Chapter 559 "Holy Land" Mary Joa

Stepping onto the wide stone road of Saint Mary Joa, the armored guards handed a T-shaped pole connected to the ground to Shirahoshi and other mermaids.

"Please hold these connecting rods."

As Shirahoshi and his friends held the long poles, the stone road under Xie Wen's feet began to roll automatically like a conveyor belt.

However, just as everyone who came to Saint Mary Joa for the first time was amazed, Klee and Sharmi, who were squatting on Xie Wen's shoulders, pulled his ears at the same time...

"Brother Xie Wen, Klee doesn't like this place. The sound here is so desperate."

(=ω=)

"Dear Xie Wen, there are a lot of people under this road."

(=`ー=)

At Sharmi's reminder, Xie Wen also remembered this detail - this so-called automatic road is actually a group of slaves dragging the road surface below.

As the observation Haki probed downwards, although it was not very clear due to the obstruction of the ground, some weak breaths could still be sensed to move slowly under their feet.

Xie Wen couldn't help but frowned...

To be honest, he didn't understand the meaning of doing this. With the current technological level of the World Government, or Vegapunk, it would be very easy to replace these manual labor with real mechanical transmission. Moreover, those Celestial Dragons basically rode on slaves when they traveled, so there was no need for such things to exist.

Even if those Celestial Dragons who only knew how to bully others never took slaves seriously, the people who managed the entire operation of Saint Mary Joa would always think more normally, right?

It really deserves to be called a "holy land"...The bottom line of those Celestial Dragons is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people like me.

Xie Wen sneered in his heart.

Although he sympathized with the slaves under the road, Xie Wen obviously couldn't blow it up at this time, so he could only gently comfort his cat and take the initiative to walk to the ordinary road next to it...

Shirahoshi seemed to have sensed something, and followed Xie Wen closely and left the "automatic road" together, followed by King Neptune and other members of the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

What Xie Wen didn't expect was that Qing Jiao and Kerla also followed him down, even the royal family members of the two countries were no exception.

As for the members of other countries, they didn't know why Xie Wen and his team didn't use the labor-saving method, and they didn't have much friendship with the Dragon Palace Kingdom, so after looking at each other, they didn't follow him down the automatic road.

Xie Wen certainly wouldn't explain, and a few dozen people were nothing compared to this huge road. Even with big guys like King Neptune and Shirahoshi, it wouldn't reduce the burden of those slaves much. He did this just to make his cat feel a little better.

"Xie Wen, did you notice anything?"

Qing Jiao, who also didn't understand Xie Wen's behavior, came over curiously.

Although he was the one who introduced Xie Wen's observation Haki, his level of observation Haki is not as good as Xie Wen's now.

"That road is powered by manpower," Xie Wen did not hide it and whispered, "There are countless slaves dragging the road surface below."

The faces of the people around who heard it all changed, but they were all like Xie Wen, and they could not do anything because of the existence of the Celestial Dragons.

"This is how the world's nobles are. You should be patient."

Although the Ramen King also showed a surprised expression, he soon calmed down and advised helplessly: "You may see some... um... not so good things later, but you can bear it. After all, we all represent our respective countries."

Klar bit his lip and complained in a low but clear voice: "The huge amount of Tianshangjin that everyone pays every year is used for this kind of thing?"

Xie Wen glanced at her and probably guessed what Dorag and the others wanted to do...

It was the same as the suggestion made by Yixiao some time ago, wanting the World Government to ban Tianshangjin.

Although Xie Wen made this suggestion in front of Yixiao as if it was useless, in fact, he did think it was not that useful, but that was for the exploited civilians.

But for the Revolutionary Army, as long as they can unite most countries to make this request, it will be considered a success.

As long as the World Government rejects this proposal, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction in most countries, even those tyrants, and their dissatisfaction may even be greater.

Even if the World Government agrees to cancel the Celestial Gold and will not make any substitutes such as Celestial Silver in the future, which is almost impossible, it is also a good thing.

Poor countries can get a respite, and the Revolutionary Army and the countries they have united can also get more resources for development.

So this matter is not bad for the Revolutionary Army, so it is natural to try it.

In addition, the Revolutionary Army probably also wants to collect as much information as possible about Saint Mary Joa. After all, what Dragon really wants to overthrow is the Celestial Dragons. If they can launch a surprise attack on the Celestial Dragons in Saint Mary Joa without confronting the Navy head-on, that would naturally be the best situation.

However, Xie Wen was not optimistic about this possibility. If Saint Mary Joa did not have sufficient defense, how could the Celestial Dragons live happily for so many years?

Moreover, there was a mysterious Im and the "King of Heaven" Uranus who was very likely in the hands of the World Government.

Since they knew the truth about the "automatic road", the atmosphere on Xie Wen's side was a little dull. Fortunately, they soon arrived at the gate of Pangu City, the largest building in Saint Mary Joa.

Opposite Pangu City is a town dedicated to the Tianlong people, which is the so-called "residence of God".

Entering Pangu City, Xie Wen and his companions followed the guards who led the way to a huge square. The square was bustling with people. Those who were obviously members of the royal family gathered in twos and threes, while most of the other guards stood straight on the periphery, and only a few followed behind those royal members. The overall atmosphere was very lively.

In such a lively atmosphere, the cats quickly forgot their unhappiness just now, stretched their necks excitedly, and looked around.

"Xie Wen! Xie Wen!"

(=ω=)

Sanji quickly pulled Xie Wen's trouser legs, staring at the luxurious and exquisite food on the long table with shining eyes, and asked anxiously: "Let's try the food here first, okay?"

"Just take Sanji and the others around, we are here with King Neptune."

Jinbei and his brothers took the initiative to take on the responsibility of guarding.

Xie Wen didn't say anything polite to them, and walked to the long table with the cats and Baby-5. Only Meowx hesitated for a moment and still chose to stay with Shirahoshi.

Because they had just come in for a while, Shirahoshi was surrounded by a group of royal family members. They introduced their "young talents" to Shirahoshi and wanted to marry her back...

There was no way. As Shirahoshi grew up, she did have some stunning appearance. In addition, during the time when Shirahoshi followed Xie Wen to the sea, she had made some achievements. What's more, behind her, there was Xie Wen, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

This has led to the fact that even though Shirahoshi is younger now, there are several times more princes courting her than in the original comics.

As the eldest sister of Shirahoshi, Meowx feels that she has an obligation to stay and protect her little follower and teether.

"Thank you for liking me, but I'm still young and haven't considered getting married yet."

Unlike the Shirahoshi in the comics who came to the sea for the first time and whose mental age may be less than ten years old, the current Shirahoshi has been traveling around with Xie Wen for a long time and has specially trained herself in dealing with people, so after a brief panic, she began to deal with the royal family in front of her very appropriately...

This moved King Neptune and the three Neptune brothers beside her.

"Wow... Otohime, have you seen it? Shirahoshi has grown into a qualified princess..."

The emotional King Neptune even took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.