Arceus' Pirate Journey

Although Otohime could sense that the other party did not have malicious intentions like the human traffickers, she could not believe everything he said. If so many people were abducted, the conflict between the two tribes might be irreconcilable.

Therefore, they chose a model close to outsourcing. The Hundred Beasts Fruit Mining Department hired the Dragon Palace Kingdom, and the Dragon Palace Kingdom would recruit employees to work there, in order to reduce resistance from the tribesmen.

Although a small number of mermaids and fishmen choose to work in Kojiro's department store, more people are still wary of humans. It is not realistic to ask them to work directly in human companies now. Many things have to be done step by step.

Tiger took away a large number of restless people, and those remaining in Fishman Street just lacked an opportunity, and now the opportunity has come.

The mining business was basically settled, but they had another thing they wanted to do. In addition to being the CEO of Beast Fruit, Tai Zuoluo also worked part-time as a singer and actor in his own entertainment company. He brought Stella here because he wanted to make a movie.

The main purpose of the movie is to promote some new products and increase Stella's exposure. It is a semi-public and semi-private matter. No matter which world, being a celebrity is an industry that requires exposure. If you disappear for too long, you will soon be forgotten by the world.

He hoped to get some support from the Ryugu Kingdom, but after hearing the news, Otohime's support far exceeded their expectations...

Chapter 452: Manaphy? Aquaman?

Otohime spends most of her time promoting her ideas. The residents of Fishman Island can still hear her speeches, but humans on land cannot.

Compared to the five million residents of Fishman Island, the total number of humans is far, far greater. Especially in history, both the fish-men and the mermaids were once regarded as fish, and discrimination between races has existed for a long time.

Apart from relying on the propaganda of the World Government, Otohime could not think of any way to change this view worldwide. There were many famous fishmen, such as Tiger, Namur, etc., but those famous fishmen were all pirates.

This is definitely negative publicity in the eyes of ordinary people. Coupled with the appearance of the murlocs themselves, many people think that murlocs are born to be cruel and evil.

Tezulo's desire to make a movie seemed to her like the perfect opportunity.

The entertainment industry in the world of pirates is relatively expensive and has great limitations. Some films can still be circulated on the Red Earth Continent, but it is different for countries on the islands. Whether it is publicity or other things, most people do not have this channel.

Films released ten years ago may have just been released on some islands, not to mention those islands that do not have the conditions for screening.

Only when the problem of food and clothing is largely solved and people have spare money in their hands, will they have time to pursue spiritual entertainment.

The world of pirates is a society where the upper class decides the lower class. The king of a country has the ability to limit what the citizens hear and see. If the king and nobles of a kingdom are slandering something, the lower class will not accept it.

If a film with great influence can be made, these people will definitely be the first to see it. Otohime hopes that they can see the positive publicity about fish-men and mermaids and then make some changes.

Not to mention cooperating, she was even willing to play some roles.

Taizulo naturally had no objection to Otohime's cooperation, and he immediately started to revise the script, because he was already serving as a screenwriter, director, male lead, investor and other roles.

There are not many professional actors. After all, this is the deep sea, and it is quite difficult to shoot a movie here.

So the acting skills of other extras may become a problem, and Tai Zuo Luo's way of solving similar problems is to be serious. If it is difficult to act, then just don't act.

The plot of the movie is not complicated, and is even a bit clichéd, such as the male protagonist encountering a storm at sea, falling into the water, and being rescued by a mermaid.

At first he was also afraid of mermaids and mermen, but after getting along with them he found that it was all the prejudice of the world, and then they fell in love smoothly.

However, the protagonist is a prince of a country. The king does not agree with this matter and even bribes a group of pirates to kidnap the merman.

But the ambitions of that group of pirates did not stop there. They also kidnapped the king and demanded a huge ransom. In the end, the mermaid let bygones be bygones and took the king away from the clutches. Then at the last moment, the male protagonist appeared and defeated those people, and everyone lived happily together.

The villain must be a pirate, otherwise the World Government will not allow the show to be screened. The identity of the prince is to cater to the public, which is the mainstream in the Red Earth Continent today.

