Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

“Not all stories have a happy ending. Sometimes ending with regret is not necessarily a bad thing.”

"After all, reality is never a fairy tale."

Obe walked past the Shandia people with complicated looks, and came to the chief, looking at the chief who also had his eyes lowered.

"Yes, reality is never a fairy tale, and it is never beautiful."

Thinking of the hundreds of years of struggle and sacrifice of the Shandian people, the young chief in his thirties could not help but tighten his grip on the wooden staff.

"No, that's not right!"

Unexpectedly, the one who stood up to refute was Zannik's son Jutta, who had remained silent.

"Even if Rolando brings disaster to Shandora in the end, the friendship between him and the great warrior Calgra will never waver!"

"They will definitely work together like they did before to defeat all the invaders and protect Shandora once again!"

The boy's words seemed to reinvigorate the Shandians around him.

"Yes, that's right! Rolando and Calgra's friendship will never disappear!"

"This is a promise made by Shandia's greatest warrior. It will not change!"

"You outsiders won't understand!"

The Shandia people, who have a strong belief in and worship of their ancestors, are surprisingly stubborn about some things.

Rather than calculating who is right or wrong from the perspective of practical interests, they prefer to believe in the sincere feelings between people.

All in all, they are a group of simple and stubborn "fools".

"Although reality is always cruel, I don't hate you 'fools'."

Ignoring the Shandia warriors who were brandishing their spears again, Obe raised his head and extended his hand to the Shandia chief in front of him.

"How about making a deal with us?"

"trade?"

"Yes."

"On the way here, I heard from that kid named Yuta that your hometown, 'Shandora', is now in the hands of those so-called Sky Islanders."

"We will help you get it back, but as a condition we need all the gold on Shandora, and you Shandia need to join our Beasts Pirates."

Ou Bei put forward his own conditions.

"impossible!"

The one who spoke was still the warrior captain Zannick. He walked in front of Ober with his hands hanging down, staring at Ober with his eyes.

"Our homeland will be taken back by us, the Shandians, with our own hands!"

"I don't need you greedy pirates to interfere!"

"I apologize for attacking you. You can kill me or chop me up as you please, but I will never allow you to touch our homeland!"

Standing under the statue of the great ancestor warrior Kalgora, Zannick rejected Ober with a stern look in his eyes and a firm tone.

"But can't you take it back on your own?"

"you!"

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Ou Bei simply replied calmly, and the other party's hard-earned momentum vanished.

"After all, you are just a group of wild dogs that have been driven out of your territory."

"Being beaten to a pulp, they can only hide in a place like this, living a miserable life, while indulging in the fantasy of the so-called glory of their ancestors."

"You guys simply..."

"That's enough, Ouba!"

"That's enough."

Compared to the chief and other Shandians who remained silent, it was Osi who stood up first.

"Don't go on."

"Ok."

Obe glanced at the Shandia warriors around him who were holding their spears tightly and remaining silent, then walked past Zannik in front of him and stood before the chief again.

"Chief Shandia, you should be the one who knows these things best."

"Cooperating with us is your only chance to reclaim your homeland, and your race's only chance to survive."

"Let me...let me think about it again."

Chief Shandia did not respond immediately. He could not possibly pressure the entire tribe based on a few words from a stranger.

"Chief!"

"You can't trust these outsiders!"

"We can take our hometown back on our own!"

"You guys who come from unknown places, get out of this village!"

……

"I'll give you a day to think about it. Give me your answer by this time tomorrow."

"During this period, we will not contact those Sky Island people."

Ignoring the excited Shandia people around him, Ober turned and left.

However, when she passed the statue of the great warrior Kalgara, she paused for a moment.

"A statue made of clouds? It might seem novel, but I think stone would be more appropriate."

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 justice, Shandia is the invaded, and Sky Island is the invader. We are helping them resist the invasion."

"Mmm, Mmm!"

"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?"