One Piece Codex

You cannot see your truth, all you see is your shadow.

—— Tagore's "Birds"

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Rainbow Nation.

The navy warship slowly sailed into the port, and a group of graceful reception ladies gathered on both sides of the red carpet.The young girls smiled coquettishly, and spoke like a colonel. Their voices were soft and shy, and they welcomed him even if they wanted to refuse.

Pink World saw Colonel Skinny Monkey's eyes widened. He finished his drink in a few sips and ordered the troops on the ship to rest where they were. He only took a few of his cronies off the ship.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that Colonel Colonel was coming? It's really too late to welcome you."

A clear voice of complaint, like the cry of orioles, came from behind the crowd, and the girls moved out of the way.A woman wearing a gorgeous red robe, with green hairpins and black hair tied up in a high bun, walked elegantly, followed by two maids.

"Hoo ho ho, Queen Satoshi Kon, Colonel, I have brought this number with me this time. You can't just send me away in two days like last time."

The thin monkey opened his five fingers and stared at Jin Min's snow-white, half-exposed, round breasts like a thief.

"50 Baileys? Colonel, it's not even enough to buy rouge for my sisters."

Jin Min pouted and complained, his cheeks turning as red as a ripe peach.

Although the fish lines at the corners of her eyes have caught up with those of young women, her body is plump, her eyes are as charming as silk, and she trembles when she is shy, which is even more heart-wrenching.

The skinny monkey swallowed his saliva in a daze, approached Jin Min, lowered his voice and laughed evilly:

"With the strength of my colonel, how can it be that there are only 50, it is 500 million, 500 million Baileys!... Kon Satoshi, if you can serve me tonight, I will give you the kingdom's number next time. "

He stretched out one finger, and the other hand blatantly climbed towards the stalwart behind Kon Satoshi.

Kon Min cleverly avoided the dirty tricks and let out a sweet smile like a silver bell.

"Okay, Colonel~ But, we don't do credit here, so let's just settle the debt next time."

After saying that, she Shi Shiran turned and left.

"Accidentally" the green hairpin slipped off, and the black hair was like a waterfall, only spreading the fragrance of peach blossom and wine on the spot.

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South China Sea waters.

The small wooden boat sailed on the calm sea, making a faint ripple.

"You mean, Fish-Man Island is not only located [-] meters under the sea in the holy land of Mariejoia, but it also has air protected only by two layers of bubble wrap?!"

Sitting on the bow of the boat, Levi's eyes widened, and the hand holding the pen to record couldn't help but pause.

Throwing the two stunned salmon in his hands onto the deck, Tiger jumped out of the water.With the characteristics of the fishman, the remaining seawater on his body slowly gathered on his hands and feet, and the water droplets were thrown out with a casual flick.

Tiger looked at Levi with his mouth wide open in surprise, and smiled with nostalgia and pride: "Of course, my hometown is known as [Underwater Paradise], a dreamlike paradise."

"It's incredible..." Levi muttered.

In order to explore and understand the world when he was a child, he briefly measured the atmospheric pressure of this world, and finally found that it was much higher than that of the earth.The pressure in the sea is also related to the atmospheric pressure. For every ten meters of seawater, the pressure increases by about one atmosphere. Fishman Island is located [-] meters under the sea. Regardless of water pressure, the atmospheric pressure alone is a thousand times that of the ground. This is like a fingernail. Cover and apply a good amount of pressure!

Li Wei smacked his lips, bit the cap of his pen and sighed:

"If I have the chance, I must go see this powerful tempered film."

"There will be a chance. If you want to adventure in the New World in the future, there are professional coaters in the Chambord Islands. It is a transit point between the four seas and the great waterway."

Tiger rummaged through his backpack while recounting the information that Levi had never heard of.

