Pirates: Starting from turning Wano Country into Inazuma

The view here is very open, and the terrain is relatively high.If you look back, you can see the brightly lit shadow of the town, and if you look far away, you can see the dark wilderness.

There is a very wide river in the wilderness, and the place where the fireworks are set off is on the other side of the river.After the fireworks bloom, the wide river surface will also reflect brilliant light, and the sparkling lake surface will become a scenery.

"Are the fireworks ready for the Naganohara family?" Xia Lin asked. After all, this is the first time that Jiuli holds a fire festival night, and it is also one of the two most important events. It would be bad if something goes wrong. up.

There are two very important activities on the night of the fire festival, one of which is to release sky lanterns, which are actually Kongming lanterns.This link usually starts on the first night of the fire festival night.

At that time, people will light up the Kongming lanterns prepared in advance, and then let them fly into the night sky, burning out in the process of rising, so as to express their nostalgia for the deceased.

The other is the final fireworks festival.When the fireworks are in full bloom, the emotions born with the sound of the explosion are pleasant and exciting, perhaps it means that the living should move on.

Of course, this is only Xia Lin's personal opinion.

In any case, the quality of the fireworks is directly related to whether the fire festival night can be successfully concluded.

The Naganohara family, who now specialize in making fireworks in Kuri, was originally a resident of the Flower City.It was Xuezi who spent money to invite her from the capital of flowers.In Wano country, there are not many people who know how to make fireworks, and the craft itself is not very friendly to the people.

Of course, the surname Naganohara was bestowed by Xia Lin.

Except for the annual firework festival, it is actually difficult for artisans who make fireworks to earn money on weekdays.

Generally speaking, these craftsmen are naturally paid by the general's mansion, but the number of fireworks craftsmen in the capital of flowers is a bit too much.The craftsmanship of young people like Changsuke Naganohara was not favored by the General's House.

In fact, Naganohara Changsuke's craftsmanship is very good, but he always wants to develop some novel fireworks, so he always causes explosions, making those people think that this guy is completely half-baked.As a result, I lost my job.

Later, after Xuezi recruited craftsmen from various industries in the capital of flowers, he simply followed him to Jiuli.

Looking back now, he still feels that the choice he made at that time was simply not too wise.At that time, both land and housing prices in Jiuli were very cheap. After arriving in Jiuli, he bought a house in a slightly remote place.

Because it is far away from the urban area, even his assets can afford to buy a house.

The out-of-the-way location wasn't a problem, in fact it couldn't have been better for him.Developing new styles of fireworks is not a simple task at night. Even if the danger is ignored, there is still a lot of noise, so a slightly remote location is appropriate.

Moreover, the daimyo of Kuri is very different from the general in the capital of flowers. He is very supportive of his own development of new types of fireworks, and even gives some subsidies for the development of fireworks every month.This allowed him to fill a void in his life.

In fact, Naganohara is not considered poor. The fireworks of this fireworks festival alone allowed him to earn money that many people could not earn for several years, but the development of fireworks is a big expense.

"There will be no problem. A random batch has been selected for inspection before." Xuezi said.She glanced at the distance, and the soldiers who sent them over had already evacuated.

Jiu Tianwan led these people to guard the periphery, lest ordinary people break in and disturb Xia Lin.He himself didn't have much interest in the fire festival night or fireworks, but he was very relieved to see those Jiuli people who used to live in hell now live such a happy life.

More importantly, after the fireworks festival is over, he can go back to drink.This was specially allowed by Xia Lin. After all, it was a festival, so they should be allowed to relax.

Jiu Tianwan was already thinking about whether he should just buy a tank of wine and drink it directly with the whole body.

"Phew, it's finally purified." Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief and moved her body.She sat on the sedan chair all the way, not even daring to move, she was already exhausted.

"Does Jasmine eat apple candy?" Saori came over and asked her holding a bright red apple candy.A lot of food has been prepared here, whether it is apple candy, squid yakiniku, or sake, Shutenmaru has prepared it in advance.