Princes and princesses are far more popular than civilian protagonists, and whether they are royals or ordinary people, they can fit into this environment better.

After all, the film is mixed with a lot of opera, which is also the mainstream nowadays.

And Tai Zuo Luo's real acting style is reflected here. They don't need to find someone to play the pirates, but just find some pirates without a bounty to act as the pirates in the movie.

He can even find people to make guest appearances as kings. Some kings spend a lot of money to buy the flag of the Hundred Beasts for their own safety. They don't mind this kind of thing, because there the Hundred Beasts is the uncrowned king.

As for fighting, it is not a problem at all. The training of all beasts is internal fighting anyway, and they can be used as actual combat exercises when the time comes. However, those can only be performed at the end, otherwise it will be troublesome if they get injured.

Among them, mermaids and fish-men appeared when the male protagonist lived in Fish-man Island, reflecting the beautiful side of this place. This was enough for Otohime, but Taizoro made a request that he wanted a mermaid with fair skin and beautiful appearance.

The product he is promoting this time is a whitening product, and it would be really hard to sell it if he used a black fish.

The preparation of a film takes time, and Kojiro has already obtained the locations of some mineral deposits during his investigation.

In order to further determine the environment there, Otohime and Neptune decided to follow them to see where the mine was, and also to take a look at the machines that Tezulo mentioned that assisted in mining.

To express his closeness, Neptune's whale mount, Hoai, with a bubble on its head, took them to the location marked on the nautical chart.

As they gradually left Eve's coverage, the surrounding environment began to become dark. Mermaids could still see things in this environment, but humans could not. Taizulo and the others could no longer see anything nearby.

Even the fishmen don't like living in such a dim environment for a long time. Otohime and Neptune are not black-hearted capitalists. Just when they were about to ask if there was any solution, Manaphy took action.

He just waved his hands, and the surrounding sea water seemed to sense something and suddenly emitted a pale golden light. Moreover, the influence of the light was still expanding, and soon the silent deep sea became as bright as day.

Prince Canghai was not joking. This also showed his control over the marine life. It was a kind of deep-sea microorganism that had the ability to glow. Now, under the influence of Manaphy, they gathered together in large numbers and used their own abilities to illuminate the deep sea.

Part of the energy released by Manaphy's body becomes their nourishment.

However, seeing the deep sea suddenly light up, Otohime and Neptune's hearts trembled.

"No, don't make it so bright!"

Many creatures are phototactic, and the sudden bright light in the deep sea is likely to attract sea kings. The people of Fishman Island are not afraid of this because every once in a while, a mermaid princess who is chosen as the sea king will be born.

Due to the existence of the Sea King, the Sea Kings will not attack Fishman Island, but this is not necessarily the case outside.

This is also the reason why they came to investigate the environment. They were worried that there might be a nest of sea kings nearby. If they encountered a large sea king in the deep sea, even mermen and mermaids would have no choice but to escape.

But it was too late. A big eye suddenly appeared in Otohime's field of vision. There was an extremely large sea king below them. The size of the whale Huoai looked very small compared to that sea king.

"Don't be afraid, don't move, and don't shout. I'll try to communicate with it..."

Mermaids can communicate with fish, but sea kings are not within this range. Otohime wants to use her own observation Haki to communicate with them. The guards who accompany her do not move, as they all know that running away is useless when facing such a monster.

Otohime was worried that Taizulo and the others would do something to irritate the sea king, but she then noticed that the two men showed no fear at all, and that the sea king was also not right, it seemed to be communicating with some creature.

"Good boy, we didn't mean to disturb you, just go back to sleep."

Looking at Manaphy on Stella's shoulder, Otohime showed an incredulous look.

In the eyes of ordinary people, sea kings are monsters that cannot communicate, but Otohime knows very well that they just disdain to communicate, because communicating with them is the privilege of sea kings...

Chapter 453: Jack on his way home, Charlie staying with us

Under Manaphy's persuasion, the sea king swam away like a good baby. Neptune and Otohime looked at it going away with a dazed look on their faces, and the sea king army following behind even dropped their jaws.

