Chapter 443: Target: Marine Headquarters... Kitchen
Perona glanced at Zhang Daye without saying anything, not knowing who was the most vindictive.
Zhang Da also understood her look and felt that he might have been misunderstood, but he didn't want to explain and directly sent her to wash her face.
The little prank was not a big deal, so Ye Yan went to the bathroom with her. The scene of the two washing their faces side by side looked quite harmonious.
"The water from your side splashed on me. The faucet was turned on too high!" Perona said to Ye Yan with a bit of disgust.
Ye Yan ignored her: "You are still the same."
Perona was unconvinced: "I need to wash my face because you drew all over it!"
Ye Yanqiang asked, "Who started it first?"
Seeing the two people quarreling, Zhang Da felt a little relieved. Perona was originally like a mouse seeing a cat when she saw Ye Yan, but now she actually dared to take the initiative to cause trouble, which showed that the two of them got along quite well.
Although they themselves may not think so.
"Bulu, bulu, bulu..." Zhang Daye's communicator rang.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Tatsuya-kun? I'm Zephyr."
"Mr. Zefa?" Zhang Da was also surprised. "How come you have time to contact me ?"
"...Didn't you say you'd stay in the Sabaody Archipelago for a while before coming to headquarters for training?" Zephyr said helplessly. "The new training camp has been in session for almost two months. Are you planning to wait until the next one?"
"Ah, this..." Zhang Da also calculated that he exercised, opened a tavern, played in the wild every day, and occasionally went out for team building. His life was both busy and leisurely. He had stayed in Shampoo for more than a month without realizing it, and almost forgot about going to the Navy Headquarters.
Zhang Da also felt that telling the truth at this time was a bit hurtful, so he made up an excuse: "Actually, I originally planned to leave soon, but I'm not sure if it's convenient for you, and I don't know the route to the Navy Headquarters..."
However, the Den Den Mushi's excellent imitation ability betrayed him. The honest Den Den Mushi imitated Zhang Da's dazed look and embarrassed expression vividly, allowing Zefa to see it clearly.
Zefa squeezed the microphone. This kid really put this matter behind him. Is our Marine Headquarters so unattractive? He did not expose Zhang Tatsuya's excuse and said calmly: "It's just right. I'm going to Shampoo in a few days. How about coming back to the headquarters with me then?"
Why does this sound like they're going to take me to headquarters? Zhang Da also started to wonder, and asked casually, "Why did you suddenly come to Shampoo Land? Is there something urgent?"
This wasn't something that needed to be kept secret, so Zephyr said directly, "It's just ordinary sailing training. I plan to place the new recruits' first voyage at the Sabaody Archipelago, which is relatively close to our headquarters. There are many pirates and criminals there, so we can conduct actual combat training at the same time."
It's understandable that they chose an island close to headquarters for their first voyage, but are there many criminals? Zhang Da also looked puzzled. "Mr. Zefa, haven't you been paying attention to the news recently? Haven't you received any intelligence from the navy about Shampoo Land?"
"News? I haven't paid much attention to it recently. As for intelligence, it won't be sent to me specifically." Zefa is now just an instructor in the new recruits camp and does not have much real power. Although he has trained many generals, those generals do not report everything to him.
In addition, I was busy in the early stages of preparing for the training camp and didn't read the newspaper carefully, so naturally I didn't notice what happened in Shampoo.
"What's wrong? Have you caused any trouble recently?" Zefa subconsciously thought that Zhang Daya and the others had done something to give Sengoku a headache again. As for Shabaodi, it is relatively close to Fishman Island. Considering their style of targeting the Seven Warlords of the Sea, did they beat Jinbei?
"Why did your first reaction say we were the cause of trouble..." Zhang Da was also a little curious about his image among the navy's top brass. He said, "We have cleared out the entire lawless area of the Sabaody Archipelago."
"Huh?" Zefa's expression was almost unbearable. "Sweeping means..."
"Just as you understand, it's quite difficult to catch a wanted criminal in Shampoo Land right now," Zhang Da also said. "So your planned combat training will probably fail, unless you happen to encounter a new pirate or catch a retired pirate."
