Xia Qiu's Plan

Under the moonlight, the wind howled, causing the branches to sway and, in the darkness, resemble menacing demons.

Not far away, a woman and a beast were staring at each other: a tall woman and a huge wild animal.

This Giant Beast is nearly fifty meters long, with a body height of nearly eight meters and a dorsal fin as high as six meters. It is enormous, with huge horns and a protruding mouth, its open mouth revealing layers of teeth that are both menacing and terrifying.

Most people would tremble with fear in the presence of this beast.

However, the woman had a scrutinizing expression, while the beast's eyes held a hint of evasion.

Bang, bang.

Before long, the Giant Beast couldn't resist. It slowly turned its head, changed its position, and began to walk away on its six legs into the distance.

"Little Black, I know it's you."

Robin said loudly.

"Huh?"

The Giant Beast stopped, turned its head, and looked at her with an embarrassed expression.

Robin said irritably, "Little Black, what are you doing sneaking around at night?"

Robin wasn't worried about Little Black attacking him, because if Blackie wanted to harm him, he could just wait until the two-year term was up and then kill him in the sea.

Moreover, if he wanted to attack me, he could just rush over and attack me directly. Even if I had grown a lot, I might not be able to defeat him.

Robin knew from his furtive manner that he had a bad idea.

The Giant Beast lowered its body, lying there somewhat aggrieved.

This Giant Beast was none other than Xia Qiu.

After a year and a half of growth, he not only grew taller, but also grew six legs, and was able to go ashore.

But he wanted to surprise Robin and see her surprise and joy when she saw him, so he kept it to himself. He had been training elsewhere for the past few days and then quietly climbed ashore tonight, planning to hide in the woods, lie down, and wait for her to wake up in the morning, come out of her room, and then suddenly appear and shout. His expression would be quite something.

But who knew that once they got ashore, she would discover them after only a few steps.

"You've grown legs?"

Robin circled around Xia Qiu, and seeing Xia Qiu's thick legs, she was somewhat surprised. "I noticed half a year ago that you were missing your pectoral fins, so it's not Devil Fruit ability, right?"

No, no.

Xia Qiu shook her head.

"What used to be fins have now turned into legs."

Robin had never seen such a creature before, which had transformed from a fish into an amphibian, traversing millions of years of evolution in marine life.

She circled around Xia Qiu, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Slap slap

Robin patted Xia Qiu's leg, and a crisp, resilient sound rang out.

"Your bones are so strong that they can support your enormous body on land."

Robin looked somewhat surprised. "And your legs can also support your body weight."

Whales can breathe with their lungs, but they cannot survive on land because their enormous weight would break their bones and rupture their internal organs.

Moreover, Xia Qiu's current weight is over 300 tons, so it's somewhat unbelievable that his legs can support him to get ashore.

However, Xia Qiu cannot be calculated using common sense.

His bones, muscles, and internal organs have been strengthened multiple times, making him ten or even dozens of times stronger than a whale's body.

Even if it continues to grow larger, its strong bones will be able to support its body.

As for the legs, Xia Qiu's legs are inherited from the F crocodile. The F crocodile is very large, much taller than ordinary crocodiles, and has a short but extremely thick tail.

Even so, the crocodile is still the second fastest animal in Alabasta, second only to the Quick Duck, and can even propel itself forward on its legs.

This proves that the crocodile's legs are stronger and more structurally sound.

Moreover, instead of four legs, it grew six, which shared the burden of each leg.

But most importantly, the legs it grew only inherited the growth genes of the crocodile; the muscles and bones that grew were no different from the rest of its body.

With its strong bones and powerful muscles, Xia Qiu can not only go ashore, but also run as fast as a crocodile, or even faster.

"No wonder you've been avoiding me lately. But what brings you here so late tonight?"

Robin looked at Xia Qiu, his expression softening, and touched his nose.

"Snort snore snore."

Xia Qiu made a series of sounds, lifted her foot, and wrote a few words on the ground, "Surprise."

Surprised?

Robin smiled slightly, then realized something and his eyes widened. "You can write?"

Robin then laughed and said, "Well, if you can read, you can naturally write too."

Robin was overjoyed to see that Xia Qiu could write, so that they could communicate directly without having to use simple yes or no statements.

"That's great! Now we can meet on the shore," Robin said with a smile.

"Yes."

Xia Qiu nodded frantically. In the past, communication required a distance, but now it's much easier.

"However, according to our agreement, we will have to part ways in six months," Robin suddenly said.

Should we separate?

Xia Qiu opened her mouth wide, her expression somewhat sad.

She was the only person I could talk to, and she stayed with me for a year and a half, but we always had to part ways.

"You'll keep your promise, won't you?" Robin looked intently at Xia Qiu.

"Um."

Xia Qiu nodded, stepped back slightly, and wrote a few words on an open space, "Comply".

