After fooling Cass, Kuro breathed a sigh of relief.
He is a Marine of Branch 153.
Yes, that's the branch ruled by the axemen Mengka.
It's also Luffy's first stop.
Zoro is captured, which means that the plot has begun. In the next few days, Luffy will come there, defeat Monka, and liberate the 153 branch that is ruled by force.
He doesn't want to have anything to do with Luffy.
Anyone who can cause trouble will be blacklisted by him and will not be allowed to see him.
Otherwise, why would he take patrol ships out to sea from time to time? Wouldn't it be nice for him to stay safely in the branch until death?
And if we go back now, what if the plot changes? What if Zoro doesn't follow Luffy? Then Luffy will have to find a partner in the East China Sea.
What if he doesn't find anyone he likes, what if he stays in the East China Sea for too long.
With such a trouble-making personality and strength, few people would be able to cure him if he really caused trouble in the East China Sea. If he was implicated enough to catch him, wouldn't things be endless?
What if he gets hurt and Garp stalks him? What if he exposes his strength and is recruited to the headquarters and then goes to the New World to arrest pirates? Wouldn't that be extremely troublesome?
It's not that he's afraid, he simply doesn't want to change the plot.
Yes, it is like that.
One day later, the warship arrived at the location described on the treasure map.
"Captain Cao, this is Carmorro Island."
On the bow deck, Sergeant Kass held a telescope, looked at a volcanic island in front of him, and said to Kuro beside him.
Upon hearing this, Kuro felt completely relaxed.
He had been to Carmorro Island two years ago and bought supplies this time. The island was just an ordinary town, so there could be no treasures on it.
That means there is no danger.
"Captain Cao, there is a pirate ship!"
Suddenly, Cass shouted.
"What flag?" Qrow asked quickly.
"The reward for a less famous pirate flag should not be high."
Clow believed this. Cass was a very serious person. He was as good at remembering wanted posters as a bounty hunter. He said the reward was not high, so it wasn't.
Stable.
"Fire the cannon and sink it." Clow said.
Boom boom boom!
The cannon bombarded, and several shells hit the pirate ship. One shell hit the pirate ship and exploded.
On the other side, there was no movement.
The pirate ship seemed to be deserted.
Several more cannonballs were fired, but the pirate ship still did not move. If there were pirates on the ship, it would have started to move.
But Kuro didn't want to close the cannon, why not sink it if it could be sunk.
After more than a dozen cannonballs were fired, one of the warship's cannonballs hit the opponent's ammunition depot, causing an explosion and the ship slowly sinking.
Through the telescope, Cullo saw that there were no traces of living people on the ship.
As the warship approached, a group of marines took a small boat to the wreckage of the pirate ship. After investigating, the navy came back to report.
"Captain Cao, there is no one or anything on the ship. It is an empty ship."
"I know, then don't worry about it. Let's stop and go see the town."
Kuro nodded and ordered the navy.
The small town of Germorro Island is near the foot of the volcano. As soon as Kuro and his people landed, they stopped.
"Chang Cao, what's wrong?"
Cass asked when he saw that Kuro looked wrong.
"Send a team of people to explore and be aware of danger."
Something is very wrong.
It's so deserted.
Clow acts cautiously and keeps every island he visits in mind.
This island was completely different from the ones he had visited a few years ago. The vegetation had obviously proliferated a lot, and there were no traces of animals.
Sea areas with regular weather like the Sihai Sea are not as changeable as the Grand Line, and there is no way for an island to undergo rapid transformation within a few years.
The current vegetation is obviously the result of the lack of animal ecological cycles, which has led to its skyrocketing growth, and it is limited to inedible vegetation.
Along the way, Kuro didn't even see any decent wild vegetables.
There are no traces of large animals nearby, and it doesn't look like any wild beasts are stationed here.
Soon, Kuro arrived in the town.
A few years ago, this small town was still bustling with people and the houses were very neat.
But now he saw that various plants were growing on the house. He remembered that there were fields nearby, but now more than half of the fields were deserted.
At the intersection, several sallow-looking children were squatting there playing games. When one of them saw someone coming, he was stunned for a moment and ran towards the town.
"Navy, the navy is coming!"
The door of the house was opened, and various townspeople came out of the house and gathered in front of Kuro and the others.
The townspeople were also sallow and thin, and they all showed signs of not having enough to eat for a long time. A thin old man walked up to Kuro, suddenly knelt down and cried: "Master Navy, please save our town!"
As the old man knelt down, the remaining townspeople also knelt down one by one, sobbing continuously.
Kuro looked at the old man and said uncertainly: "Mayor Mendel?"
…
At the mayor's house, Clow sat in a chair and looked at his house.
It can be said that the family is completely destitute.
He was here when he came a few years ago, but at that time the mayor's family was still very wealthy.
"Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, there's still some left on the boat if you don't have enough." Kuro said kindly, looking at the mayor opposite who was devouring his food.
"Uh-huh."
The mayor kept nodding, but did not slow down his movements.
These people were very hungry. When they saw the navy approaching, the first thing they knelt down was to ask for food.
Fortunately, Kuro brought a lot of food.
Cullo, who puts safety first, will certainly be extremely prepared when cruising on the sea.
The warship that Commander Cao can lead is a small patrol ship with a standard crew of eighty people.
This is not said, full editor.
The ammunition is full, the medicine is full, and of course the food must be full. In order to pursue survivability, Clow takes only enough food to fill his stomach.
Enough food to feed eighty sailors for three months.
"belch"
Mendel touched his round belly, burped comfortably, and shed tears: "It's been a year, we haven't had enough to eat for a whole year. Thank you so much, Navy."
"You're welcome, Mayor Mendel. It's normal for the navy to help civilians. Besides, when I came to buy supplies a few years ago, you gave me a lot of discounts."
Kuro shook his head and asked: "So, you haven't had enough to eat for a year? Why?"
As soon as these words came out, Mendel showed a look of horror on his face and shook his head crazily: "I'm grateful for the food I can give you. Don't ask why. If there is anything in this town that you like, just take it away."
Well, even though I’m already very poor.”
If he could leave, of course Kuro would leave.
But he looked at the mayor's glazed eyes, which had long been numb, and the images of the devouring townspeople he had seen before, and sighed.
"We are the navy, we are not afraid, please tell me"
"Lord Marine!"
Mendel looked at Clow with emotion, and seemed to have made up his mind, saying: "It's Florida, that devil, Florida!"
Florida?
"That Florida you're talking about, is it a big pirate?" Cass, standing aside, couldn't help but ask.
"It's not a question of whether it's a pirate or not, it's one of a kind, a rare one. It's covered in white hair, wandering around like a ghost. Unfortunately, I can't see its face clearly."
Mendel said fearfully: "Since it came here a year ago, it has eaten all the food on the island, and it does not allow us to run away. Occasionally, ships will come here, but whether it is pirates or treasures,
As long as hunters come to this place, they will lose their strength inexplicably. The demon asked us to turn over the ships and exchange the treasures for food for it to eat, leaving us with only a little to survive.
I know that we are still alive because we are still useful. Maybe one day when we are no longer useful, Florida will eat us. This is already a cursed island!"