To eat or not to eat?

This is indeed a problem.

Noxia had obtained several Devil Fruits before, but neither the Rusty Fruit nor the several animal-type fruits that were later seized from Du Galileo's hands were too popular.

But the fluttering fruit of the Golden Lion is quite different.

Apart from anything else, being able to escape gravity and fly freely in the sky was quite tempting to him.

Flying is always a dream engraved in human genes.

only……

"The curse of the Devil Fruit is no joke."

Nuo Xia stared at the spiral pattern fruit in front of him. His initial excitement gradually dissipated, and he gradually returned to his normal calmness.

"After eating the fruit, it means that the sea and the Sea Tower Stone will become my nemesis from now on..."

He is now regarded as one of the top tier players in the world.

The main source of combat power is the physical body that is comparable to a monster, and the superb swordsmanship that can control the secret of wind.

Therefore, even if the Piaopiao Fruit can be developed to a level close to that of a golden lion, it will not actually add much to his combat power, but if he eats it, it will directly create two more weaknesses.

From then on, his powerful naval combat ability, which can breathe and swim freely in the deep sea, like the fishmen, and can gain an advantage just on the surface of the sea, will be greatly reduced.

It's like Superman, who was originally invincible with his physical body, just added a deadly shield of kryptonite.

If he had just traveled to the pirate world and encountered the Piaopiao Fruit, he would definitely eat it without hesitation.

But now...

But it’s a bit uneconomical.

"never mind."

Nuo Xia is not a person who likes to worry about gains and losses. In just ten seconds, he made a decision and put the Piao Piao Fruit back in the backpack column.

Then he looked in the direction of home, his eyes flashing slightly.

Although he has no interest in eating the Piaopiao Fruit, there is still no doubt about the preciousness of the fruit. It would be a waste to keep it in the backpack.

After all, people have selfish motives.

This fruit was the trophy that Nuoxia had worked so hard to defeat the Golden Lion, and it took several months to hatch. He would definitely not hand it over like this.

So Nuo Xia's new plan at this moment is to give it to his family around him.

His parents were naturally out of the question, as they were both at retirement age, and as early as when he returned to the East China Sea to visit relatives for the first time, he showed little interest in Devil Fruits.

That's really not interesting at all, unlike a certain Qi.

As for the three wives.

Bellemere is already a user with the Rust Fruit ability, and Shia also ate the Imitation Fruit two years ago, so naturally she passed immediately.

All that's left is the little rabbit.

"I just don't know if the Brigadier wants to eat it..."

Nuo Xia pinched her chin and muttered to herself, "If you are willing, this fruit is quite suitable for her."

No matter how good the Devil Fruit is, it must be used in the hands of a strong person, otherwise it will be a waste like the exploding fruit eaten by the booger man.

And with Little Rabbit's strength and potential, the Piao Piao Fruit will naturally not be buried in her hands.

They can even complement each other, allowing Peach Rabbit's strength to increase faster than in the original timeline.

Perhaps at the time of the war, the Navy Headquarters will have another true general-level combat capability.

Instead of waiting for two years after being promoted to the top, the strength of Mootu and Tea Dolphin was still inferior to that of the general, forcing the Navy Headquarters to recruit troops from all over the world and use two outsiders like Fujitora and Midori.

"Well, that's it."

Nuo Xia clapped his hands with his left fist and hurried home immediately. After a brief shower, he went straight to Taotu's office.

Since resigning at the end of last year and resigning as base commander of Xihai First Branch, Taotu has been stationed at the headquarters like Noxia, but his military rank is still that of major general.

He has enough strength and military exploits, but his qualifications are a threshold that cannot be crossed. According to what was revealed above, Taotu will have to wait at least one or two years before he can be promoted to the intermediate level.

"But Brigadier General, you have been promoted to Major General for almost two years, right? Why is your qualifications not enough? I was promoted to Major General more than half a year later than you. Isn't this also a Lieutenant General?"

At that time, Nuo Xia looked puzzled as to why he was so aggrieved for Taotu.

