Chapter 320: Fishman?
"I'm sorry... I'm not treating you well enough..."
Colonel Brin Brin's face turned pale. Should we say that he is worthy of being a master who can fight one against a hundred? In addition to his strength, his appetite is also able to rival a hundred. Will he be deducted several months' salary after returning to the base this time?
"Or... let's pay for the food?" Zhang Da also had a good impression of this naval colonel. He felt a little guilty after cheating him. He didn't know whether the naval soldiers had eaten dinner. It would be bad if everyone had to go hungry all night.
"No... no need for that. We are here to entertain you all, how can I accept money?" Brin Brin rejected Zhang Daye's suggestion. He couldn't do such a thing as agreeing to treat everyone and then accepting money afterwards. Besides, doing so would bring discredit to the navy to some extent.
After sending the Amber Tour Group off the warship, the head chef came out of the kitchen, leaning against the wall, and said with a grim expression: "Colonel, the soldiers' dinner has not been prepared yet... and the chefs can't hold on any longer."
"Notify them to deal with the pirates first. Dinner will be postponed for the time being. The World Government's ship is on the way. I will negotiate to borrow some food later." Brin Brin held his forehead with his hand. He was going to be embarrassed in front of those officials.
But... Brin Brin has a bold idea.
It was getting late, and Zhang Da didn't plan to travel overnight, so they moored the Amber near the warship and sat together in a small bar, drinking drinks and reviewing today's battle.
Although it was just a crushing battle, it was the first time to deal with enemies of this scale, and some experience could be gained. Artoria was responsible for commenting on everyone's performance, after all, she was the only one who had experienced war.
Among them, Zhang Da was also severely criticized for exposing his back to the enemy during the battle. The more he worried about his companions, the more he should not do that. Even if the pirates in the East China Sea were not strong, what if they had some special weapons? Iron blocks cannot be scalded, poisoned, or corrosion-proof.
Zhang Da also agreed with this and humbly admitted his mistake, saying that he would not be so careless next time, although he had thought the same thing when he used the iron block last time.
Tom and Shark Chili were praised for their clever use of the terrain to eliminate a large number of enemies at once, saving time and effort.
Tom looked very proud, and Shark Chili said that it had nothing to do with him. However, no one could tell whether the collapse of the bridge was Tom's plan or Shark Chili just happened to hit the critical point, just like Sabo's "Dragon's Breath" which was used to demolish houses.
The World Government's ship arrived around nine o'clock in the evening. It was not an organization like CP, but a department in charge of the East China Sea. Because it was too late, it was only busy with the handover with the navy and did not disturb Zhang Daye and the others.
Ye Yan was worried about complications, so he sent Sui Feng Er over to eavesdrop.
Fortunately, there was no bloody incident like officials trying to evade responsibility and biting back at Amber Travel Group. It was just an ordinary handover.
As for the escaped laborers, the tentative plan is to recruit some more prisoners from other places and slowly investigate those who escaped. It seems that there is not much hope. There are so many people in the vast ocean. They can find a place to change their appearance and live a new life. They can't be easily found. It's impossible to issue more than a thousand bounties at once.
When talking about the Amber Tour Group, Colonel Brin Brin's words were full of praise and admiration, while the officials' words were full of curiosity.
According to Sui Feng Er's judgment, there shouldn't be any twists and turns this time.
The next morning, Zhang Da also met an official from the World Government. He was wearing a black suit and had a mustache. He looked quite kind.
Colonel Brin Brin helped introduce them, and the man said politely: "Hello, Mr. Zhang Daye, I am Enlachi, who is in charge of this incident. I would like to ask you some details. Is it convenient?"
"No problem." Zhang Da agreed readily. Anyway, it was Creek who killed the guards, Creek who robbed the transport ship, and Creek who sent someone to take the key. It had nothing to do with him, Zhang.
No matter how you ask, the Amber Tour Group helped defeat the pirates' friendly forces and made such a great contribution, but in the end they only received a bounty of more than 10 million and a meal. Is this reasonable?
This was unreasonable, but Zhang Da did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he cooperated with the navy and upheld justice, which made the surrounding marines extremely ashamed.
