Chapter 465: Can I beat him?
A mere box of snacks was no problem; Zefa offered to return ten. The trainees also expressed their willingness to use their mission bonuses to buy snacks as a token of gratitude.
Zhang Da also counted on his fingers. Besides the normal mission rewards, he'd also gotten a few hundred boxes of snacks. A huge profit. This class of naval cadets are all good people. In the original story, which bastard chopped them all up? Come on, come out! Not even Jesus can save you this time, I tell you.
The remaining battle at the dock had long lost its suspense. Xu Hai, one of the "Eight Warriors", had failed in his attempt to assassinate Zefa, the 63-year-old veteran, not to mention the minions facing the Amber Tour Group.
Although the battle is over, they cannot leave for the time being. Zefa and the students still need to deal with some aftermath matters.
The destruction caused by this battle was truly immense. Besides the initial losses inflicted by the pirates, the battle between Zefa and Xu Hai nearly destroyed the entire port, and the houses on the two nearby streets also suffered varying degrees of damage. Fortunately, the defeated royal army evacuated the residents in time; otherwise, if civilians had been harmed, Zefa himself would have been deeply troubled.
After all, this is within the territory of a member state, and it is also one of the fifty countries eligible to participate in the World Conference, so negotiations must be conducted no matter what.
In reality, any reasonable king would accept this level of loss when encountering a pirate of this caliber. However, the king of the Lulucia Kingdom was clearly not one of those who were reasonable.
As soon as the king learned the news of victory, he put down the luggage he had prepared for escape, changed into the clothes used to receive naval commanders in a very elegant manner, assembled the guard of honor, and got on a gorgeous carriage to the port town.
The country is not big, but its grandeur is great.
Before the king arrived, Zhang Daye and Wendy were helping their captain Lancel heal his injuries at the request of the king's soldiers.
In the soldiers' mouths, this Lancel seemed to be a brave knight. He was modest and polite, not afraid of sacrifice, sympathetic to the weak, and had an outstanding appearance. It was said that this Lancel always ranked first on the list of 'the person young women in the Kingdom of Lulucia most wanted to marry'.
Zhang Da also resisted the urge to complain about this bizarre ranking, but Lancer's name was quite unfortunate: "Lancer? Lancer? No wonder he's so unlucky."
Not only is the knight unconscious, but his entire body is wrapped in bandages, and he doesn't look handsome at all.
Lancel's subordinates couldn't understand the connection between the spearmen and bad luck, and were only concerned with thanking Zhang Daye and Wendy for their willingness to help.
In addition to Lancel, there were some seriously injured soldiers, and the two of them also helped to treat them. However, there were too many people, and even if they saved their magic power, they could still barely manage. In the end, Wendy even needed Zhang Da to support her to walk.
If Wendy consumes too much magic power, she will feel weak all over. If she consumes all her magic power, she will suffer from magic deficiency and even be in danger of death.
But Zhang Da is different. Although he doesn't know the principle, the various energies in his body do not seem to interfere with each other. As long as he doesn't use up all the energy, there will be no problem.
So in the second half, Zhang Daye held Wendy, squeezed out the magic power in his body, and pretended that it was Wendy who was using magic.
As a result, Wendy's fans increased in large numbers all of a sudden - that stubborn look of being so tired that she needed help to raise her hand was deeply engraved in the hearts of every soldier.
"Rest well, and then practice well." Zhang Da also carried Wendy on his back, not saying anything to stop her from trying so hard, because once she saw it, it would be difficult to leave it alone. Fortunately, Wendy had some sense, otherwise Zhang Da would have knocked her out with the time hammer and taken her away.
"Yeah." Wendy nodded. No matter what she wanted to do, she would need the corresponding ability, and she was not strong enough yet.
Many large holes still remained on the streets, some caused by pirate bombs, others by Zephyr's attempts to save people. Civilians who had evacuated had returned to the area, struggling to retrieve important belongings from the rubble of their homes. While victory in battle might be cause for celebration, those who had suddenly lost their homes found it impossible to cheer.
Zefa and a group of navy soldiers were supposed to wait here for the king to arrive, but in such an atmosphere, the cadets spontaneously helped the residents clean up the rubble and fill the streets, even though they themselves were still injured.
