Arceus in One Piece - Chapter 15
The power device made by Quin has decent efficiency, but the power source is charged by pedals. After pedaling for a while, enough energy can be accumulated.
Although it’s very unphysical, it’s reasonable. In a world where even cola can be used as a power source, Newton’s laws have long been outdated.
Hmm, it’s estimated that the same goes for Tesla.
Arceus also stepped on that pedal mainly out of boredom with nothing else to do.
Because during the days of sailing, besides boredom, Arceus couldn’t think of any suitable adjectives.
For several consecutive days, not a single island was seen. All around was nothing but seawater. In this situation, he couldn’t even be a fisherman.
If the days were to drag on a bit longer, he would choose to enter a dormant state.
After finishing the call with Big Mom, Kaido poured the rest of the alcohol into his stomach and had no intention of getting up, even after sleeping for several days.
When Quin wasn’t scouting the situation, he was busy modifying his mechanical hand.
Jin and Shayna sometimes practiced, and sometimes they aimlessly looked at the distant coastline, not knowing what they were thinking.
“Quin, how long until we enter the doldrums?”
“Probably another seven days, but we need to resupply on a nearby island. We need more food. Thanks to Big Bro Kaido sleeping all the time; otherwise, we wouldn’t have enough. It would be best to change ships.”
Quin mentioned that the food mainly refers to fruits, vegetables, and staples. There are plenty of fish and meat in the sea. Although Alzus can’t fish, Quin can electrify the fish.
Ever since eating the banana from the Tropical Dragon, Quin has been particularly fond of fruits, and most of the fruit reserves on this ship have ended up in his stomach.
Food is not a necessity for Alzus; he can replenish his energy by absorbing free energy in the air with his slate. Eating and drinking are more of a habit or to satisfy some kind of appetite.
Kaido is also not an ordinary race, let alone continuously sleeping.
The Lunarians can survive in various environments, and even if there’s only water, they can endure much longer than ordinary people, possibly countless times longer.
Quin is the most ordinary person on this ship, but he is a modified human, so he has no concerns about diseases like scurvy that ordinary sailors worry about.
For this small group, resupplying is not an urgent matter, but who would want to sail in discomfort?
“Are there any islands nearby?”
“Of course, this is the South Sea, not the Grand Line, but sea charts are still useful.”
Just as they were speaking, a news bird flew by.
“You see, news birds are appearing. The flying distance of these guys is limited. Wherever news birds appear, it’s definitely within the range of some island.”
News birds are also a group of diligent workers, and their rise has been short. The world is constantly changing. Not only are pirates and the navy being updated, but the news industry is also thriving.
A few years ago, teenagers like Morgans surged into the news industry. Along with him came the news birds that spread throughout the world.
Morgans, an avian-type Devil Fruit user in the form of an albatross, originally had an unknown appearance. He always appeared before everyone in human-beast form.
Although it’s a bird-type fruit, he doesn’t fly. News is his favorite thing.
Under Morgans’ control, these news birds became his most important employees.
Every morning, they would collect newspapers in fixed places, carrying them in their designated areas. When they saw ships, they would approach to see if anyone needed a newspaper.
A few years ago, a newspaper was forty beli, but now it’s fifty beli. In a few decades, it will reach a hundred beli.
News birds have their own uniforms and carry specially made money bags. Even when facing pirates, most of them will honestly pay. This is an essential source of information for them.
Although the reports are not always one hundred percent true, at least they allow them to understand the situation outside. Otherwise, if you sail on the sea for months, changes could occur, which could lead to severe consequences.
As for not paying, it’s also possible, but the consequence is that they will be wholly blocklisted by the new birds. None of the news birds will ever approach anyone on that pirate ship again.
News birds seem to have the ability to sense the death of their comrades. If a pirate kills a news bird, there might be a group of news birds forever flying over their ship. Birds have unique body mechanisms to reduce weight.
This means that these people will always face the baptism of bird droppings and the navy brought over by the new birds.
To avoid trouble, pirates won’t haggle over these few tens of beli.
In fact, there are quite a few pirates who pay for things. This is to avoid trouble.
The group of pirates is ultimately filled with scoundrels and rascals to a greater extent. This fact, for the majority of pirates, even not killing or robbing is considered an act of kindness. Not to mention spending money to buy things.
So, those who dare to do business with pirates usually have their own level of strength to prevent the other party from not being able to pay.
And pirates, when they don’t want trouble, will honestly pay. For example, when there is a nearby navy base, mighty bounty hunters, or fellow travelers, these factors can change the minds of pirates.
Making money is for spending. If everything is obtained through robbery, then pirates wouldn’t need to look for treasures.
Don’t say the world government’s member countries, the navy’s garrisons, or kingdoms with solid garrisons. Even if they fly a giant pirate flag, it can make many people settle down. In the end, those who suffer are ordinary people who have neither strength nor background and are unlucky enough to be born outside of member countries.
Even within member countries, you have to see how good your birth level is.
The definition of pirates here is comprehensive. People like Arceus who cooperate with Kaido are inevitably regarded as pirates, but identity isn’t the most important thing. The navy also has evildoers, but they won’t become thugs just because they cooperate with Kaido.
What determines a person’s behavior is themselves.
The conflict between the World Government and the Lunarians cannot be reconciled. The once glorious tribe of gods is now on the verge of extinction, and they even regarded him as a test subject and research object. This grudge has already been formed, even if Arceus didn’t fuse with Kaido’s body.
“Kaido, there’s news. They didn’t mention anything else.”
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