What a double standard, it's not fair at all.

As a result, after he finished speaking, the little rabbit was furiously beaten with a small pink fist——

Damn, Versailles, right? Your perverted resume and military exploits are limited by your age and seniority?

Not to mention being promoted to major general in the same year, if he hadn't graduated early, it wouldn't be unusual to be promoted to lieutenant general as soon as he was awarded the title, okay?

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Ten minutes later.

"Piao Piao Fruit?"

Sure enough, when Nuo Xia took out the fruit, even the calm-tempered Taotu was startled, and his beautiful eyes were full of surprise:

"Isn't this the fruit of the Golden Lion? Why is it in your hand?"

Nuo Xia shrugged and answered truthfully about his general experience.

Just like when he revealed the secret of the life card to Bellemere.

As for Nuo Xia, no one will reveal the existence of the system except that he plans to take it to the coffin board.

There is no need to hide the rest of the things from those closest to you.

"This sword of yours can deprive the defeated person of the fruit's ability and hatch a devil fruit again?"

It took Taotu a long time to barely digest this extremely impactful information. After a moment of confusion, she frowned and said thoughtfully, "In this case, wouldn't the ability users in the deep sea prison be...

…”

"There is no need to imprison and support it? Instead, it can become a stable source of fruit for the Navy?"

Nuo Xia Le couldn't help but put his arms around her neck and kissed her fair cheek hard, "You are indeed a brigadier general! We thought of it together."

Taotu pushed away his right hand that was moving downwards and glared at him angrily.

"But it's not that simple."

Nuo Xia sat down on the sofa opposite her desk with a smile, crossed her legs, "The only people I can deprive of devil fruits are those with abilities who have been defeated by me, and every time this ability is activated, there must be at least three intervals between them."

months.”

Even if he goes to the Deep Sea Prison to pick up goods with the cooldown CD stuck, it will only be four per year, but how many ability users are imprisoned there?

It's a drop in the bucket, but those with the necessary qualifications will still have to pass.

"Of course, the most important thing is that I don't want the outside world to know that I have this ability."

Nuo Xia poured herself a cup of tea and pointed to the ceiling, "Including the people above."

"Why?"

Taotu frowned slightly, "General of the Warring States Period, Marshal He Kong, are both upright and open-minded people. Even if they knew about it, they wouldn't miss you..."

"Of course they don't, but people higher up... don't know."

Nuo Xia shrugged his shoulders and his tone was profound.

In fact, what he was most worried about was Immortal Immortal, whose head and tail were missing from the dragon, but Taotu understood it as the Five Old Stars and other high-level officials of the world government.

However, different paths lead to the same destination, and she can suddenly understand Nuo Xia's state of mind.

It is indeed best not to spread this weird ability that can shake up the world order and break through the cognitive scope of ordinary people.

The ordinary man is not guilty of the crime of harboring the sword. Perhaps the officials of the World Government will not be too full to anger Nosha by asking for the sword, but there is no guarantee that those stupid Celestial Dragons will not develop some covetous intentions.

"Give me a few days to think about it."

Taotu pondered for a moment, still a little hesitant, "I'm not sure now whether I should eat this fruit..."

Obviously.

Considering the weaknesses and disadvantages of the Devil Fruit, Taotu, who specializes in swordsmanship, also has similar concerns as Noxia.

"Well, it's up to you."

Nuo Xia shrugged indifferently and didn't bother to put the Piaopiao Fruit back into his backpack. He drank tea and turned his eyes to the pile of letterheads on the coffee table:

"Why are there so many replies to wedding invitations?"

"Almost."

Taotu was still staring at the fluttering fruit in front of him in a daze. Hearing this, he had a headache. He rubbed his eyebrows and said:

"Not only the replies to me, but also to you, and to that girl Xia, are all here. The postman knows how to save trouble, and sent them all to my office... I haven't even had time to open them and prepare them.

Let’s talk about it at home tonight…”
To be continued...