Chapter Thirty-Nine: One Step Slow

The naval sub-base is located on a small chain island, and after communicating with a naval captain, the 'Golden Adventure' was led by warships to the main gate of the naval base.

"Salute!"

As soon as Jing Tian and Nami got off the ship, the soldiers around the port suddenly shouted, straightened up, raised their hands and saluted, making Jing Tian stunned.

However, the footsteps and figures that appeared in the next moment made Jing Tian understand, but it was he who was passionate.

Two soldiers with the rank of captain walked out of the gate of the base surrounded by a man with a strong upper body and small lower limbs.

"I'm Lieutenant Commander Jensen of the Navy Headquarters, the head of this station." The figure of the person who came was close to two meters five, and after coming to Jing Tian's approach, he lowered his gaze, looked down at Jing Tian and asked, "You were introduced by Colonel Smoker, so if you need help, just say it." ”

"Hello Lieutenant Colonel Jensen." Jing Tian bowed slightly, and then asked straight to the point, "Is there a permanent pointer here that points to 'East Island' and 'Kingdom of Alabastan'?" ”

Lieutenant Colonel Jensen turned his head to look at one of the captains following him.

"Report Colonel, we have it."

"Go and fetch it for the guests." Lieutenant Colonel Jensen nodded, and after the order, he invited Jing Tian: "Please come with me, Colonel Smoker has contact and is waiting." ”

"Oh? Good. Keitama and Nami looked at each other, and a smile appeared in their eyes.

Follow Lieutenant Colonel Jensen into the base gate, and after walking a short distance, he arrives at the reception room.

Lieutenant Colonel Jensen pointed at the largest phone snail on the table, bowed his head, and turned out the door, leaving the room to Keizam and Nami.

Jing Tian stepped forward and looked at the expression of the phone bug, but he didn't see any shadow of Smoker, and after a pause, he picked up the microphone of the phone bug and asked, "Who is on the other side, Smoker?" ”

"Ah, hello, is that Mr. King Earles?"

"It's me."

"Please wait."

After a while, the phone snail's expression changed, and a pair of eyes turned into dead fish eyes with 'ruffian' aura, and he grinned at the corners of his mouth and said, "Ears? ”

"Ah, thanks for helping." Jing Tian smiled: "I didn't expect to use the permanent pointer you gave so soon." ”

"I know you're a guy who can't stay still." Smoker said in a slow tone, "In each of the great shipping lanes, there are one or two islands that take a very long time to 'keep track of time'. ”

"Looks like you expected it." Jing Tian smiled, and then asked, "Are you still staying in Rogue Town?" ”

"No, I have entered the Great Voyage yesterday." There was a 'hiss' smoke from Smoker's side, and he continued, "I'm waiting for information now." ”

"What information?"

"The Straw Hats' route information." Smoker replied: "As soon as I receive the information, I will immediately choose a route and set off, catch up with them, and arrest them." ”

"Ha, I'll give you this information, it just happens to be a return to your favor this time." Jing Tian chuckled.

"Huh? Did you run into the Straw Hats? ”

"Not bad."

"Hmph, thanks." There was a soft sound of paper rubbing on the other side, and Shao Qing Smog's voice sounded: "The middle route is right?" ”

"Yes, the starting island is the route of 'Whiskey Peaks.'" Jing Tian said.

"Where did you meet the Straw Hats?" Smoker asked.

"Twin Capes, I taught them a little lesson."

"Why didn't you arrest them?" Smoker said in a strange tone: "I remember you were very greedy for money. ”

"They didn't do anything bad, and I don't know where to find a place to get the bounty, so why should I arrest them and leave them on the boat for nothing?"

"Didn't do anything bad?" Smoker's tone rose: "They are at least half responsible for the tragic situation in Rogue Town!" ”

"Anyway, the Straw Hats will be left to you to deal with, so I won't rob you of your work." Jing Tian said with a smile.

"There's no need for you to meddle with things." Smoker snorted, then asked, "Can you estimate their location?" ”

"Then it's not clear." Jing Tian said: "I can only say that they are not as fast as my progress. ”

"That's ......" Another sound of paper rubbing sounded, and Shaoqing Smoker said: "Got it, then I'll go to 'Alabastan' in advance to prepare for interception." ”

"Okay, then we look forward to seeing each other over there."

"Finished?" Nami leaned over, snatched the microphone from Jing Tian's hand and said, "Hey Smoke Man, where is Dusty?" Go and ask her to come and talk to me. ”

"Bastard, you hateful woman what did you take this call for!"

