Chapter 328: The Pirates Are Coming! The Pirates Are Coming!
After much consideration, the Amber finally stopped in Orange Town for a while, and then Zhang Da returned to the ship with a cart of pet food.
Zhang Da also saw the cute little white dog Xiu Xiu. It was very smart. It didn't bark when it saw Tom and Xia Lulu, and it even tried its best to carry a bag of pet food and help load it into the truck.
But just because the dog is well behaved means that Tom might not be so well behaved. He walked around Xiu Xiu with a few boxes of pet food, showing off how much he had moved. But when Xiu Xiu ignored him, he made faces at her and pulled her tail when no one was looking.
Then Tom was chased by Xiu Xiu across three streets. The pet shop owner and Zhang Da apologized to each other, saying that it was their pets who were disobedient.
Among them, Zhang Daye was more apologetic, and at the same time he was glad that when Tom ran out he only knocked a cat-shaped hole in the door of the pet food store and did not cause serious damage.
Zhang Da also knew that Xiu Xiu's owner would die of illness in about nine years, so he brought Wendy with him to secretly help diagnose him. However, he did not have any illness, he was just old.
In this case, they were powerless. They couldn't let Ye Yan break up Brook's soul in order to prolong his life, and then find the Yellow Spring Fruit for him to eat.
Before leaving, Zhang Da also rubbed Xiu Xiu's head. This is a lucky puppy, who met a master who truly loves him. He is also an unfortunate puppy, as his master left before his life came to an end. I hope he will cherish the days to come.
Xiu Xiu licked Zhang Daye's palm obediently and barked softly when they left.
"This cry is much better than that guy's." Perona said this with a bit of personal grudge.
"Okay, I'll leave all of this to you." Zhang Da also said to Tom, Altria and Xia Lulu.
Tom and Altria nodded subconsciously, but Xia Lulu said dissatisfiedly: "I told you I'm not a pet, I don't want to eat these."
Zhang Da also said casually: "How can a cat not eat cat food?"
Tom agreed and tore open a package. The food inside exuded a smell that was extremely attractive to cats. It even condensed into a small hand, constantly teasing Xia Lulu's nose.
Xia Lulu turned her head away and closed her eyes, but her nose kept moving honestly. Finally, she couldn't help but reach into the bag and rummaged around: "Just have a taste..."
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The Amber Tour Group did not stay in Orange Town for long, but continued sailing under the planning of Shark Chili.
They exercised, played, ate and drank normally along the way, and dealt with two pirate groups in passing - calling them pirate groups was a bit of an exaggeration, in fact, they were just a few people on a small fishing boat who hoisted a pirate flag and went out to sea. Their start was similar to that of Roger Rayleigh.
However, he had Roger's initial equipment but not his initial attributes. He robbed the Amber Travel Group in the first robbery. He had good vision.
He knocked them out and tied them up, then reported the coordinates to the navy. Then Zhang Da didn't care about anything else. There was no bounty, and that small broken boat was not worth much money. It would be better to continue sailing than to wait for the navy.
"The Broken Fang of the Dragon!" Wendy's arms were wrapped with sharp wind blades, grabbing towards Zhang Daye like a dragon's claw.
"Iron...ah!" Zhang Da was also frightened. He could have obviously dodged it, but he was stubborn enough to use the iron block to resist it.
Zhang Da is also accompanying Wendy in melee combat training. As a Fairy Tail wizard, no matter how powerful your magic is, if your melee combat ability is too poor, you will be beaten to tears, so Wendy must practice.
In fact, according to the strength of physical skills, it would be more appropriate for Ye Yan to be Wendy's opponent, but Ye Yan was unwilling to do so. It would be dishonorable if he won, and it would be embarrassing if he lost. He would rather practice sparring with Zhang Da and get beaten than fight with the little loli.
Zhang Da didn't care. He just took the opportunity to learn some magic and strengthen his willpower at the same time - when facing an attack that he could dodge, he had to restrain himself and not waste the iron block.
Now it seems that the training results are very significant - probably mainly because Wendy's move has hurt so much.
When he first learned how to work with iron blocks, Zhang Da had asked Ye Yan to chop it with an axe and saw it with a saw, but it was not as painful as Wendy's claws. Although it did not cause bleeding, he did not have any special hobbies. After being hit once, he decided to avoid it if possible.
After practicing with Wendy for a while, he beat Ye Yan up again, and finally went to see Altria to beat him up. Today's physical training was completed.
