The fruit of the book of pirates

Chapter 197 Thousands of Years of Expectation
"Yes." Mousse nodded immediately.

Then the middle-aged man replied in a calm but still audible tone of longing:

"Then I hope it can change the terrain. It would be even better if it can also change the water and soil."

Mousse's heart jumped suddenly, because he remembered that he happened to have such a devil fruit in his home, and immediately asked why the middle-aged man wanted such an ability.

Then the middle-aged man, with deep longing, spoke out the expectations of the people of the Kingdom of Flowers for thousands of years:
"With this ability, I can dig the channel of Muddy Water, the 'river above ground', down to a sufficient depth below the horizon so that it will never flood!"

"With this ability, I can open canals in the mountains and divert the excess water in the south to the north where water is scarce, turning two evils into two benefits!"

"With this ability, I can turn the rugged mountains in the country of flowers into flat land, so that farmers don't have to worry about having no land to cultivate, so that business travelers can go anywhere unimpeded, and make life easier for everyone, at least not No more risk of starvation!"

After hearing this, Mousse felt more and more sympathetic towards him, because this was the first person besides him who wanted to use the devil fruit ability to improve people's lives, but he smiled and expressed his surprise:

"Everyone in the world eats devil fruits to improve their combat power. Uncle, that's all you think about?"

Then I saw the middle-aged man pointing at Mousse's nose and laughing:
"Little brother, don't lie to me. You are obviously very smart. I don't believe you can't think of it. How could the devil fruit that can change the terrain be so weak?"

Mu Dun also laughed immediately, and complained silently in his heart: "You don't know, under the development of a weak chicken, that fruit is really weak, so that I am not completely sure whether its ability can really change terrain"

Having said that, even if it is developed well, the combat power that that fruit can bring is certainly not top-notch, especially when the middle-aged man is still so old.

But the latter is extremely enthusiastic about such abilities, and even would rather sacrifice some combat power:

"After gaining combat power, the weight of my words will indeed be a lot heavier. Maybe those guys will listen to my suggestions and opinions. But even if they can all listen to me, the power may not be enough to overthrow the lowly slaves to this country. To rule, I still need to win more people's support."

"We people of flowers are generally more realistic. Before worshiping gods and Buddhas, we have to ask whether they are spiritual. If we want to win as many people as possible, I must make enough contributions to this country, at least to make this country benefit the majority of the country.”

"The topography of our country is 'seven mountains, two waters and one field'. Although the country is vast, the arable land is very limited. In addition, disasters are frequent. Droughts kill people and floods kill them. What benefits can be compared to changing the country's topography and Water and soil are bigger?"

After hearing this, Mu Si nodded and said yes, and then finally remembered to ask the other party's name.
"Miangui's surname is Li, Li Dayong. My late father gave me this name in the hope that I would be able to make great contributions to the country. However, I was born weak and could not practice martial arts. In this country, there is no force, so no one cares about what I say. A little bit of knowledge can't play a big role, and you can't accomplish anything at the age of forty."

The middle-aged man replied with a bit of self-mockery, and then asked Mousse with a playful look:

"Ben Gong, what you really want to ask is not my name, is it?"

Mousse nodded slightly awkwardly, probably because the other party was the only scholar he had ever seen in his life, and he was a little too careful when he spoke.

In fact, most of the world's top wizards who are really awesome are already in the realm of returning to basics and don't care about those red tapes. Mousse has saved his life. To put it bluntly, there is no need to play guessing games like those secular literati game.

However, because Mousse is a foreigner, even if his understanding of the Kingdom of Flowers is superficial, the middle-aged man named Li Dayong thinks that before introducing his identity and background, he should first introduce the history of the Kingdom of Flowers, especially Briefly explain the history of being banned by the lowly slave court:
"Our country of flowers has a long history. Although it may not be as good as Alabasta, the earliest written records can be traced back to 4000 years ago. It is one of the few ancient civilizations in the world."

"Because of the large population and martial customs, even in the West Sea where there are many powerful countries (this is according to the usual standard of Pirate World, not compared with the country of flowers.), there is no country that can really threaten our country."

"In addition, we have a whole continent under our feet instead of a small island, and the countless ancient weapons that have destroyed the country outside will also not be able to shake the foundation of our country."

Muston, who was just listening casually at the beginning, immediately pricked up his ears, "Ancient weapons? Does he know what happened in the 'blank 100 years'? Or the Kingdom of Flowers also played an important role in that period of history. Role?"

But Li Dayong's answer disappointed Mousse:
"Because there has been no threat for more than 3000 years, and our country is a continental country that lacks interest in the sea, it has closed its doors for a long time to live its own life, even in the 900 years ago. The same is true in the big change. So if you want to ask me what happened in the big change, I can't answer it."

However, Li Dayong's subsequent words immediately focused Mousse's attention:
"I can only tell you what happened after that."

"You can close the door and ignore the outside affairs, but after the great change has come to fruition and the World Government is established, it is absolutely forbidden to have such a powerful country in the West Sea. So, the war broke out!"

"Although our country has a huge military force and many powerful people, what is coming this time is the malice of the whole world. How can a country resist? We are finally subjugated. This is also the first time in the history of our country that we have 'subjugated the world'. "

"The occupying forces of the world government are doing whatever they want in this land, and I don't know how many flower people died under their butcher knives."

"Combined with the collapse of order and banditry and endless wars, the population of our country has dropped from more than 1000 million before the war to less than one million in just a dozen years. People at that time wrote poems to mourn and said, "Bones are exposed in the wild, thousands of miles away." No cock crowing.', its cruelty can be seen."

"However, it was also in such troubled times that our country ushered in an unprecedented prosperous age of martial arts. During the resistance to the invading army and the fratricide among the people of the country, eight extremely strong men were born out of nowhere. It was called the 'Eight Dragons', and that period of cruel years was also called the 'Eight Dragons Rebellion' by later historians!"

　Thanks to the book friend "Yu Xiaoyue Xu" for voting for the monthly ticket, and I would like to ask for a recommendation ticket by the way.

　　
　
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