Pirate Traveling Merchant

In a slum in the town, a very large number of people gathered at the exit. They were in ragged clothes and argued with the heavily armed soldiers blocking the intersection.

"It's been under martial law for almost half a day. It doesn't matter that we can't go out, but you should at least give us some food. We don't have any food here." A representative of the poor shouted to the soldiers on guard.

The soldiers did not react at all to the poor people's opinions and continued to indifferently hold up their weapons to stop and warn the people who were about to rush out at any time.

His shouting did not receive any response, which made the poor man feel angry. He clenched his fists and wanted to rush forward to argue with the soldiers. When he was about to rush forward, he was caught in time by someone who held him back. An old man.

The old man's withered hands grasped his hand tightly and looked at him seriously, "Don't be impulsive, John, if you take action, then none of us will get good results."

Recalling the consistent behavior of the nobles, the man named John also calmed down. Indeed, as the old man said, if they dared to resist at all, they would definitely receive crazy revenge from the soldiers.

"But, Mr. Muni, it's not like you don't know that if we didn't go out, we wouldn't have anything to eat. The adults are okay, but the children can't be left so hungry all the time. We don't know about the martial law this time. How long will the martial law last?" John said anxiously.

The wrinkles on Muni's face became deeper, and he knew this.But having lived in this country all his life, he understood that the nobles did not care about their life or death at all. All they could do was obey orders, otherwise they would be severely punished.

"I'll go up to negotiate. Don't be impulsive. Just watch from behind." After saying that, Muni walked towards the soldiers lined up, preparing to talk to the commander here.

In this situation, similar conflicts and negotiations are ongoing in many parts of the country.There is an inexplicable tense atmosphere in the entire air of the country.

Looking back, Nolan, the protagonist who caused this series of problems, was standing on the tall wall of the aristocratic area, looking at the quiet and peaceful aristocratic living area, and then looking at the civilians who had begun to riot outside the city. district.He couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart. On the way here, he also saw the brutal behavior of many soldiers in performing their tasks. The soldiers did not treat people as equals to them at all, and wanted to drive away and Just like managing livestock, control people.

Originally, he just wanted to hide in the noble area, and did not go out until the end of martial law. The so-called most dangerous place is the safest place. I believe that the nobles of this country would never think that he would dare to come back.After arriving in the noble area, just as Nolan thought, there was not much added defense force, and the people inside were still living as usual.

But what he saw along the way made Nolan extremely dissatisfied with his impression of the country's ruler.

"It is truly a hopeless country. In this case, there is no need for me to let you continue to live such a comfortable life."

Nolan looked at the nobles in the aristocratic district who were still shopping and walking leisurely and calmly with evil eyes.

The best way to disturb the tranquility here is not to destroy the buildings inside. As for persecuting the nobles inside, Nolan is not yet so cruel.The way to fundamentally disrupt it is to destroy the wall that separates the aristocratic area from the civilian area.

Looking at the huge and thick wall under his feet, Nolan suddenly felt a little dizzy. To destroy this wall, the amount of explosives required was very large.

It is impossible to put so many dangerous explosives in the noble area, so the only choice is to go to the arsenal of the country's army.Nolan raised his head and looked around, looking for a place that looked like an arsenal.

On the other side, the underground revolutionary army, relying on Mori's fruit abilities, has also spread to various parts of the country.They went to join their companions who were lurking in this country, as well as those who were dissatisfied with the rule of the nobles and wanted to change this status quo.

They began to go out and guide people to fight for and resist for their own lives and their own freedom.

With their input, the already tense relationship between the soldiers and the people became even more intense.The soldiers and officers who had always been aloof did not respond to people's requests for food. Instead, they directly beat those who dared to speak out.

Faced with such a situation, people's dissatisfaction became more and more intense, and the eyes looking at the soldiers changed from flickering and avoiding to blatant hostility, especially those with children. In their view, since these soldiers did not care When it comes to the life and death of their own children, there is no need for them to compromise. Their children are almost gone, so what's the point of continuing to seek perfection.

Suddenly, many people came out to resist, and there were also more physical conflicts with the soldiers.

The conflict in Muni has not yet reached such a serious level, because Muni's prestige in this slum is very high, and it can temporarily suppress the dissatisfied crowd.

But an hour had passed since he made the request to talk to the top commander of the army guarding here, and he had stood under the scorching sun for more than an hour.

The time now is one o'clock at noon, which is originally the time for everyone to eat, but people without food can only gather at the intersection blocked by the army, hoping to get some food.

However, looking at the soldiers who were constantly changing their posts to go to eat, no one from the army was sent out to negotiate. In the hot weather, the crowd became more and more restless.

Muni, who was standing at the front, frowned very worriedly. He knew that people's patience was about to be exhausted. If the army didn't send people out to negotiate quickly, even he, who was highly respected, would not be able to stop people. There was a riot.

John in the crowd, whose patience had been exhausted, exchanged glances with several young and strong companions standing nearby. After confirming that everyone had the intention to take action, he raised his feet and took a step forward. Plan to launch resistance directly to the army.

John's movements in the crowd were naturally caught by Muni. He kept gesturing behind him to tell John and the others not to be impulsive. However, several young people did not listen to Muni's dissuasion and continued to walk forward. The soldiers on guard also noticed John's group, who were walking towards them, took up arms and became alert.

Just when the two sides were about to clash, a lazy voice came from behind the wall of soldiers, "I heard that you want to see me, tell me what you want to say." A man wearing an officer's uniform came from behind the wall of soldiers. Walked out.

The officer had just eaten and drank, and was picking his teeth with a toothpick. He looked at Muni with deep disdain in his eyes.

Seeing someone coming out to negotiate, John and his group also stopped. Muni breathed a heavy sigh of relief, took a step forward excitedly, and said, "Yes, it was me who asked to see you, and I delayed your rest, sir. Sir, how long will the martial law be enforced this time?"

"I don't know, there hasn't been any notification from above." The officer said, picking his nose.

"That's it. I wonder if the commander can give me some food so that we can have something to eat and not starve." Muni, who couldn't get the answer he wanted, was not angry, and then raised the most critical issue now. Food problem.

The officer raised his brows and looked at Muni with his head lowered in disgust, "Ah, what does it have to do with you eating?"

"We don't want to trouble you, but we really have no choice. We don't have enough food here." Muni wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to persuade the officer.

The disgust and dissatisfaction in the officer's eyes grew stronger and stronger.

John and his group, who were standing far away, saw an officer coming out to negotiate, so they stopped temporarily to see the situation.

"Do you think the officer will give us food?" a young man asked.

"do not know."

"What will we do if we don't give it?"

"of course...."

"Stop talking, Mr. Muni will take care of it." John stopped the young man who was about to say bad things and looked calmly at Muni, who was constantly negotiating with the officer.

People in this slum have great trust in Muni, because Muni continues to help everyone solve various problems in daily life. As time goes by, whenever something happens, the first thing everyone thinks of is to find Muni.

John is still thinking that this time will be the same as before, when Muni can solve things perfectly and they can continue to live their lives normally.The development of things was completely different after the officer standing in front of Muni took out his pistol and fired a shot.

He saw Muni lying on the ground and the officer holding a pistol and laughing wildly.John's eyes turned red, he rushed forward like crazy, and punched the officer in the face.

With John taking the lead, the already angry people rushed forward one after another and directly clashed with the army.

Conflicts also occurred in other places for various reasons.Due to martial law in this country, the situation has gradually become out of control.