"King Neptune, Princess Otohime?"

It took Tezulo a long time of waving his hands to bring them back to their senses. Everyone would be scared when encountering a sea monster in the deep sea. Tezulo and Stella were not afraid because they had already witnessed Manaphy's abilities on the way here.

The big ones can be persuaded to leave, and the small ones are even more obedient than pets.

“He..he is…”

"My name is Manafei. The Lord sent me to ensure the safety of the waters, so don't worry about the Neptunes, they won't make trouble."

This was the first time that Otohime's mind was so confused. Although Manaphy said that she was just communicating, there was not much difference between that kind of communication and control. That was a super-large sea king, and communicating with it was the privilege of the sea king.

The Sea King can only be born from a mermaid princess. It is a power inherited in the blood. What is happening at this moment is beyond Otohime's understanding.

And she couldn't feel any emotions from Manaphy. This inconspicuous little guy had a blank mind, and there was also the mysterious master he mentioned...

"Princess Otohime, that's why I said earlier that we have prepared many things. Don't worry at all. All we need is some labor from the fishmen."

This is the first step of the plan. After establishing sufficient trust on Fishman Island, they will prepare a deep-sea exploration team to search for what they need in the underwater ruins.

With Manaphy's escort, the biggest crisis in the ocean has been resolved, and they soon arrived at the designated mine. The business has just begun, and their target must be the mineral deposits near Fishman Island.

Working at home can make people feel more at ease, and here, Otohime also saw the special mining method mentioned by Taizoro. Those were the frog-shaped creatures that had been following them, namely the Swamperts.

Taizuolo showed them the blueprint for a while, and they found their target. This was a "semi-open-air" mine in the deep sea. As long as they cleared away the silt on the surface, they would be able to see the exposed mine.

The giant swamp monster's arm is like a percussion drill, directly breaking the rock layer face to face. The remaining work is not complicated for the murlocs. After preliminary inspection, Otohime and Neptune did not see any disadvantages. It's just recruiting staff.

Otohime used her own reputation as collateral and soon found some fishmen who were ambitious and willing to change their status quo through work. They were also residents of Fishman Street. Although they did not have stable jobs, they were not like those who defected to Tiger and were willing to fight on the sea.

Most people hope to live a stable life. In the past, they lived a semi-lying life because there was really no room for struggle.

There are no basic necessities that they need to buy on Fishman Island. They can eat and drink in the sea. Even if they are pursuing their other half, they can look for beautiful shells and pearls in the sea by themselves.

Although there are high-consumption shopping streets in Fishman Island, substitutes can be found for the products there. The emergence of Kojiro Department Store indirectly changed this situation.

The novel goods from the mainland and Sky Island have stimulated the economy of Fishman Island, and many specialties have no substitutes, so you need money to buy those things. They are a relatively stable type, so suitable jobs become very important.

Kojiro's department store even indirectly promoted employment issues on Fishman Island.

Now that Kojiro is going back to Wano Country, some people are reluctant to let him go, and the end result is that there are a lot more people in his address book.

Before leaving, Kojiro went to Mandelfisch's house again. Jack's practice is almost done, and he has taught everything that needs to be taught. The rest is to practice slowly. Island's necessary.

So he will return to Wano Country with Kojiro. He is now purchasing local souvenirs from Fishman Island, intending to take them back and distribute them, but at least half of the things in the backpack behind him are prepared for Page One.

"Manderfesh, I want to go back."

"Got it. Be safe. Thanks for everything before."

"It's just a small matter. After all, we are colleagues."

"I'm afraid Jack won't be back for a while. Don't you need to take something back?"

Kojiro knows more people in Wano Country, and Manderfesch thinks he should also need the souvenirs from Fishman Island.

"I've prepared it a long time ago. By the way, these are for you."

As he spoke, Kojiro handed Mandfesh a bag containing some gold coins. These were the surplus funds of the department store during this period. After deducting the fees paid to Baishou and the costs of purchasing goods, the right to distribute the remaining funds was in his hands.

"What are you doing?"

"You are short of money now, so take it for emergency use. I'm afraid you have been spending a lot during this period."

