General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 485 Mia

Before dawn, Mia opened her eyes from the small wooden bed in the attic, put on her clothes lightly, walked down from the low and dark attic, walked through the narrow corridor, and walked past her grandfather who was still sleeping. I walked quietly past the door of my grandma's room, picked up two wooden barrels under the wall of the old wooden house, and left the house.

Outside the house, the cold moon has almost disappeared on the sea surface, and you can vaguely see where the sea and the sky meet, and there is a faint morning light emerging, illuminating the silent Sail Town.

"Today, Mia should work hard like yesterday!" Mia raised her head and glanced at the wide sea in the distance, pursed her lips, murmured softly, and then carried two wooden barrels in the narrow and curved town. Shuttle quickly on the small road.

She moved lightly, like a nimble butterfly, walking along the familiar path under her feet towards the creek where she could draw water.

Along the way, Mia would occasionally see small town residents opening their doors, and she would stop in time, bend down and nod seriously, and say hello to each other.

Waiting for the other party to respond, he then carried the barrel and moved on.

A fat woman who was drying huge canvases in her yard looked up and looked at the thin back of Mia, who was carrying two wooden barrels, walking away, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What a sensible child. I hope the old York couple can live for a few more years. Otherwise, Mia's life will be too hard in the future."

When Mia came to the gurgling stream with two wooden buckets, there were already many residents carrying large and small loads of coarse cloth. They were washing the cloth they picked up and down the stream. .

Red, purple, and white paints dye the stream into colorful streamers, winding toward the estuary.

This is the Sail Town of the New World, a small island specializing in the production of sails.

The residents of the island have been doing weaving, dyeing, washing, embroidery and other work for generations to earn enough money to live on, and then purchase daily necessities from merchants who travel to the island.

Mia found a slightly cleaner corner, pushed away the dye floating on the water with her hands, and filled two buckets of water.

She didn't dare to fill it too full, otherwise it would be too difficult for her to lift it up.

After filling two buckets of relatively clean stream water, Mia glanced with envy at the town residents who were standing in the knee-high stream, washing square pieces of cloth.

Although these people's hands and feet were soaked and cracked due to long-term exposure to dyes and cold stream water, they were able to earn enough money to live on.

Despite the hard work, my life was fulfilling and satisfying.

Unlike her family, because her grandparents are old, they can only help other people's families to do some simple work, earn a meager income, and barely maintain food and clothing.

Sometimes when I get sick, my family cannot make ends meet, so I either refuse to go to the doctor, or I go hungry and use the little money I have to buy food to go to the town to see a doctor.

There is only one hospital in Chuanfan Town, and the medicines sold are few and expensive. Even those with money may not be able to buy them. Most people simply cannot afford to see a doctor.

In fact, a few months ago, Mia's family, like other residents in the town, lived the same hard but fulfilling life.

At that time, her parents were still there, and the family had two adult workers. The money they earned could not only buy food to feed the family, but they could even save a little and go to the town mayor to pick up one or two dyeing orders. Earn more money to support your family.

There is also her three-year-old brother Adams, who is always naughty and frightens her by finding all kinds of bugs, causing Mia to scream and chase her.

However, since Sail Town suffered a pirate attack a few months ago, Mia's life suddenly changed.

His parents were killed while washing fabrics, and his younger brother Adams was captured by pirates.

My grandparents were already very old, so when this happened, their bodies and spirits collapsed instantly.

Now my body is getting worse day by day.

It was foreseeable that if she got sick just once, the two old people would probably leave her.

Thinking of this, a hint of sadness appeared in Mia's eyes.

But soon, she took a deep breath, imitated a priest who once passed by Chuanfan Town, stretched out her hand to make a sign of the cross in front of her, closed her eyes gently, and prayed softly: "May the gods bless me, and my grandparents will be healthy as soon as possible." Get well, I hope Adams is safe and well, and I hope I can grow up as soon as possible and find a profitable job in the town."