Next, they learned the Observation Haki by blindfolding themselves and dodging baseballs. This was Ye Yan and Perona's favorite revenge segment. They threw the ball hard and accurately, especially Ye Yan. Ye family's night watchman had been trained since childhood and was proficient in throwing skills. He would never hit Zhang Daye's nose instead of his forehead.
After a training session, Zhang Da failed to dodge the baseball eight out of ten times and was hit by it, screaming in pain. The remaining two times were either a blind cat catching a dead mouse or Perona didn't throw it accurately.
Maybe once out of a hundred times, he would suddenly have a flash of inspiration and notice their movements in an instant, but that opportunity was hard to grasp. Zhang Da even suspected for a time that it was an illusion, just like some people often feel that their next single draw will result in a miracle.
Four days passed in a flash, and the Amber Tour Group arrived at Xilub Village marked on the nautical chart.
The landing place was chosen on the north shore of the island. What came into view was an upward slope that passed through the woods and led directly to the village. There were cliffs on both sides, covered with low shrubs.
It looks like a good terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. No wonder Ricklo fell in love with this island at first sight in the original plot and planned for three years to "legally retire" here.
Everyone walked up the slope, planning to get some simple supplies and prepare for the next leg of the voyage.
Before they were halfway there, a long-nosed kid wearing a headscarf suddenly jumped out from the bushes on the cliff. He took one look at their boat and immediately turned and ran, shouting, "Pirates are coming! Pirates are coming! This time there are real pirates coming!"
This child looks like an ordinary person except that his nose is a little longer, but he runs very fast, and most adults may not be able to catch up with him.
Zhang Da also looked at the quickly receding figure and secretly sighed that it was worthy of Usopp, who had been good at running since he was a child.
Usopp was only eight or nine years old at that time, and his three little followers probably couldn't even walk now, so he had to complete the task of lying by himself.
"Huh? Are there pirates? Where are they? Where are they?" Wendy squatted slightly, leaned forward, put up a awning with one hand, and looked out at the sea.
Tom also climbed onto Zhang Daye's shoulder and looked around. Feeling it was not high enough, he climbed onto Zhang Daye's head and posed in the same looking-across posture as the statue on the bow of the ship.
Perona, who is experienced in fraud prevention, was not fooled at all. She pulled Wendy aside and explained, "It must be fake. When that guy shouted that pirates were coming, he didn't seem scared at all. Instead, he seemed a little excited. It was probably a prank or something."
"Is that so?" Wendy blushed a little. She didn't expect that she would be deceived so easily.
Zhang Da also began to reflect on how many times he had deceived Perona in the past to make her so alert, and whether he should give Wendy some anti-fraud education in the future.
"Could that kid think we are pirates?" Rui Mengmeng said worriedly, "Will the villagers come and beat us up after hearing about this? Or cause panic or something."
"Probably not." Ye Yan said, "Looking at the boy's proficiency, it doesn't seem like this is his first time. You've heard the story of the boy who cried wolf, right?"
Rui Mengmeng nodded to indicate that she had heard it, but the others really didn't know what was going on, so Ye Yan had to tell the story vividly.
"Anyway, no one will be willing to believe him if he tells too many lies. Who knows, he might be the one who gets beaten in the end?" Ye Yan looked like he had everything under control, as if he had already seen the ending.
Brooke said with a smile: "Yohohoho~ Very interesting story. Fortunately, I never lie."
Zhang Da also looked at him with disdain. A few days ago, when a banquet was held in Melville, this guy made up all kinds of excuses to try to trick a beautiful young lady into giving him his lap pillow.
The group continued to go uphill and through the woods towards the village. Unexpectedly, when they were almost at the village, a group of villagers actually came out with all kinds of kitchen utensils and farm tools in their hands, just in time to meet Zhang Daye and the others.
Ye Yan scratched his cheek awkwardly. Was he wrong in his guess?
But the villagers were also stunned when they saw this group of strangers. No way, Usopp didn't lie today?
No, no, these people don't look like pirates at all, except for the one wearing a skull mask and a shark headgear who is a bit scary.
Finally, a villager holding a hoe plucked up the courage to ask, "Who are you?"
Zhang Da also said: "We are a tour group, passing by here on the way, and want to find a place to eat a meal and rest, and buy some food for backup. But just now a child probably thought we were pirates..."
The villagers looked at the two little girls and then at the two cats, and easily believed Zhang Daya's words. They knew what Usopp was like normally.
"I'm sorry, that kid likes to play pranks. If you want to buy food, please follow me." The villager holding the hoe turned around and said to everyone, "Go away. If anyone sees Usopp, remember to tell him to come over and apologize."
