[One Piece] Almighty staff

"Miss Leah!"

"Islander!"

"Island owner! You are finally here!"

The residents of the island swarmed up and surrounded Leah. Gergo and Yuna, who were in charge of going to Ivan in advance to contact the Ministry of Agriculture team, were squeezed into the outer circle.

The captain of the bodyguard stretched out his hand to block the person in charge who almost rushed to Leah: "Slow down! What's the rush, ten island owners are not enough for you to squeeze like this!"

Liya took a closer look and recognized that it was a former revolutionary from Drago who transferred to her island. Those who came over from her side, and those who went to the Revolutionary Army from her side, were all based on personal wishes, and after rigorous review, she and Dorag both nodded to successfully change jobs. ——August has good ability, and he is the management and technical team leader in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Noticing his solemn expression, Liya realized that the other party must have something important to inform her.Looking at the other people, they all looked like they were full of words.

This is the first time the managers have been out of the island since they came to the island, and they are working with people outside the island who they don't know at all, so it's normal to feel uneasy.

She subconsciously glanced back at Heisa, who was also surrounded by subordinates, and was immediately caught by the other party.

Sakalski waved away the adjutant who was putting on the coat for him, and strode over, his aura of keeping strangers away forced most of the people around Leah back.

The black military boots stopped in front of her, and Heisa looked down at her snow-white face: "What are you going to do?"

Liya breathed a sigh of relief, and the white mist dissipated in the cold wind.The weather was too cold, her cheeks and the tip of her nose were red from the cold, her chin was retracted into the fur collar of her cloak, and her voice was muffled:

"I'm going to go to the room over there. Mr. General will do his own business first, so don't worry about me."

She also has her things to do and now is the perfect time to separate.

In the ice and snow, Heisa caught her two cold hands hidden in her sleeves and covered them, and pointed out her two soldiers: "Follow her."

Then she turned her head to look into her eyes, her red pupils were darkened, and her voice was majestic: "Go, don't run around."

The meaning is very clear, he has no intention of relaxing his guard over her.

Her subordinates were all watching, Liya was not in a hurry to argue, just smiled at him obediently, and then led her people away in a mighty manner.

Sakaski's eyes followed her, seeing her long golden brown hair hanging on the gray plush cloak, shining brightly under the dark sky, until her figure was embraced by everyone and entered the yard and closed the wooden house the door.

The little adjutant stood quietly, not daring to make a sound.

There seems to be some change in their chief.

Although the power is still the same, the aura is even more terrifying.The little lieutenant who was closest to him could especially feel the cold and manic aura.And those red eyes that he didn't dare to ask at all, like knives and lava, sharp and violent when looking at people.

Sakalski took the gloves away from the little adjutant and slowly put them on for himself: "Have you found it yet?"

The gloves were a Christmas present from Leah a few years ago and they are of good quality.At that time, he thought that he would not be able to use it, but he did not expect to use it for many years.

The little adjutant bit the bullet and reported: "...they moved very quickly, and with CP9's handwriting, the traces were cleaned up too cleanly."

Heisa was expressionless, and his hoarse voice slammed out word by word: "So it didn't find out?"

The soldiers behind the little adjutant buried their heads deeply, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads in the cold weather.

The little adjutant finally held on to his position as the adjutant of the admiral, and continued to answer with tingling back: "It's not that the clues are completely lost. It is confirmed that they are still staying near the Reversing Mountain. It is estimated that they have contacted the government forces."

Heisa lowered his eyes, and recalled the picture in Mausa's mind before leaving the spies' base.

The pupils of feline animals glow in the dark, and it is basically certain that they are animal-type fruit capable users.Probably still an acquaintance.

Glancing at the closed door of the cabin in the distance, Sakaski said coldly: "Go get ready and set sail at night."

He idled too long and gave others too many opportunities to cross the line.Whether it's the world government or other miscellaneous forces, he will spit out whatever he eats.

