After Qin Ming and Luffy finished off Crowe, the Black Cat Pirates quickly escaped with the unconscious Crowe.
When Luffy fought with Crowe, his injuries weren't any lighter than Qin Ming's. However, the time he spent fighting with Crowe alone was far less than Qin Ming's.
From another perspective, Crowe was indeed much stronger than before after being hypnotized. Otherwise, Luffy wouldn't have suffered such serious injuries in such a short period of time.
Fortunately, Luffy was still around. If only Qin Ming and Nami were left, they wouldn't be able to deal with the hypnotized Crowe.
At first, Nami was worried that the treasure she had left at the bottom of the slope would be taken away by someone else. In the end, Qin Ming threw the two bags of treasure back to Nami.
It turned out that before the slope was completely blocked by the huge rocks, Qin Ming had used the fishing rod in his hand to hook the two bags of treasures up.
Qin Ming thought about how Nami had blocked Crowe's attack for him once and was even injured because of it, so he helped Nami bring up the treasure that she cared about the most, so that this woman wouldn't keep wandering around him with a sad face. It was too unlucky.
When Qin Ming and Luffy arrived at the forest that led to Xiluobu Village, they bumped into Sauron and the others.
Qin Ming had sprained his ankle, Luffy was seriously injured, and Nami was also injured. They couldn't let a woman carry them back. The two brothers could only drag their injured bodies and help each other slowly back.
During this time, Luffy asked Qin Ming why he called the freely retracting fishing rod Ruyi Jingu Staff, and said that Qin Ming was an idiot.
When Qin Ming heard Luffy's words, he almost started fighting with Luffy on the spot. Who knew that Luffy would say with conviction,""Your cudgel is obviously silver-gray, but you call it the Jingu Cudgel. Isn't that stupid? It should be called the Silver Hoop Rod or the Gray Hoop Rod!”
Nami, who was walking in front, turned around and looked at Qin Ming. After a moment of silence, she asked,"Are you colorblind?"
"No, you stupid woman! What do you know? That's a good memory of my childhood. Is it strange to give it such a name?”
Qin Ming looked at Luffy and Nami sympathetically. These two guys who didn't have a childhood were really pitiful.
"I see. You were often beaten by the Jingu Staff when you were young. I didn't expect you to be a bad child.”
Luffy looked relieved, as if he understood what Qin Ming meant. Nami looked at Qin Ming with confusion and confusion.
F * ck, although I was occasionally mischievous when I was young and was taught a lesson by my parents and family with a small wooden stick, you can't say that about me, right?
Qin Ming's face darkened. Under Nami's stunned gaze, he and Luffy rolled onto the ground and started fighting.
The wounds on your bodies are still bleeding, and you're still fooling around. Is this really good?
Nami stared blankly at Qin Ming and Luffy, who were arguing while rolling on the ground and fighting each other. In the end, she couldn't take it anymore and sent an iron fist to each of them, beating them up.
"If you guys continue to be so reckless, be careful that I'll beat you up!”
Nami raised her fist and said to the two people who were lying on the ground with bumps on their heads.
After settling the small conflict between Qin Ming and Luffy, the three of them finally continued to walk towards the forest.
"How did the two of you get so badly injured? Did something happen?”
Solon, who was in the forest with Usopp and the others, asked when he saw Luffy and Qin Ming covered in wounds and blood.
"That bad butler was too difficult to deal with. It took us a lot of effort to defeat him.”
Luffy weakly fell to the ground and said to Sauron.
"Is the enemy that strong? It must be because the two of you only know how to play around and haven't trained your firm willpower and strong bodies, so it's so hard for you to fight.”
Sauron looked at Qin Ming who was lying next to Luffy and said to them with his arms crossed.
F * ck, how dare you say such words!
When Qin Ming heard Sauron's words, he felt his blood rush up. In the past, when I was training on the ship, you would often sleep comfortably at the side. When I was training until I was about to collapse, you were probably still sleeping!
"Did anything happen on your side?”
Qin Ming asked Sauron.
"Of course something happened. Keya was almost killed.”
Usopp's entire body was wrapped in bandages. Keya was beside him, carefully checking his wounds.
"What's going on?"
Luffy asked Usopp.
"This is what happened. A strange person suddenly appeared in front of me. Fortunately, Usopp saved me in time.”
When Keya said this, she looked at Usopp with a gentle expression.
"I'm a man who wants to become a brave warrior at sea. This is nothing.”
