Chapter 137 Package
The chef in Dragon Palace City was quite efficient and it didn't take long for him to serve a table full of fish to Tom.
Although Neptune and his royal family are all mermaids and do not eat fish, the chefs in the palace are not good at cooking fish, but they can be outsourced.
The royal power was so convenient. Neptune could summon the best chefs on the island with just one order, and the chefs would consider it an honor.
Of course, Neptune did not favor one over the other, and other kinds of food were also served continuously.
After spending these days together, Neptune had already realized that each of these people had an astonishing appetite, and even a giant like him would have to admit defeat.
However, Neptune is well-informed. It is normal for a strong person to have a big appetite. Ryugu City can afford this little thing, and it is nothing compared to the huge favor.
The chefs have worked hard, so we will give them a raise.
Jinbei did not come to Ryugu Castle. He took people directly to Fishman Street to arrest people early this morning. He said that he would capture the most vicious ones first to test the reaction of Fishman Street, and then find out if there is any news about Vander Decken.
Neptune and Otohime each have their own things to do, and it is not necessary for me to accompany them for every meal.
Of course Zhang Daye and the others didn't care about these things. Since everyone knew each other well, there was no need to be so polite, so they just sat around the table and enjoyed their meal.
Only Tom started to show off while eating. He put down this one after taking a bite, and threw away that one after taking a bite.
Zhang Da also pushed Tom back to his seat and lectured him, "Tom! How many times have I told you not to waste food!"
Tom held the plate in one hand and pointed at the table and Neptune with the other, indicating that it was not their food anyway.
"It won't do if it's not our food!" Zhang Da was both angry and amused. He knew that it was a good thing to cherish one's own things, but it was not good to harm other people's things, right?
After a good lecture, Tom finally calmed down. However, Zhang Da still felt that Tom did not understand that wasting food was bad, but simply thought that he should listen to his master.
Tom, who had returned to his normal eating posture, was still very elegant. He cut the meat into pieces with a knife and then put it into his mouth with a fork.
But there is a saying that handsomeness does not last more than three seconds. When Tom was about to take a bite of a piece of meat with a fork, a small package flew over and went straight to the back of Tom's head.
Shark Chili and Rui Mengmeng, who were sitting opposite, were sharp-eyed and quickly reminded: "Tom (Teacher Tom), be careful behind you!"
Tom was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked... The small package hit the back of Tom's hand holding the fork heavily.
The fork and the piece of meat were put into Tom's mouth, leaving a perfect imprint of the fork with the piece of meat on the back of his head.
After the small package hit Tom, it was no longer affected by the devil fruit's ability and fell to the ground with a thud.
Tom coughed violently twice, ejected his fork, and picked up the package angrily.
Sure enough, it was another letter from “Princess Shirahoshi herself”.
Zhang Da also rubbed Tom's head and watched him tear the package into pieces. The package was obviously only about the size of Tom's head, but Tom tore it into pieces all over the floor.
Tom was not stopped because these were not serious packages or letters and there was no need to rigidly respect privacy rights.
Inside was a pair of golden bracelets and a love letter written in a messy manner, which was probably meant to be a token of love for Shirahoshi.
"Wow, what a beautiful gold bracelet!" Rui Mengmeng was attracted at once. No matter how boyish she was, she was still a girl.
"It looks like it's worth a lot of money." Shark Chili has some knowledge of the materials and workmanship of this kind of precious jewelry.
Altria had no interest in this at all. Instead of wearing that thing, she would rather carry two donuts with her.
Tom's eyeballs had turned into dollar signs, but after thinking about it and feeling something was wrong, they switched back to Bailey's signs. Now that the bracelet was given to him, it would belong to him, right?
Gold = valuable. Tom calculated the formula quickly in his mind and picked up the piece of letter with a wicked smile, which he had thrown away after taking a glance at it.
As long as you tear it off, no one will know it is for Shirahoshi. It’s also okay to eat it without tearing it off.
Zhang Daye quickly picked up the letter. Tom's expression was so easy to understand. He definitely wanted to destroy the letter and keep the bracelet for himself.
It can be said that Tom has a good nature. He will share delicious and fun things with his friends, but sometimes he will come up with bad ideas because of his greed.
For example, painting Jerry white and selling him as a white mouse, he still needs to be educated properly.
Zhang Da also held up the letter, and Tom jumped up and down to grab it, but he couldn't jump high enough and couldn't think of picking up any props or anything.
"Okay, Tom, you still . If you want the bracelet, just tell him directly. I don't think he will accept this so-called 'token of love'."
Only then did Tom reluctantly hand the bracelet to Zhang Daye.
"Let's go now that we've finished eating. We can't wait any longer. Tom won't be able to eat in peace until Vander Decken is found."
"Okay." Rui Mengmeng stood up quickly. She cared a lot about Teacher Tom's affairs.
Shark Chili wiped his mouth politely with a napkin and rinsed his mouth - although his lips couldn't even cover his teeth.
Altria finished the food on her plate in a few seconds. She would not indulge in food when she was doing business.
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"I see. Did they send the package differently this time? That bastard Vander Decken!" Neptune slapped the armrest of the throne angrily.
If it wasn't for Mr. Tom, wouldn't it be Shirahoshi's head that was hit today? Just thinking about it makes my blood pressure rise.
"These past few times he threw letters and gifts, but if there is no response, he might throw dangerous weapons in the future." Zhang Da also said, "So we plan to go out and look for him."
Neptune was silent for a moment, then said guiltily, "Actually, this was originally meant for my daughter, but I accidentally dragged you into this. I'm really sorry. If you need any help, just let me know. I'll even allocate some troops to you!"
Neptune's words were very sincere. It would not make sense to hand over the army to outsiders for command.
Zhang Da was about to speak when Tom jumped out impatiently and pointed at the pair of gold bracelets and then at himself, indicating that this was what he needed.
Neptune smiled and waved his hand: "No problem, since Mr. Tom likes it, then keep it."
He felt disgusted by the sight of this thing, and he didn't care about such a small amount of gold. Since Tom liked it, Neptune decided go to the treasury later to pick out a few pieces as gifts for him.
Zhang Da also pulled back Tom, who was holding the bracelet, and said, "There's no need for the army. We want to borrow a coated ship."
The ships in Ryugu City are very useful. They are basically pulled by sea beasts, making them very convenient and safe for traveling in the deep sea.
