Chapter 342: Try your best, there is hope
Zhang Da also temporarily canceled his evening practice due to his leg disability and sorted out the photos taken by Qi Yao out of boredom.
As Ye Yan's flag demon, he has some knowledge of purchasing, clothing matching, performance and photography. After discovering the talents of these guys, Zhang Da also bought a few extra cameras and Den Den Mushi for them, asking them to record the interesting moments of the trip.
Of course, most of the time they still revolved around Ye Yan, leaving many interesting records of his performance art.
Today was no exception. When Ye Yan was performing at the banquet, Qi Yao also faithfully took pictures. One of the photos happened to capture a sturdy white-haired old man holding three skewers of meat in his left hand and a bottle of wine in his right hand.
"When did this guy sneak back?" Zhang Da said depressedly. He clearly saw Rayleigh and Xiao Ba rowing away.
Tom shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. He must have been gnawing on his elbow at that time.
"What a huge loss! Not only did the old guy not pay us the compensation, he also stole our things." Zhang Da was also heartbroken. He had never been taken advantage of so much since he opened the tavern... Hawkeye got a glass of wine for free and gave Tom a hat when he left. Rayleigh was being too unkind.
Zhang Da also made up his mind that if Rayleigh didn't come back to give him money, he would take Altria to Xia Qi's bar to eat for free next time.
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"Raleigh, where are we going?" The wounds on Octopus Xiaoba's body had been treated and bandaged by Rayleigh. After eating something, Xiaoba also recovered some strength. At this time, the two were rowing a boat on the sea.
Rayleigh took a sip of wine and said, "Let's go to Twin Cape and say hello to an old friend."
"Old friend? Are you a pirate too?"
"I guess so. Strictly speaking, he's a tower keeper and a doctor. He once sailed with us for a while." Rayleigh showed a look of nostalgia on his face . "It's been many years since we last met."
"New, but if we leave like this, what will happen to the promise we made to that person?"
Rayleigh paused while rowing and said, "I almost forgot. In this case, I'd better go find some unlucky juniors first."
Then, in the following days, a supernatural event occurred in the East China Sea. Several members of the pirate groups suddenly fainted for no reason. When they woke up, all the property on these pirate ships disappeared. Interestingly, along with the treasures and Bailey, several captains' collections of fine wine also disappeared.
The pirates speculated that they might have encountered the legendary Siren, who stunned them with a sound that was inaudible to human ears and took away the treasure.
However, Colonel Brin Brin of the 77th Navy Branch came out to refute the rumor, saying that most likely a team of treasure hunters had used drugs such as hypnotic gas to knock out the pirates and stole the treasure. Colonel Brin Brin called on the public not to believe or spread rumors.
As for why the pirates' speculations were refuted by Colonel Brin Brin...it was because the patrol ship of the 77th branch was lucky and picked up two pirate groups in three days without encountering any resistance.
The Marines called this once-in-a-century event "picking up something twice in three days."
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After a few days of rest, Zhang Daye and Tom finally removed the thick bandages and regained their mobility.
The moment the bandage was removed, Tom happily did 20 back flips and performed a high diving in the most elegant posture, preparing to stretch his muscles. However, it was low tide, so he dived into the sand and did breaststroke with his eyes closed.
Zhang Da was also sure that even if Reilly was good at breaststroke, he was definitely not as good as Tom.
At least he certainly couldn't swim around the beach, pat his ears and pour out a small pile of sand.
The first thing Zhang Daye did after he recovered was to grab Perona and hit her on the head. The little girl had grown up to be so capable that she dared to pull his hair when he was unable to move, add mustard to his tea, and squeeze the orange peel hard to let the juice get into Zhang Daye's eyes... She was simply lawless.
So Zhang Da decided to teach her a phrase called "revenge after the event". After a lecture, Perona covered her head and ran away aggrieved, but her suffering had just begun.
During the three days, the most thing Zhang Da did was to sit on a recliner, watching the residents on the shore clean up the ruins and rebuild their houses out of boredom. At the same time, he drank tea, read newspapers, and went fishing, living like a retired old man.
