Pirate: My partner is too crooked

Chapter 65 New Faith (Combined)

"So did you eat it or not?"

Lin Zhi suddenly thought of this key point that was easily overlooked.

Ultimately, what is certain at this point is that Aqua bit the Devil Fruit.

Aqua held her chin with one hand, tilted her head to recall, and said seriously: "Because it was too unpalatable, I purified the juice into pure water. As for the pulp, of course I spit it out directly."

"Lin Zhi, let me tell you, this kind of food is really unpalatable. If you don't believe me, you can try it!"

She rolled her eyes, trying to trick Lin Zhi into taking a bite.

In this case, she would not be the one to eat this fruit worth over [-] million.

Even if the town of Fors needs to be compensated, Lin Zhi will share the burden, and he will even find an opportunity to pour all the dirty water on Lin Zhi!

Um!That’s right, that’s it!
As she thought about it, the worried Aqua could not help but raise the corners of her mouth, amazed by her intelligence.

"Is it really hard to eat?"

Lin Zhi looked at the Devil Fruit in his hand with confusion, his throat rolled, and he seemed to have the urge to try it.

"Really, I can guarantee that the taste is beyond your imagination!"

Aqua nodded crazily and stared at Lin Zhi eagerly.

"Then I'll just give it a try."

Lin Zhi brought the Devil Fruit closer and slowly opened his mouth.

Seeing this, Aqua's eyes were full of excitement.

Just when she thought her tragic fate was about to see the light of day.

Boom!
Lin Zhi picked up the Devil Fruit in his hand and smashed it directly on her head, and the teeth in his mouth became jagged: "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking, and you still want to drag me down, right?!"

"I'm sorry, Master Lin Zhi, I know I was wrong!" Aqua covered her head with her hands and apologized sincerely.

You know you are wrong, and you will definitely dare to do it next time...

Lin Zhi sighed helplessly. He finally realized the deceptive nature of this mentally retarded goddess.

Ignoring Aqua's apology, she picked up the Devil Fruit that fell on the ground.

Regardless of its shape or extremely unpleasant taste, this sacred fruit in Forth Town is basically definitely a devil fruit.

Aqua also said just now that the juice was purified and the pulp was spit out. In a fundamental sense, she did not "eat" the fruit, so she naturally could not obtain the corresponding abilities.

So the next question is whether this devil fruit that was eaten but not completely eaten is still useful. Has it become a useless fruit?
The best way to verify this question is to throw it directly into the wishing well.

But if it is really useful, it means that he has lost an opportunity to open the blind box and missed out on the possible god-level abilities.

If this fruit is still a rare commodity worth 50 billion like the surgery fruit, even if you don't eat it, you will lose blood if you use it to make a wish.

After all, the wishing conditions do not specify the type of fruit. The most rubbish fruit can be bought for more than 2 million!

After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Zhi decided to put the fruit away for the time being.

Wait until you get the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book and determine the specific abilities of this peach-shaped Devil Fruit before you verify and make your choice!

After taking care of the big gain of the Devil Fruit, the rest of the loot counting was pretty smooth.

The total value of the gold and silver treasures, muskets and artillery hoarded by the Black Cat Pirates is nearly 3000 million Baileys.

Compared to the Bucky Pirates, who only want to hunt for treasures and research cannonballs, I have to say that the Black Cat Pirates, who often plunder and rob in various towns in the East China Sea, are worth much more!

Including Captain Crowe and the cat-man brothers who were blown to pieces, the pirates' bounty was 2700 million Baileys. This report was compiled and reported by the adjutant who temporarily replaced Colonel Moss.

Because the handle was tightly controlled, he was very cooperative and had no objection at all.

After capturing all the remaining pirates, they boarded the warship and took the sailors back to the nearest branch to report their work and apply for bounties to the upper management.

Lin Zhi, Aqua and King set sail with a full harvest and returned to Fors Town on Zhumeida Island at sunset.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin Zhi, Mr. Aqua, Mr. King, thank you very much!"

After Captain Crowe and Colonel Moss, who were acting recklessly in this area, were defeated, the elder of Forth Town burst into tears and was so excited that his whole body was shaking.

The group of disgraced townspeople following him also covered their faces with their hands and shed tears on the ground.

In the dense crowd, the little boy who had been "robbed" of candy cried particularly loudly.

