radicalducati The news that spread in Chapter 53
The news that spread in Chapter 53
Just after Smoker and the others left, a merchant came to the 16th Branch's sea area.
But as he approached the sea, he discovered that the surrounding area was completely covered by endless ice.
This strange scene left the merchant dumbfounded and very confused. He even wondered if it had snowed in the area last night.
With this question in mind, he stepped onto the ice. But as soon as he stepped onto the ice, he felt an intense chill.
The further the merchants went, the more alarmed they became, as the entire sea surface was frozen solid.
When he arrived at the island where the 16th branch used to be, he was dumbfounded again.
"Where did his island go? Where did that island go?"
Unbelievable, there was nothing there, just a vast expanse of white, icy snow.
After a long while, a cold wind blew by. The shopkeeper was very cold, and seeing this bizarre scene, he hurriedly ran back, terrified.
The merchant quickly ran back to his boat, finding it increasingly strange.
The business owner felt that they should tell others about this bizarre scene.
……
So, the merchants would tell others about this whenever they visited a small town.
"Old Li! You have no idea, today I went to the 16th branch to buy some things, but something happened."
"What could possibly happen!" The man named Lao Li was very skeptical.
"Really, you can't not believe me," the merchant said anxiously.
"Alright, alright, then you should explain yourself properly," Old Li said helplessly.
"The waters around Branch 6 have disappeared; now all that's left is a vast expanse of white," the merchant said mysteriously to Old Li.
"What! You're not lying to me, are you?" Old Li exclaimed excitedly.
"Really, Lao Li, I'm not lying to you. There aren't even any islands left there, not even a fly," the merchant said mysteriously again.
"Are you really not joking?" Old Li asked again to confirm.
"Of course it's true! We've known each other for so long, why would I lie to you!" the merchant said, a little annoyed.
"Alright, alright, I believe you. I'll treat you to a drink after I confirm it," Old Li said heartily.
"Okay, it's settled then."
……
Merchants will talk about this in a secretive way whenever they meet someone they know!
Meanwhile, Lao Li also took his small boat to the island where the original 16th branch was located to check.
But when he arrived, all he saw was a vast expanse of white ice and snow, which made Old Li believe it.
The news that the sea area of the 16th branch had been transformed into an ice and snow world quickly spread among the merchants and Lao Li.
"Have you heard? The sea area of the 16th Branch has suddenly turned into a world of ice and snow."
"What?! This is unbelievable!"
"Have you heard? The waters off the 16th branch have disappeared."
"Have you heard? The sea area of the 16th Branch was punished by the gods and turned into a world of ice and snow."
"What? It's that bad?"
...
At a branch office of a newspaper in the East Blue, Yamashita Masaya, who was preparing to report to President Morgans about the annihilation of the Arlong Pirates, naturally heard the news.
When Yamashita Maya heard this news, he was completely dumbfounded. The 16th Branch's sea area had actually been destroyed and turned into an ice and snow world?
"This is fucking outrageous! Could it get any more fake?"
Yamashita Masaya found it hard to believe that anyone would dare to destroy a naval branch in the East China Sea. Wasn't that just courting death?
Thinking about all this, Ueshima Masayuki hurriedly went to the 16th branch's sea area to check, wanting to confirm the truth of the matter.
Yamashita Maya even forgot about the information he was supposed to report to Morgans; now all he wanted to do was go to the 16th Branch's waters to find out what had happened.
When Yamashita Maya arrived at the 16th branch's waters, he discovered that he was not alone; many other people who knew the news had come to watch.
Looking at the spectacular scene before him, Yamashita Maya truly believed that the 16th Branch's sea area had indeed been destroyed.
At the same time, Yamashita Maya was also a little troubled, as he had failed to capture any crucial intelligence.
"Sigh." Yamashita Maya sighed deeply and didn't linger any longer. He still had to go back to the branch to report to President Morgans about the Arlong Pirates and the massacre of Colonel Rat by the Killers.
……
At the headquarters of the New World News Agency, Morgans received intelligence from Yamashita Maya. (Hehe, anyway, I sped up the pace. (⌒▽⌒))
Looking at the newspaper article featuring the drastically changed appearance of the killer Morgans, he exclaimed excitedly, "This killer has done something exciting again!"
"They wiped out the Arlong Pirates in an incredibly cruel way, and then killed a Marine colonel in the same way. How interesting."
Morgans then checked another message from Yamashita Maya, about the 16th branch being suspected of being destroyed and turned into an ice and snow world.
“Ah, what a pity,” Morgans sighed.
Yamashita Maya's information only provides the result, but not the process, and we still don't know who did it.
"Never mind, let's report it first," Morgans said excitedly.
Morgans instructed his news agency staff to work overtime to photocopy the newspapers, hoping to distribute them to the sea first thing tomorrow morning.
……
Minos, who had been sleeping for a long time, finally woke up, completely unaware of what had happened during his sleep. (Minos has finally made his appearance! (◣_◢))
Minos was still looking at the vast cave and the surrounding flowers and plants with a sense of bewilderment, but he quickly remembered that he had transmigrated to the world of One Piece, so it made perfect sense. (Perfect my foot! (◣_◢))
"Is the system here?" Minos thought weakly to himself.
Ding, dog host, even if you die, I'll still be here.
"Uh, what's wrong with you now, Master?" Minos was completely bewildered.
Ding! This system is quite displeased that the host is having too much of a time.
"Haha, you little brat! I was just too tired from yesterday's battle, so I'm just taking a good rest, what's wrong with that?" Minos said righteously.
Ding, dog host, I think you're really shameless. You have the nerve to say you're tired after just that little bit of fighting yesterday!
"Uh, this system is indeed a bit tiring!" Minos didn't care about the system's sarcasm at all.
bite,...
The system was too lazy to argue with Minos. It had seen through him. Despite Minos's cold face, he was actually a shameless person.
Just then, Minos suddenly said, "Master, give me a bottle of mouthwash to rinse my mouth first."
"Ding, nothing." The system said irritably, looking at Minos's arrogant attitude.
"What? You damn system doesn't have it?" Minos was very excited after hearing the system's words.
Ding, check it yourself.
Minos was quite satisfied with the system's self-awareness.
But when Minos opened the system panel, he fell silent.
In Minos's system shop, a bottle of mouthwash costs 20 kill points.
"Hey, system? You're not kidding me, are you? This little bottle of mouthwash costs 20 kill points!" Minos asked, puzzled.
Ding! Honest and trustworthy, young and old alike.
"Uh, could you reduce the amount of that 'system' guy?" Minos said ingratiatingly.
Ding, impossible.
"Damn it, you dog system, can't we even talk anymore!" Minos said angrily.
Ding, buy it or not, it's up to you.
"Damn it!" Minos roared in exasperation.
In the end, Minos paid 20 kill points to buy a bottle of mouthwash.
P.S.: This chapter was sped up a bit; I'll try to speed things up in the future.
P.S.: Also, I will try to switch perspectives less often later on, and I will try to focus on Minos as much as possible.