Bubbles the size of a human head emerged from the bottom of the sea, and the rumbling sound was continuous. In the dark bottom of the sea, there seemed to be a strange shadow swimming from the deep darkness.
On the edge of the destroyed Marine station island, a Battleship from the Grand Line was docked, and a white shadow swooped down quickly from the sky. Bell spread his eagle wings and landed on the steep mountain peak. The rugged and grotesque mountain came into view, and countless colorful ores were piled up under his feet.
"The whole island fell here from the sky, Golden Lion Shiki really has a terrible ability!" Bell bent down and picked up a piece of ore, and his sharp nails picked off a green spot at the corner of the ore.
It wasn't just this piece of ore. The entire mine was covered in patches of green vegetation. They were like patches of moss that were unevenly distributed across the mine. There were even some green patches that were stubbornly entwined around the surface of the ore. A faint fragrance filled the air.
Bell waved to the docked Battleship, and the Marines came over with many empty sacks and mining tools.
"These ores are all broken and falling, which saves us the trouble of digging." The Marine Lieutenant Commander looked at the colorful stone ore that could be picked up everywhere, and picked up a piece and easily wiped off the green moss stuck on the surface of the ore.
More navy soldiers found it troublesome and directly stuffed the ores, together with the wet "moss" on them, into the sack.
"After the collision of the two islands, all the buildings were destroyed, people and animals died, but the remaining plants could grow and spread freely." Bell didn't think much in his heart. His sharp eyes saw several pirate ships with skeleton flags on the coast coming towards them.
The shoddy iron cannon made a harsh sound, and the heavy solid shells drew a parabola in mid-air and fell towards the docked Battleship.
The shells with poor accuracy fell on the sea and the shore, splashing waves and gravel on both sides of the ship. The Marines who were carrying the ore were shocked and immediately became angry and went into a state of battle.
The gun lock on the side of the ship opened, and the dark and fine barrels stretched out. The continuous shelling responded, and the cannonballs sank a Pirate Ship. The remaining two Pirate Ships were shocked and quickly drew a curve on the sea and accelerated towards the shore.
Dozens of pirates fell into the water from the smashed Pirate Ship, with steel knives and guns in their hands, they sank to the bottom of the sea and swam towards the shore.
"It seems that the rumors of pirates attacking the Marines these days are true. The situation in East Blue has become so chaotic!" The Marines on the shore looked gloomy and murderous.
Ten minutes later, the unknown pirates left their corpses on the ground and fled. The Marines also killed some soldiers, and most of them were wounded.
The smell of blood mixed with the fragrance of green plants in the air. Sacks stained with blood were carried up to the cabin. Nobody noticed that some inconspicuous green spots were growing and spreading weirdly where the bloody sacks touched the floor of the cabin.
… …
Marine Club.
A row of seagull flags fluttered in the wind, piercing the gloomy sky with a touch of white. Inside the black and white fist-shaped building was a huge conference room. The round table made of mahogany material was 30 meters in diameter, and the round table was fixed with uniformed chairs.
The iron armrests of the chairs were inlaid with dark golden patterns, and the front and back of the chairs were engraved with seagull flags. The center of the flag was engraved with vertical lines symbolizing the warship logo, which represented the membership level in the Marine Club.
The round table was wiped clean, and a triangular iron table was placed on the spotless table. The iron table was like an ornament, just facing each chair, and the serial number was also accurately engraved on it.
Each Arabic number sequence corresponded to the corresponding Marine Club. Chi Yeben sat in the position facing the door of the conference room, which was the main seat. He was expressionless and cold like a sculpture.
Standing behind him was Crowe, who was wearing a military uniform, white gloves, and a pair of glasses. He squinted his eyes and stared at every Marine who walked through the door with a professional fake smile on his face.
From Crowe's position, he could clearly see the entire conference room, especially the empty seats. Just by glancing at the iron table on the table and the logo on the chairs, he immediately knew which Marine Club's representative didn't arrive on time.
It was a "semi-official organization" that almost included the entire East Blue. The reason why it was called semi-official was because it had always been approved by the Marine Headquarters in writing, and it was called official because all members were wearing military uniforms.
Jones sat in a seat close to Chi Yeben and quietly observed the sparse seats. More than half of the seats were absent, especially the familiar faces in the front seats of the members.
Since the operation of the Marine Club was on the right track, this kind of large-scale absence occurred for the first time. He glanced at Crowe with a hypocritical smile on his face, as if he wasn't surprised. He could only smell the cold temperament exuding from the other side, which was a copy of Yarlin.
"Some of the branches were destroyed by Shiki, so the entire branch was erased, but there shouldn't be so many people absent. Did they escape because of fear, or were they attacked by pirates, or …" Jones guessed in his mind. He looked at the Marine Captains present, each of them had a strange and silent expression, they seemed to be aware of the unusual atmosphere.
"Time's up!" Chi Yeben raised his watch and glanced at it and said coldly.
The door of the conference room was closed from the outside, and the enclosed space fell into silence. Only Chi Yeben's indifferent voice could be heard. The specially designed internal structure made the voice amplified, like a three-dimensional surround echo echoing in everyone's eardrums.
"It's a pity that so many members of the club are absent from this meeting. I'm very sad for their deaths. The reason for all of this is clear to everyone. Naturally, it's because of Shiki, the Golden Lion, in East Blue." Chi Yeben slowly said: "Whether it's to respond to the club, to protect our own interests, or to live up to the duty of the military uniform, we must fight the pirates to the end!"
"… …" The Marine Captains were shocked.
"Is absence directly defined as death?" Jones said. The many possible guesses in his mind were instantly drowned by cold water. He had not received any information from Crowe beforehand. He glanced at the empty seats and felt a chill in his heart. "Since Chi Yeben dares to say so, then they are all dead!"
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