Old man Brook, who really should retire, has been very diligent these days. Every day he is either maintaining his violin or trying to recall the songs he has played for Rab before, then writing down the music scores one by one and taking every opportunity to practice them over and over again.
In order to help Brooke relieve his psychological pressure, performance artist Ye Yan specially made a whale costume and hung it in front of Brooke whenever he had time. He called this work "The Loneliest Whale in the World - 52 Hz".
I don't know whether he really wants to help, or he is deliberately trying to hurt Brooke's feelings in order to avenge the incident at the dinner table.
Altria was also very busy. Taking advantage of the opportunity of stopping in Cocoyasi Village, she found a cookbook called "108 Ways to Eat Oranges" in the library. She took Tom and Rui Mengmeng to the kitchen to try out the recipes non-stop - Rui Mengmeng was the one who did the cooking, while Tom was responsible for providing technical guidance while sitting in a small wheelchair.
As a result, it seems that Altria is quite happy these days. Of course, the fruit farmers in Kokoyasi Village are even happier than her.
Before setting sail, Shark
Wendy, Xia Lulu and Perona followed Nojiko around, and Nami would occasionally join them. Their most interesting activity was probably teasing Ken. Wendy might not let go, but Nojiko and Nami were very skilled at their job, and sometimes Ken got angry and would chase after Bellemel's house to scold him, and then he would be teased by Bellemel and finally leave in shame and anger.
Of course, Wendy would take time out to do necessary training, and Nami would also take a lot of time to read and study. But Perona was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins. She played when others played, and she also played when others studied. When someone played with her, she played hard, but when no one played with her, she would find ways to mess with Zhang Daye - taking advantage of Zhang Daye's weak legs and feet, she would run away after messing with him, and at the same time she would make a unique "hehehe" laugh.
As an adult, Zhang Da also said that what he would do next was definitely not to take revenge on Perona.
Whether it is forcing her to study, supervising her exercise, or motivating her by limiting the amount of snacks, it is all for her future and is not mixed with any personal grudges.
On this day, the sun rose high in the sky, and a large package was delivered to Kekoyasi Village by a postman - it was strange that there was such a profession as postman in this place.
The recipient of the package was Zhang Daye, and when it was opened, it contained a box of crumpled Baileys and a small amount of gold coins, as well as a note with the words "to compensate for the demolished houses and injured villagers. - Xiao Ba" written on it.
"He's still trustworthy." Zhang Da also counted some banknotes, estimated the price of gold, converted them into Baileys and gave them to Ajian, asking him to count the villagers' losses and then distribute them.
After finishing the chores, the Amber set sail.
The Bellumel family stood on the shore and waved their arms to say goodbye. Many villagers also stood on the shore and shouted words like "Goodbye" and "Have a safe journey". Some were so emotional that they even shed tears of reluctance.
Zhang Da also keenly noticed that those who were crying were the ones who had recently sold them oranges. It seemed that these people were definitely expressing their true feelings.
Ajian stood in the team of villagers, looking at the Amber and the villagers with a smile on his face. The windmill above his head was blown by the wind and began to turn slowly.
The days without pirates disturbing us are peaceful and beautiful.
The only discordant thing was that a cat's paw suddenly stretched out from the boat and took away the small windmill on Ajian's head.
When the villagers saw this scene, their jaws dropped to the ground in surprise.
Nami's family, who had witnessed Tom's magical powers, laughed happily.
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"The roar of the dragon!"
Zhang Da also imitated Wendy and took a deep breath, puffed up his cheeks, and blew it out hard. In this way, he learned the first magic from Wendy.
Perhaps because Zhang Daye had such an amazing understanding, the power of this magic was so great that it could make the windmill in Tom's hand turn faster!
Well, he didn’t learn it at all. He was just blowing air normally just now, and he couldn’t even mess up Tom’s hair.
Zhang Da also asked in annoyance: "Wendy, how did you learn to use your magic power?"
“Even if Brother Tatsuya asks this…” Wendy was a little embarrassed. She didn’t know how to explain this.
