After the incident with the Spirit Pirates, Xia Zuo had been studying the Hydra's abilities.
Before the Ghost Snake Pirates attacked, Xia Zuo thought that he already had a certain understanding of the Hydra Fruit. However, after the incident with the Ghost Snake Pirates, Xia Zuo felt that he didn't know much about the Hydra Fruit. It was as if the Hydra Fruit was covered in a layer of fog, making it impossible for others to see or touch it.
As Xia Zuo did not need to go to the training ground to train, and Second Lieutenant Qingtu did not inform him of any missions, Xia Zuo was now free!
Therefore, in the eyes of others, Xia Zuo was an idle person who did not have to do anything. However, Xia Zuo knew that it was precisely because he had an incomprehensible understanding of the pirate world that he knew very well how powerful the real high-end combat power in the pirate world was. If he were to fight someone above the general level now, he would definitely lose in the end, even if it was a Brigadier General.
Right now, Xia Zuo stayed in the dormitory to study the Hydra's ability. When Xia Zuo found some results that needed to be verified, Xia Zuo would walk to the mountain peak in the palm of Palm Island to verify it, hiding from others.
A week later, Shozo was on his way to the base. He had just verified a conjecture and was now on his way back to the naval base!
The once bustling streets were still bustling, but there was something different. Pedestrians came and went in a hurry, and the atmosphere on the streets seemed a little hot!
"Big event! Something big!"
A man wearing a cap rushed to the street. He did not care about his panting and stood in the middle of the road shouting. The pedestrians on the street also stopped in their hurry and listened attentively. People were very curious.
Xia Zuo was a little curious. He approached the man with light footsteps, wanting to hear what the big event he was talking about was.
"What's the big deal?" Someone could not help but ask.
The man held his breath and his face turned red. Then, he shouted excitedly,
"The great pirate Gerd Roger conquered the great sea route and became the pirate king!”
His words were like a nuclear bomb!
It was deafening!
The crowd instantly exploded!
Everyone who heard the news had disbelief written all over their faces.
Conquer the great sea route? What a joke, that was the Demon Sea, how could someone have such great ability to conquer the great sea route!
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Are you kidding me? How could there be anyone in the world who could conquer the great sea route?”A fat man who looked like a rich merchant sneered and said what the others were thinking.
The man in the cap blushed and slapped his chest hard, saying,
" I swear, it's absolutely true!"
Xia Zuo, who was below, lost his mind for a moment when he heard that! However, he woke up again.
A few days ago, he was still wondering when Roger would become the Pirate King. He did not expect to hear the news of Roger becoming the king today! Xia Zuo's eyes turned slightly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He slowly withdrew from the crowd, ignoring the noisy crowd, and quickly walked toward the naval base.
Since Roger was already king, there was only one year left before Roguetown was exterminated. Shozo had to speed up his training plan!
As soon as they entered the base, Shozo rode towards Captain Talin's office without stopping.
"Could you please tell them that Private Slano D. Shazo requests to see Captain Talin?”Xia Zuo said to the adjutant.
The adjutant was about to say something when Captain Talin's voice came from the room." Is it Xia Zuo? I was just about to look for you when you came by yourself. Come in!”
" Slano D. Shozo," Captain Talin quickly said before Shozo could speak." Due to your contribution in the fight against the Ghost Pirates, I have reported your contribution to the headquarters. The higher-ups have decided to promote you to a second lieutenant and assign a small warship to you. I hope you work hard and strive to contribute more to the people!”Captain Talin continued," Also, although the navy doesn't receive the full bounty like bounty hunters, they can also receive 40% of the bounty. The Ghost Pirates 'bounty is 13 million Bailey, so you can receive 5.2 million Bailey. This is the reward you can get. Here you go."”With that, he handed the prize money to Xia Zuo.
Xia Zuo put away the prize money and frowned slightly.
Second Lieutenant? How could he be so fast!
Thinking about his purpose for coming here, Xia Zuo put down the doubts in his heart and said,
"Sir, I have a request.”
Captain Talin looked up at Shozo in surprise and said,"
"What request?"
"I want to act alone," Xia Zuo said."That way, the efficiency will be higher!”
Training on Palm Island was not enough to train all of his abilities. First of all, there were too many people on Palm Island, and Xia Zuo could not fully test his ability. Secondly, every time Xia Zuo wanted to verify some of his ideas, he would have to run deep into the mountains and spend a lot of unnecessary time going back and forth. What really made Xia Zuo determined was: Roger had already become the Pirate King, and there was only about a year left before his execution in Roguetown. There was something that Xia Zuo wanted in Roguetown, but with Xia Zuo's current strength, going to Roguetown in a year would be like sending food! Roguetown would be the center of the storm a year later. Many future big shots would be present, so Shozo did not want to waste any more time on Palm Island.
"Acting alone? Are you sure you can do it?" Captain Talin asked Shozo seriously.
"I can do it!"
Xia Zuo was confident that with his Childish Frozen Fruit ability, he would have no problem protecting himself. At least he wouldn't drown at sea!
Captain Talin lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Then, he looked up at Shozo and said," Okay, I agree. You only need to report to me in the future!"”
Shozo looked at Captain Talin in surprise. He had only mentioned it casually and did not expect Captain Talin to agree with his idea. Logically speaking, Captain Talin wouldn't agree!
Actually, Shozo didn't know that Captain Talin didn't agree at first. However, when Captain Talin's higher-ups replied to him, they said that Shozo's talent was not bad and that he could be taken care of as much as possible. It would be beneficial in the future!
After all, what people remembered the most was the help they received when they were weak! It was better to send charcoal in the snow than to add icing on the cake, so Captain Talin decided to try his best to satisfy Xia Zuo's request after thinking about it again and again. This was also the reason why Xia Zuo was immediately promoted to a second lieutenant after defeating the Ghost Snake Pirates.
On the other hand, the reputation of 'Little Butcher' in the base wasn't earned for nothing! This was a symbol of strength!
A hint of a smile flashed across Captain Talin's eyes!
After much consideration, Captain Talin agreed to Shozo's request.
Xia Zuo followed the adjutant to receive the second lieutenant's equipment! When they arrived at the storeroom, Xia Zuo received a cloak with the word 'justice' on its back and a better long sword, although it was not as good as the famous swords of Ryo Kuaikatou and Wokong.
" I'm going on a mission," Xia Zuo said to the adjutant after he was done with the equipment." Please let the captain know when you go back."”After saying that, he left.
Xia Zuo walked out of the main entrance of the base and headed straight for the commercial street. The business on Palm Island was bustling, so there was a street dedicated to business. The commercial street was located at the index finger of Palm Island. Xia Zuo had been to the commercial street before, but he had no money back then, so he could only watch from afar and not move. Although the pirate world respected the strong and robbed whatever he saw, Xia Zuo could not cross the moral bottom line in his heart, so he was still clean!
Xia Zuo first walked into a clothing store. Ever since he came to this world, he had only been wearing navy sailor clothes. It was sometimes inconvenient to wear sailor clothes all the time.
At this moment, a man who looked like the owner of the shop walked over. He looked like a profiteer and smiled at Xia Zuo.”
Xia Zuo was already ten years old, but due to his constant training and the uniqueness of the pirate world, Xia Zuo was now 1.5 meters tall. He did not look like a ten-year-old boy at all.
Xia Zuo bought two or three sets of clothes in the shop and a backpack similar to Ace's. Xia Zuo put on the casual clothes he bought and put the sailor's clothes and the other sets of clothes into the backpack.
Xia Zuo held the knife he had just picked out from the storeroom and carried a backpack. He walked out of the shop with the boss's bright smile.
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