Chapter 344: My fans like me no matter how they look at me
The battle at the dock ended very quickly. Twenty pirate groups might sound like a lot, but to wipe them out, each person only needed to deal with two or three, and not every pirate group had many people left behind.
Several members of the pirate group accidentally heard the news that their companions at the dock were attacked, and ran back angrily to support them. As a result, they were naturally dealt with together, which saved a lot of trouble.
After the battle, Zhang Daye's clothes were damaged and Tom lost a lot of fur. However, Tom's fur could be glued back, but Zhang Daye's clothes could not be repaired automatically. It was a heavy loss.
"Does anyone want to stay and wait?" Zhang Da asked as he put away his folding stool.
First, let's rule out Altria. Although she's on the boat, her heart has long gone with the scent. Perona is not someone who can sit still. If she wants to go out, she'll take Wendy and Xia Lulu with her. Don't count on the three of them.
Shark Chili said, "I'm afraid I can't stay here. I'm going to find some professional boatmen to help do a comprehensive inspection to avoid any accidents when we climb Upside Down Mountain later."
Ye Yan said in a bored tone: "Then I'll stay. You won't let me perform anyway."
Zhang Da also retorted: "Didn't I stop you from performing? But isn't it too absurd for you to want to play Roger on the execution platform?"
"Alas, great art is never understood by the world, and may even be met with hostility." Ye Yan shook his head and sighed, looking like the only sober person among those drunken.
"Young man." Zhang Da also patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "You are rubbing the face of the Navy, the World Government, and the emotions of the people on the ground. You are not pursuing art, you are asking for a fight."
Zhang Da also added: "Honestly, if you really want to be beaten, you can find me. It's free."
Out of a sense of responsibility for his companions, Ye Yan temporarily put aside this tempting idea and turned to look for new inspiration. As for this one, he would consider it when he was strong enough to do whatever he wanted.
"I'll stay behind as well. I still have a few songs to practice." Brook looked in the direction of Upside Down Mountain, as if he could see Lab on the other side. The closer he got, the more uneasy he felt. Only by finding something to do could he calm down.
"I'll stay and help too. Procurement isn't that urgent anyway." Rui Mengmeng was worried that there were not enough people on the ship. If too many pirates came at the same time and the Amber was hit by two shells, everyone would be heartbroken for a while.
"Then it's decided." Zhang Da also estimated that the fighting power left on the ship was sufficient, and waved his hand, "Let's go!"
"Boss, what should we do with these pirates?" Rui Mengmeng asked.
Zhang Da also waved his hand: "Leave it alone for now, anyway some people haven't come back yet, when we have enough people, we can ask the navy to take them in, the family should be together."
In fact, Zhang Da had no intention of causing trouble for the navy today. He still had the gifts from Arlong and other pirate groups, which were enough for consumption in Rogue Town. Besides, the chefs of the Rogue Town Navy Branch were just average, with no advantages other than large portions, which was far worse than the chefs on Kizaru's warship.
So he decided to spend a little money to let everyone try out new things in Rogue Town. Isn't this what they work so hard (?) to make money for?
However, unexpectedly, the navy of Rogue Town seemed to be much more proactive than Zhang Daye. When they got off the ship, the navy had already evacuated the civilians who were watching the excitement at the dock.
When the captain of the naval patrol team saw Zhang Daye and his team, he stood at attention and saluted solemnly: "Hello, I am Lieutenant Commander Kyle of the Rogue Town Naval Branch. Do you need any assistance?"
This young principal looks quite handsome, or should I say handsome, but I don’t have much impression of him. He should not be an important person.
Zhang Da also thought about it and felt that there was something wrong with this statement. Shouldn't the navy catch the thieves and the people help? Why is it the other way around here?
But he didn't expose it: "You came at the right time. The pirates on the ship have been defeated and can be taken away at any time. As for the others, we will talk about it after we catch them."
"It's the right time" made Major Kyle blush a little, as if the navy was just eating dry rice... Although in this incident, this was the truth. After all, they were a small navy branch, facing twenty pirate groups, they didn't dare to act on their own.
