One Piece: Roar of Justice

The next morning, Brom woke up from the cold. He sniffled and found that his mother was still hugging him tightly, but the warm embrace in the past had lost its proper temperature and became very cold.

Brom's mother died just like that.

Brome's mind was blank, and he sat slumped on the edge of the bed. Everything that happened around him seemed to have nothing to do with him, until his mother's body was found, and several slave laborers were ordered by the officials to move the body Go, Brom went crazy and punched and kicked those who touched his mother's body, preventing them from moving his mother's body.

But his young age, coupled with long-term malnutrition, his insignificant strength did not play any role at all except to add some obstacles to the work of the slaves. One of the male slaves was annoyed by Brom Yes, pushed Brom away and roared loudly.

"Why are you embarrassing us! We are just slaves! What can we do!? Do you want me to die like your mother?"

There was a sudden silence in the warehouse-like room. The male slave who pushed Brom away took a look at Brom, finally gritted his teeth, and speeded up his movements with his companions. The corpse left in some haste.

Brome's mother's body was still holding Brome tightly until it was removed
On the other side, William and Zebra came to Avignon. At this time, they were standing with the new chief of the Sixteenth Division of the Navy, their old friend Brando, and a local official with a big belly here in Avignon. In the room warmed by the stove, through the glass, I looked at the slaves who were still working hard in the severe cold outside.

It was the first time for William to come to Avignon. Seeing the scene outside the window was a bit uncomfortable. Brando was the same. Zebra had been here twice and knew the situation here. As a civilian, he He felt more sympathy for those poor slaves, which is why he chose this place of birth. When he came here again, Zebra found something different from the previous two times.

The slaves of Avignon need to coordinate and work continuously for many years. In addition, there is no security at all in this place. There are steel and stones everywhere that can easily kill people. It may kill other slaves. Therefore, these people are extremely adaptable to group life and teamwork, and at the same time, they are also extremely obedient.

On the other hand, the cruel working environment makes them hard-working. Every year, no, it should be said that every day, there will be slaves who can't stand such heavy work and be beaten to death. This is a knockout match of life, and they can stay Obviously, they are all people with sufficient physical conditions and a good physical foundation.

The precarious days and the harsh living environment, even on the earth, are the birthplaces of excellent soldiers.

William was also looking at those slaves through the window, and now he felt more and more that what Zebra said was right. These people in front of him could endure hardship, be willing to cooperate, and have potential. They were simply born soldiers. The most important thing was that they Without any support, if they can get them out of the sea of ​​suffering, they are equivalent to their reborn parents, and they can basically only rely on William and Zebra in the future. The most important thing for soldiers, loyalty, is different from the brainwashing military education management of the Germa Kingdom. These people are spontaneous and loyal to William and Zebra from the heart.

"Lord William, the Kingdom of Balegon has discovered minerals, so it needs to buy some slave labor that does not need to guarantee the safety of their lives."

Even if the officials of Avignon have been in Avignon, it does not mean that he has no information. The news of the great changes in the Kingdom of Balegon has reached his ears. William is now the most powerful red-clothed The bishop also knew that after all, William's photos often appeared in various newspapers as a hero, so he was very careful when he spoke, but he still had a little doubt.

The official looked at a list that William gave him, on which several requests were displayed, and only listened to him asking.

"But why do these teenage kids even buy it?"

And William squinted at him and said.

"Children are easy to manage. Isn't it easier for adults to run away? Besides, don't you and your colleagues want to get rid of these children?"

Brando on the side also chimed in.

"That's right, these children are growing up, they eat a lot, they are disobedient, and they can't do much work. Someone will pay you to get them away, and it will also help you relieve the pressure on logistics, He Le Why not?"

Hearing what Brando and William said, the officials of Avignon finally nodded and agreed to William's request. For these officials, the slave labor here is the most worthless thing, yes, it is a thing, In their eyes, these slaves are not human beings who can speak human words like them, but just a thing. They can exchange these useless things for useful Bailey, so why not do it?

After all, these slaves are the property of the world government, but the Bailey they exchanged for is real money, which is their own private property.

Seeing the official nodding, Zebra winked at William, and the two of them sang together, as if discussing goods and bargaining, but it was not that smooth, after all, this was the first time they cooperated, and there was too much missing at once. As for the slaves, it was not easy for them to do business here. Both sides had some concerns. In the end, only 200 people were sold, all of them were young people under the age of 20, and more than 20 of them were only children under the age of 13.

Following the supervisor's order in a daze, Brom came to an open space with a few children of the same age and stood there. After a while, the open space was full of slaves with blank eyes.

Then I saw the fat overseer walking over with three men dressed very differently from the slaves of Avignon. The three whispered to each other, Brom was closer, and his ears Very clever.Following the cold wind, I could vaguely hear two lines of dialogue that were not clear.

".Do you want to uncuff the handcuffs?"

"I don't need it for now, I'll talk about it after I get on the boat."