After praying, Mia picked up the bucket and hurried toward her home along the trail she came from.

When she returned home out of breath carrying two buckets of water, she saw a short, fat man standing furtively in front of her wooden house and looking into the house.

Mia's face turned pale with fright, and the bucket she was holding fell to the ground with a bang.

The dull sound of the bucket falling to the ground startled the short, fat man in front of the wooden house.

When he turned around and saw Mia, who was thin but quite cute, his eyes immediately showed undisguised greed.

"Mia, hehe, you went to the stream to fetch water again?"

Fix licked his lips, put on a smile on his fat face, walked towards Mia, and said with a smile: "How is it? What do you think about the thing I told you last time? As long as If you agree to marry me, you won’t have to wake up early every day and work hard for others. You will be able to eat well, wear beautiful clothes, and your grandparents can live a stable life."

"I...I still have to think about it, Master Fix."

Seeing Fix, who was short and fat but still much taller than herself, walking towards her, Mia had a hint of panic in her eyes.

He forced himself to remain calm and tried to answer Fix's words in a calm voice.

Fix is ​​the son of Hildu, the mayor of Sail Town. His family is in charge of the dyeing orders of all residents in the town. He is responsible for liaising with the caravans from the outside world. In Sail Town, he is absolutely unstoppable and no one dares to disobey. he.

After Mia's parents died, Fix, who was idle all day long, set his sights on Mia and wanted to marry her and become her fifth wife.

In fact, if Fix is ​​really an honest and trustworthy person, then Mia might really agree to marry him for the sake of her grandparents.

Unfortunately, he is not.

Fix's previous wives were basically beaten roughly by Fix for various trivial matters and sold to businessmen who came here for fun. They can be said to be complete scum.

Therefore, Mia never thought about becoming Fix's wife.

She is not afraid of something happening to her.

I'm just worried that if I leave too, my grandparents won't be able to survive.

Mia didn't want to see that happen, but she couldn't do anything about the man in front of her.

The new world is so big, but she can't leave this small island.

"Mia, how about it? I have money, I have a lot of money. As long as you agree to marry me, all the money will be yours."

Fix took out a handful of baileys from his pocket and stuffed it into Mia's arms with a smile.

His big fat hand immediately rubbed Mia's chest, which made Mia's body tremble with fear, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lips and did not dare to make a sound, for fear of attracting her grandparents to go out. View, injured by the arrogant Fix.

Unexpectedly, seeing Mia's pitiful look, the nameless desire in Fix's heart suddenly surged, and he couldn't hold it back anymore. He grinned, stretched out his two big hands, hugged Mia's thin body, and Hug him into his arms. “Mia, come on, as long as you follow me, I can fulfill all your wishes, hehe.”

"Don't...let me go, Master Fix, I haven't thought about it yet...please." The tears in Mia's eyes still couldn't be held back, and they fell down. She stretched out her slender hands, He struggled feebly, but how could he break away from the bear-like Fix?

Fix became even more excited and his breathing became extremely heavy. He stretched out his hand to tear off Mia's clothes. He gasped and said: "Yes, that's it. I like you like this. Mia, behave well. I We can even help you find your brother Adams.”

"Adams……"

Mia, who was struggling in Fix's arms, froze when she heard her brother's name.

"Yes, yes, I know where your brother was taken. As long as you satisfy me, I will help you find him."

The words that came out of Fix's mouth seemed to have some kind of irresistible magic power, which made Mia lose her mind and give up resistance instantly.

As long as she can find her brother, she is willing to do anything.

At this moment, a huge roar suddenly sounded from the distant coast.

Then, there was a dazzling firelight, rising in the hazy morning mist before dawn.

Time in Sail Town seemed to have stopped for a moment.

After a moment, countless shrill screams came from all directions in the town.

"Pirates! Pirates are attacking the town!"

"Run! Run away! Hide to the sea!"

In just a moment, the tranquility of the town was broken by the sudden disaster.

