I’m Not Interested in Devil Fruits: Postscript【Aqing】
Even the fourteen-year-old Zelda, seeing such a mission, would feel that the navy who issued the mission... felt that her current situation was too favorable, so she wanted to make it more difficult to survive?
It’s a good day today. Let’s go to the Ranger Association and issue a mission. Let the daughter of the Nine Snakes Empress harm the Nine Snakes Empress. Our navy will be destroyed like this!
Is that so?
Zelda observed Sister Finch's reaction. The latter raised his hand to fiddle with the interface of his "tablet" and said expressionlessly as if talking to himself: "Objectively speaking, if the Navy must issue such a mission, among the Sanhua Rangers in the world, there is indeed only one I only have a slight chance of completing it... Let me see, how much is 100 ml of my mother's blood worth?"
The mission reward is 100 million Baileys.
Finch threw down the "tablet" and sneered: "A bunch of wretches, where are they going to beg for food?"
Zelda felt that Sister Finch seemed to have a natural hostility and dislike for the navy, but she didn't know why. Is it because Nine Snake Island was a country of pirates more than 20 years ago? But Sister Finch hadn't even been born at that time. That was a thing of the past era. There was no need to bring in the camp's stance at that time, right?
Finch squinted his eyes, looking at the vast white sea outside the speeding train, and tapped the "tablet" unconsciously with his fingers. Zelda seriously suspected that Sister Finch was already thinking about how to destroy the navy...
"Ah, the mission has been cancelled." Zelda noticed the news on her "mobile phone" and was surprised and confused. "Is it a mistake by the Navy? No way, even if the officially released mission is cancelled, it will be deducted. At least half of the established bounty..."
Finch said: "Whether it's a mistake or a regret, it's certain that they want my mother's blood."
"Why?" Zelda was confused.
Finch looked over at her. In a moment of trance, Zelda seemed to see a pair of dark golden vertical pupils, expanding infinitely in her consciousness...
Eye of Medusa? !
Zelda's crazy look foreshadowed danger. She was startled, and just as she was about to dodge her sight, Finch had already put away his alienated snake eyes and returned to his ordinary appearance - hmm , an ordinary pair of beautiful eyes. "Because of this." Finch said casually, "Decades ago, a lot of people in the Navy were petrified by my mother. It seems that the Navy people still keep those useless stones."
"And now they want to ask for some of the Queen's blood to lift Medusa's petrification..." Zelda understood.
"Does this sound like begging?" Finch nodded, "Yes, begging to die."
At this moment, the "tablet" in front of Finch lit up and an "incoming call" sounded. Zelda didn't mean to peek, but subconsciously looked along the lit "tablet" and caught a glimpse of the name of the "caller", which read "A Qing".
Finch casually swiped to connect.
"Are you coming back?" There was a woman's voice with a clear voice on the other side.
"Yes." Finch said, "The empty train from Nanhai is on its way to Xihai. You are ready to pick me up."
"Yo! Miss Lin is so arrogant, isn't she?" The voice of the woman named A Qing was full of youthful vigor. Although she couldn't see it, Zelda could almost imagine her on the other end of the communication. With a lively look on her face, she asked, "Can I, the princess, pick you up in person?"
"Haha..." Finch finally showed a smile, "Ah Qing, I haven't seen you for two or three years. You have become more naughty. Very good, this is good!"
"I'm sorry, Sister Finch, I was wrong." The other side asked softly, "How long do you have to get to the West Sea?"
"How do I know," Finch rolled his eyes, "I have never taken the empty train from the South China Sea to the West China Sea."
"You don't know how long it will be until you ask me to pick you up?!" Ah Qing screamed, suddenly thinking of something, she giggled, "You came back from the Tianshan Mountains of Rafdru, right? Could it be? Flying in the wrong direction in the sky and flying to the South China Sea? Hahaha, no wonder your brother said, 'My sister's substitute is so evil, she must be...'" A Qing imitated the funny tone of "Finch's brother" and paused. , Zelda imagined her tapping her forehead, "'What's the hidden danger here, really!' Pfft, hahaha... wait, he didn't let me tell you about this." Ah Qing murmured to herself.
And sure enough, Finch's face darkened little by little. Even with what happened in the navy just now, she felt unhappy at most, but this time Zelda felt that this Finch sister was going to go berserk on the spot.
