Chapter 580 Exchange and Cooperation
Boom! Crash...
As Shark Star used his moves, a muffled sound came from the bottom of the river, and then the water seemed to be suddenly pulled by something, rolling into a powerful torrent and rushing forward.
The silt that had accumulated in the river and blocked the river channel was carried by this current to the end of the canal until it was washed out of the river channel and overflowed the embankment.
"What is this?"
"Was it that mermaid prince who just did this?"
The workers were all stunned. In just one minute, they accomplished the work that a group of them would have to complete in a whole day!
Although the mud and sand flying onto the embankment looks a bit messy, cleaning the riverbank is much easier than cleaning the riverbed!
After a while, Shark Star emerged from the water and asked, "I'm sorry, I haven't practiced enough, so I can only do this much. If it were my father or Mr. Jinbei, they would be much more powerful."
He was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and was no match for his father Neptune in size or strength, let alone Jinbe.
The workers gathered around, waved their hands in panic, and denied it:
"No, no, no, this is already amazing!"
"It should be said that it's super awesome!"
"It turns out the murlocs are so powerful!"
Shark Star said modestly, "I'm still a long way from here, but if there's anything else I can help you with, please feel free to ask."
So, the eldest prince of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, Shark Star, formed friendships with a group of civilians in Alabasta in a strange way.
Zhang Da also suddenly felt that this child had a promising future. It seemed that people who could think of using combat skills as life skills were quite rare in this world.
If Cobra knew about this, he might hire some murlocs to come to Alabasta with high salaries to specifically dredge the river.
Because if ordinary people do this kind of work, it will be tiring, inefficient, and there is a risk of accidental drowning. If fishmen do it, there will be no such concerns.
Not only that, they can also be asked to escort ships traveling on the Santo River. After all, there are many ferocious fish in that river, such as the Santo catfish and the banana crocodile, which can attack people.
Princess Otohime was very happy to see her son being so popular among humans, but she also thought of something.
There are tasks in Alabasta that are difficult for humans to perform but can be easily completed by murlocs. Fish-man Island has vegetables, fruits, and other products that are difficult for murlocs to obtain but are widely grown in Alabasta.
Both parties can definitely benefit from each other in this regard. The difficulty lies in whether there are mermen willing to come here and how to ensure that these mermen will not be captured by human traffickers.
Originally, the main purpose of Princess Otohime's trip was to forge friendship with Alabasta, hoping that Cobra would speak for them at the World Conference two years later.
But now it seems that in addition to these, there should be more things that we can communicate.
If Fishman Island can really be moved to the sea one day, Princess Otohime now hopes to become a neighboring country with Alabasta .
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Otohime and her group stayed in Alabasta for eight days. In addition to visiting and touring major cities, they also went to see the work of Vivi and Binz.
To be honest, when Princess Otohime saw Binz's abilities, she really wanted to invite him to work on Fish-Man Island, because the fish-men really loved the trees and forests on land.
The location and environment of Fishman Island are special. It is okay to carefully care for some potted plants for viewing, but it is difficult to plant flowers, plants and trees on a large scale.
Of course, Cobra will not let Binz go easily. This is a treasure, and he cannot be given away even if the relationship with other countries is good.
The only thing that can take Binz away from Alabasta is a transfer order from the navy.
Cobra is even considering the possibility of risking his reputation and poaching people from the navy.
Having discussed nearly everything they had to discuss over the past few days, Princess Otohime prepared to take her leave. "Thank you for your care and consideration these days. I hope we can have more exchanges and enjoyable cooperation in the future."
Cobra responded, "Forgive us for being rude this time. Most of the time we entrust guests to take care of the reception. Next time, I will definitely arrange it myself. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
Zhang Da didn't know what they talked about, but it seemed to go smoothly.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, are you going to Shampooland on your way back?"
Princess Otohime said, "Yes, we can dive directly, but if the boat is not coated, we can't bring it back. And we can't bring back the gift that His Majesty Cobra gave us."
When the team from the Dragon Palace came, they brought a lot of pearls, shells, corals, snacks, good wine and some handicrafts as gifts. It is hard to say how much they are worth, but they are all specialties of Fishman Island.
Alabasta naturally also prepared return gifts, such as perfumes, jewelry, clothing, ceramics, and some potted plants, basically all things with Alabasta characteristics.
Both parties valued and liked the gifts given by each other, and the first communication was of extraordinary significance, so Otohime would naturally take these things back with her.
"How about waiting for a few more days and then we go together? I can introduce some friends to you when we get to Shampoodi." Zhang Da also suggested.
Weiwei has been working overtime on the detection work for more than 20 days. It is estimated that in two or three days, the groundwater vein map will be delivered for use.
Although not all of them, the key areas designated by Cobra have been completed, and Vivi's mission is about to end.
"Let's go together?"
Zhang Da also nodded, pretending to be smart and said, "Yes, I will treat you guys when we get to Shampoo Land, and then we'll have a meal at Dragon Palace before heading to the New World. I'll also ask Ah Ean to take us along on the way. Yeah, it's a good deal."
Otohime was amused by his exaggerated statement: "That's good, but..."
Cobra knew what she was worried about and quickly said, "Please stay for a few more days. I'll feel more at ease if you take care of Vivi on her way to Fishman Island."
Unable to refuse such a kind offer, Yiji decided to wait a few more days, and by the way, try to carry out a cooperation agreement in advance.
Shark Star was very happy. He had made a few friends these days and could take the opportunity to meet them again.
So that afternoon, Bell and Gaka selected some loyal and reliable soldiers from the King's Army and waited for instructions at the training ground.
The warriors talked among themselves, especially when it was Jinbe who finally stood before them.
"Isn't that the Shichibukai who came with the envoy from Fishman Island?"
"Why is he here?"
Gaka stepped forward and shouted, "Quiet!"
"The purpose of gathering everyone today is to teach you a powerful taijutsu technique, which is Mr. Jinbei's specialty, Fishman Karate!"
This is one of the cooperation projects agreed upon by Otohime and Cobra. Although the army of Alabasta is large in number, the individual strength of the soldiers is very ordinary.
Although Vivi also learned the training techniques of the Six Styles at the Marine Headquarters, Cobra felt that widespread popularization of the Marines' unique physical skills might cause trouble, so he did not proceed.
But it doesn't matter for Fishman Karate.
Although it is difficult for humans to learn fish-man karate, it is still possible to learn it. Moreover, Alabasta has an army of hundreds of thousands of people, so it should be able to train an elite force, right?
This is good for the safety of the people of Alabasta, and also for the murlocs who may temporarily reside there in the future.
Jinbei took the position vacated by Gakka, first demonstrating a water-piercing strike with far greater penetration than a bullet, then a 5,000-tile punch to calm the situation, before beginning to explain Fishman Karate:
"The secret of Fishman Karate is..."
