Chapter 313: Tekira Wolf
Soon everyone knew what the 'strange thing' Wendy was talking about was.
It was a bridge. There was nothing strange about ordinary bridges, but this bridge was ridiculously huge.
Zhang Da also picked up the telescope and could see something like scaffolding in the distance, which seemed to be still under construction, but he could not see where the end of the bridge was in the other direction.
Xia Lulu asked curiously: "Why is there a bridge over the sea? Where is the other side of the bridge?"
"We have probably arrived at the 'Bridge Kingdom'." Zhang Da also had some impression of this place. It was the place where Robin landed after being slapped away by Big Bear in the original plot, and then was invited to the headquarters by the Revolutionary Army.
Wendy asked, "Bridge Kingdom? What is that? A country built on a bridge?"
"If it is really the Kingdom on the Bridge, then I know that the official name is Tekira Wolf, also known as the Kingdom of Laborers."
Shark Chili has read a lot of books about the East China Sea recently, and he is very knowledgeable when talking about these things: "The people here have been building this bridge day after day. It is said that this project has lasted for 700 years."
"700 years?!"
Everyone was surprised. It was the first time they had heard of such a large project spanning hundreds of years, and they didn't know how long the bridge was actually built.
Ye Yan asked: "What do they want by continuing to build bridges for hundreds of years? Is the king of this country a construction maniac?"
"This country has no king." Shark Chili explained, "Seven hundred years ago, the Celestial Dragons issued an order to build a large bridge connecting the islands. Because of this order, criminals from all over the world were exiled here.
These people continued to move forward as the bridge was built, and lived on the bridge, so this place gradually became known as the Kingdom on the Bridge. "
Ye Yan concluded: "So this is a large labor camp?"
"That's too unfair to the labor camp." Zhang Da also added, "In addition to criminals, there are many citizens from countries that are not members of the World Government. Perhaps in their eyes, not joining the World Government itself is a crime. And whether the people here want to mend their ways or not, they have no chance to leave."
Wendy hugged Xia Lulu tightly and whispered, "This feels too much."
Rui Mengmeng said: "Isn't this the same as those slaves in Shampoo Land?"
Zhang Da also thought about it and said, "They are slightly better than those slaves, but not much better. They are all used as 'consumables'. When one batch falls, another batch will be sent. The number will never decrease."
The topic was a bit heavy, and even Brook, who was usually the most cheerful, couldn't laugh: "But anyway, it's too cruel to treat people as consumables."
"I have no sympathy for those criminals and pirates, but I do feel pity for the civilians from non-member countries." Zhang Da also wanted to do something for these people, but he certainly couldn't do it openly.
And it would be troublesome to distinguish these people. He thought about it and said, "Why don't we stop here and see what the situation is and whether there is any chance to do something."
Altria guessed a little bit of his thoughts: "Are we still going to do it like we did in Shampoo Land, pretending to be the Radiant?"
"The code name Radiant must not be used. After we left, there was no Radiant in Shampoo. Now that we are in the East China Sea, there is Radiant in the East China Sea. This is too obvious. When the time comes, those naval commanders we know will not be able to pretend to be confused."
Zhang Da also estimated that almost everyone should have guessed that the slave traders in Shampoo were responsible for it, but there was no definite evidence and they were too lazy to conduct an in-depth investigation.
"Did brother Tatsuya do anything ?" Wendy asked curiously.
After so long, she has learned enough common sense, at least she knows the names of many islands. Wendy is still looking forward to the beautiful island with bubbles floating in the sky.
Zhang Da also said: "We have rescued many slaves. I'll let Mengmeng tell you the details as a bedtime story later. It's just that those things seem to be good things, but if they are exposed, we will be defined as criminals, which is very troublesome. That's why I always have to think about how to do good things secretly."
Wendy showed an admiring expression: "It seems like a very amazing thing."
"Yohohoho~ So Mr. Tatsuya has done something like this, that's really amazing."
Perona remained silent. After all, it wasn't surprising for someone who could come up with something like elementary school student rules to do something like this.
Ye Yan was much more practical and directly proposed a simple solution: "Otherwise, I can knock out the guards and the criminals at night and let them escape on their own.
