32. Joan, Crane and Karp
Joan's hand paused to flip through the book.
On the page he was flipping through was a Devil Fruit as bright as a tomato, but with a mysterious glow on the surface, the Superhuman Line. Wash the fruit.
This is a fruit possessed by Vice Admiral Tsuru, the current Chief of Staff of the Navy, and the marking of his abilities is also interesting, which can use people as clothes to wash away the filth of people's bodies and minds.
The introduction is very brief, and there must be something to hide, which is normal, because even if the same Devil Fruit is eaten, different people will develop different abilities.
I just don't know about such a thing as a scar, is there a way for the crane general? Joan thought to herself.
It would be too bad for a beautiful girl like Hancock and the other slaves, whose white bodies were as white as milk and satin, to suddenly appear with ugly scars.
Qiao An sometimes encountered some tattoos in her previous life, and she was very disgusted, and if there was such an ugly scar, it would naturally be even more inappropriate.
His one-night girlfriends are basically good families. Oh, a good family, although the skills will be worse, it's still much better than those who smoke, drink, tattoo and have an abortion, but I'm still a good girl.
"Ajia, come here." Qiao An directly called Ah Jia back, "You go and contact Vice Admiral Tsuru at the Navy Headquarters, ask him if he has time, and say that I will go to visit." ”
Regardless of the situation, whether the power of this Devil Fruit was useful or not, he decided to go to the Navy Headquarters in person and ask the Chief of Naval Staff, who had a great reputation in the Navy.
To show sincerity!
Even if you can't do it, you won't lose anything, at most you just spend a little more time.
"Now, Your Highness?"
"Yes."
"Understood, I'll go."
Ah Jia has been resistant to Qiao An's various whimsical ideas during this time, so he didn't ask a word at all, and went directly to do what he was told.
Soon, Joan got an answer, and there was no problem on Lieutenant General Tsuru's side.
Although he estimated that Lieutenant General Crane was also confused and didn't know why the Draconians were looking for her, usually, the Draconians had the highest priority in everything.
There was nothing that had to be dealt with, or unless he was not in the Navy Headquarters, in the face of such a visit from the Draconians, Vice Admiral Tsuru would not be able to refuse.
In the navy, I am afraid that Karp is the only one who will refuse this kind of thing - many people know that the reason why this heroic vice admiral refuses to be promoted to admiral is because of that law - the Dracons are attacked, and the admiral must be dispatched.
Of course, Joan didn't think about seeing Karp, he had already understood from Ajia's mouth and various rumors that this naval hero didn't like the Draconians, so naturally he wouldn't be bored.
Joan called Hancock and Luqi, and when she went out, she happened to see the White Tiger Girl talking to Lao Lei who didn't know what to say, and when she saw Joan, Wendy gave up communication with Lao Lei and ran over to Joan instead.
This white tiger girl of the fur clan may have some pride belonging to the tiger, and in this family, she is only close to two people.
One is Joan, because Joan always gives her good food, and Wendy thinks he's a good person. The other one is Lao Lei, Qiao An knows that this is because the White Tiger Girl was helped by Lao Lei when she became a slave.
To the others, even Hancock, the White Tiger Maiden kept her coldness - the fur people did not have the same aesthetic as humans.
They like hairy ones!
It was also from Wendy that Joo understood a truth, if he didn't have any thoughts about Hancock and didn't have a heart of admiration, he wouldn't be turned to stone by her fruit ability.
However, this is also because the development of Hancock's fruit ability is not perfect, and there may be more powerful abilities to show in the future, even if the heart is like water, I am afraid it may not be useful.
It's just that it's already powerful now.
Joan rubbed Wendy's head with her big hand, as comfortable as a cat, which made people addicted: "Keep learning literacy, I have something to do, and I'll play with you when I come back." ”
The White Tiger Girl is only twelve or thirteen years old, and it is the best time to absorb knowledge, and Qiao An will also teach her when she is studying by herself.
Wendy rubbed Joan, which was the fur clan's way of expressing affection, and then turned away very obediently.
Hancock put on a veil to hide his face, and followed Joan from Mary Joya to the naval headquarters Marin Fando next to the Red Earth Continent.