"That brat, how dare you say that my stand-in is evil?" Finch gritted his teeth.
"That's right!" A-Qing said helpfully, "His substitute, who specializes in causing trouble, still has the nerve to talk about our sister Finch?"
Finch clenched his fists and showed a bright smile. The whole carriage seemed to be a little brighter, "It sounds like my lovely brother misses me very much!"
A Qing, who was on the other end of the communication, couldn't see this gorgeous smile, but just reminded: "Hit him if you want, don't tell him that I told him what he said about you!"
"Of course." Finch said happily, "Anyway, I'll beat you two together. No one is partial."
"Why is this!" A Qing cried out.
"Hehehe..." Finch smiled and said nothing.
As friends since childhood, chatting with each other is very relaxing. Zelda looked at them talking to each other, and she still hadn't recovered from the first sentence of "Ravdru's Tianshan".
Tianshan? Raff Drew?
Sure enough, there is a sixth Tianshan Mountain!
For so many years, countless people, including many rangers, have been looking for the sixth Tianshan Mountain, the Pillar of Strengthening in the East China Sea, the Pillar of Embodiment in the South China Sea, the Pillar of Change in the West Sea, the Pillar of Operation in the North Sea, and the Release of Paradise. The last pillar of the world besides the Pillar...it turned out to be established by Lynch, Finch's sister's father, and the Eight-Armed Sage on the final island of Rafdru?
Zelda suspected that her parents knew about the sixth pillar of the world, but they never said it. She was too young and never asked before, so today is the first time she heard about it.
In addition, the "his substitute" and "your substitute" mentioned by Sister Finch and Ah Qing are also very concerning.
According to popular rumors, the ability to stand in is a special power possessed by the Eight-Armed Saint Lynch. Rumor has it that the Eight-Armed Great Sage can also grant this power to anyone. There are also rumors that the unknown sixth pillar of the world, known as the "Pillar of Traits", is the only place where this substitute ability can be awakened...
"...Yes, Zelda." Finch's voice brought Zelda back to reality, "She's that Ace's daughter. She's only fourteen years old, and she's already going to become a Twinflower Ranger, which is pretty good. Right? Much better than you."
"Which Ace?" the woman on the other end of the call said dissatisfied, "Don't underestimate me! I'm also very powerful, okay? This princess is just too lazy to be a ranger! Hum hum..."
"Ace the Flamebeard. The brother of the Pirate King." Finch said.
"Oh..." I don't know if I remembered it.
"Let's not talk about beards. You are almost at the West Sea, right?" A Qing said with a smile, "That's just right. A group of guys came today, and they just happened to be on our side and haven't left yet..."
"In the Kingdom of Flowers?" Finch tapped his finger on the table, paused, "Navy?"
"Yes, that's them. The navy marshal personally led the team." The Princess of the Kingdom of Flowers on the other end of the call laughed, "The marshal's face has always been very bad. I heard that his opponent's subordinates were angry. It seemed that someone What mission was posted in the Ranger Association without authorization..."
"If you beat around the bush again, your **** will blossom." Finch issued a stern warning.
"I'm sorry! It was my mother who asked me to help plead for mercy!" Ah Qing decisively dismissed the blame, "You hate those navy people, and they are very cruel. My mother is also worried that the navy will offend you this time and it will not end well. …You don’t know, the navy marshal’s face turned green when he found out that someone under his command had such a bad idea…”
Finch narrowed his eyes, "Aqing, am I fierce?"
"Sister, you are so gentle~~" Ah Qing said crisply, "Anyway, I brought the message. You should take a look at the Ranger software they were talking about. There should be a follow-up. I am about to arrive at the Tianshan Mountains in the West Sea. Come quickly, don’t let me wait for you too long!”
"Just wait." Finch rolled his eyes.
After hanging up the communication, she turned her "tablet" to the Ranger interface, and sure enough she saw the latest mission announced by the navy for her to accept.
"Task requirement: Escort to Nine Snakes"
"Task reward: 439 million beli, the rest will be discussed in person"
"There are still some details." Finch snorted.
The navy and the others are already in the Kingdom of Flowers, and they can quickly reach Kuja by taking the high-speed sea current exclusively used between the Three Kingdoms. This mission is simply a free reward!