The fat overseer nodded and gestured to his companions, and a group of overseers began to push the slaves in the open space and walked towards the pier by the sea.

Brom remembered his mother's celebration before her death. Although he was a little apprehensive, he followed the team obediently. Along the way, some slaves who were agitated due to uneasiness were given a meal by the overseer unceremoniously. whipping.

With these lessons learned from the past, all the slaves became more honest, even though they didn't know what they were about to face. When they arrived at the pier, Brom found that there were already four large ships docked there, more than a dozen armed with live ammunition Men in black suits with long knives were standing on both sides of the guard board with a long look.

Brom stopped in his tracks, his dark face showed a bit of panic, the unknown destination made him feel scared, but then the whip that fell on him made his pace move again.

There were a few simple small tables in front of the gangway leading to the ship, and a few teenagers who looked young were sitting behind the tables, holding paper and pens and watching Brome and a group of slaves who came here.

Brome and the slaves who were brought here were divided into several rows, came to the table, and were asked the questions they had prepared one by one, and then these teenagers began to register, and sometimes they would be in the original queue. The laborers who were together broke up and were assigned to different ships.

And the potbellied official kept frowning looking at all this and asked.

"Why is it so troublesome?"

But Zebra smiled disapprovingly and said.

"Now these people are all the property of Lord William, so of course we should be more cautious."

Because this is the first batch of laborers to buy, William can choose slowly. Anyway, the number of people is not too large. When Zebra was selecting candidates, he deliberately avoided people from the Kingdom of Balegon, not locals. , there are no local connections, and the Kingdom of Balegon is a completely unfamiliar place to them. Only the helpless will be easier to be controlled.

Zebra didn’t buy these people to be philanthropists, he wanted to train them into soldiers, a group of loyal soldiers, so during the registration process, people who are acquainted and who are from the same country will be scattered , Arranged on different ships, so that they will not have too many opportunities to contact, in order to isolate these people psychologically.

Brome is only ten years old this year. He stayed in Avignon when he was four years old. He knew that he was born on the Great Airline, but he basically couldn't remember more things about his hometown.

After the boy who registered him finished registering his information, he raised his head and gave him a sympathetic look, and let him board the boat.

The ship was full of ferocious-looking strong men in black suits and armed with weapons. The slaves who had just boarded the ship huddled together in a daze, but under the anger of a person who seemed to be the leader of the ship, Subconsciously, according to the habits developed in Avignon, they automatically lined up in two rows according to their height.

The leader saw a group of slaves quickly lined up in a neat queue, was stunned for a moment, walked back and forth in front of the queue for two steps, and then said loudly.

"I don't know if you people believe in fate, but from now on, thank God above your heads, he sent someone to save you!"

"God?"

After hearing the leader's words, all the slaves raised their heads in a daze, and looked at the gray sky above them.

After the leader had finished speaking, he arranged for someone to uncuff their handcuffs. There were probably some people who had swayed their minds among these slaves, but facing the unfamiliar environment, especially a group of armed men holding rifles and staring at them, No one dared to die.

After finishing all this, someone on the ship distributed a set of thick and bloated clothes to the slaves, and Brom was also put on a winter coat that was obviously one size larger, which made him shiver, and he didn't even have time to look at his body. The new clothes were brought to the canteen on the ship under orders.

As soon as Brome entered the cafeteria, he was dumbfounded. On the solid wood dining table fixed on the floor, there was a large basin of bread and steaming thick soup.

The slaves were a little agitated, but the strong men on these ships were obviously no better at speaking than the overseers of Avignon. They beat the slaves who wanted to get out of the queue with a long, thin and strong short stick, making them scream .

After everyone settled down, they lined up under the command to receive bread and broth.

When Brom was sitting in front of the table with the food he had received, he couldn't wait to start it, regardless of whether the broth was still hot, stuffing the bread into his mouth desperately, while pouring incense broth.

After stuffing his cheeks up high, like a pine tree preparing for the winter, Brom, who was munching hard, finally had time to look at the surrounding environment. Only then did he realize that the cafeteria was facing the gate On the wall above, there is actually a huge bust photo.

Brom's cheeks moved, and he blinked. He vaguely remembered that when he was in some cabins of passing ships, he saw pictures of this person hanging in some rooms.

The person in the photo is not William, but Zebra. Although he looks very serious, Brom doesn’t know who the person in the photo is. He just stares blankly at the person’s deep eyes, and then falls down tears,

Although the future is still uncertain, warm clothes and sufficient food are no less than heaven for slaves like Brome who may die at any time!

If Brom's mother is still alive, it may really be heaven for him.

Brom wiped his tears, swallowed the food in his mouth with great effort, and whispered to himself.

"Who is he?"

This sentence happened to be heard by a crew member who kept patrolling the dining table. He was a young man brought back by Zebra from Rieksnaz, and now he has joined the Ripper under Zebra's command. Pirates, he heard Brom's words, glanced at him, then put his eyes on Zebra's portrait, and said with longing.

"Remember, he is the one who can change your destiny and mine."