The Super Dimension Pirates in One Piece.

Chapter 843: World Population Migration

Luffy, who has lost his dreams and memories, is no different from being dead. Perhaps it is even more miserable than being dead, because everything has been taken away from him.

The Straw Hat Pirates, without Luffy, are no longer a complete team and are only one step away from falling apart.

Zoro, who has always had a tough character, found it difficult to accept the reality, and made frequent mistakes during his afternoon work.

"Hey! Green algae head!" Sanji jumped up and said, "You almost hit my foot!"

"...Oh." Zoro came back to his senses and responded. It was unknown whether he heard it or didn't care about it.

Sanji opened his mouth to curse, but finally chose to close it. He knew very well why Zoro was so distracted. Feeling annoyed, he reached out to his shirt pocket, but found nothing again.

"...I forgot. The cigarettes and lighter were taken away a long time ago."

Sanji sighed and looked up at the blue sky. The blue sky and white clouds were the same scene as usual.

"What should we do?" Chopper's eyes were filled with tears, and he kept muttering to himself: "Luffy has forgotten us..."

Even Bartolomeo, who was usually heartless, became dejected, and they were all shrouded in an invisible dejection.

"oh--!"

After a while, they suddenly heard exclamations one after another in the distance. These sounds called back some of their attention. They turned around and saw Erza, who had led the team to capture them without even doing it herself, standing there.

Amid the clear and melodious sound of swords, the red figure rose up, and brilliant silver-white sword light bloomed in the air, and the sharp sword wind swept outwards.

After a flash of cold sword light, dozens of huge, hard square stones separated from the protruding red soil continent.

"This……"

The prisoners nearby looked at the giant stone that was more than ten meters square with shock on their faces, as if they had seen an alien.

"..." Zoro, who was in a depressed mood, finally regained some spirit in his eyes. The red soil continent was hard to begin with, and the fact that he had plowed it with an iron pickaxe himself deepened his impression. He had a new understanding of Erza's swordsmanship.

Kallen, who has become the user of the "Floating Fruit", touches the giant stones that Erza had cut off with one hand. Under the effect of her ability, the giant stones turn into a giant, light cloth like a deflated balloon.

A group of people rushed forward and quickly began to fold the giant piece of cloth. Kallen moved very quickly and in the blink of an eye she made all the stones light.

"Rumble"

With the rumbling sound of the earth, the flat red earth continent rose up a high wall in other places. Kana's body came out of the wall and said to Erza: "Sister Erza, it's done."

Erza nodded and began to repeat her previous actions. Huge pieces of rock were cut down, and then their volume and mass were compressed with Kallen's ability.

"Amazing……"

Farther away, Kerla sighed, then turned to the naked giant and said, "We can't lose either!"

"Oh!" Mori waved the giant harpoon, stirring the clay-like red soil continent and shaping it into a shape that was easy to carry.

"Leave the rest to me." Lightning's hands turned into a pair of scissors, and his body quickly circled around, cutting off the part connecting to the red earth continent.

Bello Betty, who opened her clothes to show her entire cleavage, encouraged: "Boys! We can't just stand there and watch!"

"Oh——!" The inspired revolutionary soldiers also joined in and began to work in an orderly manner.

On the other side, Nami was taken to the conference room alone by the guards.

Nami rubbed her arms and asked uneasily, "Why did you bring me here?"

"That's right." Standing between the two guards, the man dressed in gorgeous Chinese clothing and with a meticulously groomed beard and hair took out a document and asked, "You have excellent navigation skills and an unparalleled ability to draw nautical charts."

"We have a job here, if you can do it..."

"I refuse." Nami refused immediately without even listening to the whole thing.

The man smiled, exuding the charm of a mature man. He continued: "If you can complete this job, I can reduce the sentence for you and your companion."

"And this job won't be difficult for you."

"..." Nami was silent for a moment and asked, "What job?"

"Drawing sea charts is a job you are capable of doing."

"Shenzhou is so powerful, but it still can't find a navigator with excellent navigation skills?"

Nami didn't believe his words.

The man smiled and said, "Yes, there are, and there are a lot of them."

"Then why did you come to see me..."

