Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 134: Mutual Choices

Seeing Ou Bei leaving without looking back, Osi and others no longer wanted to stay here and followed him.

"Hey, Jhin."

Light, who was walking at the back, nudged Jin beside him with his arm and whispered:
"Why do I feel like you've changed your temperament after this trip?"

"With your previous personality, you wouldn't have watched Miss Oubey and that group dither and discuss cooperation, but would have just killed them until they compromised, right?"

As an old acquaintance who had dealt with Jhin during his time as John, Wright was quite familiar with Jhin's character.

Decisive and ruthless.

If you encounter uncooperative people or things, you basically just deal with them directly. The key is to get rid of the person who created the trouble if you can't solve it.

"Because I'm not the protagonist of this operation, or rather, I want to see how far these two can go."

Jin looked at the two little ones walking in front and whispering to each other, and had no intention of keeping them in suspense.

Ever since Ossi's completely unexpected spread of wings not long ago, Jhin no longer treated Red and Blue as children.

He began to formally put the two on an equal footing with himself, instead of treating Osi and Obei from the perspective of a senior.

Now that Ou Bei, who is also a cadre, has implemented his plan first, he just needs to wait for the results.

The two of them were chatting in the back, while Osi and Obei in the front were not idle either.

"Obe, why did you say such excessive words just now?"

"Excessive? I was just stating the facts to them."

"You wouldn't say they're like stray dogs, would you? I think many of the children here are about to cry because of your scolding."

Osi could clearly feel the resentment and anger in the hearts of the Shandians.

"Really? That's just what I wanted."

"Only by scolding them thoroughly can they truly see their current situation clearly."

Oubey's eyes were not looking at Ossi, but were constantly taking in the surroundings.

"Only when they understand their own weakness can they abandon their useless stubbornness and arrogance and truly cooperate with us."

"Yes, that's right~"

Ossi nodded, not quite understanding.

"But Obery, why are you talking about cooperation with them? Can't we just follow the record pointer to the Golden Island?"

Like everyone else, Osi also thought that they just needed to follow the record pointer to find Shandora and then snatch her away from those Sky Island people.

There is really no need to get involved in the conflict between the two ethnic groups.

However, Oubei seems to have its own considerations.

She stopped and faced Ossi, and also explained to the others behind her:
"There are three reasons."

Oubey held up a finger.

"Firstly, if the legend is true, then we can't move an entire island's worth of gold all at once. We'll definitely have to build a stronghold here later."

"Sister La's request is to turn the Golden Country into a territory for all beasts. In fact, there's also the consideration of establishing a secret outpost in Paradise."

"So that's how it is. You want those Shandians to help us defend the island."

Jin nodded after hearing Ouba's explanation. This was indeed a good idea.

"Then why don't you go directly to the Sky Island people? Didn't those Shandia people say that Shandora is in their hands now?"

According to the Shandia people, the Sky Island people are obviously stronger and more suitable for garrison work.

"That's the second reason."

Oubey extended a second finger.

"From a personal perspective, the Shandians are weak, and the Sky Islanders are strong. Helping the Shandians is helping the weak and suppressing the strong."

“From the perspective of national righteousness, Shandia are the invaded, and the Sky Islands are the invaders. We are helping them resist the invasion.” “Hmm, hmm!”

"That's it!"

Osi nodded as he listened, this is how it should be.
"The above is just an excuse to deceive the Shandians."

"Forehead……"

"In fact, it is precisely because the Shandians cannot defeat the Sky Islanders on their own that we should choose them."

"Helping the weak and suppressing the strong" is actually a means of checks and balances in essence.

"When they set foot on their homeland again after hundreds of years, I believe that feeling will make them hold on to that land at all costs."

"So if we help the Shandians recapture Shandora, then from a practical point of view, if they want to continue to defend Shandora, they must rely on the power of the beasts."

"From a national sentiment perspective, we are the heroes who helped them drive out the invaders. Given the Shandians' way of thinking, their friendship with the beasts will be unbreakable from now on."

After all, they still remember Rolando who lived more than 300 years ago. This great favor in helping them regain their hometown will probably make them willing to go through fire and water for the rest of their lives.

"Besides, we currently don't have enough manpower to station troops on an island halfway across the Grand Line from our base camp."

"So what I need to do is to make those Shandians willingly defend this territory for the Beasts, both for practical benefits and personal feelings."

"Wonderful."

Jhin offered heartfelt praise, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that while the usual "hack, hack, hack" mode was fine when things got tough, occasionally partnering with a companion who could use their brains was quite pleasant.

"Um... Hara, I see. Ka-ka, it's just as I thought~"

"You're worthy of being my sister."

Osi also pretended to pat Obei's shoulder, but he was a little worried in his heart.

Her intuition told her that even without the above reasons, Obe would choose to stand on the side of the Shandia people just like herself.

"What about the third reason?"

"Hmm... the third reason is my personal reason."

Oubey retracted the two fingers he had extended and continued walking, saying as he walked:
"I'm very interested in the strange shell-based weapons developed by the Shandians. This might be a breakthrough in designing my first weapon."

The special weapon systems developed by the Shandia people with the help of shells gave Obe a lot of inspiration, so she hoped to establish a long-term and stable relationship with these people.

"So what we have to do next is wait for the Shandians to give their approval? Will they agree?"

"Of course he will. The chief is a wise man."

Oubey's tone was very firm.

"Besides, no one can resist the temptation to go home."

……

"Chief! Are you really planning to cooperate with that group of people of unknown origin?"

"Those outsiders can't be trusted!"

"Yes! We have to take back our ancestors' land ourselves."

"Say something!"

In an old tent, the chief of Shandia looked at the Shandia warriors who were gathered in a circle, some excited and some silent, but he just drank pumpkin juice without saying a word.

This is the juice squeezed from the magical crop that Rolando brought to Shandora more than three hundred years ago. Whenever he is hesitant, he always likes to have a glass of it.

The sweet taste of the orange-yellow pumpkin juice slightly relieved the chief's headache caused by stress.

"Okay, be quiet."

Tapping the wooden stick in his hand, the chief first turned his gaze to the leader of the group of warriors.

"Zannick, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)