One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 134 To kill someone, you must destroy their spirit!
The next day, morning.

"Everyone, gather at the village entrance!"

Scoch and his men drove away all the villagers from the town. With all the laborers gone, only the elderly, women and children remained in the town.

Fear and unease.

Before long, everyone had assembled.

Scout ran up to Goode and respectfully reported, "Lord Disaster, all the residents of the town are here."

"Scoch, you did a great job!"

Good patted Scocci on the shoulder and then walked toward the crowd.

Scocci was thrilled.

Not only did the Lord of Disaster not kill him, but he also gave him a chance to redeem himself. He was determined to risk his life to repay the Lord of Disaster.

Goode arrived at the village square, looked down at the villagers who were huddled together and trembling, and raised his hand amidst their terrified gazes.

"Clap!"

Upon receiving the signal, the subordinates immediately unloaded bags of grain and poured the white rice grains into a huge rice bucket.

The sight of the white rice immediately brought a look of longing to the villagers' eyes; they couldn't remember the last time they had tasted such fragrant rice.

Goode spoke calmly.

"Scoch".

"Yes!"

Scocci immediately stepped forward and, amidst the villagers' horrified gazes, brought a short, old woman to Goode.

Goode picked up the rice bag, filled it to the brim, and personally handed it to his wife, smiling as he spoke.

"This rice is yours."

"For this old man?"

The old woman, holding the heavy load of rice, was completely stunned, unable to believe that pirates would send her food.

The villagers were in an uproar.

"Quiet!"

Goode gave a cold shout, and the square immediately fell silent.

"You will all receive a share of this rice. Each adult will receive 10 jin of rice, and each child will receive 5 jin of rice. You can receive one share every month thereafter."

"Line up now to collect your rice!"

For a moment, no one dared to move.

But their hunger quickly overcame their fear of the pirates, and once the first person stepped forward, the villagers soon lined up.

For nearly an hour, every villager carried a heavy load of rice in their arms, even three-year-old children.

With so much rice, if they're careful, it'll barely last them a month, especially those families with children who will receive even more.

They didn't understand why the pirates were sharing food with them.

Goode said calmly, "I know you hate us, and I don't need your gratitude. I just want to tell you one thing."

"As long as you are willing to work for our Beasts Pirates, in this chaotic and terrible world, we Beasts can at least provide you with food, protect you from other pirates, and ensure your survival!"

"Now, the laborers on this island have revolted. Among them are your husbands, your children, and the fathers of your children!"

"The laborers are your family, but they have disrupted the peace of this island and your peaceful lives. They are sinners!"

"Even if they succeed in their uprising and drive us away, so what?"

“Pirates in the New World are as numerous as hairs on a cow. Once we leave, other pirates will immediately plunder you, or even kill you all!”

"Can those laborers protect you with their own strength?"

"I'll give you time to consider."

"Whoever reveals the location where the laborers are hiding before sunrise tomorrow will be rewarded with 100 catties of rice and 50 catties of fresh meat!"

After saying that, Goode turned and left.

The villagers were stunned.

No one expected the pirates to say such things to them. In the past, when pirates came, they would burn, kill, and plunder. They would never be so gentle.

And the grain in his arms.

They actually agreed with what the pirate captain said at that moment.

Before the arrival of the beasts, they also lived a very difficult life, constantly facing raids by pirates and having no choice but to flee into the mountains for refuge.

After the pirates left, the village was left in ruins. Some houses were even set on fire.

They've become numb to it all.

Throughout the day, the people of several towns on the island received rice and enjoyed a delicious meal before sunset.

The feeling of having their stomachs full brought tears to the eyes of many people.

Night falls at the weapons factory.

Chikara, wearing an apron and holding a broom and rag in her hands, said with a gleam in her eyes, "Lord Goode, the room has been cleaned for you."

"Thank you."

Goode walked into his temporary lodgings and looked at the spotless, gleaming room. His lips twitched involuntarily.

So clean.

As he entered the bathroom, his guilt intensified.

The toilet is so clean you could lick it!

I can't poop when I sit on it!

"Is this how the Celestial Dragons enjoy themselves?"

Ever since Chikara came with him, his room has always been spotless. Not only that, but the service has been impeccable, truly making him feel like a Celestial Dragon.

When he came out of the bathroom, Chikara had already prepared exquisite tea, snacks, and books, as if by magic.

"Sir, please have some."

"Thank you."

Goode sat down to drink tea and read a book.

"The labor uprising army should have received the news by now."

In his view, dealing with labor uprisings was actually quite simple; all that was needed was to sow discord between the laborers and the people.

Without the support of the people, the rebel army would struggle to even resupply, let alone wage guerrilla warfare, and would soon collapse on its own.

In reality, simply suppressing a labor uprising is not that difficult.

But as the saying goes, to kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit.

He not only wanted to suppress the laborers, but also to extinguish their will to resist, so that they would obediently contribute their labor to the beasts.

Wasn't this labor uprising orchestrated by the revolutionary army? Even the second-in-command of the revolutionary army came.

He wanted to see what tricks the revolutionary army could pull.

Play with them!
"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Scocci pushed open the door, his eyes filled with admiration. He hadn't understood Goode's act of distributing the food at first, but now he did.

After dark, villagers kept sneaking over to inform on the situation, revealing that there were more than five known labor camps.

As expected of Lord Disaster!
How could he not have come up with such a despicable and shameless scheme!

"Lord Disaster, we've located the laborers' stronghold!"

"Understood, let's go down."

Good waved his hand and continued reading.

Eh? !

Scocchi was stunned.

Now that they know the stronghold, why not immediately set out to suppress the rebellious laborers? What if the laborers receive the news and escape?

Although he couldn't understand it, Scoc dared not raise any questions.

Zebra Island, deep within the island.

At the main stronghold of the labor uprising army, a laborer in charge of reconnaissance urgently reports.

"Captain Gabul, it's an emergency! The Beasts Pirates have arrived, but instead of causing trouble, they're distributing food to the town's residents."

The investigator gave a detailed account of what had happened during the day, and even took out a small half-bag of rice from his pocket, which his wife had secretly given him.

Gabr's face gradually turned pale.

"It's over!"

(End of this chapter)