“The time is tight and the task is heavy.”

The man interrupted Nami, put away his smile, and said seriously: "Please remember what I am going to say next."

"..." Nami swallowed secretly.

"The world is about to end."

……

"Red Earth Continent?"

Leonardo was referring to the "red dragon" that encircles the world.

"That's right." Da Vinci nodded and continued, "We need to make use of the Red Earth Continent."

Kuzan stroked his chin and asked, "We want to transport everyone in the world to the Red Earth Continent?"

"Not all of it, but some of it."

"What about the rest of the people?" Dorag asked. Although he was questioning Leonardo da Vinci, his eyes were always on Eric. He didn't believe that Eric would give up the remaining ordinary people.

At this time, Kong Ming stood up and explained while waving his feather fan: "It is not realistic to transport all the people in the world to the Red Earth Continent in a short period of time. Moreover, this is not only a problem of transportation capacity, but also includes many other factors such as accommodation, food, and supplies for people who come to the Red Earth Continent."

Dorag, Zefa, Kuzan and others nodded in approval. They had all led large troops and knew the importance of logistics and supplies to people.

Kong Ming continued: "On the one hand, we transported the civilians who were closer to the Red Earth Continent to the Red Earth Continent; on the other hand, we gathered the civilians scattered on the large and small islands to the larger islands that were closer to them."

"Depending on the size, carrying capacity and number of cargo and passenger ships, people and materials will be transported in stages and in a relay format."

Kong Ming spoke concisely and carefully, and everyone nodded repeatedly.

Zefa frowned and said, "But these large islands are still at risk of being submerged by the sea."

"Yes."

Kong Ming smiled and said, "We will mine enough stones from the red soil continent to raise the altitude of these islands, and those abandoned islands and uninhabited islands will also become nutrients for those large islands."

Dorag said in surprise: "How can there be so many manpower for mining? Could it be that..."

"Yes, hire people to transport them to the Red Earth Continent."

Kong Ming waved his feather fan and nodded with a smile: "Due to the limitations of transportation capacity, priority will be given to ensuring people, food and water. Many people will lose assets such as real estate, land, and factories that they cannot carry with them. This will inevitably affect their future lives and may lead to negative emotions such as despair, affecting social stability."

"Of course, it's not just the heavy physical work of digging for materials, there are also a lot of clerical work such as manpower, logistics, and paperwork."

Of course, there are some other purposes that Kong Ming did not say.

First, this large-scale migration of population is a great exercise for the country's grassroots management capabilities. During this period, it may even cause large-scale riots, but if handled properly, the country's control over the grassroots will be unprecedentedly strong.

Second, because Shenzhou conquered the East China Sea and the South China Sea too quickly, some old nobles surrendered too quickly and escaped liquidation. However, this time, they and some corrupt officials would definitely exploit the civilians during the migration, so they could be cleared out at the same time.

Third, separating people from the same country is more conducive to national management, and it isolates those who are hiding in the dark and attempting to restore their country from contacting the scattered people.

After hearing Kong Ming's detailed solution, Dorag pondered for a long time. With his ability, he could not find any shortcomings.

Seeing that everyone had no objection, Kong Ming said: "If there is no doubt, Your Majesty is ready to announce this news to all citizens."

Dorag was surprised and asked, "Eric, are you going to announce that the world is about to be submerged by the sea?!"

"That's right." Eric looked around and saw that not only Dragon, but also former admirals Zephyr and Kuzan, as well as the merman King Neptune and Princess Otohime had surprised expressions on their faces. They knew how much commotion this news would cause once it was announced.

They also understood the importance of hiding this news, but... Eric actually chose to announce it himself? !
“This is too important a message to be true, and the number of people involved is unprecedented, because this problem requires the whole world to work together to solve it.”

"Blocking and concealing information will only cause unnecessary misunderstandings and make people no longer trust the country."

"I choose to be open and honest so that people can trust me, trust Shenzhou, and believe that we can solve this problem!"

"..." After a moment of silence, Dorag asked, "Tell me, what should we do?"

"It's already been planned." Eric nodded to Kuang San, who chuckled. The shadows under her feet covered the table, and then a mountain of documents appeared.

