"Hey! Boss, what's that? Early in the morning, the young man who got up to buy fruit pointed to the three-meter-high platform in the center of the square and asked.

"I don't know, maybe it was used to hang pirates! It has been tinkling for the past few days, and it is not easy for me to do business! The fruit shop owner said as he neatly stuffed the apples into the bag.

"Enough, enough!" The young man hurriedly shouted, "I really don't need that much, take out a few, take out a few." ”

The boss took out an apple slowly and weighed it neatly.

"Oops, take out a few more!" The young man took out three small apples from the bag and took them out.

"Promise 450 Bailey!" The owner of the fruit shop smiled and said, "Today's grapes are also sweeter, should you have some of them?" ”

As he spoke, he picked up a fallen grape and handed it to the young man, still smiling, "You can taste it first......"

"No thanks!" The young man carried the bag and hurried away.

The owner of the fruit shop looked at the rising sun and put the sails in front of the shop out to prevent direct sunlight from shining on his fruit. He was a native of the Chambord Islands, and his parents were in the navy, so he was fortunate enough to live as a naval relative on the safest island in the Chambord Islands, the 66th Naval Station.

The shops around the square are expensive, and he doesn't know whose property it is, so he asked someone to find a relationship to rent this location facing the street.

Because of the deterrence of the naval branch, few people make trouble here, and the only unsatisfactory place is the monthly filial piety to the navy.

Of course, there are also troubles, such as the recent construction of high platforms by the navy to work in the square, and he had to provide free fruit and tea.

Don't dare to close the door, otherwise you accidentally offend any adult, and this precious store may not be his next month.

As the sun rose, the number of people in the square gradually increased. Most of them were local civilians and military dependents, as well as pirates armed with knives and muskets.

Despite being the island where the navy is stationed, the navy will not care about them as long as the pirates don't make trouble or the bounty is too tempting.

In fact, it was thanks to these pirates who plundered the wealth of the first half of the Great Voyage that the Chambord Islands had such a thriving economy. They feed the human trafficking industry, service industries such as taverns and hotels, and entertainment industries such as style streets...... Crafts and basic commerce were also inseparable from these extravagant pirates.

With the increase in the flow of people, the business of the fruit shop owner gradually improved.

"Slow down, guest!" Entertaining the last guest before walking out of the stall, the boss grinned and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm. He looked at it from a distance, but his smile froze like paraffin.

In the bright sunshine, a group of young marines were talking and laughing and walking straight towards him. They were young, wearing white navy hats, and their navy uniforms were cleanly washed, revealing bulging arms and muscles.

'Don't come here, don't come here!' The boss prayed in his heart, turned his back to the navy, and sprayed some mist on the fruit with a watering can.

"Boss, how do you sell this melon?" A young and energetic voice sounded behind him.

'Fuck you navy! He scolded in his heart, but the shopkeeper turned around with a smile on his face: "How can you ask for the military master's money, this melon is given to the military master to eat!" ”

"Are you ripe for this melon?"

The young navy's words made the shopkeeper stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "Look at what you said, Master Jun, can I sell you raw melons and eggs?" ”

"You didn't sell it, didn't you give it away?"

'Looking for trouble? Cold sweat ran down the shopkeeper's forehead, and he felt sorry for the money he was going to pay to the navy.

"Hahaha!" The young navy standing on the side put his arm around the shoulder of the navy who had been talking: "Simon, don't scare other people's bosses"

"We don't want you to send it, we'll pay Bailey to buy it!" The navy smiled and said, "Is there any ice?" ”

"There's a cellar in the store, you have to pay for it!" As soon as the words came out, the shopkeeper couldn't wait to slap himself in the ear.

"Add money, add money, today, it's an important day for you!"

The shopkeeper neatly went into the cellar, and in a short time came out, holding the melon in his waist, and was about to hand it to the young navymen.

"I said I want to pay, weigh it first!"

