Pirate: My partner is too crooked

Chapter 56 Damn the risk! ! ! (combine)
"That ship just now is the restaurant on the sea that has become very famous recently?"

On the naval warship, Colonel Moss looked back at the Infinite Dream that was slowly docking at the port of Forth Town.

"The young and handsome boss captain, the beautiful girl with blue hair and blue eyes, they should be the right ones."

The adjutant next to him carefully looked at Lin Zhi and the others standing on the deck, frowned slightly and said in confusion, "It's just that the intelligence we have so far does not have any information about the blond man."

The East China Sea is neither small nor big.

As the navy stationed here, they would naturally pay attention to strong men like Lin Zhi who suddenly appeared.

"Looking at that face, he doesn't seem to be an ordinary sailor."

Colonel Moss was holding a large cigar in his mouth, blowing out thick and pungent smoke rings from time to time.

"Have you recorded the battle scenes with the Black Cat Pirates just now?" He rubbed the strong beard on his chin and asked instead.

Rather than why the owner of this offshore restaurant landed in a town that had been attacked by pirates, what he was more concerned about was the heroic act in which he had just wielded a sword to fight against the pirates and actively protect the safety of the people.

"Don't worry, none of the wonderful scenes have been captured, especially the shot of you standing in front of civilians facing several pirates. Let's go back and let the Information Department do a little processing. It will definitely be a pretty shocking illustration!"

The adjutant took out the phone bug that recorded the video from his pocket and showed it in front of Colonel Moss.

"That's good." Colonel Moss nodded with satisfaction.

The adjutant next to him looked around and made sure that the sailors on the warship were all busy with their own business and no one was paying attention to the situation here. Then he leaned into Moss's ear and whispered:

"If we do this a few more times with the Black Cat Pirates, your transfer to the headquarters will be a sure thing, Commodore-sama!"

"Huh? What did you call me?" Colonel Moss' eyes suddenly became unhappy.

"After being transferred to the headquarters, you will become a brigadier general." The adjutant said with a flattering look on his face.

"I've told you many times that you should call your current job title when working!" Colonel Moss looked serious.

Even so, the proud smile on the corner of his mouth could not be concealed no matter what.

"Yes, yes, that's a minor discourtesy." The adjutant naturally smiled with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Colonel Moss ignored him and turned to look at the vast sea in the distance.

After pondering for a few seconds, his expression gradually turned gloomy and cold.

"If you want to be transferred, simply chasing away the pirates' record is not enough..."

"What do you mean?" The adjutant's expression changed as he guessed the possibility.

"Let's return via the normal route first."

Moss waved his hand to remain mysterious and didn't explain much.

The sail with the word "Justice" engraved on it is extremely conspicuous. With the blessing of the sea breeze, the warship pushes away the waves and sails into the distance.

On the other side, the town of Forth.

The blazing sea of ​​fire, like an apostle from the terrifying hell, devoured everything in the bustling town.

The bright firelight shone on the faces of Lin Zhi and the three of them, and the unbearable heat wave filled the air with a burning smell.

The sound of crackling wood burning in the house kept echoing in their ears.

It’s hard to imagine what a town that has been saved and protected by the navy should look like!

"Did that bastard pirate with glasses do all of this?" Aqua stared blankly at the fire-ravaged town in front of her.

Even though as a goddess, she has seen more terrifying scenes than this, she still finds it unbelievable.

Aren’t those people who just passed them by the navy upholding justice?
Is chasing the pirates more important to them than protecting the town?
"Everywhere is full of danger. I suddenly want to go back to the ship."

King crossed his arms and looked directly into the sea of ​​fire. Although there was no change in expression on his face, he was already retreating in his heart.

Yes, the kind of retreat you get when you hear your heartbeat.

"Let's take a look at the situation first. The water here seems a bit deep." Lin Zhi sighed in a deep voice.

As soon as these words were spoken, the clever Aqua immediately retorted: "Water? Where did the water come from? This is obviously a fire. Lin Zhi, aren't you frightened?"

"If you really feel scared, just hide in my arms quickly. Aqua-sama will protect you regardless of past grudges!"

Lin Zhi casually glanced at the fairly broad mind of the Water Goddess. His gaze was surprisingly pure, without any distracting thoughts.

"...That man is pretty good."

Just as he was talking, at the corner of the burning street, a young girl in black short-sleeved clothes suddenly ran over.

After seeing Lin Zhi and the others standing at the port, their tired and pretty faces suddenly showed a hint of joy that could not be concealed.

"Master Lin Zhi, Master Aqua, is it really... you?"

She stumbled to a stop, standing there a little at a loss.

Lin Zhi looked up and saw that her fair face was covered with gray-black dust, her eyes were out of focus, her breathing was rapid, and she looked quite embarrassed.

