Sharpshooter of One Piece World

After dealing with the pirates, Ivan approached the townspeople who were still vigilant and holding various weapons, wanting to learn something from them.

"Hero! Thank you for helping us eliminate the pirates. I really don't know how to thank you."

The crowd automatically parted a path, and an old man on crutches, the mayor of the town, came up to him and thanked him very excitedly.

Ivan waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It's just a trivial matter, nothing worth mentioning."

"This is not a trivial matter. This is a major matter that affects the lives of thousands of people in our town of Orlando! You must appreciate it and let us thank you!"

For Ivan now, this matter is really a trivial matter, but for this town, it is a huge blessing.

Unable to resist the kindness, Ivan had no choice but to follow the mayor to his home.

"You eat some fruit first, and I'll go cook."

The mayor's wife was a kind little old lady. When she learned that the great hero who saved the town was coming to the house for dinner, she said hello and hurried into the kitchen to get busy.

While the old lady was cooking, Ivan started chatting with the mayor.

"You just said this was the town of Orlando?"

"Yes."

Although the mayor's answer was enthusiastic, he spoke very slowly, "Our town of Orlando is the only town on Orlando Island. It is surrounded by more than a dozen villages and has a permanent population of at least 8000 people."

However, Ivan still extracted the key information from these words.

"This is not Kalando Island!" Ivan sighed speechlessly.

No wonder I felt that something was not right about the voyage when I was at sea. It turned out that I was going the wrong way again!

We were obviously riding in the direction pointed by the compass, so why was it wrong?

The Western Sea is not a great sea route, so compasses and compasses should not make mistakes.

Ivan would never admit that he had a problem. There was definitely something wrong with the Night Peregrine Falcon's water mode. It must be inspected and repaired when there is time.

Moreover, the matter of satellite navigation should be put on the agenda soon. The Rear Admiral of the Navy Headquarters is a road idiot. If word spreads, won’t people laugh at him?

"You originally planned to go to Kalando Island?"

When the mayor heard the name Kalando Island, his expression immediately became strange.

"What's wrong?"

The mayor pondered for a moment, as if he had something to say, but for some reason he did not dare to say it.

"There is nothing to hide from my benefactor."

Just then, the old lady in the kitchen came out with a bowl of hot soup.

After putting down the soup, the old lady sighed and said, "You are not from around here, right?"

Ivan nodded. Although he had traveled to the West Sea, he rarely moved in the area under the jurisdiction of the first branch.

"Let me tell you, go ahead and cook."

We are all outsiders, so what’s wrong with them?

The old mayor made up his mind, so he sorted out his language a little, and then said: "Calando Island is the largest island in the nearby sea. There is a large city and several towns bigger than our Orlando town. It used to be The things we grow are often sold there..."

I don't know whether he was too sad or too old. When he said this, the old mayor paused for a long time.

But since I said this was the situation before, it means it is very different now.

Before Ivan could ask, the mayor continued: "But last year, the Capone family, one of the five major families, occupied the city of Kalando. If we want to sell things there, we have to pay a high tax, so we have to go far away. He went to other places by sea to sell his goods.”

"Haven't you thought about resisting?"

"Who dares! Anyone who dares to resist will have everything confiscated, or be thrown directly into the sea to feed the fish."

"Don't the people in the navy just care?" Ivan asked.

"Navy?" the old mayor sneered, "Why not count on ourselves if we count on those big men?"

Hearing the old mayor's disdain for the navy, instead of feeling a trace of anger, Ivan felt an unspeakable sadness in his heart.

The navy is supposed to be the protector of ordinary people, but in a place like this, it has become almost the same as a pirate.

How desperate must the residents of the town be to have such thoughts and spontaneously take up arms to defend their homes?

"Are you often harassed by pirates?" Ivan did not continue to ask, but chose to change the topic.

"It can't be considered frequent. It only comes twice a year, once in spring and once in autumn."

The old mayor answered very easily, but Ivan heard infinite sadness from it.

As farmers who dig food in the fields, spring plowing and autumn harvest are the two most important periods. The pirates specifically choose this time to come, so they have no intention of giving them any way to survive!

Although the old mayor and his wife were very enthusiastic, Ivan still had a terrible meal.

Pirates...Navy...

These two words kept swirling in Yi Wen's mind, and slowly they merged into one.

It seems that the Warring States Period did not allow him to serve in Xihai to avenge his personal grievances, but that he came prepared. For this reason, he did not hesitate to give him the rank of major general.

"Old man, I've been bothering you for so long, it's time for me to leave."

Regardless of whether Kalando Island was a dragon's den or a tiger's den, Ivan had already made up his mind to have a try, so he said goodbye to the old mayor.

"Don't leave in a hurry. Vanessa woke up just now, and she has always wanted to see you."

Vanessa was the girl with the crossbow whose chest was pierced before, and Ivan had a very deep impression of her.

Following the old mayor to the only hospital in the town, Ivan saw a bloodless Vanessa in the ward.

It has to be said that the vitality of people in the pirate world is tenacity.An injury like being pierced by a bullet would have been enough for someone in another world.

Vanessa was able to wake up in such a short period of time, which was considered a gift.

After seeing Ivan come in, Vanessa struggled to sit up, but Ivan held her shoulders and lay down again.

"Don't move, be careful of the wound opening again."

Feeling the masculine aura so close at hand, Vanessa, who was usually vigorous and resolute, suddenly turned red in her pretty face.

"Yes." A shy voice came from her nasal cavity, and Vanessa lay down again.

"You are very brave and I admire you very much."

Ivan took out the hand crossbow that was about to become dusty from the system warehouse, placed it on Vanessa's bedside, and said, "I saw your long crossbow, and it's not suitable for girls. This hand crossbow Given to you, I hope you can continue to be brave and protect this town."

Anyway, this crossbow was just ashes in Ivan's hands, so why not give it to those in need and play its due role.

Although it is Ivan's practice hand crossbow, it is much stronger than Vanessa's homemade crossbow in terms of power and rate of fire.

What's particularly important is that it is very convenient to use and can load six crossbow arrows at one time.

The reason why Ivan gave Vanessa a hand crossbow was not because she admired him, nor did she like to show mercy everywhere.

It is really impossible for Ivan to appear in such time every time. Vanessa can use it to better protect her town and at least kill a few more pirates.

Ivan also knew that this was treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, but it was also a stopgap measure.

As for the most fundamental dangers, Ivan will personally erase them all slowly from the territory of the West Sea!