Chapter 26 Prisoners

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Wano Country, Udon, Prisoner Mine.

This is the largest seastone mine in the world. Ninety percent of the seastone in the sea is mined and flows out from here.

Seastone is not only the nemesis of Devil Fruit powers but also has an extremely hard texture. When mixed into weapons, it can greatly increase their power. Wano craftsmen chose it to make various utensils.

After the Beasts Pirates took over the country, they developed seastone mining into a pillar industry for Wano's foreign exports. Especially due to the reputation of the Four Emperors Kaido, the price of one gram of seastone has even reached over 10,000 beli.

The Wano mine has been mined for nearly 800 years, and even only the tip of the iceberg has been dug. It can be said to be an inexhaustible treasure.

The Beasts Pirates, which had just ended the Onigashima War, also suffered heavy losses, especially since various parts of Onigashima were in dire need of development. Various industries under Kaido had stagnated and lacked operating funds.

Therefore, the progress of the Udon mining work was also taken seriously. The person in charge of the quarry was none other than All-Star Queen, who was personally sent to the site by Kaido to supervise the work.

The warden of the quarry, Babanuki, looked at the work report for the past week, frowned, and said, "It has been six days, and only 50% of the targets set above have been completed! How did you supervise the work?"

A group of jailers from the Beasts Pirates said aggrievedly, "Lord Babanuki, this is none of our business! We have been forcing the prisoners to work day and night, and we have beaten several of them to death with whips!"

The deputy warden, Scorpion SMILE user Daifugo, said, "The physical strength of the prisoners has exceeded the critical point. The target this time is really too high. All those powerful warriors ran away and rebelled. Only these ordinary guys are left. It's simply impossible!"

"Don't tell me this, the higher-ups won't listen to this kind of explanation! If we can't meet the target, we will all have nothing to gain!" The elephant trunk on Babanuki's chest exhaled two air masses heavily.

Daifugo asked cautiously, "How about we ask Master Queen for instructions? He is the highest officer here!"

Babanuki sighed and said, "Master Queen has been in a bad mood recently. He has been crying while staring at the photo of the courtesan Komurasaki. His subordinates who went to deliver food before were almost killed by him!"

"No, Master Queen has been eating a lot lately! He even drank a few extra buckets of red-bean soup!"

"That's drinking to drown your sorrows!"

"Huh? He hasn't been drinking recently!"

"You still don't know, red-bean soup is his oxygen and his life!"

Daifugo also sighed and said, "I didn't expect that the war would be won and our life would not be easy! Being an errand here is almost like going to jail!"

Babanuki even sneered, "Do those idiots who escaped from prison think it is so easy to escape here? They underestimate the level of Udon! If I can get out, I will be the first to go!"

At this time, another deputy warden, Hippo SMILE user Dobon, came over and said excitedly, "Master Babanuki, a group of incredible prisoners have just been sent from the Flower Capital! Come here quickly!"

"Could it be?" The two of them were immediately shocked and led their men to investigate.

There are not many new prisoners, but they are all famous figures. They are members of the three most evil generation pirate groups.

"Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro, the bounty is 1.111 billion beli!"

"Knight of the Sea Jinbe, the bounty is 1.1 billion beli!"

"Black-Leg Vinsmoke Sanji, with a bounty of 1.032 billion beli!"

"..."

Babanuki and others were suffocated as they flipped through the bounty orders. Each of these monsters with a latest bounty of over 1 billion is as good as the All-Stars. It can be said that any one of them can easily kill them, but at this moment, they became prisoners in chains for their servitude.

This mood is like a group of children holding wooden sticks provoking several ferocious beasts that are locked up.

Daifugo swallowed and said, "Master Babanuki, these guys seem to be the ones who defeated the All-Stars and the Tobi Roppo before! Straw Hat Crew!"

Babanuki felt his eyes darken and said, "What on earth did the higher-ups think of bringing these guys here alive and letting us manage them!"

"Yes, even if Master Queen is sitting here in person now, he doesn't feel safe at all!"

Dobon smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry! They have all been fed the failed SMILE, and now they are all wearing seastone!"

Babanuki and others were startled, and then they noticed that Zoro and others were laughing uncontrollably. This was a side effect of the artificial Devil Fruit.

Suddenly, Daifugo came to his senses and said with a surprised smile, "Now, with the addition of these monsters! Our efficiency will be greatly improved!"

Everyone couldn't help but recall the terrifying appearance of Luffy and Kid at the quarry before. The terrifying speed and power that even the shipping ship had no time to pile up could be called the vitality and physical strength of monsters. Just two people almost completed the quarrying.

The field exceeds 90% of the indicators.

Babanuki coughed, frowned, and said, "We still can't relax, there is only one day left! The task is urgent, and the supervision of other prisoners must also continue to be stepped up!"

However, in the next hour, their mentality was severely impacted again. Zoro, Sanji, Jinbe, and Killer were the most prominent. Each of them carried ore the size of a house and kept crossing the construction site with ease. The shipping ship was also mobilized at full speed. Even the Beasts Pirates' battleship at the underground dock was moved. Recruited urgently.

In addition, not all the ore in Udon is composed of seastone. Usually, there is less than one gram of seastone in one kilogram of ore. Prisoners with abilities can also directly handle it, so it needs to be shipped to Wano craftsmen for refining and processing.

"Did they really eat SMILE?" Babanuki and the elephant on his chest dropped their jaws in shock.

"Absolutely true!"

"Is the seastone handcuff okay?" Daifugo's eyes were bloodshot.

"Wearing it, the purity of prisoner standards!"

A jailer shouted in shock, "Master Babanuki, the target has been exceeded! Do you need to continue?"

Babanuki said to himself dreamily, "It's only been less than an hour! These guys..."

When Zoro and others came to the ticket gate with a mountain of work meal tickets, the jailer was also shocked by these guys with a monster-like aura and foamed at the mouth.

"Hey, that's my rice balls! How dare you!..." Dobon suddenly found Zoro and others enjoying a large pot of rice balls they had exchanged for and couldn't help but scold them sharply.

"Huh?" Zoro's only right eye glanced over, and an invisible aura rushed towards him.

Dobon, who was originally grumpy and bossy, was so frightened that he sat on the ground like a frightened little animal.

Daifugo, who saw all this in his eyes, said, "Master Babanuki, now we must ask Master Queen! We can't control these guys at all!"

Babanuki also nodded repeatedly.

"Master Queen... he should be able to do it!"