The villagers heaved a sigh of relief and went back to their homes, it was just great that Usopp was lying.
The uncle who stayed behind with the hoe was called Bikasi. He was quite prestigious in the village. He led Zhang Daye and the others to a small restaurant in the village.
As they walked, Bicasi answered Zhang Daye and the others' questions: "There's not much worth visiting. As you can see, this is just an ordinary little village. If you have to say something, the mansion over there is probably one. Mr. Rochester prefers quietness, so he may not let you in."
Zhang Da also knew that he was probably talking about Kaya's family. At this time, Kaya's parents were still alive, and Cloe had no chance to be the butler. It was also unknown whether Kaya could still fall in love with Usopp.
Ye Yan, who had just miscalculated, asked curiously: "Looking at your performance, you should all know that the kid was lying, right? Why did you rush out so solemnly?"
Bikas said insincerely: "Well... although he has told many lies, what if this time is true?"
Ye Yan didn't believe it. If that was the case, it would be good if a few people could come out to check out the situation. There wouldn't be so many people rushing out at once.
Being stared at with suspicion, Picus felt a little guilty and had to tell part of the truth: "Actually, Usopp is a poor child. His mother passed away last year. Maybe because he is too lonely, he tells lies, makes graffiti, and plays pranks every day. Everyone understands his feelings, so they always pretend to be angry and pretend to beat him up. At least this way he can know that no one cares about him."
Everyone fell silent. Although this was not the whole truth, Zhang Da felt a little sad. He had not noticed it before, but now that the uncle said it, Usopp's behavior as a child sounded like Uzumaki Naruto from the next set, except that he was luckier and had a group of kind and friendly villagers caring for him, although the way they did it was very subtle.
"Wow, wow, wow..." Perona was so moved that she bit a handkerchief and sobbed softly. She just wanted to teach the lying child a lesson with the negative ghost, but he turned out to be so pitiful.
Zhang Da didn’t know how to persuade her. You haven’t even seen your parents. Your life experience is much more miserable than Usopp, right?
"What a lovely group of people!" Brooke was also an emotional person, with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Bicasi, you are so... so kind!"
"Ah... no, it's nothing." Bikas felt a little embarrassed, but his impression of the people in front of him improved a lot. Anyone who can be moved to tears by such a thing must be a good person.
Ye Yan still felt that this uncle was hiding something, but it was not a good idea to continue asking. Maybe he had something unspeakable, so he asked Sui Feng Er to find out later.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Shark Chili tried to change the subject: "Before coming here, I heard that there was a very powerful sniper in the village? It seems that he is very famous in the entire East China Sea."
Zhang Da also looked up at the sky. Very good, the topic was not diverted at all.
Bikas was silent for a moment, then said unhappily, "That guy has already gone out to sea. If you want to look for him, I'm afraid it will be a wasted trip."
Because he was unsure of the purpose of these people, Picasso did not mention Jesus' name at all, let alone his relationship with Usopp.
Shark Chili didn't understand what was wrong with his topic. Was this person unpopular in the village? Or did he go out to sea to become a pirate, and the villagers were afraid of being implicated?
Zhang Da also said quickly: "We are not here to look for anyone in particular, we just want to buy some things. Do you think these can be bought in the village?"
He took out a shopping list for ingredients and handed it to Bicas.
Bicasi unfolded it and asked in surprise, "So many? Aren't there only ten of them, including the cats?"
As they were talking, everyone had already walked into the small restaurant. Zhang Da also said, "You'll know when you see how we order the food."
Bicas looked confused, while the others nodded in unison, saying that they would understand immediately.
When the restaurant owner saw Bikas bringing so many people into the store, he simply greeted him and then asked what they wanted to eat.
Zhang Da didn't even ask him what dishes he had, and directly said, "Serve one portion of all the dishes on the menu first."
"Okay." The boss turned around calmly and asked the kitchen to prepare.
Bikasi still looked confused. It was just a very ordinary order. What did he want me to understand?
Zhang Da was also confused. This was not right. Both the boss's reaction and Bikas's reaction were not right. It couldn't be that everyone in the village ordered dishes like me, right?
Rui Mengmeng poked Zhang Daye's shoulder with her finger while holding back her laughter, and handed him the menu: "Boss, there are only more than 30 dishes here..."
Zhang Daye: ...
In this world, it doesn’t seem surprising that ten people order more than thirty dishes... Did I, Zhang, fail to show off again today?
