Chapter 8: The Opposite

"Alright, this is the naval base." The little girl took Sauron's hand and pointed to the bright landmark and said, "Don't get lost next time." ”

"Well, well, I'm just confused." Zoro touched his nose to hide his embarrassment, thinking that he would relieve the embarrassment by supporting Liga, but he was not worried that the little guy would go back alone.

Although this is a small town where she has lived for so many years, it is still a little uneasy to let such a young child walk so far home by herself.

Well, it's not that I'm afraid that I won't be able to find my way back later! No!

It just so happened that the little guy also wanted to play outside, so he chose to follow Sauron. And the first thing they saw after entering the naval base was the execution ground that basically no one wanted to go to on weekdays.

The lone execution pillar stood on the loess, and the pillar still had mottled black stains, which were the marks left by the executed prisoners. It's just that there will be no more chance of getting Zoro's blood on it.

You can't walk around if you are allowed to enter the naval base, and there is nothing to see in this place of the execution ground, and the evil spirit is too heavy.

The person in charge of the naval base who took the little guy to find was still a colonel, but not Morgan.

That guy doesn't know when he'll run into Chloe and get a chance to soar, and now he should be just an ordinary older navy.

"You're the one who wiped out the Tempest Pirates?" The Colonel squinted at Sauron, the suspicion in his eyes not hidden at all.

Zoro wasn't angry, after all, his current appearance with the big boy holding his sister was really unconvincing, and he nodded and said, "That's right, it's me." ”

The colonel still didn't believe him much, even if the old captain had explained the situation to him before that: "What about the ghost sword Yasuo, where is he?" ”

Unless there is a special request, the wanted warrants issued by the Navy are all tacitly based on the principle of seeing people alive and seeing corpses when they die, and now Zoro They say that they have eliminated the Wind Pirates, but they have not been able to bring the ghost sword Yasuo, although the old captain gave an explanation of "he has turned to ashes", but ...... Whoever believes in it is stupid.

However, Sauron doesn't care about this bounty, he can't afford to go to the sea to catch a few more, anyway, the most important thing in the sea is pirates.

"His body was not found after he died." Too lazy to entangle with the colonel here, Zoro waved his hand and said, "Anyway, we caught the other pirates, just give us the bounty." ”

Showing the wind blade at his waist, the colonel only had to compare it with the wanted warrant to know that it was the sword of the ghost sword Yasuo, after all, no swordsman would give up his sword easily, because that would be equivalent to giving up his own life.

It's just that the colonel still didn't mean to hand over Yasuo's bounty, but said meaningfully: "I heard that a little thief cat targeting pirates has recently appeared in the East China Sea, and it seems that many pirates' personal weapons have also been stolen by her." ”

"Little thief cat, is that Nami?" Zoro subconsciously thought of the navigator on their ship, "I didn't expect to find her here." ”

It's just that he didn't ask about the trace of the "little thief cat", and now he still gets the bounty first, otherwise there are worthless things on him, and Nami probably doesn't bother to pay attention to him.

He used to be a bounty hunter, and he would make cameos from time to time in the future, so Zoro was well aware of the ways in which the navy offered bounties. Bounty hunters have always relied on luck to receive bounties, and if you are lucky enough to meet a good admiral, you will directly deliver all the bounties, while if you are unlucky enough to meet the scum among them, you will be deducted a little, or even turn your face and deny it.

Now this colonel is different from Morgan who rose to the position by relying on Chloe's alms, he really climbed up by merit, although it is easier to get promoted in the East China Sea (in the original book, Morgan was directly promoted from the ordinary navy to a colonel by catching Chloe, who had a bounty of 16 million Bailey), but he is not comparable to Morgan three years later.

So the colonel doesn't care whether the ghost sword Yasuo is dead or not, anyway, the bounty is impossible to give, and it is impossible to give it in this life, so he can only rely on the bounty of these million-level pirates to send them away.

Not to mention whether Yasuo is dead or not, he can't get such a large bounty from such a remote naval base, and he can't even get the bounty of the pirates who were detained this time.

You must know that before the appearance of the ghost sword Yasuo in the East China Sea, the pirate with the highest bounty did not exceed 20 million Bailey, how could a small base like him have such a large financial reserve.

At this time, a navy came into the office, it was the one who helped escort the pirates before, and he took a form and reported to the colonel: "Report to the colonel, the results are out, according to statistics, the total bounty of the pirates they captured is 43 million Bailey." ”

"......" Hearing the report of his subordinates, the colonel's face became a little unnatural: "Are you sure?" ”

The subordinate also had a dry throat: "Report to the colonel, the statistical results are correct." ”

For Tokai, this bounty is indeed a bit scary.

"Ahem, as you can see, the bounty of the Wind Pirates is too much, we don't have so much money here, we have to report for approval, and it is estimated that it will take a while to get the bounty." The colonel's cheek is a little hot, after all, many times no money equals no strength, and the same is true for naval bases. If you have the strength to give you the money, you can make people rich, and if you don't have the strength, you will only give you dead wages and the most ordinary operating expenses, otherwise the future Colonel Morgan will not need to satisfy his desires by scavenging the people's fat and ointment.

Zoro didn't have that much time to spend here, so he would rather go to Nami than fight with people here, so he consulted with the old captain and finally made a decision.

After this battle, the old captain also had no idea of going to Rogue Town, and was ready to sell the goods on the spot, and when the ship was repaired, he would return home to enjoy his old age, so Zoro asked the old captain to wait here, and he left to find Nami's traces.

By the way, let's see if you can meet the Black Cat Pirates, and the future of the province will repeat itself.

After the discussion, Sauron left with the bored little girl who was waiting on the side, and just as they were about to leave the office, the colonel spoke: "Hey, boy, are you interested in becoming a navy?" ”

Zoro was stunned when he heard this, and an intriguing smile appeared on his face: "No, this profession is not for me. ”

After that, without waiting for the colonel to stay again, he strode away, leaving the old captain and the colonel to look at each other from behind.

"Ghost Sword Yasuo was really killed by this kid?" The colonel hesitated for a moment, then asked again.

The old captain shook his head and diverted the topic: "Old, my eyes are not very good." ”

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Leaving the office, Zoro was about to ask Riga to take him for a stroll around the town of Shelds, only to run into an unexpected person while leaving the naval base.

It was a middle-aged navy with short blond hair and a muscular body, and he was sitting on a stone meticulously wiping the sharp axe in his hand, and several navy officers around him were talking and laughing and maintaining their weapons.

With no metal chin, no axe prosthetics, and no ostentatious temperament, he was like the most ordinary navyman, without the pride and arrogance of Colonel Morgan.

"That's fine, don't run counter to your justice." Zoro glanced at it, letting go of the idea of precaution.

As if sensing the change in Zoro's heart, the Wind Blade on his waist let out a restless whisper.

The little girl didn't hear Sauron's words clearly, and asked curiously: "Well, Brother Sauron, what are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing." Patting Riga on the head, Zoro led her out of the gate of the naval base: "I just hope that these righteous people can uphold their beliefs." ”