Chapter 363 Porusalino: Restless Laosha - Mission Impossible!
As we all know, the fundamental purpose of Porusalino, who regards fishing as his biggest pursuit in life, has worked so hard over the years is to accumulate enough "fishing capital" and clear the obstacles for his retirement in his later years. Before he traveled through time, his behavior and choices were like those programmers who crazily opened 996 books when they were young.
Of course, unlike those programmers who can only work step by step, Porusalino is here as a naval admiral after all. So many times, through flexibility, he can kill two birds with one stone, three birds with one stone, or even more birds with one stone - rounding it off, it means that he is working hard and fishing at the same time.
What is Schrödinger's fishing! (Dense fog) (tactical fallback.jpg)
The voyage he arranged for Leander Palace was like this, killing five birds with one stone (Chapter 344).
But just like an old mille-feuille always has an atmosphere beyond its five layers, Porusalino’s ability to kill five birds with one stone is just an appearance. There are also many mind-numbing details contained in it.
For example, among the crew members he arranged for Leander Palace, why are only Guina and Enel now coming to this gray island that was once used as a training camp by CPs?
The reason...
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Click.
There was the sound of the clock hands biting under my feet, and then the deafening bell rang three times.
"It's three o'clock."
After muttering amidst the lingering ringing of the bell, Kosha leaned forward and leaned on the armrest of the observation deck.
If you don't count the palace, this is the highest point in Alabasta. On the top floor of the clock tower overlooking the square, there is a small spire-shaped observation deck on the dome-shaped roof, which offers a panoramic view of the streets of Albana, the prosperous royal city of Alabasta, lined with brick houses.
On the sandy streets, people were busy running around today. The old woman making mung bean soup in front of the store, the young man pulling the shelves filled with vegetables, and the children running from one alley to another with their puppies. The small shops of traveling merchants in the market are crowded together, and colorful fabrics are spread on the ground, looking like beautiful patterns.
This kingdom of sand is peaceful, even today.
The hands of the clock under my feet clicked again, three o'clock one. At the same time, the door behind him was pushed open violently, hitting his back with a thud.
"Wow, that scared me."
The person who poked her head in was a little girl wearing a sand-proof headscarf.
"Kosa, why are you in a place like this? It's forbidden to enter here~"
"This is my line. Where did you come in, Sugar?"
"Because the door is unlocked."
Sugar pouted and finished speaking, then pointed at Kosha with her finger.
"Speaking of which! Kosha, why don't you come in too!"
"It doesn't matter if I come in because I'm an adult."
"How bad is Kosha! He always makes trouble for adults like this!"
Sugar yelled dissatisfied, her knees were stained black by dust, which had probably slipped in from a vent or some other place.
Sugar is the daughter of the owner of a tavern that just opened in Albana last month. Because this tavern has a variety of wines from all over the world and the prices are reasonable, even if she has her own favorite shop, Cosa has gradually become a Been a regular here.
Sugar, who just celebrated her eighth birthday last month, is a troublemaker who often plays pranks on the guests in the tavern, for which she was often slapped by her mother. But Kosha has a very good relationship with her, because according to the words of Kosha's father who came from Yuba to play: "Except for the fact that Sugar is a girl, she is exactly the same as Kosha when she was a child!"
Kosha was very surprised when he heard about Sugar's dissatisfaction.
"You're a little kid, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to paint, because you can see the entire Albana from here~"
As he said this, Sanduang took out a piece of stiff paper from his pocket. This kind of paper is called papyrus and is made of woven reed fibers. Since Alabasta is located in a dry zone, paper made from trees is very valuable, so ink pens made from sharpened eagle feathers are usually used to write or draw on this papyrus.
But it stands to reason that Sugar's tavern business is very good, and her mother loves her very much, so she should use ordinary paper. With papyrus, perhaps her mother took into account that they had just moved to Albana and did not want to create a barrier between Sugar and other children.
Thinking this way, Kosha raised his eyebrows slightly: "You don't have to choose here to paint."
"What does it matter? Inspiration only comes from high places!"
Sugar retorted rudely and sat down on the ground in a very unladylike manner. She took out the ink bottle from her pocket, opened the cap with a bang, dipped the tip of the quill in the ink, and started painting without typing a draft.
"...Really, I told you that entry is prohibited here."
Kosha reluctantly gave up the persuasion and turned his attention to the streets of Albana again.
In fact, he couldn't reprimand Sugar loudly. When Kousha was a child, he also used the bell tower as the secret base of the Shasha group without authorization, and sneaked in here with his friends to play many times.
This kind of forbidden place makes people want to come in and take a look...
The soft wind blowing up from below gently ruffled his forehead. Kosha wiped off the thin layer of sand accumulated on his glasses and squinted his eyes to look at the distant scenery on the other side of the city wall.
The desert cannot be summed up in one word, because its colors vary depending on the intensity of the light and the angle of observation. The shadows of the rocks are dull reddish-brown, and the sunlight is white. The dunes are light orange above, and dark orange below. At the end of the footprints that extend forward to interrupt the tones of the sand, there are camel caravans lining up.
"By the way..."
Sugar, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly muttered.
"Kosa is handsome, isn't he?"
"ha?"
"Of the girls I know, regardless of age, many of them like you very much."
"Hey, why are you saying this all of a sudden?"
Kosha frowned speechlessly - are all girls of the same age more mature than boys? When he was this age, all he wanted to do was dig holes in the sand.
But Sugar raised his head, looked directly at his face, and asked:
"Have you ever had a loved one? Kosha?"
"...Who knows."
Kousha was silent for dozens of seconds before finally squeezing out this dry answer.
"Alas~"
Sugar sighed in distress and looked at the palace standing across the square.