But cooked food like squid burnt is not tasty when it is cold, so Xuezi specially invited Ah He to come here to make dessert.

Ah He made a lot of money on the night of the fire festival, and after coming to Jiuli, the number of guests he saw in one day almost equaled the sum of the guests he saw in the past.So she is actually very grateful to Xuezi.

It's just that something happened a few days ago, which made her a little absent-minded.

"Master Xia Lin, Master Xuezi, please use." Ah He brought over the freshly made food and sake.

After Xuezi reached out to take it, she realized that Ah He seemed to have something on her mind.

"What's wrong with you, Ahe?"

"I'm fine, maybe it's because the business has been so good during this time, and I'm a little tired." Ah He shook his head quickly, and then handed over a bowl of red bean soup.Although she has something on her mind that is bothering herself, there is no need to tell Xuezi about this kind of thing.

Xuezi didn't ask any more questions, but just asked her to take a break too.

"The fireworks show is about to start, so you should stop and watch it together."

Chapter 81 A Gluttonous Cat Will Be Punishable

What troubled Tsuru was the group of Kin'emon that he saw at the fire festival night a few days ago.

Originally, she felt a little happy when she saw Kin'emon, but when she was about to go up to say hello, she saw Kin'emon with a dead face, walking into Yu Guo with two wandering girls in her arms.

At that time, Ah He was very angry, but after thinking about it, he still didn't walk away immediately, but waited at the gate of You Guo.But this wait lasted for one night, and when Kin'emon came out early the next morning with two dark circles under his eyes, Ah Tsuru hadn't left yet, but there was no expression on her face at this time.

Later, Kin'emon and Raizo left reluctantly in the arms of a group of heavily made-up wandering girls.The two even passed each other, but Kinemon was so drunk that he didn't see her at all.And Ah He didn't speak, but just returned to his teahouse without saying a word.

The popular teahouse was closed that day, but opened again the next day.

Ah He acted as if nothing had happened.

"Huh—" Ah He exhaled to calm down her emotions. She didn't know what she was anxious about now, and this anxiety was not very strong.

"Master Lily and Jasmine, please take your time." After Ahe handed the food to Lily and Jasmine, he gave another portion to Saori and Saya.

"Miss Ahe, take a break too." Yuriko beckoned her to sit together.The enthusiastic Jasmine and Saya ran around, waiting for the start of the fireworks display.

"Have another drink, Mrs. Xia Lin." After Baihezi filled Xia Lin with a small bowl of sake from the jug, she took advantage of the opportunity and sat beside Xia Lin.

"It's about time." Keiko raised his eyes and looked in the distance, the wilderness was still pitch black.

But the next moment, a cyan light suddenly rose and bloomed towards the night.

"boom!"

The spreading sparks are like gorgeous fluorescent lights, fleeting like blooming luminous cherry blossoms.

The dark river surface lit up, and the swaying water waves made the already flickering fireworks illusory.

"Saori, Saya, Jasmine, the fireworks display has begun." Yuriko called the three children.The three of Jasmine also heard the voice, and they had already stopped fighting and stopped to watch.

The bright fireworks illuminated their slightly immature cheeks in an instant.

"It's started, let's watch it too!" Jasmine said anxiously, and hurriedly ran to sit next to Lily.She was much quieter now, biting an apple candy, while looking at the night sky with sparkling eyes.

The fireworks just now seemed to be just a signal to start, keep in mind, countless shining meteors swayed their glowing tails and flew towards the sky, blooming in Jasmine's pupils.

"so beautiful……"

Not to mention Jasmine, even Yuriko Yukiko was fascinated for a moment. The fireworks all over the sky bloomed at the same time. Although they were fleeting, the fireworks rising to the ground continued to succeed.

"The purple fireworks are so beautiful!"

The sound of fireworks blooming continued to echo in the wilderness, and soon there was a strong smell of gunpowder in the air.