Falling in love is a very expensive process. Although Rusaka didn't spend anything, Mandelfisch spent a lot of money.

Mandfesh is also a senior executive who owns a small share of the Beast Fruit, but the day for dividends has not yet arrived. In addition, the largest source of funds for pirates is the share of spoils, but the pirates outside have been dealt with by Hancock, which has caused him to be a little tight on money recently.

"Thank you, I'll pay you back later."

"It's okay. I have more money than you do."

Kojiro knows very well that money alone is useless. His father is an example. If you only have money, you are a fat sheep in this world. So he has been maintaining his relationship with the cadres. As long as the beasts do not fall, he can make a comeback even if he goes bankrupt.

Not long after Kojiro left, Rusalka returned with another mermaid who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was not her daughter or sister, but Aaron's sister, Charlie.

She and Aaron have the same father but different mothers, but she was abandoned by her father on Fishman Street when she was three years old. It was Aaron who indeed raised her during that time, but she doesn't look like Aaron at all.

Their father was very irresponsible, both to Aaron and Charlie. Now Aaron took all his men to follow Tiger, leaving only Charlie.

When Mandfesh found her, she was relying on fortune-telling for others to earn a living. Although she was still young, she was already a famous fortune-teller on Fishman Island.

But her business is not very good. Although her divination accuracy is extremely high and she has not failed so far, she has predicted too many tragedies. People will not ask her for divination unless there are special circumstances.

He and Aaron had some friendship back then, and this sister was also different from him, so he helped take care of Xia Li to the best of his ability. Mermaid Street was not suitable for a young female mermaid to live alone.

Chapter 454 Where is Bailey?

Many years ago, Fishman Street was not called Fishman Street. It was the National Orphanage where the orphans from Fishman Island lived. But after things got out of control there, most of the mermaids left because the scum from Fishman Island gathered there.

The same is true for the murlocs who sell their own kind. Although the price of murlocs in the slave market is higher than that of humans, there is a huge difference compared to mermaids.

Aaron is not a good person in the eyes of humans, he is even a villain. Racism has a serious impact on him. He was slightly shaken by Tiger's influence, but Tiger's death made all this come to nothing.

Tiger is the belief in the hearts of many fishmen, especially Arlong who grew up in Fishman Street. Although Jinbei is equally powerful, he can only suppress Arlong by force, but can't make him convinced.

But Aaron had no problem with his fellow tribesmen. Although he was very greedy for money, he had never sold his fellow tribesmen.

The relationship between the brother and sister cannot be said to be very harmonious, because Aaron and Charlie have different ideas, but it is undeniable that when Charlie was abandoned in Fishman Street, she did rely on Aaron.

Except for Tiger and Jinbei, the rest of the people in Fishman Street basically listen to Aaron. Fishman Street is an illegal place in Fishman Island. If something happens in such a place, looking for the official is far less efficient than looking for the biggest local boss.

If they attacked Xia Li, Aaron would be able to find them quickly.

"Feishu, we are back."

"Well, I have to go out for something, why don't you come with me."

1507 was a very special year for Manderfesch, because Rusalka had celebrated her 30th birthday not long ago. The th birthday of a female mermaid is also known as the tail division festival, and on this day they will have the ability to differentiate their tails.

The mermaid's split tail is not like magic, where the tail directly turns into legs after a flash of light, but there is a split in the middle, with little difference in the legs, and the position of the feet is still similar to the tail fin.

But by then, the mermaid will be able to step onto land under the cover of her skirt and shoes.

The matter of Manderfesh was related to the new base he was planning. Since he was short of money recently, Kojiro lent him a lot of money before leaving.

But he is a veteran of the Beasts Pirates, and the first ordinary member of the Beasts Pirates to accept the abilities granted by Arceus. In fact, his family background is extremely rich, and he is different from other pirates. He is always thinking about retiring smoothly.

So he did have savings, but now they have been used up, mainly because he invested in an island.

Originally, the bridgehead of the Beasts in the New World was still mainly for military purposes, but there was not only one island there. In addition to the main island, there were other small islands scattered around.