Xia Lulu said, "If you want to ask how to learn to use magic, it's like asking us how to learn to breathe. First, inhale and then exhale. Using magic is something that magicians learn naturally. As long as you can feel it, you should be able to use it."
"Breathing..." Zhang Da also complained, "I heard that some people can't breathe when they are just born, and someone has to lift the baby upside down and spank him. So, for someone like me who obviously has magic power but can't use it, do I need someone to lift me up and spank me?"
Wendy seemed to have imagined the scene where Zhang Da was also picked up, and her little face turned red.
Xia Lulu flew up and patted her forehead: "Don't think of weird things."
"Yes..." Even as she said this, steam began to come out of Wendy's head.
Xia Lulu had no idea what to do with her. This child had a very rich imagination and a very low threshold for shyness. She was hopeless.
But when it comes to spanking Zhang Tatsuya, Perona is no longer sleepy and raises her hand very actively: "I'll do it, I'll do it! I can help you!"
Zhang Da also reached out and tapped her on the head: "Why are you joining in the fun? Have you completed today's training mission?"
"But, but your matter is also very important!" Perona thought quickly, "Didn't the 9th rule of the elementary school code you gave me say that I should care about my peers and be willing to help others? I am helping others for fun!"
I beg you to use your cleverness for something more useful! Why does your brain work so fast at a time like this?
Zhang Da said helplessly: "That's just a metaphor, meaning that I may need a little stimulation to truly learn this power. Besides, even if I ask you to help, can you lift me with one hand and use the other hand to hit me?"
Perona put her hands on her hips, looking unconvinced: "Stop looking down on me, dare you let me have a try!"
Zhang Da also looked at her small arms and legs and said perfunctorily: "Okay, as long as you can lift me up with one hand, I will let you beat me up."
"You said it!" Perona excitedly grabbed Zhang Daye's clothes and exerted force on her hand...
The excited expression froze on her face. Perona found that her height seemed not enough. It was too difficult for her to use the "lifting" action on Zhang Daya.
"How about I sit down?" Zhang Da also sat cross-legged on the deck, imitating some northerners and shoving his hands into his sleeves. "Please start your performance."
Perona gritted her teeth, grabbed his collar and pulled hard, but Zhang Da didn't move at all. Perona didn't believe it and grabbed the back of his collar, but it didn't work.
The clothes are of good quality. They were destroyed by Perona but not damaged at all. It also shows that this child is really weak in terms of physical fitness.
In the end, Perona looked devastated, leaning on Wendy and doubting her life.
Wendy comforted her in a low voice, saying that if she didn't have enough strength, she could just exercise more.
"Well, considering that Perona had bad intentions towards the captain but was unable to succeed due to her lack of strength, I will punish you by doubling your training today."
"No..." Perona looked at him pitifully as if she was struck by lightning.
Zhang Da also tempted: "What I just said is effective in the long run. As long as you can train to the point where you can lift me up with one hand, you can beat me up. How about that?"
"I'll go exercise right away!" Perona's eyes lit up with fighting spirit. She trotted all the way to the martial arts hall and went straight to the fitness equipment.
Zhang Da also gritted his teeth, this girl is really still harboring evil intentions.
Wendy asked worriedly, "Are you serious, Tatsuya-nii?"
Zhang Da also smiled evilly and said, "Yes, I will keep my word, but the prerequisite is that she can mention me."
Wendy looked at Zhang Daye in confusion. She estimated that Zhang Daye weighed about 60 kilograms. With a little exercise, he could easily lift it with one hand, right?
However, the next second, Zhang Da also took out his hands from his sleeves, and saw that each of his hands was holding an iron ingot with the words "100kg" written on it.
Xia Lulu complained: "How did you stuff something this big into the sleeves and make it completely invisible? The quality of the sleeves is too good, right? And you made a bet with the little girl, is it really okay to cheat like this?"
Wendy also showed a shocked expression on her face. This is not the Tatsuya brother I know. How could Tatsuya brother be so... so cunning?
Zhang Da also put away the iron ingots and raised a finger to signal them to keep their voices down: "This is also to give her some motivation. Besides, the two iron ingots plus me weigh less than 300 kilograms. If we work hard, there is hope."
