It took Princess Otohime and King Neptune a considerable period of time to digest and accept what Polusalino said. It is worth mentioning that they did not know whether they were influenced by Polusalino's words.

Touched by the words, the sleeping little Baixing woke up for a while, but fortunately she fell asleep again immediately.

Seeing that Xiaobai Xing was sleeping soundly and would not wake up suddenly again, Princess Otohime finally spoke:

"Vice Admiral Porusalino, are you talking about this to help us solve the current predicament on Fish-Man Island...and why, as Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and the future world government's highest combat power, will you

What are you saying to us? These words should be regarded as betraying the government..."

"The purpose of saying these words is indeed to help you solve the current predicament on Fish-Man Island, but to be more precise, it is to establish a foundation of mutual trust between you and me."

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

"Then we will just assume that you are loyal to the government,"

Princess Otohime smiled, and then changed the subject, "But since you said those words before to build a foundation for us to trust each other, it also means that you haven't said anything about the way you can really help our Fish-Man Island solve the problem.

Yeah?"

"Princess, you are absolutely right. Poseidon, King of the Sea, is indeed an ancient weapon that can destroy the world, but you don't know how to use it, nor can you use it to solve the current problems..."

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

King Neptune interjected.

Porusalino looked at the Great Knight of the Sea with some surprise - to be honest, compared to his wife, Princess Otohime, this King Neptune gave Porosalino a slightly different impression.

"Incompetent", I didn't expect that he could grasp his own thoughts so accurately...

(But if you think about it carefully, the alliance between Fish-Man Island and Whitebeard seems to have been led by King Neptune after the death of Princess Otohime. If you don’t have extraordinary courage, you may not dare to... And in

After Wang Lufei and the others landed on the island, the king's performance was also remarkable...)

"Yes, I will not allow you to use the power of the Sea King now. This will seriously destroy the balance of this world," Porusalino said, "but I have indeed prepared for you a solution to the current predicament of Fish-Man Island.

The solution...King Neptune, Your Highness Otohime, do you know a fish-man shipwright named Tom?"

…

For ordinary people in this world, the legendary story of Pirate King Roger and his crew will always be fixed on the day he was executed, or the day he was arrested. But for the world government and the people who know this world

For those who have a deeper understanding of the truth, even after Roger died, the story of him and his companions was not over.

Whether it is the high-priced bounties placed on former Roger Pirates crew members around the world or the sweeping searches for Roger's possible widow in the South China Sea, it all shows that the world government wants to completely eliminate the evil brought about by Roger and his gang.

determination to influence the future - and in this determination

Driven by the desire of the Roger Pirates, he only built the Oro Jackson for the Roger Pirates. Tom, the world's number one shipbuilder and fisherman, who was not even a member of the Roger Pirates, died in the year 1500 of the Atlantic calendar.

The shipyard located in the Seven Rivers Capital welcomed the government's judicial ship.

The reason is simple - the World Government could only find him at that time as a "criminal" who was related to Roger and was easy to deal with.

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 came to our capital of Seven Waters...to try someone?"

…

Amid the heated discussions among people, Fishman Tom cooperated and was shackled and escorted by dozens of capable sailors to the judicial ship docked at the dock.

"Wait a minute!! Wait a minute!! What crime did Mr. Tom commit!!"

"Mr. Tom! Mr. Tom!! Let him go quickly!!!"

Two and a half-year-old teenagers rushed out from the crowd, looking excited, as if they wanted to step forward to help Tom unshackles. However, two tall sailors held them firmly, preventing them from moving forward.

step.

These two half-grown teenagers were Bingshan and Franky who were adopted by Tom. In their hearts, although Tom was a fishman of a different race from them, he was their master and even acted as their father.

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

Compared to Frankie who was completely panicked, Bingshan who was with him was relatively calm and didn't say anything, although he was also very worried. He was very aware of his master's strange strength that could lift a ship with one hand.

And since such a master didn't resist, he must have his own reasons.

Sure enough, Tom, who was walking obediently towards the judicial ship, suddenly stopped and turned to look at his two disciples, his heart full of joy:

"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 above, and the navy lieutenant commander who represents the violence of the world government stands aside.

"Based on the fact that you created the pirate ship Oro Jackson, owned by Roger, the world criminal Pirate King who was sentenced to death a few days ago..."

"Originally, the boatman is right to sell the boat to anyone, but the Pirate King is an exception..."

…

Among the crowd watching the trial, Franky, who had mixed feelings in his heart, lowered his head silently, remembering what Tom once said to him and Bingshan:

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

As a master, the meaning of Tom's words was to teach his two disciples to face the boat he built with dignity as boatmen. But today, when Franky thought of these words, he realized something different.

something.

(Mr. Tom is not Roger's crew member at all, everyone knows it! He just did what a shipman should do, but he is so easily characterized as a criminal of the World Government... This, this is nothing!

If the government says you are a pirate, you are a pirate, and if it says you are committing a crime, are you committing a crime? Is there even the slightest bit of truth in this? Isn't this equivalent to relying solely on your own preferences and disregarding the facts?

Hang the flag you want to see?!)

(Navy, don’t they say that navy representatives represent justice? But what are these navies doing!)

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

…

Just as Franky's inner concept of justice was shaken, Fishman Tom received the final judgment against him by the aloof bearded judge:

"...the death penalty! Take the prisoner down!"

"yes!"

The sailors on both sides of Tom got the order, saluted to the judge's bench, and then prepared to escort Tom to the court.

"Okay, let's get down."

"Let's go!"

"...What's wrong? Why don't you leave quickly!"

"Hey! What are you doing!"

The two sailors found that Tom had no intention of moving at all, so they pushed his body hard, but he did not move at all. Not only that, Tom also raised his head, looked directly at the judge without fear, and said loudly:

"I am currently designing a steam outer steamer capable of running on sea tracks..."

"...?"

The judge's face was full of surprise and confusion - he could understand steamships at least, 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?

The judge's reaction was completely within Tom's expectation. He ignored the two sailors beside him who were almost using their strength to escort him down, and continued to speak loudly:

“If the reason why this island is now deserted is because commercial trade is not smooth, and if the reason for people’s panic is because they are worried that this island may sink to the bottom of the sea at any time - then the opening of the sea train will sooner or later be the salvation of this water city!

"

"..."

The judge looked at Tom quietly - although the latter was a criminal in his eyes, the expression on his face did not look like he was lying.

"Sorry, sorry! Let's take him down right now!"

"No, wait a moment."

The judge waved his hand to stop the sailors from continuing, "You mean... sea train?"

"From one island to another, the ship puffs out smoke and sails on the sea track...it can carry people and cargo, and can even carry ships...it is not affected by the weather, and anyone can freely cross the sea..."

"What a foolish dream!"

"The gods of water were all destroyed when they arrived!"

"That's right! And there are Neptunes in the sea!"

…

As soon as Tom finished speaking, before the judge could react, the onlookers laughed out loud - and for the first time, Franky, standing among them, realized that he actually hated these people who lived together in the Water City so much.

, he thought they were extremely noisy and stupid.

People's ridicule was completely within Tom's expectation, so he was not angry at all, but continued to explain calmly: "The offshore track does not need to be fixed, just let it float slightly lower on the water, and it will never be affected by waves.
To be continued...