20demayo Chapter 294 A Representative of People with High Emotional Intelligence – Barzel
Chapter 294 A Representative of People with High Emotional Intelligence – Barzel
Chapter 294 A Representative of People with High Emotional Intelligence – Barzel
"Tom is right."
Bazel took the pen handed to him by the fishman and circled the spot representing Elbaf.
"The giants can send troops to help us guard the terminal, but they cannot set up the terminal there."
"This map is not the most complete map; there may be omissions, but that doesn't matter."
This nautical chart of the New World was purchased by Bazel from Morgans.
As for the price, it was a favor personally agreed to by Bazell.
Perhaps because of the incident with the most vicious pirate, Morgans sensed a crisis.
During the last Den Den Mushi (snail phone call), he specifically asked Bazel for this favor.
—A few days ago—
"You want a sea chart of the New World? How could I possibly have one of those!"
Morgans' secret stronghold.
"That's—"
"Name your terms, Morgans. This is business."
The Den Den Mushi stared at the birdman.
"I can agree to anything as long as it's not too unreasonable."
"Bazaar, if that's what you're saying..."
Morgans' lips curled up, and his eyes gleamed slyly.
"I can give you a sketch of the New World, but let me make it clear beforehand: this chart wasn't drawn by me; I found it!"
"I know you've always been lucky." The Den Den Mushi descended the steps.
"Hehehe~~ Then there's no problem. I'll have the seagull deliver the blueprints to Wano Country."
"In exchange, Bazel, I want you to admit that you owe me, Morgans, a favor!"
The Den Den Mushi narrowed its eyes slightly: "As expected, you knew that the Beasts Pirates were hiding in Wano Country."
"Does anyone else know this?"
Morgans then realized he had let something slip and laughed, "I'm the only one who knows this, Bazel. Let me explain, you also know that my seagulls like to fly around randomly."
"They flew in there by accident and then saw you doing some things."
"Don't worry, I would never say anything out of line."
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Bazel on the other end of the Den Den Mushi didn't pursue the matter further.
The fact that the beasts are hiding in Wano Country might allow them to evade the World Government's detection and the investigations of their colleagues.
But they could never escape the seagulls of Morgans.
This news king is the world's most powerful intelligence expert.
No one is better informed than him.
"I hope so. I agree to your conditions. Have your seagull deliver the nautical chart."
"I personally owe you a favor. Feel free to contact me anytime if you need help."
——End——
"Once the route to the Golden Road is completed, countless kingdoms will naturally come to us, hoping to join this special route."
The pen drew countless straight lines outwards from the center of Wano Country.
"What we need to do is to build Wano Country into an impregnable fortress, and use it as the center to make the latter half of the New World completely our territory."
"Whether it's the World Government or those Celestial Dragons, I will prevent them from entering this area."
"This matter may seem like a business deal, but it is actually a matter of life and death for us."
The pen tip drew circles and crosses on Mary Geoise, the sacred land above the Red Line, and then drew an intersecting arrow between it and Wano Country.
"The World Government has no say in the New World. What I want to do is make this sea area a complete hot potato."
"Let it become a forbidden zone where they dare not lay a hand on anything, for if they do, they'll be chopped off!"
Looking at the nautical chart, Otohime's expression suddenly turned serious as she sensed something.
"Do you want to abolish the world government?"
"Abolish? No, I'm not opening the Golden Road for something so trivial."
Bazel handed the pen back to Tom, his fingers slightly bent as he gently tapped the chart.
"The World Government's 800-year rule should end, Otohime. Don't you think Kuri's ideas are brilliant?"
Princess Otohime was taken aback at first, then her expression changed drastically, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
"You mean...!!"
"Wait, Tom, you know about this too?!"
Tom, who was munching on a tumbleweed, nodded, his speech slurred.
"I noticed it a long time ago; I thought you and Neptune had both guessed it."
"What Bazel intends to do is to return freedom to the world, and Wano Country is just a pilot area for him."
"If the plan proves feasible, then the Golden Road project will begin immediately."
"In the future, when the time is right, we will be able to use the Golden Road to promote the ideas of Jiuli to other kingdoms with which we have in-depth cooperation."
"They will absolutely not agree!" Otohime said firmly.
"They have no choice but to agree."
Bazel's lips curled up slightly, his smile carrying a hint of mockery.
"The Golden Road plan was originally intended to reduce the presence of the nobility, so that if they couldn't resist the temptation to get involved themselves..."
"The benefits brought by the Golden Road will completely push them to the opposite side of the people, and the long-accumulated resentment will become the fuse of the new era."
"If they could resist the temptation and give away a large amount of benefits to the common people—"
"Otohime, it's not that I look down on them, but do you really think they would do such a thing?"
Princess Otohime shook her head instinctively.
Should Pele's gold be given to ordinary people?
Are you kidding me!
Is this a new ocean joke from some year ago?
"See, you think so too."
"As long as the path to gold can be successfully paved, all that's left is to wait for time to take effect."
"Years later, we won't even need to lift a finger. Travelers from other countries visiting Wano Country will naturally bring back information about the changes and policies in Kuri."
"What people fear most is comparison, Otohime."
"Resentment arises from comparison."
