Chapter 323: Am I as useless as my black-hearted boss?
"Put me down!" The boy struggled to get away from Ivankov's hand, put on the black top hat with goggles after standing on the ground, and picked up the water pipe and hung it behind him using an unknown principle.
This was not the first time he had made a sneak attack on Dragon, but he had never succeeded. The reason for the sneak attack was simple, it was just because Dragon looked the strongest, and if he wanted to become stronger, he had to challenge the strong. Although he could not remember why he wanted to become stronger, he had to become stronger first.
Now, none of the children of the same age in the base can match him, and even few adults can beat him. He can only look for the leader and that weirdo who can't tell the difference between a man and a woman.
In fact, there is a guy who looks very much like a bear who can defeat him, but that guy is elusive and you don’t know when he will appear or when he will leave.
"Damn it, I lost again." The boy patted the dirt off his body and turned to leave to continue training. The other children were doing punching and kicking exercises in a very formal manner, but he thought that kind of training was too simple and he always practiced on his own.
"Sabo." Drago called him, "If you feel bored, how about going out to sea with me?"
"Going to sea?" Sabo stopped. For some reason, the word "going to sea" interested him very much. He asked, "Where to?"
Dorag put on his hood and turned to walk towards the Revolutionary Army's ship: "Folchart Island, go pick up a child about your age, or should I call her the 'bridge between humans and fishmen'."
"Eh~~" The young Sabo didn't understand what Dorag said, but he still trotted after him.
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"The...roar of the Tianlong!"
With the help of Xia Lulu, Wendy floated in the air, puffed up her cheeks and blew out a hurricane. However, the way she used magic this time was different from before and seemed much softer.
The hurricane swirled forward and landed precisely on the sail of the Amber.
Under Wendy's intentional control, the Amber itself was not damaged, but the sails were inflated and the speed of the ship suddenly increased.
"Beautiful, that's it!" The strong wind messed up Zhang Daye's hair and blew in through his collar, making his coat bulge and rustle. Zhang Daye held the railing with one hand and covered his face with the other to prevent himself from closing his eyes.
Tom, who was sitting on the railing and watching out of curiosity, was blown over by the strong wind and hugged Zhang Daye's thigh before being blown away. Even so, Tom's hair was still blown up and swayed violently backwards.
In order to prevent himself from being blown away, the clever Tom tied his hands and legs into a knot and fixed on Zhang Tatsuya's legs.
However, Tom's fishing equipment, such as his fishing rod, stool, bucket, etc., were left unattended and were blown away by the strong wind. Fortunately, there was a raised cabin separating the front deck and the rear deck, otherwise the front deck would have certainly become a mess.
After a while, Xia Lulu and Wendy caught up and returned to the boat. Looking at the messy rear deck, Wendy said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I think I went too far."
"Don't worry about it. I didn't think it through. Just clean it up." Zhang Da also said, "After all, it was me who proposed the experiment. How many times can this trick be used in a short period of time?"
Wendy put a finger on her chin and thought for a while: "Continuous use? I haven't tried it... Ten times should be fine, right?"
Xia Lulu said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, you don't want Wendy to be the power source of the Amber forever, do you?"
"That's not the case." Zhang Da also said that he had no intention of exploiting child labor. "I just wanted to have a quick way to escape if I encountered a crisis and needed to run away, or to be able to drive out quickly if I accidentally entered a doldrum."
Xia Lulu put her hands on her hips and said, "But if we escape like this, won't we leave Wendy and I behind?"
"Yeah, so this can only be used to speed up the journey, and you will be very tired from flying, it is better to let the shark giant pull the boat." Zhang Da also felt that this trick was not very practical, "Forget it, let's clean it up first and try another trick."
Zhang Da also lifted his legs, but they felt heavy. He looked down and found Tom still hanging on his legs: "The wind has stopped, why don't you come down?"
Tom struggled hard for a few times, then gave an awkward smile, indicating that his hands and feet could not be untied.
"...You are worthy of it." Zhang Da also bent down and tried to help Tom unbutton his clothes.
Three minutes later, Wendy looked at the two of them in confusion, "Tatsuya-nii-nii?"
Zhang Da also raised his head stiffly and said with a sad face: "My finger is also tied to Tom's finger..."