The watermelon weighed a total of 7 catties, and the owner secretly calculated it and gave a low price.

"A total of 460 Baileys, military masters!"

"Whew! So cheap, then another one! ”

"Okay" The owner of the shop went to hug the melon with a smile on his face, the price is a little small, but if you can send these navy away, it is still very worthwhile.

By the time he returned, the young navy had already cut the melon into several pieces, squatted under the canvas of the shop, and ate it to a great extent.

"Another melon doesn't need to be cut, let's take it!" After eating the melon, the young navy casually threw the melon peel into the trash, and walked out with his partners holding the melon handed by the shopkeeper in one hand: "The money is on your table, and it is pressed under the big Ya pear!" ”

"Okay, thank you for your patronage!" The shopkeeper shouted, relieved.

He turned around and picked up the large pear that pressed Bailey, and casually counted it, and the money on the table was much more than his offer, about 1800 Bailey.

The shopkeeper counted it in detail, and it was indeed 1800 Baileys.

He looked out of the shop, and the group of young marines were in formation under the orders of a naval major, their heads held high, their young faces reflecting the sunshine and full of vitality.

"Come on, it's another batch of good navy," the shopkeeper scoffed, there are a few such young navy every few years, and every time there is some chaos.

This time it's a little bit more, and I don't know how much trouble it will get into.

But eventually they will be assimilated by this chaotic island, and they will become what they once hated - this archipelago bears the blood of pirates, and it can make people bad!

"Stand upright!" Standing in front of the team, Russell looked at the group of young soldiers in front of him who were sticking to justice, full of pride.

They were personally selected by Russell, some were his contemporaries at the Naval Academy, some were his childhood playmates in Chambord, and some were the new recruits assigned to Chambord this year.

They are young, pure, and full of a passion for justice, and Russell will make them carry true justice!

While the young men were in the scorching sun, Muddy Shipley, the head of the Navy Branch, was in the cool shadow and laughing with Rudy Norris, the supreme administrator of the Chambord Islands of the World Government.

"Ho! Standing at the front of the line is your son, who is really young and promising! ”

"Hahaha, this kid is impulsive and easy to get into trouble, so when the time comes, my brother will take care of it more."

"Well said, well said! That's for sure! Rudy Norris smiled and bared his gums: "Brother, you have caught the line of the Draconian, and you will have to say a few more kind words for me when the time comes!" I don't want to be promoted, I just want to be in this position for a few more years, and I just need to retire! ”

Rudy Norris, of course, did not seek promotion, he had been the chief executive of the Chambord Islands for ten years, and his accumulated wealth was almost enough to buy a small island.

As for Muddy Shipley, he was a native of Chambord Islands, and had been very honest or forbearing, until he became the head of the branch.

It was with this forbearance that he relied on the black materials he had collected over the years to bring down the former branch head and successfully sit in the position of branch head with the Oroko family.

The Chambord Islands are the second meeting point between the Great Voyage and the Red Earth Continent, and the wealth accumulated by the pirates who sailed the first half of the Great Voyage will gather here, and it is enough wealth to make even saints fall.

Now, the small problem facing Mulder Shipley is that he has been a dog for most of his life, but in fact he is a cunning wolf, but his son, Russell Shipley, has almost been raised to be a righteous dog.

"Of course ......" Suppressing the mixed feelings of depression and pride, Mudd Shipley whispered: "After all, my brother and I have been working together very happily!" ”

Lisandro Oroco was originally going to change the position of the supreme governor of Chambord to a more obedient man of his own - the guy who is now laughing at Mudder and Rudy.

But now that Lisandro Oroco is dead, everything has to be done in the long run.

The scorching sun was shining, under the blue sky, the military drums were beating, the military band played a passionate military song, and the honor guard was stepping into the arena.

Curious people also gathered in the square, looking up at the high platform.