The navy didn't have to kneel down to the Draconians, but many people still avoided Qiao An's path, and some would secretly collect a large number of him, wondering why the Draconians would take off their hoods, these old men standing in the clouds, didn't they all breathe their own sweet air?
And it was a surprise that he didn't ride a slave and walked by himself!
Luki and Ajia walked half a step behind him, and behind them was a group of ironclad guards, to protect him from possible harm to the escaped slave, though everyone knew that this was unlikely.
Qiao An ignored the strange gazes of these navy, most people didn't dare to look at the Draconians directly, not even look at him.
In addition, the spirit is very good, and it seems that many of the people who can be in the main department are elites.
Qiao An saw Lieutenant General Tsuru in her office, and the rumored hero Lieutenant General Karp, who likes to stay in other people's offices, he didn't meet him, maybe he is in the Sengoku office now.
On the coffee table in the middle of the office, there is also a pot of tea there, as if there was a guest before.
Vice Admiral Tsuru looks very temperamental, seems to be elegant, but at the same time there is an old man who belongs to the capable side of the navy.
His hair has turned gray, he is still meticulously combed, his clothes are very decent, and his eyes are the kind of old man who knows at a glance that he is full of wisdom and experience, and can see through people's hearts.
When she saw Qiao An, she went straight to the point in a tone that was not far away: "I don't know what His Royal Highness Konstantin is looking for me?" If it is within the scope of my duties, as long as I can help His Highness, I will not refuse. The meaning is obvious, if it is not within the scope of responsibility, it is needless to say.
That is, Qiao An, if it is replaced by other Tianlong people of the same age, this is equivalent to saying it in vain, because those idiots can't understand the subtext at all.
And arrogance will not take the vice admiral in his eyes.
Joan liked Lieutenant General Tsuru's crisp and neat way of speaking, even if he could feel that the other party was faintly unkind to his identity, he still behaved very politely.
first sent Ajia out, this guy is a bit of a dog relying on his identity...... The fox is pretending to be a tiger.
"Thank you, Lieutenant General He, I don't have a score in my heart about this matter, mainly because I want to consult with you to find out." Qiao An didn't speak like a Draco at all, or like most Dracoians, "I was reading the latest version of the World Government's "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" today, and I happened to see the name of the lieutenant general, and I knew that the lieutenant general had a superhuman system washing fruit, and his ability was more magical, so I wanted to ask Lieutenant General Crane about the ability related to this devil fruit." ”
Tsuru breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Draco people are very difficult to deal with, this is a well-known thing, although I don't know why this Draco boy is not like a Draco at all, but she can completely call the shots when it comes to her fruit ability, and it's not something that needs her to have a headache.
It can also prevent her from offending the Tianlong people because of her insistence on principles - it is not easy for the Tianlong people to succeed, and it is too simple to think of bad things.
"Whatever Your Highness wants to ask, I must know everything and say everything."
"Well, since Lieutenant General Crane is so refreshing, I'll just say it." Joan pulled the bewildered Hankukra over and turned her back to Lieutenant General Tsuru, ripping off her clothes behind her back to reveal a polished but perfectly damaged back by an ugly scar.
"I want to ask Lieutenant General Tsuru, can you use the fruit ability to wash away this scar?"
The crane was startled.
Of course, she knew what that disgusting red scar was, and she was surprised that Joan, a Draconian, would want to remove the Draconian's hoof prints from her slaves.
This is something that Tsuru has lived for more than fifty years and has never heard of, and she can't help but look at Joan.
Even his face has changed a lot.
"Your Highness is serious?" In order to be safe, Tsuru asked more.
Hancock's body was trembling, she couldn't tell if it was humiliation, or emotion, or fear, joy, or even all of these, she could only grit her teeth to keep her tears from slipping from her eyes.
Qiao An sighed: "Lu Qi knows, I don't usually tell lies, and I don't comment on many things in the past, but I want to ask Lieutenant General Crane if it is true to wash this thing off, but I don't know if my idea is unrealistic now." ”
If possible, Joan still doesn't want to cover up the current mark with another scar, and it would be best if it can be solved perfectly.
Crane came behind Hancock, who was nearly a head taller than Joan, a little more than two meters tall, and looked very oppressive.