In this case, the branch's usual attitude is to ignore them as long as they don't cause trouble in the town. Now that the pirates have been defeated, that's another matter.
Major Kyle could only say dryly: "Thank you for your efforts in catching the pirates."
Zhang Da also made a few polite remarks and let Major Kyle go to the ship to find Ye Yan to hand over the pirates. He suspected that the major had not been in the navy for long, as just a few pirates had made him so embarrassed. His leader, an old veteran like Last, could take over the mission of the Creek Pirates, which had one or two thousand people, without even blushing or getting angry.
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The marines were busy escorting the pirates, and Zhang Daye also left the dock.
Shark Chili acted alone and went to find the shipwright by himself. Zhang Da also followed Altria with Tom, Perona, Wendy and Xia Lulu, relying entirely on her nose to navigate the way automatically.
As a result, the food merchants in Rogue Town welcomed a small carnival. As long as the food they sold was attractive enough in smell and tasted good enough, it would all be sold out. However, the reserve of ingredients and the physical strength of the chefs limited the sales of food, making the owners both happy and sad.
However, not all foods are favored by Altria, such as takoyaki, grilled squid and the like.
"Hey, the octopus balls sold here are pretty good. Don't you want to try them?" Zhang Da also said, "I remember there is a secret recipe for takoyaki hidden somewhere on the seabed. I can find a way to get it later."
Zhang Da was talking about the secret recipe that Octopus Hachi accidentally got. If you follow that recipe, you can make takoyaki that the entire Straw Hat Pirates, including Sanji, will approve of. The taste must be great. But now Hachi was rescued by Rayleigh and left the East China Sea eight or nine years earlier. I don't know if he can still get it.
"No thanks, Tatsuya." Altria rarely refused the food and showed a look of disgust.
Perhaps it was because during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Altria had once faced a sea monster covered in tentacles and had a tough battle. Although she chopped it down with her sword in the end, she had lost interest in food related to creatures with tentacles, such as octopus, squid, and cuttlefish since then. If she accidentally ate one, she might fall into a state of doubt about life.
This caused the merchants who sold these things to be frustrated. They were obviously big customers who came to them, but in the end only three people and two cats tried them. The real big eater Altria took one look and left without any regrets. This phenomenon even affected the reputation of several stores to some extent, and the bosses were in tears.
"I'm so full. I can't eat anymore." Wendy wiped the food crumbs from the corner of her mouth. She felt a little envious of Altria who kept eating. According to the abnormal concept that Zhang Da had instilled in her, the more you eat, the stronger you will be. Wendy felt that she was still far from it.
"Me too," Perona responded. She ate much less than Wendy, and after a moment's thought, she added, "But I can probably have a cup of hot cocoa."
"I'm actually a little envious of Tom at this moment." Xia Lulu looked at Tom's bulging belly, imagined her own belly being round after eating so much, and shook her head again, "Forget it, it seems there's nothing to envy."
"We'll probably have to shop for a while." Zhang Da also estimated the scope of the food street and suggested, "Why don't you go somewhere else first?"
"I've been waiting for you to say that. Give me the money." Perona asked for pocket money with confidence.
Zhang Da also grabbed some money and gave it to Perona, who happily pulled Wendy away.
"Oh... forget it, Xia Lulu, you take care of them two." Zhang Da also gave Wendy's share to Xia Lulu, asking her to look after the two little girls. He didn't need to worry about their fighting ability at all, as long as they didn't get cheated by some weird uncle.
"I understand." Xia Lulu spread her wings and chased after him, thinking that Wendy might need care, but Perona has been teased by you so many times that she must have a strong sense of anti-fraud.
Another hour passed, and the great Knight King conquered another island - in a special way.
Altria left this tempting place with a happy expression on her face, holding a bucket of popcorn in her hand: "Where are you going next, Tatsuya?"
"Let's go to a famous place and then buy some things on the way back. Mengmeng gave me a shopping list. Let's buy some things first." As he spoke, Zhang Da also calculated the cost of this trip. It was roughly equivalent to a Buggy plus a Clo, plus a Creek and Aaron, and then one or two pirate ships.
