A Debt of Gratitude to the Admiral That Can Never Be Repaid! Loyalty!

Moria was here plotting his grand plan to make money.

Meanwhile, in a large open pit not far away, a large group of pirate slave laborers were using various tools to break up and clear away the rocks and other debris in the pit.

Among this group of pirate slaves, two guys are quite special; they were former executives of the Red Hair Pirates.

Raki Luke and Yasopp.

The two men, both shackled, one wielding a hammer and the other a pickaxe, were working together, smashing and clearing away the exposed rocks one at a time.

At this time, Raqi Lu was no longer as plump as before, but his muscles were still very strong, and Yasopp's skin was also much darker from the sun.

"Yasopp, give it your all! If you don't smash all these rocks, you won't get lunch!" Raki Lu swung his hammer down, looking at Yasopp beside him.

Yasopp glared at Raki Luke: "Can't you have some ambition? Are you really planning to stay here and give them a hard time for the rest of your life?"

"So what can we do now?" Raki Lu said helplessly, "If we don't finish this job, we won't even be able to eat. If we're not full, we won't be able to finish the job. You know what will happen when we get the final settlement."

The job here is already considered quite good. If you don't perform well here, you might be sent to a more dangerous place, like Flevance in the North Blue, where they mine Lead-Platinum Ore and lead.

If things are still not good, then it will be even worse. Without valuable slaves, there is no way to survive.

At that time, they were used as reserve officers and dismantled by Doflamingo, that beastly Underworld. After being dismantled, their corpses were stuffed into the Shadow, becoming Moria's most miserable zombie laborers!

And it is said that this is not the end of the story. Although they have never seen it, they have heard it from some senior slaves.

Starting around 1000, these zombies also had a new purpose. It seems that after they were severely worn out, they would be collected and recycled, and those that looked relatively 'fresh' would be transported. No one knows the specific purpose.

At least these people don't know, but the veteran slaves all say that this didn't happen before. In the past, when zombie laborers were worn down, most of them were sent to the Calm Belt to be used as fertilizer for plantations.

Clearly, these bastards have already developed a new path for zombies.

Indeed, that was the case. Those bodies that were relatively well-preserved and looked fresh were considered a merit of the Sea Police Force in suppressing the Revolutionary Army and handed over to the CP Agency for processing.

Last month, in the waters off Alcor in the New World, a battle reportedly broke out between the New World Sea Police Force and the CP Agency to annihilate a certain combat unit of the Revolutionary Army.

It seems that the Revolutionary Army suffered a major defeat there, losing nearly two thousand men.

As for the specifics, it was just that Vergo, Dragon, and Spandam were releasing a Smoke-Smoke.

This kind of thing will gradually become the norm in the future.

"We have to find a way to escape!" Yasopp gritted teeth. "Sooner or later, we'll be buried as fertilizer in the plantation here!"

They were previously assigned to farm in the Calm Belt zone, and were only recently sent to this Golden City to work.

"Even in the Calm Belt, it was difficult to escape. Now that we've captured Totto Land, it's even harder. It's only a two-hour flight from here to Whole Cake Island, and the sea is full of monitoring slugs. The only way to leave Totto Land is towards the G-5 area. How can we escape?" Lucky Lush said helplessly.

The Calm Belt isn't a good place to run. Although neither of them are Devil Fruit User, they aren't as ruthless as Rayleigh, who could swim across the Calm Belt by freestyle.

That godforsaken place is full of Marines personnel, heavily guarded, and all the ships are large. Even if you manage to steal the island, two people can't start it at all. You can only escape by swimming, but once you're out of the water, you can't tell which way is which. The sea is full of Sea Kings. You're not afraid of them for a short time, but if you stay there for too long, you might just become snacks.

So these two guys have had no choice but to work honestly all this time.

Hearing Raki Lu's words, Yasopp felt both resentful and helpless.

Just then, Raki Lu said, "It's impossible for all missions to be like this. Let's perform well and try to stay on this mission team permanently. Maybe we'll be sent to a more convenient place to work in the future. The environment will definitely change then, and who knows, we might have a chance to escape!"

