Chapter 788 Cases Appear
This Sky Curtain is coming to an end. Only a branch of the Black Cult has been exposed in the East China Sea. For ordinary people living in this sea area, they don’t care about the addition of a big force above their heads. They only care about their own lives.
Usopp only said a few words briefly about the plague in the East China Sea, and the subsequent information in this regard was completely cut off, causing the indigenous people of the East China Sea to be worried for a while.
After the plot of the Sky Curtain was released one after another, almost most people no longer took the plague seriously. The destruction of the Red Earth Continent and the falling of the Holy Lance from the sky were sensory stimulations. Which one was not more attractive than the East China Sea Plague? !
The drug dealers who had been hoarding goods at high prices misjudged the situation and thought that the plague would break out in the near future. However, they did not expect that the East China Sea was calm and no major disease or disaster occurred. As a result, these unscrupulous businessmen went bankrupt or jumped into the sea, and the matter of the East China Sea plague was gradually forgotten.
The village of Kokoasi has been quite lively recently, and the village has gained more revenue, all thanks to the outstanding performance of Nami, the little thief, in the sky. Her sexy and beautiful figure and her natural ability to manipulate the clouds left a deep impression on the audience outside the sky.
The star effect brought about by this attracted some foreign tourists to Kokoyasi Village, to look for information about Nami's life here, and to understand the reality outside the sky.
Isn't this how they generate income? Nami stole everyone's wallet before she left. In order to repay the little thief's kindness, the islanders told the outsiders everything that happened to Nami when she was a child.
These islanders did not have any resentment towards Nami. They just felt guilty about the oppression of the fishmen, which forced the girl to become a thief. In the end, they rebelled against the Fishman Paradise.
The fact that Nami stole 100 million Baileys for the islanders moved the fans who came to see her so much that during their vivid performance, they generously took out Baileys and donated them to the "poor islanders" free of charge.
While improving their acting skills, they can also earn money, so that the islanders of Kokoa West Village no longer have to go out to sea to take risks. They can stay on the island and sell their tears and misery, and they can have a worry-free life. Who would want to go into the sea?
Nami's favorite orange orchard remained on the island and was taken care of by her sister Nojigo. Every time the oranges were ripe, the sisters worried about sales. The oranges could not be sold and would rot in the fields, and the residents on the island had had enough of eating oranges every year.
Unexpectedly, there would be new changes this year. A batch of oranges that had just matured were booked and bought at high prices by passing merchants. They also signed an ordering agreement with Nojiko for several consecutive years, resulting in no worries about the sales of oranges. It was a windfall for Nami's sister.
Life became better with the little money. Nojigo missed Nami who was out at sea for adventure. It would be great if she could come home.
Even if my sister really came back and didn't have to rely on stealing to make a living, selling oranges alone would be enough to support a large family. If she encountered a strong and powerful person when she went out to sea for adventure, she might not even have a chance to escape.
Nojiko had recently read a newspaper about the Straw Hat Pirates and learned that all of their members left the Kingdom of Alabasta with serious injuries. Fortunately, there were no casualties. The first half of the Grand Line was so dangerous, and no one knew what kind of dangers they would experience in the second half.
"Nami, please come back when? Even if it's just to write a letter to your sister," Nojiko sat by the window with his chin in his hands, recalling the good memories with his sister and adoptive mother.
Just as the blue-haired beauty was reminiscing about the past, a middle-aged man with scars all over his body hurriedly ran towards her orange orchard. Nuoqigao recognized the man as Ajian, who had a close relationship with the two sisters.
Ajian, a real man with guts, is half the adoptive father of the sisters Nokiko and Nami. Given Bell-mère's situation at the time, they were stranded on the island with only a navy uniform but no money. Without a man to take care of them privately, they could not support the two children at all.
"Something happened to Noqigao. The businessman you contacted at the beginning died..." Ajian shouted as he ran. He couldn't wait to pass the information he knew to the girl.
Noqigao has been in contact with a lot of businessmen recently, and she couldn't remember which one Ajian was talking about. Seeing the man so impatient, she hurried forward and asked: "Ajian, calm down first and tell me slowly."
Ajian ran all the way here after receiving the news on the shore. He didn't even have time to stop. After calming down in front of the blue-haired beauty, he began to describe the big things he heard on the shore.
A few days ago, a businessman from Xiluobu Village was personally received by Nojigo because of his generosity. The businessman was allowed to take away most of the boatload of oranges. There were almost no ripe fruits in the orange orchard as all had been picked.
It was the ship from Usopp's hometown that was found drifting on the sea unmanned yesterday. When a nearby team took advantage of the opportunity to board the ship, they found that all the people on the ship were dead.
The captain, the sailors, and the merchant all died in miserable ways. Each corpse was rotting from the inside, their internal organs had long since turned into pus, and their exposed skin was covered with blood blisters. They all died of some disease.
The sailors who boarded this deadly ship did not survive after returning to their own ship. They developed the same symptoms that night and felt their bodies begin to rot inside. Their skin was covered with blood blisters and they finally died in agony.
The captain of the search and rescue ship had clearly taken measures to isolate the crew immediately, but he could only watch the crew members die one after another. The speed at which the plague spread was beyond everyone's imagination.
Finally, before he collapsed, he made a Den Den Mushi call, warning the outside world not to approach the unidentified ship, otherwise they would be infected with a terrible plague and their families and relatives would die together.
This wise and righteous captain wailed in pain before his death. He was tortured by the terrible plague and finally died in agony. His pain warned outsiders to be wary of the plague.
After hearing the news, Nojigo's face turned pale. She didn't expect the plague to come so soon. Thinking of the handshake with the merchant a few days ago, the woman hurriedly stepped back, not wanting to pass the potential plague virus to Ajian.
The blue-haired beauty covered her mouth and nose carefully while speaking: "Ajian, please don't come over for a while. I need to isolate myself. Tell people on the island not to get close to the orange orchard. Go and notify them right now!"
After Nuoqi yelled, she quickly ran back to her room to isolate herself, leaving Ajian standing there lonely. The man knew that the girl was doing this for his own good.
Ajian returned to his bureau and found a loud speaker, and began to spread the news of the plague to Kekoyasi Village.
While Nojigo was preparing emergency food, she also discovered a small thing. She felt that there were more rats recently, and she always saw rats in the orange orchard and in the room.
After many rounds of rat extermination, the rat problem was still not solved. However, she did not take this little episode to heart. Now Nojigo just wanted to hear Nami's voice.