"By the way, don't think that there is no sunlight deep under the sea in our Fish-Man Island. Because of the existence of [Sun Tree Eve], Fish-Man Island also has normal day and night changes. It is a miraculous giant tree that can transmit sunlight... "

Li Wei's men were busy writing, and in their hearts, Fish-Man Island was listed as a must-visit.

After these days of simply getting along, he and Tiger had a basic understanding of each other.He was hesitant at first, so Levi didn't rush to ask about the fishmen, but Tiger seemed to be able to chat unexpectedly.Perhaps because of the same interests, the generous and cheerful Tiger took the initiative to tell Levi many interesting stories and experiences about adventures.

After going back and forth, the two naturally became familiar with each other.

"Levi, which one do you prefer, mustard or soy sauce?"

Tiger's voice came to his ears. Levi looked up and saw the other party took out two seasoning bottles, one green and one black, from his bag, and then skillfully placed the salmon slices on the plate.

Levi raised his eyebrows, put away his pen and paper and asked:

"Is this salmon fillet?"

"Yes."

"Then I want the mustard flavor."

"Ah ha, same taste as me."

Tiger squeezed hard with his big hand and squeezed out the last bit of mustard. He sighed, "It's all gone again. I hope there is mustard available in the Rainbow Country."

Taking the plate, Levi picked up a piece of tender meat and put it in his mouth. The mustard stimulated his taste buds, and the spicy feeling immediately spread from the tip of his tongue to his throat.He chewed the fish while exhaling. This way he could reduce the irritation caused by the mustard.On the other hand, Tiger, who was enjoying his meal, was not at all annoyed.

"Brother Tiger, do fishmen also like to eat fish?" Levi asked with strange eyes.

"Murlocs can eat human food," Tiger swallowed the last piece of meat on the plate and licked his sharp teeth with satisfaction, "but mermaids don't eat fish."

"Is there any difference between a fishman and a mermaid?"

Li Wei couldn't help but wonder when he heard this. Are there different species living on Fish-Man Island?

Tiger: "The mermaid form is different from mine. Their upper body is human and the lower body is fish. However, we are both residents of Fish-Man Island and have the same bloodline."

Levi was stunned.The sex chromosome combination of the residents of Fish-Man Island should be greater than that of humans. The combination of fish and mermaids can also give birth to mermaids and fish-men of different genders.

Compared to fish-men, the word mermaid was more familiar to him.

The mermaids in Andersen's fairy tale "The Daughter of the Sea" and the Disney animated film "The Mermaid" have all left timeless classic images.

Holding his chin with one hand, Levi squinted his eyes and pretended to be recalling, "I once read a description of mermaids in a book called "Homer's Epic". It is said that they have heaven-like singing voices that can make humans completely I can’t help but be immersed in it. The book calls them sirens. Sirens often enchant humans with their songs and then eat them.”

When Tiger heard this, he couldn't help clenching his fists. He frowned and said angrily:

"Humph, kind-hearted mermaids will not bewitch and eat humans. On the contrary, it is those greedy humans! They covet the beauty of mermaids and capture them as slaves!"

In fact, in the Great Channel, not only beautiful mermaids, but also strong fishmen are also enslaved.

Along the adventure, he has seen countless compatriots who have become slaves. Those hateful world nobles are proud to own rare mermaids and fishman slaves. A female mermaid at the auction house will cost at least several hundred million beli.

Levi was silent...

He hated slave traders and was disgusted with slavery.Both fishmen and mermaids have emotions and intelligence no less than those of humans, and they fall into the same category as humans in a broad sense.He simply hates this system that treats people as commodities.

"Sorry." Levi said seriously, straightening his back and sitting up straight.

His scrutinizing gaze fell on Levi for a moment. Tiger's brows slowly relaxed, and he waved his webbed hand and said, "No need to apologize, it's not your fault. I've been sailing on the sea for so many years, right or wrong?" You can still see clearly. Not all fish people are good people, and similarly, humans are not all bad people."

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the calm blue sea, "So... there is still hope for humans and fishmen."