"Beheaded! Is it beheaded! One of the people in the crowd asked

"To see the beheading, you have to go to Island 61, where the execution ground is." Another replied, "I guess what kind of policy is going to be promulgated!" ”

"Policy? What's so nice about that! ”

"It's all coming......"

Amid the military music, the smiling Chief Executive Rudy Norris and the Navy Chief Mulder Shipley stepped onto the high platform together.

He first waved to the crowd below with a smile on his face, and then approached the phonebug. This scene will be captured by the live phone bug, which will simultaneously broadcast the 79 islands of the Chambord archipelago.

"Good day, dear citizens. I am Rudy Norris, the supreme administrator of the Chambord Islands. I don't think many of you know me, even though I've been in power here for ten years! ”

"You may always be scolding the Chief Executive in the tavern, but you don't know what that bastard's name is. Now you know, Rudy Norris. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the high stage...... Rudy Norris was pleased that he had stirred up the emotions of the citizens.

"I understand your feelings, the pirates from the first half of the Great Voyage have converged on our island. They are powerful, they do evil, they have no scruples to fight in the streets, and the slightest quarrel can make them draw their pistols and end your life! ”

"I know, we've been having a hard time, long and terrifying!"

"You don't dare to let your children play carefree in the streets, for fear that one day they will be affected by pirate battles!"

"Don't dare to let your daughter dress up nicely and wear a floral dress, because you are afraid that she will be taken away by pirates!"

"Never carry more than 2,000 Baileys on your body for fear of being robbed on the road......"

"But listen to me, it will all pass, as long as we have hope and are united!" Rudy Norris waved his hands and was passionate: "We have formed a squad, made up of young marines, they are young, hot-blooded, and stand up to justice!" ”

"I believe it! They will make the whole Chambord Islands better, first a little, then slowly, everything will be different! ”

Applause!

First the head that was arranged in the crowd, and then the emotions were contagious, and the whole square boiled.

Rudy Norris took a deep breath: "Next, I would like to invite the Chief of the Navy Branch, Mudd Shipley, to speak!" ”

Clapping his hands, Rudy Norris stepped back and reached out to invite Mulder Shipley to speak.

Mulder Shipley stepped forward, not bending down to approach the phonebug.

He was tall and sturdy, dressed in a white suit, his face was expressionless, and the round rimless glasses on the bridge of his nose could not soften his resolute face any more.

The wind blew, and the cloak of justice behind him hunted.

Then, he leaned down slightly, smiled and spoke slowly. At this moment, his iron-faced and selfless face unexpectedly brought people a sense of affinity.

"Citizens, I'm Mudd Shipley, a navy!"

"I know, you've all complained, complained about the incompetence of the navy, corruption and pirates."

"But we will never agree with such a stigma!"

"Today...... I'm going to say something you don't know! ”

"According to our estimates, the average number of pirates in the Chambord Islands is about ...... Fifteen thousand! ”

"On average, three pirate ships land on this archipelago every day. In every unofficial port, there are more than a dozen pirate ships docked in a grand manner! ”

"For every coating factory, two out of every three of their business are for the pirates!"

"And in the Chambord Islands, the average bounty for pirates is 2 million Baileys!"

"Mind you, this is an average bounty, and we even count the boatmen who wiped the decks on a pirate ship."

Mudd Shipley's round glasses misted and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Now, let me inform the citizens of the number of navies in the service of justice, which is supposed to be a military secret...... Nine hundred and eighty-one! There are 981 of us! ”

"Last month we were nine hundred and ninety-three!"

"Nine hundred and ninety-three men face the fierce pirates who have completed the first half of the great voyage of fifteen thousand!"

"Still...... Nevertheless! Mulder Shipley cried out in a frustration: "We will not give up our commitment to justice!"

”

"Young Navy! Please come on stage! ”

"Yes!" The young navy, with tears in their eyes, walked up to the stage in neat steps, their powerful footsteps shaking the wooden staircase.

