Chapter 424 Let’s stimulate domestic demand
"Of course I have no problem teaching you transformation magic, but can you learn it?" Xia Lulu said, "Isn't it said that Wendy is the main summoner and I am just an accessory?"
Speaking of this, Xia Lulu felt a little bothered.
Because she didn't trust Zhang Daye at the beginning, Xia Lulu asked him a lot of questions. In the end, Zhang Daye found it too troublesome and simply pulled up everyone's profile page for her to see.
Xia Lulu was somewhat dissatisfied with the description of her as "a little accident", as if she was a burden to Wendy. It was also because of this that Xia Lulu doubted whether Zhang Da could obtain her ability.
"It should be fine." Zhang Da also recalled carefully, "The magic circle was blue and white at that time, which means you went through the formal route and not illegally. It should be fine."
"Then let's give it a try." Xia Lulu agreed. She still needed to practice anyway, so it wouldn't be a big deal to teach Zhang Da at the same time.
"Ah!" Zhang Da also suddenly thought of Xia Lulu's wings. "I should have learned wing magic from you earlier. Practicing moon steps painstakingly is not as good as flying with wings."
"I can teach you that, but can you learn it?" Xia Lulu's expression turned grim, and she counted on her fingers, "I remember you also wanted to learn Wendy's dragon-slaying magic, auxiliary magic, Ye Yan's various skills, Uncle Long's kung fu and qi, as well as the six styles, domineering, and swordsmanship..."
"Stop studying, stop studying, my head hurts..." Zhang Da also held his forehead with his hand. He felt that he was studying very hard, but the harder he tried, the more he found he had to learn.
Rui Mengmeng hesitated and said, "Boss, isn't it said that you can't chew too much at once? If you learn so many things at the same time, will it be..."
"I have to walk the path I have chosen even if it means crying." Zhang Da has not forgotten the development path he has set for himself. "It is my unique advantage to be able to learn the abilities of all of you. It is a rare opportunity to have such a good opportunity to learn a hundred arts. It would be a pity if I don't master more."
Anyway, I have been exercising my physical foundation all the time, and my recent growth is not as obvious as it was in the beginning. I might as well click on a few more skill icons to make sure I can deal with as many situations as possible before I become the top fighter of the team.
Who knows what kind of chemical reaction will occur if you have more skill points?
"My own path?" Wendy raised her head slightly and pointed a finger at her chin, feeling a little confused. She was already proficient in using the Dragon Slayer Technique and could also use various magics to participate in battles. What should she do next?
Xia Lulu couldn't hide Wendy's condition. She flashed with white light and turned back into a cat, which made Tom happy. She asked, "Wendy, are you worried about something?"
"Hey?" Wendy smiled sheepishly, "Nothing, it's just..."
Wendy expressed her thoughts.
"I know how to do this!" Zhang Da also raised three fingers and said, "Wendy can work on at least three directions next."
Wendy asked expectantly, "What is it?"
Zhang Da also said: "The first is magic power. Your magic power still has a lot of room for improvement. For the time being, just aim for Erza's magic power level."
"Eh~" Wendy showed a frightened expression, "Sister Erza? That's impossible..."
"Hey, don't talk nonsense, you'll scare Wendy." Xia Lulu patted Zhang Daye with her cat paw.
Erza was at the top of the guild's food chain. When she proposed to compete with Wendy to see who could heal more people, Wendy was so scared that her face changed. And this was even when Erza had no idea about healing.
"You must have some confidence in yourself. Your potential is no less than hers." Zhang Da also thought about it and used his trump card, "You are the child chosen by Tianlong Grandine. You must believe in her vision."
"Grandinye..." Wendy whispered, then cheered up, "I'll try my best! So, what are the other two directions?"
"The second direction is dragon power, a unique burst state of the Dragon Slayer. Just like Ye Yan's master mode and Shark Chili's transformation form, once activated, you can get an all-round improvement."
Zhang Da is also looking forward to Wendy's Dragon Power mode because it's really cool.
"The third is your auxiliary magic. There should be more powerful uses for it. You need to study it carefully."