"This……"

"I'm sorry, but I've already filled up everyone's work."

Eric smiled and said, "Kuzan, you can't be lazy now, time is tight."

"Alala..." Kuzan smiled bitterly, took a document from the top of the pile in front of him, and said, "It looks like I won't be able to sleep."

“I really can’t help it…” Kuzan stretched his body, his eyes became sharp, his expression became very serious, and he changed his usual lazy look: “It should be no problem to last a month without sleep.”

Meijiu was a little dumbfounded. Do you know what you just said? No sleep for a month? Others stay up late, but you stay up for a month?
"Mijiu, I'll have to trouble you with your voice next."

Miku responded energetically: "Darling, leave it to me."

"King Neptune, Princess Otohime, please lend me the power of your fishmen."

"Eric, what are you talking about?" Princess Otohime said solemnly before King Neptune: "You are our leader, just give the order."

King Neptune glanced at his wife and did not object to her statement.

"Then I won't be polite."

……

A few days later, Nami, who possessed excellent sailing skills, was assigned to the Grand Route route.

The Grand Line's changeable climate soon brought heavy rain and strong winds. The cold raindrops stuck to her orange hair tightly against her face.

Nami looked back and saw the wooden ship rising and falling on the waves. The lives of hundreds of people were entrusted to her. Then she thought about the negotiations with the trader.

She wanted to go back to Kekoyasi Village and see with her own eyes that the villagers of Kekoyasi Village were rescued.

The man naturally wouldn't agree, but he allowed her to talk to her sister, and she got a reply that the village was safe for the time being and the villagers were packing their bags to prepare for migration.

Nami, feeling relieved, took on the man's task.

Including but not limited to: serving as a navigator to guide the ship to sail safely; drawing nautical charts around the island to prepare for the subsequent island moving work.

If he and his companions had not been captured, they would have reached the New World. However, at the moment of the disaster, he would have been unable to return to the East China Sea or protect the Kokoa West Village.

"This can be considered... a blessing in disguise..." Nami consoled herself with a wry smile, and regained her spirits to find a safe route for the ship.

……

Giant ships made of ice were piled with food and were heading towards their destination, towed by a sea king that was over a kilometer in size.

With the help of the sea kings under the order of Princess Shirahoshi, Shenzhou's ability to transport supplies has been greatly improved. In addition, with some merfolk serving as navigators and safety officers, more people in the world have come to know the merfolk again, and the relationship between the two sides has been further deepened.

The destination of these ships is Alabasta, a superpower with a population of over 10 million.

In recent days, the population of Alabasta has further increased, reaching 30 million, all of whom have migrated from neighboring small countries and islands.

Alabasta is already short of water. These large icy ships not only serve as transportation, but also can replenish Alabasta's scarce fresh water resources.

"The ship is coming!"

When the observer on top of the lighthouse saw it, he immediately reported it to his superiors, and the crowded port erupted in warm cheers.

King Cobra also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father," Weiwei joked, "the wrinkles on your face have relaxed."

"Really..." Cobra raised his hand and touched his cheek, smiling bitterly, "Arranging such a large number of people makes me exhausted. I can't imagine how tiring it would be to manage the entire world."

"Yeah..." Weiwei smiled and said casually, "The next work will be even busier. Father, what do you want to eat?"

Cobra was stunned, and immediately asked: "Weiwei...are you going to make it for me yourself?"

Weiwei smiled and nodded. Cobra said excitedly, "Anything is fine! As long as it's made by Weiwei herself, I will eat it all! Even if it's not food--!"

"No, there's no need to do that." Weiwei rolled her eyes helplessly.

Cobra was still chattering: "There is an endless supply of power surging in my body! Weiwei's loving meal..."

Weiwei grumbled quietly, "No, there's no love in it."

"Ha--" Looking at her father who was extremely excited and buried his head in work, Weiwei let out a breath. Without saying a word to break her father's fantasy, she turned around and left the room and went to the kitchen with amusement.

(PS: I am really not good at writing about internal affairs, and I get stuck a lot. My wife is about to give birth, and I have to accompany her to prenatal checkups every time, so the update time is very slow. But I can guarantee that it will not be a bad ending.)
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