Chapter 16: Galen's Brainless Powder
"Good and evil are clear, and there is a degree of action!"
"What a knight of justice!"
The young reporter had come to Galen's side at some point, and said in a tone full of reverence:
"Hello, Lord Galen!"
He said the name he had heard from Nami before, and introduced himself respectfully to Galen:
"I'm a reporter for the Tokai Daily, Michael Wallace."
"Wallace..."
Galen said with a strange face: "When I hear it, it's a big news." ”
Wallace's eyes lit up, and he said:
"Lord Galen is really as wise as a torch!"
"Reporting big news that shook the world is exactly what I have been pursuing all my life!"
Wallace's words of praise were sincere, and Galen's face didn't know where to put it.
Wallace, who had not long lived in the tiger's mouth, had already tidied up his previous appearance that was distorted by fright; Despite the fact that he was still a little dirty and his short blonde hair was a little messy, he still behaved like an elegant elite gentleman.
It is indeed a strange feeling to be sought after and complimented by such a guy.
Wallace's admiration wasn't over.
He looked at the corpses of the pirates who were hung on the flagpole of the pier, and said with some emotion:
"Knight, you are not only wise and powerful, but you also treat money like dung like dung!"
"In order to deter those pirates, they are willing to give up such a rich reward."
"What?"
Nami, who had been secretly embarrassed by the side, was a dazzle, and her beautiful water scissors eyes burst out with the golden light of the banknote in an instant.
She heard from Wallace's admiration a key word that touched the depths of his soul:
"Money? Where is it? ”
Wallace pointed to the steel knife that had been hung on the flagpole over there, and said casually:
"Miss, don't you know?"
"Send the head of that steel knife to you, but you can exchange it for a bounty of 10 million Bailey!"
"What? Ten million Baileys? ”
This time, it was Galen who was startled and cried out.
Galen did not yet know what the purchasing power of Bailey's currency was.
But the astonishing number of 10 million must be able to get him out of the sad fate of relying on the overlord's meal.
Nami and Galen glanced at each other, and a silent consensus was reached in an instant in the meeting of eyes.
A moment later...
"Ahem..."
Galen stepped forward and said to the middle-aged sheriff who was busy hanging the corpse:
"I thought about it, after all, this is still a public place where people come and go..."
"The death of the steel knife is too ugly, and it is easy to affect the city's appearance."
"Let's put him down."
It's been another rush of hustle and bustle
Galen dragged the dead steel knife back and asked Wallace with excitement on his face:
"Where is this bounty going?"
"Uh..."
Wallace looked a little strange, but replied seriously:
"Ten million Baileys is not a small amount, and it can only be exchanged if you get a certain size of naval branch."
"Although there are qualified naval branches nearby, considering the influence of various aspects..."
"I still recommend that you sail for a while longer and exchange your bounty in Rogue Town, where there are troops from the Navy Headquarters."
With Rogue Town a long way to go, and with a naval base nearby, it didn't seem like a good idea to go there to redeem bounties.
But as a journalist familiar with the situation in the East China Sea, how could Wallace not know what kind of goods the so-called naval branches in those places were?
Because the world government and the naval headquarters have weak dominance over the grassroots, the local naval branches have actually become independent kingdoms of local naval commanders, which is somewhat similar to the local guard system of the Ming Dynasty.
With power in their hands and no one to supervise them, nine out of ten local admirals will degenerate and corrupt into greedy, tyrannical and reckless emperors.
Wouldn't a slightly more experienced pirate hunter risk going to such a black shop with a navy sign in exchange for a bounty; Otherwise, even if you are strong and not blackened, you may be forced to become a pirate by those corrupt officers who will be labeled as an attack on the navy.
"Rogue Town?"
Galen is unclear about the social background behind this, but has only become interested in this somewhat familiar name:
"Is it the town of Rogue where One Piece died?"
"That's Rogue Town!"
Nami quietly approached Galen's side, and said with a slight smile:
"You don't know the route, do you?"
"Don't worry, I'm the best navigator in the East China Sea!"
As she spoke, Miss Nami's eyes were fixed on the corpse Galen was carrying.
Or rather, the 10 million Baileys.
Nami smiled more sincerely, and her big eyes were bent into two shallow crescents:
"If you hire me to lead the way, the price is very affordable..."
"As long as four million, no... Five million Baileys would be fine! ”
“......”
Galen silently turned his head: "I can't afford to hire it, I don't have any money!" ”
"I don't care!"
