Chapter 19: Finding the OP
Nantai is a coastal city with a well-developed maritime trade. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć InfoClose to a prime area of the East China Sea, a Lanxin port has been built, where more than 10,000 workers are busy unloading and loading goods every day.
Compared with the enthusiasm of the work site, the recruitment office seems to be much more deserted. Outside Warehouse No. 8, a well-dressed man in a suit sat at his desk, playing with his mobile phone boredly.
"Hey, are you short of people here?" An unceremonious voice made the man in the suit look up.
In front of him stood a boy about 1.7 meters tall, with dark skin and a clear water chestnut face revealing a hint of childishness, as if he had just come out to wander around. However, when you look at his eyes, you will not look at this person as a child, and the extremely fierce eyes are like a hungry tiger looking at food, which makes people palpitate.
"Well, we have a shortage of miscellaneous people all year round, what's your name? How old is it? Did you bring your ID card? The man in the suit gathered his mind and asked in a businesslike tone.
"Chu Nanxiong, sixteen years old, no identity, is it okay to have a student ID?" He was struck by the "real relationship" between Ling Shangxiang and Tang Tang, and realized that there was no dream on this land, and he decided to go to the sea to find OP and become the king of the pirates.
The man in the suit sank: "I said children, the sea is very wide, and it is definitely not a young shrimp like you who can swim through." If you can't think of it, just find a game to indulge in, and don't disturb the work of adults. ā
Chu Nanxiong raised the desk with one hand: "Include food and housing, don't get paid, absolutely hard-working." ā
The look of the man in the suit changed: "Young man, I know that you are definitely a young man with dreams and a future, and you must be a genius who crosses the sea." When people ask about you in the future, you will say that it is my nephew, and the boat ride is for fun, not work, do you understand? ā
"I understand, child labor is not allowed," Chu Nanxiong said in understanding, putting his desk down.
The man in the suit recruited a free laborer, and then thought of a serious question: "Young man, you can't be running away from home, right?" ā
Chu Nanxiong immediately retorted: "Don't worry, I have already said hello to my parents and want to go to sea to find my dreams." ā
The man in the suit relaxes, as long as he doesn't run away from home, then everything is easy to do. He asked people to lead Chu Nanxiong to the department store.
The full name of their company is Department Store International Trade Company, with a displacement of 50,000 tons, and the workers on the cargo ship spend most of the year at sea, and the wages are naturally high, but there are also fewer opportunities to get along with their families.
The staffing of the cargo ship is short of people all year round, and Chu Nanxiong only learned when he got on the ship that there were only 20 miscellaneous personnel, and the whole ship was so big that people could not imagine it, which showed how hard it was.
His arrival made the handyman cheer, and there was finally a newcomer who could be bullied. Of course, it inevitably frightened the newcomer, and before the department store set sail, they put on the face of a good old man.
On September 8, the department store left Nantai City and sailed in the direction of RB Okinawa.
The sparkling sea reflects a blazing sun, and the water seems to be rendered golden yellow.
Chu Nanxiong put his hands on the railing, the cool sea breeze blowing across his face, looking at the port farther and farther away. He felt a trace of melancholy in his heart, after living for sixteen years, he was still a little reluctant to leave.
"Xiao Nan, what are you doing, hurry up and do something," Liu Lang's voice sounded from behind, he was an old man from this cargo ship, in his early forties, with a strong body, often showing off his eight-pack abs and well-developed biceps.
Chu Nanxiong turned around, a little puzzled: "Uncle Liu, the place where I should clean has been cleaned." ā
Liu Lang smiled: "Xiao Nan, it was estimated that you were new to the previous year, and we deliberately reduced your workload a lot in order to familiarize you with your work." We are all in our thirties and forties, and it is tiring to help you share the work every day, and you should also do your part as a crew. ā
Chu Nanxiong was about to say something, and another handyman spoke: "I said, what kind of rack are you putting up a little rabbit cub?" Hurry up and get to work, or Lao Tzu will beat you to death. ā
"Lao Wang, don't speak in such a tone, everyone is a colleague, why make such a fuss," Liu Lang acted as a peacemaker, and said in a tone that was good for you: "Xiao Nan, you have to be authentic in your life, everyone is old, and there are some things that need to be done by young people like you." ā
Chu Nanxiong was not stupid, he immediately understood that the two sang double reeds, he was furious in his heart, and smashed his fist on the railing.
The iron railing was broken in an instant, making an extremely crisp rattling sound, and Chu Nanxiong's eyes swept away: "You two have something to do with me?" ā
it! The two of them were shocked, and at the same time rubbed their eyes with their hands to make sure they were not mistaken.
Liu Lang was the first to recover, and he hurriedly squeezed out a kind smile: "Xiao Nan, aren't we joking with you, see if you are serious." ā
On this sea, it's all about strength. The law is far away on land, and it cannot be restrained here at all, except for encountering the coast guard.
Chu Nanxiong saw through their essence and said lazily: "My stomach is a little uncomfortable, and I ...... work at night."