"Reminiscence, less verbose, go quickly." Nami urged unconcernedly.

"You!"

There was a chorus of persuasion from the other side, and it was clear that Dusty was beside Smoker.

"Hmph, it's useless for you to tell me less!" Smoker's tone was depressed, and then the phone bug's expression changed, turning into a wry smile.

Jing Tian also smiled wryly, looked at Nami, who was chatting with Dusty, shook her head and turned around and walked out of the room.

"Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel." Jing Tian thanked Lieutenant Colonel Jensen who was waiting at the door.

"It should be done." Lieutenant Colonel Jensen's face was expressionless, and after bowing his head slightly, he reached out and handed over the two 'permanent pointers'.

"Oh, thank you." Jing Tian took it.

"I still have work to do, and if you need anything else, you can talk to Captain Wentz." Lieutenant Colonel Jensen said.

"I'm sorry for you." Jing Tian responded with a smile.

Nami's phone rang for half an hour before the communication ended with Smoker's yelling.

Once again, thanking the people at the naval base, Keizam and Nami walked out of the naval base and returned to the Golden Adventure with the Captain Wats.

"Hachi, let's set sail." Jing Tian looked down at the permanent pointer pointing to 'East Island', then raised his arm and pointed in one direction: "In this direction." ”

Nami glanced at Jing Tian, snatched the pointer and looked at it, and said to Xiao Hachi, who felt inexplicable: "Twenty degrees north of the east, set sail." ”

"Oh, good big sister."

The 'Golden Adventure' began to move after a shock to the moo pull......

After three dull days, following the direction pointed by the 'permanent pointer', after passing through a sea area with a calm climate, Jing Tian and his party finally saw the island in front of them.

"It's finally here." Nami stood beside Jing Tian and sighed, then asked, "Speaking of which, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Uh...... Of course, it's to get here as soon as possible so that you can finish the chart, and then rush to 'Alabastan' to meet Smoker. Jing Tian made an excuse.

"What's so good about that cigarette man?" Nami pursed her lips, looked up at the gradually dark sky, and said, "Then let's land, rest for the night, and I'll start mapping the terrain tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay."

Entering the island along the canal channel, Nami was suddenly stunned after a moment, pointing to a sailboat in the distance in front of her and whispering, "Huh? Isn't that, isn't that the Straw Hats' boat? ”

"Hmm." Jing Tian frowned slightly, sighed lightly for a while, and hurried slowly, in the end, he still let the Straw Hats run ahead, so that there was probably no hope for recruiting that cute thing on the boat.

Yes, Jing Tian hurried to the 'East Island' for only one purpose, and that was for that cute thing Chopper.

Jing Tian, who has no immunity to cute things, has long wanted to get 'Tony Tony Chopper' on the ship, but unfortunately it was delayed for a few days due to going to the naval sub-base.

After the 'Golden Adventure' left the 'Little Garden', the back and forth voyage took a total of ten days, and the Straw Hats were originally two days behind Jing Tian's voyage, but after these ten days, the Straw Hats and the Straw Hats overtook Jing Tian and arrived here first.

It is a little difficult to invite Chopper on the ship, because of his own experience, Chopper is very fond of pirates, if Jing Tian arrives here first, it may be possible to successfully invite the other party on the ship, but Chopper first met the Straw Hat group of pirates, Jing Tian wants to invite the other party again, but there is basically no hope.

However, after telling Nami and Hachi to stay on the ship, Jing Tian left the 'Golden Adventure' alone on the pretext of investigating the situation, and rushed all the way to the highest 'Cylindrical Mountain' on the island.

More than ten minutes later, Jing Tian came to the air at the top of the mountain, and when he looked down, he couldn't help but sigh.

Below, the Straw Hats are all present except Sanji, and they are building snowmen in the square in front of the castle, and it is clear that the plot of 'Higashijima' has ended.

couldn't help but sigh again, Jing Tian swept over and found Chopper's figure in the woods next to the square.

Kicking the air with both feet, Jing Tian swooped down quickly.

Boom!

There was a sound when he landed, startling Chopper, who was hiding behind a large tree, and quickly turned to look.

"Chopper?" Jing Tian simulated the 'heart of a child' and greeted softly with kindness.

"Y-Who are you?" Chopper sensed Jing Tian's 'pure heart', so he didn't scream, but because of his timid nature, Chopper still subconsciously quickly hid behind a big tree.

