Chapter 158: 5 seconds for me! 10 seconds for me!
It turned out that Zhang Daye's advertising was quite effective, and the bar was much more lively in the evening than at noon.
When there were the most people, Rui Mengmeng was too busy to handle it, so Zhang Daye and Shark Chili both played the role of waiters, and Altria and Tom worked as cashiers for a while.
After finally having a moment of leisure, Zhang Da wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead - such a small amount of work was really not enough to make him sweat now: "No wonder everyone wants to be on the hot search, exposure is just a small amount of money."
"What trending search is that, boss?" A familiar person came up to talk after hearing the new words.
"I said that the weather has been getting hotter recently, and food will easily go bad if left for too long, and we never sell spoiled food." Zhang Da also responded casually.
The man scratched his ears and said, "You must be kidding. I'm not drunk. That's definitely not what I heard just now!"
“People who drink too much say they are not drunk.”
"Eh...it seems to be true. Did I drink too much?"
Zhang Da was also very relieved. It was so easy to fool people in this world.
"Forget it, forget it. It doesn't matter. I heard that someone saw the boss hitting someone with a golden folding stool. Is that true?"
When this question was asked, many people pricked up their ears.
"Yeah." Zhang Da nodded and reached under the bar, picking up the folding stool, "This is it."
"Wow... so dazzling!" A group of people gathered around.
Zhang Da also looked at the person who spoke to him first: "Do you want to touch it?"
"But...is it possible?" The man was a little excited.
Zhang Da also tempted: "Do you just want to touch it?"
"Could it be?" The man's face was full of anticipation, and the onlookers were also ready to go.
"That's what you mean! I can lend it to you and you can sit on it for a while." Before he could show his ecstatic expression, Zhang Da also added, "One thousand Baileys per second."
Onlookers immediately complained: "How expensive! They charge by the second!"
"How can it be expensive? Most people only see a stool made entirely of gold once in their lifetime. Moreover, this was made by a craftsman from Fishman Island. Maybe the forger was a mermaid."
Zhang Da also had an expression that said he had earned a lot just by sitting here. He suspected that he had watched too many commercials and had learned some tricks.
The man couldn't help but slap five thousand Bailey's on the table: "I want to experience it for five seconds, at most I'll drink one less bottle of wine!"
"No problem." Zhang Da also took the money readily, put down the shared golden folding stool in his hand, and felt like a business genius.
The man swallowed his saliva, carefully touched the stool, then sat on it with an intoxicated look on his face and let out a long sigh: "Ah~"
How come sitting on a bench is like sitting on a toilet! This little expression made Zhang Da feel sick.
"Okay, the time's up." When the five seconds were up, Zhang Da pushed him away with disgust.
The man looked reluctant, but he didn't dare to cause trouble in the pub, so he stood up obediently and walked out . He would have something to brag about tomorrow.
Seeing him like this, the onlookers couldn't help themselves and took out banknotes of varying denominations:
“I want to experience it too!”
“I’m coming too!”
In just ten minutes, not counting the time spent on substitutions and bargaining, Zhang Da earned nearly 300,000 Baileys.
He didn't put the folding stool away until no one else signed up. Zhang Da secretly sighed that these people had good qualities. Not one of them thought of grabbing the stool and running away.
"That's amazing, brother Tatsuya. It's amazing that you can think of making money in this way." Old Bob, the original owner of the tavern, came to the tavern at some point and seemed to be watching from the back for a while.
"Uncle Bob, why are you here? Actually, I didn't expect so many people would be willing to spend this money." Zhang Da also greeted him and poured him a glass of wine.
"I just had nothing to do, so I came here to hang out. It's because you made such a big noise." Bob explained why he came and said, "Maybe it's because life is much better this year than before, so people don't mind this little money."
Zhang Da also wondered, "Is there anything different this year?"
Bob said: "This year, the Chabaoti Archipelago is obviously much more peaceful than before, so the income of all walks of life is good."
Is it my credit? Zhang Da was also boastful for a while, but then he immediately realized that it was not right. He had only been in this world for more than three months, and he had only shut down a dozen human trafficking shops and caught few pirates. His influence should not be that great.
Zhang Da also put forward two relatively reliable guesses: "Is it because Admiral Kizaru took office? Or is it because the navy stationed in Sabaody is stronger than before?"
"No, Admiral Kizaru took office recently, and the garrison here has always been the same." Bob denied it, and did not elaborate on what happened, but mentioned another reason, "The greater possibility is because of the 'Devil's Triangle'."
"Devil's Triangle?" Hearing this name, Zhang Da first thought of the Bermuda Triangle, and then remembered that this is the world of One Piece, so it should be the place where the Seven Warlords of the Sea Gekko Moriah is.
"Yes, that's a sea area covered by thick fog all year round. If you're not careful, you'll go off course. Many ships get lost there every year, and this year there are especially many lost in that sea area."
"It is rumored that a terrible monster appeared there. This year, there have been no less than a hundred reports of missing ships."
Zhang Da also thought about it. Moria’s mentality was broken by Kaido nearly ten years ago. It has been quite a while since he became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Why is it that he is only now ready to start over?
Listening to Bob talking about the mysterious sea and the terrifying monsters, Tom began to get scared, but he couldn't help but want to continue listening out of curiosity.
"It is said that there have been empty ghost ships, moving skeletons, and strange singing there..."
This Zhang Da is also familiar. Brook is a very funny and lustful skeleton. He should be drifting in that sea and enjoying himself. He looks like someone who could easily be mistaken for a ghost or something like that.
Holding up the shivering Tom, Zhang Da wondered whether he should fish him out when he went out to sea next time and let him meet the whale Laboo.
"So the credit for the decrease in pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago should be attributed mostly to the Devil's Triangle?"
Bob thought for a moment and said, "It's not really a credit. After all, it's not just the pirate ships that are missing. Many ordinary merchant ships and passenger ships are also missing."
"That's true." After all, Moriah is not a good person who punishes evil and encourages good. Zhang Da also looked at the empty bottle of wine next to Bob, "7,600 Baileys."
Old Bob said dissatisfiedly, "Huh? After not seeing me for so long, you can't even afford to buy me a drink?"
Zhang Da also said calmly: "Familiarity is familiarity, business is business, not a single Bailey can be lost, this is what you taught me before."
Old Bob: ...
Does this count as digging your own grave?
…
For most people in the Sabaody Archipelago, this day was no different from any other.
But that night, people who left a tavern started to talk about strange topics:
“I sat for 5 seconds today and it felt great!”
"Haha, it took me a full 10 seconds!"
"Eh? I only have 3 seconds..."
Passersby felt something was wrong, but they didn't know why and didn't know what was wrong with these people.
