Pirate Traveling Merchant

The old man looked at Nolan with a dull expression. He could feel Nolan's deep contempt for him, but he could also feel Nolan's positive and optimistic expectations for life.

It's just this positivity that makes him feel so dazzling.Once upon a time, he was like Nolan, who refused to give in to fate, refused to bow to oppression, kept climbing upwards, and constantly challenged himself.

However, now he no longer has the vigor he had back then, and he no longer even has the courage to live an ordinary life again.

It's not that he doesn't have the strength to change, it's not that he doesn't have time to fight for it, it's just that he is simply tired.He was really tired, and the endless mental fatigue was constantly eroding him.

The old man sighed heavily and said, "You don't understand, you don't understand." He shook his head and walked towards his residence. He knew that this place would undergo earth-shaking changes because of Nolan's arrival, but this change Whether it is good or bad, no one can say for sure.

The old man no longer expects people to live here as they did before.At least, the seeds of going to sea have been planted in the children's hearts.This was something he was powerless to change. He could only wait quietly for the change to begin.

Looking at the old man's retreating back, Nolan understood that the old man might have been able to predict some of the changes that would follow.He was a little curious that the old man would not take action at this time and stop the beginning of the change in time.Instead, he felt a little laissez-faire. Nolan took a deep look at the old man and said, "This old man is not simple."

After a delicious meal, people lay on the ground stroking their big bellies. The children had very happy smiles on their faces. This was the best meal they had ever had.

The adults looked at each other with some confusion, and some even started crying.

In the eyes of the children, their elders were a little weird. Why didn't everyone laugh after they had eaten such delicious food?

Nolan took out piles of clothes at the right time and shouted to the crowd: "Take these clothes and wear them."

After saying that, Nolan walked towards where the old man was.

The old man who returned to the house was sitting cross-legged on the ground, meditating.After Nolan came in, he said softly: "What you do is not necessarily a good thing for them. If they don't have to, they don't want to live such a life."

"Hey." Nolan sat down and looked at the old man with a playful expression, "Then why don't you stop me."

"..." The old man said nothing and continued to meditate.

The corners of Nolan's mouth raised slightly, and he took a rest without saying anything more.

This day is destined to be an uneasy day for the gap island.

The children were so stimulated, saw so many delicious foods they had never seen before, and even wore new clothes for the first time.The hustle and bustle in the slums continued late into the night and still did not subside.

Under the children's questioning, parents and elders had to tell about the situation in the outside world.

At night, the gap island is usually very quiet, but even though it is very late tonight, you can still vaguely hear people whispering in the dark.The old man opened his eyes slightly and took a look at Nolan, who was already asleep with his back to him in the moonlight. His expression was a little complicated.

He wanted to get rid of this person who destroyed the tranquility here in an instant, but in the end he did not do it. "Maybe this is inevitable." The old man said softly, and then closed his eyes again.

Nolan opened his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "This is inevitable." Then he closed his eyes.

The next day, the sun rose as usual, the sunlight illuminated the sea, and the world had color again.

It's just that on the gap island, the children didn't get up as early as usual to play. They listened to the adults talking about the outside world last night, but they listened too late, and they were still asleep.

The old man woke up, but he was the only one left in the room, and Nolan didn't know where he was.

He walked out of the door and looked at the sparse people around him, still a little uncomfortable. Usually at this time, everyone was already up, but not today.

Nolan was looking for him while walking. When he walked to the beach, he saw a figure walking out of the sea on the beach.

This person is naturally Nolan. Although Nolan has improved a lot of his strength recently, he still exercises as much as possible every day.He couldn't do any other exercise on the gap island, he could only train his adaptability to sea water.

"Aren't you a Devil Fruit user? Why are you forcing yourself to go into the sea?" the old man said, standing in front of Nolan.

Nolan, who was lying on the beach and resting, glanced at the old man with squinted eyes and said, "In order to deal with possible dangers in the future, it is better to make some preparations in advance."

"Why are you so anxious to prepare for the future?" the old man asked.

"For what else? I have seen too many powerful people. Compared with those people, my strength is nothing. I will definitely fight against some of them in the future. If I don't do it earlier, Be prepared, I will definitely lose miserably when the time comes." Nolan said calmly, looking at the sea in the distance.

"If I were at your age and had such thoughts and understandings, the following things would not have happened." The old man suddenly sighed.

"What's up?"

"It's nothing." The old man immediately stopped the topic, "After all, the person who teaches you to grow up must be a very far-sighted and optimistic person."

"Well, yes." Nolan smiled, and the figures of the village chief and Long Yi appeared in his mind.

"Although they can't be said to be very far-sighted and not very powerful, they have always taught me not to give up." A very warm smile appeared on Nolan's face.

The old man closed his eyes slightly, "Sure enough, for children, a good guide is so important."

"Huh?" Nolan looked at the old man with wide eyes. He didn't know why the old man suddenly said such words.

The old man was silent for a while, and his eyes suddenly opened.Nolan felt that at this moment, something seemed to have changed in the old man. His whole spirit and energy were different, from being sluggish to a trace of vitality.

"What's your name?"

"Nolan."

"My name is Garret O'Neal. Nice to meet you."

When he heard Galle say his name, Nolan stayed where he was.This name Nolan has been seen in many books. When Nolan has nothing to do, he likes to read books about economics and businessmen.No matter which book it is, as long as Gary O'Neal is mentioned, it will be filled with admiration and praise.

Garret O'Neill started from scratch decades ago and built a business empire spanning two great routes in just 20 years. In its heyday, no chamber of commerce could be on an equal footing with Garret O'Neill's chamber of commerce. , at that time, no one dared to stop what the Galle O'Neill Chamber of Commerce wanted to do.

However, its glory only lasted for a few short years. The once-dominated Galle O'Neill Chamber of Commerce suddenly fell apart overnight. This made all economists and businessmen very puzzled.

According to the financial situation of the Galle O'Neill Chamber of Commerce at that time, it is logically impossible for it to be ruined so easily.As the president, Garret O'Neal suddenly disappeared that night, and the remaining senior officials of the chamber of commerce also kept silent about what happened that year.Finally, not long after, people discovered that except for the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, other high-level officials had died.

The only vice president who was still alive, after appearing a few times, never appeared again.The only person who knew what happened that night disappeared from this world.

People have been investigating for a long time, but still can't find anything useful.Gradually, no one paid attention to this matter. Later generations of scholars could only attribute the sudden changes in the Galle O'Neill Chamber of Commerce to internal strife.

"Hey, wait." Nolan came to his senses and hurriedly ran towards Galle, "Is what you just said true? Your name is really Galle O'Neal, that Galle O'Neal!"