Chapter 84: No one can protect Dragon!
"Two portions of Roast Meat!"
"Four portions of Seafood Pasta, extra spicy!"
"Is the Sandra Giant Lizard ready yet?"
Everyone knew that restaurants were busiest during meal times. The Waiters in the front posted Order after Order on the wall, loudly urging the Kitchen for the Dishes.
The Chefs in the Kitchen responded while speeding up their movements. Although the fan above their heads whirred loudly, it was difficult to suppress the flames and high temperature rising from the Stove.
In such a noisy, bustling, and lively Environment, if there was anyone relatively quiet, it was probably the Young People silently washing Bowls in the corner.
This was a Young People with a tender Face but defined features, quite handsome. He had medium-length curly hair parted in the middle, the color leaning towards green and gray, like the mustard necessary when eating raw Fish.
Perhaps it was the high temperature in the Kitchen, or because he had been standing there washing Bowls non-stop for nearly five hours, drops of sweat were seeping from his forehead.
But his movements showed no slowness. Each time, he quickly rinsed the various Bowls and Cups piled up and inserted them one by one into the Distribution Tray.
At this moment, the Door-Type Dishwasher next to him was working. When the sound of the water flow inside stopped, the Young People casually opened the door, and a burst of Steam immediately rushed out.
But he was already used to this. He pulled out the Distribution Tray inside, which was slightly warm and filled with washed Bowls and Cups. At the same time, he picked up another Distribution Tray he had just prepared, pushed it into the Dishwasher, closed the door, and the Dishwasher immediately started running again.
The next moment, the Young People began to sort the steaming Bowls and Cups in front of him, stacking them on a small table nearby, allowing the Chef Apprentices to freely take his work results.
He performed these actions almost every day and had to continue until ten o'clock at night.
Originally, two people were supposed to split the morning and afternoon shifts, but in order to earn an extra portion of Wages, the Young People took on a full day's work after becoming Familiarize with it.
There was nothing else he could do, besides gambling.
But it was also gambling that taught him a painful lesson last year, almost getting caught by Human Traffickers and becoming a Slave. However, it was precisely because of this that he met a Girl he was willing to put in all his effort for.
"Just wait! I will definitely buy you out!"
This sentence had repeated countless times in his Heart, but each time, when he was tired, it gave him powerful Strength to persevere.
Just then, faint Gunshots drifted in from outside. The people in the Kitchen were not surprised by this and continued doing their own Matters.
After all, this was the GR24 Area, which belonged to the Non-Law Zone.
But gradually, some people noticed something was wrong, because the Gunshots were too dense and too persistent. It didn't sound like a conflict between a few individuals, but rather a large-scale gunfight.
[Bang!!]
Suddenly, a big, burly fellow holding a Long Saber crashed through the restaurant's Wooden Board door and walked in. He was panting as he shouted towards a table on the left.
"The Marines are here to arrest us! Hurry and leave!"
"What?"
"How could the Marines come here!"
The dozen or so people at that table stood up one after another. Some questioned him in surprise and uncertainty, saying, "This is the Non-Law Zone, are you mistaken? They couldn't be chasing Pirates all the way here, could they?"
These people were Thugs under the Slave Trading Company, occasionally taking on kidnapping jobs to earn some extra money.
"It's not a mistake!"
"Those Marines are raiding all the Slave Shops, Slave Companies, and Slave Markets! I heard the Slave Auction House in the GR1 Area was also attacked!"
Seeing that his Colleagues didn't believe him, the person who ran in, already looking frightened, now had a few more traces of anxiety on his Face. Finally, hearing the increasingly close Gunshots, he gritted his teeth and turned to leave, leaving only one sentence echoing in the restaurant.
"Believe it or not, I warned you! Don't regret it if you get caught!!"
At this, the dozen or so people exchanged glances. The next moment, like startled wild boars, they scrambled out of the restaurant, one after another. This scene left the other Diners speechless.
As for the Meal Money, because the restaurant operated in the Non-Law Zone, payment was collected before the meal was served. Naturally, no Waiter would come up to stop them or demand money.
In fact, even if they hadn't paid, no one would dare to do so.
But what everyone didn't know was that the person's voice just now was particularly loud and had already reached the Kitchen, which had inexplicably fallen silent.
[Crack!]
Suddenly, the sound of a Porcelain Plate falling and shattering rang out. Immediately after, a gray-green figure rushed out, completely disregarding the Chef's scolding, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Stella... Stella... Please be okay, Stella!!"
Tesoro, who had just turned seventeen this year, ran frantically towards a Slave Shop in the GR28 Area, accompanied by the dense Gunshots.
The GR27 Area, GR28 Area, and GR29 Area, these three connected Zones, were the most concentrated areas for the Slave Trade on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Although the GR1 Area had the most famous Slave Auction House, that was a high-end market that only accepted Slaves of the best quality, so the number of Slaves there was the fewest.
Conversely, these three places were filled with companies, shops, and even places specifically for holding Slaves in bulk, called Markets!
Thus, these three places also had the most Armed Personnel.
When the Marine Troops led by Colonel Eric approached this area, they were unsurprisingly met with the fiercest Resistance and obstruction.
The Thugs paid by these Slave Companies didn't put the Marines in their eyes at all. As soon as they received the Order to attack from above, they pulled the trigger without hesitation.
They didn't want themselves or their Families to be locked in Cages!
Intense Gunshots, piercing Screams, exploding flames, and rising thick smoke immediately turned into a vortex of Fear and death, enveloping the entire District 20.
No, not just District 20, the entire Non-Law Zone, including Zone 0 and Area 10, was undergoing a large-scale sweep by the Marines.
This was a small War!
On the Seaside of the GR24 Area, five Seaships flying ordinary White Sails were docked at the Dock. Men and women in Suits could be seen quickly stepping onto the Ships via Wooden Boards under the protection of surrounding Armed Personnel. Everyone's Face showed varying degrees of panic, tension, and anger.
"Damn it! Damn Dragon! Damn Marines!" Dulles stood on the Deck, gritting his teeth and cursing at the Island.
"Where did these bastards get the guts to... to do this? These are the Industries of Royalty and Nobility from various Kingdoms!"
A noblewoman in a luxurious blue dress looked at him worriedly and said, "This must be the World Government's intention, otherwise the Marines wouldn't do this."
"How is that possible!"
Dulles shouted in disbelief, "Even the Celestial Dragons often come here to select goods! How could they allow the World Government to do this?"
"No, no, no, it must be that Dragon acting on his own authority, relying on being Garp's Son to act recklessly!"
"Yes, yes, yes, it must be like this, it must be like this."
As if he had found the Truth, a cold smile appeared on his Face. He said, "You'll see, once the higher-ups React, these Marines will definitely be dealt with. Then we'll come back and operate as usual!"
"But that bastard Dragon is finished, definitely finished. He simply doesn't understand how terrifying the Influence/Power and Energy behind the Slave Trade are. No one can protect him, not even Garp!"
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