It took a considerable amount of time for Princess Otohime and King Neptune to digest and accept what Polusalino had to say - it is worth mentioning that I don't know if I was touched by Polusalino's words, and the sleeping little white star woke up for a while, but fortunately she fell asleep again immediately.

Seeing that Xiao Shirahoshi was asleep and should not wake up suddenly, Princess Otohime spoke:

"Lieutenant General Polusalino, are you saying this to help us solve the current dilemma on Fish-Man Island...... Also, why do you say this to us, as a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, the highest combat power of the future world government? These must be considered betrayals of the government......"

"The purpose of saying these words is indeed to help you solve the current predicament of Fish-Man Island, but more accurately, to build a foundation of mutual trust between you and me,"

Polusalino smiled, "As for betraying the government or something, don't talk nonsense, I have always been loyal to the government and the navy......

"Then let's treat you as loyal to the government,"

Princess Otohime smiled, and then changed her words, "But since you said that the previous words are the basis for us to build mutual trust, it also shows that you haven't said the solution that you can really help us solve the problem on Fish-Man Island, right?" ”

"Princess, what you said is not wrong at all, Poseidon the Sea King is indeed an ancient weapon that can destroy the world, but you don't know how to use it, and you can't use it to solve the current problems......"

"And I'm afraid Lieutenant General Polusalino won't allow us to use it either, right?"

King Neptune chimed in.

Polusalino looked at the Great Knight of the Sea with some surprise - to be honest, compared to his wife, Princess Otohime, this Neptune King gave Polusalino the feeling of being a little "incompetent", I didn't expect him to be able to grasp his thoughts so accurately......

(But if you think about it, the alliance between Fish-Man Island and Whitebeard seems to have been dominated by this Neptune King after the death of Princess Otohime, and it is really not necessary to dare without the courage of others...... And after Wang Luffy and they landed on the island, the king's performance was also remarkable...... ）

"Yes, I won't allow you to use Aquaman's power right now, as it would seriously upset the balance of this world," Polusalino said, "but I do have a solution for you to solve the current predicament of Fish-Man Island...... King Neptune, Your Highness Otohime, do you know a fish-man boatsmith named Tom? ”

……

For the general public in this world, the legend of One Piece Roger and his crew is forever fixed on the day he was executed, or the day he was arrested. But for the World Government and those who know the deeper truth of this world, even if Roger is dead, his story and his companions are not over.

Whether it is the high bounty on the former Roger Pirates crew around the world, or the carpet search of Roger's possible widow in the South China Sea, it shows the determination of the world government to completely eliminate the influence of Roger and his gang - and driven by this determination, it only created the Auro Jackson for the Roger Pirates, and Tom, the world's first shipbuilder who is not even a member of the Roger Pirates, welcomed the government's judicial ship in his shipyard in the capital of seven waters in the year 1500 of the sea calendar.

The reason is very simple - the "criminal" who has a relationship with Roger and is relatively easy to handle, the world government can only find him at that time.

And on that day—

"The government's judicial ship is coming!"

“…… What is a Justice Ship? ”

"It's the government's mobile court!"

"The government's mobile court is coming to our capital of seven waters...... Is it to judge whom? ”

……

In the midst of the discussion, Tom the fish-man cooperated in shackles and was escorted by dozens of capable sailors to the docked judicial ship.

"Wait a minute!! Wait a minute!! What the hell has Mr. Tom committed!! ”

"Mr. Tom! Mr. Tom!! Let him go!! ”

Two and a half teenagers rushed out of the crowd, looking excited, as if they wanted to help Tom unshackle. But the two tall sailors held them back, so that they could not take another step.

The two half-grown teenagers are none other than Iceberg and Frankie, who are adopted by Tom, and in their minds, Tom is their master and even plays the role of their father, even as a different kind of fish-man than them.

"Let me go! Mr. Tom! Mr. Tom!! Give us back Mr. Tom!! ”

Compared to Frankie's complete panic, the iceberg with him, although also worried, was relatively calm, and didn't say anything - he was well aware of his master's strange ability to lift a ship with one hand, and since such a master did not resist, then he must have his own reasons.

Sure enough, Tom Wu, who was walking obediently towards the judicial boat, stopped, turned his head to look at his two disciples, and his heart was full of relief:

"Don't worry, it's okay. Hahahahaha! ”

"Mr. Tom...... Mr. Tom!! ”

……

In the courtroom of the judicial ship, the judge who represents the justice of the world government stands high, and the naval lieutenant who represents the violence of the world government sits aside.