In the house, Liya invited the two soldiers to sit down and have a cup of hot tea, but was declined.They are Sakalski's personal soldiers, and they only obey Sakalski himself, not the navy itself and the rank of admiral.This kind of soldiers seems to have no official position at present, but in fact they will be sent to the army as non-commissioned officers in the future to lead the most elite team of Sakalski.

Knowing this, Liya was not overly polite, and turned to the captain of the bodyguard: "Andrew, please arrange it."

They discussed in a room inside, which was a conference room that had been cleaned up after the arrival of the two islanders.The arrangement is not too different from that on the island. The cobbled together long conference table and the large blackboard standing in front seem to have been brought over from the island. The aluminum chalk holder also has a mark produced by the R&D department of the mine island.

Dozens of people came in at once, and the originally spacious place was a little crowded.The bodyguard captain Andrew stuffed a cup of hot tea for each of the two sailors, dragging them away.

He was so strong that the two experienced soldiers were surprised to find that they couldn't break free for a while.The people who dealt with Miss Liya couldn't let go of their hands and feet when it wasn't necessary, so they had to be pulled away.

The door of the conference room was open, and it was difficult to hear Liya's figure at a distance, and the captain had a convincing elder brother's demeanor. The two soldiers looked at each other and stood in place cooperatively. He insisted on running to the door to listen to other people's meetings.

They have been with Sakalski for three or four years, and they have witnessed the last period of time when Leah and Sakalski had a harmonious relationship, and they have no sense of vigilance against her.

The people in charge took turns to report on the progress of the work in Great Ivan, and responded to some other issues with her in one go:

"The docking should be people trusted by their king, and they are very active in planting."

"Big Ivan is really too cold, and the soil layer is too hard. There is not much food that can be cultivated directly."

"Our No. [-] 'Dilong' potatoes have adapted very well, and they all germinated yesterday. I didn't tell them, but I think there is hope for a good harvest!"

"It's okay that you are directly responsible for planting technical guidance. We have to deal with several groups of people in transportation. Some are cooperative, some are always finding fault, and some inquire about this and that every day, which makes my head dizzy."

"I'm familiar with their diplomats. You don't know. During the period when Lisa was directing the construction of the greenhouse, Great Ivan's Ministry of Agriculture broke out. The king sent a minister and shot several spies on the spot!"

The long-term collective life and the construction work of the collective cooperation method made the managers on the island adapt to the communication with the outside world very quickly. Leah smiled and listened to everyone's feedback one by one, and nodded secretly in her heart.

Her managers have grown rapidly during the years of high-intensity work and study pressure on the island, and most of them are now capable of taking on more responsibilities.In other words, you can take care of things.

Looking at how healthy and energetic they are now, who would have thought that most of the people in this room used to bear the brand of slaves of the Tianlong people, and they were once precarious and bruised?

This is probably one of the meanings of her painstaking efforts to establish the two islands.

Even if one day the two islands cease to exist, she believes that those people who took root on the two islands and healed their wounds already have the ability to struggle bravely in the tide of the times, unite with each other, and survive on shore.

"August, do you have anything else to say?" Leah waited for the meeting room to quiet down a bit, clapped her hands, and turned to the serious-looking head of the Agriculture Department.

August sat at the corner of the table, frowning tightly: "Yes. Island owner, there was news from the Beihai port food store last night that the pirate group Don Quixote family has a new move. I received the news this morning... "

He clenched his fists: "The two cargo ships we were returning from the North Sea were hijacked by Don Quixote Doflamingo."

Liya's eyebrows sank slightly: "Are there any casualties?"

August: "There was no sacrifice. According to the caravan travel safety manual, the crew all went down to the submarine as soon as they discovered that the attacker was Don Quixote. Fortunately, there were murlocs on both ships." Escorted by our partners, everyone escaped successfully in the end."

Several cadres dispatched by Don Quixote this time, including Doflamingo himself, are all devil fruit capable and unable to go to sea. Their crews were well prepared, so they managed to escape.

