"Doctor Sidiliel, we have a mission to perform and cannot accompany you any longer. If you need to return, you can come directly to the naval base in the Sabaody Archipelago and we will be responsible for sending you back."
The people were picked up by the navy, so they would naturally be responsible for sending them back, but Oran had to go to Fishman Island on the way, so the situation was a bit special.
Fishman Island is located 10,000 meters deep in the sea. It is the country with the lowest average altitude among all known countries and also has the most unique surrounding environment.
The Red Earth Continent cuts the Grand Line into two parts. If the navy wants to go to the New World, they usually change ships but not people, and just cross the Red Earth Continent in Marijoa, so the navy rarely goes to Fish-man Island.
But pirates can't do that. They can't pass through Mary Geoise. Except for a very few who have the ability to fly, their only way is to go through Fishman Island and travel underwater to the New World.
This brought endless trouble to Fishman Island.
Due to the extremely chaotic magnetic field in the Grand Route, navigation here requires relying on recording pointers.
It is a special spherical compass whose function is to record the magnetic attraction between islands and use it to guide the direction of the next island.
So every time you arrive at an island, it takes anywhere from a few hours to a few months to fill up the compass record so that you can set off to the next island.
The Sabaody Archipelago itself is a tree island composed of countless mangroves and does not have this kind of magnetic force. Therefore, when it comes here, the recording pointer targets Fish-Man Island.
The magnetic field in the New World is more chaotic than that in the first half of the Grand Line. The original pointers will malfunction there, so an upgraded version of the pointer with three routes on one dial is needed. Only in this way can we avoid getting lost in the New World.
This has led to Fishman Island becoming a transit station that pirates cannot avoid. Almost no pirate is willing to sacrifice navigation safety and choose to bypass Fishman Island and go directly to the New World through the rift under the Red Earth Continent.
Taking advantage of this geographical location, Fishman Island also benefited from the exchange of materials from the ground, and selling new recording pointers was also one of Fishman Island's businesses.
Many young and inexperienced pirates had no idea that the record pointer had to be upgraded before this.
The same is true for the protagonist team in the original timeline. To this day, we still don't know what Rayleigh did in the past two years besides laying the foundation, which made the Straw Hat Pirates lack the necessary knowledge about the New World.
However, the vast majority of pirates represent disorder. The movement of pirates can bring about economic changes, but also huge risks. Judging from the recent situation of Fishman Island, they have not grasped this risk.
In other words, their military force and policies are not able to sustain this business.
There are many strong pirates among them, but Fishman Island is ten thousand meters under the sea. Humans must rely on bubble membranes to fight against the deep sea, but fishmen and mermaids do not need them.
In their own home environment, they were troubled by pirates. It would be fine if they were just monster-like guys, but in fact, any pirate who could reach Fishman Island could bring huge trouble to Fishman Island.
In the eyes of humans, Fishman Island is a soft persimmon that can be bullied at will. For having ended up like this, the royal family of Fishman Island must bear some responsibility. In Orlan's opinion, they are too weak.
But this kind of weakness may be more beneficial to Orlan.
It's nice to lean against a big tree for shade. The navy basically doesn't go to Fishman Island, but that doesn't mean they have no way to go there. With the help of the navy, Orlan quickly boarded a merchant ship with a favorable wind and headed to Fishman Island in the deep sea.
Wherever there is profit, you can always see merchants, and Fishman Island is such an example.
The deep-sea environment allows Fishman Island to be self-sufficient, but products from the surface can always be sold at a good price there.
As the ship dived, the light gradually disappeared and the darkness of the deep sea began to surround the ship. The sailors on the ship were very skilled and no one was curious about the outside environment. It seemed that this was not their first time going down.
At this time, a man dressed as a captain came over.
"Young man, is this your first time visiting Fishman Island?"
Orlan is quite famous in the academic circle, but people outside the circle don't know him well. Most of them have only heard in the newspapers that he is a very good doctor with many achievements. Apart from that, they don't know much about Orlan, including his appearance.
He came over on his own initiative simply because he thought Orlan was a person with connections. Someone who could get the navy to find a ship must have a complicated background.
I'm just sitting around on the boat, so if I come up with something valuable, I'll make money.
"Um, what's up?"
"Nothing, just a reminder that things aren't peaceful under the sea, so be careful. Even though the Dragon Palace Kingdom is a member state, it's no different from a lawless place."
About 170 years ago, the Kingdom of Ryugu officially became a member of the member states, but this was more of a face-saving project and had no meaning other than declaring equality in the mouth of the World Government.
Fishman Island remains the same. Pirates passing by all want to make a fortune here. Young female mermaids have always been a hot commodity in the human market.
Racial conflicts continue to intensify.
"Is Fishman Island in chaos right now?"
At this time, Orlan knew nothing about the situation of Fishman Island at that point in time. He knew that after the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, Fishman Island faced the worst environment, and was finally able to resolve that dilemma with the protection of Whitebeard's flag.
But according to what the person in front of me said, it doesn't seem to be much better now.
"Things are fine around the royal city. Saturn's Sea King Army maintains the most basic order. Saturn is the current king of the Dragon Palace Kingdom. He doesn't like humans very much, but he won't order his men to attack them.
Remote areas are different, especially Fishman Street. That place is different from Fishman Island. Many of the fishmen living there are extremely hostile to humans, so it's best not to get close to that place."
Fishman Street is part of Fishman Island. It was originally a place to adopt orphans. However, as time passed, the lack of management turned it into an illegal place on Fishman Island.
Moreover, Fishman Town is not inside the huge bubble membrane of Fishman Island. It is located on the west side of Fishman Island, on an underwater plain outside the bubble membrane. The environment is much worse than that inside Fishman Island.
"So, hiring murlocs is a very troublesome thing now."
From the captain's mouth, Orlan roughly understood the current situation of Fishman Island, which was more complicated than he had imagined.
Orlan had three things to do when he came to Fishman Island this time. One of them was to bring some gifts back to Leliana. This child was not picky about anything, but she loved eating. The desserts from Fishman Island were a good choice.
Secondly, as the development plan gets on track, Orlan's demand for resources is also increasing. He wants to hire a group of fishmen to explore the underwater resources for him.
The third reason is to come and see Shark. After all, he promised to come to Fishman Island to take a look, so he still has to do it. He can't let Shark wait for "twenty-two years" like Pidgeot in Viridian Forest.
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