"Based on the fact that you created the pirate ship Oro Jackson, the world criminal Roger, who was executed a few days ago, ...... the pirate ship"

"Originally, it was right for a shipwright to sell a ship to anyone, but One Piece was an exception......"

……

In the crowd of onlookers, Frankie, who had mixed feelings in his heart, silently lowered his head, remembering what Tom had said to him and Iceberg:

"There is no such thing as a pirate ship design in the world, any ship with a skull flag is a pirate ship, and a seagull flag is a navy ship......"

As a master, Tom said this in the original intention of teaching the two disciples to face the ship they had built with dignity as a boatman, but today, when Frankie thinks of these words, he realizes something different.

(Mr. Tom wasn't Roger's crew at all, everyone knew it!) He just did what a shipwright was supposed to do, and he was easily condemned as a criminal of the World Government...... What is this, what is this! The government says you're a pirate, you're a pirate, and if you say you're committing a crime, are you committing a crime? Is there even the slightest truth to this? Isn't this equivalent to putting the flag you want to see on the ship just by relying on your own preferences and ignoring the facts?! ）

(Navy, don't they all say that the Navy representatives represent justice?) But what are these navies doing? ）

(Such a government, such a navy, they really ...... Can it really represent justice?! ）

……

At the same time that Frankie's inner concept of justice is shaken, Tom the fish-man ushers in the final verdict of the high-minded long-bearded judge:

“…… Death penalty! Take the prisoner down! ”

"Yes!"

The sailors on either side of Tom received the order, saluted the judge's bench, and prepared to escort Tom down the courtroom.

"Alright, let's go down."

"Let's go!"

“…… What's wrong? Why don't you go quickly! ”

"Hey! What are you doing! ”

The two sailors saw that Tom had no intention of moving, so they pushed him hard, but he didn't move. Not only that, but Tom raised his head, looked directly at the judge without fear, and said loudly:

"I'm currently designing a steam ship that can run on a sea orbit......"

“……？”

The judge's face was full of surprise and confusion - he knew what it was like to run a steamer, but he couldn't understand what it was like to run on a sea track, and what did he mean by saying this at this time?

Tom's reaction was entirely unexpected, and he ignored the two sailors beside him who were about to use their strength to take him down, and continued to say in a loud voice:

"If the reason why this island is abandoned now is because of the lack of smooth commercial trade, if the reason for the fear of the island may sink to the bottom of the sea at any time - then the opening of the sea train will sooner or later become the salvation of this water capital!"

“……”

The judge scrutinized Tom, who looked at the criminal, but the expression on his face didn't look like he was lying.

"It's rude, it's rude! Let's take him down!" ”

"No, wait a minute."

The judge waved his hand, stopping the sailors from continuing, "You say...... Sea trains? ”

"From island to island, a ship that sails on a sea orbit with smoke spew...... It can carry people and cargo, and even ships...... Regardless of the weather, anyone can cross the sea freely......"

"What a dream!"

"The gods of water were all destroyed as soon as they came!"

"That's it! And there are sea kings in the sea! ”

……

Before the judge could react to Tom's words, the onlookers laughed and laughed—for the first time, Frankie, who was standing among them, found himself so disgusted by the people who lived together in the City of Water, that he thought they were so noisy and stupid.

The ridicule was entirely expected by Tom, so he was not annoyed, but calmly continued: "The sea track does not need to be fixed, just let it float a little below the surface of the water, and it will never be affected by the waves, and the sea train just uses the track as a signpost like a rope to move forward." On top of that, I've designed the outer wheel to make a disgusting sound when it rubs against the rails, so that the Neptunes won't get close to it easily. ”

“…… Can it really be done? ”

People will still be skeptical.

Tom didn't care about people's skepticism, he knew he could do it anyway, and now he just had to explain it to the judge representing the World Government:

"By connecting the islands of São Pobla, Pukki and Sanfarud, all kinds of transactions can be carried out smoothly and thus promote industrial development......"

"Honestly, the blueprints are almost finished, but it's not something that the average shipbuilder can make!"