It's just that Doflamingo and his subordinate, who has the ability to burst fruit, have the ability to kill the sea on the surface of the sea, and it is inevitable that someone will be injured.

August: "Don Quixote appeared on the necessary route to leave the North Sea. The purpose seems to be to kill an official of the world government. Other ordinary merchant ships passing by did not encounter his attack. Island owner, he attacked us Will the merchant ship be..."

Don Quixote's purpose can be found out, it is estimated that the information provided by Rossindi.As for their merchant ship being attacked alone, Leah understood what August had meant.

She intervened several times when Don Quixote was running the population business. The fact that the navy and Ivan the Great combined with Germa 66 to wipe out the population organization so smoothly is also inseparable from her previous weakening of the ruthless hands.

For this matter, she directly used the system set up by the two islands in Beihai. She had given business trip training to the managers who came to Beihai. They all knew about the fight between her and the Don Quixote family in Beihai.

Liya tapped on the table: "After all, we are in the grain business, so it will inevitably become more and more conspicuous. The connection between the island and the non-staple food store is found out. For local forces in the North Sea like Don Quixote, it will be a matter of time." thing."

She understood what August was worried about.

If this attack was a trial made by Don Quixote after he got some news that he discovered that the two islands had secretly corrupted him, then the next actions of the two islands in the North Sea would become more difficult.

"Food is an extremely important political bargaining chip. Everyone was mentally prepared when they decided to start this business."

From the corner of her eye, Liya glanced at the two navy soldiers standing straight outside the door. The captain of the bodyguard was bringing them a stove to keep warm.

"Regardless of whether Don Quixote has discovered that I have cracked down on their population trade, the two islands engaged in the grain business will inevitably be targeted by more and more malicious eyes."

The wind and snow outside the house rustled, and the snow fell densely on the wooden house, making the house extraordinarily quiet:

"As for what I have done, I have never regretted it. I am not sorry to the two islands, nor to you. I hope you can understand, and I hope that if you have the opportunity and ability in the future, you will do the same."

Liya has a soft voice, bright eyes and a sharp edge on her beautiful face with a slight smile.

The managers who had been liberated from the slave cage looked at her quietly, with calm and firm expressions.

Regarding this matter, Liya didn't say much, and passed on with a few words: "I have something to inform you. Our crisis is not only in Don Quixote, but the world government is also eyeing the two islands. You have to go to the North Sea Stay for a while, even in the territory of Great Ivan, you must pay attention to safety and remain vigilant."

Being targeted by a behemoth world government would have easily caused panic at first glance.But with the foreshadowing of the previous Don Quixote incident, everyone just felt heavy, and still kept calm and coped with thinking.

Several young successors looked at all this thoughtfully.

Before Yuna left, she whispered to her for a while, resting her chin on the back of Leah's chair, tilting her head and said to her: "Island owner, they were more stable when you were not here. The doll care class I went to was noisy!"

Liya smiled and pinched her fleshy cheeks: "This is the first time. You and Gergo have done a good job. I think all parties are well coordinated."

Gergo was ashamed to act like a baby next to her like Yuna, and sat on the other side to eat the candy brought by the captain of the bodyguard. Look, let's leave first."

Aokiji, who leads the navy, is at the door of Big Ivan. Liya thinks that Robin probably wants to avoid meeting him: "Well, her body has recovered, and she can act on her own."

Robin has a high emotional intelligence, and her young subordinates liked her very much after getting along for a while, and they had all the travel expenses and luggage prepared for her when they left.With Robin's ability, as long as she stays away from the navy government, Leah really doesn't have much to worry about.

After the meeting ended, Leah left August behind and called the captain of the bodyguard, Andrew: "Every base, including the non-staple food store and the two islands, will maintain regular contact in the near future, and we must ensure the smooth flow of information. August, I will greet Doragesang, and the intelligence network of the Revolutionary Army must communicate with us."

