Chapter 979 Edward Newgate (3)
Ten years later.
In the town covered with vegetation and flowers everywhere.
In the largest and most exquisite courtyard.
"King." A figure hurried towards the garden and stopped beside the girl in a white suspender skirt. "Another delivery."
"I told you, don't call me 'Wang'——" Yun Ci held a freshly cut hydrangea in her hand and turned to look at the person who came. "Are you talking about the one who sent the money?"
The girl in the maid dress nodded: "The new person who delivered the gift said the same thing as the previous person, that a tall pirate asked him to deliver it back."
Yun Ci pondered before placing the flower branches into a slender vase.
"Is that person gone?"
The girl shook her head: "Do you want to go and see it?"
Yun Ci nodded.
"This person has been sending us treasures for five years. I'm really curious about who it is."
"The only people who know about our remote and poor island are probably the children who left here." The maid was also puzzled. "But back then, Wang, you clearly led us to find all the children sold by traffickers. How come there are still..."
"Perhaps—he walked out of his own accord."
Yun Ci took a step forward and walked towards the meeting room.
On the long table in the meeting room, there were three ordinary locked boxes.
Yun Ci picked up the lock and took a look. It was exactly the same lock as before.
She fetched the key and opened the box.
The first box contained half a box of salt, and Berry and the treasure were covered with salt.
The second box contained sugar.
The third box contains rice.
——A familiar way.
"Same old as always, write this all down, I'm going to go meet the delivery man."
"Yes."
Reception room.
A young man with a simple and honest look was sitting on the sofa, holding a teacup in both hands, staring straight at the sea of flowers outside the window.
'squeak'
The door opens.
The young man quickly turned around, stood up and greeted Yun Ci.
"Hello, who are you?"
"Hello, I'm Yun Ci." Yun Ci smiled and motioned for the other party to sit down. "I came here to ask you if there is any way to find the person who asked you to deliver something?"
The boy scratched his head embarrassedly.
"I'm just an errand boy. I followed the boss's instructions and stopped by here while delivering goods at sea. I don't know the details of their discussion." He said, "If you are not in a hurry, I can go back and ask our boss if he knows."
"That's great."
Yun Ci stood up, smiled at the young man who quickly stood up, walked to the open window, pulled out a wooden whistle from her clothes, and blew it gently.
A small light green bird fluttered its wings and landed on Yun Ci's raised hand.
"Whether there is any news or not, please write a letter and have this little fellow send it back."
The sun shone on Yunci's back, and the breeze swayed the branches of flowers, leaving the young man stunned for a moment.
The boy nodded repeatedly in embarrassment and carefully reached out to catch the bird. Unexpectedly, it circled over his head and finally landed steadily on his relatively clean hair.
"——King, can we arrange for the entourage now?"
"No need." Yun Ci pushed out a rose that had come into the room and said, "I can go by myself."
"What?! How can this be possible!"
"Of course you can. Don't forget, my family can't live without you." Yun Ci said seriously, "What if you follow me and pirates come to cause trouble again?"
The maid choked and said worriedly, "But you are only 13 years old. We all know that you are very powerful, but you are still young. It is too dangerous for you to face the outside world alone."
Especially this increasingly outstanding appearance.
"Don't worry, I will make some disguises." Yun Ci thought, "I have to ask the aunt in the clothing store to make me some special clothes..."
"You'd better not rush to do these things. Go ask Uncle Yun and Aunt Yun for their opinions first."
"No, just do what I tell you to do. My parents will support my decision."
Just like when she said she wanted to build up her own power and become the strongest on this island.
Even though there was not enough food at home, they still accepted a group of children who could bankrupt many families.
This time will be no exception.
The maid looked at Yun Ci's confident look and always felt that she might suffer her first rejection.
The fact is——
It was exactly what the maid thought.
"no!"
Yunma refused very decisively.
No matter what Yun Ci said, she disagreed and even refused to communicate.
This really gave Yun Ci a headache.
night.
Yun Ci lay on the grass, looking at the beautiful night sky.
She couldn't figure it out.
"Why exactly..."
"Maybe it's because the world outside is dangerous."
Dad Yun, with a beard, walked over to Yun Ci and sat down.
"Before you were born, pirates had already started wreaking havoc on the island..."
The royal family at that time also sought help from the navy, but the scene Yun Ci saw after she was born was the navy's answer to them.
"The navy and pirates outside are not trustworthy, so your mother doesn't want you to go out." Dad Yun said, "We support you no matter what you do on the island, but outside... child, there are too many people who are stronger than you. It's really too dangerous."
Yun Ci looked at her father, who was worried, and said, "Dad, don't you agree with me going out?"
Dad Yun pursed his lips and finally gave Yun Ci a positive answer.
He also disagreed.
but--
"Dad will respect your wishes."
"If you insist on going, Dad will try his best to help you persuade your mother."
Yun Ci sat up and leaned on Yun's father: "Thank you, Dad. I understand Mom. I won't leave rashly before Mom agrees."
Just like her family respects her.
She will also respect her family.
This isn't something to argue about.
Yun Ci understood Yun Ma’s fear.
Although the overall environment on the island has improved in the past two years and Yun's mother has somewhat recovered from her bad mood, the impact of her past experiences is not so easy to erase.
Looking around the whole town, is there anyone who falls asleep without a weapon?
Yunci understands.
This place has only been settled for five years, and during this period new pirates would occasionally land on the island, adding trouble to their construction.
Fortunately, the older children trained by Yunci have now become very qualified guards.
They have not encountered any opponents yet, but they have also not fought against anyone with Devil Fruit abilities.
"Don't lose communication with the caravan. It's best to continue exchanging intelligence every day."
Yun Ci sat in the main seat in the conference room, and those sitting below were the town’s managers.
"Don't stop searching for devil fruits. No matter what abilities they have, let's collect them first. They are something you can only encounter by chance."
"As for the residents' wish to increase the number of farmlands, the guard team will have to trouble us. The patrol range will be greatly expanded in the future."
"Over at the shop..."