Against the backdrop of the fiercely burning fire behind him, an aura of helplessness and despair rushed towards him.

Aqua stared seriously at the familiar-looking girl in front of her. After pondering for a few seconds, she tentatively asked, "Are you Milani? Are you the one praying to this goddess?"

"Aqua, she is Milani." Lin Zhi corrected silently from the side.

As he had guessed before, the believer Aqua felt in Cocoa West Village was one of the dozen slaves they had rescued from the pirates before.

When I went to Navy Branch 153 to redeem the bounty, I handed these poor kidnapped people to the Navy for help. I didn't expect that after going around and around, I would meet them in this way on Zhumeida Island.

Fate, sometimes it is really wonderful.

"Lord Aqua, Lord Lin Zhi! Please, please save Firth Town!"

Thinking of her hometown that was being devoured by fire, Milani knelt on the ground with a plop and burst into tears.

At some point, behind her stood a crowd of disgraced town residents. Everyone had their heads lowered, and they could only clenched their fists with a deep sense of powerlessness.

Ordinary residents who had experienced pirate attacks seemed so small and humble in front of this kind of fire.

"Of course, no goddess can remain indifferent after seeing the tears of her followers!"

Aqua, who is usually the best at showing off, was very active. She raised her hand to hold the goddess staff in her palm, and a complicated and mysterious magic circle lit up under her feet.

The water droplets were suspended and gathered into gurgling water to surround her.

As Aqua closed her eyes slightly and began to sing, a larger magic circle formed above the town of Foss.

Swish swish!
The rushing flood fell from the sky, and in an instant, it fell into the fiercely burning sea of ​​fire.

The water flow and the fire destroyed each other, ejecting water vapor that blocked the sky, and the oppressive heat in the air gradually dissipated.

The cool sea breeze blew through the deep water mist, and what appeared before everyone's eyes was the scene of charred ruins all over the place.

Although the flood summoned by Aqua brought secondary damage to the burning town to a certain extent, compared to letting it burn until nothing is left, the current situation is enough to make The exhausted townspeople were grateful.

"Ju, you can actually summon this level of water from the sky..."

"A miracle! This is simply a miracle!"

"Milani is not crazy. What she said before is true. There really is a goddess in this world!"

How had the residents of Firth Town, who didn't even know what Devil Fruits were, ever seen such a shocking scene?

Thinking of the words that Milani said after she returned safely after being kidnapped by pirates, they looked at Aqua again and immediately became extremely pious and awe-inspiring.

"Lady Water Goddess, thank you very much for your help!"

Led by the mayor of Firth Town, the disgraced residents knelt down and expressed their highest respect to Aqua, who had saved the entire town. "Ah hahaha, it's just a matter of hands, it's just a matter of hands!"

This long-lost feeling of being admired by everyone made Aqua instantly swell up, raising her head and chest, and she was proud of herself.

"We have always responded to the requests of loyal believers. After all, I am Lady Aqua, the goddess of water!"

Lin Zhi's mouth twitched when he saw Aqua looking like a villain who got carried away with her ambition.

My mentally retarded goddess, when you are bragging, could you not take me and the king with you?

His intuition told him that trouble would come next.

Thinking like this, Lin Zhi suddenly noticed a little boy standing in the corner of the crowd.

Because all the residents were kneeling on the ground at this time, the standing boy stood out from the crowd and looked very conspicuous.

"Mom, they don't look like bad people, why are everyone still kneeling on the ground?"

The boy whose face was covered with black dust stared blankly at Lin Zhi and the others, his innocent eyes flashing with incomprehensible confusion.

In his understanding, only when you encounter those vicious pirates coming from the sea, you need to kneel down and beg for mercy, and beg the other party not to kill him.

"Lord Aqua is a god and the benefactor who saved our entire town. Be obedient and kneel down."

The woman next to her with her long hair tied up urged her, pulling her son to kneel down.

The little guy was unmoved and still stood there blankly.

"If you don't obey again, I will confiscate the candy from you!"

The mother seemed a little impatient at her child's lack of cooperation. She stretched out her hand to grab a candy that was tightly held in the palm of the little boy's hand and half of its coat was burned by the fire.

Although he is only a few years old, the little boy is stubborn by nature and has his own temper and bottom line.

Hearing that his mother, who had always loved him, actually threatened him with candy, his legs bent slightly...

Don’t hesitate to choose to lower your bottom line!
"Well, your admiration for this goddess has been truly felt. In fact, there is no need to kneel down!"

Such a big movement naturally cannot be hidden from Aqua, who has a keen sense.

She does enjoy the feeling of being worshiped, but she will not force her lovely followers to do things against their will.

Hearing this, a bright smile suddenly appeared on the little boy's dirty little face: "Mom, look, I just said that the eldest sister is a good person!"

