"Oh?"
"You're actually a shipwright, following in your father's footsteps. You come from a shipbuilding family, hahaha."
To be honest, Kazu was really tempted.
With such a large Divine Dragon, it's inevitable that there will be some bumps and knocks during future voyages.
It's impossible for the whole world to have shipwrights as skilled Water 7. We can't just turn back to Water 7 every time there's a minor problem.
"That's right, Drew's cooking skills are the best here, even surpassing his father's."
Drew's companions behind him were also proud to hear Kazu's praise.
"That's really impressive."
"Come on, you three, come with us. Let's find a tavern and talk this over."
Kazu's words immediately made Drew's face light up. As long as the other party didn't reject him outright, there was still a chance.
"No problem."
Drew quickly jogged a few steps to catch up with Kazu and the others. His two companions behind him had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow.
Firstly, they were worried about their companion Drew's safety; secondly, Kazu had just told the three of them to come over, and they didn't dare disobey him.
With Drew and the other two as guides, finding a decent tavern was quite easy.
The group booked a larger private room and ordered some local specialties and drinks.
"Come on, I have some wine. Tell me your story."
Kazu tossed over a bottle of fine wine, Drew caught in mid-air.
This is a bottle of fine wine that costs tens of thousands of Beli. Ordinary people like them wouldn't normally be willing to buy this. It would be such a waste if it were to be smashed on the ground.
Opening the bottle and inhaling its rich aroma, Drew gulped down a large mouthful, as if being drunk made it easier to recount his past.
"As you can see, Saierde is a large city with steel manufacturing and shipbuilding industries, and our country is even one of the Affiliated Nation of the World Government."
"But the common people here are not well-off; the Heavenly Tribute every year is drawn from the blood of us common people."
"Moreover, the leadership headed by King Chadrila is insatiably greedy. In addition to the Heavenly Tribute, we also have to pay a large amount of various taxes every year."
"There's nothing they won't do, only things you can't imagine. Even things like getting married and having children require paying money to the state."
"Ordinary people do earn a lot of money through work, but compared to those heavy taxes, it's still not enough for us to live a normal life."
"Some low-income families can only afford one full meal a day."
"A vast amount of wealth is concentrated in the hands of a very small number of nobles; the money they spend on a single meal can be enough to support an ordinary family for a year."
"King Chadrila even required fifty courses at every meal, and he would only take a bite or two of each course before throwing it away."
"Furthermore, with nearly a hundred wives, the royal expenses are entirely borne by the common people."
"What?!"
"That bastard, I'll tear him to pieces!"
"Yes, absolutely unforgivable."
Kazu, Carlmand, and Behrens were initially enjoying their wine and listening to the stories, but when Drew spoke of King Chadrila, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation, as if they had a deep-seated hatred for him.
"Right, you all think they went too far, right?"
Drew was so excited by Kazu and the others' strong reaction that he almost dropped his glass.
"That's right, that's absolutely outrageous."
"This bastard has nearly a hundred queens! I must act on behalf of Heaven!"
"It would be better to execute him by a thousand cuts; otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to appease public anger."
"Yes, yes, let me keep shocking him with lightning. Every time he's about to give up, I'll give him a shock to make sure he doesn't die easily and stays conscious."
Hearing what Carlmand and the others said, Makino felt somewhat embarrassed.
Robin, standing to the side, gave an awkward laugh. She knew that the three of them were focusing on something different from what the other person had said.
"Ah, yes, there were nearly a hundred princesses; that's one of his crimes."
Drew was taken aback at first; he hadn't expected that this was what Kazu and the others were most concerned about and most angry about.
However, Drew, who had already figured out some of the tricks of the trade, went along with their words and decided to stir up Kazu and the others' emotions first.
"Alright, since that's the case, let's wipe them out."
"But before that, I need to make a phone call first."
Kazu disappeared from the spot and returned to the room on the Divine Dragon that was used to store Den Den Mushi, where he picked up the dragon's personal Den Den Mushi.
Blub Blub Blub, Blub Blub Blub~
"Hello, this is Long. Is this Kazu?"
The Den Den Mushi perfectly replicated the dragon's expression on the other end; it tried to be serious, but the slight upturn of its lips betrayed its true feelings.