The only problem is how to leave. However, with so many people doing hard labor and unable to farm on the bridge, there will always be a ship to deliver supplies to them. We can hide for a while and take action when the transport ship arrives.
As for the identification problem, there must be a roster to manage the laborers. I can have the flag demon disguise himself and take the roster to call out the names one by one. When the guards wake up and find that a lot of laborers are missing, no one will know that it was us who did it. "
"That's a solution, but there are thousands of workers here. Can you withstand having the timed hammer used thousands of times in a row?" Zhang Da also doubted Ye Yan's physical strength.
"It's a bit difficult, but I've been teaching you how to use the timing hammer for so long and you haven't learned it yet?" Ye Yan looked down on Zhang Daye's understanding.
Zhang Da also said helplessly : "I am usually very busy, okay? You know how many skills are waiting for me to learn. And the restrictions on the skills of your night watchmen are too harsh. I can't practice them normally."
For example, the time hammer is ineffective against creatures with [targeted alertness]. The so-called targeted alertness refers to the vigilance of the user.
In other words, this crappy skill can only be used for sneak attacks. Once the target notices it, it becomes a normal attack. If you want to use it in a head-on battle, you have to knock the person out and then use the timer hammer, but in this way you can't accurately control the time of waking up.
Zhang Da also learned this move from Ye Yan, learning the techniques of hitting and controlling strength, but he wanted to really practice it on the boat and couldn't just sneak attack his companions for fun. If he notified them in advance, it would definitely be ineffective, so he kept delaying it. Anyway, this was not the only skill he wanted to learn.
Instead of expecting him to help with a time hammer, it would be better to let Tom go up with a baseball bat and hit them one by one.
Zhang Da also looked at Tom, who was sitting on the head of the statue at the bow fishing, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Tom shivered suddenly, and the fur behind him shook from the top of his head to the tip of his tail as if it were electrified.
Before Zhang Da could speak, Tom turned around and shook his head, refusing in advance.
Zhang Da also laughed, but he didn't force it. Tom would get tired after beating a few people, and the people knocked unconscious by him were full of uncertainty. They might be unconscious for a long time, or they might wake up in the next second.
“Tatsuya, as long as something is right, just do it even if you can’t think of a way to have the best of both worlds. As for me, it doesn’t matter if I’m wanted for it.” Altria looked into Zhang Tatsuya’s eyes, “I said I would be your bodyguard and would protect you no matter what.”
"Me, me, me, me too. Anyway, we didn't do anything bad. If someone comes to catch us, I won't be afraid of them, probably. I can now knock down many people with one sword. That should be considered pretty powerful, right?" Rui Mengmeng's tone was still timid, making it hard to tell whether she was really confident or just showing off.
Shark Chili patted his chest and said, "I have no objection. A man with a sense of justice must be the type that Tian Delina likes. I practice Fishman Karate and work hard to become stronger just for this. Don't worry about the wanted order."
"I don't care, but before you put up the bounty order, prepare a prison uniform for me. The idea of 'righteous criminal' is a good one." Ye Yan even picked up a notebook and started designing clothing for himself.
Wendy said timidly, "If you are wanted for saving people, I don't mind. There may be many people among those laborers who need medical treatment."
Xia Lulu put her hands on her hips and said a little proudly, "Even Wendy said so. Then I have no choice but to help."
Brooke said with a smile: "Yohohoho~ I've already received a reward for my words, so it's no problem to do it again."
Perona suddenly had an idea and said in surprise, "If there is a bounty on my head, I am a bad guy, right? If I become a bad guy, I don't have to do homework! I don't have to follow any rules!"
"You wish! Even if you become a bad guy, you have to be a good kid among the bad guys." Zhang Da also knocked on Perona's head, causing her to snort in dissatisfaction.
It seemed that everyone wanted to save these innocent people. Zhang Da also smiled and said, "Things haven't reached that point yet. Don't talk as if we're going to have a fight with the navy right away."
"Anyway, let's stop near the bridge and observe for a while. Let's find out the specific situation first. Maybe we can find some good opportunities."
The Amber Group was sailing in a direction that would pass under the bridge. It was still quite far away from the construction site, so Zhang Da decided to stop the boat here temporarily and then go to the bridge to take a look.