The situation in Beihai is chaotic, but they must not only focus on Beihai.Even though the investment in the North Sea is huge, if necessary, Leah may notify the two islands to evacuate all personnel at any time.

"Andrew," Leah turned to the captain of the bodyguard: "I asked you to pay attention to Morgans's movements before, is there any news?"

If Doflamingo could detect her movements from so many hidden clues, then there are only two possible channels for leaking the news.

The captain of the bodyguard sat across from her and never took his eyes off the two sailors.His lips moved slightly: "I have a clue. A store in the port has been visited by people from his newspaper office. Now I have grasped the scope of his activities for nearly a week."

No one can pry Sakaski's mouth, and no one dares to pry it. Even the little adjutant may not know that she has provided Admiral Akainu with information about the North Sea.Excluding all impossible options, the news monger Morgans could only spit out in the face of Doflamingo's coercion and lure.

The difference is just how much you spit and how little you spit.

Leah: "Fine, stay tuned."

How much the other party knew was impossible to guess, but she was used to preparing for the worst.

Regardless of whether Doflamingo discovered something, or whether Morgonz would break her promise and basic professional ethics and reveal her existence, Leah would definitely be prepared to deal with it in advance.

"Didn't it mean that our No. [-] 'Earth Dragon' is growing well?" Liya stood up and smiled: "In a few days, the condition of the sprouts will be stable, and the geothermal greenhouse will be ready, so it's time to give feedback to the Ministry of Agriculture of Great Ivan. Such a good thing, Great Ivan should publicize it in his country."

Vladimir the Great has recalled tens of thousands of his own people from all over the world, and just released food in Great Ivan and the surrounding area a few days ago. At this time, it is very beneficial to spread this kind of news to enhance the country's credibility.

She gradually tightened her control over the grain seeds and grain business on the two islands. Two-thirds of the granary on the island was emptied. The two islands' own planting and production never stopped, but new grain was no longer sold outside.Excluding the reserved reserves for the remaining inventory, a big Ivan has enough consumption power.

She walked towards the two sailors with a gentle smile: "I want to go to the local newspaper to have a look, don't bother you, I will bring bodyguards."

Morgonz's newspaper industry has developed very well and has expanded a lot. He is the group of people with the loudest voices in the world today.Give him a few more years, presumably he will become No.1 in the newspaper industry.

Fortunately he is not yet.

The two marines kept their eyes on each other: "Admiral Sakalski ordered us to follow Miss Leah all the time."

Leah frowned in embarrassment: "But I'm going out now, do you want to report to him?"

She glanced out of the yard, and saw that Sakasky was listening to a minister of Ivan the Great, surrounded by officers, "He looks very busy."

Admiral Akainu was really busy, and Lia didn't want to report his whereabouts to him like a child looking for his parents in front of everyone, and she didn't want to wait for the work he didn't know how long it would take to finish before leaving.

It was getting dark quickly in Beihai at this time of year, and it was not too early to travel.

After finishing his business, Heisa went to Liya's small courtyard.

Liya cleaned up her temporary room and was warming up in front of the fireplace in the living room.

After the meeting, everyone was busy in their own way, and there was no one at all at this point.Leah sat in the warmest position, her eyes lowered and deep in thought.

With Andrew in the kitchen and the Marines outside by the fire, she had a rare moment of peace alone.

She went to an old newspaper office in the Iwanben area today. This newspaper office is not far from the residential area. It is located on an old street. Most of the shops on the street are closed, and the stores have marks that have not been used for a long time.The newspaper office is also in a semi-operational state.

"Well, it is published once a week and reports some local news. Now everyone reads Shijingbao or Guodu newspaper."

The old president is very old, and he will close the door and go home to provide for the elderly if he doesn't want to work for a long time.

Perhaps the journalism industry in many countries is like this newspaper. After being impacted by the Shijing Daily, which has more information and a wider spread, it can only survive. In China, only newspapers under the national government are left to survive.