Looking at the eyes he glanced over, Liu Lang understood, and he smiled bitterly: "Look at what you said, everyone is a colleague, we will help you." ā
Chu Nanxiong waved his hand and said, "I'm tired of you, I'm walking around." ā
In this way, Chu Nanxiong became an idler, pushing all the work to his colleagues, or threatening other crew members a few times. In just a few days, he has become the most powerful crew member besides the captain.
Eat and drink well every day, and spend most of the day on the deck basking in the sun, blowing the wind, and looking for kimkings from the calm sea.
He didn't see the sea kings, but the coast guard had encountered them several times, and each time he had to search the ship for inspection.
Chu Nanxiong couldn't figure it out, wasn't the coast guard so diligent and tired?
On September 16th, the weather was clear, and above the endless sea, the huge department store sailed forward quickly and steadily like a whale on the surface.
According to the introduction of the first mate, they are about to leave the Chinese waters and enter the RB waters. For this reason, the first mate carried a black leather suitcase, stood in front of the railing, and looked east from time to time, as if waiting for someone.
Chu Nanxiong lazily lay on his side not far away, and sighed: "First mate, you have been standing there since six o'clock in the morning, seriously obstructing my view of the coast guard, what do you want to do?" ā
The first mate is a good-tempered person, and today he didn't answer with a smile, but deliberately put on a serious face: "Xiao Nan, we are about to leave the Chinese seas, according to the rules, there will be pirates who will come to buy the road money later." ā
As soon as he heard the word pirate, Chu Nanxiong's lazy face suddenly changed, as if he was a lion who had found his prey, and he exuded a vitality all over his body: "Haha, where are the pirates?" Lao Tzu is finally going to accept the first batch of younger brothers. ā
The first mate was worried that something would happen to him, so he persuaded him with good words: "Xiao Nan, this is not a playhouse, the pirates in the East China Sea all have guns in their hands, don't mess around." ā
The East China Sea is large and has many islands. Some people in coastal areas are reluctant to do things, and they flaunt the sign of freedom and go to sea to become pirates.
The islands that no one cares about have all become the habitat of pirates.
In the international trade route of department stores, it is necessary to pass through the territory of a group of thieves called the Yellow Turbans. These guys are very chicken thieves, they are active in Chinese waters on weekdays, and whenever something happens, they immediately hide in the RB waters.
The coast guard has protested to the Japanese side several times, but the result is that the answers such as stepping up, not tolerating, and immediately are often perfunctory. In the same way, there are also pirates who often stumble on the Japanese side, and the Chinese side also adopts an attitude of delaying and ignoring.
The Yellow Turban Thieves are not murderous madmen, they are now all about harmony and wealth, they have formed a very harmonious set of rules, if you want to get out of here safely, you can leave the money to buy the road, otherwise, sink your cargo ship and kill all of you.
When Chu Nanxiong was waiting, a distant whistle sounded, echoing between the sky and the sea, and a steamship a few sizes smaller than the Department Store appeared, the hull of the ship was pitch black, and white skulls were painted on both sides.
Chu Nanxiong shook his head, feeling that this pirate had too bad taste. Speaking of One Piece, people must think of Luffy wearing a straw hat, and you don't have to draw the logo of the Straw Hats on the hull of your ship, and you draw such an old-fashioned skeleton flag.
He hesitated, should such a ship be robbed?
The pirate ship didn't come over, it stopped a kilometer away from the department store, and dropped a speedboat to collect the money in this direction.
There were three people on the speedboat, all of them fierce-looking, carrying a submachine gun in both hands.
The speedboat came to the bottom of the department store, and the first mate asked the ladder to be lowered and the three of them boarded.
"Hello three big brothers, this is the road money for the second half of the year, one million bills, a lot of money." With a flattering smile, the first mate opened the box, and the red bills were neatly stacked inside.
Among the three, a middle-aged man with an inch of hair stepped forward, and he counted the banknotes in front of the chief officer.
After counting the money, a smile appeared on his tense face: "Yes, no less, you will have a smooth journey." ā
"With the yellow scarf heroes taking care of it, the department store is naturally smooth sailing." The first mate slapped a fart appropriately, and the other party seemed very useful.
The transaction scene that should have ended successfully was broken by Chu Nanxiong: "You are pirates, right?" Take me to your leader, and I will join you. ā
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, looked at the first mate suspiciously, and he hurriedly explained: "This has nothing to do with us, he has been shouting that he wants to go to sea to be a pirate, we see that he has a little strength, so we will take him on the road by the way." ā
The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "Okay, see that you kid is quite tall, go, I'll take you to see the boss, whether you can join or not depends on your luck." ā
"I'm sure I can," Chu replied confidently, and he worked out a way to become an OP in an instant. First join the pirates, kill their original boss, take over the Yellow Turban Thieves, sweep away all the East China Sea pirates, and lead a large fleet to Bermuda.
A few years later, he became the first man in history to conquer Bermuda, known as One Piece Chu Nanxiong.