Yasopp thinking for a moment, Yasopp could only nod in agreement. "It seems that's the only way. Let's finish this project properly first... I wonder how long this damn Golden City will take to complete?"

This is also what Yasopp worried about. Building a factory on such a large island could be a real ordeal if it takes too long!

Meanwhile, on another piece of land, Tesoro, also wearing a helmet and holding a blueprint, was explaining the situation to the people around him.

"This area is the one that's been completely designated as the 'Deep Sea Park' in the design drawings. It's specifically designed for you Fish-Man Race and Merfolk, since your lifestyles and needs are different from those of the sea-dwelling races. According to the Admiral's plan, this place will be transformed into a water world." Tesoro pointed to a large area in the distance.

The base of Golden City is very large. If it is planned to operate at full capacity, the entire Golden City can support the lives of 600,000 people!

After all, this place, like Mary Geoise, doesn't need to be responsible for producing any resources. All areas will be developed into commercial and residential areas, so there's no need to move large amounts of land for farming.

Tesoro was surrounded by a large group of Fish-Man Race, led by Fisher Tiger.

Even Jinbe, who is now one of the Shichibukai, is here, as are Fisher Tiger's underlings, such as Arlong Hachi.

"The Admiral really takes good care of us," Fisher Tiger said happily, listening to Tesoro's words.

"Your design only has regional divisions; detailed design is completely left blank because we don't have any design talents knowledgeable about Fish-Man Island. So you'll have to arrange this design yourself. Once you've finished your design, just hand the blueprints over to Moria, and their development team will immediately begin development here," Tesoro said with a smile.

"No problem. I've already reported this to the Ryugu Palace. Our King Neptune is quite interested in this matter and will send a royal designer from the Ryugu Palace later. I'm here today hoping to invite the Admiral in person. His Majesty Neptune is very keen to have a friendly conversation with the Admiral from Fish-Man Island," Fisher Tiger said.

Hearing this, Tesoro nodded first, then said, "Mr. Fisher Tiger, you've come at the perfect time. Our Admiral will be arriving here soon. The World Government is preparing to have Queen Stussy of Pleasure District take over the handover of this project. The Admiral and Ms. Stussy have already arranged to meet here, and they are both heading this way."

"Really?" Fisher Tiger said happily, "That's great, then I won't have to run anymore."

As he said this, he pointed to the large ship moored in the bay behind him. "We've also brought a gift from Fish-Man Island for the Admiral!"

Tesoro didn't know what gifts were on that ship, but he guessed they were probably priceless deep-sea treasures.

Considering Fisher Tiger's background as a mob boss, Tesoro thought for a moment and felt it necessary to give him a reminder. So he spoke softly, "Our Admiral has been advocating for integrity and has carried out a high-pressure anti-corruption campaign within our New World Marines..."

"Huh?" Fisher Tiger paused for a moment, then hesitated, "We don't mean to bribe Admiral, we just want to express our gratitude. After all, the Admiral has helped Fish-Man Island a lot."

"Ahem...that's only natural." Tesoro nodded in a mocking manner, then said, "Even so, we can't give the gift to the Admiral in a big way. Just mention it to him when the time comes. As for the things on this ship, I will arrange for someone to secretly take them away."

Although Fisher Tiger was a mob boss, he wasn't stupid. Upon hearing this, he immediately understood the meaning and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Tesoro."

"One for justice, one for the Admiral, loyalty!" Tesoro laughed heartily.

In the past, the Marines's slogan was quite simple, consisting of only one sentence. "One for justice!"

However, ever since Ortolan became Admiral and Governor of the New World, the Marines commanders in the New World now add "All for the Admiral" to their slogans, and end with "Loyalty"!

Initially, this new slogan was only used by Ortolan's direct subordinates, such as those in G-5. However, it has now been subtly spread to the vast majority of the New World Marines.

Even the Sea Police Force, while they may not shout things like "justice" or "Admiral," absolutely must shout "loyalty"!

It is clear that the new Marines faction led by Ortolan has begun to spontaneously support him!

Many of the G-5 Marines felt that they could never repay the Admiral's kindness!

Only loyalty can express their gratitude!