Wendy's auxiliary magic in the later stage should be called attachment magic, which is a very foul kind of magic. When the magic power is strong enough, it can even attach her own personality to others and directly occupy the other person's body.
"Magic, dragon power and auxiliary magic, I know!" Wendy clenched her fists, determined not to disappoint Grantine's expectations.
"In short, work hard to improve your magic power. Strong magic power is the foundation of everything." Zhang Da also said, "When I learn more magic, I will study it with you."
"Yeah!" Wendy nodded happily.
Zhang Da was also a little sad. Why did it seem like there were more tasks?
There were a few soft thuds, and it was the sound of someone falling on the deck.
"We're back!" Weiwei ran in front with full energy, "The seabed is so fun!"
Shark Chili followed behind and said, "If you like the seabed, I'll take you to Fishman Island next time."
Weiwei's eyes lit up: "It's a deal! Uncle Long, help me testify...Is Uncle Long not well yet?"
Jackie Chan was seen following the two men in a daze, and Tom was jumping in front of him and waving his arms, but he didn't respond at all.
"Uncle Long, what happened?" Zhang Da also saw Jackie Chan's face, which was gray and listless, and asked, "It looks like he has suffered a blow."
Shark Chili explained: "Well, when we were investigating the ancient town underwater, we found a box that looked very ancient, so we asked the giant shark to bring it back."
Zhang Da also said: "It's a good thing to find an antique. Could the box be empty?"
"No, there were a lot of books in it." Weiwei answered quickly, "But the box broke into pieces as soon as it emerged from the water, and even the books inside rotted away."
Jackie Chan finally responded: "I...destroyed ancient books from hundreds of years ago..."
"It's normal for it to break down after being soaked in water for hundreds of years, right?" Zhang Da also tried to mobilize his limited knowledge of the subject, "and there are also pressure changes and the like."
"I know I should have been more careful. If the books from hundreds of years ago or even longer had recorded something important, I would have been a sinner ." As an archaeologist, Jackie Chan was upset about damaging ancient artifacts due to his carelessness. Moreover, this was the first real archaeological activity since he arrived here, and it would be a pity to fail like this.
"There shouldn't have been any important books a few hundred years ago, right? The important things must have been eight hundred years old, and those things are now carved on stones."
Zhang Da also comforted him, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not right. The Seven Water City was the city that created Pluto, and it had a history of at least 800 years. Who knows what big secrets might be hidden in the ancient town below.
"Where is the box? I asked Tom to stick it back with tape." Zhang Da also reached out and pulled Tom over. Tom had a question mark on his face.
Shark Chili said: "Nothing. A big wave hit us and everything was gone."
"...Then there's nothing we can do. Let's go after we've made sufficient preparations." Zhang Da didn't really want to explore any history, but he saw that Uncle Long was so lost.
"It's better not to go there again easily." Jackie Chan shook his head. In fact, many places below have been filled up, and there are also many sea beasts lurking there. If you are unlucky, you may have to fight underwater.
If something is accidentally broken, the buildings on the sea might be damaged as well, which would be a real sin.
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Jackie Chan's loss did not last long, because he soon discovered that Perona had secretly eaten several extra chocolates while he was away, so Uncle Long quickly devoted himself to the cause of educating the little loli.
In order to divert Uncle Long's attention, Perona chose to share the fact that Xia Lulu could transform, and praised how cute Xia Lulu was after the transformation.
The consequence of talking too exaggeratedly was that Uncle Long thought she was lying, and Xia Lulu was too shy because of what she said, so she refused to transform, so Uncle Long thought that Perona was lying even more and wanted to increase her training.
"No! Xia Lulu, please!" Perona hugged Xia Lulu in cat form and rubbed her face with tears in her eyes.
Xia Lulu pushed Perona in disgust, digging her cat claws into Perona's cheeks: "I know, I know, I'll change right away!"
Jackie Chan, Shark Chili and Weiwei were surprised again, and Tom was disappointed again.
After the surprise, Perona still couldn't avoid Perona's lesson. She was caught by Uncle Long and made to stand in a posture for an hour and practice boxing for another hour.