The bridge was built very high. Zhang Da also estimated that the highest point of each arch was nearly 100 meters above the sea. It was a miracle that they could build a cross-sea bridge of this scale.
Under such a huge bridge arch, the Amber looks small and exquisite, and it is inconspicuous when docked here.
Ye Yan released Jin Erpeng, and together with Xia Lulu, they led everyone to fly to the bridge. The overweight Shark Lajiao could only be pulled up with a rope.
Sui Feng Er, who was good at gathering intelligence, was sent to the crowd to gather information, while the other few flag monsters stayed behind to watch the boat.
"This bridge is quite wide." The largest bridge Zhang Da had ever seen was the Jiangcheng Yangtze River Bridge, but the one in front of him was much wider than the Yangtze River Bridge. It was simply like connecting squares one by one and lifting them above the sea.
Not far away there are some simple houses, which should be where the laborers live.
There was still some snow on the bridge, with some obvious tire tracks and messy footprints remaining on the snow. Guardhouses were built at regular intervals on the bridge, just like the beacon towers on the Great Wall.
Three minutes later, Zhang Da was sure that there were people on guard in the tower, because ten soldiers were walking towards them with guns in their hands.
Judging from the uniforms they are wearing, they don't seem to be navy soldiers. They are probably affiliated with a department of the World Government.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the leading soldier asked vigilantly.
Zhang Da had already made preparations and took out the certificate issued by the navy: "We are a tour group from the Grand Line. We just happened to pass by here and saw the huge bridge. We couldn't help but come up to take a look. Sorry to bother you."
The captain of the soldiers took the certificate, relaxed his guard a little, and said hesitantly: "It does look like a seal of the navy, but I have never heard of this branch."
Zhang Daye handed him two more pieces of paper: "If that's not enough, I have the entry and exit certificates issued by the Kingdom of Goa in the East China Sea."
"I seem to have heard of the Kingdom of Goa. Do you have any impression of it?" the captain of the soldiers turned his head and asked.
The soldier next to him answered, "I know. Although it is a bit remote, it is known as the most beautiful country in the East China Sea. More than half a year ago, the world's nobles visited there for inspection."
"I see. It seems that he is not a suspicious person." The captain waved his hand to signal the others to put away their weapons, but his tone was still a little stiff. "This is a very important bridge to the World Government. Even if you are a tour group, you can't walk around here casually."
Actually, the captain was not in a good mood. In such cold weather , he should have been sitting by the fire and drinking some wine in the sentry tower. But a tour group came when he was on duty. What kind of a tour? It would be easier to send them away.
Zhang Da also took out two more newspapers, one about the Judicial Ship incident, and one about the Golden Lion incident: "In fact, we have some friendship with the World Government and the Navy. We are all one of us. It's okay for us to visit, right?"
"Amber Travel Group...it's real..." The captain silently compared the photo in the newspaper with Tom who was tilting his head to look cute.
While he was reading the newspaper, Zhang Da also took out a box from the inventory and opened it: "These are the wines we brought from the Grand Line. I would like to invite you to have a taste to warm your body?"
He felt that in a harsh environment like the Bridge Kingdom, giving gifts would be more effective than giving money.
Sure enough, the captain of the soldiers smiled happily: "Oh, it turns out that you are the tour group that assisted the World Government and the Navy. That means you are one of us. Why don't you come sit in the guardhouse and I will tell you the origin of this bridge!"
Just kidding, this is the wine from the Grand Line. It might be sold for the price of gold in the East China Sea. But you must taste it first before deciding to sell it.
At the captain's signal, a soldier picked up the wine box and led the way. Zhang Daye and the others followed the captain and walked towards the guardhouse.
After introducing each other, the captain of the soldiers was amazed at the magical creatures in the Amber Group and talked to Shark Chili and Brooke for a long time.
Shark Chili's social skills are very good, and even if he doesn't like these soldiers, he can still have a good chat with them.
And Brooke easily won the praise and love of the soldiers by simply showing off his talents.
In this way, the group of people temporarily sneaked into the guardhouse and obtained permission to stay there temporarily.