"..." Zefa was silent for a while, and said with mixed feelings, "You are worthy of it... Thank you too."
Zephyr pretended not to hear the words about catching the retired pirate. He would be crazy to lead a group of recruits to catch Rayleigh.
As for the things in the lawless zone, Zefa thanked them from the bottom of his heart.
The illegal areas of the Sabaody Archipelago have existed for far too long. It's not that the Navy is incapable of clearing them out, but rather that they're under pressure from various sources. Even if they wanted to intervene, they could only apprehend some pirates under the pretext of training new recruits, but they couldn't completely clear them out.
At this stage, the only ones who have the ability and willingness to clear out illegal areas are the Amber Tour Group.
Zhang Da also said: "Ha, I just earned some bounty by the way, there's nothing to be thankful for."
"But..." Zefa frowned and said, "You have to be more careful when doing such a big thing."
This kind of thing is considered to be upholding justice on the surface, but in fact it is somewhat contrary to the intention of the World Government. Although a mere illegal area is not enough for the World Government to take action against them, it will definitely accumulate some dissatisfaction.
Zefa knew this, but he couldn't say much from his position. He wanted to remind people of another aspect:
"The forces in the lawless zone are very complex. It's very likely that a small street is involved with several underground forces. If those people want to retaliate..."
Zefa's face was filled with pain. His wife and child had died in the hands of pirates in revenge, a scar that would never heal. The word "revenge" weighed too heavily on him. Underworlders often fought without restraint, and not everyone in the Amber Tour Group was a skilled fighter. He sincerely didn't want his tragedy to happen to anyone else.
"Anyway, our sailing plan won't change this time. Why don't you take this opportunity to come to headquarters for some training?"
"Okay, if you come, come and sit in our tavern and let us treat you well." Zhang Da didn't think too much about it now. Since Zefa was so enthusiastic, it would be a good idea to participate in the training camp to improve everyone's strength.
The matter was settled like this. When Zhang Da was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly remembered that Zefa was attacked when he was taking new recruits to sail on a training ship. Only two trainees survived, and Zefa's arm was chopped off... Could it be this time?
"Um..." Zhang Daye asked quickly, "How long does it take to sail from the Navy Headquarters to the Sabaody Archipelago?"
Zefa said: "If the warship is sailing at full speed, it can arrive in half an hour. If the weather is bad, an hour will be enough. What's the matter?"
"It's nothing. I just heard that this place is very close to the Navy Headquarters, but I never had any idea." Zhang Da also calculated that half an hour was enough for the headquarters to receive the news and send reinforcements. Even if Zefa had an asthma attack, he would not be defeated so quickly. So it shouldn't be this time?
Just in case, go to the beach and train more often these days.
After the phone call ended, the matter was roughly settled.
Weiwei, who had been listening in on the entire process, asked, "Are we going to the Marine Headquarters?"
"Yes, we're going to a training camp taught by Mr. Zephyr, the former admiral of the navy, who trained the three current admirals." Zhang Da also said, "Training there for a while should be very helpful for everyone to improve their strength."
Perona had already washed her face and asked worriedly, "Training camp or something, isn't it just training every day?"
"That's about right. Aside from the set times for eating and sleeping, it's probably training from morning till night." Zhang Da also looked at her, gloating. "Those who fail to complete the task will probably be punished. Those who like to sleep in or slack off during training are going to be in trouble."
"Hell... Hell? Why would we go to that kind of place..." Perona opened her mouth wide, and her whole body seemed to be turning gray.
Tom, standing next to her, had already turned gray before her. He loved sleeping in and slacking off during exercise. Wasn't that exactly him? Was he going to be punished?
"Wake up! We're talking about people, cats shouldn't be included." Zhang Da also shook Tom and shook him back to his original color.
Tom breathed a sigh of relief, and Karu beside him also breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his wings. If cats are not included in this list, then Running Duck should not be included either, right?
However, Weiwei patted Kalu on the back and said, "Kalu, you're going to join the Runaway Duck Corps in the future. You can't just slack off like you've been lately. You have to train with me in the future!"
