Chapter 442 It’s great that the tavern is still there
Lieutenant Colonel T. Penn's search operation did not go smoothly. After a busy day, he found nothing except for catching a few petty thieves by chance.
When Zhang Daye came to comfort them with food and drinks, T. Peng En felt very ashamed and thought that he had betrayed Zhang Daye's trust.
Zhang Da also persuaded them for a while before they agreed to accept the gifts.
Seeing T. Pengen and a group of Marines eating the food he brought with tears in their eyes, and declaring that they would not sleep until they found the prisoner tonight, Zhang Da felt his conscience pang even more.
"We need to balance work and rest!" Zhang Da also denounced the practice of overtime, saying it was detrimental to the Marines' physical and mental health. "If you encounter a prisoner and get injured because you didn't get enough rest and lack energy, I would feel very guilty!"
"Mr. Tatsuya, you are so kind!" T. Peng En was even more moved. Are there really such kind citizens in the world who care about the navy? He felt that if he didn't do his best, he would be a sinner for the navy!
"Yes, it's so gentle!" The Marines responded loudly, tears flowing out like fountains.
Zhang Daye: ???
How am I gentle? Is it the action of burying someone?
My conscience hurts even more. Can't the Navy Headquarters replace them with people who are less responsible? I feel like I'll go to hell if I betray these honest people.
"In short, everyone, don't work too hard. There are many other things waiting for you to deal with on the island. Don't waste too much energy on this one thing."
"Please rest assured!" T. Peng En said, "Thanks to the efforts of everyone in the Amber Tour Group, the security on the island has never been better. Now, apart from the patrol missions in the former lawless areas, we have more energy to investigate this matter. We will do our best!"
"..." After all this trouble, it's still my own fault? Zhang Da was both relieved and depressed.
In the end, T. Pengen only promised him that he would not work overtime excessively, but would still try his best to find the whereabouts of the criminal and give an explanation to the victim.
Zhang Da had no choice but to go back like this, hoping that time would slowly wear off their enthusiasm, otherwise he would have to consider finding a scapegoat or something.
If all else fails, you can only use your ultimate trick - create a bigger thing to attract their attention so that they can't take care of this matter. However, this may make things worse if not done properly, so you need to consider it carefully.
Zhang Da also returned to the tavern with a hint of worry. The business hours had ended, the guests had dispersed, and Tom and Carew... were standing at the door as punishment.
Tom was relatively normal, just standing against the wall. Kalu was more impressive, with a bucket on his head, and a pair of wings trying to hold the bucket up to prevent it from falling.
Tom is sometimes a loyal cat. He often takes a big sip of water from the bucket that Kalu is carrying when no one is paying attention to relieve Kalu's burden. His stomach is about to swell up because he drinks too much, and he needs to cover his mouth to prevent the water from leaking out.
Zhang Da was also surprised and asked, "What's going on?"
"Quack~" Kalu's hand holding the bucket began to tremble, and cold sweat kept coming out.
"Puff~" Tom just noticed that his owner came back and almost spit out a mouthful of water. He quickly covered his mouth and swallowed it.
Well, neither of them wanted to speak properly, so Zhang Da had no choice but to go in and ask others.
However, as soon as he entered the pub, he almost understood what was going on. He saw that the tables and chairs inside were tilted to one side, wine glasses and plates were scattered all over the floor, and there was a big duck-shaped hole and a big cat-shaped hole on the side wall.
The water pipe in the kitchen seemed to be broken and water was gurgling out.
The entire pub was in a mess. If you didn't know, you would think someone was causing trouble. No one would have thought that the only ones causing such a big scene were the two cute little animals standing at the door as punishment.
Everyone was busy cleaning up the mess left by Tom and Kalu. Seeing Zhang Da come back, Weiwei ran over to apologize: "Kalu and Tom made this mess when they were playing. It's my fault for not keeping an eye on Kalu."
Vivi was so upset that she shed tears. Tatsuya opened the bar specifically to let her exercise because he cared for her, but Kalu made a mess of it. He would definitely be disliked, right? Would he be kicked out?
Carew was punished by Vivi to stand at the door. Tom was the type that no one was comfortable talking to, so he followed him out of guilt.
After making a mistake, Tom is always the first to realize that he has gotten into trouble, and he is always good at self-reflection. However, after reflecting or being punished... he will dare to do it again next time.
Wendy and Perona stared at Zhang Daya's reaction nervously, thinking that if he got angry, they would go over to persuade him as soon as possible.