The Four Seas is different from the new world where political events are dense, and the control of public opinion is not so keen. This is also the reason why Morgons can expand rapidly. There are very few people who can compete with him in the newspaper market in terms of knowledge and strength.

Leah can only start from the places he no longer sees.

In fact, for things like news and public opinion, the bigger the battle, the better, but it's a pity that she doesn't have that much energy for the time being.It is too risky to be directly exposed to the eyes of the world government, so she plans to take the bottom-up route honestly.

First of all, the public opinion in Ivan's country will be twisted into one strand.Official cooperation is needed to complete this matter, but her own weight is still not enough.

The door was pushed open with a creak, and Lia heard the sound of soldiers saluting.Turning his head, Hesa ​​lowered his head to avoid the door frame and entered the living room.

He tossed his overcoat to the soldier, and snow fell from his sleeves.

"Lily," he walked over, saw her staring at him thoughtfully, and smiled with squinted eyes: "What bad idea are you thinking?"

Leah looked at him: "I remember that the World Government has set up two charities on the south coast of Ivan and near the Upside Down Mountain."

This is one of the means of stabilizing people's hearts and establishing credibility in the world. Welfare homes, workhouses, churches, nuns, etc., the government can feed a lot of poor people with a little leakage from the fingers, although the total amount is only [-]%. The number of real refugees is very small, but the publicity is well done and in place. The civilians, bourgeoisie and middle class of all countries in the world have a high degree of trust in the world government.

"Really?" Sakaski couldn't help reaching out, pinching her cool and soft little earlobe, rubbing it with his fingertips, his eyes darkened slightly: "Do you remember where exactly?"

Of course I remembered that she had done a lot of homework for Ivan before coming here.

The locations of these charity points are scattered all over the world. It is not a secret, but it is easy to be lost in the massive marked files.It is difficult for ordinary people to find the location they want to know just by looking, but Liya, the deputy chief of the archives department, is not difficult.

Under the watchful eye of a ruler like Vladimir the Great, the charitable organizations in Ivan's country will not be able to open in the end.

The one near Reversing Mountain did buy some of the people of Ivan because of the relief food distributed a few years ago.

Liya frowned, and tilted her head to save her red and hot earlobe flesh from rubbing, thinking, of course, it would be better to change the affiliation for this kind of place to gain fame for the government.

Hei Sa has no morals, so he would use his hands to clean up the government's garbage dump, and she would borrow flowers and offer Buddha to hand it over to Emperor Ivan in exchange for a little cooperation in public opinion. Hei Sa would not mind.

Heisa dragged the stool on the side to face Lia, and when she sat down, her stretched thighs naturally blocked the sides of her stool, surrounding her face to face.

"Is that a charity?" He briefly recalled the luxury villa that Mausa demolished: "I thought it was some kind of art gallery."

One of the two charities was demolished, and in the remaining one, he would definitely find the person he was looking for.

Isn't that much faster than his own group of useless subordinates?

Heisa held Liya's kneecaps slowly accumulating strength between his crotch, held both knees together with one hand, lowered his head and leaned closer: "Don't make trouble, follow me to the front at night."

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somewhere in the new world.

In the morning, the sea was covered with fog, and Harta lay on the side of the boat and yawned: "Marco, are you sure they're here?"

Marco: "The fog is too thick, maybe I can't find my way, so I went to hide to meet it."

Harta: "Izang? Wasn't he on duty last night? Didn't Miuer take over from him yet?"

Marco bit his cigarette, struck a match, and a spark dimly lit up in the mist for a moment.

Breathing out a puff of smoke, he said, "It seems that I want to send someone to send some grain seeds to Wano Country."

Harta understood it, and felt a shadow approaching from the side in a blink of an eye: "What is that? The boat from the two islands?"

I have contacted the island several times, and now they also call it Liangdao.

