Chapter 14: Chapter 001: Sword is finally coming
The days that followed passed pretty much like this. He did morning exercises every day, taught Bayer after dinner, and then went out for more exercise. When he had enough energy, he would summon. Some of the props were very magical, while some seemed useless, but he basically kept them all well.
Zhang Da also ran through several nearby streets. Out of caution, he seldom left the scope of Island No. 59, and the surrounding residents also noticed this handsome boy who was running almost all day long.
Some people who like gossip found out after a little inquiry that the young man had suffered a shipwreck and was temporarily staying at the Goodman family.
After all, Goodman is the best boatman on Island No. 59 and is well-known in the area, and it is impossible that his family does not have social activities.
As a result, many people got to know Zhang Daye.
Sometimes Bayer would bring back a few friends to listen to Zhang Daye's stories. From then on, in addition to Roger and the sea warrior Sora, the children in the neighborhood admired another monkey that jumped out of a stone.
No child can resist the charm of this monkey, not even in the other world!
Zhang Da is not averse to his current living conditions. After so many days, this so-called One Piece world is no longer a fictional world to him.
The people here are all real people. Some of them are not interested in him, while others are very enthusiastic about him. Some people would complain that Zhang Daye is a bad influence on their children because their children are holding a wooden stick and shouting "The Monkey King". Others would admire him for the bizarre stories he tells.
These are the ordinary people living on this island, not just a few simple lines in a comic book.
"Tom, do you think I've become a little stronger after these twenty days of exercise?" Zhang Da also lifted up his clothes and felt his abdominal muscles vaguely visible.
Although the main exercise is running, push-ups and sit-ups are also done. Zhang Da doesn't know much about fitness, and with his limited knowledge he only knows these simple exercises. But now it seems that the effect is better than expected.
Tom held his chin and thought for a moment, then nodded.
There were some changes, but that was all for Tom. If he wanted, he could achieve this effect in a day or two, but once he stopped exercising, he would be back to normal in a day at most.
Tom tried hard to defeat Jerry's older cousin, but later he found that it was more comfortable to be a lazy cat, and he has been like that ever since.
When Zhang Da also suggested that Tom exercise, Tom gestured to say these things, so he didn't force Tom anymore. Protecting his cat is the owner 's job, right?
After tidying up his clothes, Zhang Da was ready to go out for exercise, but was stopped by Goodman.
"Brother Tatsuya, if there is nothing particularly important, it is best not to go out today."
Zhang Da was also surprised and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything special today?"
“Today is June 1st.”
What's wrong with June 1st? Do they also celebrate Children's Day here? Zhang Da couldn't figure it out.
Goodman continued to explain, "The first day of every month is the day when the Career Security Office opens. There is a high probability that the world's nobles will come to Shampoo Land. Although it is unlikely that they will come to our place, how can we guess what those big shots are thinking? So it is better not to go out."
After hearing the name of the world noble, Zhang Da finally realized that the so-called career stability center was just a whitewashed term for the human auction house. There might be celestial dragons coming to buy some slaves.
"Is that so? Then I won't go out today." Zhang Da didn't want to cause trouble. At worst, he could do some indoor exercises today.
However, there are still some things he can't figure out. He remembered that the boss behind the Population Auction House is Doflamingo, but he saw news a few days ago that Doflamingo was chased all over the world by Vice Admiral Tsuru, which means that he is not one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea yet. So does he have the ability to set up this auction house now?
"Uncle Goodman, do you know who the boss of that job security agency is?"
Goodman was stunned: "I haven't heard of this, but the background must be very deep."
“I see…”
"This matter has nothing to do with us. We just need to stay away from that area." Goodman didn't seem to want to talk about it and asked in a low voice, "Brother, the King of the Kingdom of Women..."
"Hmm?" Zhang Da didn't hear the second half of Goodman's sentence.
At this time, Mrs. Molly passed by the living room. Goodman cleared his throat and looked dazed: "I mean, please ask me to ask you, what happened to Sun Wukong after he was stung by the Scorpion Demon..."
This is definitely not what you want to ask !
Zhang Da was kind enough not to expose him, but called Bayer out to continue telling the story.
After speaking a paragraph, Zhang Daye started doing push-ups. Bayer followed him out of curiosity, but he couldn't hold on for a while and had to squat beside him to help Zhang Daye count.
After push-ups came sit-ups. It was obviously more tiring than usual, but the speed of energy accumulation was much slower than usual. Zhang Da's heart was bleeding. Evil Tianlong people!
The Goodman family had long been accustomed to Zhang Daye exercising all the time. They had asked him the reason, and Zhang Daye only said that it was because he was too weak and lacked a sense of security.
They just thought that Zhang Daye had encountered something terrible at sea, and Mrs. Molly was considerate enough to add more meat to the table, and never complained even though Zhang Daye's appetite kept growing.
As for Tom, he was reluctant to go out. He would lie on the sofa all day long. The only things that could make him move were good food and sunshine.
After finally getting through the day, Zhang Da resumed his normal life the next morning. After his energy was fully replenished, he could not wait to find an empty alley and start summoning:
[Congratulations! You have obtained: Matches*10, Mousetrap*1]
[Already stored in inventory. 】
【Match: A match that can be ignited by rubbing it almost anywhere.】
[Mousetrap: Strong and sensitive, the quality is trustworthy. It is Tom's favorite mousetrap, although it always hurts himself.]
Zhang Da is no longer surprised by mousetraps. He has caught 6 in the past 20 days. It is indeed Tom's favorite mousetrapping tool.
But this is the first time I have seen this type of match. It is said that early matches were all like this, and could be lit by striking anywhere. However, this type of match was not very safe and could easily spontaneously ignite if not stored properly. Later, safety matches that could only be ignited by striking the side of the matchbox appeared.
However, this kind of matches is more convenient for Zhang Da. Anyway, with the existence of the inventory, safety is not a problem.
Zhang Da also decisively moved the matches and firecrackers in the inventory to adjacent positions.
At this time, Tom tugged at Zhang Daye's clothes to remind him to look around - they were surrounded.
Four burly men, holding machetes, clearly had bad intentions.