Zhang Da also reached out and touched Weiwei's head: "I don't blame you. Although some of the things here were knocked over by Kalu, Kalu definitely doesn't have this kind of destructive power normally."
He had so much faith in Tom's destructive power that he was lucky the tavern was still there.
"So, no one stopped them?" Zhang Da asked curiously.
"Because things happened so fast, this happened if I wasn't careful." Altria showed an apologetic expression. In terms of taking care of Tom, Zhang Da has always had high hopes for her intuition, but unfortunately she failed to play a role today.
"...It's okay, it's to be expected." Zhang Da also felt that no matter who it was, it would be excusable for them to fail when facing Tom. "Tom, Kalu!"
Swish~ Tom, who heard the call, appeared in front of Zhang Daye in an instant. Kalu was several beats slower, and he looked around carefully before following him in.
Zhang Da also said: "Come and help clean up, and fix the wall by the way, and I won't blame you later."
It would be such a waste to leave Tom, a top laborer, standing outside as punishment. Since he caused the trouble, let him help clean it up. Kalu is just an extra.
When he heard that they were to be forgiven, Tom immediately perked up. He saluted and took a few steps on the spot. He rushed through the tavern like a gust of wind, quickly putting the tables and chairs back in their original places.
Carew ran around stupidly after Tom, but was totally useless.
It wasn't just Carew. Once Tom got serious, even the others were completely unable to help. The messy tavern was cleaned up in minutes. Except for the broken cups, plates and bowls, everything was almost restored to its original state.
Amidst everyone's surprised expressions, Tom picked up a few pieces of wood, squatted in the corner, and started to repair the big hole in the wall with a lot of noise.
Zhang Da also patted Tom's head encouragingly and told him to go do his evening exercises with peace of mind. Cats who can clean up the mess they make are the cutest.
After helping Tom pass a few wooden boards, Kalu was taken away by Weiwei for a lecture. Although Zhang Da said that he didn't blame him, he was directly involved after all.
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The next month passed quite peacefully. Nothing major happened except for a few petty thieves who occasionally came to try their luck. Without exception, those foolish thieves were knocked unconscious by Ye Yan, who was on guard, and handed over to the sheriff.
When Zhang Da was bored, he would go to the former illegal area to see if there were any human traffickers left, but he found nothing.
In addition to dealing with the pirates who occasionally landed in Shabaodi, T. Peng En was also leading his troops to investigate the incident, but Zhang Da no longer dared to go to comfort them, fearing that they would become more motivated if he went.
Weiwei and Perona had already adapted to their waitressing duties, so Rui Mengmeng only needed to look after them. Even if someone was brave enough to cause trouble, they would be no match for them.
It would be more accurate to say that what the guests look forward to most every day is someone causing trouble, so that they can see Perona using her abilities to teach them a lesson.
After a hard day's work, the greatest pleasure and surprise of their day would be to watch those vicious people kneeling in a row in front of the tavern and loudly confessing their shortcomings, or even revealing their shortcomings.
Wendy occasionally works with the sisters, but most of the time she is captured by the villain Zhang Daye to practice magic.
"The Roar of the Heavenly Dragon!"
Zhang Da was also floating above the sea using the Moon Step. A sky-blue magic circle appeared in front of him, and a huge tornado shot out, hitting a sea beast that was more than ten meters long.
The sea monster screamed and rolled its eyes, and was sent directly to the shore by the tornado. Altria took Tom's knife and skillfully cut the sea monster into small pieces.
Recently, Zhang Daye's Sky Dragon Slayer Magic has improved rapidly. The Dragon's Roar he performs is no longer just a yawn, but a truly large-scale and powerful offensive move - congratulations to the Amber for obtaining a second backup emergency power source.
"Amazing! Tatsuya-nii, you're almost ready to learn the Dragon Slayer Technique!" Wendy was genuinely happy for him. "You're making such rapid progress!"
"I feel like something is wrong. My progress is abnormally fast." Zhang Da also felt very strange. He remembered that he didn't learn things so quickly without being beaten.
"Strange?" Wendy tilted her head and guessed, "Maybe Tatsuya-nii is more suited to learning Dragon Slayer Magic? And he works so hard every day..."
Zhang Da didn't believe this either. Wendy practiced much longer than he did each day. After all, he had so many things to practice, and magic was just one of them. As for talent, it was basically all inherited from his companions, and none of them could match theirs.
