Chapter 220 Everyone is Targeted
"You didn't notice it either? It seems that the abnormality must have always existed. It's not something you can detect during the period of time you can foresee in the future.
Forget it, as long as it doesn't affect us, we'll just wait here for Vic and the others, they'll also come here to eat, we'll line up, and when they come they won't have to wait any longer, queuing is a waste of time, Vic probably won't like it."
Although Barnett has a high IQ, even the wisest man can make mistakes. He was completely in a blind spot. Although he felt something was wrong, he couldn't figure out what it was. The two of them followed the other people in the queue and lined up in a long queue.
"Barnett! Don't you think there's something wrong with these people in line? Although they're dressed normally, they're all very thin, and the expressions on their faces are weird!" Fredek whispered his findings in Barnett's ear.
He was standing in the queue behind Barnett. He turned around inadvertently and saw the people standing behind them. The expression on everyone's face was a little strange, as if they were trapped in their own world, smiling, with dull eyes.
They were completely oblivious to what was happening in the outside world. When someone passed by here and accidentally broke a jar, those people did not react at all to the sudden and surprising noise.
And it wasn't just the person at the back who was like this. The same was true for the people behind him. Only a few people in the queue turned their heads to look towards the direction where the sound came from. Among them, they knew a few of them and had seen them on the way to the capital. This was very abnormal, and even Fredek noticed something was wrong.
"There's a problem! There must be something wrong with the food here. Why is it that only restaurants with special delicacies like this have so many people lining up, while other stores are all normal? There must be something wrong with the flower petals used as food!"
Barnett was standing in front of Fredek and had not noticed the status of other customers in line. But after Fredek reminded him, he found that it was not just the store where they were queuing that had people queuing in this state, but other stores selling special foods had the same scene.
If your restaurant is like this it means that the chef in your restaurant has superb cooking skills, but it would be abnormal if every restaurant was like this. Could it be that the master taught his apprentices? Even if that is the case, the taste should be different. Why would there be such a long queue?
"Ah! No way? This island is very famous. Would they do such a thing? If the food problem gets out, the number of people coming here to play will drop sharply. There is absolutely no need for them to do this! Doesn't the royal family of the island care?"
After hearing the analysis, Fredek found it hard to believe. Doing such a thing would be like destroying his own rice bowl. It was an act of draining the pond to catch fish. It was totally unnecessary and he couldn't understand it.
"I think it's probably because the petals have addictive ingredients that make people unable to leave the food after eating it. In this way, no one will spread the news of what happened here. And maybe this was done by the royal family."
Although the truth of the matter was cruel, Barnett still analyzed a rough fact based on the status of these people. At this moment, the same person's voice sounded in the minds of the two people.
"Barnett is right, those petals are indeed addictive. What you said on the warship before, that you want to eat more after eating them, must be what you meant!
Besides, Barnett has just told the truth. Some of the key words here will trigger the observation Haki of a certain strong man. Your conversation may have been overheard.
There is a strong person with Observation Haki on this island who has been monitoring the entire island. You must have been watched. Hurry and run towards the flower field, otherwise you may be in danger.
I sensed a strong aura on the island. You are no match for him. If he attacks you personally, you will never be able to return.
Remember, don't talk about that from now on. Go directly to the flower field after leaving the city. That strong man shouldn't come out right now. There's still time to buffer."
The one who was speaking was Vic, it was a real-life version of a thousand-mile voice transmission, but this island was definitely not a thousand miles in size.
Vic also thought about the whole thing and then remembered that two people had already gone to the capital. If they became addicted to eating the petals, it would be really hilarious.
After that, Vic used his Observation Haki to sense the entire island and found that there were several strong auras on the island, just opposite the island where they landed.
One of them had a very strong aura and was the strongest on the island, but he was not in the palace. Vic guessed that was the gang's base, so Vic immediately found Barnett and Fredek who were queuing and happened to hear their conversation.
But the two have already revealed the secret of the petals. Vic is some distance away from them and cannot get there in a short time. Besides, he is also needed here, so he can only let the two leave the capital without alerting the strongest man. He can only keep an eye on the situation over there. If that strong man really goes out, he can't just let it go.
Moreover, there were a large number of children in that direction of the island, but no signs of children were found in other places on the island, as if all the children on the entire island were concentrated there.
An average person would definitely think that there is a school over there, but Vic, who knows some inside information, would not think so. The existence of the school is probably mostly to threaten the parents of the children, and it can also be regarded as an additional layer of insurance against leaks.
This is also why Barnett felt strange just now, because they have not seen a child since entering the capital. This is of course very wrong, but the two of them fell into a blind spot and did not think about the children at all.
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"The navy that came today is a bit nosy. They have already known the secrets of the island from two places. Third brother, take a few people to capture them. If they resist, you can kill them on the spot.
They are just interns. With your strength, nothing will happen. Also, tell Lao Si not to let go of the new recruit who paints. They are all together. Kill them in the flower field and use them as fertilizer."
Just when Vic was in the area where he sensed the strong man, a low voice sounded. There was not a trace of warmth in the words, and there was absolutely no reverence for life, only contempt for life.
"Yes! Boss Zero, I will take people to catch those two men right away."
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"Barnett, you are always suspicious. Haven't you seen enough miraculous things on the sea? You are really surprised. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Maybe it's not the chef's skill. Maybe the taste comes from the petals themselves. I still want to try it."
Fredek still spoke in a low voice, as if he had no idea what Vic had just said.
"Haha, you're right. We've seen a lot of things we've never seen before along the way. I was indeed too cautious. I can only say that this is a sequelae of my weak strength. There's nothing I can do. My life is more important. I don't want to die during my internship!"
Barnett knew Fredek's intention as soon as he opened his mouth. Now the two of them might be targeted, but no one else could know the truth that Vic told them.
They knew the magical power of Vic's ability, so they could just treat the previous conversation between the two as their own blind guesses. They just needed to talk again to make it clear, at least to lower the vigilance of those people.
Their idea is good, but for some people, they would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. Someone has already come looking for them!