General Lanlin of One Piece

"Dear passengers, please note that the G1521 sea train you are on is about to arrive at the Seven Waters City Station. Passengers who are getting off at the Seven Waters City Station, please be ready to get off, take your belongings with you, and take good care of the elderly and children..."

Amid the rhythmic clanging sounds of wheels rubbing against rails, an 18-carriage sea train painted white was speeding across the vast, sparkling sea like a white dragon. The splashing waves from the wheels formed colorful rainbows under the sunlight, making the passengers who witnessed the scene through the windows in the carriages exclaim in intoxication.

"It's so beautiful! So many rainbows!"

In carriage number 16, a black-haired girl in a plain white dress looked at the blue sea outside the window in amazement, and the rainbow that appeared dreamily above the sea from time to time. She couldn't help but stand up from her seat, leaned her upper body out of the window, grabbed the windowsill with both hands, and looked at the sea outside and the city on the sea that kept expanding in her sight.

Although the train slowed down because it was about to enter the station, the sea breeze still blew the girl's long black hair into a mess, and the splashing sea water wet her clothes and cheeks, but the smile on the girl's face remained unchanged, and there was visible expectation and happiness in her eyes.

"That's the Seven Water City that Sister Kerla mentioned, the miracle city of the Grand Line, the sea city that conquered the God of Storms, the birthplace of the Sea Train, and the hometown of the great scientist Mr. Tom."

The girl tried hard to keep her eyes open, which were almost closed by the sea breeze, and looked towards the Seven Water City which was getting closer and closer.

In her sight, a tower-shaped city like a giant fountain sat firmly on the undulating sea.

From a distance, this sea city looks like a pine cone floating upside down on the sea, with rows of houses arranged in a spiral pattern on the surface of the city, like the fine scales on the surface of a pine cone. Canals run through these houses, forming an important transportation hub for the city, hanging down from the huge fountain at the top of the city, connecting every corner of the city in all directions, and finally connecting to the sea surface at the bottom.

The seawater is pulled upstream from the sea by some invisible device and enters the dense network of canals in the city, transporting one Bru ship after another, unique to the City of Seven Waters, carrying passengers and cargo, in and out of the canals, over and over again.

At the bottom of this maritime city, where it connects to the sea surface, there are huge dock entrances. Rows of sea trains of various colors come from all directions, entering each dock entrance in an orderly manner. After staying for a while at the station inside the city, they drive out from another dock entrance, whistling cheerfully towards the distance.

The girl looked dazedly at the city in front of her. She had always heard about the city from others, but today was the first time she came here. She was shocked by the spectacular sight.

Compared with the barrenness and desolation seen in the South China Sea, the city before us seemed like a miracle that only existed in dreams.

The girl was so engrossed in watching that she didn't notice a swordfish startled by the friction of the train tracks. It jumped out of the sea in panic, its silver back breaking through the water, and its sharp, slender head shot straight towards her like an arrow.

Just as her fragile neck was about to be pierced by the sword-like sharp head of the swordfish, a rough big hand suddenly reached out from the car behind her, with fingers spread out, firmly grasping the flying swordfish, making the three-meter-long swordfish go from extremely fast to extremely still and stop in mid-air beside the girl. The wide tail and dorsal fin were still twisting, but it could not break free from the grasp of the big hand.

"Idiot, pay attention. If you lose your life to a fish right after you come out, you will lose all the face of the leader."

A deep voice that seemed to echo from within the girl's chest rang in her ears, finally waking her from her trance.

She glanced at the swordfish that was casually thrown away by the big hand, a bright smile flashed in her eyes, she turned around briskly and said with a smile: "Isn't it because you are here that I am so relaxed? With you here, let alone a fish, even if those army generals come, they can't hurt me, hehe, don't you think so?"

"This is not an excuse for your carelessness. Has your Observation Haki been awakened?"

In front of the girl, sitting in the same row of seats as her, there was a short-haired young man who was two heads taller than the girl when she was standing, and whose body was as strong as a violent bear. He was sitting upright in his seat, looking straight ahead.

The young man was only wearing a tight vest, and his overdeveloped muscles were coiled around his body like cast steel or iron, giving an incomparable visual impact. In the eyes of other passengers in the same carriage, he looked like a sculpture, heavy and majestic.

But at the same time, because of his strong and tall stature, the young man was not suitable for riding in this kind of train with fixed seats, as the gap between the front and back rows of seats was not enough for his legs to stretch, which made his sitting posture look a little cramped. He could not sit completely on the chair and could only half-squat with his knees slightly bent, so that his head almost touched the top of the car.

Although there are many people of different body shapes in this world, and the other passengers in the car are not unfamiliar with the world, they still look at this young man with caution and even fear.

At the door of the carriage, two conductors had already noticed the young man with an unusual body shape. They were alert and worried during the journey, fearing that this extremely violent-looking man would cause trouble on the train.

But fortunately, during this long journey, the ferocious-looking man in front of them not only did not do anything to endanger the train or other passengers, but in order to avoid damaging the front seats with his body, he half-crouched all the way, which made the train attendants feel relieved.

Hearing the young man's merciless scolding, the girl puffed up her cheeks angrily, snorted softly, and muttered: "You have been traveling around the world with the leader and have seen a lot of the market. You have also been to the Seven Water City many times. Of course, you don't have any feelings. This is my first time traveling far away, and it's also my first time to see the Seven Water City..."

"We've arrived. Get off the bus."

Rao, the brother mentioned by the black-haired girl Alice, stood up expressionlessly, carefully avoided the debris in the narrow aisle and the passengers with standing tickets, and walked towards the door with his back bent.