"Stand upright!" Russell shouted, and the navy stood upright, put their guns on their shoulders in unison, and held their heads high.

"We will form a team" Mulder Shipley put his hand to the rear: "It will be made up of young naval forces behind me and will be responsible for picketing illegal coating operations in the Chambord Islands!" ”

"I announce that the Storm Pickets are being formed today!" Mulder Shipley personally dressed the young navy with custom-made medals and patted each young navy on the shoulder.

"May you live up to this trust and justice!" Mudd Shipley said.

The members of the newly formed storm pickets marched together and saluted.

Mulder Shipley turned around and continued to speak.

"Storm Pickets is our proclamation to the pirates!"

"You are not welcome in the Chambord Islands! Justice is not compromised! ”

The applause rang out like thunder, and under the blue sky, under the scorching sun, Russell and the 49 young marines behind him stood up straight and burst into tears.

Even the well-informed fruit shop owner was said to be enthusiastic.

……

After the speech, the crowd stopped gathering and resumed to a flow of people, talking and discussing with each other.

This wonderful speech and the big sun made the fruit shop owner sell a lot of fruits and juices, plus the young navy he met today, so the fruit shop owner was in a very good mood.

At this time, the navy, who was the guard of honor, walked to the fruit stand in sweat.

"Boss, some fruit and juice, chilled!"

"Okay!" The fruit shop owner said with a smile.

When returning from the cellar...... A group of hard-working navy members have already taken all kinds of fruits, sat on the shelves and chairs in the stalls and ate them.

One of the Navy took the fruit and a large jug of juice from the fruit shop owner's arms.

"A total of 3,000 Baileys." The shopkeeper's eyes glanced at the melon peel on the ground a few times, and after a quick mental calculation, he gave an affordable price.

"What do you see!" A navy approached, pointing at his wet chest.

'Watermelon seeds and watermelon juice' thought to the fruit shop owner and didn't say anything.

"It's the Great Khan, it's the sweat shed for justice!" The saliva of the navy mixed with the smell of watermelon sprayed on the face of the fruit shop owner: "We sweat and bleed for justice, what's wrong with eating your fruit?" ”

The navy's hand pushed the fruit shop owner's shoulder, and the shopkeeper took a few steps back and touched the fruit stand, and the very edge of the fruit fell to the ground crackling.

Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the shopkeeper, the navy laughed and said goodbye and left.

"Isn't it the same as before?" The shopkeeper who fell to the ground thought.

"Boss, can we eat these spoiled apples?" A few dirty children pointed to apples on the ground.

In an instant, the grievances suffered by the fruit shop owner turned into malice and anger.

"Do you have money, if you have money, I can sell you cheaper!" He said disdainfully, picking up the fruit from the ground.

These vagabonds, give them once, and they will come a second time!

"No, no!" The child's voice was timid.

The shopkeeper looked up, only to see that they had not left, and that their dusty faces were looking at him with big black eyes.

'What am I doing!' A human innate compassion softened the shopkeeper's hard heart.

"Okay, you can only take the bad ones!" The shopkeeper's voice was still fierce.

"Thank you!" A few little ones timidly first rearranged the good fruits and put them on the stall, and then took a few fruits that were severely cracked or smashed with big scars.

The shopkeeper glanced at it a few times, and angrily handed them some fruit that had only been softly broken.

"Your ...... Take it! ”

"These can still be sold......

"What do you say, my fruit shop only sells the best products, boy!" The shopkeeper straightened up and made a proud gesture.

The wanderers looked at him adoringly, then thanked him three times and ran away.

Relieved, the shopkeeper, who straightened his waist, loosened his body, picked up a broom and dustpan and began to sweep the melon peels and seeds on the ground.

After a while, he straightened up, wiped a handful of sweat from his head, and looked out...... The platform was empty, and a few people were planning to tear it down.

The sun hung in the blue sky, and the sun was scorching.

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