Fortunately, I was not eaten out of money. Facts have proved that as long as you have the ability to plow through the most outstanding pirates in the East China Sea, it is very easy to raise a Arthurian pirate... right?
After asking a passerby for directions, Zhang Da took Tom and Altria to find the square of Rogue Town. The square was crowded with people. Some people walked by in a hurry, while others stopped to watch. Their target of attention was naturally the very conspicuous execution platform in front of the square.
If you must say, there is nothing special about the execution platform. It is just a steel frame with a layer of wooden boards on top as a platform. After being corroded by time, the whole thing looks a bit shabby.
This is where the former Pirate King Roger died. Shanks, Doflamingo, Crocodile, Mihawk and many other big names today have witnessed that moment here.
Now Zhang Da was also standing in this square, looking at Roger's execution platform: "This is really... really..."
Altria stuffed popcorn into her mouth one by one, occasionally sharing some with Tom.
"Ooooh~" Every time Tom ate a popcorn, he would groan because he was full, but he just couldn't close his mouth.
Looking at the two foodies, Zhang Da couldn't think of any adjectives after trying for a long time. It was a waste of time to come to this attraction. Fortunately, there was no teacher to ask him to write a review.
"Forget it, let's go. No matter who was executed here, it's just a broken execution platform. Let's just take a photo." Zhang Da also gave up. He had no way of understanding the feelings of those big shots at that time. To him, this was just a nice internet celebrity check-in spot, nothing more.
"As expected, Mr. Tatsuya from the Amber Tour Group!"
"You actually disdain the Pirate King!"
Two young men with knives slung behind them jumped out and looked at Zhang Daye with admiration.
Zhang Da also looked at the two boys and felt that their appearance was somewhat familiar, so he asked, "Who are you?"
The two of them struck what they thought were handsome poses and introduced themselves:
"I'm Johnny!"
"I'm Joseph!"
"We are a group of bounty hunters who have been training hard for more than two years and are about to debut!" *2
Whoosh~ The wind blew a few leaves past, making the figures of the two middle school boys look a little bleak.
"Crunch, crunch..." The sound of Altria eating popcorn slightly broke the awkward atmosphere.
Zhang Da was also in awe. Are these two the sword masters who are famous in the East China Sea and make Hawkeye dare not confront them? They look only fifteen or sixteen years old now.
But to be honest, with the skills of these two, I think fishing is more suitable for them.
"Why do you want to be bounty hunters?" In order to prevent these two aspiring young men from being killed by pirates because of their ignorance of the world, Zhang Da also felt that he should find a way to persuade them.
Joseph said frankly, "Because being a bounty hunter is prestigious and makes money quickly! You are the best example of how you became famous in the East China Sea in just a few months!"
Ah this... Zhang Da was speechless for a moment. Is this my fault? But think about it, this small team of ten people is almost everywhere in the East China Sea, and it is indeed a bit too much. The power of example is infinite. In the future, who knows how many middle school students will join this industry after hearing about these deeds. Not knowing whether it is good or bad, Zhang Da is also a little distressed.
Johnny was more perceptive than Joseph. Seeing that Zhang Da was unhappy, he patted Joseph on the back of his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense! This is not the reason why we wanted to become bounty hunters in the first place!"
"Ah, yes." Joseph recalled his original intention. "I'm sorry, I said it out of turn. In fact, our hometown was often harassed by a group of bandits, but later a powerful bounty hunter wiped out the bandits, not only protecting the village, but also earning a lot of bounty. So we decided to become such a person, arresting bounty criminals and protecting ordinary people!"
"That's right!" Johnny added, "Especially after hearing about the deeds of the Amber Tour Group, we were greatly encouraged. With only ten people fighting against two thousand people, not only were they able to retreat unscathed, but they were also able to take Creek's head. This is what we are working towards! The Amber Tour Group is our lifelong idols!"
Zhang Da was also stunned for two seconds, and came to this conclusion: So, I have fans? And they seem to be crazy fans?
It’s incredible. When I look closely, my fans are very pretty. They are pleasing to the eye no matter how I look at them…