For example, the effect of the Soul-Calming Gong is not as good as Ye Yan's, the dark energy is not as good as Rui Mengmeng, and the release of magic power is far inferior to Artoria. Logically speaking, the talent for learning dragon-slaying magic should not be as good as , but now the speed of progress is really scary.
Unless it's a natural talent? No, if it's a natural talent, then getting started shouldn't be that difficult. There should be some other 'bonus'.
Zhang Da also focused his attention on Tom, who was rubbing his hands expectantly beside Altria. Was it that Tom's physique was intermittently showing its power?
That's not right. Tom's bonus should be very unstable. He might achieve it today and forget it tomorrow. Now he is obviously making progress bit by bit. So he should be the one who came after Wendy - Uncle Long?
Or... Zhang Da also suddenly had a bold idea, his eyes fixed on Wendy. Because he promised to keep it a secret from Wendy, he almost forgot about that person's existence.
"Tatsuya-nii-san..." Wendy felt uncomfortable being stared at by him and asked shyly, "What's wrong?"
"Hmm? Nothing much, just thought of something." Zhang Da also said, "Do you want to try to teach Uncle Long?"
"Why?"
Zhang Da also planned to see if Uncle Long had talent in this area. If so, it would be a bonus from Uncle Long. If not... that would be amazing. This talent might come from Wendy's body, the Tianlong Grantine!
He could even obtain the talent of Xia Lulu who came with Wendy, so what about the talent of Tianlong Grantine who signed the contract on behalf of Wendy?
Although Grandine's current condition wasn't great, she was still a genuine dragon. All of Wendy's magic came from her. If she could acquire even a fraction of her talent, the final effect would surely be astonishing! Then everything would make sense.
As a result, Zhang Da also had to worry about new problems, that is, whether he would get seasick and whether he would "transform into a dragon".
When learning dragon-slaying magic to a certain level, one will face the problem of turning into a dragon. Wendy did not change because she had Grantine in her body to help her resist. Zhang Da also does not have that. After obtaining Grantine's talent, he may turn into a dragon faster. Does he need to rely on Tom's help to resist?
Thinking of Tom, Zhang Da felt a little more secure. Tom is still very reliable... right?
At this time, a large bone that Altria had picked out from the sea beast fell down. Tom watched the shadow falling above his head. Running left felt wrong, running right felt wrong, and finally decided to run away.
As a result, Tom was hit on the head by the big bone, and the cat's height was compressed to one-third before he ran out of danger. Tom looked at himself and leaned on the bone with an unhappy face.
Zhang Da also suddenly felt that his future was bleak.
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There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. Zhang Da did not worry for too long. After eating sea beast meat with everyone, he returned to the tavern.
The lunch break had just ended, Rui Mengmeng and Weiwei were cleaning up the dishes, and Uncle Long and Shark Lajiao were also helping.
"We're back, and we brought everyone some afternoon snacks." Zhang Da also placed the sea beast meat he had specially reserved on the table. "Where are Ye Yan and Perona?"
"Ye Yan went to take a nap, and Perona said she was going to the bathroom..." Weiwei stopped what she was doing and asked in confusion, "It felt like she was gone for a long time."
"I'll help too." Wendy ran over to help clean up.
"Ah——" Perona's scream came from the accommodation area.
The sound seemed to come from Ye Yan's room, so everyone rushed over. They saw Perona in Ye Yan's room, with her hands on her hips, glaring at Ye Yan, but she felt a little guilty.
Ye Yan looked like he was still sleepy, holding a black fountain pen in his hand, and looked at Perona helplessly with his dead fish eyes.
The similarity between the two people is that there is a little turtle painted on each of their faces, but the one on Ye Yan's face seems to be interrupted in the middle, and the last stroke is very long.
After seeing this scene, everyone almost understood what happened. It was probably that Perona drew a turtle on Ye Yan's face while he was sleeping, and as a result, Ye Yan woke up and successfully counterattacked.
"What's going on?" Zhang Da was also curious about what Perona was doing.
Perona hesitated, twisted her fingers together, and said that it was revenge for Ye Yan hitting her head.
"How did you know?" Ye Yan wondered. It had been so long since this happened, and she should have still been unconscious at the time.
Perona's eyes drifted towards Zhang Daye: "The black-hearted boss told me."
"Uh..." Zhang Da thought for a moment and said, "I think I mentioned it before. You have a good memory. Who did you learn this from?"
