One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 64 Quinn: What man would be foolish enough to doubt the woman he loves?
With only a week left until the Fire Festival, the entire Wano Country is bustling with activity, especially the residents of Hakumai Castle.

The rice is ripe; it's harvest time.

"Quickly, move the grain to the granary."

The people were overjoyed and sent the carts loaded with rice to the granary in Baiwu City. After weighing, they kept 30% to take home.

Because the land in Baiwu had not been cultivated for fifteen years, it was quite fertile and the climate was also favorable, resulting in a bumper harvest. In addition, the family of three was able to rent ten acres of land, and even if they could only get 30% of the grain, it was barely enough for the family to eat for half a year.

There won't be much surplus food. If there are many people in the family, they will have to be frugal and can't even afford to buy new clothes.

Even so, the people are still grateful to the magistrate, at least for now they don't have to worry about starving to death.

Moreover, the lord was very considerate of them, providing many job opportunities. Those without skills could work in the weapons factory to supplement their family income, while those with skills were even more sought after.

They were a little tired, but they were living a life they never dared to dream of before; they were so happy.

"Lord Goode is truly a great benefactor!"

"That's right."

"When I get home, I will definitely enshrine Lord Goode."

The people carried grain and kept praising Gude.

At this moment, at the residence of the daimyo Baiwu.

Goode sat at his desk, looking at the grain harvest report from the officials, a smile on his face harder to suppress than an AK that had accidentally gone off.

Nearly 100,000 mu of fertile land yielded a bumper harvest.

Thirty thousand tons of rice were piled up inside the granary!
This much rice is enough for the Beasts Pirates to eat for a whole year. If converted into money, it would definitely be no less than 500 million Berries, and it would be even more expensive if sold to the outside world.

This was just one bumper harvest. Given the climate and environment of Hakumai, two harvests a year are possible, and two harvests would amount to 10 billion Berries.

In addition, there are other townships.

The value of grain production alone can reach as high as five billion berries annually.

Equivalent to one of the Four Emperors!
No matter what you do, as long as the quantity increases, it is easy to bring about a qualitative change, let alone when it is done on a national scale.

That's the allure of collecting rent!
"Hehehe, indeed developing the labor force is the key to success."

Given the level of development of Wano Country, labor is the foundation of everything. Obtaining labor is also very simple: just make sure the people don't go hungry.

Although Wano Country doesn't have many young laborers, as long as they can still move, even those in their seventies and eighties can work in the fields!

The elderly people in Caishen Town have all experienced a second spring in their lives.

Of course, we can't let the people have enough to eat either.

If they relax, they'll go hungry; they have to work hard to make ends meet; and if they want to improve their quality of life by adding clothes and food, they have to work like crazy.

This scale is extremely difficult to control!

Goode got up and went to the window, looking down at the increasingly prosperous White Dance City, and gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

He's highly educated, and he's incredibly good at accounting!
"It's about time the officials started looking for trouble."

He deliberately challenged the big signboard, and the Flying Six couldn't resist the temptation, so they came looking for trouble.

Taking advantage of the momentum, he needs to firmly control Wano Country. Otherwise, once the officials discover how much profit there is, they will definitely try to make things difficult for him.

Things are different now. He now has the strength to stand firm in the group, and he should be more courageous in his actions.

Tuwan, a quarry for prisoners.

The energetic music echoed.

"If I lose weight, I'll be so popular."

"I'm the type who deliberately doesn't lose weight."

"Funk!"

Amid the screams of the jailers, Quinn stood center stage, swaying happily and enjoying the thrill of being popular.

Singing, dancing, rapping!

And overalls too!
This is the Funk of the singing and dancing prince!

"Hahaha, I missed you all so much, you bunch of scumbags!"

"Lord Quinn!"

The prison guards screamed excitedly!
After the performance, Quinn slumped into his assigned seat and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It's been a long time since I've been on stage, and I'm so tired from dancing.

"Da da da la, Babanuki!"

Quinn looked at Babanuki and held up three fingers: "Let's get started, the recent list of troubles!"

Who came in third place?

“1000 prisoners have been transferred.”

Babanuki answered truthfully.

Lord Quinn has returned, and with so many fewer prisoners, it's impossible to hide the truth, but he can shift the blame.

"Why--?!"

Quinn's small eyes widened in shock.

"Who came in second place?!"

"Hyōgorō has been transferred too." "Huh?!"

Quinn was drenched in sweat.

Who came in first place?

"Those prisoners who were transferred seem to have no intention of returning."

"Why--?!"

Quinn launched into a tirade of profanities.

"Damn it, who did this?"

"It is Lord Goode."

Babanuki's face fell, and he tearfully recounted the whole story, portraying himself as a victim who had endured humiliation.

Although he was originally a victim.

"Lord Quinn, it's all my fault for being incompetent!"

"Bastard!"

Quinn was furious.

"How dare they bully me!"

"Set off immediately for White Dance!"

"I'm going to find that kid and demand an explanation!"

Quinn's convoy set off at breakneck speed, kicking up clouds of dust, and arrived in Whitedance in less than an hour.

"Hey?!"

Looking at the bustling scene before him, Quinn's eyes widened in shock once again, almost thinking he had arrived in the City of Flowers.

Only six months have passed, and such a huge new city has already been built? And it's so bustling and prosperous?
How did that kid do that?
so smart?

Quinn felt a little guilty, but the thought of the prisoners from the quarry being taken to Whitedance to work made him furious.

Wait a minute, such a big city must be very profitable, and he has put in so much labor, so it's not unreasonable for him to ask for some labor fees, right?

Quinn's eyes lit up.

"Men, show some spirit!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Amidst the chaos, Quinn led his large force to the daimyo's residence.

Goode had been waiting for a long time and greeted him with a smile.

"Oh, isn't this Lord Quinn!"

"Good, you brat!"

Quinn charged at Goode with a furious expression, wanting to take the initiative and overwhelm Goode with his presence in order to demand more benefits, but before he could even open his mouth, he heard Goode utter a sentence.

"Little Purple is in my hands."

"thump!"

Quinn slammed on the brakes, but couldn't stop, and fell flat on his face, sliding down to Goode's feet.

It's like performing a grand ceremony.

The next moment, Quinn jumped up very nimbly, cupped his hands together, and his comical face was full of a fawning smile.

"Hey, Brother Goode, I just came to have a drink with you, that's all, please don't misunderstand."

"So this is ah."

Goode smiled.

Quinn will definitely cause trouble for taking advantage of the prisoners' quarry, but he was already prepared.

"Lord Quinn, the fire sacrifice is about to begin."

"Xiao Zi specifically asked me to tell you that she really wants to perform on stage with you."

"You don't want to disappoint her, do you?"

Quinn was overjoyed and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Is Xiao Zi going to perform with him?
Hahaha, has Little Purple finally been conquered by his charm?

As expected, without Orochi, he is Xiao Zi's No. 1. Sigh, this damn charm can't be hidden.

Goode was somewhat troubled.

"But Xiao Zi is very troubled lately. She is a kind-hearted person and can't stand seeing poor people suffer, so she really wants to do her part to help build the county town in Jiuli and other townships."

"Lord Quinn, what do you think?"

"I'm here to help!"

Quinn gave a beaming guarantee.

Hahaha, what man would be stupid enough to doubt the woman he loves!
He's definitely going to help with this!

(End of this chapter)