Chapter 311 The New Year Begins
After listening to Zhang Daye's words, Perona calmed down. She almost forgot that the main source of income for her ship was catching pirates. Even if the black-hearted boss was unreliable, Sister Altria was still reliable and there was no need to be afraid.
After confirming that there were no other dark rooms, everyone returned to the ground, sat around the fireplace to rest for a while, and then prepared to return.
Don't forget to put out the fire in the fireplace before leaving.
It is said that it is easier to climb up a mountain than to go down. Zhang Da also tried to climb down backwards, but it felt very awkward. Finally, he decided to go rappelling.
The rope was provided by Tom, and its length and quality were guaranteed. Zhang Da found a big tree on the top of the mountain to tie the rope to, and then he imitated the special forces on TV, pushing his legs to slide down a distance, and then pushing his legs to slide down another distance. He also had a lot of fun.
Anyway, he is not afraid of falling because he has a flying companion watching him. He is even considering going to Sky Island for bungee jumping next time.
Except for Tom who played with Zhang Da for a while, no one else was interested in this. They asked Xia Lulu and Jin Erpeng to lead them, while Altria landed one step at a time using the Moon Step.
“If I just let go and force myself, will I be able to learn the Moon Step directly at the critical moment of life and death?” Zhang Da also tilted his head and looked down, feeling a little dizzy.
"Forget it." Zhang Da also put away his bold idea, "Teacher Kai is really brave to jump from a height of 10,000 meters."
While Zhang Da was stunned, Tom slid down the rope and sat on his head.
Tom was stunned and looked down. Coincidentally, Zhang Da was also looking up. The two of them looked at each other in silence, which was very funny.
Tom took a second to think and decided not to play anymore. He then sat on Zhang Daye's shoulders and grabbed his collar to prevent himself from falling.
Zhang Da also calmly accepted his identity as Tom's mount and landed him safely with him.
On the way to the castle, everyone took a quick stroll in the forest. The resources on the island were not very rich, so they only caught two rabbits along the way.
Shark Chili was already waiting in the castle, and Zhang Da told him about Wu Nan's situation.
"He sounds like a very powerful person. Does that mean that we really only got one recipe on our first treasure hunt?" Shark Chili glanced at Altria. Was this because of her luck? Could a person's luck be this good?
"Almost. Actually, it's not bad. We also got Buggy the Clown." Zhang Da also laughed and said, "Did you find anything here?"
Shark Chili said: "It's just an ordinary castle. It looks like it used to be very luxurious, but it hasn't been cleaned or maintained for a long time. It's now very dirty."
Perona had happily run in to take a look, but soon she ran back with her nose pinched, saying in disgust: "It's so dirty in there, full of dust!"
"After all, it has been uninhabited for many years, so it's normal to have some dust." Zhang Da walked in casually, feeling that Wu Nan's decoration taste was pretty good. "When I want to retire in the future, maybe I can just occupy this place as my own villa."
Ye Yan said, "Last time you said you wanted to occupy the Thriller Bark and plant fruit trees and vegetables on it. You changed your goal so quickly."
Zhang Da didn't care and said, "Well, the Thriller Bark hasn't been repaired yet, and we are too few to sail it. Besides, it's still a long time before I want to retire. Maybe I will delay it again and again. I'll make some more plans first ."
"I always feel like you said something outrageous."
"illusion."
There was indeed nothing left in the castle, let alone treasure.
The group went to the forest to look for some small animals that seemed to be suffering from heatstroke, relieved their pain, and also solved their afternoon meal.
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"Really? You... found Wu Nan." While Iwazang was processing the ingredients, he listened to Zhang Daye's story. He also saw the pirate flag, oden recipe, and a small piece of gold that Zhang Daye took out, and his expression was complicated.
Zhang Da also asked: "So the 'man' mentioned in Wu Nan's last words was you?"
Altria and Tom were slurping their oden beside them, while the others pricked up their ears, waiting to hear the story.
"Yes, that piece of gold was found by Wu Nan when he was a child. Since then, he has been fascinated by this shiny golden stone and determined to snatch all the gold from the bad guys. After that, he wanted to go to sea and had no interest in the oden business at home.