"...It's not a boat." The leader of the eighth team, the murloc Namuir, lightly jumped down from the roof of the cabin.

According to the feeling he received, it was more like a sea beast.

The patrol members of the eighth team rushed over one after another, and the three captains took their respective team members to guard the side of the ship, waiting quietly.

The shadow got closer and closer, the color gradually deepened, and the outline was one-third the size of Moby Dick.

A low voice called from the shadows: "Marcosan? Is it Malcosan? Is the Moby Dick ahead?"

The distance was still far away, and Marco could barely hear the voice on the other side with the phoenix's hearing power. It was a little familiar, and he couldn't remember who it was for a while.

Harta frowned and listened for a while: "Marco, I seem to hear someone calling you."

At this time, the shadows that were getting closer suddenly stopped, and the voice from the other side came over more clearly: "Excuse me, is this the Moby Dick? I am Bi Jin, the delivery manager of the two islands, and I have communicated with you on the phone bug." Yes. I'm here to deliver."

Marco remembered.

Isn't this clear and cheerful voice that is still crisp and happy when the volume is lowered, the girl who spoke sharply during the first call and blamed them for wasting grain?

Marco cleared his throat: "It's me, did Yizang catch you?"

Yizang's voice floated from the opposite side: "I'm here, Marco."

Not noticing that Yizang's tone sounded a little subtle, Marco nodded with confidence: "Bring the boat over here, we have prepared the ladder for receiving the goods."

The light in the sky gradually brightened, and the surrounding fog also dissipated a little.

A shadow not far away approached the Moby Dick through the mist, revealing its true colors.

Marco and others fell silent.

"This is... a turtle?"

The brown-green sea turtle, as big as a small hillside, stretched its neck and raised its head. Marko's slightly wide-eyed face was reflected in his gentle big eyes. He blinked slowly, and then lowered his head slowly, revealing the huge dark green Postman hat.

A girl with a petite round face was sitting on the brim of the hat, and she smiled at him with small canine teeth: "It's the first time we meet, I have known you for a long time, Malcosan!"

Yizang stood on the tortoise's head: "There is another boat, just behind the tortoise. It is said that there is a sudden urgent mission, and the boat is not enough. Let the tortoise replace the boat to transport it."

Bi Jin smiled and didn't explain much.

In fact, it was the island owner who sent the news suddenly, informing them that the two islands were locked by the world government, and asked them to minimize the number of ships going out, and to avoid seeing the caravan logo at this time, which is easy to cause trouble when they go out to sea.

There are not many cargo ships without caravan logos, and the North Sea is tight, so there are not enough ships.

Bigin: "Let me introduce the important cooperative group of our two islands—the island tortoise. This is an intern tortoise from our Ministry of Transportation. She is the best tortoise among the first batch of graduates. I will often deal with you in the future. .Marcosan can recognize faces."

Marco looked at the turtle face with big nostrils and big eyes: "... hello."

Big Turtle raised his head slightly, and gave him a gentle and slow look, expressing his friendliness.

Biggin slid off the brim of his hat, jumped onto the side of the boat, swayed a few times before he could stand still, and Marco helped her down.

"Thank you!" Bigin raised his head with a smile, and said to Marco, who was a lot taller: "The boat behind is the first mate pressing the boat. It is not as fast as the training turtle. Let's unload the cargo on the turtle's back first."

With Yizang also jumping down, Bijin motioned to Da □ to change direction so that the customer could unload the goods.The big turtle still kept its head tilted to the ship's side, and did not listen to the instructions.

Bigin: "No, it stands to reason that as long as everyone gets down, she will adjust her position by herself. Her practical class No. 1!"

A small package suddenly popped up under Big Turtle's postman hat.

After a while, the brim of the hat was raised, and a small curly hair suddenly appeared:

"Oh, I almost fell asleep! ヾ(o?w?)ノ"

Bi Jin's grinning face froze, and then the sky fell apart: "Lili——!!! It's agreed that you will stay on the island!"