Perhaps because it had been sprayed by Aqua's holy water, on the land that was scorched black by the fire, there were scattered seeds of certain plants that could be seen cracking open, revealing their delicate buds.

It's like telling that the town of Forth, which has escaped the shadow of pirates, is about to usher in a new life!
"Don't be so polite, we have also received a lot of benefits, and..."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Lin Zhi took out the devil fruit with a small bite, "As you can see, we failed to bring this sacred fruit back to your town intact."

"Huh?" The mayor of Forth Town stretched out his hand and took the Devil Fruit tremblingly.

As if he had been hit by some kind of blow, his cloudy eyes stared closely at the small and exquisite mouth mark on the surface of the fruit.

The other townspeople looked equally sad.

After all, this sacred fruit, which represents peace and harvest, has been their belief for a long time and is a spiritual sustenance.

"Yes, was it the bastards from the Black Cat Pirates who did it?" the mayor of Forth Town's voice sounded trembling.

"No."

Lin Zhi shook his head slightly, then glanced at Aqua hiding behind with a serious expression, "Aqua!"

In fact, the blame can be thrown on the Black Cat Pirates. Anyway, they are either dead or captured, and the truth will never be known.

But in order to make Aqua's memory long and at the same time test these small town civilians, he still told the truth.

"what!"

Aqua, who was named, bit the bullet and walked coquettishly in front of the people of Forth.

The townspeople who were immersed in grief looked at each other. Mr. Lin Zhi’s meaning was already quite obvious, it was Lady Aqua who had bitten the sacred fruit!
Aqua lowered her head and squeezed her legs tightly together. She really didn't want to admit her mistake in front of her followers, and she was even thinking about what reasonable excuse she should use to excuse her.

There is no way, her goddess burden is too heavy!
At the same time, her dignity and responsibility as a goddess do not allow her to lie to devout believers.

hateful!

Just admit it, or at worst, I'll give them Lin Zhi's boat!

After standing there like this and struggling over and over again, Aqua, who couldn't stand the condemnation in her heart, felt cruel and was ready to confess what she had done.

"Hahahaha! You really can't hide anything from Aqua-sama!"

However, the inexplicable burst of laughter from the mayor of Forth Town left her confused.

Not to mention Aqua herself, even Lin Zhi couldn't figure out why the old man said such science fiction words as "I can't hide it from Aqua".

The king next to him still maintained an indifferent posture with his hands folded across his chest. It was difficult to guess what this guy was really thinking.

"As expected of Aqua-sama, she actually knew the decision unanimously agreed upon by everyone in advance."

Milani in the crowd covered her mouth and chuckled.This young woman, who was almost sold as a slave by pirates, has an amazing figure and a charming smile.

"So what have you decided?" Lin Zhi asked aloud.

"Ahem, that's Mr. Lin Zhi."

The mayor of Firth Town coughed lightly and explained seriously, "The sacred fruit has always been regarded as the most important thing by us. Because of this, it will always attract the covetousness of greedy pirates, just like this time Same."

"Obviously it is a fruit that represents peace and good harvest, but it has repeatedly brought trouble and crisis to the town."

"We are very weak, so weak that we cannot protect this precious fruit at all, so we have discussed it before. If we can get it back, we will give it to Lady Aqua as a reward!"

After finishing speaking, the white-haired old man solemnly handed the Devil Fruit back.

He showed considerable respect for this young man whose status was still higher than that of the goddess Aqua.

Lin Zhi suddenly understood and nodded.

So when they heard that the fruit was bitten, the sad expressions on these people's faces were because they couldn't give it to Aqua in its entirety...

"Hahaha! It's exactly what I guessed. Well, I will accept your kindness!"

Aqua, whose face was full of constipation, smiled brightly and triumphantly, ran over and unceremoniously "snatched" the Devil Fruit from the mayor of Firth Town.

"There is one more thing that I hope you can agree to, Aqua-sama."

The mayor of Forth Town said tentatively, "We want to build a statue of the Water Goddess in the center of the newly built town."

Faith is a very important thing for ordinary townspeople. Without the sacred fruit, other things will naturally be needed to replace it.

"No problem, no problem." Aqua rubbed her fair face against the precious fruit and waved her hand casually.

This is a normal thing for her as a goddess.

From the pious gazes that these townspeople looked at Aqua, Lin Zhi knew that after Luffy, Milani and others, there would be many more loyal followers of the Axis Cult.