"Hehehehe...... You're hiding the other way around. Jing Tian looked at Chopper, who only hid his head behind a tree and looked at him with a probe all over his body, and couldn't help but laugh and reminded him.

"Oops!" Chopper let out a low breath and quickly readjusted his posture to hide behind a tree and look at Jing Tian with his little head exposed.

"Y-Who are you?" Chopper asked again in a whisper.

I have to say that Chopper's cuteness has a lot to do with its slender voice, no, Jing Tian didn't care about answering when he heard this, and immediately praised with bright eyes: "You are so cute!" ”

"Cute?" Chopper was stunned for a moment, his fluffy cheeks quickly turned red, he couldn't help but smile and bend his eyes, his whole body was swinging like noodles, and he reprimanded Jing Tian in a coquettish voice: "Hehehehehe, who do you say is cute, even if you praise me, I won't be happy, hehehehe......"

"My God......" Jing Tian took a deep breath, he really liked Chopper more and more, looking at the other party's cuteness, Jing Tian felt that his possessiveness was becoming more and more uncontrollable.

Taking a deep breath again, Jing Tian squatted down, looked directly at Chopper and whispered, "Chopper, can you be my partner?" Join me on a voyage around the world on an adventure. ”

"Partner?" Chopper was stunned for a moment, a trace of intention flashed in his heart, but he was immediately stunned again, and after coming back to his senses, he asked, "Are you a pirate?" ”

"It will be." Jing Tian was helpless and could only give an ambiguous answer.

Chopper hesitated, glanced back at the square, and then said with a low expression: "But...... I'm a monster......"

"No, you're not a monster." Jing Tian hurriedly said: "You are just Chopper, Doctor Chopper, the unique Tony Tony Chopper." ”

"I ......"

"Who's over there, come out." Suddenly there was a shout outside the woods, and Jing Tian couldn't help but choke his breath.

"Doctor Dorier!" Chopper shouted, trembling as if he had been caught doing something wrong, and hurriedly left Jing Tian and turned around and ran out.

"I'll ......" Jing Tian took a deep breath, reluctantly held back his foul mouth, shook his head and walked out of the woods.

"Who are you?" One hundred and thirty-nine years old, but dressed very fashionably, the old-looking Doctor Dorier didn't look at Chopper at all, but stared straight at Jing Tian and asked.

"Ahh Run—" Usopp shouted in horror when he saw Jing Tian's appearance.

"Who is it?" Luffy looked dumbfounded, tilted his head to look at Jing Tian, and then asked Jenna, who was stunned beside him.

"Jing Earles." Jing Tian glanced at the Straw Hats, nodded to Zoro, and then said to Doctor Dorier, "An adventurer who came to find a companion. ”

"Doctor Dorier." Chopper ran to the feet of the old woman and looked up in a curtive greeting.

"Oh? Is it ......" Doctor Dorier looked Jing Tian up and down, and chuckled lightly for a while: "Next time, remember to greet the master in advance." ”

With that, Dr. Doriel glanced at the Straw Hats, then turned and walked into the castle.

"Ah, I remember." Luffy suddenly pointed at Jing Tian and said, "You're the ...... Is that the ...... Who's coming? ”

"Luffy......" Jenna covered her head with a helpless face, and sighed.

"No matter, feed the reindeer!" Luffy immediately stopped paying attention to Jing Tian, but looked at Chopper with bright eyes and said, "Be our companion!" ”

"I—I can't do it......" Chopper shuddered and lowered his head and murmured, "I-I'm a reindeer, with a blue nose, horns, and hooves......"

"It's okay." Jing Tian hurriedly interjected: "What I need is my companion Chopper, so I don't care about what you said." ”

"I, thank you......" Chopper turned his head to look at Jing Tian, lowered his head again, and whispered: "But I'm just a monster, not a human companion, and I can't be your partner, so I'm ...... Thank you for the invitation, but I will always stay here and I will welcome you to come back when you have the opportunity to come back in the future......"

"Less wordy-" Luffy raised his arms in the air, raised his head and shouted, "Come with me-"

Chopper was shocked, and Jing Tian's face froze.

"Hmm...... Well! Chopper shuddered softly, his eyes instantly filled with tears, and then he cried out loudly, "Oh! ”

The last thing Jing Tian wanted to see appeared......

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PS: Wow Ka Ka, two days of hard work was not in vain, finally asked for a holiday, tomorrow's half-day holiday was changed to a full day, the earth wants to sleep and wake up naturally, and then code words in front of the computer all day, as much as you can write~ (To be continued.) )