"What pirates? Why are there pirates? Damn it, didn't they already capture a group of children last time? Why are they here again so soon? These untrustworthy bastards!"

Listening to the thundering cannon sound in the distance, Fix couldn't help but have a look of panic on his face.

He could no longer care about his temporary desires, and roughly dropped Mia, whose clothes were torn to pieces by him, and turned around and ran towards his home.

Although their family had some dealings with these pirates who would catch children everywhere every once in a while.

But Fix didn't think that these vicious guys would be so polite to him just because he was the son of the mayor of Sail Town.

In such a chaotic time, it is best for him to stay at home and wait for the storm to pass before he can enjoy the immature and green fruit of Mia.

"Mia! Mia!"

The old man's urgent shout from the wooden house woke up Mia who was stunned by the words in Fix's mouth.

"Grandpa! Grandma! I'm here."

Without thinking too much, Mia quickly wiped away her tears and ran home.

Soon, scorching flames ignited on some houses in the town, sending heat waves and black smoke into the sky.

One by one, vicious pirates broke into the homes of residents on the island, captured all the men, women, and children hiding in their homes, and drove them to the market square in the center of the town.

Those who dared to resist were killed mercilessly by the pirates.

Mia's family was no exception. Following her desperate-looking grandparents, they were driven by pirates to the center of the town.

She saw a group of pirates with swords and guns in their hands, standing in front of the crowd with fierce eyes like tigers and wolves.

Mayor Hildu was groveling and talking to a tall pirate with a smile on his face.

Beside him, there was a chubby little boy who was holding his arm by a pirate and was crying in terror.

Mia recognized that it was Hildu's grandson, Fix's first wife's son, who was doted on by the mayor and his family.

I don’t know what the mayor said to the pirates, but I saw a fierce look in the eyes of the tall pirate leader. He pushed the flattering Hildu away and waved his hand. Hildu’s grandson was immediately caught by the pirates. Go away.

Seeing this, the short and fat Fix could no longer hold back. Regardless of the mayor's father's pull, he chased after the pirate and stopped him, hoping to take his son back from him.

"Let go of my son! You untrustworthy bastards! We cooperated with you last time and let you kidnap a group of children. Not only that, we also gave you hundreds of millions of beli in protection fees. Damn it, You can’t be so shameless!”

Before Fix's shout could stop, Mia saw the pirate impatiently pull out a short gun from his waist and shoot the charging Fix.

"Oh!"

Smoke and fire exploded on Fix's body, and a blood flower splashed from his body to the ground. Then Fix's eyes widened in disbelief, opened his mouth, and fell down.

"Fix! My son!" The mayor knelt on the ground in pain, but did not dare to step forward. He just choked and cried.

In the crowd, Mia was hugged tightly by two old people, watching this scene blankly.

"Caesar needs more experimental subjects. Capture all the children under the age of ten and kill all the others. We can't let those guys who claim to be righteous get the handle."

The pirate leader with a smiley face tattooed on his chest said loudly.

The pirates who surrounded all the residents in the town received the order and immediately raised the cold swords in their hands with a ferocious smile.

Mia clasped her hands on her chest, closed her eyes tightly and prayed: "Merciful God, if you can see the evil happening here, please show some mercy and save us."

"Boom!"

As if in response to Mia's prayer, a huge thunderous explosion suddenly sounded above Sail Town shrouded in the morning sun, as if a god was roaring.

The pirates who raised their swords were startled by the sudden explosion and stopped moving.

Mia opened her eyes and saw a scene she would never forget.

In the distant sky, I saw a thick thunder pillar hanging down from the sky. In an instant, it reached the sky above Chuanfan Town. Then, in the horrified eyes of countless people, hundreds of lightning branches separated. It hit the pirates holding swords accurately.

Under the hit of this dazzling lightning, there was no scream, only corpses turned into charcoal, frozen in place like cracked black sculptures.

Then, he suddenly fell down.

(End of this chapter)