The little bit of resentment that was originally caused by the food being eaten up disappeared, and instead they took it for granted. Some people even began to think that if they wanted to become stronger, they should first work hard to eat. Go back and set a small goal, and try eating five people's meals first.
Enlachi was also very polite to Zhang Da. Others didn't know about this tour group, but he had heard of it a long time ago. Although he and the CP agency were not from the same system, he had heard some rumors.
Last year, there was a sensational incident in which the CP5 leader attacked the judicial ship. Although the cause of the incident was unclear, the final result was no secret among them - the tour group defeated the battleship formation controlled by CP5 and also received compensation.
It is said that the compensations were deducted from the CP5 budget. Until now, the department is still in a half-dead state. The newly appointed CP5 chief has been begging for help from everyone to borrow some funds.
So although Enlachi was a little surprised that the Amber Travel Group could defeat more than 2,000 pirates, he did not find it unbelievable. He just didn't expect that half of the members of this team were elderly people, children and pets.
Faced with such talents, Enlachi couldn't help but extend an invitation and promised to arrange good positions for them.
Zhang Da also perfunctorily responded, and then took Enlachi and Colonel Brin Brin to the bridge to survey the scene and answer some questions. Except for Altria, the companions stayed on the ship and did what they were supposed to do.
Some of Enlachi's men took photos, while others took notes in notebooks. By the time it was almost noon, the investigation was completed.
Colonel Brin Brin said goodbye: "There are still many things waiting for me to deal with in the base, so I won't stay any longer."
Enlachi tried to persuade him, "Colonel Brin Brin, it's already noon. Why don't you have lunch before leaving? We can also entertain the members of the Amber Tour Group. I brought a few bottles of good wine."
Brin Brin's expression was a little unnatural, and he forced a smile and said, "We have been out for a day. We are busy with the mission and it is difficult to explain to the base. Mr. Zhang, please come and help entertain us."
Brin Brin insisted on leaving, and when boarding the ship he specifically asked Enlachi many times to make sure he entertained the Amber Tour Group on his behalf.
The navy ships set sail quickly, with a sense of fleeing in a panic. Enrachi looked at the navy ships waving goodbye, then looked at Altria, and was completely confused.
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"This salt and pepper potato pancake smells so good this morning!" Zhang Da also chewed it with enjoyment. When it comes to cooking, as long as there is a reliable recipe, he can always trust Tom's cooking skills.
Altria nodded in agreement and ate the food even more happily than Zhang Daye. It was incredible that she had eaten mashed potatoes for so long before, but now she had no aversion to potatoes at all.
Tom was very satisfied with everyone's praise. He held a potato pancake in each hand and chewed it with a crunching sound.
Zhang Da looked at Tom in confusion, and finally couldn't help but reach out and break off a small piece of the potato cake from Tom's hand. He tried it and found it wasn't that crispy at all...
Three days have passed since the events in the Bridge Kingdom, and the Amber Tour Group continues their journey.
Although Enlachi looked a little frightened at noon that day, he still obediently followed the instructions of his superiors and gave Zhang Da a bonus, and also told him that if he had any difficulties in his future journey, he could contact him.
It seems that his superiors have not completely given up on winning over the Amber Travel Group, a powerful force.
Afterwards, Zhang Daye and his crew were on the newspaper again. Although it was not the front-page headline, this time all the members except the Amber were included in the news. Their "achievements" in the East China Sea were listed in the news, and the praise was generous. It felt like they were being established as role models among bounty hunters.
This piece of news was probably written out of some necessity. The navy has been under a lot of pressure recently, and they may have done this to tell the public that even if you don't want to be a navy, you shouldn't become a pirate. You can still gain fame and wealth by becoming a bounty hunter, and you can also gain the friendship of the navy.
Zhang Da didn't care much about this practice. After all, there was no bad impact, and the money had been paid. The most serious consequence was to attract the hatred of some pirates. He could then earn more bounty, which was what he wanted.
Originally, Zhang Da was prepared to be attacked at any time, but unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. Their reputation in the East China Sea was so loud recently that the pirates speculated the possible location of the Amber Tour Group based on the newspapers and simply avoided that entire sea area.
Three days passed, and Zhang Daye and his companions did not see any ships on the sea.