Nami didn't dislike the mess either, so she grabbed the corner of the steel knife corpse and said unrelentingly:
"I also contributed just now, and this money should be divided into half of me!"
"Half of you?"
Galen retorted lightly:
"You're just trying to make the game more difficult for me, right..."
"You!"
Nami puffed out her cheeks into a round ping-pong ball.
It was only thanks to Galen's own intervention that she had survived, and she was really embarrassed to contradict Galen in this regard.
But after a few breaths, Nami's eyes suddenly had a little more tenderness like water.
Nami gently stroked her slightly messy short orange hair, showing off the feminine charm of her plump body, and even her voice became soft and delicate:
"Knight, I'm the 'Lady Knight' you're after..."
"Stop!"
"I'm not familiar with you!"
Galen, who has been tricked several times in a row, directly ignored Nami's acting skills:
"Besides, I can't even afford to eat, what's the use of having a wife?!"
Two money-hungry guys interacted...
The way Wallace looked at Galen was even more strange.
Between his slightly trembling facial muscles, there was a faint gloom of collapsing faith.
"Ahem..."
Galen was looked a little embarrassed.
He had a big shy face, opened his eyes and said nonsense:
"Wallace..."
"Do you think I took this bounty because I was greedy for money and obsessed with enjoyment?"
"Huh?"
Wallace's expression froze, and the reverence for Galen in his eyes suddenly became much firmer:
"Could it be that you have more far-reaching considerations, Lord Galen?"
"That's right..."
Galen's expression suddenly became serious and reverent, and his expression was as noble as that of a saint:
"True justice is to let the wicked get the punishment they deserve, and at the same time let the good get the reward they deserve."
"That's right..."
Wallace nodded in agreement.
But Galen's preaching was not over.
He cleared his throat and said solemnly:
"Wallace, I have to tell you two little stories about the 'Distinction of Righteousness and Profit.'"
"In the distant country of Lu, there is a great merchant named Duanmu Ci Zigong."
"And his teacher is the famous great sage Confucius Qiu Zhongnisheng..."
Galen learned from the appearance of a high school Chinese teacher, and told Wallace the stories of "Zigong Ransom" and "Zilu Receiving Cows" to Wallace in simple terms.
Wallace was immediately conquered by these two concise and allegorical stories.
He looked at Galen with even more respectful eyes than before, and with an excited expression, he took out the notebook he was carrying and recorded all kinds of good words from Galen:
"I didn't expect..."
Wallace exclaimed with tears in his eyes:
"Lord Galen, you are not only a moral model, but also a giant of ideas!"
"No!"
"I'm just a kid picking up shells on the seashore, and I'm just lucky enough to stand on the shoulders of giants."
Galen opened his mouth to say another famous quote, and pretended to sigh deeply:
"The villain speaks well, and the gentleman speaks virtuously."
"However, those who want to do great benevolence are small in virtue and big in profit."
"I don't take the head of the steel knife in exchange for a bounty, but to practice my righteous ways!"
It turns out that Lord Galen is so great!
is obviously a lonely and arrogant knight who does not go along with the world, but in order to do great justice, he endures humiliation and burden, and does not hesitate to let himself be contaminated with copper stench!
Wallace was choked up and speechless, but hurried to record Galen's noble words and deeds in his notebook.
He completely regarded the knight in front of him as a model of morality, and he had already typed a long draft of Galen's report in his heart.
Nami looked at the corners of her mouth twitching from the side...
She was eager to open the young reporter's Heavenly Spirit Cover to see how much water was in his head...
After Wallace had written down all his lessons, he looked up at Galen again and exclaimed:
"It's because my mind is too shallow, and I actually misunderstood that you are the kind of layman who is greedy for money!"
"It's okay..."
Galen's famous words in front of Wallace have become a habit: "Knowing mistakes can be corrected, and good is great." ”
"I'm sorry!"
Wallace sincerely bowed his head and apologized, took another piece of paper from his pocket, and tore it to shreds in front of Galen and Nami.
"What are you doing here?"
Galen asked, confused.
Wallace tossed the shredded piece of paper in his hand, and said in a tone full of reverence:
"Just now I had no eyes, and I saw the wrong Lord Galen."
"I was thinking of repaying you for saving your life with a check for a million Bailey."
"Now that I think about it, this is an insult to your noble character!"
"Check?"
Galen was slightly stunned.
"A million Bailey?"
Nami clenched her fists.
The two glanced at each other, and tacitly worried about each other at the same time.