People are full of pirates

Chapter 176 Save the girl
Goul Island.

Nuo Xia and Tao Tu wandered around the base of the 329 branch for a long time, and they didn't set foot on the way back until it was getting late.

The cold wind howled, and the sky began to snow again.

"It's so cold."

The little rabbit rubbed his hands, breathed hot air into his palms, tilted his head to see Nuo Xia's neck, rolled his eyes, and suddenly inserted his hands into Nuo Xia's clothes through the gap in the collar.

"..."

A cold feeling hit from behind, Nuo Xia shivered, and turned her head to look at Taotu speechlessly, "It's very cold, Commodore, you can keep warm if you want, can you stop sticking it in from my neck."

"Who told you to be shorter than me?"

Taotu raised her nose and snorted softly, "The closest thing to my hand is your neck, and it doesn't affect your walking, I think it's pretty good."

Nuo Xia fell silent for a moment.

"...Brigadier General, I only have ice on my neck. Once you say this, my whole heart will be ice-cold."

"Then hurry up and grow taller, kid."

hateful!

Am I not growing fast enough?

Obviously now I'm almost [-] meters tall, and I'm only a little shorter than you, so it's so easy to cut!

Hmph, half a year, half a year at most, his height will definitely break through three meters, then he will have to see who can humiliate him in terms of height!
When they returned to the base, the soldiers of the 329st branch of Xihai were helping the comrades of the [-]th branch to repair the walls of the fortress. They were busy everywhere, looking like a large construction site.

Dingchun seemed to have been dozing off on the warship for a long time, so he was so tired that he also played the role of a porter. He could carry two to three hundred kilograms of bricks at a time, and it was easy.

The surrounding naval soldiers were amazed at this amazingly powerful big dog.

"Going to dinner?" Nuo Xia smiled and shook her head, looking at Taotu behind her.

With pets doing it for him, he didn't bother to participate in the repair work himself, and he was not Garp, so he really didn't know anything about this kind of thing.

"Let's go."

Tao Tutu was finally willing to withdraw her hands from the back of Nuo Xia's neck, her two paws had already become warm, she stretched comfortably:
"Although I'm not very hungry, um... It feels good to have someone help me to do things without me doing it myself."

"Then let's divide the work from now on." Nuo Xia shrugged, "From now on, you will be in charge of the internal affairs and I will be in charge of the external affairs. I will handle the chores of government affairs, and I will be responsible for the hard work of chasing down pirates. "

Momotu looked at him with a half-smile.

"Ah, and then all the credit will be on your head. In less than a year, you will officially climb on top of my head. Don't you have to act according to my face?"

"...Damn it, have you been seen through? You are indeed a brigadier general!"

The two laughed and walked towards the restaurant. Just after turning the corner, a young navy man hurried over, caught off guard, and bumped into Nuo Xia's arms.

Boom!
The young sea soldier felt as if he had hit a steel plate, and his face was in great pain. He fell to the ground, clutching his red and swollen nose, tears were about to flow out, but he took the initiative to apologize immediately:
"Sorry! I ran too fast and didn't notice...huh?!"

In the middle of speaking, he raised his head to see Nuo Xia's face clearly, and couldn't help showing surprise and surprise, "Mr. Nuo Xia! Why...how is it you!"

"Long time no see, Penn."

Looking at the familiar brat in front of him, Nuo Xia was slightly taken aback, then smiled apologetically, stretched out a hand and pulled him up, "I'm the one who should say I'm sorry, does it hurt?"

"I'm all right, sir!"

T Peng En stood up straight, patted the dust off his body, his face was full of unconcealable joy:
"You don't know how desperate we were when we were besieged by pirates before. When you came to the rescue, I recognized how surprised it was you..."

"Just now after the battle ended, I wanted to come to see you, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I asked the chief of the first branch, saying that you went out and didn't know when you would come back. I didn't expect to bump into you here..."

He babbled on and on for a long time, but Nuo Xia didn't bother him, and listened and waited with a smile on his face.

It wasn't until Peng En saw Momotu who was looking at him curiously beside him, that he reacted abruptly, stood up straight, and gave a military salute to the two:

"Sorry, Major General Gion, I... I was too excited to notice..."

"It's okay, I forgive you for her." Nuo Xia smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said comfortingly, "I haven't seen you for half a year, Peng En, you have grown a lot."

"Who is this brat?"