Just as everyone's attention was on the fireworks, Xia Lin suddenly felt one reaching towards him.He turned around and found that at some point Saya sat behind him, and secretly stretched out a hand to grab it.

When Xia Lin turned to look at her, she stuck out her tongue playfully and winked at Xia Lin.

But now that there are so many people, and there is an outsider like Ah He here, even Saya dare not make too much noise.

She slowly grabbed Xia Lin's arm, and then pulled it towards her. While leaning her upper body towards Xia Lin's side, she looked at the glistening lake:

"The lake breeze is so cool in summer, do you want to go fishing in the river, Lord Xia Lin?"

But her bad intentions didn't work in front of Xia Lin at all, and Xia Lin knew that Saya had come prepared.

The people of Wano country do have the habit of putting on neutral gear when they wear kimonos, but if they want to go out, Xia Lin will let them wear the inside as well.

But today's Saya is very traditional.

"The heavy rain in summer is indeed a good time to eat river seafood. The fish and shrimp are very fat now."

"Shazhi likes to eat mussels the most, let her help you after I go back." Xia Lin said intentionally.

Saya: ...

"But, that's too long." Saya blinked, she looked more like a fox than Yuriko who ate the fruit of the arctic fox.At the same time, she took advantage of the trend and directly got into Xia Lin's arms, almost pushing away Lily who was sitting on Xia Lin's right.

The other female relatives just looked at her strangely, but they didn't find anything wrong. Yuriko was the only one who noticed something wrong, but instead of exposing Saya, she changed her sitting position to help cover other people's parts vision.

"Ah, Saya, you are too cunning to actually sit in Lord Xia Lin's arms!" Jasmine yelled, "I want to sit too!"

Baihezi sighed, feeling helpless for her dull daughter, if Jasmine had Saya's mind, maybe she could be a grandma.

"Nah--I won't let it go to you, obviously you went to sea with Master Xia Lin last time!"

Saya's voice trembled.

In the following time, Saya knew what it meant to ask for trouble.

Yuriko can help her cover a little vision, but she can't help her cover her mouth.Saya tried her best not to make a sound.

But as time continues to accumulate, patience has become a very difficult thing.

Although she kept her mouth closed, her small nose still hummed when she exhaled, but fortunately, this faint sound was drowned out by the constantly echoing sound of fireworks.

The surface of the lake illuminated by the fireworks in the distance glows with phosphorescence. The breeze and the sound of fireworks blooming make the surface of the lake rippling continuously.

Soaked the white ankle socks of those Jiuli people who stood by the river and stopped to watch the fireworks.

The deafening sound of fireworks and the sparkle of fireworks overwhelmed everything, but somehow it felt like it was a peaceful night.

Even though Yuriko was the cover, Keiko and Xuezi, who were sitting very close to Xia Lin, both noticed Saya's small movements.

Keiko admired Saya for being so patient.

If it was her, maybe even the explosion of fireworks that kept ringing would be covered by her voice.

Xuezi also stretched out her claws to Saya.

"You greedy cat, you will be punished for stealing food!" Xuezi whispered in Saya's ear, the voice made Saya have a bad feeling,

Chapter 82 Jiutian Maru Was Assigned to the Forest of Guards

In the end, Saya paid the price for stealing food. Later, she didn't even know when the fireworks conference ended. She was bullied by Xuezi and Xia Lin together, as if she was covered with ants.

And that feeling of not going up or down made her both happy and painful.Like wanting to go to the bathroom but having to hold back.

So much so that when Sha Ye returned, he was completely paralyzed on the sedan chair, motionless as if he had no bones.

If it hadn't been for the fact that there was an outsider, Ah He, at the scene, Xuezi might have gone too far. It would not be bad to let her lie down on the spot and use it as a plate for putting food on.

The fireworks went on and on for an hour, until a long time after it was over, a sea of ​​people stood by the river and looked into the distance, unwilling to leave.For some people, this can almost be said to be a scene they have never seen in their previous lives.It is a dreamlike beauty that can't be imagined by fantasy.

