Listening to the words of the two giants, Rayleigh gently shook his head.
"Tsk tsk."
He smacked his lips.
"It's really enviable, always 150 years, and then another 150 years. Isn't that a bit too long?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh took out his wine flask and took a sip, which tasted bland.
"You giants always claim that your lifespan is about three times that of humans."
But how many people living on this vast ocean actually live to be over eighty?
As a result, your lifespan will not begin to decline rapidly until at least three hundred years.
If you ask me, a lifespan of about four times that of humans is more suitable for you. Don't assume that every human can live to be a hundred years old, you giant old buddy!
After saying that, Rayleigh looked at the two giants with a wry smile.
Only those who have reached his age and personally experienced his rapid decline in health and condition, and who feel the need for extremely high-intensity exercise to barely maintain his physical condition, can truly understand this.
Only in this way can one truly feel awe towards death, as he does now...
Hearing Rayleigh's words, Shakky sighed softly.
She and Rayleigh were worried about exactly the same thing.
Yes, Rayleigh was worried about his own lifespan, and she was also worried about Rayleigh's lifespan.
They were both worried about exactly the same thing...
Hearing Rayleigh's words from afar, Dorry and Brogy couldn't help but exchange a glance.
After a moment, they smiled at each other, then turned to Rayleigh at the same time.
"Haha, sir, if you hadn't emphasized your age, I would have thought you were a young man!"
Don't think we can't feel the surging vitality and energy within you!
Also, you..."
As Dorry spoke, he gently scratched his head.
"Have we met before? I feel like I vaguely remember you, except that in my memory, your hair and beard weren't white!"
"Yes!"
Rayleigh nodded, then went to Dorry's side and patted Dorry's ankle.
"Of course we've met. Roger and I came to this island more than twenty years ago."
We also told you the story of Charlotte Linlin, don't tell me you've all forgotten!
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Dorry was slightly taken aback. After thinking carefully, he finally remembered.
He nodded in Dawu.
"I remember now, haha, you guys told us about Linlin, the one who destroyed one of our villages in Elbaf, right?"
Hmph, what a pity, we left Elbaf far too long ago!
Otherwise, I will definitely... I will definitely...
At this point, Dorry seemed to remember something, and he pursed his lips in frustration.
Beside him, Brogy put his arm around him and shook his head.
"What do you mean 'definitely'? It's just a child."
It's terrible, even though she destroyed one of our villages, even though she slaughtered many of our people.
Even so, we wouldn't do anything to her; at that time, she was just a child who didn't understand anything.
As for our fallen kin, alas...
They're not even as good as a child...
As they spoke, Brogy sat down near Gawain, rubbing the foreleg in his hand as he asked Gawain a question.
"Let's not talk about those things anymore. Our past was full of joy and happiness, but we always like to recall the painful things, which is not good."
Without a heart that is good at finding happiness, how can we have the strength to pursue our dreams?
Also, Mr. Gawain, we've already told our story, so shouldn't you tell us yours too?
Let's start by talking about why you came to the island, shall we?
"Sure."
Gawain nodded slightly, then smiled and said.
"I had no intention of fighting you before; you and I are not enemies."
All our fighting has only resulted in fewer good people on this vast ocean.
The reason I came to the Little Garden is because I'm going to start a project here.
At this point, Gawain looked at Brogy with amusement, only to see him ask mischievously.
"Brogy, and Dorry, can you do me a favor?"
"No problem!!!"
Before Dorry could answer, Brogy patted his chest with delight.
"Just because you put my name in front of Dorry, I'm definitely going to help you out!"
You're such a good person!
After saying that, Brogy, under Dorry's sullen gaze, looked expectantly at Gawain.
Gawain nodded and then said with a smile.
"You should have seen my ship anchored at sea, right?"
"Of course I saw it, haha, your ship is even bigger than the ship we used to sail out to sea back then!"
Our little boat was home to only a few hundred giants.
Your ship could probably hold thousands of giants!
"That's spectacular!"
Brogy quickly praised Gawain's Dark Bird Ship.
For him, putting his name before Dorry's means he's a good person, a good person is a friend, a friend is a brother, and a brother is a life-or-death bond!
So he was excessively enthusiastic!
Hearing Brogy's praise, Gawain patted Dorry's ankle.
"My boat will stay in the Little Garden for about two weeks. During this time, I need to mark out a piece of land of sufficient size in the area where my boat is moored!"
In the future, I want to build a train that can travel across the sea in the area I've marked out!
However, this matter has unfortunately narrowed your scope of life!
At this point, Gawain shook his head regretfully.
