I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

As they stepped onto the broad cobblestone pavement of Santa Marie Joa, a guard in armor handed a T-shaped pole connected to the ground to Shirahoshi and the other mermaids.

"Please hold these connecting rods."

As Bai Xing and the others held the long poles, the stone road under Xie Wen and the others' feet began to roll automatically like a conveyor belt.

However, just as everyone who had just arrived at Saint Mary Joa was amazed, Klee and Sharmi, who were squatting on Xie Wen's shoulders, pulled his ears at the same time...

"Brother Xie Wen, Ke Li doesn't like it here. The sounds here are so desperate."

(=w=)

"Thank you, dear Wen. There are a lot of people down this road, meow."

(=`ー=)

With Xia Ermi's reminder, Xie Wen also remembered this detail - this so-called automatic road is actually a group of slaves dragging the road underneath.

As the Observation Haki probed downwards, although it was not very clear due to the obstruction of the ground, one could still sense some weak aura slowly moving forward under their feet.

Xie Wen couldn't help but frowned...

To be honest, he didn't understand the point of doing this at all. With the current level of technology mastered by the World Government, or Vegapunk, it would be very easy to replace these manual labor with real mechanical transmission. Moreover, when the Celestial Dragons traveled, they basically rode on slaves. This kind of thing was completely unnecessary.

Even though those celestial dragons who only know how to bully others never take slaves seriously, the people who manage the entire operation of Santa Marie Joa will always have a more normal mindset, right?

It really deserves to be called a "holy land"... The bottom line of those celestial dragons is really beyond the imagination of an ordinary person like me.

Xie Wen sneered in his heart.

Although he felt sympathy for the slaves under the road, it was obviously impossible for Xie Wen to blow it up without caring about it at this time, so he could only gently comfort his cat and take the initiative to walk to the ordinary road next to it...

Shirahoshi seemed to have sensed something as well, and followed Xie Wen closely to leave the "automatic road", followed by King Neptune and other members of the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

What Xie Wen didn't expect was that Qing Jiao and Kerla and their group also followed him down, even the royal members of the two countries were no exception.

As for the members of other countries, they didn't know why Xie Wen and his team didn't use the labor-saving method, and they didn't have much friendship with the Dragon Palace Kingdom, so after looking at each other, they did not follow them down the automatic road.

Of course, Xie Wen would not explain, and a mere few dozen people were nothing compared to this huge road. Even with big guys like King Neptune and Shirahoshi, it would not reduce the burden on the slaves much. He did this just to make his cat feel a little better.

"Xie Wen, did you guys notice anything?"

Qingjiao, who also didn't understand why Xie Wen and the others were doing this, came over curiously.

Although he was the one who introduced Xie Wen to the art of Observation Haki, his level of Observation Haki is now not as good as Xie Wen's.

"That road is powered by manpower," Xie Wen did not hide it and answered in a low voice: "There are countless slaves dragging the road surface below."

Everyone who heard this changed their expressions, but like Xie Wen, they couldn't do anything because of the existence of the Celestial Dragons.

"This is how the world's nobility is. Please be patient."

Although the Ramen King also showed a surprised expression, he quickly calmed down and advised helplessly: "You may see some... um... not so good things in the future, but you have to be patient. After all, we all represent our respective countries."

Klar bit his lip and complained quietly but clearly: "The huge amount of heavenly gold that everyone pays every year is used for this kind of thing?"

Xie Wen glanced at her and probably guessed what Dorag and the others were going to do...

Just like the suggestion Yixiao made some time ago, he wants the World Government to ban Tenshangjin.

Although Xie Wen made this suggestion seem useless in front of Yixiao at the time, in fact he did think it was not that useful, but that was for the exploited civilians.

But for the revolutionary army, as long as they can unite most countries to make this request, it will be considered a success.

As long as the world government rejects this proposal, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction in most countries, even those tyrants, and they may even be more dissatisfied.

Even if there really is an almost impossible one in ten thousand chance that the World Government agrees to cancel Heavenly Gold and will not come up with any substitutes like Heavenly Silver in the future, that would still be a good thing.

Poor countries will be able to get a respite, and the revolutionary army and the countries they allied with will be able to obtain more resources for development.

Therefore, this matter will not harm the revolutionary army in any way, so naturally we have to give it a try.

In addition, the Revolutionary Army probably also wants to collect as much information about Santa Marie Geoise as possible. After all, what Dragon really wants to overthrow is the Celestial Dragons. If they can avoid a head-on confrontation with the navy and directly launch a surprise attack on the Celestial Dragons in Santa Marie Geoise, that would naturally be the best situation.

However, Xie Wen was not optimistic about this possibility. If Santa Marie Joa did not have sufficient defense, how could those Celestial Dragons live happily for so many years.

What's more, there is a mysterious Im and the "King" Uranus who is very likely in the hands of the World Government.

Since they knew the truth about the "automatic road", the atmosphere on Xie Wen's side became a little depressing. Fortunately, they soon arrived at the gate of Pangu City, the largest building in Santa Marie Joaillerie.

Opposite Pangu City is a town specially built for the celestial dragons to live in, which is the so-called "residence of God".

After entering Pangu City, Xie Wen and his companions followed the guards who led the way to a huge square. The square was bustling with people. Those who were obviously members of the royal family gathered in twos and threes, while most of the other guards stood upright on the periphery, with only a few following behind the royal members. The overall atmosphere was very lively.

In such a lively atmosphere, the cats quickly forgot their previous unhappiness and stretched their necks excitedly, looking around.

"Thank you, Wen! Thank you, Wen!"

(=w=)

Sanji quickly pulled Xie Wen's trouser leg, staring at the luxurious and exquisite food on the long table with shining eyes, and asked anxiously: "Shall we try the food here first?"

"Just take Sanji and the others around. We are here with King Neptune."

Jinbei and his brothers took the initiative to take on the responsibility of guarding.

Xie Wen didn't bother to be polite with them. He took the cats and Baby-5 and walked towards the long table. Only Meowx hesitated for a moment and still chose to stay with Shirahoshi.

Because not long after they came in, Bai Xing was already surrounded by a group of royal family members. They introduced their own "young talents" to Bai Xing and wanted to marry her...

There is no way. As Shirahoshi grows up, she does have a stunning appearance now. In addition, during the time that Shirahoshi went to sea with Xie Wen, she has achieved some results. What's more, behind her, there is Xie Wen, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

This results in the situation that although Shirahoshi is younger now, the number of princes courting her is several times more than in the original comics.

As the big sister of Shirahoshi, Meowx felt that she had an obligation to stay and protect her little follower and teether.

"Thank you for liking me, but I'm still young and I haven't considered getting married yet."

Unlike the Shirahoshi in the comics who came to the sea for the first time and whose mental age might be less than ten years old, the current Shirahoshi had been traveling around with Xie Wen for a long time and had specially trained herself in dealing with people, so after a brief panic, she began to deal with the royal family in front of her very appropriately...

This actually moved King Neptune and the three Neptune brothers who were standing by.

"Wow... Otohime, did you see that? Shirahoshi has grown into a qualified princess..."

The emotional King Neptune even took out his handkerchief to wipe away his tears.