"I'm telling you, Kosha, if you like it, you should seize the time and opportunity to express it boldly, otherwise you will regret it."
"...You are only eight years old, Sugar."
Kosha was dumbfounded by the child's tone and speech pretending to be an adult.
"What's wrong with being eight years old? Our Alabasta Flower of the High Mountains received a whole room full of love letters when she was eight years old!"
Sugar argued hard.
"Please, Your Highness Weiwei is not an ordinary person..."
"But speaking of Your Highness Weiwei, Kosha, have you watched the news?"
Sugar said as if she suddenly remembered something.
"What news?"
Kosha frowned inexplicably - he was busy with other things during this time, and he basically didn't have time to read newspapers or drink and chat with friends. He was in a daze like today, which was one of the few breaks he had.
"It seems that Her Majesty Weiwei will go to Mariejoia as an outstanding graduate of the Naval Medical College, representing the Naval Medical College and Alabasta..."
If Her Majesty Weiwei really wants to go to Marigio, it will be troublesome, big trouble!
Without enough time to finish listening to Sugar's words, Kosha went down three steps at a time along the dim spiral staircase. At the end, he jumped down eight steps and landed on the ground with a "thud". Then he kicked open the wooden door hard and rushed outside. .
After Kousha left in a hurry, Sugar put away the painting tools, dusted himself off with some annoyance, then raised the corner of his mouth and left.
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The tavern called "Enjoy Clinking Glasses" closed early after Sugar came back with the reason that "the proprietress had something urgent to deal with." In order to compensate those guests who had not yet fully enjoyed themselves, the landlady directly gave them free drinks for today.
Although the guests were helpless, they left with satisfaction.
then--
"all the best?"
The chubby boss lady took off the disguise on her head, revealing the medium-length pink hair covering her right eye and the counterclockwise circle of her left eyebrow. The purple eyes were full of expectation.
"Of course~"
There is obviously no change in appearance, but the expression on Sugar's face gives people a real feeling that does not suit her age, instead of the child pretending to be an adult in front of Kosa.
"It's certain,"
Sanduang picked a grape from the fruit plate brought by Lujiu and put it into his mouth. He showed an expression of enjoyment and said:
"Baroque Studio, a criminal association formed by King Shichibukai Crocodile, has been in contact with Kosha, the leader of the Shasha Group, a young people organization in Alabasta. Crocodile probably took advantage of them to want more The desire to build this country well, right? In the name of the hero of Alabasta, he hid his coveting of this country. Of course, they also took our bait."
"It seems that Mr. 3's information is correct."
Lujiu stroked her chin, her delicate face forming a sharp and strange contrast with her fat body that had not lost its disguise, "And he also tried his best to make the bait thrown by General Porusalino be trusted by the sand crocodile. "
"Then we shouldn't be responsible for the next work, right? Sister Lujiu,"
Sugar slumped on the chair as if exhausted, "The next step is just normal intelligence work. I really don't want to deal with those little gangsters anymore, and I have to pretend to be a bad boy every day, and get close to Koshatau. , I am obviously a cute girl!"
"Who asked you to draw the most difficult assessment item when you drew lots?"
Lu Jiu couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "But having said that, this assessment project that most tests your mentality and multi-faceted perception ability is really targeted at you, so that you can overcome your own character weaknesses."
"So, is that lottery really random? Why do I feel that Teacher Zefa is lying to us?"
Sugar looked desperate, "I really want to take a combat assessment, and then end it early and get full marks."
"Okay, I know your fruit ability is very powerful."
Lu Jiu rolled her eyes - the combat ability of the Childlike Fruit is indeed unreasonable.
"By the way, Sister Lujiu,"
Granu suddenly turned around and showed a gossipy expression, "You and Princess Weiwei, why haven't you taken action on the plan you both participated in? Didn't General Porusalino ask for a time limit? You can't Are you really just here to accompany me to complete the assessment?"
"It's over."
"ah?"
"What I mean is that Princess Weiwei should receive the invitation soon."
Lu Jiu held her chin with one hand, her smile full of mystery. The scheduled crew members at Leander Palace met in pairs for the first time and were assessed.
"Hey, are you still alive? Enelu?"
While calling the other party's name, Kuina looked down at the bottom of the pit.
Seeing that there was no response from the bottom of the humanoid pit, Kuina had no choice but to take out the word Hedao and prepare to call someone hard - although her master Hawkeye did not teach her this way, the baboons on the island taught her a lot.
"Leave me alone, destroy it, I'm tired."
Enelu raised her hand listlessly to stop Kuina's movements, then put her hand down again, lying face down at the bottom of the human-shaped pit and continuing to remain in the same position - she was beaten to the point of being autistic.
Seeing Enilu like this, even Kuina couldn't help but feel a little funny - although she knew very well that Enilu's behavior when facing her at the beginning was just a disguise and to provoke her, but she could feel that the other party was indeed A proud and strong person.
But now, he has been educated thoroughly by Rob Lucci - even if the other party is still here to watch, he is completely ruined.
When Guina was amused, she was about to continue saying something——
"Yo yo yo, isn't this the impact boy Enelu? We haven't seen each other for a few days, why are you so nervous?"
A frivolous voice suddenly sounded, and Rob Lucci in the distance immediately stopped teasing his pigeons, assumed the most standard standing posture, and bowed his head respectfully.
Guina was a little hesitant, but she followed suit. Enelu, who was in the pit, stood up quickly and tidied up her appearance.
"It has been decided, Leander Palace, let him be the sailmaster on your ship. After all, it seems that he is quite good at taking care of his earlobes."
"Guina is undoubtedly the main combatant. To be able to force Lu Qi into such a state is amazing."