It can be seen that the short-term turmoil caused by the last own mission actually frightened the navy itself...
Zelda's thoughtfulness is enough to prove how miserable the navy, which her parents occasionally mentioned, is in today's era...
With more than 400 million Baileys, even if it doesn't drain the Navy's wealth, it will probably break the bones.
Finch quickly put the "tablet" aside, called the empty waiter to change another table of delicious food, and continued talking to Zelda...
While chatting, Zelda didn't feel the speed of time passing at all. Zelda was listening to Sister Finch's wonderful ranger experience with great interest. The speed of this sky train slowly slowed down and finally stopped. The station has arrived.
"Let's go." Finch stood up and got out of the train. Outside was a sea of white clouds that looked unchanged.
Zelda followed her out, and Finch was waving his hands to send some Ranger Association staff away. Looking not far away, he saw a city that was different from the empty city in the South China Sea.
The two waited in place for a while. Finch suddenly turned his head and saw a figure walking over the clouds.
The speed was very fast, at least faster than her own ride on the Fire Cloud Roger... Zelda was secretly surprised. She had already seen the appearance of the person coming, and she turned out to be a young woman with horns on her head!
Not only does she have horns, there are some black scales on the edges of her cheeks, hands and feet. Groups of flame-like clouds and mist fluttered around her like ribbons...
"Sister Finch~ I miss you so much~~" the other party cried out sweetly and threw herself into Finch's arms.
Is she that Ah Qing? The princess of the flower kingdom? Zelda quietly observed that the half-human, half-dragon appearance of the other party reminded her of her long-dead grandfather, whom her mother seldom mentioned.
"Put away your claws, horns, and scales." Finch pushed A Qing away from his arms with a look of disgust, "Are you a pig? Do you hump anyone you see?"
"No way!" A-Qing shook her head, the dragon horns on her head and the black dragon scales on her body quickly faded away. She hugged Finch, tilted her head and looked at Zelda, "You are the one Link wants to save. Princess?"
"Huh?" Zelda was confused for a moment, and after a while, she said blankly, "What?"
Who is Link? Am I a princess? Who wants to save me?
"Ignore her." Finch said, "Link is my brother. Nico Link."
"Oh..." Zelda nodded. Nicole Link? In other words, he is the child of the son of history and Lynch?
"Let's go, aren't you going to Nine Snakes to take the Double Flower Exam?" Finch said, turning to ask Aqing, "Where will this year's exam be held? Nine Snakes, Dragon Palace, or the Kingdom of Flowers?"
A Qing smiled and said: "Not at the branch campus. At the main campus of the college..."
In short, let’s go to the Kingdom of Flowers first and deal with the navy. Finch jumped off the island first and flew down using the air dance technique.
"Do you want to help?" A-Qing swayed and turned into a black dragon entrenched in the clouds, tilting her head and staring at Zelda.
Zelda quickly took out the Fire Cloud Roger from the weather stick.
"Homitz..." The black dragon nodded and flew down with a cry, "Wait for me!"
Zelda sat on the fire cloud and followed behind.
One transformed into a dragon, one flew through the void, and the other rode a fire cloud. The three quickly passed through the layer of clouds and arrived above Qinghai.
The Tianshan Mountains in the West Sea are also surrounded by "spiritual prayers" from the West Sea and even from all over the world. Not far away is the island called O'Hara - today, twenty years later, O'Hara has become a world-famous cultural heritage, with an endless stream of tourists coming here all year round. Go to this holy place of history and civilization that was destroyed by the world government and navy.
The entire island was reduced to scorched earth-like ruins. The Omniscient Tree, which was once the world's largest library in the center of the island, was burned and torn down that year, and is now withered.
All destruction and rebirth remain on this island. And this itself is part of history.
Dozens of historical stone tablets neatly surround the tree of omniscience that was destroyed that year, and are isolated by protective tapes for tourists to watch, admire and take photos. There is a translated sign in front of each stone tablet with a historical text. Of course, they are all written by the son of history. If visitors need it, the staff of the O'Hara Historical Museum will also provide a study manual from entry to mastery of ancient writing compiled by Nicole Robin...
The three of them flew past O'Hara, chasing each other, flying all the way, and soon crossed the vast Qinghai Sea and arrived at the Land of Flowers.
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(Why do I keep writing more and more of this postscript... I need to speed up)