Chapter 1336: Restless

Hearing Su Xiao mention a contract, Little Mantou shrank her neck, looking pitiful. She secretly glanced at Su Xiao, only to find that Su Xiao didn't care about her pitiful expression at all.

Su Xiao spent 100 Paradise Coins to draft a contract. The main content of the contract was that before the Pirate World ended, Little Mantou had to assist Su Xiao for free, while the benefits were mutually non-interfering.

In other words, Su Xiao's gains had nothing to do with Little Mantou, and Su Xiao wouldn't interfere with Little Mantou's gains either.

To prevent Little Mantou from stabbing him in the back, Su Xiao set 17 mandatory contract clauses. The penalty for violation was -30 to all attributes, random deduction of 3 pieces of worn equipment, or forced stripping of 3 abilities above Lv. 30.

Such a penalty was an unbearable consequence for Little Mantou, which significantly reduced the possibility of her stabbing him in the back.

After hesitating for a moment, Little Mantou decided to sign the contract. First, she was currently on the opposing side of Su Xiao. The result of not signing was simple: she would become a corpse, just like her previous temporary teammates.

Moreover, Little Mantou noticed that although Su Xiao was full of bloodthirst and gave people an exceptionally terrifying feeling, Su Xiao didn't want to exploit her. This could be seen from the fact that both parties' gains were independent.

Little Mantou had accepted 3 side quests. The previous squad had demanded 70% of her quest gains. Of course, those people would give her some help, provided it didn't endanger their lives.

As the weaker party—no, the party that could be torn up at any time—Little Mantou felt this contract was quite reliable.

"That"

After signing the contract, Little Mantou raised her fair palm, looking like an elementary school student who wanted to ask a question in class.

"What is it?"

Su Xiao placed the Silencer Duke on the bar counter and pulled the bolt, and an empty shell flew out.

"What do I need to do later, nanny, perception?"

"Not needed for now."

Su Xiao grabbed Little Mantou just to catch a lucky nanny at random. After the battles in the Hunter World and against the Chimera Ant King, Su Xiao discovered the power of auxiliary Contractors, especially nannies.

When Su Xiao first arrived at District 21, he saw several people besieging a lone Some Qiyuezhe. That Some Qiyuezhe was quickly defeated, but the besieging Contractors didn't kill him immediately; instead, they slit his throat, keeping his vital signs in a seriously injured state.

Su Xiao originally didn't want to bother with this group of people, but Little Mantou appeared in his line of sight. After preliminary observation, Little Mantou was clearly an auxiliary Some Qiyuezhe.

How could a squad of that scale have a nanny like Little Mantou? Su Xiao often dealt with various adventure groups, so he immediately discovered that Little Mantou was a team nanny.

Su Xiao had originally wanted to swallow a small or medium-sized adventure group by relying on the Silencer Duke's range advantage, but after following them, he found there was no adventure group at all. Little Mantou was a wild nanny with nowhere to go.

"Then I'll just follow you like this?"

Little Mantou was full of confusion. She didn't understand why Su Xiao wanted to spare her life. He didn't rub her against the ground, nor did he need her to nanny him. This was very scary.

Thinking of this, Little Mantou retreated a few steps slowly.

"Just assist me in battle."

Su Xiao filled the Silencer Duke with bullets and put it away.

"Oh, I see."

This time Little Mantou was relieved, but she was a stranger to Su Xiao, and they were in a derived world with no laws for Contractors. She would, of course, take appropriate precautions against Su Xiao.

"Are you also here to grab that thing?"

Little Mantou's gaze was slightly excited.

"No."

Su Xiao didn't know what Little Mantou was talking about at all, but he knew one thing: this little nanny started to develop a tendency to be a chatterbox after sitting up and putting on her clothes.

Little Mantou looked expectant, waiting for Su Xiao to ask her what that thing was.

One minute, five minutes, ten minutes passed, and Su Xiao was still sitting on the wooden chair in front of the bar counter, taking a nap.

This made Little Mantou feel very stifled. She had originally wanted to use this intelligence to talk to Su Xiao about a few things, but judging by the current situation, Su Xiao didn't seem curious about what she knew.

"10,000 pirate reputation points, do you really not want to get them?"

Little Mantou threw out her trump card. Hearing 10,000 pirate reputation points, Su Xiao's eyes opened.

"I knew it."

Little Mantou had two small dimples on her face, smiling very happily, but in the next moment, her smile froze.

"Continue, I'm very interested."

The long blade hummed, and the blade reflected a bright light.

"Uh"

After a struggle in her heart, Little Mantou finally let out a long sigh, seemingly having given up on herself.

"Three days ago, a Some Qiyuezhe sneaked into Silvers Rayleigh's house. He stole a flintlock pistol from Rayleigh's house."

Although Little Mantou was a chatterbox, her language expression ability wasn't excellent. She stopped after saying this, seemingly considering how to say it later.

"A flintlock pistol worth 10,000 pirate reputation points?"

Su Xiao felt this was unlikely. When he killed Cracker earlier, he was only rewarded with a few thousand pirate reputation points.

"It's true. That is the pistol of the Pirate King Gol D. Luo Jie. While that Some Qiyuezhe obtained Luo Jie's pistol, he also triggered a hidden quest. He secretly completed the first two rings of the hidden quest, and the quest location for the third ring is in District 21."

Through Little Mantou's narration, Su Xiao understood the details of this matter.

When that Some Qiyuezhe arrived in District 21 to complete the third ring of the hidden quest, other Contractors weren't hurting each other there. The original battlefield was the lawless zone of Area 16.

That Some Qiyuezhe was a bit unlucky. After arriving in District 21, he encountered two squads at the same time. These two squads were cooperating to kill lone Contractors, so that Some Qiyuezhe met a tragedy.

Luo Jie's pistol was a key item for the hidden quest. As long as this quest was completed, one could obtain ownership of this pistol and use this gun to exchange for 10,000 pirate reputation points.

In despair, that Some Qiyuezhe made this news public on the communication platform. Ten-plus hours later, the Contractors' battlefield shifted from Area 16 to District 21, which led to the current situation where District 21 became a melee battlefield.

Su Xiao had previously wondered why the Contractors chose the battlefield in District 21 instead of spreading it across the entire Sabaody Archipelago. If the battlefield were fixed at a certain location, the risk of participating would increase by at least several times.

Now he knew what was going on. It turned out that the cause of the melee was a key item for a hidden quest.

"Do you know where that gun is?"

"Of course, everyone knows. You actually don't know about this? Weren't you on Sabaody Archipelago these past few days?"

Little Mantou had just asked casually, but what surprised her was that Su Xiao actually didn't know about this.

Su Xiao certainly didn't know. During these few days, he had been busy dealing with Vice Admiral Tsuru, Kizaru, Garp, and others, and had no time to pay attention to the communication platform at all. He had been able to escape so smoothly thanks to his preparations over these few days.

"Are you guys, teleported here?"

Su Xiao asked the question in his heart. Little Mantou was under contract, so Su Xiao wasn't worried about the other party noticing anything.

"Aren't you? All Tier 4 Contractors were..."

Little Mantou was even more surprised, and then thinking of something, she looked at Su Xiao with disbelief, her gaze seeming to have discovered a new species.

"Could it be, you are that super invincible Tier 3 big shot?" ===== CHAPTER 1337 =====