So far, the first fire festival night in Jiuli has finally come to a successful conclusion.

"It's finally over." Jiutianwan breathed a sigh of relief after sending Xia Lin and the others back to the Daming Mansion.The inside of the chest and mouth seemed to be tickled by something, and the wine bug that had been sleeping for a long time almost crawled out.

"Brothers, let's go drink! I'm going to have a good drink today!" Jiu Tianwan shouted, holding the wine order Xia Lin gave him in his hand. .

"The night of the fire festival is really a good day!"

He laughed loudly, and rushed to the town to buy wine with a group of warriors who hadn't drunk for a long time.These people are worse than Jiutianmaru, at least Jiutianmaru drank a lot at the general's banquet when he went to the capital of flowers last time.The last time the others drank was in the former cottage.

"Hahahaha, Lord Jiutianmaru is really a drunkard!" Someone laughed,

"Well, I was originally a drunkard!" Jiu Tianwan didn't deny it, he was addicted to alcohol, but now he was with Xia Lin, so he suppressed his desire to drink normally.

"Life without alcohol is really not human's life, but as long as we endure it for another two years, Master Xia Lin has promised us that after three years, we can also receive a little salary." Jiu Tianwan said with a smile .

"Really? Then I have to go to Youguo to take a good look. I heard that our Jiuli Youguo has the best service quality and the cleanest Youguo in the whole country." A samurai excitedly said.

"What's so good about You Guo? As long as you enter that kind of place, you dare to sell even the weakest drink at a high price. Didn't Xialin people bring back some official prostitutes from overseas a while ago? Those women are just as sinful as we were before. You don't need to feel sorry for the unforgivable bastard." Another person shook his head.

Although this statement is agreeable, there were not many female pirates brought back by Xia Lin last time. Female pirates are a minority in the sea, and there are even fewer female pirates who want to be handsome.

Not every female pirate is an empress, Nami, or Robin.Most of them are majestic and ugly women like Katerina in the black group.Even a woman who is not ugly at first will look very old after being in the sea.

Leaving scars in battle is even more common.

How can such a rough and crazy woman compare to those delicate wandering girls in the upper reaches of Guo?Just how to please people is not on the same level.

……

In the evening of the next day, Xia Lin heard that Jiu Tianmaru was assigned by Xuezi to the guarded Senxiu Reservoir together with the gang of conscientious thieves.

The dignified leader of Tianling Xingxing was dispatched to a remote location in Jiuli by Xuezi, the leader of the appointment and implementation, which really made Xia Lin laugh. I don't know how Jiu Tianwan offended Xuezi.

"what happened?"

"Master Xia Lin, I'm not questioning your decision, but I really can't let that bastard Jiutianwan continue drinking." Xuezi curled up in Xia Lin's arms and said through gritted teeth, "That alcoholic, he was so drunk last night. , As a result, he led a group of people and didn't even complete today's security patrol, and when he was found later, this guy was still soaking in the wine jar!"

"It's rare to let him relax once and dare to neglect his duties. If he relaxes frequently, maybe something bad will happen."

"He really doesn't have any restraint at all." Xia Lin shook his head, and didn't continue to ask about Jiutianwan. It would be good to ask them to repair the reservoir and reflect on it. Although he agreed to let Jiutianwan have a drink, he was delayed because of drinking Not working.

"By the way, it just so happens that Kozuki Oden is also at the guardian forest. If he knows that Shutenmaru is also there, he will definitely visit him so that Shutenmaru will not be exposed."

"Well, I have already told you about this." Xuezi said, she has handled things very smoothly now, not to mention everything, but this small matter can still be considered.

Xia Lin nodded, but seemed to think of something suddenly, and said, "Very good, by the way, let Keiko come over now."

"Do you want two people together today?" Xuezi asked with a blushing face, "Although I can't bear it by myself, there's no need to go find Keiko, the maid outside the door is also fine."