Xia Lulu held her forehead with her hand, and a drop of helpless sweat flowed down Wendy's face. She had no choice but to come forward to help.
"Ahem... um..." Zhang Da also cleared his throat. It had been a while since he packed up his things, but he still felt very embarrassed. Making a fool of himself in front of his little sister who always admired him... If he thought about it carefully, it didn't seem like this was the first time, huh?
Trying to shake off the embarrassment, Zhang Da also said, "Try to stand at the stern and use the breath on the sea to see if you can move the boat forward or even fly. I'll go and reef the sail first."
Xia Lulu questioned, "It's impossible to fly with the whole ship, right?"
Wendy was eager to try: "I might be able to use the power of my breath to fly."
"Wendy?" Xia Lulu had an expression that said 'my good child has been led astray'.
Wendy smiled and said, "It's okay. There's nothing wrong with giving it a try."
"Okay, we're ready!" Zhang Da also asked Brooke to help tie the sail quickly, and then returned to the stern.
Wendy climbed over the railing, grabbed the railing with her hands, leaned against the boat, and took a deep breath: "Tianlong's..."
Tom looked left and right, and suddenly realized what was going to happen next, so he ran away. A good cat should not fail in the same thing twice!
"...Roar!" Unlike just now, this time Wendy was worried that it would not be effective, so she used all her strength.
A violent tornado erupted, stirring up huge waves in the sea water behind the ship. Wendy's body was tightly pressed against the hull. The Amber suddenly leaped forward. The hull had slightly left the sea surface, gliding for a distance, and then skipped two stones on the sea surface.
Tom, who had just run away, rolled back and bumped into Zhang Daye's legs again, hugging them tightly, as skillfully as if he had learned the skill from some other rolling animal.
"Ah..." Wendy screamed. She couldn't stand firmly due to the shaking of the boat and almost fell down.
Zhang Da also grabbed Wendy's wrist and pulled her back to the boat: "How is it, are you hurt?"
He wasn't sure how much backlash Wendy had just endured.
Wendy just moved her arms and legs slightly and said, "It's totally fine."
"This is unscientific!" Ye Yan said, "As we all know, the action of force is mutual. Can Wendy withstand the force of throwing a boat?"
Perona jumped out of the observation room, held up the small parasol that Zhang Daye had given her, and landed gently on the ground. She quickly ran over and together with Xia Lulu, pulled Wendy up and down, then glared at Zhang Daye, the guy who came up with the bad idea.
"But I didn't feel much force just now." Wendy confirmed that her body was fine.
"Old Man Newton will cry if you say that." Ye Yan decided to change into an Apple suit tomorrow to pay tribute to this great physics man.
"I don't think this has anything to do with Newton. Wendy used magic, so why should we talk about science?" The more Zhang Da thought about it, the more he felt it made sense . Before the Sunny was built, Franky could use the wind cannon to make the Merry fly, so why couldn't Wendy take the Amber flying?
After Zhang Da said this, everyone suddenly felt that it made a lot more sense. It seemed that magic could not be explained by science.
"Well, now Wendy is our ship's doctor, meteorologist, and emergency escape specialist. She has so many responsibilities. How about quadrupling her pocket money?" Zhang Da suddenly felt that he was indeed suspected of exploiting child labor.
"Yohohoho~ Wendy-chan is so awesome!" Following Brook's lead, the others followed suit and praised her.
"No...it's not that great..." Wendy felt a little embarrassed.
Perona accurately grasped the key words. She looked up at Zhang Daye and said, "I want a position too! I want extra pocket money too!"
"What do you want to be? A mascot?" After saying this, Zhang Da suddenly felt a little guilty. If he hadn't occupied the position of captain, he felt that he was also a bit of a mascot.
"Who wants to be a mascot? I can... um..." Perona fell into deep thought. She couldn't be a navigator, helmsman, musician, or doctor.
I can't keep watch either. I fell asleep after being a lookout for a while today, let alone keeping watch. As for cooking, I can only make a sandwich at best, and the taste is not as good as that made by Tom and Rui Mengmeng.
Most of the time, washing the deck is left to the flag monster. Occasionally, everyone does it together like washing clothes, but it doesn't count. Everyone can fight, so it's not really a special skill.