"Quack~" Kalu's pitiful look failed to stop Vivi's terrible thoughts, so she had to look to his most reliable partner Tom for help.
Tom turned around and lit a cigarette to show that he didn't see it.
Jackie Chan asked, "What about the tavern?"
"Say hello to our regular customers, then close the shop." Zhang Da also said, "We've been here long enough."
"Anyway, I can always come back later if I feel better, just like this time." Rui Mengmeng said, "Even if the boss is too lazy to open the business, we can still hold on."
"..." Saying that makes me seem useless. Zhang Da also glanced at Rui Mengmeng. This girl is still as talkative as ever, but he has to admit that it doesn't matter whether he is in the tavern or not. In this month, Perona's popularity is higher than his.
Mr. Zhang has nothing except this house, but the money for the house was earned by Tom, which is a bit heartbreaking.
"I wonder if I can get some navigation information from the navy." Shark Chili's focus was more normal. "I can also take this opportunity to ask about the Sky Island."
Zhang Da also nodded: "Well, then we can communicate more with the navigators on the warships and see what the difference is between those who are formally trained in the navy."
After listening for a while, Ye Yan yawned and went back to take a nap. He felt that it didn't matter where he went, it would be nice to experience naval life. He had thought about creating a performance art work with the navy as the theme before, and now the opportunity came.
Wendy raised her hand and asked weakly, "If we work with the navy, do we have to travel on warships a lot?"
She had not forgotten her seasickness. If it happened occasionally, she could still rely on Troia to cope with it, but over time or over time, the effect of magic would become less and less.
Thinking of such a desperate scene, Wendy turned pale and even covered her mouth.
Xia Lulu patted Wendy on the back and complained, "Don't get dizzy just thinking about it!"
"Ah... This is a big problem. There will definitely be a lot of training related to warships." Zhang Da also said, "But don't worry, you don't have to participate in those projects. Besides, I plan to take the Amber with us. If we go out to sea, we will still take the Amber."
Wendy felt a little relieved and began to discuss with Vivi what the Marine Headquarters would look like, and then they tried to comfort the lost Perona. However, as they talked, the topic turned to what places on the island they hadn't visited yet, and whether they should take advantage of the next few days to visit them.
Compared to the reactions of others, Artoria seemed to have little interest. The training of new recruits meant little to her, even if the former admiral taught her personally. When it came to swordsmanship, it was not clear who would teach whom between her and Zephyr.
However, since the purpose was to improve everyone's strength, Artoria didn't mind going with everyone to take a look. It was just that life in the barracks would be boring compared to their normal days, right? Anyway, she had experienced all of this before, so it was no big deal.
"By the way." Zhang Da also sat down opposite Altria and said tentatively: "The last time I was on the phone with Mr. Zefa and Mr. Zhan Guo, you were fighting with Hawkeye, so you didn't hear it."
Altria tilted her head slightly, a hint of confusion in her emerald eyes, wondering why he brought this up. "Is it because you already promised it a long time ago, so it's hard to break your promise? Don't worry, I have no objection to visiting the Marine Headquarters."
"Huh?" Zhang Da was also stunned for a moment, then continued, "Oh, that's good. That's not the point. The point is that I asked, and they said they provide food and lodging."
Altria blinked, as if she understood what Zhang Daye meant.
"The Navy Headquarters is a large and powerful organization, and they already have a group of big eaters, so their usual food reserves must be very sufficient, and their chefs are definitely talented people who have been tempered through thousands of trials, so..."
The ahoge on Altria's head moved, and she looked at him expectantly: "So?"
Zhang Da also waved his hand: "So when we get there, we can eat as much as we want. There are so many monster gluttons in the Marine Headquarters. If we eat too little, we might even be looked down upon. The task of maintaining the reputation of our Amber Tour Group is now left to you."
Spending other people's money to make your own people happy is a profitable business no matter how you look at it.
"Um!"
Altria nodded seriously. Although she felt that what Darya said was a bit of a coaxing gesture, it didn't matter. She was looking forward to the upcoming journey much more anyway.
