Chapter 190 The world is still shaking [4444 words]
Grand Line, Kingdom of Alabasta.
In a small town near Rapeseed Flower Port, a tall man's figure was surrounded by a group of people.
"Lord Crocodile!"
A stooped white-haired old man held the tall figure's hands tightly, full of gratitude, "If you hadn't taken action and eliminated the Bread Pirates, our whole family of more than 20 people would probably have died long ago.
It turned into a pile of corpses!”
"yes!"
The bald old man next to him also echoed, "We were already in despair, but thanks to you... Oh, I really don't know how to express our gratitude!"
"You don't have to do this."
The tall figure with a slicked back hair and a thick scar running through his face on the bridge of his nose was none other than Crocodile, who had just become the King of the Shichibukai last year.
At this moment, facing the gratitude of a bunch of people, he spread his hands and said helplessly:
"Alabasta is a member country of the World Government, and I am a Shichibukai that cooperates with the government. It is my job to deal with the pirates nearby. There is really no need for this."
"How can you say that!"
The rickety old man who spoke earlier became excited immediately:
"You have only been in our Rapeseed Flower Port for three or four months, right? In just these few months, you have eliminated more than a dozen pirate groups and saved at least several thousand people.
Among the seven warriors in the sea, who can be as selfless and great as you?"
"that is!"
The bald old man also said, "Don't be so humble. If anyone dares to say that you are not the hero of our Kingdom of Alabasta, old man, I will be the first to go up and blow his head off!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Crocodile scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "Since you all said that, I'll admit it with embarrassment!"
"But..."
He turned his head, glanced at the money bags held in everyone's hands, and quickly waved his hands, "You should take these, I don't need this!"
"Well, Lord Crocodile, this is our intention, just accept it!" the gray-haired old man hurriedly advised.
"Hey, there's really no need for that."
Crocodile shook his head resolutely, but could not shirk away the enthusiasm of the crowd. He looked around, suddenly took a few steps forward, and came to the end of the team, in front of a thin little girl of seven or eight years old.
"K...Lord Crocodile!"
The little girl was holding the rice balls she had made by herself. When she saw her benefactor coming to her, she raised her hands in excitement, her eyes full of hope.
Crocodile touched her head gently, then picked up the rice ball, carefully stuffed it into his arms, and smiled at the people around him:
"If I really want to accept any gift of thanks, just take these rice balls. Compared with money, these are more precious things."
Everyone stared at him blankly.
"Well, let's go, everyone, see you later when you have time~"
The words just fell.
Yellow sand rose up, Crocodile waved his hand towards them, and his figure disappeared at the entrance of the alley.
Watching his leaving figure, the people on the street fell into silence.
"Lord Crocodile is indeed as rumored, a good man who punishes evil and promotes good without asking for anything in return."
After a long time, the stooped old man couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes." The others also agreed, "We are really lucky to have such a hero in Alabasta!"
And what they don't know is.
Outside, Crocodile, who had left the street and turned into a dark alley, suddenly lost his smile and became expressionless.
"boring."
He glanced at the rice ball in his hand coldly, then crushed it into pieces and threw it into the smelly ditch nearby. He then looked up at the sky.
There happened to be a few newsbirds flying over there.
I stretched out my hand and waved lightly, and immediately a news bird flew over.
Crocodile bought a newspaper, spread it out and scanned it casually.
result.
As soon as he glanced at the front page news, his eyes suddenly froze and his brows knitted together tightly.
"Drought Galileo was defeated by that Noxia in the Western Sea?!"
I hadn't paid attention to the newspaper for just a few days, and yet such shocking news broke?
"This guy……"
Looking at the photo on the front page, Crocodile narrowed his eyes and murmured in a low voice:
"At the age of less than 20 years old, even the great pirates of the New World are no match. The Navy Headquarters has found a treasure again..."
He suddenly felt uncomfortable and felt an inexplicable sense of frustration.
A year ago, he entered the new world with the same high spirits. First, he fought Douglas Barrett to a deadlock, and then he was recruited by the World Government to become the Shichibukai.