However, Wu Nan's father taught me how to make oden and many other things. At that time, I decided that I would risk my life to let my customers eat the best oden in the world.
Then Wu Nan laughed at me harshly, "A man's life exists for his ambition, how can he risk his life for something like this?" That's what he said at the time, and he wanted to drag me out to sea, but he didn't want to taste the oden I made.
We had an argument and accidentally fell off a cliff. I could say I saved him that time, but the pirate flag that I had worked so hard to make was broken at that time."
"Yohohoho~ I heard a great story." Brooke seemed to like this kind of 'romance' very much, and said with a bit of regret, "It's a pity that Mr. Wu Nan passed away, otherwise he would definitely want to try the oden you made now."
Iwazaki picked up the pirate flag that Zhang Tatsuya handed to him and gently stroked the marks of stitching on it: "Didn't that guy also say that he has no regrets about this life spent on adventure? This is good..."
Brooke asked, "So what are your plans next?"
"Of course I will continue to make oden. Wu Nan has realized his dream, so I have to work hard as well." Iwazaki forced a smile on his face. "When my oden becomes the best in the world, I will bring it to Wu Nan to taste."
Altria asked, "Is the recipe that Wu Nan left behind the recipe for the 'world's best oden'?"
"That's the method that Wu Nan's father first taught me. I have improved it many times now." Yan Zang smiled with satisfaction, "But that guy said he was not interested, but he remembers it better than anyone else."
The hair on Altria's head drooped: "Not the best in the world..."
Seeing this, Yan Zang said, "If you are interested, I can teach you all my experience as a thank you for helping to convey Wu Nan's last words."
"Thank you so much!" Artoria was so happy that she quickly cleared her plate.
So another page was added to Altria's food notes, and Iwazo's sales today increased by 50 Beli.
This uncle really doesn't care about money, probably because he just wants to keep honing his skills.
After the meal, everyone said goodbye to Yan Zang. Before leaving, Zhang Da also advised: "Next time if you meet someone looking for treasure, just tell them that all the gold in Wunan was taken away by our Amber Tour Group."
Yan Zang hesitated and asked, "Is this okay?"
"This will save your village a lot of trouble." In order to reassure him, Zhang Da said proudly, "To be frank, none of the pirates in the East China Sea can be defeated."
"In that case..." Yanzang took out the piece of gold that Zhang Daye gave him, "Please accept this."
"No need for this." Zhang Da also refused, "This is Wu Nan's relic, it's more appropriate for you to keep it."
Yan Zang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Didn't Wu Nan also say that gold is not important at all. And this way I can confidently tell others that you did take all of Wu Nan's gold."
"Ha!" Zhang Da also laughed, "Then I won't be polite."
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The Amber set sail again, and the journey to find the treasure of the golden pirate Wu Nan ended. The Amber Travel Group finally succeeded in obtaining the treasure of Buggy the Clown, which is cause for celebration.
Apart from that, the biggest gain was a recipe for delicious oden. Now Altria was pulling Tom to work in the kitchen - even though they had just finished dinner.
Shark Chili looked at the boat that was gradually becoming unclear and said: "That uncle is also an interesting person."
Zhang Da also held the small piece of gold in his hand and agreed: "Yes, an uncle who treats gold as an ordinary stone, doesn't care about money at all, and only focuses on pursuing his dreams is quite charming."
It's rare to see an ordinary person with a normal dream, but his approach is a bit extreme. You can eat a whole pot of his food with just a few dozen Baileys. I hope he doesn't starve to death.
"So where are we going next?" asked Shark Chili. A journey is over and it's time to decide on a new goal.
Zhang Da also said: "The next goal is of course to send Brook to the Twin Capes, so the target should be Rogue Town near the entrance of the Grand Line, and then we have to find out more about the pirate group of Fishman Arlong along the way, and send him back to prison before he gets into big trouble."
Shark Chili asked, "Are you sure he will come to Donghai?"
"It's almost certain." Zhang Da also said, "Aaron's self-confidence has been shattered by Kizaru. He might be scared when he sees humans. I guess he doesn't dare to stir up trouble in the Grand Line. If he is asked to choose one of the four seas, he will definitely choose to be the king of the weakest sea."
