The night passed without incident.
The manhunt for the Red Rabbit continued.
Unbeknownst to them, the Red Rabbit was right under their noses, calmly waiting for Drupy to come up with a foolproof plan to successfully claim the 500 million bounty.
Frost Moon Village.
Xia Yu, as usual, woke up early. After a simple wash, he practiced Tai Chi in the courtyard of the Oggs family.
The Oggs family house was built in a very special way, somewhat resembling a rural courtyard with three wings. In front of the house were several vegetable gardens, next to the gardens were lush green paddy fields. Standing in the courtyard, it gave him a feeling of being in an oil painting.
As a farmer, Oggs naturally wouldn't sleep in either.
However, the first thing he did after getting up was not to go to the paddy fields, but to run to the big tree that had been cut in half by Xia Yu last night, and he swung his axe to chop it down.
By the time Xia Yu finished his Tai Chi, Oggs had chopped the fallen tree into piles of firewood.
Seeing this, Xia Yu, not wanting to be a freeloader, quickly ran over to help carry the firewood into the courtyard.
"Mr. Xia Yu's swordsmanship is very impressive!"
After carrying the last bundle of firewood into the courtyard, Oggs took out a cigarette and offered it to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu, although he could smoke, didn't have an addiction to it, so he politely declined.
It was early in the morning, the air was so fresh, the surroundings were so beautiful, he didn't want to start puffing away before even having breakfast.
Oggs didn't mind, he took back the cigarette and lit it, then tentatively asked, "Mr. Xia Yu, will you be telling the children about your travel experiences today?"
"Of course!"
Xia Yu smiled and nodded, "As long as the children enjoy listening, I'll tell them!"
"That's great!"
Oggs rubbed his hands, "The children will definitely love hearing it. If Mr. Xia Yu could stay in Frost Moon Village for a while, I believe the children would be even happier!"
"Oggs, you have something else on your mind," Xia Yu tilted his head and looked at Oggs, "Go ahead, what are you trying to say?"
"As expected of Mr. Xia Yu, you've figured it out!" Oggs smiled awkwardly, "It's not that I have something to say, but the old village chief hopes that Mr. Xia Yu could stay in Frost Moon Village for a while, because the village chief and the village officials are planning to build a school!"
"Build a school?" Xia Yu's eyes flashed with surprise.
What kind of start is this?
If his memory wasn't wrong, there seemed to be no concept of a school in the original story. The whole Pirate World was a giant world of illiterates!
Not to mention Frost Moon Village and Windmill Village, these small villages, even Shell Town, Loguetown, these big towns, there were no schools appearing in the original story!
Then again, Garp, as a Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, only had one way to train Luffy from a young age, which was to develop his fighting power. During this period, there was never any mention of Luffy going to school!
But now, the village chief of Frost Moon Village was actually proposing the concept of a school!
Could it be because of his arrival that the ordinary people of the Pirate World accidentally awakened their awareness?
And the village chief and the others hoping he would stay, most likely hoped he would become the teacher of Frost Moon Village!
This seems quite interesting!
He could totally try spreading some Bolshevism in the Pirate World. Regardless of the outcome, it wouldn't be in vain for this trip through time and space.
At this moment.
Zoro, who had witnessed Xia Yu's 'amateur' skill of telekinesis last night, using a wooden stick to cut a big tree from afar, walked into the courtyard.
"Zoro, you are..."
Seeing Zoro carrying a backpack, Oggs blinked in surprise, "Are you going to sea?"
Zoro nodded, then turned to Xia Yu, "The swordsmanship you talked about last night has given me great insights, and it also made me realize my shortcomings! However, I still have to go to sea! Because I made a promise to someone, I have to become the strongest with her portion, and make my name resonate throughout the heavens!"
Before he could finish, Zoro's eyes suddenly became fervent, "Can you promise me something!"
"Oh?" Xia Yu blinked and smiled, "Tell me."
"I know you're strong!" Zoro took a step forward, his gaze fixed on Xia Yu, "When I defeat Mihawk and become the world's greatest swordsman, can you fight me? I want to challenge the swordsmanship of the 'Sword Demon' Dugu Qiubai, where the swordless victory surpasses the sword!"
Hearing this, Xia Yu couldn't help but chuckle, "Based on your challenge going smoothly, does that mean that in your eyes, I'm stronger than Mihawk?"
Zoro didn't answer directly, "My intuition tells me that you...are very strong!"
"No problem!" Xia Yu shrugged slightly, "When you defeat Mihawk and become the new world's greatest swordsman, I'll spar with you."
"Hey -"
Unexpectedly, Xia Yu agreed so readily, Zoro grinned, "Don't worry, I won't make you wait too long, Mr. Xia Yu!"
With that, Zoro didn't waste any more time, he simply turned around and left.
Of course, Zoro wasn't simply thinking that Xia Yu was strong.
After witnessing Xia Yu's feat of cutting down a big tree from afar with a wooden stick last night, he rushed back to his master's dojo and immediately consulted with his master, Koshiro.
From his master Koshiro's answer, he roughly understood that there were quite a few people in the Grand Line who possessed such strength, but they all relied on Haki!
And those who could use Haki to create a slash wave with a wooden stick, could be counted on the fingers of one hand!
It was also because he received this answer from his master that he was certain that Xia Yu was definitely one of the top-tier powerhouses in the world.
...
Zoro's departure for sea didn't cause much of a stir in Frost Moon Village.
Of course, the main reason was the appearance of Xia Yu, the traveler, attracted the attention of everyone in the village, old and young, men and women.
Zoro was also relieved.
He simply rocked a small boat and sailed away on the wind and waves!
However, soon, Zoro discovered a serious problem, he lost his direction!
After drifting for two whole days, he somehow ended up in the waters of Shell Town.
"Finally made it to shore!"
Seeing the coast getting closer and closer in front of him, Zoro, standing on the small boat, starved and with his stomach stuck to his back, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then his eyes rolled up and he fainted.
I don't know how long it took!
Zoro was woken up by a series of 'giggle giggle' sounds.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a rabbit wearing a red plaid shirt leaning against a tree opposite him, very leisurely with his legs crossed, holding a canvas shoe, meticulously wiping it.
"Boy, you're finally awake!"
Before Zoro could react, a low, somewhat muffled voice suddenly came from next to him.
Following the sound, Zoro's eyes widened in terror.
Because the one who spoke wasn't human, but a small, stocky, but giving a seasoned and steady feel, Doberman.
"Don't be afraid!"
Seeing Zoro's reaction, Drupy tried his best to appear kind, "My name is Drupy, I'm not a bad guy! To be precise, not a bad dog!"
"See that red rabbit in front of you? His name is Kirilenko, don't be fooled by his cute look!"
"Because he has hundreds of lives on his back, not only did he kill hundreds of royal family members of a country, but he also killed a world noble, a Celestial Dragon! He is now being hunted by the World Government!"
"I see you're destined to meet me. This great achievement is yours!"
"Right now, you're going to tie him up and pack him up, then deliver him to the Marine base across the way to claim the reward! The fame is yours, the bounty is mine, how about that?"
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Looking at the Doberman who was speaking in a serious tone, Zoro's question marks kept multiplying.
Unknowingly, he had a feeling of being killed before his mission even began. Now, everything he saw, everything he heard, was simply a hallucination before he died!
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Fourth update today, the author can't hold on anymore, the heat stroke feeling is really too refreshing!
Now the book has reached 100,000 words, tomorrow will be another update, the day after tomorrow will be around noon or afternoon, it will be on shelves! So, the owed chapters will be accumulated for the shelf burst.
That's all for today, tomorrow will be another update!