Chapter 466 Anomaly Found
There were some fishing tools placed at the door of the house. Several boys and girls were playing around a sailboat model in the open space. This harmonious and natural scene made Barnett feel more at ease.
"Let's go! Ask for directions to town."
Barnett greeted them and walked towards the fishing village. The others also saw the situation in the fishing village and followed him without thinking much.
When the fishermen in the village saw a team of navy coming towards the village, they did not show any fear. This is also the result of the navy's influence being deeply rooted in the hearts of the people over many years.
The navy has always appeared in the eyes of the lower-class civilians with a positive image, so as long as it is not a navy like Monka who has been domineering in the garrison for a long time, it can gain the respect and yearning of the civilians.
The children were also curious when they saw Barnett and his friends, so they stopped playing. Some villagers also came out of the small houses to see what was going on.
"Uncle! We are passing by this island and want to purchase some supplies. May I ask how to get to the town?"
Barnett walked up to two elderly men who were playing chess and asked. Older men have more experience, and asking them might yield unexpected results.
"Oh! The town, Marine brother! There are three larger roads behind our village. The one on the far right leads to the forest. The middle road ends at a small lake. The one on the far left leads to the town. There are things you need there."
Older people are really different. They consider things more comprehensively. If you have money, you can go to the town to buy it. If you don't have money, you can go hunting in the forest by yourself. There is water in the freshwater lake and you can drink it at will. If you ask a young person, he will basically answer whatever you ask and there will be no extra gains.
Barnett chatted with the two old men for a few more sentences and learned about the situation on the island. The situation on the island was not bad, because it was not an island on the magnetic route, and there were very few pirates coming here to plunder.
Vic and his crew came here according to the route of the permanent compass, so there are not as many pirates coming and going as on those islands along the route. The civilians here are relatively safer and their lives are much better.
However, any island on the Grand Line cannot be absolutely safe. There may be pirates who come here by accident or due to shipwreck, and the people on the island have also learned how to avoid pirates effectively.
Barnett walked around the village and then headed towards the back of the fishing village. Many people were looking at them, but they were already used to such scenes.
Rebecca didn't follow Barnett around. She was more interested in the sailboat model on the open space. The sailboat model was nearly two meters high and placed on a stone that was cracked and not very flat.
Because the model is so well made and has so many details, even with sails and flags. However, the sails and flags are not unfolded but tied to the mast and beam. Rebecca doesn't find it strange that the sailboat model can sail even if it is placed in the water.
When Rebecca was observing the sailboat model, she could clearly feel that the children playing next to the model were very nervous. She just smiled at the children and left with Ian.
She was tall and beautiful, with a sword at her waist. Although she had a kind face and was with a child, the child would still be nervous when seeing her. Rebecca didn't want to bring too much pressure to the child, so she left after a while.
Barnett took a walk around the fishing village and then led his men towards the town. Although they were extremely powerful and could easily hunt, there was no need to do so.
One is that they have funding. The money of the World Government was originally plundered. They take from the people and use it for the people. Another is that there are only so many meat resources on the island. What will the people on the island eat if they kill them? It is better to directly exchange money for equal value. As for fresh water, it is not too late to get it back.
The group left the fishing village in a mighty stream, but they didn't notice that the simple men, women, old and young were all gathered behind the village, looking at their backs with something meaningful in their eyes.
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"Barnett! Did you notice that we didn't see anyone along the way? We did see some small animals, but they were too quiet!"
Rebecca looked at the scenery along the way, but she only saw some animals unique to the island, and didn't even see a human figure. If she hadn't seen people in the fishing village just now, she would have thought this was an uninhabited island.
“Maybe the fishing village we just visited is quite remote, so it’s normal that there are no people coming and going from the town. Didn’t we see the town’s buildings on the sea before?
You know, from the perspective of the entire island, the small fishing villages along the coast are considered rural areas. Only people from the countryside deliver goods to the city or go shopping. It is normal that no one from the town comes here.”
After listening to Rebecca's words, Barnett analyzed that they had seen the town before, and had not heard from the fishermen that anything had happened on the island. It was probably because the fishing village was too remote and no one came here.
Rebecca didn't say anything else, but her slightly frowned brows still didn't relax. Ever since she came out of the fishing village, she had been surrounded by an unnatural feeling, but she couldn't tell exactly what it was. At this time, she envied Vic's brain. If it were Vic, he would definitely know what that unnatural feeling was.
When the group arrived at the entrance of the town, they all stopped because the scene before them made them hesitate. There was no one on the streets of the town.
The doors of the shops were all open and they didn't look like any of them were closed, which made Barnett hesitate to act rashly. Vic often told them about the various magical abilities of devil fruits, and it was not surprising that they could produce any effect. Now he felt that this was the scene left behind by the person with the ability using his ability.
"I just used my Observation Haki to check, and there's not a single living person here!"
Rebecca's face darkened. The death or disappearance of the entire population of a town was no small matter. If it was really done by someone with special abilities, it would not be stopped this time.
If there is one, there will be two. If there are two, there will be three. If the person with the ability is not dealt with, there will be more victims. But now she is not sure whether this is the ability of the devil fruit. If it is really the ability that can make people disappear silently, it will be very tricky. She has become alert.
"The whole town is deserted? What about the rest of the island?"
Although Barnett has also awakened his Observation Haki, its current range is not very far and cannot cover the entire town.
"My observation Haki isn't that strong. Only Vic's observation Haki can cover the entire island. But there isn't a single human aura within the range of my observation Haki, but there are quite a few animal auras!"
Rebecca said with a serious expression that her Observation Haki had not been awakened for long, and even though Vic was urging her to practice, it was impossible for her to progress that quickly.