When she came back, Perona threw herself on the sofa, her soul floating out of her mouth.
Zhang Da also poked Perona's cheek: "It turns out that negative ghosts can also be used to act pitiful."
Perona's soul left her body, she put her hands on her hips and glared at Zhang Daye. She didn't want to move at all.
…
The bad weather finally ended after lasting a day and a night.
For the residents of the Seven Waters, this year's Water Gods were not serious. Although there were many buildings that needed repair and areas that needed cleaning, there was no large-scale damage.
The residents who had fled to their homes returned one after another, skillfully removing the wooden boards that had been nailed in advance to block the doors and windows, and checking the damage to their homes.
Of course there is no post-disaster subsidy, and you have to bear all the damage yourself. The city government has already reminded you through the radio so long in advance, and it happens once a year. Who told you not to be prepared for disasters?
Citizens have long been accustomed to this kind of thing and don’t even think about any subsidies. They tell each other that they are lucky and the losses weren’t too big, or that they are really unlucky this year.
The best effort the mayor was willing to make was probably to hire people to clean up the important streets. Thanks to the Sea Train, the economy of the Seven Water City had just improved a little, and there were no casualties anyway, so he didn't want to waste all the funds on floods.
With such a mayor as a backdrop, it is even more evident how much Acebag cares for the citizens. At this time, he is leading the shipworkers from his own shipyard to help the citizens who have suffered serious damage to repair their houses. Sometimes, when they encounter public facilities that are damaged beyond recognition, they will also repair them.
No labor costs were charged and the material costs were given at a very low price. Many citizens have since remembered the name Espagu.
The mayor of the Seven Water City praised Espagu with great fanfare. In his opinion, a few nice words were worthless. If other large shipyards were also so enthusiastic, he, as the mayor, could save a lot of trouble and money.
The saved funds can be used to do other things and make his position as mayor more secure.
He had no idea that he had just helped the next mayor.
In fact, the Franky family is doing the same thing as Icepagu. While helping the citizens repair their houses, they are also fixing up some thugs who want to take advantage of the situation to rob.
However, in the eyes of many people, the situation became like this: As soon as the Water Gods ended, the Franky family started fighting and making trouble everywhere. Even if the people who were helped helped to explain, it was difficult to change everyone's stereotype.
In fact, if Franky didn't always wear just a pair of swimming trunks and dance a perverted dance when he appeared, everyone would have a much better impression of them.
But how is that possible? Anyway, Franky's goal is to defeat all the gangsters in Water 7 and protect Water 7 in another way, without caring about his own reputation at all.
What others think is not as important as your own comfort.
Zhang Daye and his friends rented a few blue dogs and were wandering around the streets.
Seeing people transporting materials and repairing houses, Weiwei said, "This is what it looks like after a disaster."
Zhang Da also said, "Yes, but this mayor is not very good. Many things are not done well. It's all up to the citizens to act on their own, which makes many places a mess. Weiwei, don't learn from him in the future."
"So what should we do?" Vivi knew that some places in Alabasta would occasionally encounter disasters such as sandstorms, and her father would be very nervous every time. But she had only seen the one Crocodile made in Albana, so she didn't know how disaster relief was done.
"Let me think about it. In addition to post-disaster reconstruction, we should also do a good job in epidemic prevention. It is also important to calm the emotions of the victims. The necessary transportation routes must be guaranteed, and security work must also be done..." Zhang Da also said a lot. Whether it was his personal experience or the news he saw on the news, he unknowingly learned a lot.
Vivi listened attentively and kept it in mind. She had not forgotten the purpose of her father's trip. It was not just for fun, but also for her to experience all kinds of things as the heir of Alabasta and become an excellent queen in the future.
Zhang Da also took this into consideration, and he racked his brains to recall the knowledge that he previously thought was useless and taught it to Weiwei.
Of course, Ye Yan, Shark Chili and others were also there to add to the story.
After listening for a while, Weiwei asked, "So what can we do for them now?"
Zhang Da also patted the cash box beside him: "Yes, we can stimulate domestic demand."