To be reasonable, even though there is a giant in the family who is more than ten meters tall, and a pirate captain who is three or four meters tall, Joan still can't get used to the terrifying height of this world.
He moved out of the way slightly.
Lieutenant General Crane's fingers brushed over the scar of the Draconian's hoof prints, and the irritation caused goosebumps to crawl on Hancock's skin.
A little soft light bloomed from between Lieutenant General's fingers, and then covered the entire scar, the red marks of the original hideous scar were gradually fading, but they did not disappear completely.
Soon Lieutenant General Tsuru withdrew his finger.
"Lieutenant General Tsuru, how's the situation going?"
She looked at Qiao An: "Your Highness Constantine, I should be able to wash off this scar with the fruit ability, but it will take a little time, because I have never considered the development of the fruit ability in this direction in the past, and now I need to think about it." ”
Qiao An and Han Cook both breathed a sigh of relief, put down the corners of their clothes, and once again covered the infinite beauty and cruelty, Qiao An said: "As long as there is a way, I thank Lieutenant General Crane for your help in advance." I don't know how long it will take you to develop this ability? ”
"Three days, three days." Tsuru thought for a while and said, "Give me three days, and it should be fine, it's not that difficult." ”
In fact, in terms of the depth of her fruit ability development, it won't take three days to get it, but Lieutenant General Tsuru has a very stable personality, and he decided to be safe before acting.
Qiao An nodded: "Three days is three days, so let's do it, Lieutenant General Crane, considering that this matter is not suitable for exposure, and I have other people there who also need Lieutenant General's help, I want to invite Lieutenant General Crane to my home in three days to help them solve this problem, I wonder if Lieutenant General you have a problem here?" If you can't find the time, I can bring someone to the Navy Headquarters. ”
After all, it is a request for someone, and there must be a look of asking for someone, and Qiao An did not hold a shelf because of his identity as a Tianlong person.
Many times, he can't identify with the identity of the Celestial Dragon with peace of mind.
And that's a good thing.
Crane knew in her heart that she had met a rare good person among the Draco, this kind of Draco was rare, more than ten years ago, the two Draconians of the Don Quixote family gave up their identity as Draco because of their good nature, but the fate of the two of them was not very good.
"His Royal Highness Constantine is too polite, I have time, I also have something to go to the World Government Headquarters in three days, and I will find you when the time comes, and this matter will be resolved."
"Okay, thank you, Lieutenant General Tsuru, then I'll see you in three days."
Qiao An didn't stay much in the Navy Headquarters, and Vice Admiral Tsuru, as the Chief of Staff of the Navy, had a lot of things to deal with every day, but he was too busy than himself.
When Qiao An and his party disappeared from sight, Lieutenant General Crane had not fully recovered his senses, and he did not expect that she would one day intersect with the Tianlong people because of this kind of thing.
"Little Crane, what's the matter with those bastards of the Draco people suddenly looking for you?" Karp's figure went and returned, he was in Tsuru's office before, but he didn't want to meet the Draconians, so he left just now.
Crane came back to his senses and looked at Karp speechlessly: "How many times have you said it, don't be inferior to the Celestial Dragon, otherwise even if you are heard, you will be severely reprimanded." ”
"Aha, I forgot that I can't say it publicly." Karp scratched his head, "So, Crane, you haven't said that bastard yet...... What are you looking for? ”
Tsuru returned to his desk and sat down, and said, "I have already agreed with someone to keep it secret, and I can't tell you anything, otherwise the entire Navy Headquarters will know." But don't worry, it's not a bad thing. ”
Karp didn't bother either: "Hahaha, is it?" Xiaohe, I believe in you, it's good if it's not a bad thing, then I'll rest assured. I'm going to go to the guy from Sengoku to continue the game, and this time I must break the record of eating senbei again, so that Sengoku is convinced. ”
Hurry to come, hurry to go.
Karp has a very good relationship with the crane, and he used to be an iron triangle with the three warring states, but this time the Tianlong people suddenly found the crane, and Karp thought that there would be some trouble, so he appeared in such a timely manner.
Seeing that there was nothing to do, he didn't ask any more, turned around and continued to look for Sengoku.
Only Lieutenant General Tsuru was a little tired.
Two plus a hundred-year-old guy, and always so naïve!