"Brogy, and Dorry, I hope you can accept my plan."
I want to open up a sea route from Reverse Mountain to Sabaody and connect every island along this route with rails!
No one can stop my plans, so I really don't want you to do anything to hinder me!
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Dorry couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Was this an attempt to claim land in the Little Garden?
What should I do about the future war with Brogy?
Seeing Dorry's furrowed brow, Gawain chuckled and continued speaking, interrupting Dorry's thoughts.
He continued speaking.
"As for the favors I need from you..."
That's simple. I just want you to help me manage the security in my Little Garden.
On the one hand, I hope you can help my men control the ferocious dinosaurs in the Little Garden.
"Look at these big guys, they're so fierce, they might scare my passengers."
At this point, Gawain shook the Brachiosaurus's hind leg in his hand.
Look at that leg, it's covered in blood, it's absolutely horrific!
At the same time, Gawain continued.
"On the other hand, I hope you can help me control my passengers."
The Little Garden is, after all, an ancient island, and its environment is not suitable for my passengers to roam freely.
I can't keep an eye on this place forever, and my men are definitely not as strong as you two giants in some aspects.
So, after I leave, I'll have to ask you all to take care of my business.
Just as I said, I restrain the dinosaurs from invading my station, and I also restrain travelers from venturing too deep into the Little Garden.
Please, Brogy, and Dorry!
At this point, Gawain raised his head and looked seriously at the two giants.
At that moment, he subtly changed the concept, or rather, he used another concept to cover up what Dorry had seriously considered before.
And Brogy...
The giant readily accepted the ideas Gawain had instilled in him, nodding rapidly.
"Haha, I thought it was a huge favor, but it turns out it's just a small matter!"
Don't worry, I'm definitely going to help you with this, and this won't be enough!
You're my friend, Gawain, how could I only help you with such a small thing!
Hurry up, tell me about any other problems you have, and then I'll help you solve them!
As he spoke, Brogy stretched out his enormous fist and reached it toward Gawain.
Seeing this, Gawain raised his fist and slammed it into Brogy's.
Gawain lowered his fist and waved with a smile.
"There are other troubles too, haha. While I'm staying, could you catch some different kinds of dinosaurs for me?"
I'm planning to get some dinosaurs and keep them on my boat; they're quite rare.
"How about it, is this favor okay?"
Not enough, far from enough, haha!
Wait here, Gawain, I'll pick some of the local specialty plants from your Little Garden for you while I'm at it!
There are quite a few fruits here that can slightly improve your physical fitness; you should like them!
Brogy was still not satisfied. He forced himself to take on more work before finally managing to sit down quietly.
Meanwhile, Dorry, standing to Brogy's side, was now speechless...
What else could he say? His good brother was practically ready to sell them both to Gawain!
Is it possible for him to go against his best friend's decision?
Besides, Dorry himself is a giant.
Although he was worried that the opening of the Sea Train might bring a large influx of tourists who would disturb his and Brogy's blissful battle.
But since Brogy has already agreed, Dorry will definitely be Brogy's man of Funi...
And so, when Jinbe returned to the center of the group with ropes tied to more than thirty fruit trees whose branches had not yet been removed, he set up the barbecue grill.
Dorry and Brogy had already started the banquet with Gawain.
Barrel after barrel of strong liquor was carried to the Little Garden by members of the Black Ice Terrace. Non-combatants such as Shirahoshi, Vivi, and Uta also joined the banquet.
Near the ruins created by the Nation Conqueror... a scene resembling a natural disaster.
Uta's song, along with the giant's laughter, became the latest terror for every dinosaur in the Little Garden.
From today onwards, every night...
The dinosaurs in the Little Garden trembled and prayed that they wouldn't hear any similar sounds in their dreams as they had that night.
Meanwhile, in their dreams, the dinosaurs also reminisced about their brothers and sisters who had mysteriously disappeared from the world since that day...
Twelve days later, aboard the Dark Bird Ship.
Franky walked out of the laboratory.
As he walked, he tapped his back, and at that moment, the sound of his tapping his back became the sound of striking metal!
He muttered to himself as he walked.
"The Munch-Munch Fruit is indeed more useful than I thought!"
Originally, if I wanted to modify my back, I would have to completely modify most of my body parts, especially my mechanical arms.
But now, haha, while the Munch-Munch Fruit swallows and synthesizes the corresponding substances, it can also miraculously fuse its own body with the substances it synthesizes.
Most importantly, I can actually control this fusion!
Therefore, I can modify every part of my body anytime, anywhere!!!
At this point, Franky chuckled and turned to look at Spandam, who was leading a group of people to clean the deck not far away.
