Chapter 127: The First Step of Fish-Man Island
At the end of a banquet, the guests and hosts rejoiced.
Princess Otohime offers to take them on a tour of Ryugu Castle, while Neptune is persuaded by the two ministers to go and reluctantly go about the government.
When he first visited, Zhang Da would also cooperate with each new place to wow, after all, it was a novel underwater palace.
But if you see too much, that's it, anyway, the common feature of these buildings is that they are very large, after all, it is necessary to ensure that King Neptune's twelve-meter body can move normally.
During this period, he was entrusted by Princess Otohime to tell the three princes and Princess Shirahoshi about the things on the ground.
Zhang Da also chose to tell the truth about the people and events in the Chambord Islands, including good people like the Goodmans, profiteers with a little conscience like old Bob, harmless shipwrights and drinking friends, Biznis, a merchant who hides in the shadows and calculates him, and vicious pirates and slave traders.
The Draconians didn't need him to introduce them, because they had seen it with their own eyes.
The children listened carefully to Zhang Daye's introduction, tried their best to memorize unfamiliar names, and then labeled them as 'good people' and 'bad people' in their hearts.
Princess Otohime expressed her satisfaction with Jang Datsuya's narration, and she hoped that the children would understand all kinds of real human beings, not one-sided beauty or ugliness.
When she heard the word slaver, the usually rough-cut Kemi looked scared, and she brought up the kidnapping of Marculo and his gang.
Even she knew that it was a terrible thing to be sold as a slave, even more terrible than being eaten by a sea beast!
"Not long after I left Fish-Man Island, I was caught by Makulo and put in a black bag, so scary!"
"Didn't you say that the merfolk are faster than the fishmen, how did you get tied up so easily?" Zhang Da also remembered that he had never asked Kemi how he was arrested last time.
"Because they said they were going to the sea too, and they happened to be in touch with me, and then I was caught." Kemi stuck out his tongue, "Hee-hee, thanks to Brother Tatsuya, you saved me." ”
This is the lesson, another personality is not as cheerful as Kemi, that is, the shadow of childhood does not talk to strangers.
"Speaking of which, those people used to be members of the Sun Pirates, and now that we have killed them, Jinping won't trouble us, right?" Zhang Da also followed the topic and asked about the news of Jinping.
Princess Otohime said with certainty: "No, Makulo and his gang were originally human traffickers who targeted mermaids, and Jinping just couldn't make up his mind to attack them because of the position that they used to be companions, and I will definitely not blame you for this." ”
"Does the princess know him well?"
"Yes, Jinping was originally the commander of the army, but he stepped down in order to follow Tiger, and only came back to guard Fish-Man Island after becoming the Seven Martial Seas." Princess Otohime said, "He will definitely go to tomorrow's speech, and I can introduce you to each other." ”
"That's great, I'm looking forward to it." Zhang Da also plans to get to know Jinping, mainly because he wants Shark Pepper to try if he can learn Fishman Karate.
At night, Zhang Daye and they stayed in Longgong City, sleeping in a place where half of the room was full of water, and the bed didn't feel damp at all, which was very strange.
Kemi was sent home and made an appointment to meet the princess tomorrow when she spoke.
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Early the next morning, Zhang Daye and his entourage followed Princess Otohime to the Plaza in Geelongkaud, where Princess Otohime often gave speeches and collected autographs.
This square is also the place where the Straw Hat Pirates and the Jinping Ten fought against 100,000 in the original timeline, which means that it can accommodate at least 100,000 people to gather at the same time.
In other words, Tiananmen Square can accommodate 1 million people for a grand event, so you can imagine the approximate size.
When the people were almost there, Princess Otohime stood on the high platform, held a piece of paper above her head, and said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, the proposal of the nobles of the world will exert great power in the meeting of the kings, that is, the world conference.
And this is the handwritten letter of the nobles of the world, which reads: 'In order to promote friendship between the fish-people and humans, I also agree with the signature and relocation request submitted by the Dragon Palace Kingdom. ’
In other words, when we submit enough signatures at the World Conference in two years' time, this piece of paper will have a more substantial impact on us!
The reason we live on Fish-Man Island is simply because there is a little sun and air here, and there is more sunshine and a wider sky on the sea! This will be the closest we've ever had to the ground in hundreds of years!
Now it's time for you to make a decision, and please express your wishes! Please, please sign it, please submit it! ”
People who are born to enjoy the sun will not understand the fish-people's desire for sunlight.
If they really couldn't care about the sunlight at all, ten years ago, before the pirates captured Fish-Man Island, they would have fled to the dark bottom of the sea, so what could humans do with them?
Princess Otohime understands the people's desire for sunlight and their resistance to the ground stems from their fear of humans.
In particular, some time ago, the cause of death announced by the fish-man hero Tiger was 'human refusal to transfuse blood', which aroused the dissatisfaction of countless fishmen with humans.
However, even if the truth is known, Princess Otohime cannot go against Tiger's last wish to reveal the truth, because if it is known that Tiger, who is a fish-man hero, hates humans and would rather die than accept human blood, then the situation will be even more troublesome.
Tiger knew that his thoughts were wrong and detrimental to the future of the Fish-People, but in his words: 'Although my mind is clear, my heart has been controlled by demons, and my body itself has rejected this blood, and I can't love humans anymore. ’
After being tortured by the Draconians for several years, he could only order the crew not to tell the truth to anyone else, at least in the end, he didn't want to cause any more trouble to Princess Otohime.
Therefore, Princess Otohime can only use Zhang Daya and them as an example, and tell them about several different people that Zhang Daya has talked about.
She also borrowed a Christmas tree that Shirahoshi used as a treasure, removed the decorations under Shirahoshi's teary eyes, and promised to hang it back for her before using it as a prop.
Since Tom and Shark Pepper are not people, only watch the excitement from the side.
Only Jang Da-ye, Artoria, and Rui Mengmeng stood next to Princess Otohime and cooperated in the speech as 'representatives of good humanity'.
It's also the three of them who pass the image and temperament, and they don't look like vicious people when they go to that station, and they are completely different from the crooked melons and cracked jujube pirates that the fish people have seen in the past.
Coupled with the kindness of saving Princess Otohime, it is not bad to let them stand on the stage and be convincing.
Most people quickly understood what Princess Otohime meant, humans are like fish people, there are good and bad, and we try to trust and contact good people. We have to guard against the bad guys and fight them.
This collection of signatures is just the first step in moving to the sea, and to get the will of the humans to 'welcome your emigration', and to let the residents of Fish-Man Island express their willingness to move.
After doing this, we will continue to solve the problem of how to move, where to settle, how to get to know each other with humans, how to ensure safety after moving, and so on.
Things always have to be done step by step, and with the letters of the Draco people, it is basically certain that they can pass the level of the human kings, and what Princess Otohime is doing now is relatively more difficult, to win the opinions of the residents of Fish-Man Island.