But in the next few months, he was first easily defeated by Whitebeard, and then a few days later, he ran into the Beast Pirates' ship, was beaten violently by Drought Galileo, and almost died on the spot...
It was that battle that made Crocodile completely disillusioned with the new world and retreated to Paradise.
But he never expected that less than a year had passed, and the drought that was so overwhelming in front of him had already been arrested by the navy brat in the photo and became a prisoner.
Compared to this guy, who do you think you are?
"..."
Looking at the handsome young man's face in the photo, Sand Crocodile's hands holding the newspaper couldn't help but squeeze it tightly.
Since Roger's death, the world has changed a bit too fast. Strong newcomers are constantly emerging. Life is like sailing against the current. If you don't pay attention, you will be surpassed and left behind.
I can't go on like this anymore.
A stern look flashed across Crocodile's eyes, and he recalled the secrets he had inadvertently obtained about this mysterious ancient desert country and those secrets hidden in history.
Originally, he just stopped by to check things out with a skeptical attitude.
but now.
I absolutely cannot let go of this opportunity, no matter how slim the hope is, I must start immediately and formulate a plan that is reliable and long-lasting...
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The great route.
A winter island covered with snow.
The cold wind was howling, and two figures who had just fought fiercely were sitting panting in the snow, looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
For a moment, there was some sympathy for each other.
"Hey, you guy, your swordsmanship is really good!"
The red-haired boy wearing a straw hat threw a can of beer over, grinned and said:
"My name is Mihawk, right... He's really strong beyond my expectation, and he's qualified to board my boat! What do you think, my boat is still missing a rower, do you want to consider it?"
"No need."
The young swordsman with sharp eyes like an eagle took the beer and took a sip with a calm expression, "I like to be alone and have no habit of being someone else's subordinate, and..."
The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, "I've only heard of helmsman. What is a rower?"
"Ah hahaha, because my boat is still very small and has no rudder at all!"
The straw hat boy scratched his head and laughed:
"But if you join me, I believe it won't be any slower than those big ships. After all, Jesus Bu and I saw it before the collision. You guy, just holding a sword, can kill
The boat rows very fast..."
Um?
Was he actually seen? Hawkeye's right hand holding the beer can froze slightly, he narrowed his eyes and looked up at Shanks, and suddenly...he had murderous intent again.
But just at this moment, Lajilu, a fat man wearing a green and white striped vest, hurried over, waving a newspaper in his hand, his face full of excitement,
"Hey! Shanks! The latest newspaper just came out, I bought it!"
"Good job, Lucky!" Shanks' eyes suddenly lit up, he jumped up from the snow with joy and grabbed the newspaper in the fat man's hand.
"There are newspapers every day..." Hawkeye looked at him puzzled, "Why are you so excited?"
"You don't understand!"
Jesus Bu on the side also came over, winked at Hawkeye, and said with a smile, "Shanks, he just defeated Moonlight Moriah, one of the Seven Martial Arts under the King, yesterday!"
"So today's newspaper headline must be Shanks' picture!"
Lachilu also laughed and laughed, "I ran straight over as soon as I bought the newspaper. I didn't even have time to read it myself, so that Shanks could be the first to enjoy this joy!"
"You are so sure..."
"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, the key here is that you don't cause trouble!"
Jesus Bu directly interrupted Hawkeye's words and encouraged Shanks to quickly open the front page of the newspaper. The three of them stretched their necks impatiently and immersed themselves in reading.
The result is the next moment.
When they saw the extremely conspicuous black-haired photo on the front page, the three of them were dumbfounded at the same time.
"..."
The excited expression of red-haired Shanks was frozen on his face, and he said in disbelief, "Huh? Why is it this guy again?"
Wait, why did I say again?
"The headline has been stolen, boss."
Lachilu was the first to react. He took a bite of the chicken leg, rubbed his belly and said, "But it seems to be natural. What this guy defeated was one of the three disasters in the new world..."
"The defeat of the pirate with a bounty of 500 million beli is indeed more powerful than that guy from Moria with only 300 million."
