Chapter 28: Merlin is not here, no one adds special effects
Tom was in charge of cooking in the evening as usual. He planned to try all the dishes in the four "Xhai Gourmet Cooking Methods" books and then write down the dishes that everyone liked.
Altria sat upright with her sword placed horizontally across her legs, as if she was pondering something.
The sword is called the Sword of Promised Victory. It is 115 cm long, with a dark blue handle, a golden hilt, and a silver-white blade that seems to be hiding a golden glow.
As a treasure, it can appear or hide at any time according to the will of its owner.
The reason why Altria became what she is now may be that Zhang Da also told her about the swordsmen in this world, saying that "when they want to cut, they can cut through steel, and when they don't want to cut, they can't even cut through a piece of paper. Moreover, they don't rely solely on brute force and domineering, nor do they rely entirely on famous swords to achieve this."
The swordsmanship she had practiced for a long time was completely different from the kendo of this world, but the move she used in the fight with Shanks today gave her some understanding of the fighting style of this world.
Zhang Da was also making preparations for the opening of the pub, making sure the wine glasses were clean and in sufficient quantity, and that there was no problem with the wine reserves.
If there is anything he did not do well, it is that he does not understand wine. But it does not matter. He just needs to check the price. After all, the customers who come to the pub are not wine connoisseurs. At most, he can do a simple survey to see which type is the most popular and then buy more.
The old sign at the entrance of the tavern has been removed and replaced with a new one, which simply reads "Tatsuya's Tavern". It is not creative, but it fits the naming style of taverns in this world.
Uncle Goodman made the new sign and sent it over on the day he bought the pub. He said he would bring his co-workers over to show his support when the pub opened. Many of them were regular customers of the pub anyway.
Zhang Da also immediately said that the people brought by Uncle Goodman would be given half price.
But he refused. According to him, "Those bastards are very rich. Just give them 20% or 90% discount on the opening day, and then rip them off later."
Zhang Da had no choice but to agree. He knew that Uncle Goodman was not short of the money and was probably asking for a small discount just to save face.
When Goodman gets old, he might brag like this: "When I was young, the young man who gave face to the Four Emperors also gave face to me..."
"Tatsuya, what should I do if the tavern opens tomorrow?" Altria put away her sword at some point and asked Zhang Tatsuya who was busy with work.
"Just sit at the bar with Tom, drink tea, read the newspaper and eat snacks."
Zhang Da also felt that there was nothing he could do to help. Old Bob usually ran the business by himself. Besides, it felt wrong to ask Altria to serve dishes and wine. This was not an official carnival.
Altria looked at him, "But I want to help, too."
Zhang Da also thought about it and said: "Then I'll be the guard of the tavern. If someone makes trouble, you can help me chop him up. If someone drinks and doesn't pay, you can help me chop him up."
"Yeah, yeah!" Altria nodded seriously, her hair trembling along with her little head. Then she asked, "What about when no one is causing trouble?"
" Then sit at the bar with Tom, drink tea, read the newspaper and eat snacks."
“……”Altoria felt that she was being treated perfunctorily, but she had no evidence.
However, the delicious food Tom brought out next made her forget about this matter temporarily.
Take a bite of the beef, it’s so fragrant and delicious.
Take another bite, chew it ~ so happy ~
I'm so happy that special effects are about to appear~
Helping out at the tavern or something, whatever...
After dinner, Zhang Da continued to practice swinging the sword until his hands were shaking.
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The next day, Tom was still the first to get up. He sat on the handrail of the stairs, slid down, and went outside to get three bottles of milk and a newspaper.
After browsing the news headlines and finding nothing of interest, I folded them again and put them on the bar, then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Zhang Daye and Altria went out for morning exercise together. Physical exercise was something they could not give up no matter what. The space in the yard was too small, and running was uncomfortable.
So "Running Tatsuya" returned, accompanied by a beautiful little girl with blonde hair - Altria looked more like a middle school student in her sportswear.
Some people noticed them when they were shopping together yesterday, and they attracted a lot of attention when they were doing morning exercises together today.
Some of the boatmen who saw them on their way to work had already prepared a 3,000-word script to brag about when they went to work that day.
The two parties were jogging and chatting at the same time, and they still had plenty of energy left for this exercise.
"Altoria, do you think I should wear weights when I run in the future?" Zhang Da was almost accustomed to other people's stares, so instead of worrying about that, he might as well ask more about exercise.
Altria also didn't care about other people's looks: "You can wear it. When you can run around the edge of this island twice and still have energy to spare, it's time to try it on."
Zhang Da also estimated the size of the island: "Oh... it's a little difficult now, but it shouldn't take long. My physical strength has increased quite fast recently."
Hearing this, Altria looked at Zhang Tatsuya's arm and said, "Is your arm okay? The intensity of yesterday's sword training was beyond the scope of a beginner."
Zhang Da also bent his arms while running: "I'm fine when I woke up in the morning. I feel like I can do more today."
Altria thought thoughtfully: "I always feel that your physique is a little different from ordinary people."
"It's indeed much better than before, and sometimes it seems very strange. For example, it was obviously starved to death before, but it recovered quickly after eating a lot of food, just like life return." Zhang Da also explained the Six Styles of the Navy and life return to Altria.
"An interesting move. If you really master the life return, you can do it at almost any cost during normal training."
"The problem is that I haven't learned it, and it should be activated by conscious control, but I don't feel it at all." Zhang Da was also a little distressed, "Actually, I am most interested in the Moon Step among the six styles."
"Indeed, if you master the method of moving in the air, you will have more fighting methods to choose from. However, walking in the air by stepping on the air is too incredible. Perhaps only by seeing it with your own eyes can you get some clues."
There is a difference in difficulty between creating a move and imitating a move. Many physical martial arts masters can know the way of exerting force just by looking at the Six Navy Styles, and thus crack or imitate it, but they did not create it. On the one hand, it is unnecessary for them, after all, there is no need to train new recruits or anything. On the other hand, it is too difficult to create it out of thin air.
The two men jogged and chatted as they walked, going around two blocks and returning to the door of the pub.
Before the tavern opens, Teacher Altria will add a new course for Zhang Da.
