novelhk Chapter 247 Sin
Chapter 247 Sin
On the calm sea, on the deck of a large fish-head ship, Sanji waved his handkerchief reluctantly, saying goodbye to the people on the Kuroko:
"Ms. Karina, little Carrot and little Bonnie, remember to come here often! Of course, that lecherous skeleton and the yellow-haired pretty boy shouldn't come!"
"Okay! Goodbye!" Kalina stood on the deck of the Kuroko which was getting farther and farther away, and waved to Sanji with a smile.
"You bastard chef! Are you giving away free meals for free again?!"
"So what? Beautiful ladies come to eat, of course it's free! They can't eat much!"
"What? Look at that little girl. Seriously, tell me again, how much did she eat!?"
"You can't let those beautiful girls go hungry, you rude bastard!"
From a distance, everyone could hear the noisy voices of Paddy and Sanji floating over.
"By the way, this guy did give Kalina and the others a free meal...but we still had to pay the bill as usual." Recalling the scene when paying the bill, Deus nodded.
Jerry gently stroked the head of the satisfied little Bonnie, "Are you finally full and satisfied?"
"Hehe, the food here is pretty good. Can we come again next time?" Little Bonnie raised his head and asked excitedly.
"We'll come again on our way back if it's on our way." Jerry agreed with a smile.
This time they came here, they really just had a simple meal.
Apart from the gangster or pirate who tried to cause trouble and extort money when we entered the store, and was subdued and thrown out by the chef, there have been no further conflicts.
"By the way, what about Creek?"
This name that Jerry had a slight impression of suddenly appeared in his mind. He vaguely remembered that this person was Donghae's debut gift package. Why had he never met him before?
Scar scratched his head and said, "Boss Jerry, do you want to find Creek? The intelligence I have shows that he hasn't been around this area recently. It is said that he is preparing to go to the Grand Line."
"Ah, it's okay, no need to look for him..."
Jerry denied it flatly. He wasn't bored enough to go find Creek and beat him up on purpose.
Next, Jerry and the others resumed their sightseeing.
They stopped and walked, wandering among the islands of the East China Sea. During this time, Zeus did not specifically include his hometown in the itinerary.
On this day, under the gloomy sky, the sea looked particularly desolate and the waves seemed more turbulent than usual.
Amid the drizzling rain, the pirates were still carrying out their activities in the cabin as usual.
Suddenly, a huge shadow gradually appeared in front of the ship.
Garrott was looking around with a telescope while playing with little Bonnie. She was the first to notice the abnormality and immediately exclaimed, "Everyone, come and have a look! What is that!"
Looking in the direction that Garrott pointed, a black shadow that seemed to cover the sky and the sun gradually became clear in the dense rain. As the ship approached, the outline of the black shadow became more and more obvious.
When they finally saw the scene ahead clearly, everyone couldn't help but exclaim: "Is that a bridge?!"
"Da Qiao? Has she arrived at the Wu Kingdom in Jiangdong?" Jerry also joined in the fun, stretching his neck forward, and then shouted in exaggerated shock.
"Get out of the way!" Kalina pushed his head away, then squinted her eyes as hard as she could and looked at the bridge towering above the sea.
Carrot handed over the telescope at the right time. Karina carefully observed the bridge for a while and said in an uncertain tone:
"Is this bridge under construction? Are those workers working non-stop even in the heavy rain?"
"No! Those are not workers, they are slaves!"
The increasingly dense raindrops hit everything, making an increasingly noisy sound, but it could not cover up Kalina's exclamation that uttered again.
Deus and Skarr quickly found the information and soon retrieved the relevant information.
"There is a country here called Tajira Wolf, which brings together criminals from all over the world, as well as citizens of non-member countries of the World Government. This bridge has been under construction for 700 years!"
As the information was read out, Deus unconsciously clenched his fists.
Jerry's eyes flashed. He seemed to have a vague impression of this place. This was the place where the Kuma Pirates would destroy the Straw Hat Pirates in the future and Robin would land after being knocked away.
Thinking about all those random things silently, Jerry just stared at the bridge in a trance, looking at the various people whose freedom was restricted by heavy iron shackles, who had to continue working under the whip of supervisors even in the heavy rain, but he did not say a word.
When the others heard Zeus' words, they all cried out in surprise: "What? 700 years?"
Skarr carefully read the information in his hand while searching for relevant information in his mind, and continued:
"Yes, this has been a massive project being carried out by the World Government for 700 years."
"In order to build the bridge, people kept falling down, and a steady stream of people were thrown in. Once people were thrown here, they were all treated as slaves."
"The specific purpose is still unknown, and the number of workers who died for this project is also unknown."
Brooke counted on his fingers and whispered, "Let me calculate. I'm less than 90 years old this year... In other words, I still have to work for another seven or eight lifetimes?"
"The point is, these people are working non-stop. How long can one person last in this situation?" Deus said in a slightly hoarse voice.
Upon hearing this, Brooke and the others immediately reacted and realized the problem.
Indeed, this is not a leisurely life here, and it cannot be simply measured by a normal human life span.
Just a random calculation would scare them. How many people, how many generations, how much price they paid, and how long it would take to complete this project...
As Deus read the relevant materials, he found it more and more difficult to understand. His throat was dry without him noticing. He lowered his head and spoke with a heavy and confused voice, saying:
"The World Government...sent criminals here, but we can't say for sure whether they deserved it."
"But why are the citizens of non-member countries sent here and forced to live such a hopeless life without a day or a rest?"
"Just because they are poor, even to the point of not having enough food or clothes to wear, and they can't afford the gold from heaven even if they work very hard, is it because they can't become a member state?"
Having said this, Deuce suddenly raised his head, and his eyes, which seemed to be a little blurry, looked around at his companions. Finally, his gaze fixed on Jerry, and he spoke in confusion, word by word:
“Is this a sin?”