Jesus patted Shanks on the shoulder with a look of sympathy, "And this guy is much more handsome than you. Shanks, if I were the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, I would definitely put this news first."
version of..."
No? Are you two trying to comfort me, or are you here to make up for the damage?
Shanks was so angry that his teeth itched, and he was about to give his two companions a good beating when Hawkeye suddenly came over, stretched his neck to take a look, and frowned:
"I can't say he is much more handsome..."
Has anyone finally spoken out? Shanks turned his head with tears in his eyes. The more he looked at Mihawk, the more he liked it... No, we have to find a way to get this guy on board later and let him perform a rowing stunt.
!
"It can only be said that humans and monkeys are not the same species at all and there is no comparison."
Hawkeye finished the second half of the sentence lightly.
Shanks: "?"
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West Sea, Kingdom of Sorbey.
"Father, hug me!"
Little Bonnie, who had just celebrated her fourth birthday, stumbled over, jumped on the throne, hugged her father's soft and fleshy belly, and pushed it in...
According to common sense, at this time, the father who dotes on him would drop the things at hand and play with him.
But this time, little Bonnie didn't wait for any reaction. She looked up and saw her father holding a thick newspaper in his hand, frowning slightly and reading it intently.
What are you looking at?
Little Bonnie stood on tiptoes and looked curiously. She couldn't read the words, so she just looked at the photos.
On the front page, I saw an impossibly handsome black-haired boy, under the cold moonlight, revealing half of his impossibly handsome profile, staring at the fragmented dock in the distance.
"What a handsome big brother..."
All of Little Bonnie's attention was instantly attracted by this photo, and she didn't even notice that her father looked a little sad after reading the report.
"Is the new branch major general from Xihai actually such a terrifying monster..."
The king of Solbei Kingdom, Bartholomew Bear, tapped his knuckles lightly on the armrest of the throne, and murmured in a low voice in a voice that only he could hear:
"Choosing to take action at this time is not the right choice, Long..."
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A person's name, a tree's shadow.
Drought Galileo, as a veteran pirate who has been famous for a long time, is almost one person below ten thousand people in the Beast Pirates.
Countless people will be frightened and run away just by hearing this name.
But in the past few days, Nosha's name has directly stepped on the name of the Beast Pirates and stepped on the head of Drought Galileo, directly attracting the attention of countless forces and becoming the center of public opinion in the entire world.
!
Although I have never been to the second half, it has already caused a huge sensation in the new world.
Some people have even begun to vaguely regard him as the most outstanding leader among the young generation of the Navy Headquarters, along with Commander Sakaski of the G1 branch, Commander Polusalino of the G2 branch, and others!
And at this time, it is in line with the saying, the more in the eye of the storm, the calmer it becomes.
After coexisting with Peach and Rabbit for two days, Nuo Xia said goodbye to him for the time being and quietly left the West Sea, crossing the Windless Zone all the way, heading towards the New World via the Red Earth Continent, and embarked on a voyage to the Paja Kingdom.
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On the warship.
Nuo Xia sat cross-legged in the training room, his eyes moving slightly as he scanned the system panel in front of him that was emitting a faint blue light.
In the taskbar, there is a prompt box like this:
"Side mission "Rescue the Girl", the first phase has been completed"
"Mission phase rewards: 200,000 points, random attribute point*1"
"Are these all the points contributed by Robin..."
Nosha was silent. When he punished Vito Corleone and saved Robin twice, he couldn't stand it at all. He really didn't think too much when he took action.
The sudden release of rewards for this line of tasks can be considered an unexpected surprise.
Scumbags may not be punished, but good people will eventually be rewarded.
Nuo Xia turned his eyes and looked at the attribute list.
He hadn't checked the system panel for a while, but now he realized that his current points balance had reached a rather terrifying amount.
Even the arrival of the two hundred thousand points is nothing in comparison.
[Name: Romanov Norsha]
[Age: 20 years old]
[Strength: 29 (200,000 points/point at the current stage)]
[Agility: 28 (+2) (200,000 points/point at the current stage)]