Shark Chili nodded. He agreed to capture Arlong. If that guy was allowed to do evil outside, it would tarnish the image of fishmen and would cause trouble for Jinbei. Shark Chili still respected Jinbei and felt that he should do something for Jinbei.
Considering that Arlong was once Mr. Jinbei's younger brother, he would not be beaten to death. Shark Chili made a decision, he opened the sea chart and said:
"We are here now. If we want to go to Rogue Town, we have to sail southeast. We will pass by Zhumeida Island and several unknown islands. We don't have to worry about supplies. I just don't know if we can get any news about Aaron."
Zhumeida Island? It was a place I had never heard of. Zhang Da also said, "It's okay. If there is still no news near Rogue Town, I will try to ask the navy for help directly. If I still can't find it, I will think of other ways."
Zhang Da has also thought about it. If he can find it, that would be the best. If not, there is still the dumbest way, which is to go directly to Kekoya West Village and wait for it.
Now that we are here in the East China Sea, we can’t just sit and watch tragedy happen again.
Shark Chili nodded and took some nautical charts to the library to look up information and plan the route.
Then Ye Yan came over with a smirk on his face, his eyes fixed on the gold nugget in Zhang Daye's hand: "Boss Ye, this piece of gold is so small, why don't I keep it for you?"
Zhang Da was also surprised and said, "No way, you are greedy for the relics entrusted to us by others? And didn't we just divide up Bucky's treasure?"
Ye Yan said confidently: "Who would complain about having too much gold? And you know economics, right? If you keep it in your hands, it's just a piece of stone. It will only be valuable if I spend it. We can't let the relics of such great people become worthless!"
"...As expected of you." Zhang Da also stood in awe, feeling that he still had a lot to learn from Ye Yan in terms of shamelessness, "But I plan to keep this piece of gold and polish it until it becomes a family heirloom."
Ye Yan rolled his eyes and asked, "Can your gold be polished to a patina?"
"This is my blind spot in knowledge. I have never played with gold before. Let me try." Zhang Dayu actually didn't want to touch the gold. After all, it had some commemorative significance.
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After two days of ordinary sailing, it was December 31, 1510 in the Haiyuan calendar, which was also the last day of the year.
Zhang Da is also planning to have some fun on New Year's Eve - he doesn't know how to calculate the lunar calendar here, so he's thinking about whether to celebrate New Year's Day as the Spring Festival and December 31 as New Year's Eve.
However, the newspapers brought by the newspaper delivery gull today temporarily stopped his thoughts.
Today's news is a sensational event for the whole world.
The former Navy Marshal Kong was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Former Navy Admiral Sengoku was promoted to Navy Marshal.
Former Vice Admiral Kuzan was promoted to Admiral.
Former Vice Admiral Sakaski was promoted to Admiral.
The navy finally had three admirals at the same time, and all three were powerful marines who had been known as "monsters" since their recruit days.
The navy's strength has reached an unprecedented level of strength, and the new marshal Sengoku expressed his determination .
Navy hero Vice Admiral Garp, Navy Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Tsuru, former Navy Admiral Zephyr and other older generation marines witnessed the beginning of a new era for the Navy.
What follows is a bunch of inspiring rhetoric, the kind that guarantees that ordinary people will feel encouraged and have a surge in their sense of security after reading it.
"So Garp's vacation ended a few days ago!" This was Zhang Da's first reaction after reading the newspaper, with a bit of gloating in his heart, "I wonder if Ace and Luffy's ideas have changed a little bit."
Later, Zhang Da also noticed that Sakaski, also known as Akainu, should have been older than Aokiji, but perhaps because Aokiji was involved in the Golden Lion incident some time ago, the order of mention in the report was subtly a little ahead of Akainu.
I don’t know if it will have any actual impact or if he is over-interpreting it.
These things had no obvious impact on them for the time being, so Zhang Da put down the newspaper and decided to continue thinking about New Year's Eve.
After thinking for a while, he slammed the table and shouted, "Comrades! Let's make dumplings together tonight!"