"Why can the common people of Wano Country live so well and eat so well, while the common people of those other countries can only starve?"
"At that time, countless people will try to squeeze into Wano Country to live, and the housing prices and commodity prices in Wano Country will rise."
"The money we invested in the Golden Road project in the early stages will be returned to us many times over!"
"But Wano Country is only so big. What will happen to those people if they can't squeeze in?"
Otohime's pupils shrank to pinpoints: "They'll try to transform their homeland into Wano Country, and they might even ask for your help!"
"By then, you will be able to conquer kingdoms and territories effortlessly!"
Barzel snapped his fingers.
"That's right, this is the Golden Road Project."
"The so-called 'air and sea route' is only the main part of this plan. Now you should understand why I attach so much importance to this plan, right?"
Otohime returned the restless Yamato to Bazel, then lowered her head, gazing at the sea chart in deep thought.
After becoming a general in Tianyue, she led ten members of the Sea King Army Guard to Tianyue City immediately.
Visit the area.
Explore the local culture.
In the beginning, some of the humans were curious, and some were fearful.
However, the people sent by Tianyue explained that after discovering that these fish-people were not harming anyone, the civilians were no longer alarmed.
Although there were still surprised looks, compared to the level of attention before, Otohime felt she could accept it.
After all, this is the human world. Although fish-men are somewhat related to humans, they are not human at all.
Just as the giants suddenly appeared among the fish-men, the fish-men and mermaids would surely be astonished.
During her time exploring Tianyue City, Yiji couldn't help but marvel at the advanced vision of the modifiers.
It was thought that without the leadership of the nobles, the people would fall into chaos.
But what she saw with her own eyes was a well-organized and orderly street.
It's an alleyway where human children laugh and play, and it's also the Tianyue School filled with the sound of students reading aloud.
There were far too many things she had never known or seen.
If only the fish-men could be like this.
That was the first time Otohime had this thought.
One night, Otohime even used a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone) to tell her boyfriend, who was about to become the king of Ryugu Palace, about what she had seen and heard there.
Neptune initially didn't believe her, saying she was joking.
It wasn't until Otohime swore repeatedly that Neptune began to believe his girlfriend's words with some skepticism.
—The contact between Otohime and Neptune—
"—Neptune, if possible, I hope you can send more of your people here."
In a guest room at the Tengetsu Pavilion, Otohime, sitting in a fish tank with her scales damp, sighed.
"This is the early stage of reform. If more fish-people can come and live here, humans will definitely accept us much faster."
"Because everything is new now, the people here not only need to accept the changes brought about by the new policies, but also the unfamiliarity brought about by the city reforms."
"If we fishmen could appear at this time, we could definitely lay a good foundation in advance."
"I went out on the streets myself and saw that although there were some impolite humans, they were infinitely better than the humans in other kingdoms."
"At least they treated me as a fellow countryman or a tourist, not as a monster or a rare slave."
The Den Den Mushi remained silent for a long time, as if it were thinking and deliberating.
"Otohime, how confident are you?"
"At least 70%!"
After taking several deep breaths, Otohime's expression turned serious.
"We fish-men are ten times stronger than humans. If we join their construction efforts now, it will definitely be a great help!"
"This will also speed up the process of humans accepting us."
Neptune did not immediately agree: "Let me think about it. This is a major event concerning the survival of the tribe, and I cannot make a decision lightly."
——End——
"Bazaar, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
After hesitating for a long time, it seemed that Princess Otohime had made up her mind.
"I contacted Neptune a few days ago. I want to bring more fish-men to Wano Country."
"Especially in Yoshiwara, where many of our people are female mermaids, they also run bar businesses in the underwater Dragon Palace."
"Perhaps we could add a unique mermaid bar to Hana no Yoshiwara."
Bazel's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea! Anything else?"
"And there's still construction to be done!"
Otohime pulled Tom over and gestured for him to flex his biceps.
"Fish-men are ten times stronger than humans, and many places in Wano Country need to be rebuilt, right?"
"Male merfolk can work as laborers. We don't need more pay than humans; we demand equality. With the same pay, we merfolk can accomplish the work that would normally require at least three humans!"
Bazel saw through Otohime's show of weakness and compromise, but as a representative of people with high emotional intelligence...
He wasn't planning on taking advantage of the situation.
"No, you'll get paid for the work you do, Otohime. You and Neptune are both my friends."
"You cannot be discriminated against just because you are of another race."
Bazel said seriously, "If one fishman can do the work of several humans, then he should get paid accordingly!"
"You don't need to worry about the squeezed humans having nothing to do. Wano Country is too big. Right now, all positions are constantly being filled with fresh blood, so there's no question of unemployment."
Through a brief conversation with Otohime, Bazel roughly understood what she wanted to express.
It's simply about getting this land used to the presence of fish-men.
"But you have to tell Neptune beforehand that he can't send any of the Fishman Street thugs over."
"And they have to eat and live with humans, there's absolutely no special treatment for them."
"At most, I can arrange a pool for you to get your bodies wet."
Instead of showing displeasure upon hearing this, Princess Otohime smiled broadly.
"It's a deal, Bazel!"
"As long as humans don't look down on fish-people, we can eat and live together with them!"
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