"That's right, it's the East China Sea after all." Zhang Da also counted on his fingers. The pirate groups he had encountered recently were all famous ones, so it was normal for other small pirates to be scared.
After sailing for a while, Altria suddenly turned the rudder to adjust the direction, but adjusted it back .
Chili Shark, who always keeps an eye on the route, asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Haven't we reached the place where we need to turn yet?"
Altria frowned slightly, "I feel like there's something following us underwater. It doesn't look like a big fish or a sea beast, but a murloc?"
"Then I'll go and take a look." Shark Chili jumped into the sea.
Zhang Da, who was training in the martial arts hall, also felt the movement just now, ran out and asked, "What happened?"
Altria repeated what she just said.
"If it's a fishman, could it be a scout of the Arlong Pirates?" Zhang Da's face lit up and he looked up and shouted, "Perona, do you see a ship up there?"
Today, Perona was curious and wanted to be a lookout, so she took a lot of effort to climb into the lookout room.
Zhang Da also wanted to say that if she was responsible for reconnaissance, she could just use her spirit to float higher, or send a few more little ghosts around, but seeing her expectant look, he just let her go. Anyway, they were not in the Grand Line.
But now Zhang Da called her but there was no response.
Zhang Daye quickly climbed up the mast and entered the lookout room, only to see Perona sleeping soundly on the ground with her teddy bear in her arms. Her pink ponytails were spread messily on her sides, her legs in black and white striped stockings were curled up together, and there was a thin line at the corner of her mouth.
"Kumasi..." Perona rubbed the little bear's head with her cheek and muttered in her sleep.
"If we really count on you to discover the danger, everyone on the ship will die..." Zhang Da was helpless. He squatted down, bent his fingers, and flicked them on Perona's forehead.
"It hurts!" Perona woke up instantly, covering her forehead and shouting fiercely, "What are you doing!?"
"I should be the one asking this question. Is there any lookout who falls asleep during work hours?" Zhang Da also tapped her head, "Your snacks for today are gone."
"No! I wasn't dozing off, I..." Perona couldn't think of a good excuse for a while.
Zhang Da also thought of one for her: "Are you trying to say that you just left your body here, and your spirit has gone out to investigate?"
"It can be done this way?" Perona suddenly realized, "Yes, that's it!"
"Great, lie, there's no snacks for tomorrow either."
"I was wrong. I'm sorry."
After teaching Perona a lesson, Zhang Da also picked up the telescope and looked around, but did not find any ship.
This time, Perona really used her spirit to float out and investigate, but also found nothing.
After waiting in disappointment for a while, a column of water suddenly burst out a hundred meters in front of the Amber, followed by a larger column of water.
"What's going on? Has a fight started?" Zhang Da also quickly jumped down from the observation room.
Others were also attracted by the sound of water and gathered on the deck.
Ye Yan was just about to release the Tidecaller to check out the situation, but he saw that half of Shark Chili's body had floated out of the water, and opposite him was a fishman with light yellow skin and wearing a white martial arts uniform.
Shark Chili shouted in the direction of the Amber: "Don't be nervous, this is Mr. Jinbei's friend, we are just sparring!"
If Shark Chili didn't shout, he was worried that his companions would rush over and attack him.
The fishman also said loudly: "To make friends through martial arts, this is the way of friendship! I am Haku, and I have heard my friend Jinbei mention you all. I came here today specially. Sorry to bother you!"
After greeting each other, Haku and Shark Chili greeted each other and started fighting again, sometimes diving into the water and sometimes jumping out of the sea, causing the small sea surface to fluctuate.
Of course Zhang Da remembered this person. His first impression was that he broke his wrist with a punch on Bartolomeo's barrier, which gave him the impression that he was quite weak.
But that was actually because the ability of the Barrier Fruit was too strong. Haku himself was still very powerful. At that time, he was using the Four Thousand Wattsei Fist. It was estimated that his level of Fish-Man Karate was about the same as Jinbe's deputy Aladdin.
But his real identity is actually the martial arts coach of the revolutionary army.
Zhang Da also looked at Haku in the distance. Did this guy really come here just because Jinbei mentioned us? The Revolutionary Army shouldn't be so idle, right?
