One Piece's Strongest Bounty

Chapter 68 The Truth ([-])

Seeing the appearance of Long Yan and Cesar, Nami spread her hands: "Men, they all look like this."

After a while, one after another delicious food was served on the judging table, making people swallow their saliva continuously.

"呲呲" prawns with oily gas, sea fish with full color and fragrance, and barbecue meat overflowing with strange fragrance.
These are all eye-catching.

These judges squinted their eyes, each of them looked like a peerless expert, holding the chopsticks to gently pick up the food on the plate, and gently put it in their mouths.

When everyone eats different dishes, they either nod slightly, smile without speaking, or shake their heads slightly.

These judges are the group of people who are called gourmets.

But below is a sea of ​​people, shoulder to shoulder, and the road is almost blocked.

For about half an hour, these gourmets rated the scores one after another.

The champion was a fat man, and No.2 was the pretty little cook that Cesar and Long Yan noticed just now.

The big fat man who won the leader jumped three feet high excitedly, and almost didn't collapse the table when he landed.

And the little cook had a dejected look on her face, and there seemed to be some fear in her eyes.
Finally, when the judges and the chefs gradually dispersed, the civilians watching the competition below rushed towards the leftover food like crazy, trampling on each other and plundering frantically.

Some civilians rushed to the plate and were dragged off by the next person. When this person rushed to the front, the food was snatched away by others. When someone finally grabbed the food, they were beaten by a group of people. I even vomited out all the food I just ate.

This scene left Long Yan and his group stunned.

What was even more astonishing was that Long Yan saw the cook in the distance from the noisy crowd, got into a luxurious carriage after being slapped across the face.

At this time, another group of soldiers with spears and swords rushed out to disperse the civilians.

The five-year-old girl that Long Yan and the others saw just now was licking a plate, and a soldier put a knife on the little girl's neck.

Her brother stood in front of the little girl, "Little sister, go!"

The soldier waved his knife mercilessly: "You weak ants are not worthy of eating at all!"

Slash with a knife!

bump!
The soldier's knife mountain was stained with bright red blood.
However, it was his own.

Long Yan flew out with lightning speed, wedged a fist in the soldier's face, the soldier spit out old blood and splashed on his knife, and fell to the ground without a sound.

"Livestock, even children will not be spared." Long Yan clenched his fists and said bitterly.

"Big brother!" The little girl saw Long Yan, her eyes sparkled.

Nami ran over, "It's so dangerous here, let's take these two little guys away first."

Long Yan: "Okay."

In this way, driven by the soldiers, the people gradually dispersed, and a middle-aged woman who was nearly fifty years old called Long Yan and his group to her home.

The woman's name is Lai, and when she saw Long Yan sacrifice his life to save the little girl, she developed a good impression of this group of people in her heart.

Ley lives alone in one place, and she always has a gentle and kind smile on her thin face.

"Thank you for letting us visit your house."

Nami: "Speaking of which, we encountered a lot of strange things when we came to this country. First, the price of food is so high. Then when there is a food competition, people will actually rush to grab the food."

Usopp: "Yes, and many residents on this island are very thin."

Cesar: "Even though the island is famous for its gourmet food, everyone seems to be hungry."

Ley sighed: "It's true, we just don't have enough to eat every day"

what? !

When Long Yan and his group heard this, they all looked shocked.

Long Yan: "Auntie, why is this...?"

Next, the aunt explained the reason to Long Yan and his group.

The reason why this place is called a gourmet island is because it is rich in water and soil and uniquely endowed by nature. No matter the plants and animals grown here, the taste is first-class.According to geographers, it is in a special place between the great sea route and the windless belt, and it is precisely because of this special geographical location that the food here is delicious.The residents here are living a happy life.

However, until five years ago, a man named Gerrett brought some people to this island.

At first, this man was very friendly to others, and he would buy some food for the poor and poor. Everyone respected him very much and called him Mr.But later, this person gradually revealed his hideous face.

Relying on the popularity and prestige accumulated before, Gretel wooed some powerful nobles with evil intentions on the island, and gradually expanded his power. Gradually, relying on his connections and power, he was recruited into the palace by King It As the captain of the guard.

Less than a month after Gerrett became the captain of the guard, a coup took place in the palace, and King Yit died suddenly. Because he had no heir, he summoned Garrett, the captain of the guard, as the king.

Even a fool should be able to see the cause and effect, right?
The death of King Yit was all caused by Gerrett. He committed rebellion, killed the king and usurped the king. Some of the king's old troops rebelled, but they were quickly suppressed by Gerrett.

Afterwards, when Gerrett ascended to the position, he did even more excessive things.

He ordered that the price of rice and noodles across the country in [Gourmet Island] rise to 5000 Baileys per kilogram, and the prices of fish, meat and shrimp are even more jaw-dropping.

Not only that, but Gerrett also summoned elite chefs across the country, not wanting to let the delicious food go to the mouths of outsiders.

Some virtuous and skilled chefs were executed by Gretel without exception because they were unwilling to join the royal restaurant!
This is equivalent to Gretel monopolizing all the food in this country.

Because the price of food is too high, many residents can hardly eat enough to eat, so many people look sallow and emaciated.

This can also explain why everyone looted the food left over from the [Gourmet Contest], because everyone was so hungry.

Cesar: "Then why don't everyone rebel against the tyrant or run off the island?"

"Resist? Hmph," Lai Weiwei smiled, "You don't know the strength of this guy. He defeated the previous uprisings without exception, and it was the kind of victory that was crushed without pressure."

Utanka: "Is he very capable of commanding troops?"

Ley: "No, it's his personal strength."

Ok?
Rye: "He's a powerful devil fruit user."

(End of this chapter)