Chapter 314 Bulma: You're Going to Cause Trouble without Me?
The answer to this question is naturally self-explanatory-
The so-called "Gold in the Sky" is actually the "tribute" that the 170 member states under the World Government pay to the Celestial Dragons on a regular basis every year. In theory, it is not limited to money, but also includes specialties from various countries. After all regions are gathered, they will be handed over to the navy and escorted to the Celestial Dragons' holy land, Marijoa.
In the original work, there were several plots about "Gold in the Sky", but they only took up a small amount of space.
Therefore, except for Uchiha Hikaru, Bulma, and Eri, who have carefully read the entire comic, other group members, even if they have read a little bit of One Piece, feel very unfamiliar.
So...
Why did Brand suddenly think of asking this?
Could it be...
He recently ran into the behavior of the top leaders of the member states looting money from the people somewhere?
[Brand: That's true. ]
[Brand: Akame, Leone, Tanjiro and I have traveled a long way to the Kingdom of Sara these days... the country on the island where we stayed recently. We heard some things from the people. Although some of them have not been verified, from what we know, the behavior of these government officials is no different from those insects in the imperial high-level officials.
They actually took away the food that the people depended on for survival in order to pay tribute to the nobles. I think this is not good. ]
[Wumi: So... do you want to have another revolution here? ]
Uchiha Hikari's eyes flickered.
She knew the general situation of the pirate world.
Under the surface of freedom and passion, this world actually has a very heavy background.
——From the four seas to the Grand Line, from Orange Town to Wano Country, the vast majority of people in this world live in dire straits and suffer oppression. Some of these oppressions come from pirates, some from the navy, and some from the Celestial Dragons.
Strong men like Whitebeard and Kaido are a minority.
There are only a few people like Luffy and Ace who have extraordinary backgrounds, have a lot of connections since birth, and are lucky enough to eat useful devil fruits.
The vast majority of ordinary people are being robbed, exploited, forced to be slaves, do hard labor, eat radioactive food and water, and even used as guinea pigs for human experiments. There is a secret base for such experiments in Wano Country, which is maintained by Quinn, the "Epidemic Disaster" among the Three Disasters.
A very absurd but cold fact is:
Under the rule of the Four Emperors Big Mom, Wan Guo, which exchanges the qualification of living for the condition of extracting life, is actually one of the most suitable places for ordinary people to live in the pirate world.
As a time traveler, Uchiha Hikari can also put himself in a higher dimension and watch these situations coldly.
However, Brand, Leone and others are all from the bottom, have suffered similar injustices, and have joined the revolution for this reason.
For him For us, it is really hard to ignore these situations.
However...
Because the Pirate World is Yamato's home ground, and the situation on Ace's side is more urgent, Brand is a bit conservative in his wording:
[Brand: It's not a revolution, I just want to do something to help these people, even if it's just to help them get rid of a few officials who don't do their job, and temporarily free themselves from the oppression of "Tian Shangjin"... Miss Bulma, can I, Akame, Leone and I ask for a few days off from you, if there is nothing urgent in the Pirate Group for the time being? ]
[Bulma: Well... Of course it's okay to ask for leave. ]
[Bulma: But... Brand really doesn't plan to start another revolution here as Xiaoguang said? ]
[Brand:... Ah? You Are you serious? ]
[Bulma: Ahem, although it may be a bit bad to say this, but... I am still quite curious about what you did in the world of Slash Aka. It was a pity that I couldn't participate in person that time. Why don't you take me with you this time, and let's all make a big fuss here? ]
[Bulma: Well, of course, the premise is that we still have to prioritize Yamato and Mr. Whitebeard. ]
Bulma is not joking.
She is a person who likes to make trouble. She chose to come to this world to experience the "pirate" life before, which put herself on the opposite side of the world government. And if she can make a big wave in the pirate world, Bulma is very happy to do it.
But.
Brand was a little confused. .
Although he had made several comments in the group, he had not thought that far yet.
[Brand: This... "revolution" is not such a simple thing, but requires a popular foundation. With only a few of us outsiders from another world, I am afraid...]
[Bulma: It doesn't matter, we can join forces with the Revolutionary Army here. I remember that there seemed to be several Revolutionary Army cadres in the underwater prison? Otherwise, Luffy's father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army. As long as we find him, we should be able to find clues about the Revolutionary Army! ]
[Wumi: ...By the way, has Mr. Brand found out when the Sara Kingdom will pay tribute to the Celestial Dragons with "Sky Gold"? ]
[Brand: It seems to be in the near future, but the specific date is not clear. ]
[Wumi: In this case... let's do something big. "Tian Shang Jin" is not just an exploitation of a certain country, but for all 170 member states, so even if the Kingdom of Sara is rescued, it will only be a temporary solution. How about looting all the "Tian Shang Jin" of those 170 countries at once? ]
There is a precedent for this kind of thing.
——Don Quixote Doflamingo did it once, and used Tian Shang Jin as a bargaining chip to exchange for a place in the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
But for Uchiha Hikaru and his party...
The title of "Seven Warlords of the Sea" is worthless.
They just want to play a big game in this world and turn this sea upside down.
...
In a few words.
The plan of "looting 'Tian Shang Jin'" is temporarily settled.
It must be done.
But the specific action plan is still under discussion.
After all, they don't even know the basic information such as the tribute time of "Tian Shang Jin" and the escort route of the navy.
After a brief discussion, Brand and Akame took on the responsibility of collecting intelligence.
After handling the affairs at hand, Uchiha Hikaru once again shuttled back to the pirate world, and together with Esdeath and others who were guarding here, and the people of the Whitebeard Pirates, they welcomed a late guest:
More than half a month after Rockstar failed to send a letter to Whitebeard.
Red-haired Shanks' fleet appeared in this sea area.