Their faith provides Aqua with the power to recover, which is definitely more pure and abundant than those in Windmill Village and Orange Town!
The stronger Aqua, who has the blessing of attribute support for all members, becomes stronger, the more helpful she will be to their team.

No, the risk of this guy causing trouble has also become higher...

Thinking of future adventures, Lin Zhi couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Mr. Lin Zhi, and Mr. King, you are also great benefactors of Forth Town. Do you need to build a statue for you too?"

The mayor of Forth Town came to Lin Zhi and asked them seriously.

"Just leave that thing to Aqua alone." Lin Zhi had no interest in it at all.

His power cannot be strengthened through faith, so it would be a bit uncomfortable to have this thing.

King naturally had the same idea.

"By the way, your town was destroyed like this. It should require a lot of money to rebuild, right?" Lin Zhi suddenly asked.

"This..." The mayor of Firth Town looked bitter.

Although the rescue was timely and many important buildings were saved, the damage caused by the fire to the town was absolutely catastrophic!

"This time we seized a lot of gold and silver jewelry from the Black Cat Pirates' lair, and some of them are yours."

Seeing this stupid goddess forget about the devil fruit in the blink of an eye, happily running among the townspeople, and successfully performing her special skill of flower, bird, wind and moon, Lin Zhi raised a smile on his lips.

"As a goddess who cannot bear to see her believers suffer, Aqua told me when she came here that she would give you 1000 million to rebuild your home."

They gave away devil fruits worth hundreds of millions of dollars at a time, and they even took Aqua as their faith so considerately. Since the people in Firth Town were so good at it, it was only natural that they would also be interested in it.

This can be regarded as an investment. If the town of Fors can be rebuilt in a short time, it will also be of great benefit to the publicity of the Axis Cult.

Hearing Lady Aqua's generosity, the mayor of Firth Town couldn't hold himself any longer, and burst into tears again.

"I didn't expect that Lady Aqua would do this for us. No, we have received enough favors. We can't..."

"If you refuse, Aqua will be very sad." Lin Zhi interrupted him.

"This……"

The mayor of Forth Town hesitated a lot, but finally nodded heavily.

After the town is rebuilt, the teachings given by Aqua-sama must be printed into leaflets and distributed to the passing navigators and adventurers, asking them to join the Axis Cult!
He thought so in his heart.

Lin Zhi saw an almost crazy determination from the depths of his cloudy eyes.

It's okay to be crazy. Since you are a believer in the Axis Cult, how can you do it without being crazy?
He became increasingly satisfied with the investment.

……

The nearest naval branch was not far from the town of Forth. Soon, the adjutant beside Colonel Moss came here personally with 2700 million beli and a letter of thanks similar to a pennant.

That’s right, no handling fee was deducted from the reward this time!

"Mr. Lin Zhi, thank you again for your contribution to the navy. My name is Lester."

At the port of Forth Town, Adjutant Lester bowed and saluted Lin Zhi.

Compared to the Black Cat Pirates' stronghold, he behaved more solemnly and sincerely this time.

"It's just a little effort." Lin Zhi glanced at the clean navy uniform on the other party.

Looking up at the townspeople who were far away, Lester lowered his voice and said, "Your recent performance has attracted the attention of the top brass of the East China Sea Navy. If nothing else goes wrong, there should be dedicated navy personnel coming to contact you in the near future."

Is it the navy's wooing?

After pondering for a few seconds, Lin Zhi slapped his nose in a nondescript manner: "I understand."

"Then I'll take my leave now. If you need any help in the future, just say hello to me."

"As I said before, just do what you should do now." Lin Zhi said towards his back.

"Thank you very much for your teaching."

Shortly after the navy left, the Sea Restaurant Infinite Dream set sail again and returned to Cocoyasi Village amid the voices of the residents of Forth Town shouting the teachings of Axisism.

After working for so long, I haven’t finished purchasing the oranges yet!

On the boat, Aqua, who was holding the devil fruit, walked up to Lin Zhi.

"Lin Zhilinzhi, you also saw that they gave me this devil fruit!"

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with me eating my own food! So the 1000 million bounty for defeating the Black Cat Pirates this time must be returned to me!"

Lin Zhi, who was sitting at the familiar front desk, took a sip of ice coke and showed off.

"1000 million bounty? I just gave it to Firth Town in your name. As their new faith, you won't be shameless enough to go back and ask for it back, right?"

"Ah? Ah!!!"

(End of this chapter)