In the distance, Spandam had already stopped moving after Franky appeared. Noticing Franky's gaze, Spandam immediately rushed in front of Franky.
"Boss Franky, are you done with your experiment? It looks like you've achieved quite a bit!"
"Haha, that's right, the results this time were really great!"
Vegapunk's early experimental records and the equipment he used significantly improved my series of studies!
Dead panda, wait for me in my lab!
I'll go hand the robotic arm to Grandpa Zephyr first, and then I'll come back and give you a proper makeover!
Giao!
My skills are so much better Koby before. If nothing unexpected happens, you might be able to unleash an Inazuma of lightning!
Franky gestured excitedly, and his words made the light bulb on Spandam's nipple light up suddenly.
"I... I can actually unleash Inazuma?! Is this real, Boss Franky?!"
"Haha, it's Inazuma with a biubiubiu effect, buddy!"
Franky smiled and put his arm around Spandam, giving him an absolutely affirmative answer.
So after Franky left, in the lab...
Spandam excitedly lay down on the lab table, muttering to himself as he did so.
"The ability to use Inazuma, haha, that's a similar ability to adults."
Although I'm certainly not as good as an adult, if I can use lightning as a means of attack, the adult will definitely think more highly of me, right?
Franky... Carter Flam!
I never expected this, hahaha, you actually helped me onto a path to heaven!!!
On the other hand, near the Dark Bird Ship soccer field, Shirahoshi used a water jet to deftly smash the soccer ball towards the goal guarded by Jinbe.
Seeing the oncoming soccer ball, Jinbe rolled his eyes in frustration, then raised his hand and intercepted the ball with remarkable ease.
Seeing that Jinbe had once again grasped the soccer ball, Shirahoshi froze completely. With the help of the levitation device invented by the Merfolk Dan, she hovered stiffly in the air for a full ten seconds.
Seeing Shirahoshi's expression, Jinbe rolled his eyes again in exasperation.
"Princess Shirahoshi, I've said it so many times, don't make me a goalkeeper! I want to play soccer too!"
Besides, with my physique, haha.
How wide is the goal? And how wide am I?
Even without using Observation Haki, your soccer ball... it has absolutely no chance of going into the goal!
"But even so... you shouldn't, you shouldn't..."
Hearing Jinbe's words, Shirahoshi sadly reached out her hand, pointing tremblingly at Jinbe, and said in a shaky voice.
"You shouldn't have stopped me two hundred and sixty-four times!"
Waaaaah!
What are you doing? Why are all the adults so strong?!
Why are there only a few of us kids on the ship? Without you adults, we wouldn't be able to put together a soccer or baseball team!
I don't want to play football with you annoying adults! I won't!
Waaaaah... I got blocked again, so pitiful!!!
With a cry of grief and indignation, Shirahoshi, Merfolk off the court in agony, swishing her tail as she ran, and then dejectedly fell into Gawain's arms.
So, Gawain, who was taking the time to rest, was smashed into countless tiny bolts of Inazuma...
Pia!
Shirahoshi slammed her hand hard onto the beach chair.
This made the little girl even sadder. She rubbed her eyes and swayed back and forth in distress.
"The master isn't as gentle as he used to be, boohoo, now the master just disappears with a pounce..."
Things are different now. Before, the adults would catch me!
"Why?"
Nearby, Inazuma gradually coalesced into the shape of Gawain, who reached out and pulled Shirahoshi to lie down on a beach chair.
Shirahoshi lay beside Gawain, looking at him timidly. Gawain then spoke softly.
"The reason I couldn't catch you is because my Observation Haki and instincts never made me see you as an enemy."
Therefore, when I am fast asleep, I cannot feel you approaching.
No matter when you appear, I will never consider your presence a disturbance!
As he spoke, Gawain rubbed Shirahoshi's cheek, then turned to Kalifa, who was not far away.
"Kalifa, the Sea Train station and weather observation center, will be completed in about six days."
After we leave, on the next island, let's recruit some outstanding young people and train them well on the ship.
Teacher Zephyr is short of enough students, so let's find him a group of eleven or twelve-year-olds and train them from a young age; he can also..."
"Giao!!!"
As Gawain was speaking, Franky's shout interrupted him. Franky walked over, excitedly calling out Grandpa Zephyr's name.
Where is Grandpa Zephyr?
Your new robotic arm, this genius has finished it!!!
Uh... is it still the 17th? I went to a friend's house today and drank too much...
Ah, alcohol is really no good thing, sigh.
There's only one chapter for the 17th so far, sob sob...
He's lost his mind...