The judge has fully believed Tom's statement, and he in the world government knows better than these ordinary people the meaning of Tom's identity as the world's number one shipbuilder - in fact, although he sentenced Tom to death just now, according to the instructions given to him by the top level of the world government, he will also send someone to contact Tom later to see if he can let the other party secretly serve the government.

Therefore, the judge immediately asked with some impatience: "Can the sea train you are talking about be connected to Judicial Island?" ”

"Absolutely!"

Tom's resounding answer made the sailors on the side swallow nervously and expectantly—they weren't government or navy executives, but even now they could feel what the technology could represent.

Tom's voice grew louder:

"Once this technology is completed, it will be able to cross the sea freely in the future, and it will greatly change the trade between the islands of the world! The sea train is the hope of the capital of seven waters! ”

"How many years will it take?"

The judge looked at Tom and asked the key question bluntly.

"Ten years!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Then you can build it and take a look!"

The judge decisively struck the gavel three times in a row, and re-pronounced the verdict of Tom's trial without any delay, "Tom, the shipbuilder, was sentenced to ten years of probation because he wanted to develop and manufacture sea trains!" ”

"Oooh oh!!"

"That's amazing!!"

"Yay!!"

"Come on! Tom!! ”

The people changed their attitudes and cheered as if they were not the ones who had thought Tom should be sentenced to death—only Frankie still had a serious expression on his face.

Ten years of probation is indeed a joyous thing, but what will Mr. Tom do after 10 years?

Will the world government put the "flag" they want to see for Master Tom again?

Obviously, Master Tom's crime was not established from the beginning!

……

It's time to come to the present -

"So, Lieutenant General Polusalino, you mean that we on Fish-Man Island can work with Tom Craftsman and the Capital of the Seven Waters to build a water train? To offset the debt to the government? ”

Princess Otohime muttered, her heartbeat uncontrollably began to accelerate.

"Yes, who can come and go freely in the sea, who is better suited to undertake the construction of the sea train than you? After all, your racial superiority is here, and one person is worth at least ten ordinary human workers, right? And many areas of the sea that could not rely on the power of human workers to build sea trains can be done as long as the Fish-People join in,"

Polusalino shrugged, "And not only the early construction work, but also the later line maintenance, the security of the ordinary passengers, Fish-Man Island can also be fully involved...... The government will never have any reason or idea to refuse such a thing that is beneficial and harmless. ”

"And through this project, we on Fish-Man Island can also speak for ourselves in the whole world, change the inherent impression and perception of human beings on us, and the people on the island can also get practical benefits from it!"

King Neptune replied with some excitement.

"That's the truth,"

Polusalino smiled and nodded, "And if Fish-Man Island can reach a win-win situation with the government in these matters, then a considerable number of admirals, including me, will have enough confidence and reason to ask the world government to promote a new law on Fish-Man Island." ”

"A new law on Fish-Man Island?"

King Neptune and Princess Otohime looked at each other and couldn't help but frown.

"Well, the general point is - unless they are justified in defense, all humans who have harmed the fish-people should be punished; In the same way, all fish-people who harm humans will be punished; The one who harbors is guilty of the same crime...... Of course, this exceptes the pirates and slave traders, who are our absolute targets. ”

“…… If such a law can be implemented and further improved, the peace of our fish and human beings will really come! ”

"I hope so~"

"But then again, Lieutenant General Polusalino, we actually have a very important question that we want you to answer."

"Huh?"

"Why are you helping us with Fish-Man Island? He even told us so much...... Perhaps the Navy can benefit from this, but ...... You don't seem to be the one who would do such a thing......"

Looking at the same doubts and incomprehension on the faces of Princess Otohime and King Neptune, Polusalino smiled faintly, hiding his merits and fame:

"Why? Maybe it's because I have a close friend named Lao Tie, and he wants me to be the light of the righteous path after eating the glittering fruit......"

(There's no way I'm going to tell you that I'm doing all this to prepare for my early retirement, right?) Of course, there is also a little bit of personal morality......)

“……”

Princess Otohime and King Neptune looked at each other again—what did that mean? They didn't understand, but they were shocked.

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ps: When I spoiled the solution to the predicament of Fish-Man Island before, I mentioned the capital of the seven waters and Alabastan, and now the capital of the seven waters has been clarified! What Alabastan represents, everyone should be able to guess~

ps: Sea train = to get rich, build roads first! (Laughs to death)

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