Pirates of the Navy Thunder God

Chapter 296 Change!

In fact, there is no need to climb up the giant pod like climbing a rock. At the time when Gan Fowl still ruled Angel Island, as a "good god", he did not have the kind of condescending ideas that Enel would have in the future.

A spiral wooden staircase winds upward around the giant pod, connecting the ground and the sky.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Ron did not teleport directly to the top, but moved slowly along the wooden stairs with Ganfor and others.

When they walked to the middle of the pod, at this height, the entire Angel Island was in sight.

White clouds carrying beautiful snow-white houses floated in the sky, dotted in the empty, blue sky like stars. Below was the endless white sea, with clouds rolling and rising and falling, and the flat fish unique to the sky island soared into the sky, drawing a rainbow in the sun.

“What a beautiful sight!”

Ron sighed heartily.

Although he was on Sky Island at the beginning, he had no time to pay attention to the beautiful scenery of Bika at that time. He couldn't distinguish between island clouds and sea clouds and fell into the sea, almost drowning.

"Thank you for the compliment..."

Ganfor smiled modestly, but the pride that could not be concealed in his smile was clearly visible.

He has a mount called "Sky-Point Bird" which is in the form of Pegasus after eating the Pony-Pony Fruit, and is named Pierre.

After establishing trade relations with the navy, Ganfor flew to Qinghai many times to learn about the customs and practices of the islands in Qinghai. As a result, he found that no matter how many Basses there were in Qinghai, the beauty of the Sky Island was unique and unparalleled in the world!

This is their hometown.

He is proud of it!
“The scenery is nice, but the people… may not be!”

Suddenly, Ron's tone changed, making Ganfor's expression serious.

No one comes to visit for no reason. Ron's arrival is of great significance.

Continuing upward along the long wooden ladder, the group finally arrived above the pod, where large island clouds were interspersed.

The island clouds here are actually of the same... kind as the island clouds under the pod where the Shandians currently live. 400 years ago, they were no different from the island clouds that could be seen everywhere on Angel Island, but as the pods grew, they were gradually pushed to this position.

Therefore, successive rulers built shrines here as the residence of gods.

Large areas of God's residences are built on real clouds. The towering white walls have cross-shaped red window curtains every few dozen meters. Looking around, the view is wide and one has the feeling of standing on the top of the mountain and overlooking all the other mountains.

As a symbol of God, it has to be said that this place is indeed very imposing.

It is not as iron-blooded, majestic and inviolable as the main fortress of Marinford, but it has an ethereal and ethereal aura that makes people feel awe.

Henry and the navy soldiers who were accompanying them were here for the first time and were stunned by the scene before them.

“Incredible, what a huge complex of buildings!”

“Is this heaven?!”

Although they knew that the navy was not easy to mess with, the accompanying priests still smiled smugly when they saw how shocked the navy was.

The last time the Chief of Staff of the Naval Headquarters came here, the old woman named Crane couldn't help but be amazed, not to mention the ordinary soldiers.

"Lieutenant General Ron, please follow me."

The priest at the door pushed open the door, Ganfor stepped forward and led everyone into the heart of the temple.

The soldiers were left outside to stand at attention. Ron brought Henry and Ganforth to the center of the temple, under a pavilion with no walls and good ventilation.

It is worth mentioning that the navy's strict discipline and strict compliance with orders seemed to make the priests feel a little nervous. However, this was different from their worship of God and was simply an instinct to obey orders.

So these priests who had always tried their best to show off in front of Ganfor now also held their heads high and stood motionless outside the door with the navy soldiers in the cold wind blowing from high in the sky.

The two sides are at odds!
In the pavilion, after a quick cup of tea, Ron got straight to the point: "I'm sure Mr. Ganfor should already know why I'm here... That's right! The shellfish smuggling problem on Sky Island must be curbed!" "Huh? Is it that serious already?!"

Ganfor's surprise, which did not seem fake, caught Ron by surprise. He turned around and asked the only priest who stayed in the pavilion.

"McKinley, didn't you say it wasn't a problem?!"

"I'm...I'm sorry, God!"

This strong man is none other than McKinley, the captain of the White Bailey Force of Sky Island in the original novel. He is a good man who tried his best to protect the residents of Sky Island under the oppression of Enel. At this moment, he half-knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, telling the whole story.

"The pirates who sneaked in from Qinghai have been suppressed by us and can hardly get any shellfish, but..."

McKinley hesitated for a moment and smiled bitterly: "Except for the specially controlled shellfish, ordinary shellfish are not under the management of the Shrine. Including most of the hot shellfish and wind shellfish we trade with the navy, we also buy them from our compatriots who control the shellfish."

"The laws of Sky Island give them absolute control over their own shellfish. Most of the smuggling... is actually supported by them behind the scenes."

Where is the easiest way to make money in the world?

The answer is war profit!

The friction between the Sky Islanders and the Shandians lasted for a full four hundred years. Although it was not a serious war, it did cause the supply of materials to become extremely scarce.

Therefore, during the previous war period, there were many wealthy businessmen on Sky Island who made a fortune from the war, and even asked God to modify the laws for them, taking the rights that originally belonged to God into their own hands and controlling the lives of the shellfish supply lines.

Since it was limited to shellfish, Ganfor didn't think much of it at first.

After all, it doesn't matter who you do business with, and those wealthy businessmen are happy to see long-term, large-volume orders.

But Qinghai's craze for shellfish made them not satisfied with doing business only with Ganfor. They set their sights on Qinghai, secretly disobeying the orders and even engaging in dangerous smuggling.

Bang!
"Nonsense!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ganfor slammed the table in anger.

"Do these bastards know that they are inviting enemies to Sky Island?!"

Not to mention that the navy needs a large amount of shellfish. Just the fact that those shellfish are randomly drifting to Qinghai will attract countless prying eyes to Sky Island.

They were walking on thin ice when they came into contact with Qinghai, and they were very careful with every step for fear of making mistakes. As a result, these merchants were not only dragging their feet, but they were actually opening the door to the hyenas and vultures outside, saying: "Come on, I have treasures here!"

If you are not careful, a war will break out!

"Businessmen pursue profits. Although some wise people still stick to their original intentions and dare not go beyond the line, it is normal for some people to take risks when faced with double, tenfold, or even a hundredfold profits."

Ron took a sip of tea. The conversation between the two did not reveal much, but it also allowed him to guess a lot.

"As the righteous people who maintain peace in the sea, it is reasonable for the Navy to eliminate the criminals. However, since your Sky Island laws make this legal, this time... the Navy cannot help you."

Ganfor paused when he heard this and looked at Ron hesitantly.

"What Lieutenant General Ron means is..."

If the navy couldn't do anything, then what was Ron's intention? Ganfor didn't believe that Ron would go to such lengths. In the information about Ron, he was said to be extremely cunning and treacherous.

This kind of person will never do useless work!
"I can tell the Marshal about the difficulties of Sky Island and ask the various naval branches of the Grand Line to take action and cooperate with you to pursue those smuggling Sky Island merchants. But this is only a temporary solution. If you want to solve the problem completely, you still need Mr. Ganfor..."

"Cut it off when it's time to do so!"

Ron smiled and said a bloody word: "Change!"

(End of this chapter)