Chapter 20: Servant Saber, obeying the summons, asks...
Zhang Da also thought about the possibility of learning swordsmanship from Tom, but compared to this kind of sword, he still preferred another kind:
[Ordinary knight's sword: Although it is only placed in the corridor of the palace as a decoration, its quality is not bad at all. ]
The long sword feels a bit heavy in his hand. He prefers this double-edged sword with a slightly wider blade. He will see if Teacher Tom can do it then. Compared to being handsome, becoming stronger is more important.
In addition to swords, Zhang Da also drew flintlock rifles, double-barreled shotguns and revolvers, all of which were props that Tom had touched. Before achieving a certain level of success in physical skills, firearms were also a good means of self-protection.
After collecting a bunch of weapons, Zhang Da also began physical training. In this world, becoming physically strong is the basis of everything. Even if you eat a devil fruit, you still need strong physical strength to use it, right?
When Tom woke up and came over, Zhang Da was already sweating. Looking at his energy level, which had just reached 80%, Zhang Da stopped and said, "Are you awake, Tom? Let me take a shower and then we can go out to buy things."
Tom nodded, waited for a while and then felt bored, so he opened the refrigerator and rummaged around. It was not because he was hungry, but simply because he wanted to eat something. This refrigerator was so familiar that he couldn't help but want to rummage through it at first sight.
Zhang Da was also a person who had survived at sea with Tom and had his life saved by Tom. Of course, he would not be like Tom's previous master, who scolded Tom for stealing food or beat him for making a mess of the things in the refrigerator.
He would just tidy up the messy vegetables little by little, clean up the accidentally broken eggs, and then teach Tom not to waste food.
"Don't forget those days when we were at sea, Tom. Every bit of food was precious. These eggs you broke were enough for the two of us to have a 'big meal' at that time..."
The experience of starving at sea made Zhang Da find it difficult to accept the act of wasting food, and he felt .
However, during the sermon, he also realized that he should prepare more snacks for Tom, such as cat food, dried fish, cat toys, cat climbing frames, etc. He had never treated Tom as an ordinary cat, so he ignored these things.
Tom knew he had made a mistake, and he obediently put his hands behind his back and listened to his master's scolding. In fact, he had prepared himself for a beating, as he had experienced being grabbed by the tail or hit on the head with a mop by his original owner when he made mistakes before.
It was good that he didn't get beaten now, but when he heard his current owner's sad look when he talked about wasting food, he also felt that he was indeed wrong. He just nodded to admit his mistake and raised three fingers to swear that he would never do it again.
What else do you want with such a cute and sensible cat? Of course, you choose to forgive him.
As usual, Zhang Da put Tom on his shoulders and went out to buy things.
The first target was the bookstore. There were a wide variety of books here. In the seemingly not-so-large space were rows of bookshelves with some rough labels attached. There were medicine, biology, geography, and history, but the so-called "blank hundred years" was definitely not involved. There was literature as well, and story books like "The Great Liar" by Noland, and they even sold newspapers.
Most people buy their newspapers directly from newsbirds or papergulls, but some people may have missed them or want old newspapers, and this is when the newspapers in bookstores come in handy.
Zhang Da also directly bought newspapers from the past year. To live here, it is not enough to rely on the simple impressions gained from previous cartoons. It is necessary to know more about this world.
Anyway, a newspaper costs only 50 berries (Nami once complained to Newsbird about why the price had gone up again, which means that the newspaper had increased in price more than once before it became 100 berries), and more than 300 newspapers can be taken away for less than 20,000 berries.
There weren't many people who would buy so many newspapers at once, so the bookstore owner happily went to sort them out, muttering to himself that he had never expected that "Running Tatsuya" would actually come to take care of his business.
Zhang Da probably didn't expect that his nickname would spread so widely, and he was busy looking for recipes in the store.
《A Complete Guide to Cooking Donghai Cuisine》
Looking to the side, there is indeed a collection of delicacies from the West, South and North Seas.
After flipping through the books and seeing that there wasn't much repetition in the content, Zhang Da simply took the four books and paid for them together with the newspaper.
The boss had thoughtfully arranged more than 300 newspapers in order and helped stuff them into bubble bags. He warmly invited Zhang Da to come often in the future.
More than 300 newspapers weigh an estimated 30 kilograms. This weight is not so bad, but it is not easy to carry. It is much more convenient with the bubble bag.
A big bubble contains a stack of newspapers and four books, and it floats steadily beside Zhang Daye. He has given up thinking about whether this thing is scientific or not. Anyway, it is very useful.
Afterwards, they went to buy some vegetables, meat, and seasonings, added a few sets of clothes for themselves, and selected some snacks for Tom. The two of them returned home with a few bubble bags fully loaded.
After returning to the pub and putting his things away, Zhang Da looked at the time and decided to do some exercise to replenish his energy before dinner.
It has been almost a month since I traveled here on May 5th, and now it is June 3rd. I haven't counted the number of times I have recharged the magic circle. Most of the time it is once a day, and sometimes it is three times in two days.
After exercising like this day after day, the progress is still very obvious. At least now as long as I work hard, I can basically charge it twice a day, although it doesn’t feel good to be exhausted.
As night fell, the cool moonlight filtered through the gaps between the branches of the many mangroves. Zhang Da in the small courtyard saw that the energy had reached 90%, and he could not wait to initiate the summoning - now that he had his own home, he no longer had to hide in some alley.
Just as he was about to read the item description, he was stunned. Without the item, the energy was not reduced by 80% like before, but directly dropped from 90% to 0!
Before he could think about what this meant, the screen in front of him turned into tiny points of light that fell on the ground in front of him, forming a magic circle with a diameter of one meter.
It was clearly a purple light screen, but for some reason it turned into golden light dots after it was broken, forming a golden magic circle. Didn't Tom say it was blue? Is this cat color blind?
A golden light lit up, and a figure appeared in the center of the magic circle.
The delicate face was slightly tilted, the green pupils were calm and peaceful, the blue dress was gently swaying, the silver breastplate and skirt armor were eye-catching, and the golden gauze-like hair was wet by the moonlight.
This is a girl who looks only 15 years old, and she seems to be holding an invisible weapon in her right hand.
In such a scene, no matter how gorgeous the words used to describe the beauty of the girl are, it is not an exaggeration. Zhang Da, who felt the girl's temperament up close, almost blurted out "so handsome".
Compared to her beautiful appearance, the charm of a perfect knight seems to be more prominent. Her slightly petite figure exudes an irrepressible heroic temperament that is unforgettable at first sight.
When the golden light faded, the full appearance of the girl finally appeared in front of Zhang Daye. She raised her eyes slightly, fixed her gaze on Zhang Daye's face, and a clear and crisp voice came out of her mouth:
"Servant Saber, I have come to obey the summons. May I ask, are you my Master?"
