Donald was taken down by Crow to start his job. Although he was quite capable, the procedures had to be followed. Even though he was the base commander, he could only start as a private first class in the branch at most. If he wanted to be promoted, ability alone was not enough.
"Then what are you doing here? Are you joining the Navy too?"
After dealing with Donald, Kuro turned to Kikyo, who was chatting happily with Rita.
"Oh? So you want to eat that kind of thing. Hmm... I'll go learn how to make it."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Kikyo-neechan!"
The two of them were chatting away happily, completely ignoring what Kuro was saying.
Kuro smirked, "Kikyo?"
Lida realized what was happening and said, "Kikyo-neechan, Kuro is calling you."
Kikyo was taken aback, turned her head, and looked puzzled.
Sure enough, the woman didn't hear him.
Kuro took a deep breath, suppressing his inner turmoil, and asked slowly, "What are you doing here?"
"Stop! Lida, you ask!"
Just as Kikyo was about to speak, Clow Reed, sensing something amiss, quickly reached out and stopped her.
This woman is quite pretty, but unfortunately she's deaf and has a mouth that can say completely different things.
Lida repeated what she had said.
Kikyo heard clearly this time and nodded, saying, "Besides wanting to go out to sea to take a look, King Lowe of the Insect Kingdom also asked me to bring some things."
As she spoke, she took an envelope from her pocket, walked over and placed it on Kuro's table. "This is for you, Lowe."
"He gave this to me?" Kuro was taken aback, picked up the envelope, and said as he opened it, "What could this guy possibly give me?"
The envelope was opened, revealing a letter and a World Bank promissory note attached to it.
The letter contained only a few words.
[Hey, you bastard, I've given you the rewards from the Martial Arts Tournament. The Insect Kingdom won't renege on its promise! Also, take good care of my sister!] —Love, the world's number one martial arts genius.
Kuro raised an eyebrow, picked up the ticket and looked at it. There was an '8' in front of many zeros.
Eight hundred million!
"What did you write? Let me see."
Seeing Kuro's strange expression, Lida came closer.
Kuro showed him the letter and said, "This is a letter from your arrogant older brother. Also, it seems he gave me money for the martial arts tournament or something."
The Luo family sponsored 300 million, and the Insect Kingdom provided 500 million, totaling 800 million Berries. Originally, it was a prize for the Martial Arts Tournament, but it ended up being given to him.
"Huh?"
Lida tilted her head slightly, "Brother?"
She can call him "brother" without any hesitation because Lida is a very easygoing person, and especially after spending a lot of time with Kuro, she cares even less about these family factors.
As she said, she is Flor Rita, but she also acknowledges her brother.
"Eight hundred million..."
Kuro isn't short of money now. He's been promoted to base commander, and everything he wants is reimbursed with public funds. Developing a hot spring wouldn't cost much. Even Lida, who now takes care of her own food and drink, has a salary that's more than enough.
But 800 million berries is a huge sum of money.
Although we don't lack money, nobody thinks they have too much money!
These are two boys wearing straw hats!
Eight hundred million!
Lida also saw the promissory note and said happily, "With 800 million, I can eat whatever I want from now on. I can choose the top-quality ingredients and the most delicious food, and I can also buy a lot of beautiful things!"
"It's all yours."
Kuro chuckled and ruffled Lida's hair. "However, I'm going to use a portion of this money as an investment in Pegasus Town. If we rely solely on the taxes from these residents, who knows how long it would take."
He's now in the same boat as Monka of the 153rd branch back then. Pegasus Island is his naval base, so the taxes from it are naturally his own.
The World Government has completely deregulated the taxes levied on naval bases; the taxes are entirely controlled by the Navy.
"Huh? You're giving it to me to control? That's so nice!" Lida was a little stunned. She thought Kuro would take the money. Anyway, she didn't care. Kuro wouldn't treat her badly.
"The money your brother gives you is yours, of course. Why would I need so much money? Enough is enough."
He gets all the naval supplies, and if he needs weapons, he's quick to obliterate them. He sends all the obliterated ones to the Heavenly Treasury. With his status, a report he submits can be approved instantly.
His basic needs were basically taken care of by the Navy. He used his own money to visit towns, buy food, buy himself a few more outfits, and buy some jewelry for Lida.
gold?
How much is gold worth?
He's not some poor, simple-minded pirate.
As for you...
Kuro looked at Kikyo and said, "What kind of world do you want to see? Turbulent waves? Wandering the sea? Or just let nature take its course?"
Lida repeated Kuro's words, because this woman couldn't hear adults or men.
Kikyo thought for a moment and said, "I want to cook a lot of dishes, but I'm not very interested in sea adventures. If I could cook steadily and occasionally see the world, that would be nice."
"Then join the Navy. Your cooking is really good, and I quite like it. I'll give you a position."
Lida repeated Kuro's words again.
Kikyo thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Okay, please take care of me in the future."
She gave Kuro a slight bow.
“Lida, take her for a walk,” Kuro said.
"clear!"
Lida raised her hand and smiled at Kikyo, "Kikyo-neechan, I'll take you to town for a stroll and we can buy some ingredients along the way. I want to eat Kikyo-neechan's cooking today."
Kikyo smiled and said, "Sure, I came across some good spices on the merchant ship I came on, and I'm going to buy some of those spices."
The two walked out, but suddenly Lida returned and gave Kuro a close look, which puzzled him. Only then did Lida leave.
"Kikyo-neechan, could you come with me to buy some clothes? I think Kuro seems to have grown taller lately..."
Lida took Kikyo's hand and they walked out of the naval base together.
As soon as the person left, he slumped back into his chair, propped his feet up on the table, lit a cigar, and slowly puffed on it.
"Tsk, my clothes are so tight again. Am I growing taller lately?"
As he moved his legs, he felt his clothes getting a little tight. It wasn't because he was fat; it was just that he had grown taller, making the clothes seem a bit small.
This isn't the first or second time this has happened.
Kuro has changed his clothes a lot during this period; all his old clothes are too small now.
If you calculate his current height, it's probably around 2.45 meters, and it looks like he'll grow even taller.
"Hey! I've got the makings of a strongman too."
Kuro smiled and exhaled a satisfied puff of smoke.
In this world, being a little over one meter tall may seem decent, but it's still a bit lacking compared to the average height of two or three meters.
Although the word "strong" isn't exactly auspicious in this world, Kuro could still accept the idea of just growing taller.
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