But at this moment, a very discordant sound of music appeared in the small port town.
The naval cadets had no idea what was happening, but the residents had already quietly walked to the side of the road. Some of them called out, "It's the King's band. Get ready to welcome them."
According to the country's regulations, when commoners hear the music playing when the king is traveling, they must stand on both sides of the road to welcome him. They do not have to kneel down to greet him like they do to the Celestial Dragons. They just need to bow their heads slightly and look respectful.
It’s not that the king is considerate of the people, but that he doesn’t have the courage to make as much of a show as the Celestial Dragons.
The marines looked at each other, and finally found Zefa, lined up behind him, waiting to meet the king.
Zhang Da also brought Tom, Vivi, and Altria to join the team . Ye Yan was watching from afar in the observation room of the Amber, probably wanting to see the king's attire - the last time he saw Cobra, he was a little disappointed with the king's attire, otherwise he would definitely be joining in the fun nearby.
The others stayed on the Amber to look after Wendy, and to pick up the two pirate ships and the pirates on board that were escorted over by the flag monsters.
The king sat in his carriage, lifting the curtain and looking at the common people who greeted him along the roadside. He felt satisfied, but not completely satisfied. 'If only I could become a noble Celestial Dragon,' he often thought.
As a king who was able to attend the World Conference, he had seen the Celestial Dragons many times. He was fascinated by their unique temperament, their arrogant attitude, and most importantly, their power to do almost whatever they wanted.
He had imagined more than once what it would look like to wear that special suit and the bubble hood, but it was just a fantasy. In the decades since he was born, he had only heard of people changing from Celestial Dragons to ordinary people, but he had never heard of a way for ordinary people to become Celestial Dragons.
"Your Majesty, former Admiral Zefa is waiting at the front with his troops."
The guard's words interrupted the king's thoughts. He said lazily, "Stop the car."
The driver stopped the carriage steadily and lifted the curtain in front of the door. The guards had already placed the steps on the other side.
The king got out of the car leisurely, not showing any sign of having been nearly scared to tears by the pirates.
Zefa stepped forward politely and greeted: "Your Majesty."
The king uttered a perfunctory "hmm" and looked around at the miserable situation. The situation was worse than he had imagined. The dock looked unusable and too many houses were destroyed. If the national treasury allocated funds for reconstruction... that would be impossible. He would be heartbroken to do so. These useless navy!
Looking at their ragged clothes and exhausted faces, they are definitely not elite troops or former admirals of the navy. They are just old men with no power, right?
The king frowned. If that was the case, why not...
"This is outrageous! I've already requested assistance from the navy, and my soldiers have fought bravely. But why, why did the navy arrive so late? And why did they allow the port to be destroyed like this?"
The soldiers of the King's Army were stunned, but their focus was a bit off: "The King actually praised us for our bravery? Isn't he usually scolded? We are used to hearing words like useless and trash."
"Your Majesty, we..." Zefa wanted to say something, but the king was not ready to let him speak.
"I pay the full amount of Heavenly Gold on time every year. Is this how your navy treats its allies? I'm going to complain to the World Government!"
The king kept listing the mistakes of the navy. After nearly ten minutes, it seemed that he had said almost everything he wanted to say. The king began to raise other questions, such as why a cat and a duck had sneaked into the team. Could even animals be navy officers?
A famous guard discerned the king's dilemma and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, that cat and the people next to it are from the Amber Tour Group, and the little blue-haired girl is the princess of Alabasta."
The king suddenly realized what was going on. He avoided Weiwei's question and continued to nitpick, "Also, I asked the navy for help because I hoped you would send your elite naval forces to support us, but you actually hired a civilian organization to come here and deal with me. That Amber Tour Group, huh? That's really outrageous, especially that cat, it looks so stupid!"
"So, it's all your fault that the port town is in this state!" The king said, revealing his true intentions. "The cost of reconstruction must be borne by your navy!"
The marines were stunned. Was this guy the king ? How could a human being be so shameless?
Tom looked around curiously. Where was the cat with a stupid look? Where was it?
Zhang Daye held Tom's head with one hand and poked Zefa's lower back with the other, and asked in a low voice: "Can I hit him?"