Hearing this, Robin sighed and suddenly asked, "So what are you going to do after we separate?"

"Find a place by the sea, and live there." Xia Qiu wrote slowly.

"Then you'll be all alone?" Robin asked Xia Qiu.

Xia Qiu nodded.

Robin laughed and asked, "So, Little Black, why don't you come with me?"

"Together?"

Xia Qiu looked at Robin.

Robin looked at Xia Qiu and said seriously, "Little Black, come with me. I'm the only one who knows you can speak. You can come with me to the shore."

"Follow Robin?"

Xia Qiu fell into deep thought. She was the only person in the world who could communicate with her, and the only person who knew that she possessed wisdom.

Moreover, her identity dictates that she will not sell herself.

We've been together for a year and a half, and we've developed feelings for each other. Being with her and having her by my side is really nice.

But Xia Qiu's purpose is not just to have company.

He hadn't eaten anyone for a year and a half, and his body hadn't continued to strengthen, remaining at the level it was a year and a half ago.

Although growing bigger and growing legs increased his strength in the water, his physical strength did not increase, so there are always limits.

I stayed here for so long just to communicate because my legs were about to grow. Now that my legs have grown and we've been communicating for a long time, I can't delay any longer.

Xia Qiu planned to separate from Robin before the agreed time arrived, return to Whiskey Peak Town, go ashore to attack bounty hunters, and then defend Whiskey Peak and even Twin Cape.

So Xia Qiu shook her head, indicating her refusal.

"Is that so? Then I won't insist."

Robin was somewhat disappointed, but didn't say anything more.

Xia Qiu shifted her body, erased the previous writing, and curiously wrote, "Where are you going?"

Robin glanced at the font and replied, "I need to read the Poneglyph of Alabasta and I also need someone's protection, so I will be returning to Baroque Works for the time being."

Should we return to Baroque Works?

It's a good place to go.

Crocodile is practically the only one who can protect her now.

Xia Qiu nodded, but the next moment, he suddenly froze.

Crocodile?

A thought suddenly popped into Xia Qiu's mind: if Robin wanted to go back, she would definitely have to see Crocodile.

If I could follow Robin to the vicinity of the Rain Dinners, there would be a way to easily kill Crocodile, simpler than I could imagine.

As Shichibukai, Crocodile possesses extremely strong physical attributes even without Devil Fruit powers.

By eating him, you can obtain a large amount of Reinforcement Energy.

Moreover, if Crocodile were to die, wouldn't Baroque Works be leaderless?

Robin returned to Baroque Works, and with her abilities and the importance of deciphering the Poneglyph, becoming the Vice President was no problem.

Crocodile is dead, so only Robin is left.

Apart from Robin, no one has ever seen Crocodile.

So, will it be possible to cooperate with Robin and obtain Baroque Works?

With his own help, there's a high degree of feasibility if Robin is willing.

Leaving aside the powerful Baroque Works, there's the Reinforcement Energy gained from consuming them all.

And what can he do with the powerful Baroque Works and Crocodile's wealth?

You can collect or buy the creatures you want and eat them to evolve the parts you need.

It can gather strong individuals, consume them to strengthen the body, and make one's body more resilient.

This is an opportunity, an opportunity to rapidly become stronger, a path to completely transform myself.

Xia Qiu had a dream that she had always kept hidden in her heart, but she had been working hard towards that goal.

That is to get involved in the history of this world and become a part of it.

Instead of living an ordinary life and then dying an ordinary one.

Now, an opportunity has presented itself.

We cannot give up.

Xia Qiu thought for a moment and looked at Robin.

To kill Crocodile, take control of Baroque Works, and utilize Baroque Works, Robin's help is essential.

Killing Crocodile doesn't require her consent.

But the latter two require Robin to do them.

If Robin knew what he was planning to do, she would likely disagree, so the only option was to guide and deceive her.

I can't tell her yet.

Thinking of this, Xia Qiu wrote a few words on the ground, "Very dangerous."

"My life has always been dangerous. Apart from the past year and a half, only Baroque Works has been able to protect me since I was eight years old," Robin said with a wry smile.

If it weren't for his dream, Robin would have loved to stay on this island forever.

After hearing Robin's words, Xia Qiu paused for a moment, then wrote a few lines on the ground, "Then, please let me protect you."

"Um?"

Robin's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Little Black, do you mean you'd like to come with me?"

"Um."

Xia Qiu nodded, then wrote a line: "Protect you."

"Little Black".

Robin was deeply moved when he saw these words. He hugged Xia Qiu's leg and said, "Thank you."

Seeing Robin's actions, Xia Qiu felt somewhat guilty for using her, but...

This is the only opportunity I have right now, and I can't give it up.

I'm sorry, I have no choice but to use you.

However, I will protect you well.

Xia Qiu grinned, revealing huge, sharp teeth that gleamed menacingly in the moonlight.

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