The Ownerless Property Warehouse

"It's going to turn people into objects." Robin's pen slashed across the paper. She didn't look down, only staring at the words being rewritten on the doorplate. "Empty Household at least retain some household registration logic. Once Ownerless Property Warehouse is established, all responses inside the door will be reduced to the sounds of objects."

Akainu looked up at the Sky Screen. "Lin Qi, block the name change first."

Longdao said, "If the name change is approved, all rescue qualifications outside the old warehouse in Loguetown will be revoked, because the supplies do not require a medical team."

Buggy stood up angrily, "How can this damn system rename everything? It can change people into taxes, goods, and now even unclaimed property. Why doesn't it change the Throne into a trash can?"

Makino looked at Lin Qi's hand pressing the buttons. "Don't yell, ask him if he has the right to change it first."

Lin Qi didn't look up; the question was directed straight up to the Sky Screen.

[The legality of renaming Ownerless Property Warehouses ]

[Question: Can the Throne Livelihood System rename the Empty Household Storage Room vaults in Loguetown as Ownerless Property Warehouses, thereby downgrading the potential victims, testimonies, and incriminating evidence inside the doors to unclaimed property?]

[A. Yes, the Livelihood System has the right to rename itself.]

[B. Yes, Empty Household with no owner]

[C. Name can be changed first, then reviewed]

[D. No, changing one's name must not alter one's personal or evidentiary status. Name changes should be frozen and evidence of any attempt to use the name change as persecution should be preserved.]

"D," said Akainu.

"D." Dragon Path.

"D," Makino said.

"D," Lumi said.

Buggy placed his hand on the Pirate Joint Seat. "D, whoever turns a person into an object, goes in as a sample first."

[Answer: D]

The words "Unclaimed Property" on the doorplate were scraped off by the Golden Light, revealing the original Empty Household Storage Room. The scraped-off black characters did not disappear; they were rolled up into a name change application and nailed to East Tax Nine's front.

Nami asked coldly, "Who approved this application?"

East Tax Nine looked at the paper; the number behind his glasses flickered a few times. "Automatic submission by the local Livelihood System."

Robin glanced at the signature column. "The signatory isn't automatic; there are handwritten abbreviations below."

Vegapunk zoomed in on the image. "Next to the number 'East Tax Nine,' there's a higher-level interface: the East People's General Ledger."

Akainu said, "Locate the East People's General Ledger."

The sound from behind the Black Gate fell close to the old warehouse.

"Local general ledgers are related to the stability of East Blue's tax system and must not be made public."

Nami held her Clima-Tact horizontally in front of her. "How many times have you talked about the stability of the East Blue? Nobody cared when Arlong was taking money, nobody cared when Cocoyasi was forced to pay her life, but now you're bringing up the issue of hiding children, and suddenly you think it's stable?"

Makino looked up at the Sky Screen, "The Civilian Witness Seat requests that corroborating evidence of Nami's local persecution be included."

Lin Qi writes the title.

[Question regarding East People's General Ledger audit authority]

[Question: When the East People's General Ledger is suspected of involvement in downgrading potential victims to unclaimed property, can the Throne use the East Blue Tax Stability as a pretext to prevent investigation?]

[A. Yes, stability is the priority]

[B. Yes, but the general ledger must not be made public]

[C. Can be internally reviewed]

[D. No, stability cannot conceal population persecution and downgrading of evidence; the East People's General Ledger should be reviewed while protecting the tax privacy of ordinary citizens.]

After the unanimous vote of five seats, the location of the East People's General Ledger was not directly revealed in the Sky Screen. Instead, a huge, old abacus was shown with many small plaques hanging on the beads, three of which were glowing.

Cocoyasi, Loguetown, Sea Rafting Route.

Long Dao said, "The East People's General Ledger isn't run by one person; it's a set of interfaces."

Vegapunk added, "There might be someone behind the interface, or there might be a cluster of modified Custodian."

East Tax Nine looked up and said, "You can't possibly audit all of them; East Blue can handle every single old debt."

Nami looked at the illusory image of the abacus, "Let's start with the Tibetan's three strokes."

Robin said, "First, we need to define the scope to prevent the Throne from dragging all the taxpayers of the East Blue into this and creating chaos."

Lin Qi nodded and typed in the new question.

[East People's General Ledger Limited Review Questions]

[Question: When reviewing the East People's General Ledger, how can we avoid expanding it into an indiscriminate investigation of the taxes of ordinary civilians in East Blue?]

[A. Publicly disclose all of East Blue's account books]

[B. Freeze all taxpayers' accounts]

[C. Select the Throne yourself]

[D. Only review any unusual links related to the second batch of Void King Attendants, Empty Household Storage Rooms, and offshore floating boxes to protect the privacy of ordinary civilians and normal taxation.]

[Answer: D]

On the abacus's illusory image, a large number of beads were obscured by Golden Light, leaving only three abnormal links exposed. The first link connected to the Tax Token of the Ju Bei, the second to the Empty Household account of the Chao Bei, and the third to the old warehouse gate where the Muqiao was located.