It was rare that Usopp did not brag. When he saw Keya in danger, he took out his slingshot. Even though he was seriously injured, he still shot the person who wanted to attack Keya. His sniping skills were indeed impressive.
Qin Ming didn't expect that after he threw Zangao out with his fishing rod, he would actually create a chance for Usopp to save the damsel in distress.
"Aren't you in charge of protecting them? Why would he let Keya be in danger?”
When Qin Ming said this to Sauron, he made a disdainful gesture.
"Who would have thought that the guy who knows hypnosis would suddenly fall from the sky and land right in front of Keya, who was rushing back from the villa with medicine. I didn't have time to save her at all.”
Sauron was depressed. Seeing Qin Ming's disdainful action, black lines immediately appeared on his forehead.
Luffy saw that Qin Ming seemed to be having fun pointing his middle finger at Sauron, so he followed Qin Ming and pointed his middle finger at Sauron.
"Can you extend your middle finger alone?”
Qin Ming asked Luffy who was lying on the side.
"Let me try."
Luffy tried to extend his middle finger at Sauron as he spoke, and he really did.
"How is it? Did you fully feel the meaning conveyed by our middle fingers?”
Qin Ming laughed and asked Sauron.
"Hahaha, how do you feel?”
Luffy laughed happily. He extended his middle finger and waved it at Sauron, starting to jeer.
"You two are looking for a beating!"
Solon couldn't stand it anymore when he saw Luffy and Qin Ming making fun of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Puff! Puff!
Luffy, Sauron, and Qin Ming were fighting each other. Nami's face turned green, and her beautiful eyebrows trembled. Can't these guys behave themselves?
Bang! Thump! Boom!
Nami punched three times in a row, and in the blink of an eye, Qin Ming and the other two were lying on the ground, unable to take care of themselves. Kaya, who was about to treat Luffy and Qin Ming's wounds, was dumbfounded.
After Keya finished treating the wounds on Luffy and the others, Qin Ming asked Usopp in confusion why they didn't go back to Keya's villa to heal.
Wusopu told Qin Ming with a solemn expression. He did not want the villagers to know that pirates had come to attack the village today. If he returned to the village covered in blood and injuries, it would be easy for the villagers to notice the situation. Therefore, he would rather let Keya heal him in the forest.
In fact, what Usopp did almost cost him his life. If Keya, who had gone to get the medicine, had come back a few minutes later, Usopp would have really died.
After knowing about this, Qin Ming was very impressed with Usopp. Although this person usually liked to brag and seemed to be quite timid, in order to keep his promise, even if he had to pay with his life, this persistence and courage was not something that ordinary people could do.
He seemed timid, but sometimes he could burst out with courage far beyond ordinary people. Qin Ming felt that although Usopp looked very contradictory on the surface, he lived a very real life.
A few days later, Usopp gathered the three children in the open space where Onionhead and the others had first met and formed the Usopp Pirates. He asked them to voice their ideals.
"I want to run a bar!"
"I want to become a first-class carpenter!"
"I want to be a novelist!"
Green Pepper Head, Carrot Head, and Onionhead stood in front of Usopp with tears in their eyes. They shouted out their dreams with determination.
"I want you to swear here that you will not give up on your dreams and move forward on the path you want to walk!”
At this point, Ousopp paused for a moment, and his eyes turned red. He looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, and shouted,"I hereby announce that from today onwards, the Usopp Pirates are disbanded!”
When he shouted this, Onionhead and Usopp couldn't help but tear up.
Today, in order to realize his dream of becoming a brave sea warrior, Usopp finally made up his mind to go out to sea and disbanded the Usopp Pirates that had been established for many years.
Six days later, although Qin Ming's sprained right foot hadn't fully recovered, he could still walk. It was all thanks to the high-quality medicine Keya gave him that he could recover so quickly. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for him to walk in less than half a month.
In these six days, Qin Ming and the others were recuperating at Keya's house.
Because the cliffs on both sides of the slope had collapsed, blocking the way, and Qin Ming's boat was at the bottom of the slope, these people were waiting for the villagers of West Luobu Village to dig the blocked road again, calming down and recuperating.
However, what surprised Qin Ming and the others was that when they were about to leave, Mei Li told them that Keya was willing to give them a new ship. She also said that she wanted to invite Qin Ming over to discuss something.
Just like that, Mei Li brought Luffy and the others to see the new ship, while Qin Ming and Nami went to look for Keya.
"Someone must have found out that you stole something from someone else's house, you shameless thief!”