Taotu asked from the side.

"T Peng En, when I couldn't make it to the actual combat assessment, he sent me by boat overnight."

Nuo Xia shrugged and teased: "At that time, this kid was so shy and timid, but now you see, how confident and sunny his temperament is, he is almost becoming a chatterbox..."

"Hey, I also feel that the change is quite big."

Peng En scratched his head embarrassingly, "It's all thanks to your encouragement back then, Major General."

"I'm not that capable, it's up to you."

Nuo Xia smiled and shook her head, glanced at Peng En's epaulettes, a little surprised, "The promotion is pretty fast, you're already a lieutenant?"

Although the military rank of the Four Seas branch was incomparable to that of the headquarters, he remembered that more than half a year ago, Peng En was just an ordinary soldier who wasn't even a sergeant.

This promotion speed is almost catching up with himself.

"Participated in several battles, made some contributions..."

Peng Enhan scratched his head with a smile, suddenly seemed to think of something, and was about to speak, but when he saw the people around him coming and going, he hesitated:
"Major General, I want to tell you something, but it's a bit inconvenient here..."

Nuo Xia's heart skipped a beat when he saw him hesitate to speak.

"follow me."

He winked at Taotu, who understood and left to wait in the restaurant.

And Nuo Xia took Peng En all the way out of the gate of the base, and came to a remote and uninhabited reef by the sea.

"Tell me, what do you want to tell me?"

he asked softly.

"It's about Colonel Bako, sir." Peng En said, "You should know that in the past six months, he has made a lot of military exploits, and even personally defeated several pirates who offered a reward of [-] to [-] million Baileys, right?"

"Well, I heard from Gion." Nuo Xia nodded slightly, "Headquarters has passed a resolution to promote him, and he will be promoted to three levels in a row..."

"Promoted three levels in a row? There is absolutely something wrong with his record, sir!" Peng En turned pale with shock, "We must not let him be promoted just like that!"

"Is there really a problem..."

Nuo Xia frowned slightly. He had doubts before, but he didn't feel too surprised at the moment. He stared at the boy's eyes and said:

"Did you see something, Penn?"

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but sir, I followed Bakow several times to pursue and suppress it, and there are too many doubts!"

Peng En said: "As far as the few battles I participated in, every time he was about to reach the place, he would go first and go there alone in a speedboat. By the time we arrived, the battle was over."

"Others thought Bako was the first and respected him. Only I felt something was wrong. He didn't have the guts to do it before! Moreover, none of the pirate bosses he defeated survived. This is really weird, sir. !"

"in addition."

Peng En racked his brains to think about it, and then said, "There was another time, at noon, I thought the room was stuffy, so I simply climbed into the watchtower to sleep, but when I woke up, I saw him in the distance. Stern, use the phone bug to talk to people, that kind of phone bug is encrypted, I've never seen him use it before..."

"Cryptophone bug?"

Nuo Xia squinted her eyes and sneered, "Small branches in the four seas, this kind of thing is not common, even if there is a military situation to report to the superior, this kind of phone bug is not needed... Did you hear anything at that time?"

"No, sir, he was still very cautious at the time. He was stuck next to the microphone, and his voice was so small that I couldn't hear it clearly."

Is that so?

That means there is still no actual evidence.

Nuo Xia squeezed her chin and shook her head again. The information provided by Penn was very important, which confirmed his conjecture. As for evidence, is it necessary for him?

He opened the system backpack, glanced at the "lie spray" inside, and fell into deep thought.

Since he suspects that Colonel Bako's record is tricky, should he just turn his face to a showdown today, go and take this guy down, and use the lie spray instead to force the truth out of this guy's mouth?
It seems a little unnecessary.

It's easy to scare the snake, and there is also a slight possibility that I misunderstood Bako, and it will be embarrassing at that time.

After pondering for a while, he came up with a more secure plan.

"Keep an eye on him, Penn, there's basically something wrong with this guy."

Nuo Xia left her phone number for Peng En, and told him to keep an eye on Colonel Bako, and notify herself as soon as he goes out to sea to hunt down pirates next time.

It's pointless to ask now.

What he wants is to capture the bag on the spot, and get the stolen goods!

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That night.

After dinner, the warship of the 329st branch of the West Sea left the pier in the farewell of the [-]th branch and returned to the base.