The Muqiao knocked a few times from inside the door.

The old warehouse worker quickly translated, "He said there are still accounts being tallied for us inside the gate."

Vegapunk frowned. "After the name change failed, East People's General Ledger was switched to internal counting, intending to trigger warehouse cleanup using quantity anomalies."

Buggy cursed, "It's going to do another inventory check?"

Void Seven: "Ownerless Property Warehouse renaming failed, backup program, quantity discrepancy, automatic inventory loss."

Upon hearing the words "loss," Naji gripped the blanket tightly. "Loss means if it's less, it can be burned."

Lumi's face paled, but she immediately looked up, "Ask about the loss."

Lin Qi sets the questions.

[Question on the Procedure for Reviewing Losses in Empty Household]

[Question: Can the East People's General Ledger initiate an inventory loss procedure and clear out any missing or damaged documents inside the vault due to a discrepancy in the number of Empty Household Storage Room?]

[A. Yes, discrepancies between accounts and actual inventory require inventory shortage.]

[B. Yes, Empty Household don't count as lives lost.]

[C. Cleaning can be done first, followed by registration]

[D. No, abnormal quantities should be considered clues to persecution. Inventory shortfalls must not be cleared up; each item should be verified protectively.]

The unanimous vote of D fell, and the missing beads in the abacus's illusory image were caught by Golden Light. Several rapid clinking sounds came from the Empty Household Storage Room, as if the people inside understood that this time it hadn't been burned.

Nami looked at the squares, "Ju Bei, Chao Bei, Muqiao, and four more."

The Ju Bei tapped against another cup.

Mia said, "He said there was one that wasn't making a sound."

Naji added in a low voice, "Those who don't make a sound might be written as quiet and qualified."

Luo Ya, supporting himself against the White Door, said with an even more somber expression, "The first batch includes them too. Whoever doesn't cry will be chosen first."

Robin said, "You can't mistake silence for lifelessness."

Lin Qi took over the question.

[Silent Empty Household Victim Verification Question]

[Question: If Empty Household Storage Room does not emit Cup Voice, the sound of a shell, or the rhythm of storage, can it be determined that the Empty Household is devoid of life or lacks any intention to be rescued?]

[A. Yes, silence means no response]

[B. Yes, silence is considered as giving up]

[C. Judgment by East Tax Nine]

[D. No, silence does not equate to lifelessness or abandonment; non-invasive life verification and protective waiting should be performed.]

After five unanimous votes for D, three of the remaining four squares showed a weak heat source, and the last square remained Blank but was not reset to zero; it was simply marked as a defective certificate pending verification.

The medical team immediately took over, stating, "There are at least three living individuals inside the door, and their conditions are unstable. We do not recommend forcibly opening the door."

The Revolutionary Army medic said, "We need to establish water and oxygen supplies through the cracks in the doors to prevent them from being mistaken for being moved by the locks."

Akainu said, "Ask about the rescue route."

Lin Qi typed out the problem statement.

[Question about the life support corridor in the Empty Household Storage Room]

[Question: Before the door opening verification is completed, can a life support channel with multiple witnesses be established to provide water, air, and medical support to the person inside the door?]

[A. No, this will be considered as Receipt]

[B. No, Empty Households shall not be supplied.]

[C. Issued by East Tax Nine]

[D. Yes, life support does not constitute Receipt; all supplies must be detached from debt and ownership, and the response within the gate must be preserved.]

[Answer: D]

Golden Light spread along the door crack. The medical equipment of the naval medical team and the Revolutionary Army medical team did not touch the door directly, but only sent thin tubes into the golden thread, which was then transferred from the Sky Screen into the door.

A swallowing sound came from inside the door, followed by a series of soft clinking sounds from a glass.

Mia translated, "He said, 'Thank you.'"

Nami peeked through the crack in the door, her hand that had been gripping the Clima-Tact slowly loosening. "Tell him, no need to thank me, just stay alive."

East Tax Nine suddenly spoke up, "You provided the supplies, and the East People's General Ledger will record the costs."

Makino looked up. "Costs can't be turned into debt."

Lin Qi has already submitted the question.

[Prohibition of Debt-Based Rescue Costs]

[Question: Can the Throne or the East People's General Ledger record the relief supplies for Empty Household Storage Room targets as their own debts or future control conditions?]

[A. Yes, rescue operations have costs.]

[B. Yes, but the Empty Household needs to be repaid]

[C. Debts may be temporarily recorded]

[D. No, relief supplies must not be converted into debt, must not create any conditions of control, and the costs of relief efforts should be reviewed separately as part of the cost of persecution relief.]

With five unanimous votes in D, one bead in East People's General Ledger broke, and the ledger page on East Tax Nine's chest was also torn open.

Another faint Cup Voice came from that opening.

Nami's expression changed. "He has one in his chest too?"

Void Seven stopped turning the page, and a line of text appeared on the page.

[Empty Household embedded in East Tax Nine, numbered East People's Experiment No. 9]