At the front of the crowd, the mayor of Firth Town, who felt Aqua's kindness, had his eyes twinkling.

After much hesitation, he raised his old wrinkled face and said to Aqua in an almost pleading tone:
"I know this is too much to say, but Lord Aqua, can you please help us get back the sacred fruit that represents the peace and harvest of the town that was stolen by the pirates?"

After the words fell, other residents of the town looked at Aqua, with a hint of expectation in their tired eyes.

The so-called "sacred fruit" seems to be a very important thing to their town.

Seeing the eager and enthusiastic eyes of the new believers, Aqua, who was so proud, patted her chest and was about to agree: "I didn't ask..."

"Sorry, I can't."

Her fart, ah, no, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Lin Zhi, who was always on guard.

The extremely decisive refusal made the mayor of Forth Town freeze in place in astonishment.

Glancing at Aqua's protesting gaze, Lin Zhi looked at the residents kneeling on the ground with a deadpan expression, and slowly said: "We are just passing by sea restaurant businessmen, we want to recover the items plundered by pirates. In this case, you’d better ask the navy for help.”

The mayor suddenly showed a bitter look on his face, and he was thinking a lot but could not say a complete sentence.

"Those people have been here several times just now, and every time they drove away the pirates and left. Mom said that they were in collusion with that group of pirates!"

Finally, it was the young boy who told the truth.

"Huh? Isn't it their duty to catch evil pirates?"

Aqua was shocked and said angrily, "Since you all know this, why don't you complain and let that damn guy get the punishment he deserves?!"

Hearing this, the mayor, Milani and the residents of Firth Town lowered their heads, their eyes dim.

"Because doing this will have no effect at all."

In the end, it was Lin Zhi who stood up to answer Aqua's confusion, "Judging from the results, they successfully protected the innocent residents during the pirate attack, and they are worthy heroes."

"But, but! They clearly allowed the pirates to do whatever they wanted!"

Aqua shook her head, completely unable to understand this.

"Even so, there is no evidence to prove this fact, right?" King, who remained silent throughout the whole process, rarely spoke.

"Then it's up to us to beat those pirates away!" Aqua clenched her fists angrily.

She really couldn't bear to see her beloved believers being so oppressed.

"Aqua, remember, we are merchants doing business, not the navy, and we have no obligation to fight against pirates." Lin Zhi said in a deep voice.

Captain Crow of the Black Cat Pirates is a tough guy, not a simple-minded fool like Bucky.

Through the last brief encounter in the restaurant, he had shown that his speed and defense were far superior to ordinary people, and he had mastered entry-level domineering. He was absolutely confident in defeating Crowe in a one-on-one situation.

But the opponent is a complete pirate group after all, and Aqua and King on their side are at a loss for words, and there are too many uncertainties in taking the initiative to attack.

With the Wishing Fountain as a plug-in, he had no reason to take such unnecessary risks for some insignificant residents.

Lin Zhi's words made Aqua instantly deflated, puffing up her cheeks and tilting her head to one side.

The townspeople of Forth Town also realized that the indifferent young man in front of them was the core figure of their gang. Even Lady Aqua, who could summon floods, was the leader.

Thinking of the important things that had been taken away and the dark life that would follow, an atmosphere of despair enveloped them.

"However, businessmen, the most important thing is profit. If you can give enough reward, it is not impossible to get that sacred fruit back for you."

Lin Zhi's next words brought some light back to their despair.

Then, he fell deeper into the valley.

Not to mention the generous rewards, they had just been robbed by pirates and couldn't even scrape together 100 million beli!

"I'm sorry, we really can't come up with that kind of thing right now..." The mayor of Firth Town slumped on the ground helplessly.

Ignoring the depressed old man, Lin Zhi walked forward slowly, passed through the crowd of people kneeling on the ground, and went straight to the standing little boy.

Swish!
The extremely fast palm flew through the air. Before the little boy could react, Lin Zhi tore open the burned outer packaging, opened his mouth and threw the candy in.

After taking a few sips, it tasted pretty good, quite sweet.

"I am very satisfied with this reward, so I will accept your commission!"

It is true that with their current lineup configuration, a head-on attack on the Black Cat Pirates with Crowe at the helm requires taking certain risks.

Lin Zhi considers himself to be a rather conservative (steady) Goubi, who will not act on impulse.

But for some reason, looking at the ruins of the town that had been burned by the fire, looking at the residents kneeling in front of them with dull eyes, and looking at the ignorant children who only knelt down to bad guys, something inexplicably burned in my heart.

Lin Zhi pondered for a long time, still unable to figure out what the thing that went straight into his chest was.

It wasn't until Aqua's words, "It's up to us to fight off those pirates" echoed in his ears, that he suddenly understood.

That is……

The passion that has been dormant for many years!
So, risk be damned! ! !

(End of this chapter)