This is bad! Perona was in a panic. Isn't this just as useless as the black-hearted boss? At least he can use his storage ability to be the transport captain.
Perona wondered in confusion, if I didn't have any special skills, how did I get on this ship in the first place... Oh, it seems like I was a prisoner... The more I thought about it, the worse the situation seemed!
If I continue like this, will I be thrown away as a burden in the future?
Imagining herself being thrown off the boat by Zhang Daye with a look of disgust, then drifting alone on the sea without support, and finally being swallowed by a sea beast, Perona grabbed the corner of Zhang Daye's clothes, her big eyes filled with tears.
“???” Zhang Da was also full of question marks. What happened? Did I say something too harsh?
"Don't cry! Um..." He tried to comfort her hurriedly, but didn't know where to start, so he looked at other people for help.
Altria: "Tatsuya is a bully."
Brook: "Mr. Tatsuya, this is too much."
Xia Lulu: "That's terrible."
Tom released his arms that were hugging Zhang Daye's thighs and gave him a look of contempt.
Zhang Da also rubbed Tom's cat face hard, and the cat would join in the fun: "That's enough, help me find a solution, Perona, why are you doing this?"
Perona said aggrievedly: "I don't seem to know anything, I'm useless, and I'm a captive. Do I really want to be a mascot?"
Rui Mengmeng squatted down to wipe Perona's tears and said softly, "The boss only wanted to scare you when he said you were a prisoner because he was afraid you would escape. Who would take you as a prisoner now? And who says you are useless? You can use your abilities to help with reconnaissance. In the Devil's Triangle, several of us were trapped."
Shark Chili, Brooke and Zhang Daye, who were all hit, looked unnatural. Tom was fine, probably because he had forgotten his embarrassment long ago.
Perona's eyes lit up. It seemed that the reconnaissance was not bad. At the beginning, because she was badly restrained by Ye Yan and was knocked unconscious when facing the Golden Lion, Perona doubted her own abilities for a while. Later, she continued traveling for a long time before realizing that it was not that her abilities were not useful, but that she met the wrong people.
Seeing her reaction, Zhang Da immediately said, "That's fine. I'll appoint you as the scout of the Amber Travel Group. Well, calling you a scout is too common. Let's call you a scout, a swift scout."
"Pfft." Ye Yan tried to hold back his laughter. He once pretended to play games in an Internet cafe to seduce monsters. The game he was playing was this one.
Perona burst into laughter, but when she saw Ye Yan's expression, she gently kicked Zhang Daye's calf: "I always feel like you are laughing at my height. I will grow taller, humph!"
Speaking of the height issue, Wendy felt deeply troubled. She sat on the deck with her legs hugged, and was enveloped in an atmosphere of loss - her height seemed to have not changed for a long time. What if she couldn't grow taller?
Xia Lulu could only watch helplessly. She understood Wendy's distress, but was powerless to do anything. She couldn't ask the president to learn giant magic from her, right?
Zhang Da also asked: "Perona, did you secretly use Negative Ghost on Wendy?"
"How could I possibly do something like that!" Perona quickly moved closer to Wendy, and the two little girls whispered .
The small loss did not last long, and life on the Amber continued to be the same as usual, sometimes noisy and sometimes peaceful.
From that day on, Perona really took the role of a scout seriously, and from time to time she would let the little ghosts out for a spin, or simply use her own spirit to float away.
One time when she returned to her body, she found Tom drawing circles on her face with a pen. Then Perona chased Tom around the boat, jumping up and down for seven or eight times, causing chaos on the boat.
As a result, Tom dived into the sea, and she followed him in. After struggling for a few times, she remembered that she was a person with special abilities. Before she started to sink, she was fished out by Shark Chili.
The bad news is that Perona caught a cold, but the good news is that she just managed to wash the ink off her face.
Finally, Tom prepared hot soup, hot cocoa, and various desserts that Perona liked to apologize, and stretched out his cat claws and swore that he would never tease her again.
It’s hard to say whether others believe it or not, but Zhang Da doesn’t believe it either.
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"We can see the island ahead!" Rui Mengmeng's voice came from the loudspeaker, "It looks familiar."