Nami followed beside Qin Ming. She had chatted with him for the past few days and found out that Qin Ming's extraordinary fishing rod was stolen from Keya's house. This made her speechless.
This kid is already a pirate, yet he's still doing these sneaky things. The pirate's dignity he told me before was all nonsense!
As Nami thought about this, she looked at Qin Ming with a sharp gaze. Qin Ming's expression remained calm and collected.
"No matter what, I saved them. Isn't it normal for me to get some compensation?”
Qin Ming pursed his lips and said to Nami,""Why are you following me? Didn't you ask me to go alone?”
"If you really like that fishing rod, I'll buy it for you. That way, it's better than you stealing from other people's houses.”
Nami snorted and said to Qin Ming.
When did this woman become so kind? She's actually willing to pay for my things?
Qin Ming looked at Nami in horror as if he had seen a ghost.
"What's with that expression? If you don't want to, then I'll ignore you. You can live in the shadow of a thief for the rest of your life.”
After saying that, Nami turned around and left.
Living in the shadow of a thief for the rest of your life, this phrase is more suitable to describe a woman like you.
Qin Ming thought that since Nami was willing to help him, it would be for the best. It was better to buy it openly than to steal it. There was no harm in trying.
"Uh, don't be in a hurry to leave. The two of us will settle this matter together.”
Qin Ming grabbed Nami and brought her to see Keya.
After a while, Qin Ming and Nami arrived at Keya's room. Seeing that Keya was standing by the window in a daze and didn't notice their arrival at all, Qin Ming could only knock on the door.
Keya still didn't react. Helplessly, Qin Ming could only cough heavily a few times. Finally, Keya noticed that someone was looking for her.
After calling Qin Ming and Nami in, Keya smiled and said to Qin Ming,""I called you here to ask you for a few things.”
"What is it?"
Qin Ming found it strange. His relationship with Keya could only be said to be average, even worse than that of Usopp. Why would she ask him for help?
"Usopp is leaving the village today to become a pirate. If I'm with you, I'll feel much more at ease.”
When Keya said this, she glanced at the window and thought of the scene where Usopp bragged to her on the big tree outside the window. A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth and she said to Qin Ming,"I want you to take good care of Usopp. He likes to brag, but sometimes he likes to show off. I just want him to live well.”
"Miss Keya, aren't you looking down on Usopp too much? He's not the kind of weakling who needs to be taken care of all the time. If he joins us, then he and I are on the same boat. It's only right for us to help each other.”
Qin Ming said to Keya with a serious face,""I'm afraid I can't agree to what you've told me. If Usopp really decides to go out to sea with us, then the person most responsible for his life is himself. If he was always under protection, he would never be able to become stronger, and he would never be able to realize his dream of becoming a brave sea warrior. You're not helping him, you're harming him!”
"Why are you being so direct? Can't you be more tactful?”
Nami saw that Keya's smile froze after hearing Qin Ming's words. She felt that this man was really straightforward and did not know how to be flexible.
"I'm telling the truth. If we really want to talk about it, I don't have the strength to ensure Usopp's safety in the future. We don't know what dangers we will encounter on the sea in the future. If I make such a difficult promise, how can I stand still?”
Qin Ming said to Nami seriously.
"Haha!"
Keya suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled. She said to Qin Ming,""You are indeed trustworthy. Then the first thing I want to ask of you is considered completed.”
"The second thing is very important to me.”
Ke Ya didn't give Qin Ming a chance to speak and continued,""About the fishing rod you took from my house."
"We want to buy this fishing rod. Is that okay? That thing is very important to him.”
Nami said anxiously before Keya could finish.
"Are you really going to buy it?”
Keya looked at Qin Ming and Nami with a strange expression.
"Is there a problem?"
Nami felt that something was wrong, but she still asked.
A minute later.
"What? That fishing rod is worth at least 270 million Berries!？”
Qin Ming and Nami held their heads and looked at Keya in shock. Their mouths were so wide open that they could stuff an egg in.
Cold sweat broke out on Nami's forehead. She had thought that it was just a fishing rod, at most a million. She gritted her teeth and paid the money.
At that time, she would ask Qin Ming to return the favor ten times or a hundred times over. Who knew that things would far exceed her expectations, scaring her so much that she almost wanted to beat someone up.
" Yes, because this fishing rod was custom-made by my father when he was alive. It was designed for giant Sea Kings. The material used to make the fishing rod is a special metal unique to the West Ocean called Space Transformation.”
