East Blue, Orange Town.
It was only a small town, but for some reason, after seeing off a group of pirates, it welcomed the Marines.
At this moment, the mayor stood trembling with fear alongside the townspeople. "Esteemed Marine officers, that's the situation. Those pirates took all the food in town and then left."
"In other words, there's no food left in town?"
"Y-yes, that's right."
"That won't do." Longinus sighed and said to Smoker beside him, "Is there any way to get food?"
Smoker said solemnly, "Even if we buy food from the nearest town, it'll take about three days to deliver it here."
East Blue was vast to begin with, and the speed of a branch warship was far inferior to that of one from Marine Headquarters. Three days was indeed the fastest possible.
Hearing that these esteemed Marine officers were actually worrying about their food, the mayor said gratefully through tearful eyes, "We can wait three days. Thank you, esteemed Marine officers. Thank you, we're truly grateful!"
If they used their own ship, they wouldn't be able to bring back much food in one trip, and they would also face the threat of pirates along the way. There were simply too many uncertain factors.
By the time they brought the food back, the people of the town might already have starved to death!
Seeing that Longinus was still hesitating, Smoker suggested, "How about distributing the food aboard the warship to them?"
"Our soldiers are people too. Don't say something like that again." Longinus rarely spoke so sternly.
"Yes!" Although he had been reprimanded, Smoker showed no resentment at all.
Having a superior who considered his subordinates' welfare was naturally their good fortune.
"At a time like this, it looks like I'll have to pick up my old