the great hero of Alabasta, coming for a walk in the desert so late?"
Crocodile's heart sank. This time, the enemy discovered him first. He also knew about Alabasta's great hero and knew a lot about him.
When he looked again, his pupils shrank! Although Noah looks ordinary, many people do not recognize him immediately. But many people do not include Crocodile.
How could a man who aspires to become the Pirate King and a person who likes to collect information not know about this world enemy who dominates the sea?
"Noah of the Revolutionary Army, why did you come to Alabasta?"
"I can't come?"
"Humph, you are not welcome in Alabasta. Your arrival will only bring destruction. People here live very well. Please leave this country immediately."
I'll go, I'm speaking righteously, Lao Sha, do you think I have no brains?
"The great hero really cares about the people here. Well, then, I'll go look for Hades elsewhere."
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"Wait, you mean Hades? Do you know where it is?"
Seeing Crocodile's expression of breaking through the defense, Noah was very happy and told you and me to pretend to be the vanguard of justice, and heard that Pluto had revealed his flaws. Seeing Crocodile, Noah thought of the third way, which is to use the Shasha fruit to find the historical text.