Keya looked at the shocked Qin Ming and Nami and continued,""This kind of metal called space transformation is a type of metal that can return to its original size after coming into contact with air. If the metal was in an environment with little air, it would shrink by more than ten times. Therefore, this fishing rod that looked like it was only about 20 centimeters long could be nearly 20 meters long when fully unfolded.”
"In other words, this short fishing rod is also equipped with many components that are also made of space-changing metal. However, these components are usually sealed in the fishing rod. If they are exposed to air, they can quickly extend.”
Qin Ming finally understood why this fishing rod could shrink so short and extend so long.
"Although the space-changing metal is not as hard as the hardest diamond in the world, it is still 80% as hard as a diamond. It is very difficult to break it.”
Ke Ya looked at the short silver-gray fishing rod in Qin Ming's hand and said,""Let me ask you again. Do you really want to buy this fishing rod?”
"Buy!"
Nami said without hesitation.
Qin Ming originally wanted to give up. It was such an expensive thing, but he just took it away. Thinking about it, he felt quite embarrassed.
At first, Qin Ming thought that the fishing rod would only cost 100,000 Berries at most. However, the Ya family was so rich, so this loss was nothing to her. Moreover, he had helped to solve the problem with Crowe. It was not too much to ask for 100,000 Berries as a reward.
Who knew that the value of this fishing rod far exceeded Qin Ming's estimation, making him feel guilty like a thief.
From this, it could be seen that Nami's ability to predict the value of treasures was stronger than Qin Ming's. Although Nami had also seriously miscalculated the price of the fishing rod, she was much better than Qin Ming. After all, Nami was best at estimating the value of treasures.
However, Qin Ming didn't expect that the money-grubbing Nami would say that she wanted to buy this extremely valuable fishing rod.
"Do you really have that much money?”
Qin Ming was delighted and asked Nami.
"No!"
Nami's casual answer immediately embarrassed Qin Ming. Why did you shout so loudly if you didn't have money?
"We'll pay on credit!"
Nami said firmly to Keya.
It would be a wonder if she would agree to it!
Qin Ming glanced at Nami. Just as this thought appeared in his mind, he heard Keya say,""Sure, as long as this thing is really useful to you.”
"You only took the fishing rod. I can also give you the parts of the fishing rod as long as you agree to one of my requests.”
Keya's words made Qin Ming's heart skip a beat. If a fishing rod was already so useful, then the accessories of this fishing rod would probably not be bad. If I could get all these, it would definitely be a good thing for me. My weapons and fishing tools would all be settled.
In fact, Qin Ming had some doubts before. Since this fishing rod was designed for sea kings, it was a little too simple. It turned out that this fishing rod had other accessories. This was normal. How could sea kings be so easy to catch?
"My father had a wish to use this fishing rod to catch an incomparably huge sea king, but he has already passed away.”
? Keya said to Qin Ming," As long as you promise me that you will use this fishing rod to catch a giant sea king and ask Usopp to bring it back, I can give you this fishing rod and its accessories for free."”
"No problem, I can promise you that. I will catch the world's largest sea king to fulfill your father's last wish.”
Qin Ming patted his chest. Keya's request wasn't too much, but he was still puzzled. Why did he ask Wusopu to send the sea king back?
Nami, who was sitting beside Qin Ming, saw some clues. In order to increase Qin Ming's strength, Ke Ya didn't hesitate to give him the precious fishing rod left behind by her father. On one hand, she wanted Qin Ming to fulfill her father's wish.
On the other hand, as long as Qin Ming and the others became stronger, Usopp, who was with them, would become safer to a certain extent.
Keya had really put in a lot of effort for Usopp, but to be able to get such a good thing without spending a single cent. It was really a profit.
Just as Nami thought of this, she heard Keya smile and say to her,""I really envy the two of you for being able to go out to sea together.”
"What are you talking about? It's my business to go out to sea. It has nothing to do with this idiot.”
When Nami heard Keya's words, she seemed to have thought of something. Her face turned red as she pointed at Qin Ming, who was fiddling with the fishing rod, and said to Keya.
"You idiot, why did you scold me for no reason?”
Qin Ming put away the fishing rod and said to Nami unhappily.
"You guys have such a good relationship."
Keya gave Qin Ming and Nami a mysterious smile. She then stretched out her index fingers and made a kissing gesture with a red face."When you fell from the sky that day, I actually saw it. The two of you did this, right?”
" Nani!?"
Qin Ming and Nami both cried out in shock. When they saw Keya's two index fingers touching intimately like a pair of lovers kissing, they were instantly petrified.
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