The two major generals and the branch's main fleet are outside, and the base's defenses are empty. Now that the battle has been resolved, there is no need to stay outside for a long time.

Nuo Xia went directly to Taotu's room, and told Taotu all about her suspicions about Colonel Bako, the information provided by Penn, and his next plan.

"You've suddenly become more stable, boy."

The little rabbit lazily leaned against the head of the bed, and said with a smile, "I thought that with your style, you would turn your back on the spot, go get Bako out, and torture him to the bottom."

"It's mainly because I'm a little curious, and I want to see in person how he did it."

Nuo Xia spread her hands and said indifferently, "Anyway, the first branch is not far from here. No matter what happens, I can arrive at the scene within a day."

"And then it's time for you to show off?"

Taotu rolled his eyes at him, "Today I let you show off all the limelight. I worked hard to build up my prestige for a month, but you overwhelmed me all at once. Tell me, how should I settle accounts with you?"

Nuo Xia certainly understood what she meant.

He sighed sadly, leaned back, and lay on Taotu's round and slender legs:

"Come here however you want."

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the next morning.

Nuo Xia went out refreshed, and after a simple breakfast, went straight to the training room.

There are still several hours before arriving at the base, and he doesn't want to waste this precious morning exercise time.

Although I had worked hard last night and didn't close my eyes all night.

After stepping into the training room, Nuo Xia first opened the system panel, and checked his latest basic attributes after a long absence:
【Name: Romanov Norsha】

【Age: 19 years old】

[Strength: 27 (200000 points/point at the current stage)]

[Agility: 26 (+2) (current stage 100000 points/point)]

[Endurance: 27 (200000 points/point at the current stage)]

[Intelligence: 10 (200000 points/point at the current stage)]

[Charm: 16 (current stage 500000 points/point)]

【Current points: 361200】

[Regular skills: double-knife swordsmanship (intermediate), six styles (intermediate), gun shooting (advanced), fighting and fighting (advanced), self-discipline (master level), armed domineering (intermediate), knowledge-colored domineering (beginner), Painting (Advanced), Fishing (Master)]

[Talent Skills: Grinning Tooth, Thick Skin (Intermediate Level), Steel Head (Intermediate Level), Rebirth of Severed Limbs, Amphibious Breathing]

[Currently equipped: Boots of Lightness, Armor of Thorns]

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Strength and endurance, during this time, each improved a little.

Hard work is not in vain.

And the points have been accumulated for a long time and have not been used. Nuo Xia thought about it, and directly spent 27 points, clicked on the "+" symbol after the agility attribute, and raised the agility to [-] points.

The points required to add points also directly doubled, reaching an exaggerated 20 points per point.

There is no need to continue to add. Nuo Xia, who is used to planning ahead, does not intend to empty out his old bottom and leave enough points to avoid the item mall showing his favorite products but being unable to buy them. This is a good habit he has developed.

"Ok?"

Nuo Xia was about to close the attribute panel and start to practice, when he suddenly noticed a message in the information column:
[The new branch task "Save the Girl" has been triggered, please check it in the task bar]

Are there any new side quests?
Nuo Xia's spirit suddenly lifted. The previous task of getting married was too long to complete, and it was too late to count on it for the time being. If he wanted to earn more points quickly, he still had to rely on other side tasks!
He immediately opened the task bar in the lower right corner and checked it.

"Submission Name: Rescue the Girl"

"There is no doubt that in this world where pirates are raging and causing disasters, and Tianlong people are superior, there are too many ordinary people who will suffer unimaginable suffering. Maybe you can't save everyone for the time being, but you can do your best in the end. part of

"Mission Content: Rescue the three important girl characters who appeared in the original book, and let them establish an attachment to you like a father or a brother"

"Every time you save a girl, it will be regarded as reaching a stage, and you will get the task reward of that stage"

"After the third stage is completed, additional massive rewards will be obtained"

"Basic task reward: 20 points per stage, random attribute point*1"

"Additional rewards: After the third stage is completed, you will get an additional 30 points, random attribute points*3, and S-level gift box*1"

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PS: Seeing that some readers have questioned it, let me say it here.

In the original manga, Robin's aunt's family went on a family outing to celebrate her eight-year-old cousin's birthday during the Demon Slaying Order. They were not in O'Hara and survived, but Oda didn't explain what happened afterwards.

The matter of "Robin has relatives" is not a setting imposed by me, please know.

(End of this chapter)