"Hey, wait for me, brother!" Alice hurriedly trotted to catch up.

With their overly strong and tall brother Rao leading the way, the siblings easily walked out of the crowded crowd of passengers and arrived at the exit of the Seven Water City Station.

At this time, Alice noticed that there was a middle-aged man with a big beard and two strong arms walking past them not far away, carrying a large basket of metal tools on his back.

The middle-aged man with blue hair in front of her was not small in size, but he was dwarfed by her brother Rao. However, the moment she saw him, Alice was surprised to see her brother, who was considered aloof, quickly walk up to him and take the initiative to greet him.

"Uncle Franky, are you going to repair the sea train? Do you need my help?"

Hearing the deep voice coming from his ear, the bearded man named Franky raised his head and looked at Raoh who stretched out his big hand.

"Oh, it's Lao. Long time no see."

A happy smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he came over with a large basket of tools on his back, and punched Rao hard in the stomach. The force of this punch was really strong, and Alice even heard the roar of the air being hammered when it hit, but in the strong wind, her brother's tall body did not move at all. On the contrary, Uncle Franky, who punched Rao in the stomach, was shocked and took two steps back before he could stand firm, with a look on his thick bearded face as if he was looking at a monster.

"Lao, what on earth did you eat to grow up? It's only been a year since we last met, and you've grown a few dozen centimeters taller, right? You're almost four meters tall now. Are you really a human?"

As he said this, he punched Lao's arm a few more times, making a dull sound like hammering iron, which made him gasp for a while and call him an animal.

"Franky?" Alice opened her mouth wide when she heard the name called out by Raoul. She walked up to Franky curiously and looked at this unkempt middle-aged man with a scruffy beard, tattered work clothes, and a pair of flip-flops on his feet. She asked in a low voice with some uncertainty: "Are you...are you the disciple of the great scientist Mr. Tom, the legendary shipwright of the Seven Waters City, the expert in the transformation of new sea trains, Mr. Franky?"

When she spoke, her eyes seemed to be shining, which made Franky very happy.

He put down the toolbox on his back, put his hands together, made a weird gesture in front of the brother and sister, and laughed heartily: "That's right! I am Franky, the disciple of the great scientist Tom, the legendary shipwright of Water 7, the expert in the transformation of the new sea train, and the most SUPER handsome man in Water 7."

"Is it really you? Mr. Franky, can you give me an autograph? I've seen your name in the newspaper a long time ago. This time when I come to the Seven Water City, the people I most want to meet are you and Mr. Espagu." Alice took out a small notebook and a pen from her arms with some excitement.

"Acepagu, that guy has been very busy these days. A lot of high-ranking officials from the World United Government have come. I think it's hard for him to find time to sign for you." Franky took the paper and pen handed to him by Alice with a smile, signed his name quickly, and took out a handful of scrap iron wire from the toolbox behind him. He twisted it a few times and twisted it into a lifelike little bear doll like a magic trick. He smiled and handed it back to Alice along with the paper and pen.

"You are Alice, Lao's sister, right? I have heard about you from Lao a long time ago. Since this is our first meeting, I didn't prepare any gifts for you, so I will give you this little wire bear. Have fun in the Seven Waters City for a few days, and I will come to entertain you when I am done with my work."

"Thank you, Uncle Franky." Alice took Franky's gift with surprise and couldn't let it go.

At this time, Rao repeated the sentence and asked Franky if he wanted help, but Franky waved his hand to refuse.

"No, this is just my daily routine. You can take your sister to have fun in the Seven Water City. Oh, by the way, are you here to attend the unveiling ceremony of the skytrain?" Franky carried the toolbox and looked at Raoh.

"Yeah." Alice nodded, but Rao shook his head and looked up.

Above the few people, on the platform at the top of Dock No. 1, there was a huge sculpture protruding from the platform, with a majestic dragon head with flowing whiskers sticking out, gazing at the vast ocean in front of the Seven Water City.

"Brother, aren't you here to attend the unveiling ceremony of the skytrain?" Alice looked at her brother in confusion.

Without waiting for Raoh to answer, Franky seemed to have thought of something. He patted his head and said with sudden realization: "Oh, I see. That's right. How could a kid like you who thinks about muscles and violence be interested in such a technological product? Are you here to find that kid?"

"That kid?" A big question mark appeared above Alice's head.

Rao fell silent.

Franky smiled and said, "You won't be disappointed this time. That kid really came here."

Rao's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Where is he?"

"Who is he? Who are you talking about?" Alice was completely confused and had no idea who her brother and Franky were talking about.

Rao did not answer, but his tall body exuded the explosive aura of a wild beast.

Franky laughed. "He's not in the city. He went to Spring Queen City. I heard that a sea train there was hijacked by pirates who appeared out of nowhere. He rushed over to deal with it. If you can't wait..."

Before he could finish his words, Rao in front of him looked at his sister and said quickly, "You play here, I have something to do."

After saying this, without waiting for Alice's response, the tall and strong figure disappeared in a flash.

"Where are you going?" Alice's mind was in a mess as she looked at Rao who disappeared in the blink of an eye.

What is this all about?

Seeing this, Franky shook his head and smiled, took the paper and pen from Alice's hand, quickly wrote down a few Den Den Mushi numbers on it, and then handed it back to Alice who was still in a daze.

"Don't worry about that kid. He's just that kind of person. Here, these are the phone numbers of a few of my friends. Some of them are your age. If you run into any trouble, you can contact them and tell them that you're my friend. They'll definitely help you."